Douluo Continent: The World Shines with Stars

Chapter 5 Great Soul Master

Xu Mingxi followed her grandfather home and, taking advantage of her parents' absence, asked her grandfather about the two soul beasts she had just seen.

"Mingxi, you must show more respect to these two seniors in the future. They have existed since the beginning of our Star Crown Sect."

Or rather, it was because of them that the first Star Crown Douluo chose this location for their sect.

"Oh, Grandpa, what kind of spirit beasts are they? I've never seen them in any books."

"The old tree is a star tree that is 100,000 years old, and the old vine is a star-seeking vine that is 100,000 years old. The two have lived together for 100,000 years."

The starlight is also abundant at Xingluo Mountain because of their presence.

This place is a natural simulation environment for us Star Crown Martial Soul holders.

"But Grandpa, aren't they spirit beasts? Can we humans really live peacefully with spirit beasts?"

Xu Mingxi uttered these tentative words with a touch of naivety, but was sternly rejected by her grandfather.

"Absolutely impossible. When the first Star Crown Douluo first met them, they weren't even 100,000-year-old soul beasts."

If the original Star Crown Douluo hadn't already obtained his ninth spirit ring, they definitely wouldn't have survived.

However, later on, with the establishment of the Star Crown Sect and the fact that the two of them had become 100,000-year-old soul beasts, their continued existence was of greater benefit to the Star Crown Sect.

We provided them with some flesh and blood of the Negative Star Cows, and they transformed the environment of Starfall Mountain.

Both sides lived peacefully for thousands of years, and only then did our relationship improve.

"Grandpa, why are they so interested in me today?"

Xu Mingxi still felt a little scared when she thought about the vines that suddenly appeared in front of her during the day.

"Grandpa doesn't know either. It might be because of your near-star physique. Perhaps with you by their side, their cultivation speed can also be accelerated."

Soul beasts also need to cultivate; a 100,000-year-old soul beast does not necessarily mean it has actually lived for 100,000 years.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm did not live as long as Ice Emperor, but setting aside strength and talking about cultivation, his cultivation was far superior to Ice Emperor's.

If it really is true that only one 100,000-year-old soul beast appears every 100,000 years, then all the high-level soul beasts would have been killed long ago.

Xu Mingxi seemed to be deep in thought, but knowing that Elder Tree and Elder Vine would not harm her was enough; she believed that the sect leader would take care of everything else.

"By the way, Mingxi, do you always make this much noise when you cultivate?"

The scene of starlight falling like flowing water was something the Grand Elder had never seen before in all his years of life.

"No, Grandpa, this is just the effect of my soul skill. It won't happen unless I use my first soul skill."

"Will that affect your cultivation speed?"

"It seems like it won't have much of an impact."

After careful observation, Xu Mingxi realized that using the first soul skill or not seemed to make no difference to him.

However, using it increases the concentration of starlight in the surrounding area, which seems to be helpful to other people with Star Crown Martial Souls.

The next day, Xu Mingxi said goodbye to her parents and moved directly to live under the Star Tree on the back mountain.

The sect leader built a small wooden house for the Xu brothers, Xu Mingxi and Xu Mingguang, under the Star Tree, and he usually delivered their meals himself.

Xu Mingguang was very happy, as he could see his father often here.

Xu Fangxing was responsible for taking care of the two elders in the back mountain, and was responsible for transporting the flesh and blood of the Negative Star Ox every day.

The advantage is that he can also take advantage of this excellent training ground.

Xu's father often complained at home, suspecting that the sect leader was giving his son special treatment.

Otherwise, at roughly the same age, Xu Fangxing's innate soul power was only one level higher than his own, so how could he be almost a whole level higher?

The area near the Star Tree has been artificially planted with Star-Gathering Grass.

At night, endless starlight shines down, illuminating the Star-Gathering Grass and then converging on the Star Tree.

The starlight shimmered, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene.

This place is not only for the use of the brothers Mingguang and Mingxi, but also for the cultivation of the sect leader and several elders.

Xu Mingxi rests during the day and receives instruction from the elders and sect leader in the afternoon.

At night, he would sit cross-legged right under the Star Tree, drawing upon the starlight to cultivate.

The sect leader and several elders sat around, the Star Tree and Xu Mingxi's first soul skill overlapping.

There were twinkling stars all around, making everyone feel as if they were in a sea of ​​stars.

Of course, it was only a superficial effect; the sect leader did not feel that his cultivation speed had increased after Xu Mingxi came into his life.

"Mingxi, don't be disappointed. It's probably because the level of the elders is too far below yours. Once you reach the Soul King or Soul Emperor level, it should be fine."

This made Xu Mingxi even sadder. She was only an eleventh-level Soul Master, and her first Soul Skill was an amplification skill.

"Sect Master, can I go home this weekend?" Although Xu Mingxi was determined to work hard in her cultivation, she still wanted to have some life of her own.

"Of course you can. A balance between work and rest is essential for long-term cultivation."

The sect leader looked at Xu Mingxi with a smile. Focusing solely on cultivation wouldn't work; it would be better for her to interact more with the people in the sect.

I can't be like that old dragon's son, arrogant and haughty, only to be treated coldly by the people in the sect after awakening a useless martial soul.

Look at our Star Crown Sect, under my leadership, it's truly a united and loving sect.

Just a few days ago, news spread across the mainland that the son of the leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the three upper sects, had awakened a useless martial soul.

The sect leader scoffed at the time, believing it to be nothing more than a false rumor spread by the Spirit Hall to undermine the prestige of the three upper sects, and that it would soon be clarified.

Several days have passed, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has shown no intention of clarifying the situation.

The sect leader then had no choice but to believe that a child born of a dragon is not necessarily a dragon's son.

Xu Mingxi spent his second childhood studying and practicing.

He prefers life on the Douluo Continent to his previous life.

Here, you'll find loving parents, caring friends, and fellow disciples who play and help each other.

He wanted to protect all of this.

More importantly, it feels really good to keep getting stronger.

Xu Mingxi, who was striving for self-improvement, felt that time flew by and two years had passed in the blink of an eye.

With the help of his first soul skill and the Star Tree, eight-year-old Xu Mingxi successfully reached level 20.

Xu Mingguang, who was with them, had also reached level nineteen, and the two agreed to go together to obtain their second soul ring.

The sect has records that an ancestor once delayed obtaining a soul ring due to certain matters.

As a result, after a considerable period of time, his soul power actually increased by two levels after absorbing the soul ring.

Since then, the Star Crown Sect has intentionally arranged for some people to conduct experiments, and the lack of soul rings does not hinder the continued improvement of soul power.

The sect leader let the two kids have their way, since Mingguang's breakthrough would only take a month or two anyway, so it wouldn't matter.

He was worried about something else, something that the Star Ancestor had recorded in his notes.

At that time, the Star Ancestor was stuck at level 98 and could not break through for a long time. In his later years, he kept saying that he had chosen the wrong soul rings from the second to the sixth.

The sect leader looked at Xu Mingxi, who was sitting cross-legged under the Star Tree and cultivating, and felt a little scared. He was afraid that he would ruin this child.

"No, I need to go back and look through the complete encyclopedia of soul beasts again. I must find a good soul ring for Mingxi."

A month and a half later, Xu Mingguang successfully broke through to level 20, and the two little ones walked into the sect master's hall one after the other.

"Grandpa, I've broken through! When are you going to take us hunting for spirit rings?"

The sect leader, who already had some dark circles under his eyes, lifted his head from the pile of books.

"Mingguang has also broken through, but this time it's not Grandpa leading the team."

"This time you're going to the Star Dou Great Forest. Grandpa needs to handle sect affairs at the sect, so the First Elder and Second Elder will take you there."

The sect leader consulted a lot of information and decided on several soul beasts suitable for Xu Mingxi, most of which lived in the Star Dou Great Forest.

As for Xu Mingguang, there are suitable soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. If all else fails, he can return to his sect to absorb soul rings again.

The Star Crown Sect had long ago developed a suitable template for the first four soul skills in the three development directions of offensive, control, and support.

Soul beasts that can produce one or two soul skills only exist every few hundred years, which the Star Crown Sect can afford to maintain with its resources.

There are also some in the Star Dou Great Forest, and the two children have already agreed that it will only waste a little time at most.

As the sect leader, Xu Chunxing cannot leave the sect for an extended period of time, and it is unknown how long it will take to find a suitable soul beast.

Moreover, the two elders, one a Title Douluo and the other a Soul Douluo, are more than enough.

If Xu Mingguang and Xu Mingxi weren't so important to Xingguanzong, they wouldn't have sent out this lineup at all.

The next day, Xu Mingxi followed her grandfather to the drill ground, where Xu Mingguang and the Second Elder were already waiting.

Only four people traveled this time, and the less information the Xu Mingguang brothers know about them, the better.

The Douluo Continent is in the period of two great empires, with constant warfare. In addition, the western mountains are sparsely populated, and the roads here are full of potholes.

Or rather, there were no roads at all, just wild paths made by people walking on them. Xu Mingxi almost tripped several times while walking on them.

Finally, the two elders picked up the two little kids, protected their bodies with their soul power, and flew forward.

If the two children were to walk on their own, it would take them who knows how many days to get there.

The two elders moved at different speeds, and it only took them a few days to reach the outside of the Star Dou Great Forest.

(End of this chapter)