Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Spinning Top, Explosive Warrior

"We've come here to ask for your help in hunting for our first spirit ring. We hope to obtain a hundred-year spirit ring."

Next, Wang Teng revealed his idea of ​​"soul hunting with a loan": he would use the Soul Master subsidy he would receive from the Spirit Hall in the future as collateral to ask Su Yuntao for help, and he would pay the reward after receiving the subsidy.

"Cough...cough cough!"

Su Yuntao had just picked up his cup and taken a sip of water when he heard this and almost choked. He quickly put the cup down.

"Loan, loan hunter? Is that even possible?"

His surprised expression seemed to be mixed with a hint of inexplicable annoyance.

If he had known about this method earlier, why would his first spirit ring have been only a ten-year white spirit ring?

Thinking of this, Su Yuntao felt a pang of pain in his heart.

Wang Teng observed his expression and pressed his advantage, saying, "Master Su, my innate soul power is level five. I am confident that I can at least cultivate to the Soul Master realm in the future."

"If I receive your help today, I will surely repay you in the future."

"Moreover, we are not asking for help in vain, but are offering future subsidies as a real guarantee."

After speaking, Wang Teng looked sincerely at Su Yuntao, said no more, and quietly waited for a reply.

"You...I..."

Su Yuntao opened his mouth, his mind a jumble, unsure how to respond.

Just then, a clear and melodious female voice came from outside the door.

"Yuntao, time to get off work! Why haven't you left yet? Are you sleeping in again?"

Before the words were finished, the door to the lounge was gently pushed open, and a girl dressed in the uniform of a Spirit Hall steward walked in.

She was petite and delicate with a pretty face. The uniform didn't look stiff on her at all; instead, it accentuated her slender waist and gave her a unique and radiant charm.

Upon seeing the woman, Su Yuntao's face immediately lit up with a smile. He quickly stood up and said, "Sisi, what brings you here? Please have a seat."

"You said you had some good news to tell me, what is it?"

As Su Yuntao asked questions, he pulled a girl named Sisi to sit down next to him in a natural and intimate manner.

Wang Teng's heart skipped a beat: So this is Sisi, the woman whose name was only mentioned in the original work.

It seems that Brother Tao has finally gotten his wish and won the heart of his beauty.

"Yun Tao, I've broken through to level 20!"

Sisi took Su Yuntao's arm and said in a light tone, "I was just about to talk to you about hunting for my second spirit ring."

As she spoke, her gaze shifted to Wang Teng and Wang Sheng, a hint of curiosity in her eyes, and she asked, "Who are these two?"

Su Yuntao quickly introduced them: "This is my fiancée, Sisi."

"These two are brothers, the older brother is Wang Sheng and the younger brother is Wang Teng. They are the children I met when I went to Tiger King Village to awaken my martial spirit."

At this point, Su Yuntao paused, then simply told Sisi about Wang Teng and the other man's purpose in coming, as well as the idea of ​​"loan-based soul hunting".

"Sisi, what do you think... we should do about this?"

Su Yuntao asked in a low voice, clearly valuing his fiancée's opinion.

Sisi did not answer immediately.

She looked at Wang Teng, her gaze clear and earnest, and asked, "Your name is Wang Teng? And your innate soul power is at level five?"

"Yes."

Wang Teng nodded.

"Your home is in Tiger King Village? Who else is in your family?"

"My father is also at home."

Wang Teng answered truthfully.

“Sister Sisi,” Wang Teng added, “as long as Brother Tao is willing to help, we will definitely remember this kindness in the future.”

"Regarding the loan, we can use the Spirit Hall's subsidy as collateral; we will definitely not let Brother Tao work for nothing."

Sisi listened quietly, then smiled slightly, looked at Su Yuntao, and said, "Yuntao, help them."

"Let's not talk about compensation; we're helping out for free this time."

"really?"

Wang Sheng couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"Of course it's true."

Her smile was gentle, but her tone was very frank.

"We only hope that if you achieve success in your cultivation in the future, you will remember this friendship today and look after each other when you are able."

Wang Teng felt a surge of warmth in his heart and immediately stood up, saying solemnly, "Thank you, Sister Sisi, thank you, Brother Tao!"

(In the original novel, when Sisi heard that Tang San had a useless martial soul, she looked at him with disdain, but when she heard that he had innate full soul power, her eyes lit up; therefore, after Wang Teng demonstrated his innate level 5 soul power and his potential, she was willing to help him.)

Chapter 39 Yu Xiaogang's 'Guidance'

"I swear by my martial spirit that I will repay the kindness you have shown me today!"

Wang Teng solemnly swore.

"Alright, alright, no need to be so serious."

Sisi waved her hand, her smile deepening.

"If there's any specific hope... if we have children in the future, we hope they can become your students. What do you think?"

"Absolutely no problem!"

Wang Teng agreed without hesitation.

Taking on apprentices and teaching them skills was a trivial matter to him.

Seeing that his fiancée had made up her mind, Su Yuntao stopped worrying and began to think about the specific arrangements: "By the way, what kind of hundred-year-old soul beast do you want?"

Are there specific requirements regarding the type of spirit beast, or can any hundred-year-old spirit beast be used?

Wang Teng and Wang Sheng exchanged a glance and said, "Brother Tao, my elder brother's martial spirit is 'War Tiger,' and mine is 'Spinning Top.'"

"We hope to obtain a hundred-year-old spirit ring from a tiger."

"If it's really difficult, soul rings from ferocious beasts like leopards and wolves are also acceptable."

Wang Teng paused for a moment, then spoke more cautiously: "Of course, this is just our expectation; everything depends on the actual situation."

In truth, what Wang Teng longed for most was still a tiger-type spirit beast.

This is not only because Wang Sheng's martial spirit is a tiger, but also because of certain vague yet vivid images deep in his memory: a spinning top transforming into a phantom tiger, and his ultimate move "Tiger Descending the Mountain" unleashing overwhelming power...

Those were childhood memories from his past life, and these memories had long been intertwined with Wang Teng's imagination of his own martial soul.

"If I could absorb a tiger-type spirit ring, would I really be able to awaken that kind of power...?"

Wang Teng secretly began to hope.

Sisi looked at Su Yuntao and asked, "Are you confident about a hundred-year-old tiger-type soul beast?"

Su Yuntao pondered for a moment and said, "It is indeed somewhat risky for me to deal with the hundred-year-old tiger beast on my own."

"But Sisi, didn't you just break through to level 20?"

"I think it would be better if I helped you get your second spirit ring first, and then the two of us could join forces to deal with a hundred-year-old tiger beast without any problem."

"Besides, the Soul Hunting Forest is so vast, with so many soul beasts. There must be some old, weak, sick, or disabled hundred-year-old soul beasts. With the combined strength of the two of us, taking down a wounded or sick hundred-year-old soul beast shouldn't be a problem."

Sisi nodded in agreement and said, "You're right. As a deacon of the Spirit Hall, you should be quite clear about the situation inside. Even if you don't know, you can ask others later. By the way, my second spirit ring target is quite clear and not too difficult to deal with. You alone are enough to help me."

"Then we'll act together again, which will give us a greater chance of success."

Su Yuntao then turned to Wang Teng and the other man, and said seriously, "Then it's settled."

"You should go back to the academy and prepare. We also need to make some arrangements."

"Three days later, we gathered at the Spirit Hall again in the morning and then set off together for the Soul Hunting Forest."

"Thank you, Brother Tao! Thank you, Sister Sisi!"

The two brothers thanked him in unison, and a huge weight was finally lifted from their hearts.

When we left the Spirit Hall, the setting sun had already painted the sky a warm orange-red.

Walking back to the academy, Wang Sheng still felt somewhat dazed, as if in a dream.

"Little brother, did they... really agree? And for free?"

"I agreed."

Wang Teng nodded firmly, gazing at the setting sun gradually sinking into the sky.

"So, big brother, we absolutely cannot waste this opportunity. We must succeed in getting our first spirit ring."

Wang Sheng gave a heavy "hmm" and patted his younger brother's shoulder forcefully.

The two said no more, but their steps became more and more firm.

When Wang Teng and his brother returned to Dormitory 7 that evening, the dormitory was already bustling with activity.

The news that they had both broken through to level ten had already spread throughout the entire dormitory from Xiao Wu.

As soon as the two entered the door, they were surrounded by a group of classmates.

Congratulations, exclamations, and curious inquiries rose and fell, filling the small dormitory with a joyful atmosphere.

"Wow, Wang Teng! You broke through without making a sound!"

"Wang Sheng, you're quick enough! Now you two brothers can go soul hunting together!"

"Which spirit beast are you planning to choose? Have you decided yet?"

The brothers were overwhelmed by the barrage of questions.

They laughed and responded for a while before finally breaking out of the crowd and returning to their beds.

Wang Teng and Wang Sheng exchanged a smile, both with a sense of relief in their eyes.