Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 18 The Arrangement of Fate

Wang Nan was awakened by a jolt.

Before dawn, roars echoed through the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, trees fell one after another, and a large group of hundred-year-old and thousand-year-old soul beasts fled frantically to the outskirts.

Wang Nan stepped out of the tent and saw Yan Shaozhe looking seriously into the depths of the forest.

"Teacher, what happened?" Ma Xiaotao also came over from the other side.

"I'm wondering about that too," Yan Shaozhe frowned. "It's possible that a very powerful soul beast has appeared in the mixed zone, causing the other low-level soul beasts to keep fleeing, but..."

Yan Shaozhe didn't say the second half of his sentence. Having reached his level of strength, he naturally knew that the soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest were also subject to management; how could the one in the core area allow such chaos to occur?

"Then shall we not try to obtain the spirit ring?" Ma Xiaotao followed Yan Shaozhe's example and looked towards the mixed zone, but with her current strength, she could see nothing but dense trees.

"No, wait a moment." Yan Shaozhe's mental energy focused on the area behind the group of soul beasts.

There were relatively slow-moving spirit beasts there, with a few enormous ones that were particularly eye-catching.

Yan Shaozhe glanced at Wang Nan without showing any emotion.

These spirit beasts are not good at running, but they all possess outstanding strength. Once they start fighting, the earth shakes and mountains tremble, making them all good choices for Wang Nan.

"You two stay here and don't move. I'll be right back." After saying that, Yan Shaozhe disappeared in a flash, leaving Wang Nan and Ma Xiaotao looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Don't worry." Ma Xiaotao said, finding a seat. It was unclear whether she was speaking to Wang Nan or to herself. "I'm still here. The teacher won't abandon us."

Wang Nan looked around. Because of the aura Yan Shaozhe had just displayed, the nearby soul beasts had all disappeared. Seeing that there was no danger, he simply sat down as well.

"My martial spirit is a bit special, and I can't fully control its power," Ma Xiaotao said, while using a twig to rake through the ashes left by the campfire. "So my teacher limits my daily training time and doesn't let me have too much contact with other people, for fear that I might hurt them."

Wang Nan looked into Ma Xiaotao's pale pink eyes and listened to her tell stories from her childhood. After spending the whole day together, he realized that Ma Xiaotao at this time was just more lively and talkative, far from the irritable person she would become later. Perhaps that was due to the influence of her martial spirit.

One spoke while the other listened, and time passed by, minute by minute. It wasn't until the sun rose and the restless soul beasts in the mixed zone quieted down that Yan Shaozhe returned. With a "bang," a gigantic soul beast landed on the ground.

This is a sub-dragon, or more precisely, a rocky sub-dragon.

Its entire body was covered in deep yellow scales, its limbs were thick, its head was a pair of broken horns, its back was high and bulging like a small mountain, and its tail was spindle-shaped at the end, which was still flapping and attacking the air haphazardly.

"Although the same type of spirit beast provides different spirit skills on different martial spirits, in Shrek Academy's existing records, all the spirit skills that Rock Dragon can provide are area-of-effect spirit skills, which should meet your needs."

As Yan Shaozhe spoke, he pressed down with one hand, and the soul beast quickly fainted.

"Its weakness is in its neck. Come and get your spirit ring when you're ready."

Wang Nan took a deep breath and unleashed the Panlong Staff, thrusting it out fiercely. Soon, a purple soul ring slowly rose up.

He knew that the battle ahead would depend on him alone.

This was the third time Wang Nan had seen a soul beast appear in the Sea of ​​Spirit, so he was no longer surprised. As soon as Yan Gangyalong appeared, he charged forward with his staff.

Wang Nan could teleport at will within his spiritual sea, making him virtually invincible against spirit beasts that were not known for their speed. However, given that it was a thousand-year-old spirit beast, and specifically the Rocky Wyvern with its exceptional defense, several minutes of attacks failed to inflict any substantial damage.

Wang Nan reluctantly stopped his attack. At their current rate, they might not be able to defeat it even by nightfall, and besides, he needed to get outside as soon as possible to absorb spirit rings. After much thought, he decided he still had to rely on the ball of light above his head.

The first two times he absorbed spirit rings, he was captured by that ball of light while the spirit beasts were attacking, which allowed him to learn additional skills. So now, he needs to lure the Rocky Dragon in front of him into making a move.

Thinking of this, Wang Nan stared intently into Iwaoka Yalong's eyes and cautiously moved forward step by step.

The Rocky Dragon was first awakened by a terrifying aura, then its horns were severed by a single blow while it was fleeing. It was then knocked unconscious and transformed into a spirit ring without any awareness. When it regained consciousness, it found itself in an unfamiliar environment, having been inexplicably struck hundreds of times, leaving it completely bewildered.

It wasn't until it saw Wang Nan's provocative gaze that it realized it had been attacked.

With a roar, Iwaoka Yalong stirred up a gust of wind that blew towards Wang Nan.

Wang Nan was not alarmed but rather pleased, and continued forward against the strong wind. "I'm not afraid of you making a move, I'm afraid you won't."

Iwaoka Yalong raised its forelegs and slapped them twice in mid-air. As its two horns flashed with yellow light, ripples spread outwards from the soles of its feet.

Wang Nan's face turned pale, and he felt as if his entire spiritual sea had been shaken.

If a thousand-year-old soul beast has such power, I don't know if I can withstand it if I absorb a soul ring with an even higher age in the future.

However, now is not the time to think about these things. Taking advantage of his home field, Wang Nan kept flashing and landed on Yan Gangyalong's back, dodging attacks while the Panlong Staff kept falling.

The Rock Dragon roared again, its thick scales standing on end, and its entire back began to shake violently.

Right now.

Wang Nan sensed something and looked up, just in time to see the ball of light shining brightly. The next moment, the Rock Dragon beneath him vanished without a trace.

Yan Shaozhe had been keeping an eye on Wang Nan, and only when he saw that Wang Nan's breathing gradually stabilized did he feel relieved.

Having been away for so long, it wasn't just to find a fleeing soul beast; he also went to investigate the source of the turmoil.

Wang Nan needed a spirit ring that could provide area-of-effect attacks. The next day, a riot broke out among the spirit beasts, and among the fleeing spirit beasts was a suitable Rocky Dragon. The whole thing seemed to have been arranged by someone behind the scenes.

However, when he arrived at the source of the turmoil, he found nothing except the headless corpse of a soul beast. There was no trace of other people or soul beasts, and no hidden weapons left by others were found inside the soul beast.

Now that Yan Shaozhe has seen Wang Nan successfully begin absorbing the spirit ring, he can only consider it a coincidence.

Perhaps it was fate.

(End of this chapter)