Douluo: The Peerless Sun and Moon Mechanical God

Chapter 48 Little Orange Corporal and Great Green General, the 100,000-Year-Old Golden Sword Lion King (4K)

The taste of mom's cooking!?

Lin Qing's pupils dilated to a magnitude 12 earthquake, and then he suddenly fell into deep thought. Huo Yuhao's dishes were just as delicious as his father's, but his were just as awful as Orange's mother's. Could it be that the cooking skills of these two chosen ones are truly worlds apart?

Orange hugged Fish Paste with teary eyes, her delicate face streaked with tears, looking just like a little girl missing her deceased mother.

Having known Orange for many years, Keke had never seen her best friend so pitiful. She panicked and ran around in circles, but she was tongue-tied and didn't know how to comfort her, so she desperately tried to give Lin Qing meaningful glances.

Cooking skills alone are not enough; you also need to use your mother's gentle persuasion skills!

Needless to say, a mother's love can always touch the softest spot in a lion-like man's heart. Lin Qing applied the knowledge from the book and said with high emotional intelligence, "I'll make another one. Eat more if you like."

"Just one bite is enough, why are you trying to harm me?" Orange looked up and questioned.

The reversal was sudden and unexpected. Looking at the pale face still streaked with tears, Lin Qing exclaimed, "You just said 'Mom'—"

Upon hearing this, Orange couldn't help but smile, her eyes crinkling: "It really does taste like Mom's cooking. It's because Mom's cooking skills are just as good as yours that Dad strictly forbids Mom from getting near the pots and pans in the house."

However, Mom always tries to cook different dishes during Dad's daytime work, and she always uses a sincere and earnest tone to convince me that her cooking skills have improved a lot and she urgently needs the first diner to give her affirmation.

Thank you. Since my mother passed away, I haven't eaten a warm, yet despairing, meal.

As soon as she finished speaking, Orange returned the culprit of the culinary disaster to the perpetrator. Lin Qing stared at the fish head stuck in the plate, gazing at the starry sky, for two seconds, then silently looked away. She tentatively scooped up a spoonful and put it in her mouth, only to be transformed into a zombie who had just bitten into garlic.

This is awful!

The fish in Jingyang Mountain must have been contaminated by metal!

One must have self-awareness. Lin Qing struggled but failed, so he honestly became a mood-maker and enjoyed Chef Orange's roasted dragon meat.

The three of them ate with great relish. The ancient bronze dragon was still warm from its last bit of heat, and the roasted dragon meat sizzled and dripped with oil. It warmed them up and quickly replenished their lost energy.

Keke gently patted her round belly, which was full from dinner, with glistening oil still on the corner of her lips. She lay half-reclined on the dark green rocks by the stream, leisurely picking her teeth: "Hiccup~ I'll keep watch first. You two come out in an hour, one of you can take my place."

Taking turns on night watch was fair and just, and Qingju had no objections. She gave an OK sign to indicate that she understood, and then they all crawled into the cowhide tent.

When traveling, Soul Masters usually replace sleep with meditation and cultivation, and don't need to worry about the taboo of men and women touching each other.

Qingju sat down on the ground, not choosing to meditate and recover her energy. The spirit beast population in the Jingyang Mountain range was not as good as that in the Star Dou Great Forest, and they did not encounter a single thousand-year-old spirit beast along the way. Apart from taking turns driving the all-terrain detection spirit tool, they consumed almost no energy throughout the journey, and the two of them remained in high spirits.

"I'll keep watch for Keke's class, you're third," Lin Qing said.

"I'll go first." Orange gently shook her head. "You've been piloting the soul tool the longest, so you should rest more."

"The Jingyang Mountains truly live up to their reputation as a paradise of metal elemental energy. The concentration of free metal elemental energy is extremely high, constantly replenishing my soul power, so there's actually not much consumption," Lin Qing said, resting his chin on his hand. "At night, the metal element seems to become somewhat restless, as if it's swarming towards a certain spot in the mountains, which might attract some metal elemental soul beasts to investigate."

We must be extra cautious tonight, and be extremely careful when hunting spirit beasts deep into the mountains tomorrow, lest we run into any spirit beasts we can't afford to offend.

"OK."

Ju Zi gazed gently at Lin Qing, who was giving her instructions, her eyes filled with tenderness and affection.

Every bad thing has its own merits, but Lin Qing's ability to make the exact same devilish dishes as her mother is definitely a unique talent. She couldn't help but fantasize about her mother's voice and smile.

"Lin Qing, do you want some oranges?"

"Um?

""

Realizing the double entendre and hidden meaning in her words, Orange's pretty face turned bright red, and she hurriedly explained, "It's dessert. I'm a food-type Soul Master, after all."

"Two, please."

"Golden oranges emerge from the southern branches, each petal radiant with brilliance, each petal a poem."

Under Lin Qing's surprised gaze that it wasn't "I have a big orange", the orange chanted the unique soul incantation of a food-type soul master, illuminating two bright yellow hundred-year soul rings.

"First Soul Skill: Energetic Little Green Orange; Second Soul Skill: Rapid Healing Big Yellow Orange!"

Taking the two oranges, Lin Qing, without suspicion, peeled the green orange first and took a bite of the tender and juicy flesh. Her cheek muscles instantly began to twitch. The green orange tasted sour, a deadly level of sourness!

"Don't vomit, don't vomit, it'll work right away!"

Orange chuckled and happily leaned closer, wanting to cover her mouth with her hand. Lin Qing didn't spit out the green orange, because along with that sour taste that went straight to the top of her head, a clear stream flowed into her spiritual sea, constantly nourishing her spiritual power.

After experiencing the power of green tangerines firsthand, Lin Qing peeled a yellow tangerine with great interest, popped it into her mouth and chewed. This time, the taste that dominated her mouth was sweet and delicious, full of flavor.

"The soul skill effect is quite good." Lin Qing gave a thumbs up. "The green orange provides about 10% mental enhancement, while the yellow orange heals physical injuries and can also relieve muscle fatigue."

With your first two soul skills, even if you don't learn soul tools and choose the traditional path of a food-type soul master, you will still be welcomed by various powerful forces.

"No, it won't work. Traditional food-type Soul Masters cultivate too slowly. Not all food-type Soul Masters are born with full Soul Power like Oscar, the God of Food in your Douluo Continent—" Orange said sadly. "With my talent, if I hadn't taken medicine to assist my cultivation, I might still be struggling at the three-ring Soul Master level. How could I have broken through to the five-ring Soul King level before the age of twenty?"

After graduating from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, I'm going to join the army. Although I'm not very good at combat, my soul power level and food-type martial soul are enough to ensure that I won't start as a private; I'll at least be a corporal.

"A dignified Five-Ring Soul King, and this is all the ambition he has?"

Lin Qing laughed very loudly; the young version of the Empress and the God of War was far from the confidence that she would have in the future.

"So what if I'm a corporal? I'll rise through the ranks to become a general!" Orange clenched her fist.

"The journey from a lowly corporal to a high-ranking general is fraught with difficulties," Lin Qing joked.

"—I admit it's a bit difficult." Corporal Little Orange lowered his head in frustration. "I've taken too many drugs, making it extremely difficult for me to break through to the seventh-ring Soul Saint in this lifetime. I don't think I've ever heard of a Soul Emperor becoming an Imperial General—"

Her dark, beautiful eyes blinked brightly. Ju Zi peeled seven or eight yellow oranges and offered them to her, asking, "Lin Qing, do you have any intention of joining the army?"

With your exceptional talent in the highest level of metal, the Sun and Moon Empire is more than happy to support you in commanding an army, or even becoming the leader of the Beast King Soul Master Corps, a true imperial general!

At that time, Corporal Ju swore to serve General Qing to the death!

Orange puffed out her chest and mimicked Lin Qing's tone, casually raising her hand to give a less-than-perfect military salute. Lin Qing smiled and said, "General Qing is quite charming, and Corporal Orange's loyalty is indeed tempting. It's a pity we're in the same boat."

"Because you lack the strength, and I am constrained by my nationality, the Sun Moon Emperor will not easily entrust his army to me until he is absolutely certain of my loyalty to the Sun Moon Empire."

"well----"

The plan to find a powerful backer had failed. Orange sighed and transformed into a little bitter orange, plopping down next to Lin Qing. She said dejectedly, "Heaven loves to play tricks on the unfortunate. My father worked honestly as a chef his whole life, but in the end, he was killed by the Star Luo Empire. My mother died of a serious illness due to excessive grief."

My lifelong ambition is to lead the Sun and Moon Army to conquer the Star Luo Empire and avenge my parents—wait, the way you're looking at me is suddenly so strange.

"I was born in the Star Luo Empire—"

"ah???"

Orange instantly sprang to the air, jumping three feet high, and pointed at Lin Qing, trembling as she asked, "Are you from the Star Luo Empire?"

Oh no! She'd been rambling on and on, and all she did was openly plot to attack someone else's homeland in front of Lin Qing!

Clutching her small frame tightly to her chest, Orange felt lost and confused. Should she kneel down and beg for mercy, shouting the unbreakable bond of kinship, or grit her teeth, close her eyes, and bravely face her fate?

"Wake up."

Lin Qing tapped Ju Zi's forehead with his finger to bring her back to her senses, and said speechlessly, "I have already settled in the Sun Moon Empire. I have no intention of switching back and forth to the Star Luo Empire. Moreover, I have a blood feud with Shrek Academy, which is one of the reasons why I traveled thousands of miles to join the Sun Moon Empire."

"Oh~"

With a chorus of "Oh," Corporal Little Orange disarmed himself and approached Lin Qing again, patting the towering cloud peak with one hand and saying righteously, "Four thousand years ago, two continents and four countries were locked in a war. Shrek Academy rallied its troops and turned the tide of the Sun Moon Empire's victory."

If the Sun Moon Empire attacks the Star Luo Empire in the future, Shrek Academy will certainly not stand idly by. Therefore, we are natural allies in offense and defense!

A year in the mortal world, a lifetime of friendship; we, the strong and the weak, join forces, and we will surely accomplish a great revenge!

The girl's heart was burning with the flames of war. The three great empires and the continent's number one soul master academy formed an alliance. If they launched an attack on the Star Luo Empire, Shrek Academy would have no way to avoid it. Lin Qing would then completely side with the Sun Moon Empire to avenge her!

I am protected by the ultimate gold; who can kill me!

"Bomb One"

A deafening roar erupted without warning. Orange instinctively shrank back to Lin Qing, thinking that God was targeting the poor little girl again. Lin Qing then pulled her out of the tent to reunite with Ke Ke.

"It seems to be in the direction of the rock wall, where Wang Shaojie and the others were testing," Keke said urgently. "That sound might be Senior Bu Po fighting with the enemy."

"A spirit beast has arrived."

Lin Qing interrupted Ke Ke, his gaze sweeping intently around them. Beast shadows gathered from all directions, forming an orderly encirclement. Pairs of fiery beast eyes illuminated the night. Ju Zi and Ke Ke breathed heavily in the same room, a sense of crisis gripping their hearts like a giant hand.

All around them were more than a dozen lion-like spirit beasts. The golden-maned giant lions had fur as bright as flames and a fierce and proud aura. The silver lions were covered with moonlight and emitted a clear glow. Their numbers were half that of the golden lions. The pride of lions advanced slowly, clearly regarding the three of them as prey.

"The first branch is the territory of the wolf pack, and the lion pride is the master of Jingyang Peak. How could they have trespassed into the first branch?" Orange frowned, not understanding why the lion pride would lower themselves to such a high position.

Lions, tigers, leopards, and bears are four types of spirit beasts that are world-renowned for their strength at the same level. The metal energy in the Jingyang Mountains is very rich, and many metal spirit beasts have the habit of consuming metal to aid their cultivation. Their combat power is generally about 30% higher than their counterparts outside the mountains. The lion pride is the king of the Jingyang Mountains and occupies Jingyang Peak.

"The lion pride leaving its territory may be related to the mutation of the gold element. The Jingyang Mountains are no longer safe. You two go into the all-terrain detection soul tool, and we'll retreat."

Lin Qing made a quick decision and took out the all-terrain detection soul tool. At present, the strongest of the dozen or so golden and silver lions had a cultivation level of only eight thousand years, but the fact that the lion pack had come out in full force was undoubtedly a catastrophe.

Judging by the sound, the Lion King is probably at the rock wall. The Unbreakable Douluo is probably fighting the Lion King. Their best solution is to leave the Jingyang Mountains first!

Knowing the situation was critical, the two girls quickly crawled into the metal sphere, their six long legs springing out as they followed Lin Qing out of the lion pack's encirclement!

"roar-

—

The lion pride naturally wouldn't let go of their prey. The golden lion roared and leaped up. Nourished by the metallic energy of the Jingyang Mountains over the years, its massive body looked like a giant bear. Beneath its gleaming metallic fur, muscles bulged, and its two front paws reached straight for Lin Qing.

Not to be outdone, the silver lion opened its blood-red maw, and orbs of light gathered deep within its throat. Silver represents the elements; the lion that had consumed mithril had mutated, awakening six elements: earth, water, wind, fire, light, and darkness. Now, all six elements converged, coordinating with the golden lion's long-range attack!

Meanwhile, the rock wall of the No. 1 branch.

As night deepened, a bright moon hung in the sky, and a pride of lions stood in formation, their golden and silver light reflecting off the rock face.

On the mountain cliff, a majestic lion stands proudly, its mane cascading down its shoulders and back, gleaming with golden light. Its body is tall and imposing, and a pair of snow-white, sharp teeth protrude from its mouth, displaying the majesty of a hegemon of the Jingyang Mountains.

Lord of Jingyang Mountain Range, the 100,000-year-old Golden Sword Lion King!

Inside the all-terrain detection soul tool, Wang Shaojie and Zi Mu trembled. The Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan hovered in mid-air, his expression grave: "Golden Sword Lion King, we had no intention of offending your majesty. Shall we each take a step back?"

The wisdom of a 100,000-year-old soul beast is no less than that of a human sage. Zheng Zhan was unwilling to rashly clash with the lion pride and tried to persuade the Golden Sword Lion King.

"A titled Douluo as stupid as a King Kong baboon."

The Golden Sword Lion King opened and closed its massive jaws, its two sword teeth gleaming coldly: "Humans absorbing soul rings to break through realms is equivalent to pursuing the peak by stepping on the corpses of soul beasts. For thousands of years, the two races have been irreconcilable enemies."

The emergence of a metal source in a branch is an unexpected delight. I, the King, do not mind eliminating a great enemy for the soul beasts; this is double the joy!

Like a taut bowstring, the Unbreakable Douluo immediately sprang into action upon hearing the Lion King's fierce roar, raising a white barrier to block the Golden Sword Lion King's advance.

"Children, I'm holding off the Lion King! You all must leave the Jingyang Mountains!"

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