Searching for a ring

After two days trip I and Mayi arrived to Star Dou Forest.

Star Dou Forest is divided in 4 areas. The Outer is relatively safe being guarded by some spirit master of Spirit Hall. There you can find weak spirit beast all of them lower than 1.000 years old.

The Inner area is unprotected. There live a lot of spirit beast the oldest found being 15.000 years old.

The Central area has a big increase in spirit density. It is considered a territory controlled by spirit beast due to the large number of them a big part being over 10.000 years. Even a titled douluo can be easily killed if he is not careful enough.

Finally, the 4th area is one special because is not only refers to one place. It is the combination of 5 places, the Star Lake, the Gem Statue, the Flowery Garden, the Steel Dump and the Venom Swamp. This places has the most spirit concentration, being 10 times more than the central area.

This zones are named the Death area. In all of them live at least one 100.000 years.

We entered the Outer area. Showing our identifications to the guards they easily let us through. We quickly passed through all the outer area. After that we crossed the Inner area finally arriving at our destination the Central area.

"We finally arrived!" said Mayi "What beast are you looking for, Bai?".

"I want a defense type beast of around 40.000 years old. Since we are here I want to hunt some spirit beast that try to attack us. I want to eat them for Glut" I answered.

"So..." Mayi said with a smile "Your Oreos will be tastier?"

I laugh a little answering "Yeah, but my main objective is to be stronger. There's also that Glut can create his own spirit ring with its own skills that can be aged by him. The bad part is that I cannot absorb any spirit ring for him so I look forward for what his new skill will be".

"I like being fruit savor next!" she shouts.

I sigh and we continue our march. Even with this relaxing atmosphere I have activated Mind Eye with it's rank of 100 m to cover any enemies that can approach us. Even if we are at the suburb of the central area if a lot of spirit beast surrounds us we won't be able to escape.

We carefully traveled around the area, only fighting spirit beast alone or a maximum of 2 at the same time, deciding to run at the minimum sign of surrounding us. After 2 weeks we kill more than 35 spirit beast over 10.000 years old, the older being a Heaven's Cat, with 45.000 years, the problem is that is was a speed type so it was not the one that I want.

For defense type the best option was a Black Spiked Tortoise, it has some blood of the legendary Black Tortoise but with very little concentration, being only 20.000 years old and a beast a little biased towards strength I prefer to search for some more compatible.

The good part is that Glut ate all of them without any problem and now he has grown to 9.999 years old. The bad part, apart from not finding a spirit beast for my ring, is that Glut stopped eating anything more. It seems I would need to find something that he want to eat to finally break through to the 10.000 years old, also, there's no new skill in sight.

The next day we decided to go nearer to one of the death areas, so we will find older and stronger beast. All with an exponencial increase in danger level.

I decided to go near the Steel Dump, being the best environment for steel type, surely it is more probable to find some defense oriented with steel element than others.

Approaching the death area, I can sense the increase in spirit energy. Also a sense my sword resonate with the environment. (It seems that this place will be my best mimicry place). Even when we are more than 30 km of the death area it can be noticed some pressure in the air.

We continue walking this time evading all fight. Being hidden thanks to my Stealth Treasure and Mayi inability to externalize her spirit energy.

We crossed a lot of spirit beast, the majority with steel element as their main. We even find an Armored Gray Tiger that it would be perfect for my ring but it was in a herd. I won't risk our live if it can be avoided.

After 2 of the most stressful days of my life being always alert for any danger, completely opposed to Mayi that she seems completely fine without any worry. When I asked her about it her only reply was that her brothers were stronger. I finally found a compatible beast.

It was an alone Unicorn Armored Beast King. Its a beast with the form of a crocodile, 8 meter long with 6 eyes. All its body covered by a thick and durable black armor with a long horn at the center of its head. By the length of horn it could be estimated to be around 30.000 years old, enough for my next spirit ring.

The Unicorn Armored Beast King, specialized in close combat, with great strength and usually just ignores all the attacks thanks to its great defense without any debility. Even her mouth strengthen when it became 10.000 years old. Its weak point being the absence of any attack skill.

I gestured Mayi to start attacking to the contrary side of me. Just as she was positioned I manifested my sword and point the Unicorn activating my second skill.

Just activating my skill was enough for the Unicorn to determinate my presence and it jumped towards me. I activated my first skill decreasing the power of its strike and blocked its charge with my sword only being pushed 3 meters.

Mayi taking advantage at the now stopped Unicorn struck it with both of her hand using them like a hammer. The Unicorn quickly separated from us leaving some space between it and us. The previous attack wasn't very effective and the Unicorn seems uninjured. However, if you observe close enough you can see some minuscule cracks in its armor created by the previous attack.

"Mayi, concentrate all the attacks at the same place. Break the armor" I said to Mayi, Mayi answering nodding.

It seems that the Unicorn sensed the damage dealt, being afraid of the possibility of its armor breaking it decided to run away. It turned to the opposite direction of us and started running.

"Like I permit it" I said activating my third skill slowing him down enough for Mayi to catch to him. Mayi punched the same are as before, now creating a visible little crack. Using the force of her impact she jumped in front of the Unicorn somersaulting gaining momentum and she kicked at the face of the Unicorn.

She didn't do any damage to it but the Unicorn was pushed toward me with its back pointing at me. I charged toward it activating my first and third skill and I wrapped my sword in intent. I pierce towards its crack penetrating a little of its armor.

I grinned "Expand!" my intent concentrated a the tip of my sword creating a concentration of it that then expanded in all direction. Being the tip penetrating the Unicorn's armor the new expanded intent went across the cracks, expanding them and finally breaking the armor.

The Unicorn is pushed 10 meter towards Mayi who pinned down the Unicorn preventing from moving it. I slowly approached the now immobilized Unicorn with a 50 centimeters crack in its back where it can be seen his skin unprotected by its amor.

I activated my first skill increasing my power and wrapped my sword with intent to do the killing blow. Just as I was about to pierce him I quickly turn around sensing some energy only to see a high-speed white light filling my sight blinding me. So fast that I couldn't react. I and Mayi were swallowed by the light.