Douluo: The Peerless Sun and Moon Mechanical God

The sun shines brightly in the sky, and the sky is clear and the clouds are light.

Ancient trees stand tall and majestic, their canopies overlapping and intertwining. Sunlight filters through the gaps in the branches and leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground. The air is filled with the fragrance of grass and trees, which is refreshing and invigorating.

During the era of Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect, the Star Dou Great Forest was at its peak, boasting a vast population of soul beasts and a pristine environment. Even in the outer regions of the Star Luo Empire, there was still a considerable chance of encountering exceptionally powerful thousand-year-old soul beasts.

Upon entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Qing landed on the ground, retrieved his flying soul tool, and continued on foot.

In the perilous primeval forest, long-term high-altitude flight is like a butterfly of light fluttering its wings in the dark, sharing its position with all the spirit beasts, making it an easy target.

Regarding hunting for the fourth spirit ring, Lin Qing had several target spirit beasts in mind, with the primary target being...

Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!

As a person, you must have dreams.

A Soul Master without Dream is no different from Luo Sanpao, who eats radishes and farts all day. Even trash can evolve into the Holy Dragon of Light, soaring through the nine heavens. The ultimate Martial Soul must have the heart of a strong person, and never be content to be subordinate to others in this life!

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is renowned throughout the world and is the coveted soul ring of all metal-attribute soul masters in the Douluo Continent. Now that Lin Qing has awakened the ultimate metal, how can he resist the urge to take the overlord of metal?

"Achoo!"

The King of Bears, who was sleeping in the core circle of the Starry Sky, suddenly felt a chill. He wiped his nose and muttered under his breath that it must be that bastard Di Tian cursing him again. He slowly turned over and went back to sleep, while moving his dark gold dinosaur claws to scratch his butt.

Reaching into his storage soul tool, Lin Qing took out a silver-white sphere the size of an ostrich egg. Its metal surface was smooth and supple. He pressed the bottom mechanism with his fingertip, and the sphere emitted a low hum, with invisible fluctuations spreading in all directions.

Level 4 Soul Guidance Device, Gold Enticement Device.

The Star Dou Great Forest is all-encompassing, unlike the far north, which is a paradise for a single type of soul beast. Therefore, finding a high-quality soul beast that meets the age requirement and matches one's own attributes is by no means easy. Unlucky soul beasts may not even encounter a suitable soul beast for months on end, and eventually perish in the mouths of beasts.

When Lin Qing was hunting for his second spirit ring, he deeply understood how difficult it was to find beasts. Therefore, after returning to Star Luo City, he came up with a clever idea. Borrowing from the concept of attracting spirit beasts with fragrance, he used the ultimate aura of mechanical elements to disguise himself as an ultimate metal treasure, luring metal-attribute spirit beasts to come and devour him.

Creativity and boundless imagination are commendable qualities of a Soul Master. Although the first attempt failed to control the capture range well, attracting a large number of ferocious and fanatical metal-type Soul Beasts and nearly wiping out the Lin family, the experiment was undeniably a great success, giving Lin Qing an incredibly wide range of choices for his third Soul Ring!

Today, we'll follow the same method, check for any omissions or errors, and we'll surely get a batch!

Lin Qing hangs up soul beasts, especially gluttonous pigs.

Maintaining his forward pace, Lin Qing slowly ventured deeper into the Starry Sky Forest, allowing the trapping waves to spread throughout the mixed zone.

The trapping device worked extremely quickly. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the first batch of metal-attribute soul beasts arrived as invited. A sharp sound of air being cut came from the tree canopy, and a series of burly figures flashed among the branches and leaves.

The ape-like spirit beast had a muscular body covered in coarse black fur, an ugly face, sharp, protruding canine teeth, and pairs of blood-red eyes that were fixed on the metal egg in Lin Qing's palm, spitting out greed and bloodlust, with saliva dripping from between its bared teeth.

The Steelback Ape is a common social spirit beast in the outer region of Star Dou. It is a small group of thirty members that has been running rampant in the outer area of ​​Star Dou Great Forest for many years.

"roar--"

With a deafening roar, a steelback ape, significantly larger than its companions, leaped down, its over two-meter-tall body crashing to the ground and instantly collapsing a large patch of bushes. Its shoulders were as broad as a city wall; it was none other than the millennium-old steelback ape king.

The remaining steelback apes followed closely behind their leader, forming a semi-circle around Lin Qing, their fur gleaming with a subtle, dark light.

Hardened, a natural soul skill of the Steelback Ape clan, greatly enhancing its defense. This soul beast is on the same level as the Mandragora Serpent, but is a far cry from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. Lin Qing withdrew the Golden Enticing Device with little interest, glanced at the greedy Ape King, and gently beckoned with his finger.

The wisdom of a thousand-year-old soul beast is far inferior to that of a human, yet the Steelback Ape King could read a considerable degree of contempt in its actions, its still undeveloped mind completely unable to comprehend it.

With 30 against 1, the apes have the advantage; where do humans get the courage?

The Ape King's chest heaved violently as he suddenly straightened his upper body, raised his right arm high, and slammed his fist heavily into his chest, signaling the start of the battle.

The steelback ape roared and charged forward on all fours, leaving trails of dark afterimages as it vowed to tear the arrogant humans before it to shreds with its powerful arms and to uphold its leader's dignity with its scalding blood.

"Buzz—"

His soul power surged and surged, and rings of soul rings rose from his feet. Yellow, purple, and purple—three soul rings that surpassed the best ratio recognized by the Douluo theory community—expanded and slowly pulsated around Lin Qing. As the light flowed, it illuminated his indifferent and handsome face.

The fiscal deficit occurred after Lin Qing broke through to the Soul Master level. Level 30 was a huge turning point in his life. Before the passive effect of the Ultimate Martial Soul reducing cultivation speed was triggered, the Lin family was a well-off family.

Within their means, Grandma Lin and Lin Lan have given their son Yaozu many nourishing and strengthening spiritual substances, including the renowned whale glue.

The Shrek Treasure Hunt is one of the few perks offered by the top academy on the continent. Lin Lan specially bought a piece of whale glue to bring home to little Lin Qing during her vacation to help him recover.

With the lessons learned from another timeline still fresh in his mind, Lin Qing cautiously took small amounts of whale gelatin multiple times, but still couldn't escape its side effects. He was restless all night and the next day transformed into a sneaky hamster, secretly washing his pants in a corner of the backyard.

The laughable and frustrating experiences of his youth all transformed into real combat power. The bright yellow spirit ring at the top of the list suddenly shone brightly, and countless silver points of light appeared between heaven and earth, flowing and converging wildly like summoned bright fireflies, instantly condensing into a brilliant silver ocean.

"First Soul Skill, Zero Generation".

The mechanical element instantly decomposes the mixed elements in the surrounding environment and then reassembles them into pure mechanical force. Combined with the soul tool made by Lin Qing in a high-density metal form, it produces an enhanced weaponry effect.

The first spirit ring is the foundation of a spirit master's life and largely determines their future cultivation path.

Do you not remember Tang San, the Sea God ten thousand years ago, who, following the core theory of martial souls of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, chose to absorb the poisonous soul beast Mandragora Snake as his first soul ring of Blue Silver Grass? After that, he was unstoppable, and Ghost Vine, Human-Faced Demon Spider... the noble Blue Silver Emperor bloodline cultivated a poisonous vine.

Lin Qing's first soul ring was perfectly compatible with mechanical elements. It was a hundred-year-old Yuanbao Golden Toad with a trace of the bloodline of the three-legged golden toad divine beast. It was truly a rare and top-grade soul ring, which laid the foundation for Lin Qing's fighting style to be closely related to soul tools.

"Finger gun, bee bite."

Zero generation activated, and silver metal spread and took shape along Lin Qing's fingertips, forming long, slender gun barrels in front of his fingers, releasing a cold, piercing luster.

Bullets rained down like a swarm of bees leaving their hive to hunt, trailing dazzling silver flames. Countless bullets, densely packed, wove a death net that covered the sky and earth, unleashing a wide-ranging, high-speed, continuous barrage on the steelback ape tribe. The super firepower and long-range suppression were displayed to the fullest extent.

The soul tools generated from scratch are the official version; as for the Kai Chao series... Lin Qing only sells them and doesn't touch them!

The barrage of bullets was like a violent storm. The steelbacks charged forward with their heads down, but faced with the overwhelming barrage of fire, they had no time to dodge. In the blink of an eye, all they could do was raise their strong arms and try to protect their vitals.

"Boom, boom, boom—"

Explosions rang out one after another, leaves fell from the treetops, and steelback apes fell one after another like wheat harvested in autumn. Their severed limbs were scattered in pools of blood, and white and yellow spirit rings floated into the air, their crimson blood soaking into the forest.

With the dual enhancement of zero generation and mechanical elements, the power of the soul tool reached an extremely terrifying level. Lin Qing's original intention in creating the Bee Devourer was to clear the field. The steelback apes, with only a hundred years of cultivation, were no match for him. After a wave of bombardment, the steelback ape clan, which used to rule a forest with their steel bones, suffered heavy losses.

"Awooooo—"

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, only one millennium-old gibbon king remained, surviving only by panting.

The Steelback Ape King stood frozen in the center of its kin's corpses, clutching its blood-soaked body, which was a bloody mess with charred holes that were too painful to look at.

Having lived for a thousand years, it had dealt with Soul Masters more than once or twice. In its memory, all the Soul Masters in Douluo Continent activated their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, and everyone would engage in a fierce and bloody battle where they would determine who was superior and who would live or die!

But something's not right with this human. Is he a legitimate Soul Master?

Lin Qing looked at the Steelback Ape King, who was questioning his existence, his expression not fierce, but rather calm and indifferent.

With the S2 update, Soul Masters/Soul Beasts who rely solely on their Martial Soul and instincts to fight will be easily ambushed and forced to cry by the Soul Guidance Devices pulled out by the opponent. The new weapon for ranking up is the dual cultivation of physical and magical abilities!

"Aww—"

A mournful wail echoed through the sky. The Steelback Ape King finally reacted. The terrified soul beast could not muster even a shred of courage to avenge its people. It desperately lowered its back and scurried through the forest. In this life-or-death situation, it had to rely on the ape's natural advantage in the forest and climb, jump, and run!

The dark figure darted left and right, deliberately squeezing through the narrow gaps between ancient trees. This was a survival instinct etched into its genes. By using the terrain to shake off humans, it could survive. If its tribe was lost, it could be rebuilt, but if it lost its life, everything was lost!

"null--"

The Steelback Ape King heard the commotion. The roar of the jetting air grew closer in the blink of an eye, as if the cold breath of a giant beast was landing on the back of its neck. It dared not turn around, for fear of witnessing the collapse of its Dao Heart.

The metallic scraping sound grew closer, this time almost touching the ape king's ear. The steelback ape king mechanically jerked its head, its trembling beastly eyes meeting the fingertips so close to its own. Behind the owner of those fingers, a jet-powered soul-guided thruster had appeared out of nowhere, its tail flames crackling and burning.

"Squeak..."

The steelback ape king squeezed out a human-like pleading look on its ugly face, trying to reach a reconciliation. The next moment, it saw the sparks blazing again in the silver gun barrel.

"boom--"

Blood splattered, a headshot.

The headless corpse fell to the ground, and the thousand-year soul ring slowly rose from the Steelback Ape King's body, its purple light beautiful and serene, reflecting on Lin Qing's calm profile. The mechanical element covering his fingers quietly faded away.

After the battle, Lin Qing examined the corpses of the Steelback Apes one by one, and as expected, collected a few soul bones. Since there were no tender, edible parts on the Steelback Apes, and their bloody scent would attract various bloodthirsty soul beasts, it was unwise to linger here. Lin Qing decided to change direction and continue his journey, reactivating the Golden Enticing Device.

Over the next two hours, Lin Qing encountered four more attacks from soul beasts. Their combat strength was comparable to that of the Steelback Ape clan, and the attacks were easy and insignificant.

After all, it is the outer area of ​​Star Dou, and the quantity and quality of metal-attribute soul beasts are not satisfactory.

While pondering whether to risk venturing deep into the Star Dou to search for soul beasts, Lin Qing's eyes suddenly flickered as he sensed a battle aura to his side. The two soul power fluctuations were extremely weak, equivalent to at most ten years of cultivation for a soul beast, and probably not even the first soul ring for a soul master.

Normally, Lin Qing wouldn't pay attention to such a low-level, petty fight, but the mechanical element's sensitivity to metal picked up another piece of information.

One of the opposing sides was carrying a soul tool, which should be a soul tool far exceeding the level of their soul power.

A sudden realization struck Lin Qing.

The White Tiger Duke's Mansion is located outside Star Luo City, and the Star Dou Great Forest within the Star Luo Empire is exactly where all the plots begin. Therefore, it is only natural that he would encounter Huo Yuhao, who was carrying his bag and hunting for spirit rings alone.

With this thought in mind, Lin Qing immediately shut down the Golden Enticement and rushed towards the scene of the fierce battle at full speed.

"Aww!"

The Ten-Year Wind Baboon bared its teeth, its wide-open mouth brewing a talent-based soul skill. On the other side was a boy who looked to be eleven or twelve years old, with a well-proportioned figure, wearing a simple gray cloth robe, carrying a small bundle on his back, with neat and tidy short black hair, and deep blue eyes that showed a determination beyond his years.

From afar, Lin Qing recognized a scene that was incredibly vivid!

Hey, I made it!

Godslayer VS God of Childhood Emotions!

The Wind Baboon lived up to its reputation as a god-slayer. It pushed off the ground with both feet and leaped bravely to attack its prey. With a flick of its head, it released a ball of light that had been gathering momentum for a while, while simultaneously grabbing at Huo Yuhao's shoulders with both hands.

The inexperienced young Huo Yuhao stared helplessly at the fierce-looking Feng Feifei, gripped the White Tiger Dagger tightly, and instinctively stabbed at the light sphere. This was the heirloom left to him by his mother, and the only weapon he could use to protect himself at this moment!

A battle between kings is a fight to the death!

The moment the two came into close contact, the White Tiger Dagger absorbed the Wind Baboon's light orb soul skill, activating a foot-long blade. Huo Yuhao was grabbed on the shoulder by the Wind Baboon. In pain, he raised the dagger and, with the fearless posture of a warrior sliding on a tiger, slashed the White Tiger Dagger into the Wind Baboon's chest!

One strike kills, and a white spirit ring appears!

The final whistle blew, and Huo Yuhao delivered a stunning victory against the Ten-Year Wind Baboon!