My Wife is the Asura Empress

"No" Lucas shook his head but he was joyous in the heart to absorb his first purple stage beast core right after coming to New shelter.

"We might get one as we advance further. The next shadow viper fox would belong to Rio. After that, I'll take the third one. Then it will be you again." Sophia said in an encouraging tone and decided their order to receive the hunting benefits.

"And her?" Rio asked as he didn't hear the lively girl's name who was keep taking a peek at his handsome face from time to time.

"Nyla is already at the peak of the purple stage and for some reason doesn't wanna ascend to the next stage. I think it's probably her love for purple color." Sophia spoke in a gentle manner and speculated why the Magenta-haired beauty didn't desire to advance in strength.

"Brother, you're a very caring partner. You spoke up when you didn't hear your girlfriend's name." Lucas said with a happy smile.

'Not ascending to the next stage because she loves purple?'

It was becoming more difficult for Rio to understand Nyla the more time he spend around her.

'Yeeeee...my Rio cares about me...'

In the side, Nyla's heart fluttered with bliss and felt a warmth that the crimson-haired boy cared for him. If she was alone she would have danced or jumped with joy to express her happiness.

She was being shy right now because there were others present and the Magenta haired girl didn't want to cause trouble for Rio intentionally.

It was different when they were alone as there she could tease him all she wants.

After killing the shadow viper fox they continued their journey and entered the dense forest situated in the valley between the two hills.

The forest was vibrant with the sound of rustling leaves and the chirping of birds. The enormous trees went up to a good height towards the sky, their branches interweaving to form a leafy shade above.

Sunlight came through the leaves small gaps, speckling the forest ground in dazzling light. A cool breeze blew through the trees, bringing its refreshing scent of leaves and earth.

Sophia and company continued their way deeper into the forest.

Along the path, they encountered eleven shadow viper foxes, which Sophia helped to injure all of them and only killed three of them as per the decision they made earlier.

Lucas and Rio, each took four purple stage beasts, giving the killing blow and receiving the core as well as a few beast souls of the purple stage beast.

Killing four shadow viper foxes granted Rio two normal tier shadow viper shuriken beast souls and four beast cores which gave him two purple stats points, around 0.5 each.

Nyla didn't make a move as they were all normal tier shadow viper foxes while Rio preferred to not stain his hands to get the spotlight as long as it was possible.

"I got another shadow viper beast soul just with that last beast we killed," Lucas said, summoning a projectile weapon.

The beast's soul was flickering purple as if ready to take away its target life. The shadow viper shuriken was a throwing weapon in a similar shape to a star with projecting blades on four sides.

Nyla and company continued their journey moving deeper into the wilderness.

The forest was peaceful and filled with serenity and didn't seem to be home to Shadow viper fox.

The sun was going down on the horizon, casting a warm gleam over the clearing where Rio and company were standing.

A small stream of the river flowed nearby, adding to the tranquil atmosphere.

"Guys, it's going to be night soon. I think we should make our camp here tonight." Sophia said after cleaving a shadow viper fox's neck.

Seeing the source of water, she decided it to be their camping place for the night.

Sophia and her teammates were fighting through the forest all day, so she was glad to finally find a good place to rest as it was getting darker.

"Okay. Let's set up our tents here." Nyla said with a smile and gave her agreement.

"But we don't have camping material then how?" Lucas asked the Magenta-haired girl in puzzlement.

"The nature around us is full of treasure. It can give us everything that is required to live a good life in this place as long as we don't have to worry about those shadow viper foxes.

We can use these trees' branches, shrubs' leaves, and vines to build our temporary shelter." Nyla said with a vibrant expression and walked towards a tree to pull some vines.

"Yeah...Brings us branches, leaves, as well as vines and leave rest to us." Sophia said while patting her chest, her two melons shook lightly as she placed her hand, making her look alluring.

Lucas gulped his saliva at the dazzling sight and turned to look at Rio who was observing their surroundings with a calm face.

"Brother, let's get them materials so our woman can build us a good house." He spoke to get Rio's attention.

The crimson-haired boy sighed inwardly hearing his absurd statement and went to gather branches.

Girls started to build their tents in the decided clearing amidst the trees.

The boys brought branches and twigs to give the girls who created a frame for their temporary shelter as the beauties had experience camping in the wilds compared to Rio and Lucas who had recently advanced to the purple stage.

Nyla weaved them together with vines and leaves to create a sturdy roof while Sophia placed the branches to support it.

As the structure took shape, Nyla and Sophia started building another.

Time passed gradually as the two temporary verdant shelters were built.

"We just need good bedding now," Nyla mumbled while looking at their leafy-made house.

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