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  Half a month later, Lie Teng and Man Hu sat together to recover their spiritual power. All around them was desolate, with broken swords and shattered blades stuck in the ground as far as the eye could see. Bones were scattered everywhere, and for countless years, not a single blade of grass had grown here.

  These days, Lie Teng has been recovering his spiritual power and heading towards the ancient battlefield. At this time, there are occasional roars of spiritual beasts around him, and everything is quiet. They now need to be vigilant about their surroundings, as spiritual beasts have appeared here, and there are fewer cultivators around. If the ancient forbidden land is divided into seven levels, then they are already close to the second level.

  "Lie Teng, we've gotten a bit closer to the depths again. Ordinary cultivators wouldn't dare to venture further from here. Are you still planning on going deeper?" Man Hu opened his eyes and asked Lie Teng aloud. It had already been half a month, and the only thing they had gained was two low-grade spiritual artifacts, which made Man Hu somewhat disappointed. At this point, he didn't want to ask Lie Teng to continue further either.

  Lieteng slowly opened his eyes, and the light in them flickered. He looked ahead, and his heart sank into contemplation. Having arrived at this point, he had already sensed the faint soul power hidden in the air. Although these soul powers were extremely weak, Lieteng felt them nonetheless. Lieteng decided to continue deeper, which would allow his own soul power to temporarily break through its current level. He had originally only intended to cultivate his soul power and didn't have high hopes for finding treasure, but if he were to venture in alone, the danger would greatly increase. At this point, he said, "Having come all the way here, why not enter? Riches are sought amidst danger."

  "Good! A good fortune sought in danger. I, Man Hu, didn't misjudge you." Upon hearing Lie Teng's words, Man Hu sprang up and laughed loudly.

  Lie Teng nodded and summoned a spiritual sword, then flew on the sword with Man Hu, and the two continued to venture deeper.

  Three days later.

  "Apprehensive, Lieteng, this place is somewhat eerie." In the outer periphery of the ancient battlefield's second layer, the Fierce Tiger and Lieteng walked side by side. At this time, the area they were in was a dull gray, and the front was even more hazy, making it impossible to see clearly. Their spiritual awareness was also restricted, with Lieteng's original range of one kilometer now limited to only five hundred meters around them. The place was deathly silent, with only the sound of two people's breathing audible. This eerie silence was occasionally interrupted by a faint aura, as if several powerful spirit beasts were hiding in the gray haze surrounding them.

  Lieteng held the Ling Sword in his hand and looked around cautiously. The place was a bit eerie, with visibility limited to only about 100 meters. Beyond that, it was impossible to see clearly. If not for his divine consciousness being able to cover an area of 500 meters around him, Lieteng wouldn't have dared to confirm whether there were any spiritual beasts waiting outside the 100-meter range.

  Lieteng's nerves were stretched taut, although the surroundings were dead silent, his heartbeat had accelerated significantly. He felt the power of the soul growing more and more in the space around him. If not for the presence of the fierce tiger by his side, Lieteng would have directly sat down to start cultivating. With this power of the soul, even a month's worth of cultivation could withstand swallowing a hundred souls in the Hunting Spirit Realm.

  "Further in, the soul's power must be even more intense." Lie Teng suppressed his excitement and thought to himself.

  "Huh?" Lie Teng was taken aback for a moment. He glanced back and his eyes widened in surprise. Was it an illusion? In the instant he turned his head, Lie Teng seemed to see a shadow emerge from the gray mist behind him. The shadow's body shape was almost identical to that of an ordinary tiger, but it vanished into the fog in an instant, leaving Lie Teng astonished that his divine sense had not detected it.

  "Is it an illusion?" Lie Teng wondered in his heart.

  "Danger! Be careful." The fierce tiger suddenly let out a low growl, his muscles tensed up, and the light in his eyes scanned the surroundings with a piercing gaze.

  At this moment, Lie Teng suddenly felt a chill coming from behind, his body hair standing on end. He was greatly shocked and the twelve phantom swords flew out to form a sword aura that enveloped his body. His body took a step forward, and the spiritual sword in his hand broke free from his right hand and stabbed towards the back.

  "Huh?" Lie Teng turned around and found that his spiritual sword had stabbed into thin air, and there was nothing behind him.

  "I, unexpectedly encountered a Soul Beast!" The Barbarian Tiger's eyes were solemnly fixed on the rear, his face extremely serious. For the first time, Lie Tong saw the Barbarian Tiger like this. When he heard the two words "Soul Beast", Lie Tong was shocked in his heart.

  Soul beasts are extremely rare in the cultivation world. They are formed from the fragmented souls of the dead, and only after countless years of condensation do they have a certain probability of giving birth to soul beasts. As soon as they are born, they exhibit abilities that surpass other spiritual beasts, with eerie and unpredictable movements, and deadly strikes that come out of nowhere. Even peak Dan Tian cultivators find it difficult to sense the presence of soul beasts, and only Dan Yin cultivators can accurately perceive them. However, trying to capture a mature soul beast is likely to require enormous effort even for Dan Yin cultivators, and if they are not careful, they may be devoured by the soul beast instead.

  The power of the soul beast led to various sects making every effort to capture the soul beast as a guardian deity, just like the Exorcism Sect. The large sect only needed less than three soul beasts, and among these three, only one was captured, while the other two were condensed with the power of the soul. This is also the reason why the Exorcism Sect built hunting grounds in various cities in the west. Those cultivators' souls were condensed together by the strong of the Exorcism Sect, hoping to give birth to a soul beast. The probability of this birth was extremely small, but the Exorcism Sect never gave up, which also shows the importance they attach to the soul beast.

  "How is this possible?" Lie Teng growled, if it was really a soul beast, then it meant that he and Man Hu had unknowingly climbed to the edge of the knife. This made Lie Teng feel a sense of dismay, as the crisis came so suddenly that he hadn't had any preparation at all, originally thinking that everything around him was safe, but now he was being targeted by a powerful soul beast.

  "Run!! Scatter and run." Mantiger responded quickly in a low voice. Facing the Soul Beast, he had no chance of survival. At this moment, there was only one option - to run, scatter and run. Only then would they have a possibility of surviving, but that chance would only be for one person. Before his words had even fallen, Mantiger's body transformed into a swift shadow, dashing rapidly towards the outer perimeter like a cheetah. Meanwhile, Lie Teng's heart skipped a beat as he sprinted in another direction. His speed was fast, but compared to Mantiger's, it wasn't on the same level. However, facing a life-or-death crisis, Lie Teng burst forth with a desperate desire to survive. The spiritual energy within his body almost involuntarily flowed into his legs, unexpectedly increasing his speed by several folds.

  "...Lieteng didn't know how long he had been running, only feeling that the spiritual power in his body was rapidly depleted. When he felt some soreness and couldn't support himself anymore, he finally stopped. He was shocked to find that he was already in an unknown location, with gray mist all around him, and his divine sense could only cover 500 meters, making it impossible for Lieteng to distinguish the direction."

  When Lie Teng's eyes were scanning the surroundings, his body suddenly shook violently, and his face turned deathly pale. He saw that figure again, which made him tremble all over. Had the Soul Beast caught up with him? Lie Teng took a deep breath and summoned his spiritual sword to fly away, but a chill ran down his spine as a cold aura attacked him from all sides. When a shadowy figure suddenly appeared in his line of sight, Lie Teng's body stiffened.

  "Lie Teng's thoughts were a bit dull, staring blankly at the virtual shadow in front of him that had shrunk from the size of a tiger to only the size of a small cat. Lie Teng was stunned, looking into the dark eyes that pitifully stared at his own virtual shadow, and there was only one thought in his mind."

  "What's going on?"

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