“Xiao Chen, there are many soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, and dangers lurk everywhere.
You must be careful and not wander around.
Stay close to these two soul masters, understand?”
Outside the Crown Prince’s residence, Qian Renxue reminded Meng Chen that even the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest was far more dangerous than the Farming Forest.
Therefore, she specially transferred two Soul Emperors from the Royal Soul Master Corps to accompany Meng Chen.
Of course, there was only one Soul Emperor on the surface, but there was also a Porcupine Douluo following behind in secret.
“Okay, Brother Xue, don’t worry, I won’t run around.”
Meng Chen patted his chest and assured Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue pinched his cheek and told him to get into the carriage first.
Afterwards, Qian Renxue instructed the two royal soul masters: “If you encounter danger, no matter what the child begs, you must take him away safely.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
After the two royal soul masters respectfully accepted, they also boarded the carriage.
Under Qian Renxue’s watchful gaze, the carriage gradually drove further and further away until it disappeared from her sight.
For some reason, Qian Renxue felt a vague unease, as if this trip to Xingdou would not go smoothly.
……
It took a full five days to travel from Tiandou City to the Soul Hunter Town outside the Star Dou Great Forest.
After resting for a night in Soul Hunter Town, the two royal Soul Masters escorted Meng Chen into the Star Dou Great Forest.
As a gathering place for soul beasts spanning the two great empires of Tiandou and Xingluo, the Xingdou Great Forest has extremely lush vegetation, with towering trees that block out the sun.
It also has many complex landforms, including hills, swamps, poisonous pools, and dangerous places, where danger is everywhere.
Even in the outer areas, hundred-year-old and thousand-year-old soul beasts can be seen everywhere.
If you’re unlucky, a hundred-thousand-year-old Titan Giant Ape might jump out of the grass.
Two royal soul masters stood guard for Meng Chen, one in front and one behind.
They would let go of any soul beasts they encountered, as long as they did not attack him first.
“Young Master Chen, the maximum age of a Soul Master’s first Soul Ring is around four hundred years.
Your Martial Soul is the Beast Martial Soul Soft Bone Rabbit.
I suggest you absorb a Beast Soul Ring with four hundred years of cultivation.”
The royal soul master walking ahead turned back to Meng Chen and said something.
However, Meng Chen shook his head.
“Four hundred years is not enough.
My body has undergone the Ice and Fire Refinement Body, and is already comparable to a Soul Master.
I think I can try to absorb a higher quality Soul Ring.”
Upon hearing this, the two royal soul masters were startled.
Although they didn’t know what the Ice and Fire Refined Body was, Meng Chen actually said that his physical body was comparable to that of a Soul Venerable.
Seeing that they didn’t believe him, Meng Chen stopped and looked around.
His gaze fell on a large rock that was about the same height as him, which he estimated to weigh eight or nine hundred kilograms.
Immediately, Meng Chen walked to the large rock and opened his arms to hug it.
Then, to the astonishment of the two royal soul masters, he lifted the stone with a single effort, demonstrating an astonishing arm strength far exceeding that of ordinary soul masters!
“hiss…”
The royal soul master who suggested that Meng Chen hunt soul beasts was dumbfounded.
No, is that right?
A child who had only awakened his martial soul less than five days ago actually lifted a boulder weighing nearly a thousand kilograms.
Even a typical second-ring agility-type great soul master might not be able to do that!
This child is terrifying!
No wonder he was adopted by His Highness the Crown Prince.
Bang!
Meng Chen threw the stone forward with force, and a loud crash was heard, followed by a series of breaking sounds.
Several large trees in front were broken by the weight, dust rose, leaves flew everywhere, and many weaker spirit beasts were frightened and scattered.
“How is it?” Meng Chen turned around and asked the two royal soul masters.
They nodded repeatedly, abandoning their idea of persuading Meng Chen.
Time flies, and soon it was evening.
Finding a suitable soul beast is not something that can be done all at once.
Seeing that it was getting late, the royal soul master asked Meng Chen to return to the Soul Hunter Town with them first, and then come back to search in the daytime.
Meng Chen did not make things difficult for them and readily accepted their proposal.
Meanwhile, in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Compared to the complex terrain on the outside, the core area has only one extremely beautiful lake, which is azure in color, like the most perfect sapphire set in the earth.
The moonlight shone through the lake, reflecting the towering trees around it.
The lake was calm and full of life, and the blue silver grass grew extremely vigorously around it.
Whoosh!
A figure in black robes appeared in the woods, peering into the core area.
“Hmm?
The little transformed soul beast isn’t here?”
The black-robed man’s disguised hoarse voice rang out, tinged with a hint of doubt.
Logically speaking, as a soul beast, and a transformed soul beast at that, where else could it go if it didn’t stay in the core area?
Splash…
Just as the man in black robes was pondering, ripples appeared on the lake’s surface, and a blue bull’s head, larger than a house, emerged from the Lake of Life.
Clear lake water flows down from the Niu Tou Gully, and a terrifying pressure spreads, bending the blue silver grass on the lakeside.
It was none other than a Azure Bull Python!
The moment the azure bull python surfaced, its enormous bull eyes suddenly turned toward the place where the black-robed man was hiding.
A surge of fury instantly filled its eyes, and the moment its mouth opened, a blue lightning bolt filled with destructive power burst forth, striking like a cannonball towards the black-robed man! Read this novel at novelping(.)com for the best experience.
“Human!
How dare you come here!”
Seeing the azure lightning bolt hurtling towards him, the man in black robes snorted coldly, his purple soul power surging forth, vast as the sea.
At the same time, nine soul rings rose from beneath her feet—two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red!
The blood-red, ten-thousand-year soul rings spun, eerily strange, radiating terrifying soul power fluctuations.
“Hmph!
Since that transformed soul beast isn’t here, using you in its place isn’t a bad idea!”
The black-robed man easily dodged the azure lightning.
Seeing that a large area of dense forest behind him had been leveled, he transformed his arms into scythes, surrounded by an aura of death, and like a purple streak of light, he charged towards the Azure Bull Python!
The Azure Bull Python’s rage intensified; it hadn’t expected this human to be so arrogant, actually daring to hunt it down!
“Human, do you really think my Star Dou Great Forest is easy to bully?
Today I will make sure you never leave alive, and avenge Aunt Rou!!”
The Azure Bull Python roared thunderously, soaring into the sky and charging towards the man in black robes!
A titled Douluo with a 100,000-year soul ring clashed fiercely with the Emperor of the Star Dou Great Forest, and a great battle was about to break out!
The great battle in the core area quickly affected the other soul beasts in the forest, awakening countless soul beasts.
They all looked towards the core area, filled with surprise and uncertainty.
Which damned bastard angered those two brothers?
Are you even letting the beasts sleep?!
The spirit beasts growled in discontent toward the depths of the forest, but they only dared to roar a few times.
However, as the battle in the core area intensified, a large number of soul beasts were alerted.
Not wanting to be caught in the crossfire, they began to flee to the outer perimeter, which soon affected Meng Chen and his group who were evacuating from the forest.
A royal soul master spread his eagle wings and soared into the sky.
“This is…
a beast tide?!”
The Flying Eagle Soul Emperor gazed into the distance, his eyes filled with astonishment.
A massive horde of soul beasts surged forth from the inner perimeter of the forest, surging like a tidal wave.
In their wake, everything in their path was destroyed and left in ruins.
Thousands upon thousands of pairs of beast eyes gleamed with an eerie light, a truly terrifying sight.
Even though they were still quite a distance from Meng Chen and the others, they could still feel the fierce and malevolent aura emanating from the beast tide, like a raging torrent that swept across hundreds of miles, casting a bloody shadow over the forest!
The beast tide quickly spread to the surrounding areas.
Many weaker soul beasts suffered, like pebbles on the roadside, crushed again and again by the beast tide, their flesh mangled and covered in wounds.
After landing, Flying Eagle Soul Emperor urgently informed Ye that a large beast tide was surging towards their direction…