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And the direction of her finger was exactly where the strange soul beast was.
Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes, feeling the spiritual fluctuations in the air.
"Spiritual soul beast..."
"Did you do it?"
Chapter 225 Hypnotic Tapir
Huo Yuhao carefully checked the situation of the three people.
The mental fluctuations of the three people showed some ups and downs, but overall they were very normal and did not seem to be under mental control.
Huo Yuhao had seen Lang Ya, who also had a spiritual attribute, use his mind to control ordinary people. Those who were controlled would have dull eyes and look confused.
But the condition of Orange and the other two was not like that. There was just a slight dullness in their eyes, but their minds were still very clear overall.
What soul skills are affecting them?
Huo Yuhao felt the spiritual fluctuations coming from the strange soul beast. It was obvious that he was also one of the other party's targets.
An urge to move in an unknown direction flashed through my mind, but it quickly disappeared without a trace.
His mental power was much stronger than that of the strange soul beast, and the opponent's mental skills became ineffective in an instant.
But in just that instant, he seemed to have guessed the purpose of this ability.
Is this also spiritual sharing?
Huo Yuhao quickly shook his head.
He has already figured out mind sharing. At most, it can only transmit sound and images, and he cannot directly command others to do anything.
But this is not mind control, so what kind of soul skill could it be?
"Junior, what's wrong with you?" Ke Ke asked, noticing Huo Yuhao's thoughtful look.
"Nothing." Huo Yuhao smiled slightly, while observing the appearance of the strange soul beast a few hundred meters ahead.
This soul beast looked very strange, with short fine brown and yellow hair, a fat body and limbs. It moved forward clumsily on the mountainside. If it were not for its enormous mental power comparable to that of a ten thousand year soul beast, it would be impossible to tell that this was a soul beast with a cultivation base of six thousand years.
Compared with the golden tiger encountered two days ago, its body was too fragile and far inferior to the other.
What kind of soul beast is this?
Huo Yuhao continued to observe, and when he saw that the soul beast had a thick and long nose in front of its triangular head, he was slightly stunned, and the doubts in his mind were instantly resolved.
Tian Meng's voice rang out in his mind: "This is a spirit beast. I can roughly tell its innate skill. It is an ability similar to mental suggestion."
Huo Yuhao raised the corner of his mouth and said, “I seem to know this soul beast. If I remember correctly, it should be a soul beast called tapir.”
"Yuhao, do you know him?"
“Well, I’ve heard of the legend about tapirs before. It’s said that they are creatures that feed on human dreams.” Huo Yuhao said, “But it’s hard to verify whether the legend is true or not. But this tapir’s ability is probably to give people mental hints, or hypnotize them.”
"After the three seniors fell asleep, they were hypnotized by the tapir and mistakenly believed that there was a rare metal deposit ahead, so they got up in the middle of the night to look for the mine."
"But my mental strength is too strong, and the tapir's hypnosis has no effect on me."
At this point, Huo Yuhao suddenly thought of something and asked, “Tian Meng, my mental power is much stronger than its. After its mental attack fails, won’t it be counterattacked?”
Tian Meng said: "This is the special feature of the tapir's soul skill. When it releases mental suggestion, it is one-sided."
Huo Yuhao asked: "What do you mean?"
"To put it simply, it is only responsible for releasing mental power, and does not consider taking it back." Tian Meng explained, "One advantage of this is that when encountering an enemy with much stronger mental power than itself, it will not be backfired by the opponent's mental power."
“Is there such a good thing?” Huo Yuhao was stunned and asked in surprise, “Then why don’t you teach me this skill?”
Tian Meng rolled over in the snow. "How can it be so good? Doing this means that it has no idea of the effect of its ability."
"However, it is fortunate that I have this ability. Otherwise, when it found that its mental suggestion was ineffective on you, Yuhao, it would have immediately run away."
Yuhao showed an excited smile on his face: "Tianmeng, I found a perfect choice for my fourth soul ring."
"Mental suggestion, this is the skill I have always dreamed of."
Tian Meng said: "Okay Yuhao, I support you."
The Ice Emperor's voice came: "What nonsense are you talking about? Yuhao, you are only level 38 now. It is not time for you to obtain the fourth spirit ring. Even if you kill it, you will not be able to absorb it."
Huo Yuhao calmed down and frowned, saying, “Spiritual attribute soul beasts are extremely rare, and those with powerful soul skills are even rarer.”
"If I miss this opportunity, there will be no such store. Do I have to wait until I reach level 40 and come back here to find it again?"
"It will take me at least four to six months to reach level 40. Will I still be able to find it by then?"
The Ice Emperor said calmly, "Do you think this soul skill is powerful? In my opinion, this so-called hypnosis is not that powerful. Otherwise, that guy wouldn't have to use benefits to lure you to follow him. Wouldn't it be more direct to just let you kill each other on the spot?"
Huo Yuhao was also very curious.
Most soul beasts with spiritual attributes are physically weak and lack direct means of attack.
The mental suggestion of this hypnotic tapir did succeed in attracting Orange and the other two, but it did not make them submit to death. They would still resist and escape when faced with danger.
Why did it dare to lure the four of us here? Did it have any backup plan?
Several guesses flashed through Huo Yuhao’s mind.
He first suspected that there were other soul beasts behind the hypnotic tapir, so he could not help but detect the surroundings more carefully, but found no trace of other powerful soul beasts.
So it depends on...traps?
The hypnotic tapir slowly walked into a dark cave and disappeared.
Mental detection was also interrupted outside the cave.
Huo Yuhao’s face changed involuntarily. He could feel a special energy in the cave that blocked his spiritual detection.
Is it some powerful soul beast? To have such a huge spiritual power, it must be an extremely powerful soul beast of ten thousand years.
"No, it's not a soul beast."
Huo Yuhao soon discovered the clues.
There were no other soul beasts in the cave. The energy that blocked his spiritual detection came from a dead object, like a metal or a mineral.
This metal is widely distributed in the cave. Mental power cannot penetrate this metal and will bypass it.
"What metal is this?"
Juzi led the three people to stand in front of the cave, looked at the detector in his hand, and said in surprise: "It responded. Such a strong light, we must have found a large metal mine."
Ke Ke and Zi Mu cheered, "Great, now we can complete the mission."
Huo Yuhao's heart shrank suddenly, and he stared blankly at the detector in Juzi's hand.
It exudes a strong, faint green light, just like the Ice Scorpion clan.
Juzi looked at Huo Yuhao and asked with concern: "Brother Yuhao, what's wrong with you?"
Huo Yuhao shook his head and smiled, “Nothing, Senior Orange, let’s go in and take a look.”
He could no longer contain his excitement.
Bingdi asked in confusion: "Yuhao, why do I feel that you are suddenly so excited?"
"Of course I'm excited."
Huo Yuhao remained calm on the surface, but said excitedly in his heart:
"Do you know what the green glowing metal means?"
Chapter 226 Mysterious Metal
Bingdi asked: "What does it mean?"
Huo Yuhao replied: “It means destruction!”
Bingdi said with some contempt: "Just a piece of metal?"
“This humble metal may contain power that no one can imagine.” Huo Yuhao’s eyes grew more and more excited. “I’m not sure if the metal in this cave is what I thought it was, so I must go in and take a look.”
Juzi put away the detector and arranged for the three people: "Keke, you go record the location. Zimu, you and I, along with junior brother Yuhao, go into the cave to dig out some metal blocks. If we can confirm that it is a large mineral deposit, this mission can be successfully completed."
"Yes." Keke and Zimu replied.
Huo Yuhao reminded: “Do you want to confirm it’s safe? What if there are soul beasts in the cave?”
Juzi looked at the cave entrance and smiled: "If it is the residence of a soul beast, there must be some traces at the cave entrance, and even gold soul beasts rarely choose mine caves as their residence."
Huo Yuhao suspected that this was also due to mental suggestion, because he clearly saw many footprints of soul beasts.
"Forget it, let me deal with that guy."
He muttered to himself and followed Juzi and Zimu into the cave.
He used mental detection to peer into the depths of the cave. The hypnotic tapir was lying quietly in an open space, with a hint of mockery in its eyes in a very human way.
Surrounding the hypnotic tapir are the skeletons of several soul beasts.
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but frown.
Judging from the corpses, the soul beasts were much larger than the hypnotic tapir. Although their cultivation levels in life were not far superior to that of the tapir, it was definitely not easy for them to be hunted by this hypnotic tapir.
How does it do it?
Huo Yuhao pondered on his own and soon found the answer.
"Wow, so beautiful..." Orange turned on his soul guide lamp, went deep into the cave, and was soon shocked by the scene before him.
Zi Mu was stunned and asked in confusion: "Juzi, why do you think this place is beautiful?"
The faint green light spread throughout the entire cave, including the top, side walls, and ground... There was no need to turn on the soul guide lamp, the green light was enough to illuminate the interior of the cave.
However, under the green light, the entire cave looked extremely creepy, like a giant green coffin.
Huo Yuhao went deep into the cave, and his keen mental power captured the subtle energy fluctuations around him. His soul power was slowly consumed under the influence of these energy fluctuations.
Bingdi warned in a serious tone: "Yuhao, this energy fluctuation is very strange. It can actually erode soul power. It's okay in the short term, but if you stay in this cave for a long time, your soul power will be consumed very quickly."
"Once the soul power is exhausted, the body may be damaged."
"And this process is so subtle that you won't even notice it if you don't pay attention."