Douluo Continent: Narration Modified, Plot Begins to Collapse

Chapter 23 Entering the Soul Hunter Forest

Outside the Soul Hunter Forest, four people were already waiting in a carriage.

In Nottingham, carriages are a mode of transportation only the wealthy can afford. Ordinary people who want to travel long distances can only hope to get a ride from a passing caravan. Therefore, it can be concluded that these four people are either wealthy or from a large family.

Among the four, there were two young people, a man and a woman. The man had a somewhat arrogant look in his eyes, while the woman stood casually, seemingly having an outgoing personality. Both of them were around twelve years old, just reaching adulthood in the Douluo Continent.

The other two were middle-aged men, one with a calm demeanor and the other with a somewhat ruthless air; they appeared to be bodyguards for the two young men.

Seeing that they matched the description, Bai Yu walked over, showed the Notting College badge, and smiled:

"Hello, I'm Bai Yu. Are you from the Su family?"

The four of them were stunned when they saw Bai Yu. The young man asked incredulously:

"You? Kid? No way, I thought Notting Academy would send a sixth-grader to help us kids. What grade are you?"

Bai Yu instantly realized that these guys were underestimating him because he looked young!

Well, Notting College probably only told them my name and not any other information about me. If I had said I was a first-year student, they would have been very surprised, but they might have thought I was inexperienced and canceled the mission.

But if I say I'm an upperclassman, they'll definitely be skeptical. How can an upperclassman be so short?

Bai Yu thought for a moment and smiled:

"What grade I'm in doesn't matter. What matters is that I'm a first-ring Soul Master, a support-type, which meets your requirements, doesn't it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Yu revealed his martial soul, and a hundred-year-old soul ring appeared. Coupled with the sacred aura of the Human Emperor Banner, the four people were overjoyed.

"That's true, it doesn't matter what grade you're in, as long as you meet the requirements!"

The young man beamed with delight and introduced:

"My name is Su Lin, this is my girlfriend Chen Mei, and these two are Uncle Li and Uncle Huang, who are our family's guests."

Su Lin pointed at the ruthless man and said:

"This is Uncle Li, from the class of 16."

He then pointed to the man with a calm expression:

"This is Uncle Huang, class of 21."

Bai Yu nodded. One was a level 21 leader and the other was a level 15 support. They seemed average, but they were already very strong in a small city like Nottingham.

In the Douluo Continent system, the strongest individuals are either academy teachers or sect members. While the seven major sects also have families behind them, they primarily present themselves as sects to the outside world, such as the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Therefore, generally speaking, sects > top-tier families > academies > ordinary families.

Although the Su family is a prominent family in Nottingham, Nottingham is a small city after all. How big can a prominent family be here?

The Su family has at most one or two Soul Venerables, and they have to guard their own homes and property. How can they have the time to come out and protect the Dao?

Bai Yu exchanged information with the four people, and Su Lin said:

"I have two main purposes for entering the Soul Hunter Forest this time. The first is to find a suitable soul ring for my girlfriend, Chen Mei, and the second is to find a material that I will need."

Before Su Lin could finish speaking, Bai Yu frowned and said:

"Wait a minute, the mission log says you were only looking for a spirit ring, why is there another mission now?"

Su Lin explained:

"After all, two and a half months have passed, so it's normal for new developments to emerge."

"No, the only mission I've accepted is to help you find a spirit ring."

Bai Yu firmly denied it.

Su Lin frowned. At this moment, Chen Mei spoke impatiently:

"Your payment will be doubled, okay?"

After saying that, she pulled Su Lin aside and whispered:

"It's not easy to find a support class that meets the requirements, so just pay him a little more. He's from Notting Academy, so he's more reliable than anyone else."

Su Lin nodded. That's true. After all, Bai Yu is from Notting Academy, so he's much more reliable than those wild Soul Masters.

While the two were talking, Bai Yu was also thinking. Chen Mei could use the Su family's money at will, and the Su family was also willing to hunt for soul rings for her. Could the two of them be getting engaged soon?

Well, although it's none of my business, it wouldn't hurt to gather more information.

After agreeing on the payment, Su Lin led the group into the Soul Hunter Forest.

As one of the major families in Notting City, the Su family naturally has the freedom to enter and exit the Soul Hunter Forest.

The group entered the Soul Hunter Forest at 10 a.m. and searched until 5 p.m. without success. Uncle Huang glanced at the position of the sun and said:

"Everyone, let's find a place to spend the night. You've all been searching all day and are tired. Let's rest for a while and continue searching tomorrow morning."

Everyone nodded, knowing that this couldn't be done in a day, so they took out their tools and found an open place to set up camp.

Su Lin took something out of the package, and then with a series of operations, the thing was slowly disassembled into a tent!

Chen Mei followed suit, and Bai Yu then realized that the two tents could be combined into one large tent.

They even sleep together overnight; no wonder they're a couple about to get married. And this tent looks expensive; they're really rich. If I could explain the source of their enormous wealth, I would have already changed myself to a billionaire.

Bai Yu thought to himself.

Uncle Huang looked at Bai Yu and said:

"Old Li and I will take turns keeping watch tonight, but we don't have any extra tents."

Bai Yu laughed:

"It's alright."

Now that he's already in the Soul Hunter Forest, he won't be picky about the environment, and besides, there's no point in being picky.

After everyone set up their tents and ate dinner, Uncle Huang leaned against a tree and fell asleep. He was stronger than Uncle Li, so he was on guard for the second half of the night, and naturally he wanted to take a break.

The remaining four sat around the campfire chatting. Of course, Bai Yu mainly listened, listening to Su Lin, this charlatan, exaggerate the details of things, and then gleaning some reasonable information about the forces in Notting City from his boasts.

He would occasionally say a word or two, but they were all meaningless remarks.

Just then, Bai Yu felt a little hungry and was about to take out some dry food when Chen Mei, sitting opposite him, suddenly opened a box of pastries and started eating with Su Lin.

Bai Yu could tell at a glance that these were exquisite pastries made by a pastry shop in Notting City, and they were quite expensive. Anyway, he usually couldn't bear to eat them.

They even bring expensive pastries to the Soul Hunter Forest, no wonder they're from a wealthy family. Bai Yu took out his own coarse dry rations, intending to just fill his stomach, when Chen Mei suddenly handed him two pieces of pastry.

Bai Yu was stunned for a moment, and Chen Mei said:

"We're teammates now."

Bai Yu thanked them and accepted the pastries. Chen Mei and Su Lin had already eaten, so he didn't hesitate and gently put the pastries into his mouth. The sweet cream melted in his mouth, bringing some comfort to Bai Yu, who was tired after a long day.

"It's good, very delicious."

Bai Yu silently evaluated in his mind.

After finishing their meal, time slowly passed as everyone chatted. At ten o'clock that night, Su Lin and Chen Mei crawled into their sleeping bags. Uncle Li looked at Bai Yu and said:

"Young man, you should go to sleep too. I'll keep watch for the first half of the night."

Bai Yu nodded, but he didn't completely trust this Uncle Li, so he didn't plan to sleep.

Anyway, the Ten Thousand Soul Banner has enough soul power to replenish at any time, so he can go without sleep for one or two nights without any problem.

Therefore, Bai Yu leaned against a tree, his eyes half-closed, seemingly asleep but actually constantly aware of his surroundings.

An hour passed, then two hours, and it was midnight. Uncle Li felt sleepy and couldn't help but yawn.

However, he has to wait until 1 o'clock to relieve Lao Huang, so he has to hold on for another hour.

However, at that moment, a black shadow as fast as lightning suddenly attacked from a large tree not far behind him, and bit down hard on the back of Uncle Li's neck!

Uncle Li felt his hair stand on end, and he quickly lunged to the side like a vicious dog pouncing on its prey, barely dodging the sneak attack.

Fortunately, he was experienced in combat; other Soul Masters of the same level might not have been able to dodge it!

At the same time, Bai Yu stood up and shouted:

"There are enemies!"

The next moment, Uncle Huang woke up instantly and saw the beast that had attacked Old Li.

It was a black mamba snake, about fifty years old, equivalent to a level 20 human soul master.

I've seen some readers discuss the correlation between the age of a spirit beast and the level of a spirit master, and I'd like to understand that as well. However, the original work deviates too much from the established rules. Some hundred-year-old spirit beasts can fight spirit masters, while some hundred-year-old spirit masters can only fight great spirit masters. I've searched online, but there are many conflicting opinions, and there's no unified standard. Therefore, I can only use a rough estimate. Of course, if I've deviated from the established rules, I welcome corrections from readers.

(End of this chapter)