Douluo Continent: Awakening the Original Martial Soul at the Start.

Chapter 33 Hunting Soul Rings

As soon as Li Fei and Ghost Shadow stepped out of the contestant area, they heard Qian Renxue's voice.

"Li Fei, are you alright?!" Qian Renxue ran to Li Fei's side and asked worriedly.

"It's nothing, you should know that this injury is nothing to me!" Li Fei shook his head, indicating that it was nothing.

"You are Princess Qian Renxue?!" Ghost Shadow stared at Qian Renxue for a moment, then pushed Li Fei aside and forced himself to kneel down on one knee: "Ghost Shadow greets Your Highness!"

"Get up!" Qian Renxue waved her hand casually, continuing to look at Li Fei with concern.

"Now that Your Highness has arrived, you must be Li Fei, the one Grandpa mentioned who has the first soul ring in a thousand years. No wonder you never use soul rings in your battles."

At this moment, Ghost Shadow also guessed Li Fei's identity and showed a look of realization.

"I have no choice. After all, if the first ring of the millennium were to appear, it would cause a huge uproar. Let's wait until I have the strength to deal with it!" Li Fei said with a smile.

"I see. Then I won't disturb you and Your Highness any longer, I'll take my leave!"

Seeing the warning in Qian Renxue's small eyes, Ghost Shadow wisely took his leave and, disregarding his weakness, walked outside.

"You! You!" Li Fei didn't know what to say. He led Qian Renxue towards the Spirit Hall. They passed by Yiren Cake Shop and bought some strawberry cakes before entering the Spirit Hall.

On the other side, Ghost Shadow returned home with a bruised and swollen face. As soon as he entered the door, he saw his grandfather, Ghost Leopard, drinking tea in the living room.

"What happened to your face? Did someone hit you?!"

Ghost Leopard immediately noticed Ghost Shadow's injuries: multiple sprains and bruises. Although not fatal, they would require some rest to fully recover.

"It's just that I lost a battle of spirits!"

Ghost Shadow walked awkwardly to Ghost Leopard, covering his face and saying somewhat embarrassedly that it was rather shameful to lose to a Soul Master ten levels lower than himself.

"If you lost, you lost. You can win next time. Why are you covering your face like that?!" Ghost Leopard said angrily, his brows furrowed.

"Grandpa, I lost to Li Fei, the guy you told me about before. He didn't even use any soul skills; he defeated me based solely on his superior physical abilities and skills!" Ghost Shadow said embarrassedly.

"It seems I underestimated that little guy. He asked me about allergy-type Soul Masters before, but I didn't expect him to use that knowledge on you!" Ghost Leopard sighed.

"Grandpa, you told me before that Li Fei went to the Spirit Hall to teach Princess Qian Renxue. Could you use your connections to let me learn with him and allow me to absorb the next spirit ring beyond my limits? That way, my strength will definitely surpass those of my peers!" Ghost Shadow said expectantly.

"I'm afraid that won't work. The High Priest personally issued an order forbidding anyone from disturbing Li Fei's cultivation of Qian Renxue, not even His Holiness the Pope!"

Upon hearing this, Ghost Shadow lowered his head in disappointment, but then he heard his grandfather's voice again, as if things had taken a turn for the better.

"However, I also have Li Fei's theories and know the principles, so I can help you with your training. In addition, you can go to the Martial Soul School and find a boy named Li Fan. He is Li Fei's younger brother and has been trained by Li Fei since childhood. He is also a Soul Master who can absorb Soul Rings beyond the limit. You can find him; he should be able to help you with your training!" Ghost Leopard said in a deep voice.

"Li Fan! The top student in the first year, who even beat that fourth-year student! He's actually Li Fei's younger brother!" Ghost Shadow said in surprise.

"You know him?!"

"I know, that Li Fan is a guy who just enrolled today. In just six months, he has defeated all the experts from the first to the fourth year, and even defeated a Great Soul Master who had just reached level 20, while his soul power was only level 14." Ghost Shadow recounted what he had seen and heard at the school.

"Then you'd better learn properly. Don't treat people arrogantly because of my status. Treat them as equals! Understand?!" Ghost Douluo reminded him.

"I understand, Grandpa!"

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Li Fei, who had returned to the simulated environment to begin his cultivation, did not use the extreme and gravity environment to train his body as usual. Instead, he constantly simulated the battle with the ghost leopard in his mind, and his soul power began to continuously impact the meridians in his body.

After fighting the Ghost Leopard, Li Fei realized that he lacked a soul skill that could kill with one blow, or rather, a soul skill that could control the situation. Whether it was Shave, Iron Block, or the Qi formed from soul power, or Super Strength, these were all his regular skills.

Of course, Li Fei did not intend to use soul rings and soul skills to give himself the ability to kill with one blow, but rather wanted to achieve this by creating his own soul skills.

In the days that followed, Li Fei cultivated while simultaneously creating his own high-attack soul skills. He also refined his existing techniques, integrating them into his life and steadily improving his strength.

Occasionally, I would also go to the Soul Arena to hone my combat skills.

While training her body and mind, Qian Renxue also strengthened her ability to control her soul power, learned superhuman strength and how to transform her soul power into qi to enhance her strength.

Six months passed in this way, and Li Fei had been at the Spirit Hall for a full year. Qian Renxue had already reached the standard to absorb a thousand-year spirit ring two months ago, but just in case, she cultivated for two more months.

"Elder Yu Long, in order for His Highness to successfully absorb the soul ring, it would be best if you knocked the soul beast unconscious in an instant!" Li Fei suggested as they walked through the Star Dou Great Forest.

This time, it wasn't just for Qian Renxue's hunt; Li Fei's soul power had also reached level 20 for over two months, and he also needed a soul ring. The two elders, Yu Long and Citun, were still there to help him hunt for the soul ring.

"I understand, Your Highness found your soul beast two months ago. What about you?! What kind of soul ring do you want?!" Yu Long laughed.

Two months ago, when Li Fei said he could hunt for spirit rings, Qian Daoliu sent Yu Long to the Star Dou Great Forest to find suitable spirit beasts. After searching for two days, they finally found a target and were just waiting for Qian Renxue to come and hunt.

"My target has been set long ago: the Vajra Bull, which is about five thousand years old!" Li Fei said with a smile.

"That's perfect! There's a herd of Vajra Bulls near that Golden Ape. After you've finished hunting for the Soul Rings for Your Highness, you can hunt them for us too!" Yu Long nodded.

Soon the four of them arrived at an orchard. Li Fei picked a few bananas and looked at a group of monkeys playing and laughing in the distance. The monkeys were a group of fiery monkeys, but among them was a monkey covered in golden fur, exuding a sacred aura.

It was Qian Renxue's target, the Golden Ape, a mutated soul beast with both holy and fire attributes. Its main attack method was the Holy Flame Fist, which was formed by condensing soul power.

(End of this chapter)