A jade-green figure traveled through the deep, dark forest.
The Star Dou Great Forest was even more perilous after nightfall, but at this moment, that jade-green figure might just be the biggest danger in the outer region!
Zhou Sichen sat cross-legged on the Ice Jade Scorpion’s back with his eyes closed, wholly focused on cultivating his soul power while also familiarizing himself with the four soul skills bestowed upon his second martial soul by Tianmeng.
There was one point that even Zhou Sichen found overpowered: his contracted beasts could be used simultaneously with his second martial soul.
In other words, as long as he activated his first martial soul’s skills and summoned his contracted beasts beforehand, it wouldn’t interfere with his ability to use his second martial soul.
This was a massive advantage.
In the future, when he became a Title Douluo, the nine contracted beasts of his Book of Contracts would definitely possess the strength of a hundred-thousand-year beast, or even higher.
If he could still use his second martial soul alongside them, his individual combat power would shatter the common sense of ordinary people!
Moreover, his contracted beasts weren’t just for simple individual combat—the miraculous nature of the Book of Contracts went far beyond that!
While he was cultivating, the Ice Jade Scorpion’s chittering voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
“Boss, there are three humans ahead.”
Hearing this, Zhou Sichen quietly opened his eyes.
He extended his spiritual power, which was already approaching the Soul Emperor level, and a lively gleam flashed in his profound eyes.
By a stream not far away, two boys and a girl sat around a campfire.
A young boy with short black hair was focused entirely on roasting a fish.
The girl, smelling the aroma, stared at the roasted fish eagerly, drool practically dripping from the corner of her mouth.
The older-looking boy smiled helplessly, his expression full of doting affection.
“Achoo!
Why did it suddenly get so cold?” the girl suddenly sneezed.
The older boy seemed to sense something and instantly went on high alert, his piercing gaze sweeping the surroundings.
…
Originally, Zhou Sichen hadn’t planned on causing any extra trouble, but since he had run into them, he figured it was a good opportunity to make contact.
The massive Ice Jade Scorpion came into view, its chilling aura instantly permeating the air.
The three people by the campfire stood up immediately, their sharp gazes locking onto the threat.
The girl looked about fifteen or sixteen.
Her long black hair was tied in a ponytail that hung down her back.
A light blue combat outfit perfectly outlined her youthful figure.
She had phoenix eyes that were large and expressive, a perky nose, and an almost perfect oval face.
Her beautiful features carried a hint of pleasant surprise.
Beside her was a boy of a similar age.
He had a tall, slender build and short, deep-blue hair.
Though young, he gave off an elegant, scholarly vibe.
However, at this moment, his handsome face was etched with solemnity.
The moment the Ice Jade Scorpion appeared, a blue lightning mark materialized on the boy’s forehead.
Lightning snakes coiled around his body, and three soul rings—two yellow and one purple—rose up.
However, unlike ordinary soul masters where the rings hovered around the body, his rings circled his right arm.
His right arm swelled massively, transforming into a ferocious dragon arm.
A phantom blue dragon coiled around him as he glared at the threat as if facing a mortal enemy.
Two yellow soul rings also rose around the girl’s body, and a blade of green Blue Silver Grass swayed in her palm.
The black-haired boy put down the roasted fish, drew a White Tiger Dagger, and stared in horror at the giant ice-jade-colored scorpion that had suddenly appeared.
The identities of these three were obvious: the original protagonist Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, and Beibei, the eldest disciple of the Tang Sect…
Zhou Sichen didn’t have any particularly strong feelings about these three.
From his perspective as someone who knew the original story, Tang Ya was beautiful and kind-hearted, but rather naive and empty-headed.
Beibei was steady and wise, but lacked true brilliance.
As for Huo Yuhao, due to the environment he grew up in, he had some psychological issues and his thoughts could easily become extreme, but if guided well later on, he was a good kid.
Now that Zhou Sichen had taken the two most important cheat codes meant for Huo Yuhao in the original story, it was hard to say how it would affect his future.
But since they had met, Zhou Sichen planned to give the “roasted fish boy” a hand.
In his eyes, the Spirit Eyes were a decent Body Martial Soul.
As long as the early flaws and shortcomings were compensated for, there was a chance for a Silver Awakening in the future.
As for the highest tier, the Golden Awakening, Zhou Sichen couldn’t guarantee anything.
Of course, how much he would help Huo Yuhao depended on how well they got along.
Just because he had taken Huo Yuhao’s fortuitous encounter didn’t mean he had to be his babysitter.
If Huo Yuhao proved to be a lost cause, that would be a different story.
As Zhou Sichen pondered this, the three of them also spotted him on the Ice Jade Scorpion’s back.
Huo Yuhao was incredibly shocked.
“Is that a human?”
Beibei and Tang Ya activated their Purple Demon Eyes and confirmed that Zhou Sichen was indeed human.
But how could a human be together with such a powerful thousand-year soul beast?
They recognized this as an Ice Jade Scorpion with at least five thousand years of cultivation.
Judging by its aura, it might even be approaching the ten-thousand-year mark.
Even a Soul King wouldn’t necessarily dare to face a soul beast of this caliber.
But wasn’t the Ice Jade Scorpion exclusive to the Extreme North?
Why would one appear on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, and one with such high cultivation at that?
Most importantly, there was actually a human riding it!
At this moment, Zhou Sichen also looked at Beibei and the others.
As their eyes met, Zhou Sichen smiled, and his warm voice drifted over: “Hello, my name is Zhou Sichen.
Don’t be afraid, this is my partner.”
Hearing Zhou Sichen take the initiative to speak, Beibei and Tang Ya simultaneously let out a sigh of relief.
Even if they teamed up, they were no match for this Ice Jade Scorpion; even escaping would be a luxury.
As long as the other party was a normal human, they had a chance to survive.
But hearing Zhou Sichen’s words, the two couldn’t help but freeze.
“Partner?”
Although Zhou Sichen was incredibly handsome—his skin even better than a woman’s—he looked to be around their age.
This meant his strength should be roughly similar to theirs; even if he was stronger, he couldn’t be that much stronger than Beibei.
After all, Beibei was one of the “Twin Stars” of the outer courtyard.
In terms of both strength and talent, he was at the absolute pinnacle of Shrek’s outer courtyard.
There were very few on the continent who could surpass him.
As they spoke, Zhou Sichen hopped off the Ice Jade Scorpion’s back, letting it wait in place.
Watching Zhou Sichen walk over on his own, Beibei and the others still didn’t drop their guard.
Zhou Sichen offered a wry smile.
“Don’t be afraid.
I’m a student of Shrek Academy.”
Hearing this, Beibei frowned.
Not only was he a Twin Star, but he also recognized—or at least recognized the faces of—most of the talented students in Shrek Academy.
Clearly, Zhou Sichen was not among them.
Noticing Beibei’s expression, Zhou Sichen took out a recommendation letter from his spatial ring.
“This is my recommendation letter.
Although I haven’t officially enrolled yet, it serves as proof.
Students of Shrek Academy still carry some credibility, right?”
Beibei looked at the recommendation letter in Zhou Sichen’s hand and took it with half-belief and half-doubt.
Seeing the hot-stamped signature of the Heavenly Yuan City Lord on the letter, Beibei finally relaxed.
He retracted his soul rings, smiled, and handed the letter back.
“Sorry, brother.
You have to protect yourself when traveling, after all.
We are also students of Shrek Academy.”
Zhou Sichen smiled faintly.
“I understand.
I didn’t expect you guys to be Shrek Academy students too.”
(END CHAPTER)