Chapter 90: The Past of Snake Lance Douluo, The Danger and Opportunity of the Star Dou Great Forest
Half an hour passed, and the sun had now climbed onto the branches. Xue Qinghe exhaled a breath of white Qi. Although it was not as refined and thread-like as Tang Shan's, it clearly had some level of skill.
After finishing breakfast, Xue Qinghe looked at Tang Shan: "Has your Soul Power stabilized?"
Hearing Xue Qinghe's question, Tang Shan nodded.
"It has completely calmed down, and I can set off at any time."
"Good, then be careful on your journey, and may everything go smoothly."
Xue Qinghe urged.
"Your Highness, rest assured, with me here."
Snake Lance Douluo appeared beside Tang Shan at some unknown moment.
Tang Shan turned to look at him: "Senior, how shall we travel?"
"I will take you for a ride, and we will rest once we reach the small town around the Star Dou Great Forest."
After saying this, he bowed slightly to Xue Qinghe, and after using sound transmission to instruct Porcupinefish Douluo to take good care of Xue Qinghe, he grabbed Tang Shan, wrapped him in powerful Soul Power, and in the blink of an eye, soared into the sky and disappeared into the horizon.
Watching the two disappear into the horizon, Xue Qinghe's gaze was somewhat profound.
A four-thousand-nine-hundred-year Diamond Mammoth, a True Body Martial Soul. I am very much looking forward to seeing how much strength you can unleash when you reach a Breakthrough to the second ring.
The Star Dou Great Forest is not only a gathering place for Soul Beast where Soul Master obtain Soul Ring, but also a natural treasure trove.
The rich Origin Qi within it is not only beneficial for the Cultivate of Soul Master but also nurtures many Heaven And Earth Treasure. Countless Soul Master flock to it one after another, not caring even if they leave behind countless bones.
The periphery of the Star Dou Great Forest is densely packed with small towns, specifically designed to provide supplies for Soul Master, and there are also many small teams recruiting people here to hunt for Martial Souls.
Silently, two figures landed in a forest on the outskirts of the town, startling a few birds.
The air from nature was inhaled into the chest, clear and refreshing, making Tang Shan, who had just finished traveling, feel invigorated.
"You wait here for a while, I need to restore my Soul Power first."
Snake Lance Douluo said, then sat cross-legged on the spot and fell into a state of Cultivate.
Tang Shan leaned against a tree, looking at the tall and straight old man in front of him, who resembled a long spear, deep in thought.
It seems that the Titled Douluo of the douluo one era really do not have Martial Soul cores. It requires restoring Soul Power just to bring me to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. Clearly, they do not possess the ability to automatically absorb Origin Qi from the heavens and earth like a Martial Soul core.
I am truly curious about how the Titled Douluo of this era Cultivate. If I can condense a Martial Soul core, what kind of terrifying power could I unleash?
Unfortunately, although I know they are Titled Douluo, I must pretend not to know. Unless Xue Qinghe takes the initiative to confess his identity to me, it is really not easy to ask the two Titled Douluo about the essentials of subsequent Cultivate.
Forget it, I am only at the second ring now, and the ninth ring is still far away. There is no need to rush. Let me think about what my will is first.
Tang Shan suppressed his curiosity about the Cultivate of Titled Douluo in the douluo one era and began to ponder the understanding of will that Senior She had taught him.
I now understand the essence of will. In fact, as Senior She said, it is to condense one's own beliefs and realize one's own thoughts. Over time, the will naturally condenses.
However, one must also consider a problem: whether the growth after the condensation of will is rapid depends on whether the condensed will is sufficiently aligned with one's heart.
This point is very important, so it must be carefully considered.
"Alright."
Snake Lance Douluo's words startled Tang Shan from his deep thoughts. He hurriedly got up and followed him toward the nearby town.
Entering the town, they simply found an inn, opened two rooms, and checked in.
Nothing happened overnight. The next morning, after Tang Shan finished his morning exercises, he went to the first floor and found that Snake Lance Douluo was already eating breakfast.
He went to buy breakfast and returned, sitting in front of him, and asked: "Senior, do you think we need to prepare anything else?"
"No, I have a tent here, and we can solve other food problems on the spot once we get inside."
Snake Lance Douluo's voice was calm, but there was an unhidden arrogance in it.
Soon, the two finished breakfast and walked toward the exit of the town. At this time, the shouting of Martial Soul hunting teams reached Tang Shan's ears.
"Forming a team to hunt the Moonlight Wolf pack, lacking one defense-type Spirit Elder. Is anyone coming? The split is easy to talk about."
"Taking people to hunt hundred-year and thousand-year Soul Beast to obtain Soul Ring, ten years of experience, the average team casualty rate is less than 10%, the price is fair, those interested come here."
"Large hunting group, whether you need Soul Beast Materials or Heaven And Earth Treasure, or need to obtain Soul Ring, it's all easy to talk about. If your strength meets the standard, you can join for free."
Tang Shan looked at those Martial Soul hunting teams with some curiosity, feeling that their style of conduct was somewhat similar to the mercenaries of his previous life.
"There are many pitfalls in these Martial Soul hunting teams, and many young Soul Master often fall into them."
Snake Lance Douluo suddenly spoke, explaining to Tang Shan who was looking around curiously.
Tang Shan was a bit surprised. He didn't know why the other party suddenly told him this, but he still asked curiously: "Then Senior She, how can these pitfalls be distinguished?"
Snake Lance Douluo pointed to the largest Martial Soul hunting group and began to explain: "Like this kind of relatively large one, basically there won't be any problems. After all, the scale itself is here, and it is easy to attract most people's attention; and with so many people, if they really have ill intentions, it is very easy for the news to spread and be exposed. So if you have relatively sufficient funds, it is a good choice for civilian Soul Master to join a large Martial Soul hunting group to obtain Soul Ring."
"Senior, if you have sufficient funds, you may not necessarily be a civilian Soul Master."
Tang Shan saw the problem and couldn't help but speak.
"The subsidies issued by the Spirit Hall every month should be enough to cover the cost of hunting Soul Ring for the corresponding stage after two or three years of accumulation. For example, if you want a large Martial Soul hunting group to help hunt the first Soul Ring, it will cost dozens of gold coin, the second Soul Ring will require hundreds, and the third Soul Ring will require thousands. Although it is more expensive, the advantage is that it is safe enough."
Snake Lance Douluo's gaze swept to other scattered small teams, and his eyes were somewhat complicated: "If funds are indeed lacking, you can look for those small Martial Soul hunting groups with good reputations. Generally speaking, there won't be any major problems. But if you show off your wealth too much, they might just turn into robbers, find an opportunity to do a job, and then disappear."
Tang Shan's heart tightened, and he couldn't help but feel a little vigilant about those small Martial Soul hunting teams.
"The worst are those teams that are obviously cheap. Generally speaking, the fee to join a large Martial Soul hunting team starts at ten times the subsidy you get as a Soul Master after a Breakthrough. The fee for a reputable small Martial Soul hunting team is equivalent to the subsidy you get as a Soul Master after a Breakthrough. As for those with nothing, most of them are Soul Master by profession and robbers by side job."
"Is there no one to manage it?"
Tang Shan frowned when he heard that there was such chaos on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Who will manage it? Most of the Soul Master who go to the Star Dou Great Forest are from the two Empire of Heaven Dou and Star Luo. It is a mix of fish and dragons here. If any side intervenes, it will arouse the vigilance of the other side. As for the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Hall has specialized Soul Master to lead, so there is no need to join any hunting group at all."
Snake Lance Douluo's words made Tang Shan fall into silence. The two Empire didn't want to manage it, and the Spirit Hall didn't need to manage it, so it made sense that the chaos in the towns around the Star Dou Great Forest had existed for a long time.
"Tang Shan, you are lucky. After joining under Your Highness, you won't have to worry about Soul Ring for a long time. For a Soul Master, this is already a great blessing."
Snake Lance Douluo's tone was somewhat complicated and emotional for some reason. Thinking of the Soul Ring configuration in the original work, Tang Shan seemed to understand a little.
In the original work, when the two Douluo, Porcupinefish and Snake Lance, appeared, their nine Soul Ring configurations were yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black, black. The fifth ring, which should have been a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast, was a thousand-year spirit ring, which is clearly not worthy of their Aptitude to Cultivate to Titled Douluo.
Combined with the chaos just learned, it is clear that the two of them must have had an unpleasant and deeply influential story about the hunting group.
They should have originally been people from the Heaven Dou or Star Luo Empire, and later joined the Spirit Hall for some special reason.
"We are about to enter the Star Dou Great Forest, be vigilant."
Snake Lance Douluo's calm words woke Tang Shan from his contemplation. Facing the vast green sea not far in front of him, his heart was surging.
The Star Dou Great Forest is the largest gathering place for Soul Beast on Douluo Planet besides the ocean. It has everything from ten-year and hundred-year Soul Beast to ten-thousand-year and Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast.
In the deepest part of the Great Vicious Land, there is also a group of Vicious Beast that have surpassed one hundred thousand years.
The ground under his feet gradually turned into a dense sea of Blue Silver Grass. The slender grass leaves brushed against his ankles like emerald tassels, soft and silent when stepped on.
Overhead, thousand-year-old trees towered into the sky, the thick trunks needing several people to hug, the vigorous branches interlacing like Dragon, supporting a green dome that could not be dissolved, completely shielding the fierce sunlight, only mottled and fragmented light spots scattered through the gaps of the overlapping leaves, jumping and flickering on the wet humus soil.
The air was filled with the fragrance of grass and trees, the fishy smell of wet soil, and the faint aura of Soul Beast, weaving into a wild taste unique to the primeval forest.
Not long after entering, Tang Shan clearly perceived that the Origin Qi of heaven and earth was so rich that it was almost liquefied. Strands of it drilled into his limbs and bones. As he breathed normally, the speed of his Cultivate increase was significantly faster than his usual breathing.
"Such rich Origin Qi."
Tang Shan couldn't help but exclaim.
"It is precisely because of the rich Origin Qi here that so many Soul Master come here one after another. This place has nurtured many Heaven And Earth Treasure, but while there are opportunities everywhere, there are also crises hidden."
Snake Lance Douluo's voice had just fallen when a black shadow wrapped in cold, fishy wind suddenly shot out from the branches above his head like a poisoned arrow, aiming directly at Tang Shan's eyes, moving so fast that only an afterimage remained.
Facing the sudden attack, Tang Shan was not panicked. His keen sense of crisis made him discover the existence of the attacker early.
His Martial Soul was not activated. Relying solely on his strong physical fitness, Tang Shan's hand probed out like lightning, five fingers gathered into a claw, fast, accurate, and ruthless, probing and hooking. The movement was smooth and flowing, so fast that it was almost invisible to the naked eye, as if nothing had happened.
Only a crisp sound of "crack" was heard, and the slight sound of bone breaking was particularly clear in the quiet forest.
Thump!
The black shadow fell to the ground, kicking up a few broken leaves, revealing its true appearance.
It was a small, pitch-black snake. Even its eyes and mouth were pitch black.
At this moment, the little black snake's neck was twisted at a strange angle, completely limp on the ground, its mouth could only move reflexively a few times, and it had already lost its breath.
A white Soul Ring, with a faint fluctuation of Soul Power, slowly floated out from its stiff body, swaying gently in the dim light of the forest.
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