Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Heavenly Dao Umbrella, Seven Kills Annihilation

Chapter 40 Soul Hunting Competition: A New Little Brother Arrives
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Nian is already ten years old.

Now, following him around, there's another little girl with orange hair.

"Na'er, this will be your class from now on."

"I'm in the teaching building across the street."

Jiang Nian pointed, and Hu Liena nodded weakly.

Xie Yue, standing behind him, was also somewhat reserved, not daring to make eye contact with those of his age.

"Go ahead, Yan is waiting for you inside."

After the two siblings mustered up their courage and entered Class 1 of the Human Grade, Jiang Nian and Jin Yue'er left first.

After walking for a while, I noticed she was playing with her ponytail and couldn't help but ask her a question.

"Yue'er, why are you looking down?"

"Huh? I...I'm fine." Jin Yue'er shook her head, which made Jiang Nian realize that she must have something on her mind.

After being stared at for a long time, she was the first to surrender.

"Na'er is so beautiful, and so talented..."

Indeed, she was surprised for a long time when she learned that Hu Liena had almost innate full soul power.

The three people I casually sponsored back then are all so talented?!
Jiang Nian smiled, walked over and rubbed her forehead: "Your martial soul quality is much higher than theirs, and besides... you're very beautiful too."

"Huh? Really?!" Jin Yue'er suddenly looked up, her eyes flashing with shyness, and she pursed her lips as if she was about to fly away.

"Ah."

Jiang Nian turned around and sighed inwardly.

Who could dislike a cute little girl with twin tails?

(Electric Shock Boy Insulation Diagram)

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In class, Jiang Nian looked at the students in the Heavenly Class and lay on the table, feeling a little bored.

It still feels a bit strange without someone by my side.

Forget it, I'll just focus on cultivation.

Over the past six months, with the help of those herbs, his cultivation speed has increased considerably compared to before.

I'm about to break through level 37.

Unfortunately, these things are so rare these days.

Relying solely on the seeds given by Elder Ju isn't enough. If we could get out...
The thought flashed through his mind, and he shook his head.

It's better to do regular exercise to improve your physical condition and increase your combat experience.

Flowers in a greenhouse are too easily broken.

Life gradually calmed down.

On this day, all the teachers in the Heavenly Class organized a Soul Hunting activity.

The purpose is also to give students some experience.

There are three classes in total at the Heavenly level, with twenty-one students in each class.

Jiang Nian followed his homeroom teacher to the Soul Hunter Forest.

"I heard that the winner will receive 50,000 gold soul coins!"

"Jiang Nian, are you interested in competing for it?"

A chubby boy nudged his arm and, as if they were old friends, put his arm around Jiang Nian's shoulder.

"It depends."

"It's alright. Even if you can't compete with those Soul Masters, I'll still give you 50,000 gold soul coins to play with!"

Zhao Baihao patted his chest proudly, as if he were describing something trivial.

Jiang Nian paused, stared at the guy for a moment, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

What does your family do?

Speaking of this, he confidently tossed his hair.

"Do you know the Tianyun Chamber of Commerce in Wuhun City? I am the old man's only son!"

"Once he dies, it'll all be mine!"

Jiang Nian opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Anyway, it was a very joyful and filial act.

"Do you remember a year ago, when you competed against those guys from Class 3? That was the betting platform I set up!" Zhao Baile said with a chuckle.

"Oh...I remember..." Jiang Nian nodded. Jin Yue'er used to make a lot of money from this.

Of course, he took quite a bit too. "How about it? Follow me, and I'll get you a soul bone sometime." Zhao Bai looked earnestly into his eyes.

Such a brilliant genius is someone you should naturally befriend.

Whether their Tianyun Chamber of Commerce can become the number one in the mainland in the future depends entirely on this boy who is nine years younger than him.

Mudd!

With the same cultivation level, I am so much older than him. It's really infuriating to compare people like this!
"Why don't you come work for me? I'm not exactly short of money right now."

Jiang Nian pushed his arm away and quickened his pace.

Zhao Bai was taken aback. After thinking for a long time, he eagerly followed after them.

"Brother Nian! From now on, you're my real brother!"

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Arrive at the Soul Hunter Forest.

Jiang Nian looked at the area controlled by the Spirit Hall and listened quietly to his homeroom teacher's instructions.

There were also powerful Soul Saints and Soul Douluos secretly watching this trial, so there was no danger to life or death.

However, you should try your best to keep your life in your own hands.

With the launch of several signal flares, the crowd surged into the Soul Hunter Forest.

Jiang Nian walked inside at a leisurely pace, while Zhao Bai chattered behind him, trying to find something to talk about.

But every time he just replied with "uh-huh".

The chubby boy didn't care and was engrossed in his own world.

"Brother Nian, I think that with the strength of that group, you could definitely win the championship by killing a six- or seven-thousand-year-old soul beast."

Jiang Nian nodded; he definitely wanted to compete for first place.

However, since the Soul Hunting Forest is the property of the Spirit Hall, we should kill as few people as possible.

"Let's go. Since each person can only kill two soul beasts anyway, let's see what age group the stronger students are hunting."

"Yes!"

Zhao Bai followed behind Jiang Nian, acting as his little follower.

Not long after.

The two secretly observed the teams that possessed Soul Masters.

"Phew... The people in Class Two are really overestimating themselves, daring to challenge a five-thousand-year-old Mad Horned Ant."

"Three Soul Masters, four Soul Venerables..."

"If they split it evenly like this, they won't have many points left..."

Zhao Bai muttered to himself.

Jiang Nian remained silent for a moment, then turned and left after a brief assessment, heading deeper into the Soul Hunting Forest to find suitable prey.

"Hey hey hey! Brother Nian, wait for me."

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In the deep forest, the occasional bird calls made one feel somewhat oppressed.

"Brother Nian... I heard there are ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest. You wouldn't be thinking of taking them, would you?"

"No, it would be a waste if we killed them and no one could absorb their spirit rings. It would be better to leave them for the younger generation of the Spirit Hall."

Jiang Nian said calmly.

He parted the weeds and his gaze fell on the cave ahead, taking a sniff.

Ok? !

Floral?

And it seems there are quite a few?

"There's even Soul-Gathering Grass! This is such a pleasant surprise..."

Jiang Nian took out his martial spirit and walked towards the cave, raising his hand to create a row of flames on the rock wall, illuminating their vision.

In his view, the value of the Soul-Gathering Grass alone was far greater than the so-called 50,000 gold soul coins.

In this day and age, there are too few useful cultivation resources.

It is already quite difficult to find a flower or herb that can enhance soul power.

Zhao Bai followed behind, not daring to even breathe.

If you're afraid a demon might suddenly appear, then you'll be the one who gets hunted down first...
He touched the chubby part of his face and put his mind at ease.

“Squeak?!”

(End of this chapter)