Deep in the Sunset Forest,Chen Xin and Dongfang Yao had been searching for two and a half days, but still hadn't found a suitable soul beast for their second soul ring.
Disciple, let's search one last night," Chen Xin said, gazing at the darkening sky. "If we still can't find a suitable one, we'll set off for the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow."
As one of the three major soul beast sathering places, the Sunset Forest, while not lacking in ten-thousand-year soul beasts, was far less diverse than the Star Dou Great Forest.
If they were to just find any thousand-year soul beast to make do, not only would Dongfang Yao not agree, but Chen Xin, as their master, would absolutely not agree either.
Chen Xin's own second soul skill, "Spirit Sword Guardian," was a lesson learned.
This defensive soul skill, which formed a protective shield centered on himself, wasn't even satisfactory to him.
Although the more soul power output, the stronger the defense,the Seven Kill Sword was originally a top-tier weapon spirit primarily for killing, and should have been an offensive weapon. Unfortunately, the soul beast that absorbed his second soul ring possessed both offensive and defensive attributes.
He had bad luck and obtained a defensive soul skill. The defensive soul skill was bad enough, but it didn't even directly boost his attributes; he had to stand still to cast it.
Now that he had taken on a beloved disciple, he couldn't let her repeat the same mistake.
Night fell, the bright moon hung high, and starlight spilled through the forest.
Chen Xin, walking ahead, suddenly focused his gaze. He saw a thick, poisonous fog obscuring the view inside.
"Is it a poison-attribute soul beast?" Dongfang Yao peeked out from behind her master, peering curiously.
All the soul beasts they had encountered along the way had either been driven away by Chen Xin or killed.
Just then, two figures slowly emerged from the forest not far from the edge of the poisonous fog.
Chen Xin's expression remained calm and composed.
The newcomers were an old man and a young girl.
The old man was tall and thin, with dark green hair and eyes that exuded a cold, sinister aura. His venomous gaze sent chills down one's spine, and he emanated a pungent, fishy stench.
The girl had short, dark purple hair, exuding a heroic air. Her emerald green eyes held a hint of the uncanny, yet her womanhood added an air of otherworldly mystery.
This was Dongfang Yao's first impression of the two.
'Sword Dao Chen Xin? What's he doing here?' The old man was surprised, but outwardly he respectfully bowed:
"So you are the Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. I've long admired your name."
Chen Xin nodded slightly in return: "Azure Scale Douluo, no need for such formalities."
He then introduced her to the disciple beside him: "Yao'er, this is the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, renowned as the number one Poison Soul Master in the world, unparalleled in poison."
Dongfang Yao was startled and quickly bowed: "Greetings, Senior Dugu. I am Dongfang Yao, and I have long admired your name."
Dugu Bo nodded, secretly wondering if this young girl was Ning Fengzhi's youngest daughter?
He then called out to the purple-haired girl beside him, "Yan Yan."
Upon hearing this, the girl quickly bowed to Chen Xin, "Junior Dugu Yan greets Your Majesty Sword Douluo."
After a few pleasantries, the atmosphere fell silent.
Chen Xin was naturally taciturn and had only met the other party a few times.
Dugu Bo was naturally aloof, hated trouble, and disliked dealing with strangers.
Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School supported the Heaven Dou Royal Family, and Dugu Bo was also a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Royal Family, the two had never interacted before, so there was naturally nothing to talk about.
Unexpectedly, it was Dugu Bo who spoke first this time.
Although Dugu Bo looked older, Chen Xin was actually older, and his soul power had reached level ninety-six, far beyond Dugu Bo's reach.
"I wonder what brings Sword Douluo to this Sunset Forest? Is there anything I can do to help?"
Seeing Chen Xin staring at the poison array he had set up, Dugu Bo's heart tightened, worried that the other party had discovered his cultivation treasure.
Chen Xin didn't hide anything, telling him frankly, "I've long heard that Poison Douluo has lived in this forest for a long time and has extensive knowledge. This girl beside me is my personal disciple, and she needs a soul ring to break through, but unfortunately, I haven't found a suitable soul beast after searching for many days."
Dugu Bo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as she wasn't here to steal his territory.
However, Chen Xin's disciple?
He carefully examined Dongfang Yao; this girl looked even younger than his own granddaughter.
The fact that Chen Xin had taken on a disciple was common knowledge within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but Ning Fengzhi and others hadn't publicized it. Those who needed to know would naturally find out at the appropriate time to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Although he was puzzled, providing information about soul beasts was just a small favor, and it would even earn him a small favor.
"What kind of soul beast does your beloved disciple need? I might know where they live."
After Chen Xin told him his needs, Dugu Bo couldn't help but frown deeply.
'A two-thousand-year-old soul beast? Has Chen Xin gone senile? How old is that girl?' Despite his doubts, he only hoped that Chen Xin would leave the poison array as soon as possible to avoid discovering his herb garden.
After all, he knew he was no match for Chen Xin.
After pondering for a moment, Dugu Bo actually thought of a suitable soul beast nearby.
He looked up at the sky; the timing was perfect.
"Come with me, there might be one suitable, let's see if it's here today."
Chen Xin nodded,leading Dongfang Yao as they followed Dugu Bo through the forest.
After a short while, the four stopped behind a dense thicket of trees.
Dugu Bo pointed ahead and whispered, "We're lucky, look!"
Following his gaze, they saw a small cave with green moss covering the rocks at the entrance, which stood out brightly in the moonlight. Standing on the moss was a wolf-like soul beast.
This was a moss wolf, which only lived near caves where moss grew.
Ordinary moss wolves had dark green fur, but this one was deep blue.
Upon closer inspection, its fur was dotted with tiny white spots, like stars in the night sky.
At this moment, its entire body, including its claws and fangs, glowed faintly under the bright moonlight and glittering starlight.
One could sense from afar that its soul power was constantly gathering and rising!
"Cultivating with starlight? Could this be a mutated moss wolf! Although its cultivation is only 1900 years, its attributes are a perfect match!" Chen Xin's eyes flashed with joy.
Although he didn't know what skills this soul beast possessed, light-attribute soul beasts were rare, especially since Dongfang Yao's Star Sword clearly possessed the light attribute!
If a soul beast's attribute matched the attribute of its martial soul, it might produce unexpected results!
Absorbing a soul beast related to starlight and possessing considerable attack power would be perfect for Dongfang Yao!
"Master, I'm going!" Before Dongfang Yao finished speaking, she had already rushed out like an arrow.
Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, standing to the side, were dumbfounded.
This little girl actually wants to fight a thousand-year-old soul beast alone?
Dugu Yan felt even more disdain.
She was only fourteen years old and had recently obtained her third soul ring, advancing to Soul Master. She was already an outstanding student among her peers.
Yet, even she didn't dare to face a thousand-year-old soul beast alone.
This little girl in front of her looked no more than seven or eight years old. How could she possibly win?
Dugu Bo had the same thought, assuming that Chen Xin was just training his disciple and would definitely help in the end.
However, the next second,the thousand-year-old soul ring that rose from Dongfang Yao's feet left the grandfather and granddaughter speechless with astonishment.
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