Chapter 22: Don’t make the same stupid mistake again!! 

In the distance, the roars of apes continued incessantly as Ye Qiu traversed several layers of forest. 

After running for a considerable distance, the miserable howls of the ape king echoed from afar. 

Perhaps it was truly injured too severely!

For the next period of time, after a short rest, Ye Qiu took advantage of the superiority of his Mangekyō Sharingan, constantly provoking various soul beasts. 

Everywhere Ye Qiu went, soul beasts inevitably suffered a brutal beating. It was as if he almost dug out the earthworms from the ground.

On the journey, 

There was a giant python that twisted and turned a thousand times. After a few rounds of battle, it was controlled by Ye Qiu and tied itself into a knot.

There was a fierce old tiger that, under the hypnosis of the Mangekyō Sharingan, turned into a little kitty that couldn't be separated from its poop-scooping owner, Ye Qiu. It felt great when petting.

While others were petting cats, Ye Qiu was petting tigers. For a moment, it was hard to distinguish who was the real tiger!

There was also the robust Black Blind Bear (Black Bear). With honey as bait, the bear was attracted, and its paws were delicious. With Silent Sleeve Dart in hand, Ye Qiu chased after it all the way, declaring, "I am Ye Qiu, remember that!"

First neutering, then killing, to express his disgust!

Unconsciously, two days had passed since he entered the Soul Hunting Forest. After various battles over the past two days, Ye Qiu could basically confirm that, with his visual power, he could control soul beasts up to nine hundred years. 

Controlling soul beasts over a thousand years was a bit forced and extremely unstable. When controlling a thousand-year-old Python, he almost had an accident and got half of his head bitten off. Fortunately, he reacted quickly.

However, Ye Qiu also found that after being injured, soul beasts became easier to control, especially in the moment of their imminent death. It was simply effortless. 

He already had a perfect plan in mind. Without taking action himself, he could obtain the first purple soul ring! 

Standing on a treetop, Ye Qiu looked in the direction of the Ape Gorge where he had been stabbed before, nodding slightly, "Hmm, that's a good burial ground." 

"But I should also find some helpers!" 

... 

Inside the city of Nuoding, 

Xiao wu's eyes were a bit swollen. 

She couldn't find Xiao Qiu.

"Xiao Qiu, where did you go?" 

Xiao wu held a black ribbon stained with blood. She found it on a tree branch outside the city, and she wouldn't be wrong. This was Xiao Qiu's thing! 

'Xiao Qiu must have encountered some accident!' 

With the folded ribbon placed in her waist pouch, Xiao wu headed towards the carving workshop where Ye Qiu worked. There was an elderly couple there who might know about Ye Qiu's whereabouts.

Running quickly into a nearby alley, she shook off the little scoundrel who was secretly following her by utilizing the terrain. 

If Ye Qiu hadn't warned her before leaving not to harm Tang San again, she wouldn't have just shaken him off; she would have given him a good beating! 

Tang San stood at the entrance of the alley, looking left and right, "Where's Xiao wu? Can't she accept reality? Is Ye Qiu really that good?" 

"It's okay; I'll keep waiting for you!" 

Who was he, Tang San? Without Ye Qiu, he was the opposite sex closest to Xiao wu!

He had all sorts of strange things; Xiao wu, who was so curious, would definitely be attracted to him! 

... 

While Xiao wu was rushing to the carving workshop,

In the Soul Hunting Forest, there was a strange scene. A boy of eight or nine years old was riding on the back of a six-hundred-year-old soul beast. 

It was an old tiger soul beast. Ye Qiu walked to its lair, mounted it, and rode it out. 

Currently controlling it and heading towards the Ape Gorge. 

"Hiss~" Without a tiger saddle, Ye Qiu felt like his buttocks were about to split into several pieces, but fortunately, the distance wasn't too far. 

At the entrance of the gorge, it felt like a yellow gust of wind had blown through. A man and a tiger appeared here. 

The commotion immediately caught the attention of the apes inside! The ape king widened its eyes; the human in front of it was the one who had hurt it so deeply.

"Roar!" The king's roar agitated the ape horde, hands and feet moving rapidly as they charged towards Ye Qiu. 

"Little Tiger! Show them some color!" Ye Qiu patted Little Yellow's back, and it quickly sprang into action. 

A pair of tiger claws struck wherever Ye Qiu pointed, creating a rampage with Ye Qiu. The apes were scattered, revealing the ape king behind them.

"Hehe, haven't learned your lesson yet. Today, I'll clean you up again!" Watching the ape king, who was already poised for an attack, Ye Qiu felt it was courageous. The impression left from the last encounter was apparently not deep enough! 

"Little Tiger, get him!" 

"Roar!" 

Ye Qiu jumped down, rolled on the ground to dissipate the force, stood up again, and together with Little Tiger, charged forward. 

"Erh hou~" The berserk ape king surprisingly reached a deadlock with the six-hundred-year-old Little Tiger. However, Ye Qiu was the key to deciding the outcome between them. If the ape king didn't look at him, he wouldn't be able to exert his influence. 

Taking advantage of the situation, he slid under the ape king and kicked the bag towards it. 

Ye Qiu's tactics against the ape king were quite underhanded. His strength wasn't enough, so he relied on cunning tricks. 

With a kick, the ape king directly exited the berserk state, clutching the bag and falling to the ground!

Controlling Little Tiger to block the other berserk apes, Ye Qiu approached the fallen ape king. 

"Tsk, it's much more convenient to control with genjutsu. Otherwise, I'd have to jump up." 

Blood glimmered in his eyes as the ape king, originally rolling on the ground and numb, stood up behind Ye Qiu. 

Controlling it to lead its group out of this gorge, Ye Qiu had taken control of this place!

Next, the plan began! 

Spending some time, he divided the explosive packs he had been carrying on his back into several parts and placed them in various locations in the gorge. 

Clap, clap! After clapping his hands, he called over Little Tiger, who was eating, and mounted its back. "It's time to lure that Thousand-Year Forest Python." 

... 

In the dense forest, an old tiger was exhausted, and the bushes behind it kept making rustling sounds. A forest python over ten meters long rushed out, and a faint fishy smell permeated the air. 

The cunning human in front had provoked it several times. Tolerating it once was enough, but this human had been too arrogant for its liking! 

"Hiss hiss~" The black forest python, its entire body black, spat out snake letters, twisting its body continuously. It could adapt to any terrain, maintaining a steady speed. 

Ye Qiu continuously slapped the tiger's back. "Go, go faster!" 

"Roar!" Little Tiger responded with a low growl. It had never felt so aggrieved in its life. Not only was it not fed, but it also had to act as a horse. Wanting the tiger to run without feeding it was just unreasonable. 

For the sake of survival, it could only follow Ye Qiu down a dark path. Moreover, its movements were beyond its control. 

Ding ding! 

Sparks flew from the python's forehead. Whenever it seemed to give up the chase, Ye Qiu would take out a sleeve arrow and shoot it twice in the dark. 

The damage wasn't significant, but the humiliation was extreme!

"Haha~" The forest python opened its blood-red mouth, blowing out a gust of fishy wind, determined to tear the human who dared to provoke it into shreds and swallow him alive! 

Fortunately, Ye Qiu had been observing the road conditions with his Mangekyō Sharingan all along, avoiding places where people were as much as possible. 

(End of this chapter)