"Would anyone really do this? No one knows the upper limit of the Adventurer profession, but Soul Masters already have Title Douluos proving their power."
Oscar was skeptical. The golden age for Soul Masters is before twenty. Delaying a few years would definitely slow down their future cultivation speed and reduce their chances of breaking through to Title Douluo.
Lin Bai, unwilling to be questioned further, changed the subject:
"Adventurers can cultivate Soul Power when leveling up, they just don't add Soul Rings. If an elder helps with leveling, they don't need to lift a finger; they can just intimidate monsters with their aura, allowing the younger generation to easily kill them." "
Using this method, it's estimated that they can reach level 40 in one or two years, meeting the minimum requirement for fusing a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring. Plus, they can cultivate Soul Power regularly, so the time spent won't exceed a year." "
A year to obtain the first ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, and the subsequent Soul Ring ages will only be higher. Why not?"
Lin Bai believed that his method was likely to be realized in the future, but he didn't care. Even with high Soul Ring ages, it all depended on the Soul Master's performance.
Everyone seemed thoughtful. The emergence of the dungeon would further polarize the strength of Soul Masters. Top-tier Soul Master factions would find it easier to cultivate powerful Soul Masters, while ordinary Soul Masters, lacking early training, would have their potential limited.
Xiao Wu frowned. If things developed this way, Soul Beasts would become stronger, and Soul Masters' combat power would also increase accordingly, ultimately harming the Soul Beasts.
Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San worriedly. Hearing Lin Bai's analysis, he also fell into deep thought. The Soul Master world was about to undergo a transformation; it was his chance to wash away his shame and regain the world's respect. He needed to pay attention to collecting information on this topic in the future.
The area near the treetops gradually quieted down, with only the roars of the beasts below remaining. The fluctuations in Soul Power were intense; Flander and Zhao Wuji were already bloodthirsty.
The Soul Beasts' intelligence had increased, but their inherent savagery hadn't disappeared. The death of their kind didn't frighten them; instead, it aroused their inherent ferocity. Especially with a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast as their leader, thousands of Soul Beasts had already made the two Soul Saints their prey.
Flander and Zhao Wuji naturally resisted. The Soul Saints activated their Martial Soul True Body, using their first six Soul Rings without consuming Soul Power to withstand the relentless attacks of the Soul Beasts.
Time slowly passed, half an hour later.
Dai Mubai noticed Tang San's eyelids twitching, and the Soul Rings were absorbed into his body. He said,
"Tang San seems to be awake."
Lin Bai turned his head and saw that Tang San was indeed awake. The first thing he saw upon opening his eyes was roaring Soul Beasts and a blood-soaked meadow.
This scene startled Tang San. He placed his right hand on his belt and summoned his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul with his left. Two Soul Rings, one yellow and one purple, shone brightly in the sunlight as he warily watched the massacre before him.
It was indeed a massacre. The ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beasts, their strength doubled, couldn't defeat Flander and Zhao Wuji even when they attacked together; instead, they had killed over a hundred Soul Beasts themselves.
Even with so many soul beasts dead, the few ten-thousand-year soul beasts still showed no sign of backing down. They couldn't do anything to Flanders and Lin Bai, and Flanders and Lin Bai couldn't do anything to the few ten-thousand-year soul beasts either. Lin Bai didn't need to worry about Tang San's safety, but Flanders and Lin Bai couldn't.
Noticing that Tang San had woken up, Flanders breathed a sigh of relief. His arms flashed out like long swords, repelling the ten-thousand-year-old Purple Spirit Fox. Using the impact, he drifted down like willow catkins, grabbed Tang San, and soared into the sky
. "Old Zhao, Tang San is awake. Don't linger in the fight. Quickly find a chance to break through."
Flanders shouted to remind Zhao Wuji, then lowered his head and instructed Tang San, "I'll take you to Xiao Gang's place. You two leave the Star Dou Great Forest first. Old Zhao and I will follow shortly."
Tang San knew he couldn't help, so he agreed, "I understand, Dean."
"Okay, go ahead."
Flander approached the tree where Yu Xiaogang was, forcefully throwing Tang San onto it. Tang San landed on a branch, joining Yu Xiaogang, while Flander went back to meet Zhao Wuji.
"Teacher, Dean Flander wants us to leave the Star Dou Great Forest first."
"Alright, let's go."
Yu Xiaogang carefully examined Tang San, finding no wounds, nodded, and jumped down from the tree, calling to the others, "Children, let's go together. Dean Flander will hold off the spirit beasts, don't fall behind."
The students jumped down from the trees and ran out of the spirit beast encirclement. The roars of the beasts echoed behind them as several ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts fled upon seeing their prey, remotely controlling their spirit beasts to accelerate their attack.
The spirit masters were fast; even the weakest, Yu Xiaogang and Oscar, with the help of Tang San and Dai Mubai, didn't fall behind. The group successfully returned to the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest; a little further on would lead them out of the forest.
"Stop! Teacher, someone has fainted up ahead."
Tang San's eyes glowed purple; he maintained his Purple Demon Eyes, wary of any dangers around him.
Lin Bai also noticed the figure collapsed under the tree. Dressed in a long white dress, she stood out starkly against the wild forest, like an angel fallen to earth. Her profile was pale and delicate, her long, flowing silver hair cascading down to her waist and hips, outlining alluring curves that evoked pity.
Yu Xiaogang frowned. The Star Dou Great Forest was fraught with danger; the sudden appearance of a little girl was extremely strange.
He hesitated, while Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai were eager to help. Oscar, standing to the side, wanted to speak but hesitated, wanting to step forward to assist, but seeing no one else acting, he didn't dare.
At this moment, a majestic female voice rang in Xiao Wu's ears: "Soft-Boned Rabbit Xiao Wu, conceal my identity. Remember, my name is now Gu Yuena, a friend from your hometown."
Xiao Wu trembled, feeling the suppression emanating from the pinnacle of her soul beast bloodline. Her pink pupils trembled uncontrollably. She involuntarily looked at Lin Bai, but then, remembering something, she forced herself to turn away, suppressing her fear.
"Gu Yuena? Is it Gu Yuena?"
Xiao Wu herself didn't realize the tremor in her voice. She leaped to the front of the group, suppressing her fear as she helped Gu Yuena up. Her hands touched Gu Yuena's fair skin, but she no longer felt the oppressive aura that had just instilled fear in her. Her wildly beating heart gradually returned to normal.
"Xiao Wu, is this someone you know?"
Yu Xiaogang, as the eldest among them, was the first to ask.
"Yes."
Xiao Wu, at a loss, nodded. "Her name is Gu Yuena. She's a friend from my hometown. I don't know why she fainted here."
Lin Bai narrowed his eyes and nodded meaningfully.
"Gu Yuena, what a lovely name. Xiao Wu, is she injured? Let's feed her a sausage to heal her wounds."
Oscar finally found a chance to interject, chanting a lewd incantation: "I have a big sausage!"
Gu Yuena, buried in Xiao Wu's arms, twitched her eye, let out a soft moan, and slowly woke up, her pink lips parting slightly, "Where is this?"
(End of Chapter)