Chapter 124: Chrysanthemum Douluo's Hesitation, Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperor!
A few days later, the four of them hurried along the road and successfully arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.
What entered their eyes was an endless expanse of forest, so deep it seemed bottomless. The air was incomparably fresh, as if it contained the very breath of life.
The four of them gradually ventured deeper, preparing to find a suitable soul beast for Ning Rongrong.
Before long, within a patch of shrubbery, they discovered a soul beast with four natural eyes and a body covered in scales.
"This is a Four-Eyed Armored Beast. Its attributes are well-balanced, with no real weaknesses, but nothing particularly outstanding. It is said to possess an extremely thin trace of a dragon bloodline."
Chrysanthemum Douluo toyed with the chrysanthemum in his hand as he introduced it:
"Judging by its age, it should be around 4,500 years."
"The age is acceptable. It's a good choice."
Zhu Zhuqing looked toward Ning Rongrong and asked, "Is this okay?"
"Okay!"
Ning Rongrong nodded vigorously. "The Seven Treasure… Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul isn't very picky about the species of soul beast. As long as the age is sufficient, it's fine!"
"Then it's decided!"
As soon as the words fell, Zhu Zhuqing rushed out.
She didn't even release her martial soul. With a flash, she appeared beside the Four-Eyed Armored Beast.
"Roar?!"
Before it could recover from its shock, she suddenly threw a punch.
Shatter the Mountains and Split the Earth!
"Boom!"
After the explosion, the Four-Eyed Armored Beast was directly crippled by the terrifying force.
It collapsed to the ground, barely alive, its entire body twitching.
"Uh… what?!"
This efficient and precise action caused both Yue Guan and Gui Mei's pupils to shrink simultaneously.
A soul beast over four thousand years old, and you just dealt with it in a single punch?!
"Zhuqing, don't hit so hard!"
Seeing that the Four-Eyed Armored Beast was about to die, Ning Rongrong quickly pulled out the dagger she carried with her, stepped forward, and cleanly finished it off.
Afterward, she sat cross-legged and began absorbing the thousand-year soul ring that floated out.
"Your Highness, regarding the Titan Giant Ape you mentioned, how exactly do you plan to hunt it?"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei came back to their senses and looked at Zhu Zhuqing.
"Tell us first so we can prepare in advance."
"No rush."
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head slightly and took out a map, unfolding it.
"Since we're already here, I've obtained clues about another soul beast. I'll have to trouble you two seniors to accompany me to find it first and kill it."
"What soul beast could make Your Highness value it so much?"
Yue Guan asked curiously.
"A fifty-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperor."
Zhu Zhuqing raised her eyes and spoke calmly.
"The evolved form of that evil slaughterer, the Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperor?"
Gui Mei's tone was filled with astonishment.
"A soul beast that makes enemies everywhere actually managed to cultivate to this level? That's truly strange!"
"A fifty-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperor is extremely terrifying. Its strength is likely no weaker than an ordinary eighty- to ninety-thousand-year soul beast."
Yue Guan frowned. "If it fights with its back against the wall and resists desperately, even some weaker hundred-thousand-year soul beasts might not be its match!"
"That's why I'll have to trouble the two seniors to help."
Zhu Zhuqing's tone was sincere, without the slightest arrogance.
"No problem!"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei nodded slightly. Since they were already here, helping with one was helping, and helping with two was the same.
Besides, they could take this opportunity to better understand Zhu Zhuqing's strengths.
"I did it!"
Not long after, Ning Rongrong happily opened her eyes.
She stood up, turned once, and released her martial soul.
"Nine Treasures Turned Out with Glazed Light, third: Enhance!"
The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda appeared, and a beam of light instantly enveloped Zhu Zhuqing.
"My speed seems to have increased quite a bit."
The girl felt her body become lighter and was somewhat surprised.
Could it be that, like Ning Rongrong's second soul skill, this was also a speed amplification soul skill?
"This is my third soul skill, Attribute Enhancement. It boosts the target's strongest attribute."
Ning Rongrong placed her hands on her hips, her face full of pride.
"For example, Zhuqing, your strongest attribute is speed, so I enhanced your speed. And it can stack with my second soul skill's speed boost!"
"That's good."
A trace of approval flashed in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.
"Compared to overall enhancement, sometimes extreme attributes can determine the outcome of a battle."
"Hehe, that's not all!"
Ning Rongrong's eyes curved into crescents, her tone full of delight.
"My soul power has directly risen to rank 40!"
"What?!"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who had been waiting nearby, widened their eyes in disbelief.
Didn't she just absorb her third soul ring?
Even if she absorbed a high-age 4,500-year soul ring, at most, it should only raise her soul power to around rank 34 or 35!
Where did these extra five or six ranks come from?
Leveling up out of thin air?
How is that even possible?
"Rongrong previously consumed the immortal herb, Beautiful Silk Tulip."
Zhu Zhuqing noticed their confusion and explained:
"This immortal herb not only evolved her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda but also increased her soul power significantly."
She glanced at Ning Rongrong.
"It seems the medicinal power has been digested quite well during this period."
"Beautiful Silk Tulip…"
Yue Guan swallowed, his tone full of envy.
"Your Highness, where exactly did you get so many immortal herbs?"
"You didn't fall into some nest of immortal herbs during your training outside, did you?"
No wonder he had always felt something unusual about Ning Rongrong's aura. So she had also taken an immortal herb!
By that calculation, hadn't Zhu Zhuqing already obtained at least three immortal herbs?
"Just luck."
Zhu Zhuqing smiled faintly.
Chrysanthemum Douluo's expression paused slightly. "Don't tell me… You still have more immortal herbs."
"..."
Zhu Zhuqing only smiled without speaking.
"Your Highness, you know, I usually enjoy tending to flowers and plants."
At this moment, Chrysanthemum Douluo could no longer maintain his usual affected demeanor.
His gaze burned intensely, his eyes filled with desire for immortal herbs.
"Could you let me see your other immortal herbs? Just one look!"
"If a senior is willing to join the Douluo Hall and become a worship of the Spirit Hall,"
Zhu Zhuqing spoke slowly. "Then, not to mention just taking a look, I would even be willing to personally present you with an immortal herb to help you go further."
She had quite a few immortal herbs on her, but only a few were still useful to her.
Among them, there were two that she and Bai Lu had thought over for a long time yet could find no use for other than winning people over.
As for using them to nurture talented soul masters?
Forget it!
It was far more practical to directly recruit powerful experts!
"This… let's talk about it later!"
Hearing this, Yue Guan instantly revealed a conflicted expression.
On one side was the immortal herb he had long dreamed of, and on the other was his long-standing "home."
Truly a difficult choice!
"Hehe!"
Seeing this, Ning Rongrong quickly hugged Zhu Zhuqing's arm and said coquettishly:
"Zhuqing, Zhuqing, when are you planning to take me to obtain my fourth soul ring?"
"No rush, we'll go later."
Zhu Zhuqing gently rubbed her hair and shook her head slightly.
"The fourth soul ring needs to be carefully chosen. We can't be careless."
The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul wasn't picky about the type of soul beast, only about the age.
However, regarding Ning Rongrong's fourth soul ring, Bai Lu in the spiritual sea had already made special plans.
"Alright, alright! Then we'll handle your matter first!"
Ning Rongrong understood the art of taking it easy and wasn't anxious at all.
With Zhu Zhuqing around, she just needed to improve herself and stick close to Zhu Zhuqing. Everything else would naturally be handled by Zhu Zhuqing.
Without further words, the group followed the markings on the map and headed toward the habitat of the Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperor.
End of Chapter