Chapter 12: The Hunting Mission
"Master, that knife is so expensive, why do you want to buy it?" The master and apprentice walked in the outer layer of the Qiantian Forest, He Xuansheng couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart, and asked softly, "And that mirror, what is it?"
"Why should I buy those two things? Shangguan said quietly, "That boss is right, that knife has indeed killed a six-rank spirit beast. But what he didn't see was that this knife had also slashed at the same time, the Nine Rank Spirit Beast!"
"Jiupin?" He Xuansheng was stunned and asked, "Isn't that a very powerful spirit beast?"
"The nine-rank spirit beast has reached the strength of about nine human beings. And what's even more shocking is that this knife has killed more than one nine-rank spirit beast!" Shangguan glanced at He Xuansheng and said softly, "So this knife, a hundred gold coins is really not expensive!"
"Is there any difference between the knife that has killed the Nine Rank Spirit Beasts and the ordinary knife?" He Xuansheng looked puzzled and asked, "Isn't killing the spirit beast a test of the strength of the human race itself?"
"Indeed, the strength of humanity itself is the most important. Shangguan said, "But there is another characteristic of the Nine-Rank Spirit Beast, that is, the weapons below the Holy Rank cannot break through its outer defenses, even if they are ten strong people! In addition, the weapons that kill the Nine-Rank Spirit Beasts often carry a spirit beast stunt, so the value of this knife is by no means so ordinary as it seems on the surface!"
"Stunts, what stunts?" asked He Xuansheng.
"The stunts obtained by killing the Nine Rank Spirit Beasts are generally the special attributes that the spirit beasts possess before they are alive, just like breaking defenses and sucking blood. ”
"And how many perks does this knife bring?"
Shangguan shook his head and said, "The stunts of the weapon can only be understood through the user's own gradual comprehension, so I don't know the stunts carried by this knife, but what I can know is that there are at least three resentful spirits of the Nine Rank Spirit Beasts entangled on this knife!"
"Three...... Three?" He Xuansheng said in surprise, "Then how powerful his original master must be!"
Shangguan nodded lightly and said, "I don't know what strength his previous master had, but what is certain is that his strength is definitely above the Nine Folds and Five Turns!"
"What about that mirror?" He Xuansheng suddenly remembered something and asked curiously.
"You don't need that mirror yet, I'll tell you when I need it later. Shangguan's spiritual power flowed, and the quaint knife slowly emerged from the spirit ring. Shangguan handed the knife to He Xuansheng and said, "Here, try to feel the soul of this knife with your own spiritual power, and then drop a drop of your essence blood on the tip of the knife, and finally use your spiritual power to fuse this knife." ”
He Xuansheng was stunned for a moment, and said softly: "Master, this knife is too precious, you should keep it for yourself!"
Shangguan tapped He Xuansheng's head and said helplessly: "Silly boy, this knife was originally bought for you, and besides, I have no use for keeping such a knife, so hurry up and absorb this knife first, and I will protect you from the Dharma." ”
He Xuansheng's eyes were hot, a few drops of crystal swirled in his eyes, he reached out and took the knife, and said softly: "Thank you, master!"
Shangguan smiled, tapped his forehead with the index finger of his right hand, and then lightly tapped the ground with his right foot, and in an instant, his spiritual power surged, and a small earthen platform was erected out of thin air, and said, "You can go there and absorb it." ”
He Xuansheng held the knife, stepped on the small earthen platform, and then sat cross-legged, meticulously absorbing according to Shangguan's words. After about an hour, He Xuansheng had already completed the first few steps of the absorption process, and now it was the most tedious and complicated soul fusion.
Watching He Xuansheng fuse his soul step by step, as well as the gradually thickening spiritual power fluctuations around He Xuansheng, Shangguan gradually showed a knowing smile. Who said he didn't have the ability to cultivate? His talent definitely surpassed that of most soul protectors!
Suddenly, a gust of wind whistled out of the forest. With a little right hand of Shangguan, a barrier appeared out of thin air, protecting himself and He Xuansheng in cultivation.
"The cloud is from the dragon, the wind is from the tiger, it must be a five-grade tiger-type spirit beast here! But we have just entered the Dry Beast Forest, why are there five-grade spirit beasts infested?" Shangguan took a step back, tightly protecting the small earth platform where He Xuansheng was, the palm of his right hand was gently stretched, and a bewitching bright red flame slowly rose from his palm.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, blowing the trees on both sides of Shangguan and the fallen leaves were flying. Suddenly, a big cyan tiger burst out of the forest, and what was even more strange was that it had a pair of black wings on its back.
"Huh-" The big tiger roared and pounced on the superior. Along with it, dozens of sharp wind blades gathered from all sides and attacked the Shangguan together.
"Is there a wind blade skill attached to it?" Shangguan smiled lightly, slowly straightened his right hand forward, turned his palm into a fist, and a strong wave of heat suddenly expanded out from Shangguan's hand, instantly devouring all the dozens of wind blades, and then lightly touched the ground with his right foot, the yellow light flashed in his eyes, and dozens of earth thorns suddenly drilled out of the ground, blocking the path of the tiger spirit beast. The spirit beast was startled by the sudden earth thorn, and one fell sideways to the side.
"Yes. Shangguan said softly, and the dozens of earth thorns bent down sharply, firmly locking the spirit beast.
"That's the case, how could a five-rank spirit beast be so vulnerable?" Shangguan was muttering to himself, suddenly raised his head suddenly, looked at the forest not far away, the corners of his mouth twitched, and said softly, "Really, how can you encounter so many things just after entering the forest!"
With a wave of Shangguan's right hand, the spirit beast disappeared out of thin air. Then Shangguan stared at the depths of the jungle in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Since you are here, come out, what kind of ability is it to hide your head and show your tail!"
"Hehe, Your Excellency is really a master, we have been chasing this spirit beast for three days, and we finally seriously injured it, but we still accidentally let it run away. If it weren't for Your Excellency's action, maybe we would have really let this boiled duck fly!" As he spoke, a group of people slowly walked out of the depths of the forest, led by a middle-aged man about forty years old with purple hair.
"Hunting Mission?" Shangguan was stunned, his tone suddenly became much more serious, and said, "Now that the existence of the Hunting Mission has been banned in Central City, you still dare to blatantly hunt spirit beasts in the Spirit Beast Forest?"
"Your Excellency, don't talk big!" the purple-haired man smiled and said, "Everyone is a cheerful person, so I won't talk nonsense." Come, hurry up and give me that spirit beast, otherwise we will definitely make you look good!" Saying that, the eight hunting envoys beside the purple-haired man stepped forward one after another, faintly surrounding the two Shangguan masters and apprentices.
Shangguan glanced disdainfully at the group of people who surrounded him, snorted lightly, and said, "Is it up to you?"
"Oh, do you look down on us?" the purple-haired man waved his hand and said, "Brothers, let's give this old guy who pretends to be a fool of himself a good look!"
As soon as the words fell, a young man in a black power suit next to the purple-haired man shot forward violently, and the sharp sword in his hand suddenly stretched out, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at Shangguan. Shangguan snorted lightly, and the index finger of his right hand pointed out out of thin air, directly pointing at the sharp sword that flew from the stab. Only a "click" was heard, and the sword suddenly turned into a push and scattered to the ground at the moment of contact, leaving only the young man suspended in mid-air, unable to move.
Shangguan's left hand tapped his eyebrows, then stretched out his palm towards the young man, and slowly closed it. "Ahh......h Help!"
The group of hunting envoys led by the purple-haired middle-aged man panicked instantly. On the one hand, they did not know the reason why the young man called for help, and on the other hand, they had infinite fear of Shangguan. "This guy, what kind of cultivation is it!" Zifa couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Because the strength of the young man who shot before should be regarded as the top three among them, reaching the strength of three folds and six turns, but in front of this mysterious person, he can't resist his moves, so are these people he brings really capable of beating him?
"Your Excellency, I advise you to let him go! Otherwise, we're really welcome!" The purple-haired middle-aged man flicked his right hand, and a quaint token appeared in his hand, and said contemptuously, "I know that we may not be your opponents, but I can guarantee that if my master appears, you and that child will die an ugly death!"
"Space token?" Shangguan said disdainfully, "Really, there are not many people in this world who really scare me!"
As he spoke, Shangguan pulled his left palm inward again, only to hear the young man's scream, which suddenly became a few points higher.
"Bastard! You forced me!" The purple-haired middle-aged man slammed the token in his hand, and there was a sudden hint of schadenfreude in his eyes, and he said disdainfully, "Hmph, wait for death!"
As he was talking, the elements around the middle-aged man's body suddenly became irritable, and a vortex appeared out of thin air, "Little cub, did I use up the token I gave you so quickly?"
The whirlpool continued to rotate, and suddenly a person stepped out of the whirlpool gently, and said with a stern face: "Let me see who dares to touch my apprentice!" What appeared was a white-haired old man in a white robe, about sixty years old.
"Master, it's him! Not only did he rob the spirit beast that we had worked so hard to injure, but he also relied on his own cultivation to bully us!" the purple-haired middle-aged man pointed at Shangguan and said viciously.
The old man's face turned cold, and he turned his head to stare at Shangguan and said, "Your Excellency, it's too much to do this!"
Shangguan smiled, glanced at the white-haired old man, and said secretly in his heart: This old immortal probably has six spiritual powers, it seems that this group of people still has some background!"Hehe!" Shangguan's tone did not change at all, and said, "Then you hunting envoys are not too much? Central City has already clearly forbidden the existence of hunting envoys, you are breaking the law!"
"Hmph, do you want to use Central City to suppress me?" the white-haired old man said disdainfully, "Lao Tzu has been doing this in this area for more than forty years, isn't there nothing that can be done with me in Central City?"
"It's really stubborn!" Shangguan said softly, "It seems that you will only be able to reflect after I fix you!"
"Don't be ashamed!" The spiritual power around the white-haired old man's body surged, and in an instant, dozens of sharp swords made of spiritual power stood out of thin air. The old man's right hand was raised lightly, and he swung forward violently, and said angrily: "Ten thousand swords pierce the mountain!"
Seeing that the dozens of sharp swords were flying towards Shangguan one after another, a sense of pride gradually appeared on the old man's face, because he thought that his move would definitely not be able to withstand by ordinary people!
Shangguan smiled, waved his right hand lightly, and the dozens of sharp swords disappeared in an instant.
"Hehe, it's my turn!"