Soul Land—Chapter 16: Zhu Qing's Little Thoughts.
Just as Ling Qianyao thought, Zhu Zhuyun, the wife's sister, came to the door that night with a threatening look on her face, forcing him to explain the purpose of their purchase of whale glue that day.
After delivering the forged ancient book in advance, Zhu Zhuyun left with the whale glue, half believing and half doubting, and sent two dissolved whale glues, including Ling Qianyao's, the next day.
After discussing with Ling Qianyao, Zhu Zhuqing's first soul ring was determined to be 600 years old. This sister did not want Zhu Zhuqing to take too many risks.
Ling Qianyao also chose 600 years as the upper limit for the first soul ring. He could really feel the physical enhancement brought by the whale glue, but he had not yet absorbed a soul ring, so he chose to play it safe.
Ling Qianyao's Dormitory.
"Zhu Qing, it's time to drink the medicine."
Zhu Zhuqing took the small can with a slight tremor, glanced at Ling Qianyao, and then resolutely drank it all.
Ling Qianyao, who had already taken whale glue the night before, took out a huge box of ice cubes from the storage ring, silently closed the room door, and waited quietly in the living room.
"It's so hot."
Zhu Zhuqing's face was flushed, her body covered in red, her mouth slightly open as she exhaled hot air.
Her eyes gradually blurred. After using ice cubes to restore a little rationality, Zhu Zhuqing cast her gaze on the door handle, then decisively turned it and walked out of the room.
"What are you going to do?" Ling Qianyao raised his eyebrows.
"Qianyao, I feel uncomfortable." Zhu Zhuqing paused for a moment, and when she reached Ling Qianyao, she finally collapsed and landed in Ling Qianyao's arms.
A sly look flashed in her eyes as she buried her head in Ling Qianyao's shoulder, breathing out hot air.
Her small hands were still restless, hugging Ling Qianyao; her pretty face kept rubbing against his body.
Ling Qianyao was silent for a moment, then wrapped his arms around Zhu Zhuqing's waist. His soul power circulated through the spinal center acupoint, calming her mind and regulating her soul power.
Two and a half days later, Ling Qianyao went out to hunt the soul beast under the leadership of the dean.
Their goal for this trip was the Soul Beast Forest on Star Luo Mountain, west of Star Luo City, not the Soul Hunting Forest governed by the Spirit Hall.
In the Soul Hunting Forest, most soul beasts are captured and raised by the staff of the Spirit Hall and are provided to novice soul masters below the Soul Ancestor rank for actual combat practice and soul ring acquisition.
This move reduces the chance of soul masters dying in the Novice Village.
However, there are too few soul beasts there, making it not the best choice for soul masters who pursue the ultimate.
Moreover, after the Junior Soul Master Academy determined that Ling Qianyao's martial soul was an acquired mutation and a sword-type martial soul related to the stars, the soul-beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest had nothing to do with him.
The Starlight Deer, an extremely rare soul beast, is rumored to possess a trace of sacred unicorn blood in its body.
Its soul ring can bring pure and powerful soul power enhancement to soul masters and may also grant them some special abilities related to the sacred.
This kind of soul beast only appears when the sky is full of stars, and its whereabouts are erratic and extremely difficult to find.
More than half a month passed before Ling Qianyao and Dean Su finally found traces of a starlight deer of the right age one night in the northern part of Star Luo Mountain.
The deer's antlers resembled crystal branches, inlaid with star gems; its fur was covered in star spots, and it exuded a faint silver light. Several starlight deer were drinking water leisurely by a small lake, becoming prey in the eyes of Ling Qianyao and Dean Su.
"Three hundred years, three hundred years, six hundred years," Dean Su frowned. "If it weren't for the Zhu family's discussion with me and the mild attributes of this Starlight Deer soul beast, I really wouldn't want you to try to break through the age limit to absorb soul rings.
After all, the physical improvement brought by whale glue has an upper limit. When you reach the level of Soul King and can absorb ten-thousand-year soul rings, the difference of a few hundred years between the first and second soul rings becomes insignificant."
Ling Qianyao shook his head. "Accumulated advantages often determine how far you can go in the future. Every bit of pure and powerful soul power reinforces the cornerstone of the future. I have decided; please."
Dean Su glanced at Ling Qianyao, a flash of approval in his eyes. "In the actual combat assessment, the combat power of this soul beast is not strong. The two-hundred-year-old one is yours. Let me see how the first one of this session goes."
"Okay!"
As soon as Ling Qianyao finished speaking, the two rushed toward the starlight deer that were drinking water leisurely by the small lake.
Dean Su rushed straight at the six-hundred-year-old Starlight Deer with lightning speed, while Ling Qianyao aimed at the two-hundred-year-old one.
The Starlight Deer sensed the danger and fled in all directions.
Ling Qianyao's footsteps were brisk, and with his excellent body skills and speed, he quickly closed the distance to the target.
The sword in his hand flashed and accurately pierced its vitals. The Starlight Deer screamed in fear, the antlers on its head shining with starlight, and bursts of light fell, slightly healing its injury.
Ling Qianyao raised his eyebrows and slashed its abdomen with the sword. Under the huge impact, it was directly knocked out.
Before the Starlight Deer could stand, he pressed down on it and punched its head a few times, knocking it unconscious.
"Very good," Dean Su came over carrying the six-hundred-year-old Starlight Deer. "The strength and speed are totally unlike a soul master who hasn't obtained a soul ring yet; it's truly a powerful martial soul."
Dean Su glanced at the Starlight Deer on the ground beside Ling Qianyao. "Why don't you kill it? Have you never done this before and are you afraid? The profession of soul master will expose you to more bloodshed than you think."
"Not really," Ling Qianyao shook his head. Then, decisively, the Star-Breaking Sword in his hand slashed the throat of the Starlight Deer that Dean Su threw on the ground, blood splattering as the yellow soul ring gradually rose.
"It's just a test of strength. I don't need its soul ring, so I don't need to kill it. Under the rules of heaven and earth, soul beasts and humans are natural enemies. But there is a word called 'moderation.' Killing all soul beasts indiscriminately will only bring disaster to both races. Humans don't want to have no soul rings to obtain in the future, right?"
Ling Qianyao had already sat cross-legged, tapped the three-star points of his Spirit platform acupoint, Reaching Yang acupoint, and Path to Spirit acupoint, and then activated the soul ring, pulling it to the Star-Breaking Sword.
At the same time, the "Star Hidden" skill was activated.
Hearing this, Dean Su was stunned for a moment. If Ling Qianyao were truly a compassionate saint, he wouldn't have killed the six-hundred-year-old Starlight Deer so quickly just now. He couldn't help but improve his opinion of Ling Qianyao.
Glancing at the two-hundred-year-old Starlight Deer on the ground, the soul power in his hand flowed, and he woke it up.
The Starlight Deer woke up with a horrified expression, looked at the dead companion beside it, and fled away in a panic.
Dean Su regained his focus and looked at Ling Qianyao in front of him. His heart was beating fast, but to his surprise, Ling Qianyao seemed to be very relaxed while absorbing the soul ring, and his facial expression did not change at all.
"No. When I absorbed the first soul ring, I was sweating from the pain. Why does this guy seem to be getting a massage?"
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