Chapter 46 Encounter in the Star Dou Great Forest
A few days later, at dawn, a carriage drove out of the main gate of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
[Inside the carriage sat Yu Xiaogang and his father Yu Yuanzhen.]
[Yu Yuanzhen naturally wanted to be present for such a momentous event as his son acquiring his first spirit ring.]
[Especially since what his son needed was a dragon-type soul beast without any additional attributes, and the purer its bloodline, the better.]
Such spirit beasts were hard to find. For example, in the Thunder Forest near Blue Lightning City, although there were dragon-type spirit beasts, they were all lightning-attribute.
Therefore, Yu Yuanzhen wanted to take Yu Xiaogang to the Star Dou Great Forest to find suitable soul beasts.
Once seated in the carriage and the ride had become somewhat smoother, Yu Xiaogang closed his eyes and began to meditate.
[His earnest effort made Yu Yuanzhen, who had been planning to read a couple of travelogues, feel a little embarrassed.]
It was often said that a father was a role model for his son.
However, in front of Yu Xiaogang, he, as a father, had not set a good example.
On the contrary, seeing Yu Xiaogang working so hard made Yu Yuanzhen feel embarrassed to rest, and he started spending more time cultivating.
Therefore, in their relationship, the son actually set a good example for his father.
"If word gets out, people will laugh me to death."
Shaking his head, Yu Yuanzhen, like Yu Xiaogang, eventually entered a meditative state.
Thus, the journey to the Star Dou Great Forest passed by while Yu Xiaogang and Yu Yuanzhen cultivated.
Of course, this did not mean they only cultivated.
Some rest and recreational activities were still necessary.
Constantly burying oneself in intensive study was not good either; a balance between work and rest was the right way.
In short, after a long journey, Yu Xiaogang and Yu Yuanzhen arrived at the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.
A lush, verdant forest unfolded before Yu Xiaogang and his companion. Looking out from a slightly higher vantage point, the layers of verdant trees resembled an endless sea.
From time to time, the roar of a wild beast or some strange cry would drift from afar, startling the birds roosting in the woods.
Yu Xiaogang glanced at the dark forest ahead and could not help but sigh. "As expected of the largest soul beast forest on the Douluo Continent," he thought, "it's far more terrifying than the Thunder Forest I've been to before."
"Father, legend has it that many 100,000-year-old soul beasts are hidden in the Star Dou Great Forest. Just how many are there?"
[Yu Xiaogang asked curiously.]
"Only God knows the answer to this kind of thing."
Yu Yuanzhen shrugged. The exact number of hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest had always been a source of curiosity for outside soul masters.
[There was once a group of people who wanted to explore this secret, and of course, they also coveted the 100,000-year-old soul bone and 100,000-year-old soul ring, so they gathered a team to explore deep into the Star Dou Great Forest.]
That team boasted a truly impressive lineup: one Title Douluo, two Soul Douluos, and three Soul Saints.
[With this lineup, they should theoretically be able to put up a fight even against a 100,000-year-old soul beast.]
Even if they could not win, they could split up and escape, returning safely to bring back the information from the Star Dou Great Forest.
However, that group never reappeared after entering the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.
[They vanished without a trace, neither alive nor dead.]
"Therefore, since then, the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest have become a place feared and dreaded by everyone."
Even Tang Chen, the Clear Sky Douluo of the Invincible Continent, and Qian Daoliu, the Angel Douluo of Spirit Hall, never ventured deep into the Star Dou Great Forest.
"However, it's also possible they went in, but we don't know."
Yu Yuanzhen explained the secrets of the Star Dou Great Forest to Yu Xiaogang.
These events were not recorded in any books; they only existed in the casual conversations of the powerful figures of the Douluo Continent.
Therefore, Yu Xiaogang showed extreme interest when listening to these secrets.
[Yu Yuanzhen, unusually, wore a smug expression after mentioning some knowledge that Yu Xiaogang was unaware of.]
Upon entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Yu Xiaogang soon understood why it was a paradise for soul beasts and a forbidden zone for humans.
Every so often they walked, they would see a spirit beast, most of which were a hundred years old, but many were a thousand years old.
[That is, every time Yu Yuanzhen encountered these soul beasts, he would unleash his aura as a Title Douluo to scare them away; otherwise, they would have had to fight countless battles along the way.]
"That's how the Star Dou Great Forest is; spirit beasts are everywhere."
"Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many soul beast forests across the Douluo Continent where low-level soul beasts are kept to provide soul rings for ordinary Soul Masters."
"It's too risky and the reward is too small for ordinary Soul Masters to obtain their first soul ring from the Star Dou Great Forest. It's not worth it."
Yu Yuanzhen walked ahead, explaining the knowledge to Yu Xiaogang.
"Father, I always feel that the cultivation methods in the Douluo Continent are a bit strange."
"Human Soul Masters need to kill soul beasts and obtain soul rings to become stronger. But what if one day all the soul beasts are killed? Wouldn't Soul Masters then be unable to become stronger?"
Yu Xiaogang voiced the questions that had lingered in his mind ever since he learned about the cultivation system of the Douluo Continent.
"Haha, don't worry about that. Soul Masters only consume a tiny amount of soul beasts."
"The majority of soul beast deaths are always due to internal killings among soul beasts."
"A Soul Master can only have nine soul rings in their lifetime. Even with twin Martial Souls, the total is only eighteen."
"But a soul beast needs to eat every day."
"Each time they eat, they must kill a soul beast."
"There are even some bloodthirsty spirit beasts who, when they have nothing better to do, kill a couple of spirit beasts for fun."
"Compared to spirit beasts, the number of spirit beasts we human Soul Masters consume is undoubtedly far too few."
[Yu Yuanzhen said with a smile, and upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang suddenly realized what was going on.]
"Thinking about it that way, it makes sense."
Having figured it out, Yu Xiaogang stopped dwelling on the issue.
Over the next few days, Yu Xiaogang and Yu Yuanzhen wandered around the Star Dou Great Forest.
During this time, they encountered many dragon-type spirit beasts, but these spirit beasts were either the wrong age or possessed certain attributes; in any case, they were not the spirit beasts that Yu Xiaogang needed.
Just when Yu Xiaogang thought they would continue searching like this, at noon that day, suddenly, the roar of a ferocious beast reached his ears.
[Along with this came a loud scream filled with shock and anger.]
"Oh no, stop them!"
Upon hearing this sound, Yu Yuanzhen immediately quickened his pace.
"Is someone fighting a soul beast?"
"There are quite a few soul beasts that can sense movement and stillness!"
Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Xiaogang quickly assessed the situation.
"Let's go take a look!"
Yu Yuanzhen lifted Yu Xiaogang with one hand and quickly headed towards the direction from which the sound came.
Upon arriving at the destination, Yu Xiaogang was deeply impressed by the scene before him.
At this very moment, a large group of spirit beasts was attacking two spirit masters.
Behind the two Soul Masters was a young girl absorbing a soul ring.
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