Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 86 The Beginning of Fate ①
The night passed quickly.

At dawn, Shu Yan and Wu Ming greeted Han Ruoruo and then went to the outer courtyard to gather the group.

The two waited for about fifteen minutes after arriving at the location before the group of nearly ten people arrived.

Apart from the two leaders, Shu Yan and Wu Ming, the group also included three inner court students and six sixth-year outer court students, making a total of eleven people.

Six of the outer academy students needed their fourth spirit ring. Due to differences in their physical attributes, the required spirit ring age varied, but it was generally between four thousand and seven thousand years.

As for the three inner court students, one of them was actually an acquaintance of Shu Yan.

That's right, she is none other than Elemental Ice Ling Luo Chen, now the undisputed number one controller of the new generation in the Inner Academy.

Speaking of which, it seems that her breakthrough to Soul King was much earlier than in the original story, just like Han Ruoruo's. Since the last special training session before the holiday, Ling Luochen seemed to have disappeared from the inner courtyard. Shu Yan had not seen her or heard any news about her for a long time.

What Shu Yan didn't know was that after Han Ruoruo revealed her feelings that night, she was afraid to appear in front of Shu Yan for some reason. So she stayed at home or in a simulated cultivation place to cultivate. In just a few months, she had already surpassed the major realm breakthrough that was originally expected to take more than half a year to complete.

At this point, Ling Luochen seemed to have suddenly discovered a new world.

She set a goal for herself and cultivated with the determination to achieve it. Because this goal was so important to her, her mental fortitude was stronger than ever before, and her speed naturally increased.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Ling Luochen took the initiative to greet Shu Yan.

Shu Yan nodded, then joked:

"It seems you've been cultivating quite well lately. I thought it would take you another six months to break through to the Soul King level."

Ling Luochen's face remained aloof. She paused for a moment before speaking:

"You're not bad either. I heard you've already broken through to become a Soul King. I'm quite curious, just how strong are you now..."

"How strong..."

Shu Yan thought for a moment, then held up two fingers to indicate his intention before looking at Ling Luochen and saying:
"I'm probably just a tiny bit better than you..."

"Um…?"

Ling Luochen hesitated for a moment. For some reason, she felt as if she had seen a vast starry sky between Shu Yan's two fingers.

"Alright, that's enough for now, it's getting late."

Shu Yan interrupted Ling Luochen, glancing around before speaking clearly:
"Everyone, this isn't your first time hunting souls in the Star Dou Great Forest, so I'm sure you're all familiar with the process. I won't go into too much detail. Now, from left to right, please introduce your names and martial souls, followed by the type and age of the soul beast you're looking for."

The group exchanged glances, and the tall, slender female student from the inner court standing on the far left spoke first:
"Double Jade, Martial Soul: Shattered Jade Spear, Power Attack Type Soul Master, Target: Fifth Soul Ring, Soul Beast with an age of no more than 20,000 years and strong attack power is acceptable."

Following Shuangyu's lead, the others gradually added their own remarks:

"Dou Yang, Martial Soul: Flame Demon Bear, Power Attack Type Soul Master, Aims for his fifth Soul Ring, with the same requirements as the two senior sisters."

"Ling Luochen, Martial Soul Element Ice, Control-type Soul Master, Aims for Fifth Soul Ring, Requires a Powerful Ice-attribute Soul Beast, Age No More Than 17,000 Years."

"Lan Yuxin, Martial Soul: Icebound Deer, Control-type Soul Master, Aims for her fourth Soul Ring. Like Senior Sister Ling, she needs an Ice-attribute Soul Beast, no older than six thousand years." Lan Yuxin is also a renowned beauty in the Outer Court. Her long, ice-blue hair is very eye-catching in the crowd, and her looks are almost as stunning as Ling Luochen's.

Her potential is also the strongest among the six outer court students. She is only sixteen years old, but her cultivation has already broken through to the Soul Sect level. It is unlikely that she will become a Soul Emperor before the age of twenty, but it is almost certain that she will become a Soul King.

As for her martial soul... Shu Yan really wanted to ask her if one of her soul skills was called Frost Deer Ice Spikes...

When Lan Yuxin noticed Shu Yan's gaze, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes. She was indeed a beautiful woman with countless suitors from the outer courtyard, but at the same time, her standards were extremely high. A handsome and exceptionally talented genius like Shu Yan was her target.

As for the others... they're just sycophants, not worth mentioning at all...

The other five students from the Foreign Languages ​​Department were mostly over eighteen years old and none of them had any particularly outstanding characteristics.

Only the last person caught his and Wu Ming's attention, and the reason was simple: the last person's martial soul was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, a top-tier support-type martial soul renowned throughout the continent.

This person's name was Ning Yufan. Shu Yan was certain that he had never seen him before, but for some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity about him.

Seemingly noticing Shu Yan's gaze, the refined-looking Ning Yufan smiled gently, and then spoke:
"Senior Shu Yan, you really are just as my grandfather said, a genius beyond ordinary people..."

"Your grandfather?"

Ning Yufan nodded, then continued with a smile:

"My grandfather's name is Ning Lecheng. I wonder if Senior Shu Yan still remembers him?"

"Hehe... You're Mr. Ning's grandson? Of course I remember that. I wonder how Mr. Ning has been lately?"

Almost instantly, Shu Yan remembered the member of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan whom he had once threatened and then had to compromise with.

"My grandfather is doing well, thank you for your concern..."

Ning Yufan smiled and answered, then said nothing more. However, judging from his appearance, he clearly had something on his mind, but Shu Yan was too lazy to guess what it was.

Wu Ming clapped his hands, then said:

"This Soul Hunt isn't too difficult, but everyone should still be careful and not leave the group to act alone. If I catch anyone messing around, who would dare to... Hehe, my Golden Crow True Fire is no joke..."

Wu Ming's golden-red eyes swept over the crowd indifferently, sending a chill down everyone's spine and giving them a new understanding of how terrifying this Golden Crow Saintess was.

Before long, with the arrival of Beibei and an excited Tang Ya, the Soul Hunting Team was fully assembled.

Since most of the team members lacked the ability to fly or even a flying soul tool, they had no choice but to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest on foot.

The speed was naturally much slower, but Shu Yan wasn't in a hurry.

His main purpose for this trip was to see if he could get his hands on a wisp of Electrolux's soul. As for the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, to be honest, it was really dispensable.

For him, Electrolux was far more valuable and useful than the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm...

(End of this chapter)