Luo endured the pain in her soul and said, "This can't go on, it must be killed!"
Xie Shenghua was too weak to speak, but she still nodded slightly, a killing intent flashing in her eyes.
The reason the man-eating boar could directly attack the soul was due to the sonic wave attack embedded in its cries.
Moreover, cultivators at the Hua Yuan realm had not yet formed a spirit mansion, making their souls vulnerable and easily wounded by the man-eating boar.
The souls of Xiong Tai, Luo, and Xie Shenghua were all suffering damage to varying degrees. If they delayed any further, they would lose their souls and become mere walking corpses.
Thus, the three exchanged glances, endured the intense soul-piercing pain, and simultaneously launched an attack on the man-eating boar.
Xiong Tai struck first, his earth spirit energy forming a massive earthen prison to trap the boar.
At the same time, Luo's fire dragon coiled around the boar's powerful body, and Xie Shenghua's wood shuttle shot towards it.
A trace of disdain flickered in the man-eating boar's eyes. With a leap, a pounce, and a swipe, all three attacks missed.
"We can't let it have time to cry out!"
Luo shouted urgently.
The man-eating boar, forced to cease its cries by the attack, had momentarily stopped the pain in their souls.
Luo therefore deduced that the boar's cries were the root of the soul attacks.
Xiong Tai and Xie Shenghua faltered, their attacks pausing for a moment.
"Woof woof woof..."
The man-eating boar's cries erupted instantly, and their souls once again felt as if they were being torn apart.
Xiong Tai and Xie Shenghua finally understood Luo's meaning, but they had already lost their advantage.
And because the man-eating boar had been attacked, its cries became even sharper and more rapid.
This made it unbearable for the three, who had just managed to endure the pain and attack, rendering them unable to concentrate their spirit energy.
At this moment, a long sword flew out from the miasma, its target the man-eating boar.
It turned out that Fu Liuyun had retreated back into the miasma to avoid the soul attacks.
However, ordinary detoxification pills and elixirs could not resist the erosion of the miasma for long.
And to pass through the miasma earlier, Fu Liuyun had already used a significant portion of his detoxification pills and elixirs.
Therefore, with few remaining, Fu Liuyun could not persist in the miasma for long, let alone return to the perimeter.
After weighing his options, Fu Liuyun decided to help the three defeat the man-eating boar.
Fortunately, the boar's sonic wave attack had a limited range, and Fu Liuyun primarily practiced swordsmanship.
Thus, he seized the opportunity, while the boar was single-mindedly dealing with Xiong Tai, Luo, and Xie Shenghua, and unleashed his flying sword.
The flying sword swung down towards the man-eating boar's head.
Sensing danger, the boar arched its body and lunged forward fiercely, causing the flying sword to miss.
Fu Liuyun muttered a regret and, with another thought, directed the flying sword to stab at the boar's eyes.
Simultaneously, he shouted, "Why aren't you acting yet? When else will you wait?"
Xiong Tai, Luo, and Xie Shenghua finally reacted, each unleashing their signature skills and attacking the man-eating boar.
In an instant, yellow earth spirit energy, red fire spirit energy, green wood spirit energy, and golden metal spirit energy surged towards the boar.
...
In the Goddess Hall, Zi Linling chatted with Yi Ran and others for a while before noticing the sudden quiet outside.
She cautiously extended a wisp of divine sense from the Goddess Hall and discovered that the man-eating boar was gone.
Zi Linling's heart leaped with joy. She quickly exited the Goddess Hall and carefully made her way towards the cave entrance.
Along the way, she casually picked up some shimmering jade stones and tossed them into the Nine Spirits Ring.
After all, the Nine Spirits Ring had a vast internal space but could only store inanimate objects.
Therefore, Zi Linling treated it as a mobile storeroom.
Soon, Elder Du's astonished exclamation echoed in Zi Linling's mind.
"This... Float Jade! Girl, where did you get this?"
Zi Linling paused, "Float Jade? What Float Jade?"
Elder Du exclaimed excitedly, "Float Jade, originating from Float Jade Mountain, possesses the efficacy of soul repair. Its healing effect is more than a hundred times that of Soul Nurturing Grass."
"So potent?"
Zi Linling had not expected that the stones casually discarded by the man-eating boar would be such a treasure.
"Indeed. It is said that Float Jade Mountain is a divine mountain that has birthed many fierce beasts, and heavenly treasures are abundant there. However, no one knows its exact location."
Elder Du paused, then continued, "Float Jade is the unique divine jade of Float Jade Mountain. The reason this divine mountain can birth many fierce beasts is precisely due to the existence of Float Jade."
"Is this Float Jade truly so precious?"
A flicker of greed flashed in Zi Linling's eyes.
Elder Du's goatee twitched. "There's absolutely no mistake. Ancient texts record it as such!"
Zi Linling greedily declared, "If that's the case, I'll collect more. The man-eating boar's lair is full of this stuff anyway."
From then on, Zi Linling walked and picked up Float Jade.
Before, she hadn't known of its value, so she only collected the larger pieces.
Now that she knew its effects and preciousness, with her characteristic acquisitive nature, how could she possibly leave even a sliver for the man-eating boar?
Even so, she soon exited the man-eating boar's lair.
Hearing the sounds of fighting in the distance, Zi Linling smiled slyly. With her intelligence, she naturally guessed who was engaged in battle with the man-eating boar.
"Since you've driven me to this point, this grand gift I'm giving you should be well-received!"
She muttered to herself, then chuckled and ran deeper into the area.
Zi Linling employed the Dragon Swimming Steps, running for a full half-hour before finally reaching the edge of the man-eating boar's territory.
Beyond this lay the territory of demonic beasts.
Unlike fierce beasts, demonic beasts possessed intelligence but could not speak.
Therefore, upon entering the demonic beast territory, Zi Linling had to be even more cautious.
Adjacent to the fierce beast man-eating boar's territory was the domain of a tiger-type demonic beast – the Wind-Winged Phantom Tiger.
Perhaps due to their shared feline nature, the Wind-Winged Phantom Tiger did not attack the man-eating boar, allowing for a period of peaceful coexistence.
The Wind-Winged Phantom Tiger was a Level Three demonic beast, equivalent to a Hua Yuan realm human cultivator.
Phantom tigers were already skilled in speed, hence the name "Phantom." The Wind-Winged Phantom Tiger, a mutation of the Phantom Tiger, possessed a pair of wind-attribute wings, giving it even superior speed.
Moreover, the Wind-Winged Phantom Tiger harbored a trace of White Tiger bloodline, making it more powerful than ordinary Phantom tigers.
Zi Linling did not rush into the Wind-Winged Phantom Tiger's territory but instead sat down cross-legged.