Douluo Continent: Reborn as Qin Ming, starting by joining the Spirit Hall

Chapter 8 Contradictions

half a month later.

Deep within the Starry Sky Forest.

A strange soul beast, over nine meters tall at the shoulders, with eight legs on its belly, two wings on its back, and covered in snow-white scales, was resting on a boulder.

Qin Ming and the others carefully hid in a pit not far from the soul beast.

They were afraid of making a commotion and alerting the soul beast.

Just as Qin Ming and his group were on edge.

"roar--"

A roar from an unknown soul beast came from afar.

Upon hearing the sound, the strange soul beast stood up, spread its wings, and flew towards the direction from which the sound came...

Until its silhouette disappeared into the horizon.

Qin Ming and his men, covered in dust and dirt, crawled out of the pit to the side.

Their clothes were mostly torn, and they had many wounds on their bodies.

"Damn, that scared the hell out of me."

What was that thing just now?

As they spoke, Zhao Wuji kept glancing around to make sure there were no other soul beasts hiding nearby like they were...

As Kelin watched the direction the soul beast had just disappeared into, he explained to Zhao Wuji.

"That should be an eight-legged celestial horse with a cultivation of about 70,000 years."

According to the records in our Spirit Hall's archives, this kind of spirit beast possesses the bloodline of a true dragon, and its strength far surpasses that of other spirit beasts of the same cultivation level...

"Another Spirit Hall text?"

Do you people from the Spirit Hall even understand theoretical knowledge?

Before Ke Lin could finish speaking, Liu Erlong interrupted him.

Her tone was impatient.

"Hmph, you guys used to say Xiaogang was a good-for-nothing."

In my opinion, you people from the Spirit Hall are truly useless people who don't understand the theory of spirits.

They've been showing us around Xingdou for so many days now.

We haven't even seen a single one of those soul beasts you mentioned, but we've encountered a whole bunch of other ten-thousand-year soul beasts...

"If Xiaogang were here, he could definitely help us avoid these risks."

Upon hearing Liu Erlong's words, the others in the group fell silent.

Everyone's gazes shifted, and they couldn't help but recall their experiences over the past few days.

Soto City is not far from the Star Dou Great Forest, and almost all the members of the team are Soul Kings.

Therefore, they arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest in just two or three days.

For the rest of the time, they continued to explore the Star Dou Great Forest under Ke Lin's guidance.

At first, things were fine. The soul beasts they encountered were only a hundred or a thousand years old, and they could easily deal with them. The atmosphere in the team was also quite relaxed.

However, as they ventured deeper, the spirit beasts they encountered became increasingly powerful.

In the last few days, the soul beasts encountered have generally been beings with 70,000 to 80,000 years of cultivation.

Faced with these soul beasts, they could only flee in disarray.

Fortunately, Flander's martial soul, the Four-Eyed Cat Owl, is one of the few martial souls that can grant a soul master the ability to fly, and it also greatly enhances the soul master's vision.

By exploiting Flander, they made him scout the surroundings day and night.

Qin Ming and his group narrowly escaped many dangers.

Thinking back on the thrilling experiences of the past few days, the Shrek Academy students all felt that this Soul Hunting Operation was a complete loss.

Flander, in particular, who had the cunning of a businessman and had contributed the most effort, was heartbroken to the point of being unable to breathe...

Seeing everyone's reaction, Qin Ming also felt a bit of a headache.

Qin Ming glanced at Liu Erlong, who was eager to speak and wanted to continue, and knew that he had to stand up and say something.

When they gathered two weeks ago, Qin Ming originally wanted to get rid of Liu Erlong, whom he considered a "factor detrimental to unity."

But he didn't expect Liu Erlong to be so shameless.

Or rather, why is Liu Erlong so persistent about Yu Xiaogang?

She was a perfectly normal person, but the moment Yu Xiaogang was mentioned, she turned into a crazy woman.

These past few days, whenever I talk to other people in the team, I have to mention Yu Xiaogang every three sentences.

I wonder what Flander's reaction was upon hearing all this...

Thinking of this, Qin Ming sighed helplessly in his heart.

"Even after I teased Liu Erlong like that, she still insisted on following me."

That Yu Xiaogang really deserves to die...

What kind of overpowered teammates have I encountered?

Without me, this team would fall apart today!

After shaking his head, Qin Ming stepped out from behind Ke Lin.

"Cough cough—"

Qin Ming cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention, before slowly speaking.

"Dean Flander, the difficulty of this Soul Hunting Operation has indeed exceeded the expectations of both Bishop Colleen and me."

As he spoke, Qin Ming took out a Gold Soul Coin card from his pocket and handed it to Flander.

"Dean Flander, your college is currently under construction."

The cost of building the supporting facilities for the academy must be considerable.

I still have eight thousand gold soul coins in this card.

It's not a lot of money, but it's a small token of our appreciation from Bishop Kelin.

I hope you will accept this.

Upon hearing this, Flander's eyes lit up, and his previous displeasure vanished.

"How could I possibly accept this?"

The operation actually went fairly smoothly, Qin Ming, you don't need to do this..."

Although he was verbally declining, Flander's hands had somehow already gripped the card Qin Ming was offering.

Seeing this, Qin Ming felt relieved.

"As long as Flanders is willing to take the money, everything else will be easy."

With that in mind, Qin Ming released his grip and pushed the gold soul coin card toward Flander.

"Please accept it, Dean Flander."

After a brief tug-of-war, Flander reluctantly put away the card Qin Ming had handed him.

Seeing this, the rest of the Shrek members looked a little better, and the atmosphere in the group was no longer as strange as before.

Seeing that everything was developing in a positive direction, Liu Erlong spoke up again.

"Boss Francis!"

What do those people from the Spirit Hall know about spirit theory? He's been leading us around the great forest for almost half a month now.

We couldn't even find a trace of that three-headed red demon hound.

"If Xiaogang were here, we could find that dog in a day..."

Noticing that Liu Erlong wanted to continue speaking, Qin Ming quickly stepped forward to interrupt her 'casting spell'.

"Senior Liu Erlong, please rest assured."

Bishop Kelin had already made a deduction about the location of the three-headed red demon hound when he was exploring the Star Dou Great Forest.

Bishop Kelin roughly marked three locations where such spirit beasts might exist, and we have now explored two of them.

We are now less than a day away from the last location.

Even after searching the last location, we still couldn't find any trace of the three-headed red hound.

Then let's just leave the Star Dou Great Forest.

This operation has now come to an end.

"Of course, I will also ask Bishop Colleen to complete the procedures for Shrek Academy as soon as possible."

As he spoke, Qin Ming turned to look at Zhao Wuji.

After spending these past few days together, Qin Ming understood the situation clearly.

When facing Liu Erlong, Flander is like a completely different person. His shrewd businessman nature disappears, and he becomes timid and hesitant.

However, Zhao Wuji is different. Although he appears rough and rugged, he is actually a shrewd person who can work well with him.

More importantly, Zhao Wuji would not tolerate Liu Erlong in the slightest.

Moreover, Zhao Wuji's prestige at Shrek Academy was no less than that of Flander.

With him around, Liu Erlong's problem can be solved.

At this moment, Zhao Wuji noticed Qin Ming's expectant look and felt somewhat helpless.

After patting Flander on the shoulder, Zhao Wuji stepped forward and said.

"Liu Erlong, we, the rest of Shrek Academy, don't want to get involved in what's between you and the Dean."

Similarly, you should refrain from commenting on the actions between Shrek Academy and the Spirit Hall.

Before Liu Erlong could speak, Kelin also came over.

Coco first took out a Gold Soul Coin card from his pocket and handed it to Qin Ming before speaking in a low voice.

"Qin Ming, this Gold Soul Coin card also contains 10,000 Gold Soul Coins. Keep it safe."

This action was due to my oversight; it has nothing to do with you.

You shouldn't be paying for this.

With that, Corin, having paid out another large sum of gold soul coins, looked away.

Coco didn't dare look at the gold soul coins in Qin Ming's hand, afraid that she would regret it...

After calming himself down, Colleen looked at Flander again and said.

"Dean Flander, the fact that this Soul Hunting Operation has encountered so many risks is my fault."

But don't worry, regardless of whether our Soul Hunting Operation ends successfully in the end.

I will definitely keep my promise to you.

Seeing that Colleen had said so, Flander could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb.

After a helpless sigh, Frand pulled Liu Erlong back from speaking.

"Second Sister, how about I have Old Zhao take you back? You can go back to the academy and rest first?"

"Flander, you..."

Liu Erlong stared at Flander, somewhat incredulous that Flander would speak to her like that.

At this moment, Liu Erlong's eyes were almost spitting fire, but she still held back.

After glancing at Qin Ming, Liu Erlong said coldly.

"Why are you leaving? I'll help that kid hunt souls."

I'd like to see if your Spirit Hall's theories are just bullshit.

It's okay if we can't find that three-headed red demon hound later.

I'll personally catch a high-quality fire-attribute soul beast with two or three thousand years of cultivation for this kid..."

As he spoke, Liu Erlong stepped to a spot less than a foot in front of Qin Ming.

Liu Erlong stared into Qin Ming's eyes and said through gritted teeth.

"Kid, it's okay if you don't dare to absorb a spirit ring that exceeds your limit later."

However, you need to apologize for those slanderous things you said about Xiaogang!

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming ignored Liu Erlong's gaze and replied as if nothing had happened.

"That's how it should be."

(End of this chapter)