Douluo Continent: After their charm was maxed out, they became simps.

Chapter 52 Young Master Xia, I feel so empty, lonely and cold!

"Dugu Yan, Shi Mo, both of you have reached level 39 in soul power. I will take you to Sunset Forest to hunt for your fourth soul ring."

Inside the training ground, Xia Bai looked at the group fighting in the Royal Battle and spoke up.

With his current strength, he is fully capable of leading a team to hunt for spirit rings.

"Alright! Young Master Xia, let's get ready to set off!" Shi Mo said, sounding quite arrogant.

Xia Bai nodded.

So the group headed towards Sunset Forest.

After some time, the group arrived at the outskirts of Sunset Forest.

Xia Bai spotted an armored lizard that looked to be around 4000 years old not far away. He casually cast a [Thunder Talisman], which nearly killed the armored lizard.

"Graphite, hurry up and go absorb the soul ring!" Xia Bai said.

"Yes, Young Master Xia!" Shi Mo was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward to deliver the final blow to the armored lizard, drawing the purple millennium soul ring into his own body.

The others stood guard beside Graphite.

After a while, Shi Mo finished absorbing the spirit ring and a smile of excitement appeared on his face.

The Ironclad Lizard's spirit ring granted him a new spirit skill.

[Skeleton: Bones grow on the body for defense.]

"Thank you very much, Young Master Xia!" Shi Mo looked at Xia Bai gratefully.

Xia Bai waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite.

"The next step is to help Dugu Yan find a suitable soul beast."

The group searched the surrounding area but couldn't find a suitable soul beast.

The sky gradually darkened.

The sunset forest at night is extremely dangerous.

Of course, with Xia Bai's strength, he was not afraid.

But others can't.

Therefore, Xia Bai immediately announced that they would set up camp and rest on the spot.

Two tents were pitched, one for the boys and one for the girls.

Xia Bai lit a fire and also killed an Aikun chicken that was less than a hundred years old, roasting it over the fire.

"Wow, it smells so good! Young Master Xia, you can even barbecue?" After setting up the tent, Oslo smelled the delicious aroma in the air.

"I know a little bit." Xia Bai chuckled, took out the seasoning powder from his soul tool, and sprinkled it on the golden-brown roasted Aikun chicken.

Immediately, the aroma of roasted meat wafted over.

The others, smelling the aroma, also gathered around. Looking at the roasted chicken oozing golden-yellow liquid, they couldn't help but swallow hard.

It smells so good! It smells amazing!

Seeing everyone's greedy expressions, Xia Bai used a knife to cut up the Aikun chicken.

"You guys should try it!"

After cutting up the meat, Xia Bai handed the plates to them.

Everyone, who had been starving for half a day, couldn't wait to taste Xia Bai's cooking.

Ye Lingling felt the spiciness on her lips and exhaled a heavy breath of hot air.

So spicy!

It's so delicious!

The others were also panting from the spiciness, but they didn't slow down their eating speed for a moment.

Seeing that they were suffering from the spiciness, Xia Bai took out several bottles of chilled watermelon drinks from his soul tool and handed them to them.

He made this watermelon drink himself when he had nothing better to do.

Everyone ate roast chicken while drinking chilled watermelon drinks.

Before long, the several-meter-long Aikun chicken was completely devoured by the group.

"This is the most delicious roast chicken I've ever eaten!" Graphite lay on a nearby rock, reaching out to rub his round belly.

"Me too!" Stone Mill followed his brother's example and lay down on the stone to rest.

"Young Master Xia, your seasoning smells so good! It's completely different from any other flavor I've ever had." Yu Feng looked at Xia Bai with curiosity.

"I made this seasoning myself," Xia Bai said.

The seasoning in Douluo Continent is rather monotonous, so he made some seasonings himself.

"Young Master Xia is truly amazing! Not only is he handsome and strong, but he can also barbecue!" Oslo boasted.

"I wonder who will be so lucky as to marry Young Master Xia in the future!"

"Haha, I also want to know who will be lucky enough to marry me in the future!" Xia Bai said jokingly.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's eyes flickered slightly after hearing what Xia Bai said.

As night deepened, Xia Bai told them to go back and rest, while he stayed outside to keep watch.

"Young Master Xia, how about I guard it?" Dugu Yan said.

"No need. With my strength, I can go three days and three nights without sleep without any problem." Xia Bai shook his head.

"You guys go to sleep!"

Seeing Xia Bai say this, the others had no choice but to reluctantly walk back into the tent.

Xia Bai sat by the campfire, adding firewood to keep the flames burning.

After a while, a noise suddenly came from the tents behind.

Ye Lingling, wearing a blanket, walked over and sat down next to Xia Bai.

"Young Master Xia, it's chilly at night, please cover yourself with a blanket."

Ye Lingling draped the blanket she was wearing over Xia Bai.

"Yes, thank you," Xia Bai said.

Although, given his abilities, he shouldn't even be susceptible to catching a cold.

"Young Master Xia, do you know about the Three Earthly Sects?" Ye Lingling gently placed her hands on the fire.

"I know a little." Xia Bai nodded.

The three major sects are the Seven Kill Sword Sect, the Nine Heart Begonia Sect, and the Nine Heavens Rainbow Phoenix Sect.

However, because the three sects of the Earth Sect all had a single lineage, their talent pool dwindled.

"Yes, and I am the only successor of the Nine Heart Begonia." As Ye Lingling said this, she seemed to have thought of something bad, and her whole face turned pale.

Only two people in the world can possess the Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul.

Only when one person dies can the next successor of the Nine-Heart Begonia appear.

After Ye Lingling's grandmother died, she was left all alone in the Nine Heart Begonia.

"Young Master Xia, you are the first person besides my grandmother that I want to be this close to." Ye Lingling rested her head on Xia Bai's shoulder.

I really want to stay by your side forever.

"I don't want to be alone anymore."

"Being alone...it's so lonely! So painful!"

Ye Lingling leaned on Xia Bai's shoulder and slowly fell asleep, a tear rolling down her trembling eyelashes.

Seeing this, Xia Bai gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"What a pitiful child!" Xia Bai sighed softly.

Then, with gentle movements, he picked up Ye Lingling and carried her into the tent.

Xia Bai placed Ye Lingling on the mat, covered her delicate body with the blanket he was wearing, and then turned and left.

After Xia Bai left, Dugu Yan, who had been pretending to be asleep, slowly opened her eyes.

"Lingling, you are so brave!" Dugu Yan sighed softly as she looked at Ye Lingling, who was fast asleep beside her.

...............

The next day, Xia Bai and the others successfully helped Dugu Yan hunt down a suitable soul beast.

Dugu Yan also successfully advanced to the Soul Master level.

Just as the group was heading out of Sunset Forest, they suddenly encountered an old man and a young boy.

"Grandpa!" Dugu Yan looked at Dugu Bo, who was smiling and waving in the distance, and her face showed confusion.

"Young Master Xia."

Tang San ran excitedly to Xia Bai.

He missed Young Master Xia very much after not seeing him for several months.

(End of this chapter)