Two elite Spirit Beasts that once roamed a certain territory in the outer circle died in such a suffocating manner.
Two purple spirit rings appeared on their corpses.
"That was a pretty good fight. The past two months of training weren't for nothing."
"The cultivation of these two Spirit Beasts is still a bit high for you right now. You should recover a bit before absorbing their spirit rings."
Xin was quite satisfied with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong's performance. He had initially estimated that they would win with great difficulty.
Although both of them had used all their trump cards, and Zhu Zhuqing even used the Hunter's Vigil, Hunting Hunter that he had only taught her for self-defense these past two days, neither of them suffered too serious injuries.
"Yes!"
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were also somewhat excited.
They actually defeated two Spirit Beasts approaching three thousand years of cultivation!
Although these two Spirit Beasts hadn't reached three thousand years of cultivation, their high quality meant their combat power was actually stronger than that of ordinary three-thousand-year Spirit Beasts.
A quarter of an hour later.
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong both decisively delivered the finishing blow, then sat cross-legged and began to absorb their third spirit ring.
Xin leaned against a nearby large tree, protecting them.
Time passed little by little.
Expressions of pain slowly appeared on Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong's faces.
Their brows were tightly furrowed, and their complexions were tense.
This was caused by the power contained within the spirit ring expanding the Spirit Master's Meridians. The higher the cultivation, the more turbulent this surging power would be throughout the body. If it exceeded the Spirit Master's physical load, it could even lead to meridian ruptures and bleeding from the seven orifices.
However, with the protection of the Hunter's Vigil and "Iron Body", Xin was not worried that Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong would be in mortal danger.
Sure enough, when Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong reached a certain level of pain.
*Boom~
A muffled groan came from within both girls.
Above Zhu Zhuqing's head, the Hell Civet moved, the Hunter's Vigil appeared, and a Red Aura spread out, protecting her heart Meridians.
Golden light also appeared on Ning Rongrong's body, shaped like a "Iron Body", indestructible. Her bones and blood vessels became extremely tough.
"Third spirit ring absorption progress: 90%"
"Almost done!"
Xin looked up, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
He was somewhat looking forward to what Zhu Zhuqing's third Spirit Ability would be.
"Who's there?"
Just then, there was a sudden stir in the jungle, and a sound came, drawing Xin's vigilance.
A large snake with a red crest on its head and red wings was violently slammed onto the grass a hundred meters away, covered in blood.
It was accompanied by two voices, one rough and one elderly.
"Respected Spirit Saint, we attacked this Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent first. You cannot snatch it from us."
"Big Sister Chao, the Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest are unowned. There's no such thing as first come, first served. Besides, we didn't see you when we made our move, and my student really needs it. There's no way I can give it to you. Little Ao, go finish it off."
"You dare!"
"Big Sister Chao, this Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent was almost killed by me. It rightfully belongs to us. If Big Sister Chao is not convinced, you are welcome to fight me for it. We will follow the rules of the Spirit Master's world."
"You—"
The old woman was furious with the big man.