Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 44: Mingdou Great Forest, Xingluo Royal Academy, Xu Jiujiu (Happy New Year)
"Young Master, the Mingdou Great Forest, like the Mingdou Mountains, spans the Sun and Moon Empires and the Xingluo Empire. It is a soul beast forest about half the size of the Xingdou Great Forest and occupies one-third of the Xingluo Empire's border.

It is home to many mutant soul beasts. Although the overall strength of the soul beasts is not as good as that of the Star Dou Great Forest, they are also extremely dangerous.

The fact that those evil spirit masters were able to commit acts of rape, looting, murder, and arson outside the Mingdou Great Forest is sufficient to demonstrate their extraordinary strength."

On the soul guide boat, Yue Lao was still driving the boat, while Zhisen Soul Saint fulfilled his duties as a protector, explaining the situation to Xu Tianxi and emphasizing the great danger of this operation.

"Evil soul masters may be the rats of the dark land, but they are known for their evil methods and difficulty to deal with. They are often able to fight across borders, and they may have some methods that we cannot anticipate."

"Also, when we fight outside the Mingdou Great Forest, we must also consider the threat posed by the mutated soul beasts within. Few of them are good fighters, and their aggression is even stronger than that of ordinary soul beasts. We must not let them entangle us..."

Hearing this, Xu Tianxi's eyes flickered and he thought:
"According to what the senior said, this Mingdou Great Forest is a place of great feng shui. Apart from the Xingdou Great Forest, there shouldn't be any other gathering places for soul beasts in the original Three Kingdoms that can surpass it, right?"

Mutated soul beasts were great. He loved them the most. What was the point of having all the original soul beasts? Mutations with new abilities were interesting, like top-tier silver soul beasts.

Zhisen didn't expect that the young master's focus was so strange, as if he didn't take the notorious evil soul master seriously at all.

But since Xu Tianxi had asked, he naturally had to answer, and he slowly introduced the situation of the Mingdou Great Forest:

"Yes, the Mingdou Great Forest is adjacent to the Mingdou Mountains. It is vast and the quality of the soul beasts is generally very high. It is one of the best places for soul masters from the Sun Moon and Xing Luo empires to hunt soul rings."

"Rumor has it that a terrifyingly powerful mutant hundred-thousand-year soul beast roams the depths of the Mingdou Great Forest. Fighting against it would be tantamount to suicide for an ordinary Titled Douluo. Only a Super Douluo can contend with it."

"As for whether there are any legendary fierce beasts, I don't know. Such beings are extremely powerful. I'm afraid only the powerful Super Douluo like His Majesty the Ice Phoenix can rival them."

"I wonder if there are any silver soul beasts with astonishing strength or powerful spiritual soul beasts? Soul beasts related to stars like the moon will also be fine." Xu Tianxi asked excitedly.

The corner of Soul Saint Zhisen's eye twitched, feeling that Xu Tianxi was putting him in a difficult position.
"...Theoretically, there is definitely one, but I'm not sure about the actual situation. However, I've heard a few rumors that it might have some effect.

For example, the Star Crown Martial Spirit inherited by the current Xingluo Imperial Family has several important soul skills whose corresponding soul beasts can only be found in the Mingdou Great Forest. There must be star-type soul beasts there. Another example is that the Sun and Moon Empire hunted a silver dragon over 3,000 years ago, and that silver dragon came from the Mingdou Great Forest..."

Xu Tianxi's eyes brightened a little, and he discussed the situation of the soul beasts in the Mingdou Forest with the Soul Saint Zhisen with great interest, his heart fluctuating from time to time.

After all, the area is half of the Star Dou Great Forest. Even if it can't breed top-level ferocious beasts, it should at least breed ferocious beasts of the same level as the Titan Snow Demon King and the Ice Bear King Xiaobai. There is also a legend of the silver dragon in that place, so there may be soul beasts that are very suitable for him.

There are still six soul ring slots left for the Phantom Moon Mysterious Pupil martial soul, but none of them can be wasted. He will most likely have to find the remaining soul rings himself, so he has to plan carefully.

Zhisen, who was gradually becoming overwhelmed, racked his brains to answer Xu Tianxi's endless questions, and question marks popped up in his head.

Is this young master here to capture evil spirit masters or spirit beasts? Didn't he break through the third ring not long ago?
And wasn't he a little overconfident? They were going to kill an evil spirit master.

However, His Majesty the Ice Phoenix said that the young master once killed five evil soul masters of the Soul Sect level alone, and killed them as easily as killing chickens. Could it be that he is absolutely confident in his own strength?

Time passed quickly. After Xu Tianxi had fully explored Zhisen's knowledge, he was overjoyed and turned to discuss the topic of cultivation without a trace of nervousness.

His tone was relaxed and at ease, his expression was beaming, without a trace of the nervousness of a rookie soul master just starting out.

In fact, Xu Tianxi did not take those evil soul masters seriously.

They are just a few evil soul masters. Those who need to be captured should be captured, and those who need to be killed should be killed. If you still can't do it after depleting most of your soul power and physical strength, just change to fixed-type soul guide shells.

Of course, the first goal of this trip is to test the strength of the soul master, but this does not mean that he will be so pedantic as not to use soul guides.

Thanks to Yue Lao's generous teachings over the past few years, his soul guide skills have already reached the level of a fourth-level soul guide.

The fourth-level fixed-type soul guide shells that could only be imported in the past can now be made by hand as long as he is given enough raw materials and time. Xiao Changfeng put the fourth-level fixed-type soul guide shells he made on the black market and made a lot of gold soul coins.

The reason he couldn't create a fifth-level soul guide before breaking through to the Soul Master level was not because he couldn't carve a fifth-level core magic array, but because his soul power simply didn't allow him to complete the creation of a fifth-level soul guide on his own.

During the month of seclusion, he worked hard to improve himself and practiced several common thunder-attribute soul master attack methods, such as Thunder Shadow Step, Thunder Hand, and Thunder Fist, and made some progress.

On the other hand, he worked tirelessly and finally succeeded in creating his first fifth-level soul guide.

A level five fixed-type soul guide shell with an ice effect.

Although it is a fake imitated from the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, it was made by himself after all. Theoretically, as long as it can be made to explode near a Soul Emperor, there is a great chance of taking the Soul Emperor away, and the Soul Saint will also be frozen stiff.

Since it was something he made with his own hands, it is part of his strength and there is no reason not to use it.

If the evil soul master dares to provoke him, he will just fire his cannon and blow his mother up, letting him experience the horror of soul guide technology!
Coinciding with the New Year's Day, Xu Tianxi specially modified a Gatling-style fourth-level fixed-type soul-guided artillery shell launcher, which can give the people of Douluo Continent a little fireworks shock at any time.

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Three days later, in the evening.

Xu Tianxi and his two companions traveled by water and then by land, and finally arrived at a fairly large town fifty miles away from the Mingdou Forest, where they rested for a while.

The town is located near the Soul Beast Forest. Its architecture is simple yet wild, and it provides a variety of services and facilities for soul masters. Along the way, you can hear various shouts. Some soul masters are temporarily looking for soul hunting companions, while others are selling precious soul beast materials hunted from the Mingdou Forest.

What surprised Xu Tianxi was that there was a small force of 500 people stationed in this town, and there were fully armed knights patrolling the streets. The cold light shone on their iron armor, and their sophisticated equipment exuded a murderous aura.

"Young Master, the Xingluo Empire's Western Army has deployed 500,000 troops in the Mingdou Mountains. This place is not only a soul master supply point, but also a beacon tower, specially set up to guard against soul beast raids."

Yue Lao has military experience and can see through the intention of the layout of this place at a glance. Soul beast attacks are the thing that human society worries about the most. The four major empires have deployed warning forces in the major soul beast gathering places.

Zhisen glanced around and said, "I'm afraid it's more than that. Since the Xingluo Empire's military is here, it must be under its complete control. I'm afraid that everyone who comes in will have their information collected silently by the Xingluo Empire."

Xu Tianxi shrugged and said with a nonchalant smile, "It's okay. We're all wearing the soul guide masks made by Yue Lao, and our soul powers are completely restrained. These ordinary people can't possibly collect any useful information from us."

He had secretly observed just now that these fully armed knights of the Xingluo Empire were all strong and sturdy, and obviously they were elite soldiers who had fought in many battles.

But ordinary people without martial souls, even if they are armed to the teeth, can only fight against ordinary soul masters, the kind with white, yellow and yellow configurations.

A large number of soldiers formed into an army formation and were invincible, even forcing Titled Douluo to retreat. However, there were only 500 people here, and the threat was almost non-existent. If any one of the three of them stepped forward, they could be killed without a single survivor.

Yue Lao is a soul mentor who excels at fire coverage, and Zhisen is a top-level plant-type soul master. Both are good at group battles.

After sightseeing along the way, the three of them walked into the largest inn here, "Laifu Inn", found a secluded corner to stay and order food.

This place is adjacent to the Mingdou Forest. Some of the dishes are made with the skin and flesh of hundred-year-old soul beasts. The price is quite expensive, but money is not a problem for the three of them.

While waiting for the food, Xu Tianxi looked at the soul masters in the inn who were drinking and boasting, showing off their abilities, and seemed to be thinking about something.

Suddenly, an eye-catching group walked into the inn door, and the noisy noise suddenly died down.

Two middle-aged soul masters who were obviously the leaders of the team led the way, followed by seven people, each of whom was a handsome man or a beautiful woman with outstanding temperament, dressed in luxurious clothes, and very young, attracting many eyes and whispers.

"Such a magnificent team, they must be elders from some powerful soul master academy or sect, bringing their descendants to hunt souls, right?"

"You ignorant wimp, you can't even recognize the noble Star Crown Medal on their chests. Let me tell you, this is the emblem of our Star Luo Empire's number one academy, the Star Luo Royal Academy!"

"Xingluo Royal Academy? That's the second-best soul master academy on the continent, second only to the legendary Shrek Academy. So, aren't they all the most outstanding young talents in our country?"

"Of course not! Each of these geniuses is exceptional. I think three of them have reached the Soul King or Quasi-Soul King level, and the remaining four are Soul Sect masters. They might be the team that will compete in the Continental Soul Master Elite Competition in two years!"

"Eh? Did you see that, brother? This group of people seems to be led by the most beautiful girl. I've lived for decades and have never seen such a beautiful girl."

"Shut up, you coward! Every student at Xingluo Royal Academy is either rich or noble. She might be the daughter of a duke. How dare you lie to her? Wake up!"

"Snapped--!"

The sweaty and angry elder brother slapped the stupid younger brother hard, fearing that his words would be heard and endanger his life and property.

Not to mention the Duke's revenge, the cultivation level of the two leading soul masters alone was beyond the comprehension of a Soul Emperor like him. They must be powerful beings above the level of Soul Saints. How much horse urine must he have drunk to dare to mess with them!
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In the Xingluo Royal Academy team, Xu Jiujiu walked slowly like a moon surrounded by stars. Her long golden hair was combed into a smooth pigtail. A soft and charming smile hung on her snow-white cheeks. Her eyes were indifferent and calm. A golden gauze dress set off her somewhat proud posture, and her temperament was rounded and elegant.

Despite being stared at by many people who might not have good intentions, Xu Jiujiu remained calm and composed. She had been attending various high-end occasions since she was a child and was already familiar with such scenes.

Xu Tianxi glanced at her following the crowd's gaze, and then looked away after recognizing her identity. According to the information Xiao Changfeng gave him, this Princess Xingluo had a very high priority.

"Brother Cranky has good eyesight, but his imagination is still lacking. No duke in the Xingluo Empire has a daughter like this."

However, no matter how noble his status was, it had nothing to do with him. After he dealt with the evil soul master and escaped from the White Tiger Mansion, he would travel far away to the sun and the moon. There was no need for him to have any contact with him.

When Xu Tianxi's eyes fell on the soul beast dishes that the waiter brought belatedly, they suddenly became hot.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and eating is the biggest thing.

At the same time, Xu Jiujiu's casual and hesitant gaze happened to sweep over Xu Tianxi, and he keenly captured the changes in Xu Tianxi's expression and movements.

In this person's eyes, food seems to be more attractive than himself?
"Huh? These three people seem a little unusual?" Xu Jiujiu looked at them for a few seconds and found that Xu Tianxi and the two people beside him were not ordinary. They were covered with masks and their soul power was not visible.

This control ability is not weak, at least it can be achieved by the strong ones in the Soul Sect, such as myself.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

A strong leader of the team noticed that Xu Jiujiu looked strange, and quickly spoke with concern.

"Nothing, I just found someone interesting."

(End of this chapter)