Douluo Continent: An Adventure Begins in Wuhun City

"Thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to break through this bottleneck in just six months."

The leap from level 79 to 80 was incomparable to the previous advancements, and it was only through dual cultivation of soul power with Qian Renxue that he saved a lot of effort.

"Let's go. You reached the level 50 bottleneck a few days ago, and you must be eager to absorb a spirit ring. Let's not waste any more time. Na'er, open a spatial tunnel and take us directly to the outer edge of the Star Dou Forest."

As he spoke, Chen Yao put Zhu Zhuqing down and slowly stood up.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena's face immediately lit up with joy.

She hadn't forgotten that Chen Yao had previously refused to ride in her spatial tunnel, fearing he might end up in a pit.

And now that she has taken the initiative to offer it, doesn't that mean that Chen Yao completely trusts her?

"A space tunnel? Is Sister Na's martial soul a space-type?"

Qian Renxue was taken aback upon hearing this and asked.

Over this period of time, Qian Renxue has also seen the situation clearly. Gu Yuena is the one in charge of the fight in this house. Going against her will not end well. Although she is somewhat dissatisfied, she still submits on the surface and calls her Sister Na very happily.

Even though his relationship with Gu Yuena gradually improved, he still knew nothing about Gu Yuena's martial soul. After all, the two Douluo elders he sent out back then were slapped to death before they could even force out Gu Yuena's martial soul.

Not only Qian Renxue, but Zhu Zhuqing was also curious about this and turned her gaze over.

"You can understand that."

Gu Yuena didn't offer much explanation. She spread her hands, her soul power surging, and a silver light flashed in the hall. As the light continued to gather, a silver vortex appeared before everyone's eyes.

Upon seeing this, Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing showed surprise in their eyes, while Chen Yao frowned and spoke with some concern.

"Is everything alright?"

Gu Yuena was somewhat dissatisfied with Chen Yao's questioning and gave a light snort.

"Don't worry, space is an extremely high-level existence among all elements. I haven't let my guard down and have a pretty good grasp of it. In addition, with my familiarity with the Star Dou Forest, there will definitely be no mistakes!"

Hearing Gu Yuena's firm tone, Chen Yao felt slightly relieved and nodded.

"That's fine. Let's go."

"Bang!"

As a flash of silver light streaked across the outer edge of the Starry Forest, four figures leaped out and landed steadily on the ground.

"This is unbelievable! This really is the Star Dou Forest! We've crossed most of the Douluo Continent and arrived here in just half an hour!"

At this moment, Qian Renxue looked around at the familiar scene, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Zhu Zhuqing stared wide-eyed, her face full of surprise.

They were filled with curiosity about both Gu Yuena's incredible methods and the Star Dou Great Forest, a place that was legendary in the hearts of all Soul Masters.

On the other side, although it was also Chen Yao's first time riding Gu Yuena's space express, he was mentally prepared and not too surprised. He glanced around, pondered for a moment, and then looked at Zhu Zhuqing.

"Your Netherworld Cat Martial Soul isn't low in quality, but it's not particularly high either. So, for the first few Soul Rings, don't choose Soul Skills that focus on offense. At least within the first three Rings, choose Soul Skills that can amplify yourself. That's a versatile approach, and it won't be obsolete when you reach higher levels."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded upon hearing this; Chen Yao had already mentioned this to her before.

If she didn't have Chen Yao as a safeguard, she naturally wouldn't choose a soul skill with growth potential. Instead, she would have to add various attack-oriented soul skills to form a set for use in a cycle, maximizing her combat power. Only in this way could she have a chance to defeat Zhu Zhuyun.

But now, with Chen Yao backing her up, Zhu Zhuyun, who was originally destined to die, has become a negligible obstacle. Zhu Zhuqing is no longer as extreme as before and has begun to consider the future.

That is, to speak.

"I'll leave it to the teacher to decide!"

Although her relationship with Chen Yao was becoming increasingly ambiguous, almost to the point of being officially acknowledged, she dared not act recklessly in front of Gu Yuena and chose to respect her teacher.

Chen Yao had no intention of making fun of this, and continued.

"We've discussed this before. Your second soul skill should ideally be something like the Dai family's White Tiger Vajra Transformation. I only have a superficial understanding of other types of soul beasts, but I do know of a dark-type soul beast that would be suitable for you."

"What is it?"

Zhu Zhuqing eagerly pressed for an answer, looking at Chen Yao with delight, her heart pounding with excitement.

"The Dark Armor is a special soul beast made of energy. If you absorb it, there is a high probability that you will gain a soul skill called Dark Transformation. For a certain period of time, you can adjust your own attributes according to your own wishes. For example, if you are inclined to agility and attack, you can convert your defense and strength into extreme speed."

Back when Chen Yao didn't have the Black Zhe, he struggled a lot with finding a spirit ring, practically wearing out all the information about dark-type spirit beasts in the Spirit Hall's archives.

Now, it's something that comes naturally to him.

Zhu Zhuqing, who was standing to the side, was also slightly intrigued by Chen Yao's introduction, but she also had some doubts and asked a question.

"But teacher, I haven't paid attention to defense, but if I adjust my power to speed, wouldn't I be unable to deal damage? In battle, it would be like being tickled?"

Chen Yao was speechless after hearing this.

"What do you think I've been teaching you all this time? It's all been training you to control the dark energy within your martial soul. Combined with this Ghost Transformation soul skill, it can greatly enhance the dark energy of your martial soul. In this way, your attacks won't rely entirely on the strength of your body, but rather on the explosion of the dark energy within your martial soul. Do you understand?"

In short, it transforms Zhu Zhuqing from a physical attack assassin into a magic attack assassin.

Anyway, with her skinny arms and legs, no matter how much she trains her physical strength, in the end, she'll still be the same. It's better to focus on exploring the dark energy within the Netherworld Cat.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly understood Chen Yao's meaning. If she really followed the path Chen Yao had mentioned, then the Netherworld Transformation soul skill would be particularly suitable for her. However, in addition to excitement, Zhu Zhuqing also felt a bit apprehensive.

After all, no one in the Zhu family had ever walked the path Chen Yao described, so she didn't know what the outcome would be.

"Dark Armor? Instead of worrying about whether this soul beast is suitable, you should first consider how to find a Dark Armor. If I remember correctly, this soul beast is extremely rare!"

At this moment, Qian Renxue stepped forward and interjected.

As someone who had been groomed by the Spirit Hall since childhood, Qian Renxue was not like Chen Yao, who was only half-baked. Before the age of 10, she had already memorized most of the Spirit Hall's classic texts. She also had some impression of the information about the Dark Nether Armor that Chen Yao mentioned, so she did not hesitate to pour cold water on Zhu Zhuqing.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing's face revealed the same sense of loss that Qian Renxue wanted to see, but Chen Yao's expression remained unchanged, as if he had everything under control.

Under Qian Renxue's suspicious gaze, Chen Yao smiled confidently and looked at Gu Yuena.

"Finding soul beasts is the easiest thing to do. Na'er, I'm leaving it to you. Go and have a look."

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing were immediately stunned.

What do you mean by finding the easiest soul beast? If it's that easy, then wouldn't every soul master in Douluo Continent have a soul ring that's perfectly suited to them?

Amidst the two women's surprised and uncertain gazes, Gu Yuena rolled her eyes at Chen Yao, then closed her eyes slightly, spread her divine sense, and an invisible ripple, barely visible to the others, spread out, covering the entire Star Dou Great Forest in almost an instant.

Not to mention that this is Gu Yuena's territory, even if Gu Yuena is seriously injured, she is still a genuine god-level expert. Her spiritual power is also a genuine divine sense. If she wants to find a soul beast on her own territory, it is a piece of cake.

A moment later, Gu Yuena slowly opened her eyes, and amidst the expectant gazes of everyone, she parted her lips slightly and spoke softly.

"It is indeed as Xue'er said, an extremely rare soul beast, and most of them are thousands or tens of thousands of years old. Only one of them has reached 900 years of cultivation. I don't know if this meets your requirements."

"900 years?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing, disregarding how Gu Yuena was able to learn about the soul beast's information in an instant, fell into a state of disappointment. Qian Renxue, on the other hand, laughed gleefully, revealing a set of big white teeth.

Chen Yao, somewhat speechless, pinched Qian Renxue's rounded breasts behind her back, causing her to blush and let out a coquettish sigh.

After imposing a slight restriction, Chen Yao explained to Zhu Zhuqing.

"Don't be so sad. The highest limit of the second spirit ring in 764 years only represents most people. In the first half of the year, I trained your martial soul's dark spirit power quite a bit. In addition, Na'er would occasionally use spirit power pressure to train your physical strength."

With both of these progressing simultaneously, it's not impossible for you to absorb a spirit ring beyond your limits. Plus, I can protect you, so even if you fail, you won't die. Go and try it first.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing nodded excitedly.

"Yes!"

Chen Yao was somewhat surprised that Zhu Zhuqing agreed so readily, and asked with a question.

"Aren't you afraid I'll screw you over?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing looked at Chen Yao with a faint smile and stammered out her words.

"I don't believe you, you lewd and shameless old lecher, would bear to see me die."

As she spoke, Zhu Zhuqing even puffed out her chest quite appropriately.

Chen Yao stared wide-eyed at the sight of the two bears, Xiong Da and Xiong Er, trembling violently, as if afraid they might burst out at any moment. He felt his mouth go dry.

"Ahem, mind your manners. Let's go get the spirit ring."

After clearing his throat twice to cover his embarrassment, Chen Yao gestured for Gu Yuena to lead the way.

The dwelling place of the Dark Armor was not far from Chen Yao and the others. After passing through a dense forest, the group arrived at a small hill that resembled a grave.

With a flick of her wrist, Gu Yuena smashed the hill to pieces. With a deafening roar, a dark, secluded path leading straight into the earth was revealed before everyone's eyes.

Just as Chen Yao and the others were about to step in, they were stopped by Gu Yuena. Then, under their gazes, Gu Yuena reached out and grabbed them from the depths of the secluded path.

As a strong gust of wind swept through, a piercing scream, like the wail of a vengeful ghost, came from underground, followed by the sight of a humanoid figure flying out from below.

Its entire body was covered by thick, black armor, but there was no solid part in the gaps of the armor, as if the armor was supported by nothing. Under the helmet, it was also a dark and blurry mess, and no facial features could be seen.

This is the Soul Beast, the Dark Nether Armor.

This dark armor offered no resistance whatsoever in Gu Yuena's hands; with a gentle squeeze, it was on the verge of death.

After casually tossing it in front of Zhu Zhuqing, Gu Yuena waved lightly towards the dark path.

Then, the thick clay around them began to gather, forming a small hill just like before, which covered the dark path.

Gu Yuena didn't mind helping Chen Yao and those around him find and hunt soul beasts. As the monarch of the entire soul beast race, she wasn't limited to any particular type of soul beast. In her view, it was an honor for these soul beasts to have taken a liking to Chen Yao.

However, Chen Yao had already achieved his goal, and Gu Yuena naturally restored its habitat and protected the remaining Dark Nether Armor, so that it wouldn't be given away to other humans for nothing.

Qian Renxue, standing to the side, was dumbfounded as she watched Gu Yuena's casual actions. She had just revealed her spatial abilities, so how could she suddenly be able to control earth elements? Just what kind of heaven-defying existence is Gu Yuena's martial soul?

Qian Renxue was completely baffled, while Zhu Zhuqing paid no attention to the details, staring intently at the dying Dark Nether Armor in front of her, her face full of covetousness.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 185 Tang Yuehua

"Alright, stop being so envious, hurry up and absorb it."

"is teacher!"

Upon receiving Chen Yao's instructions, Zhu Zhuqing eagerly stepped forward, circulated her soul power, and a fluffy, jet-black cat appeared above her head, twitching slightly. A cat tail extended from her tailbone, swaying freely, expressing her owner's joy.

In addition, Zhu Zhuqing's already oversized figure made her look even more alluring.

But her martial spirit possession didn't just add to her charm; her palm was enveloped in dark soul power, forming a cold and sharp claw.

"Boom!"

Zhu Zhuqing swung her arm, and the energy claws pierced into the dark, indistinct head of the Nether Armor, which was made of a thick fog, stirring up a slight energy ripple.