That was a Spirit Beast, its body shrouded in golden light, half-crouching on the ground, baring its teeth and snarling at Xu Muhai and his companions.
It probably hadn’t expected to encounter such troublesome opponents while hunting today.
The moment Xu Muhai made his move, it sensed danger.
If it weren’t for its speed, it would have been in a bad state after taking Xu Muhai’s palm strike. After that strike, it knew better than to mess with the chubby man.
“This is…” Mu Qingge stepped forward, frowning, “A Golden Silk Linlang Beast!”
“Although it’s a Golden Silk Linlang Beast, it’s not a real Spirit Beast, but a Painted Soul.” Xu Muhai stared at the Spirit Beast as he spoke.
“Painted Soul?”
Mu Qingge took a closer look and couldn’t help but exclaim, “Indeed!”
Only Li Changqing was somewhat confused on the side.
What Golden Silk Linlang Beast?
It sounded so grand.
Wasn’t this just a dog?
A golden retriever, to be exact.
They were everywhere in his previous life, so why did it suddenly have such a grand name in the Cangyuan Realm?
“What is a Painted Soul?” Li Changqing hadn’t read about it in books, but he was curious and wanted to ask.
But if he asked, Xu Muhai would definitely suspect, how could a master like me not know what a Painted Soul is?
“Master, what is a Painted Soul?” At this moment, Yin Changli, who was following behind Mu Qingge, couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity.
“Good lad, you have potential.” Li Changqing couldn’t help but send an appreciative glance at Yin Changli.
“This Golden Silk Linlang Beast is not a real Spirit Beast, but a painting. As for the Painted Soul, it’s the Golden Silk Linlang Beast that was born from the painting and gained spirituality, hence its current form.”
Mu Qingge chuckled, “Now I understand why the villagers were losing their lifespan.”
Xu Muhai nodded, “This Golden Silk Linlang Beast is probably the masterpiece of some powerful being. After gaining spirituality and going through who knows how many years, its spirituality began to wane, and so the Painted Soul ran out of the painting.”
“It replenishes its spirituality by hunting others’ cultivation and lifespan.”
Xu Muhai was still somewhat surprised, “The Painted Soul that was born actually has the cultivation of the Innate level. It might be the work of a painting immortal from a previous generation, or even possibly Gu Hanxi’s.”
“Gu Hanxi!” Mu Qingge’s eyes lit up at these words, “This means that Gu Hanxi might have really appeared here.”
“Maybe, we might even find clues to the Three Lives Flower.” Xu Muhai laughed, rolled up his sleeves, and said, “But first, we need to capture this Painted Soul.”
“If we can capture this Golden Silk Linlang Beast and have the master of the Floating Image Building in my Dao Mountain Ancient Land find a way to seal its dissipating Spiritual Power, wouldn’t that add a great force to my Dao Mountain Ancient Land?”
“But Xu, we in the Medical King Valley also want this Painted Soul.” Mu Qingge also said with a smile.
“Peak Master Xu, is this thing valuable?” At this time, Li Changqing, who had been examining the golden retriever, couldn’t help but speak.
“Valuable?” Xu Muhai was taken aback when he heard this description. It was the first time he had heard someone describe a Painted Soul as valuable.
Didn’t Li Changqing know the value of a Painted Soul?
But then Xu Muhai understood. Li Changqing didn’t follow the path of painting, but had carved out his own path called wood carving. It was understandable if he didn’t know about Painted Souls.
“Brother Changqing, this Painted Soul can’t be bought with money, especially this Golden Silk Linlang Beast. It’s a rare Spirit Beast to begin with, let alone possibly being the work of a painting immortal. So, it’s an absolute treasure.”
“Having an Innate-level Spirit Beast by your side makes many things convenient. Even when fighting others, it can greatly enhance your strength, right?” Xu Muhai’s eyes were shining, as if the Golden Silk Linlang Beast was already in his bag.
“The disciples of my Medical King Valley are not as strong as those of your Dao Mountain Ancient Land. It would be best if this thing followed me.” Mu Qingge clearly wasn’t willing to give in, she also wanted it.
“Innate-level combat power…” Li Changqing stroked his chin, staring at the golden retriever, and muttered to himself, “If this thing follows my son, wouldn’t he not even be afraid of Innate martial artists?”
“He would be safe!” Li Changqing looked at the golden retriever, no, the Golden Silk Linlang Beast, and also began to look forward to it.
“Song Fairy, let’s capture this thing first, and then discuss other matters. This thing is too fast. If we want to catch it, we’ll have to put in some effort.” Xu Muhai stretched his neck.
“Alright.” Mu Qingge waved her hand, and in an instant, dozens of silver needles floated in front of her.
The Golden Silk Linlang Beast also sensed the dangerous aura and watched the two warily.In the next moment, both of them made their move.
With the divine step technique, Xu Muhai’s speed was astonishingly fast. His figure dragged out several afterimages, and at the same time, his body was filled with surging true essence. On his palm print, a series of runes emerged.
“Freeze!”
Accompanied by a soft shout, the runes on Xu Muhai’s palm print instantly transformed into a gigantic palm print, even larger than the one he had previously cast, descending like a sky-covering eclipse.
The crushing pressure of the four-layered light pattern gave off a sense of despair.
Xu Muhai’s strength was evident.
“Xu Daoist friend’s Five Absolute Seals are so powerful, you’ve actually cultivated to the fourth realm of immobilization.” Mu Qingge exclaimed in surprise.
The Golden Silk Linlang Beast let out a low growl, its figure once again transformed into golden light, miraculously escaping from Xu Muhai’s attack. Its speed was even faster than before.
At the same time, its sharp claws tore through the air, with a momentum akin to splitting a mountain.
“Indestructible!”
Xu Muhai roared, his body enveloped in golden light. At the same time, he threw a punch, directly colliding with the Golden Silk Linlang Beast.
With the Indestructible Body Protection, the Golden Silk Linlang Beast didn’t harm Xu Muhai at all. At the same time, it was also repelled by Xu Muhai in an instant.
“Good opportunity.” Seeing the Golden Silk Linlang Beast being repelled, Mu Qingge, who had been waiting for the right moment, finally made her move.
Dozens of silver needles in her hand swiftly flew out. Surprisingly, these needles were entwined with threads, and in the blink of an eye, they interwove into a net behind the Golden Silk Linlang Beast. At the same time, Mu Qingge pointed her finger, and the numerous silver needles aimed for the major acupoints on the body of the Golden Silk Linlang Beast.
“Good fellow, Invincible East?” Li Changqing was taken aback.
Whether it was Xu Muhai’s Five Absolute Seals or the Medical King Valley’s Taiyi Mysterious Needles, Li Changqing found them all very powerful.
“Whoosh!”
At this moment, the Golden Silk Linlang Beast actually raised its head and flew towards the sky. What shocked everyone even more was that the Golden Silk Linlang Beast had actually grown a pair of wings!
A golden-furred beast growing wings, such a bizarre event was truly the first time Li Changqing had seen it.
It was absolutely outrageous.