The Strongest All-Round Support in Douluo Continent

Three days after Hu Liena obtained her fourth spirit ring, Duan Yufan and his companions did not find any spirit beasts that matched Xie Yue and Yan. Either they did not find any, or the spirit beasts that matched were too young.

"It's all Yan's fault for jinxing me. He said we'd be lucky and would find a suitable soul beast soon, but it's already the fourth day, and sigh! I feel like I've lost weight. It's all because there are too many mosquitoes in the forest," Hu Liena muttered as she ate her bread.

Early in the morning, Duan Yufan and his three companions sat around a campfire, eating breakfast. Behind Duan Yufan were three tents.

"Besides the difficulty of cultivation, even finding a soul beast is difficult, all because the Star Dou Forest is too big," Yan said helplessly.

"Alright! We've only been searching for four days. Our teacher gave us a month, so it's still early. We need to make sure it's the most useful soul ring for ourselves. We can't be careless. This is a very important matter for us." Duan Yufan leisurely took a sip of milk.

Since absorbing her fourth soul ring, Hu Liena's soul power has reached level 44, the Soul Master level. The Narcissus Jade Bone Immortal Grass added about 6 levels to Hu Liena's soul power and 1 level to her soul ring.

This filled Xie Yue and Yan with anticipation, eager to know if they could surpass Duan Yufan after absorbing the fourth soul ring.

"There are still more than twenty days left, why don't we make a mark? Otherwise, we'll just be going around in circles, which would be really embarrassing. Although we have a map, the terrain in this forest looks pretty much the same no matter how you look at it," Xie Yue suggested.

"Good idea, I agree. I can't tell what's going on around here either." Duan Yufan was a little dizzy; the vegetation in the Star Dou Forest was too abundant.

Every day, they cut down a similar tree as a marker wherever they went, and ten days passed quickly.

It has been thirteen days since we entered the Star Dou Forest.

"Ugh! I'm numb! I'll soon become a wild woman," Hu Liena cried out in a strange, eerie voice.

"Haha! No way, the fox spirit was the most youthful and beautiful girl in the Star Dou Forest." Duan Yufan praised her, otherwise who knows how long Hu Liena would keep nagging about it.

"Really?" Hu Liena asked excitedly.

"Really!" Duan Yufan and the other two exchanged glances and answered in unison.

"Wait! There's a soul beast not far ahead." Duan Yu Fan sensed the faint, scattered sounds.

"What is it?" Yan asked quickly.

"We'll know once we go and see for ourselves," Xie Yue said thoughtfully.

"Let's go!" Duan Yufan led the way to a small artificial hill.

"This looks like an ant nest!" Hu Liena looked at the artificial hill, which had many dense small holes.

“An ant nest like this must have a very strong queen ant under the artificial hill. In this place, with no other spirit beasts around, it means it’s a very strong social spirit beast ant type,” Duan Yufan said, intently looking at the artificial hill in front of him.

"Let's get a little closer," Xie Yue said, taking a few more steps forward.

"Well! Did you see it clearly?" Yan also stepped forward to Xie Yue's side.

“It’s a Purple-Armored Gold-Eating Ant. There are at least tens of thousands of them in this nest, ranging from ten to a thousand years old. There must be a queen ant, possibly close to ten thousand years old.” Xie Yue looked conflicted because this was one of the soul rings that suited him, but he couldn’t afford to mess with it.

"Oh! You know so much about it. Is it a suitable soul beast for you?" Duan Yufan and Hu Liena came to Xie Yue's side and asked after hearing Xie Yue's words.

Under sunlight, you can see the purple sheen on the ant's shell.

"Hmm! These ants love hard metals, and their mouths are very sharp, so they can bite anything. Their entire bodies are blackish-purple, hence the name Purple-Armored Gold-Eating Ants. I estimate they can either grant a powerful strike or amplify the attack power of a martial soul." Xie Yue explained the type of ant in front of him.

"Then what are we waiting for! Let's get started!" Yan shouted hurriedly.

"That's why I'm conflicted! You know, this artificial hill isn't big, but there are at least tens of thousands of Purple-Armored Gold-Eating Ants underground. Although most of them are around a hundred years old, they still can't withstand the siege of so many Purple-Armored Gold-Eating Ants," Xie Yue quickly explained.

"Tens of thousands! That's a bit difficult. Flame, how wide is the area covered by your third soul skill?" Duan Yufan asked Yan beside him.

"If I unleash my full soul power, it would cover an area of ​​about twenty square meters," Yan estimated before replying to Duan Yufan.

"What about the fox spirit? Can your charm work on soul beasts?" Duan Yufan turned to Hu Liena and asked.

“Soul beasts have consciousness, so it’s definitely possible. What do you want to do?” Hu Liena replied to Duan Yufan.

"That's good! I mean, let's take a gamble. Flame releases its third soul skill, and you, Demon Fox, control these Purple Armor Gold-Eating Ants to unleash the Hellfire Soul Skill from Flame, creating an ant barbecue feast." Duan Yu Fan stated his idea.

“This method works. Anyway, with your support skills, even if we can’t win, we can still run away,” Xie Yue agreed.

"Let's begin! Moonblade, you first cut open the artificial mountain to lure the ants out, then use the flames to follow up with your soul skill, and finally, the fox demon controls the ants to jump into the fire pit. Perfect! I wonder what the ants taste like." Duan Yufan stated the order.

"Second Soul Skill: Blessing of Courage; Third Soul Skill: Holy Light Protection." After saying this, Duan Yufan took the lead and applied the buffs to the three of them.

"Understood! First Soul Skill, Slash." Xie Yue received Duan Yu Fan's support buff, and the two moon blades quickly sliced ​​through the artificial mountain.

One after another, the purple-armored gold-eating ants crawled out. Before long, the area around the artificial hill was densely covered with purple-armored gold-eating ants of varying sizes, ranging from a few centimeters to tens of centimeters.

"Third Soul Skill, Hellfire." Yan followed up with his area-of-effect Soul Skill, and flames instantly covered the area around the artificial hill.

Smaller Purple-Armored Gold-Eating Ants turned to ash instantly upon contact with Yan's hellfire, while older ones didn't resist for long either, also being burned to ashes. The remaining Purple-Armored Gold-Eating Ants that hadn't been burned scurried around in all directions.

"First Soul Skill, Charm Power." Hu Liena summoned a demon fox. A pink fox appeared behind Hu Liena, releasing pink charm power to control the purple-armored gold-devouring ants as they crawled towards Yan's hellfire area.

Suddenly, a series of crackling sounds filled the air as ants' carapaces burst open, accompanied by a rich, meaty aroma.

It's unclear how many died, but countless soul rings of the Purple-Armored Gold-Eating Ants filled the sky above the Hellfire. The soul rings, some white, some yellow, and some light purple, clustered together, emitting light that illuminated the surroundings.

"It smells so good!" Xie Yue couldn't help but swallow hard as she stood beside him.

"Uh! It does smell good, but this time the commotion is too big. I hope the Purple-Armored Gold-Eating Ant Queen appears soon, otherwise it will attract the surrounding soul beasts. If they come after hearing the noise, we'll have to run away." Duan Yu Fan was paying attention to whether any soul beasts appeared around him.

"Be on guard! You fox demon!" Xie Yue shouted immediately.

"It's alright. The fox spirit is keeping the ants under control. I'm keeping an eye on the surroundings, ready to run if things get tense," Duan Yufan quickly added.

After burning for another ten minutes or so, nearly a hundred or a thousand soul rings gathered together, and a strong wave of soul power swept around them.

"The queen ant is about to emerge. Be prepared to deliver the final blow with Moonblade." Duan Yufan sensed the movement and quickly reminded Xie Yue.

Before long, an ant head the size of Duan Yufan's head peeked out from the middle of the artificial hill.

Then its entire body appeared; a giant purple-armored gold-devouring ant, about eighty centimeters long, emerged.

Xie Yue immediately unleashed his first soul skill to attack, but with a clang, the Queen Ant bit the Moon Blade Martial Soul.

The fourth soul skill of the Forty-Two Evil Months

The Purple-Armored Gold-Devouring Ant Queen's actions left Xie Yue completely dumbfounded.

"Holy crap! This works too." Xie Yue blurted out a curse, stunned.

"Be careful! It looks like a soul beast that's about eight thousand years old," Duan Yufan warned Xie Yue.

However, after the Purple Armor Gold-Eating Ant Queen bit into the Moon Blade Martial Soul, with a snap, the Moon Blade was bitten open and fell to the ground.

"Pfft! What a sharp mouth! It managed to bite a gash in the mouth." Xie Yue coughed up blood as his martial spirit was damaged.

"First Soul Skill, Healing Prayer, are you alright?" Duan Yufan immediately treated Xie Yue's injuries upon seeing that she was injured.

"Much better! To actually be taken advantage of by an ant, what a disgrace." Xie Yue immediately recalled his Moon Blade.

"Third Soul Skill, Break!" Xie Yue roared, unleashing his third soul skill with all his might.

The Purple-Armored Gold-Devouring Ant Queen also reacted. Sensing the threat, her two antennae extended two front legs that were as hard as steel, reflecting the purple light to block Xie Yue's powerful attack.

It's a pity. If it weren't for Duan Yufan's second soul skill amplification, he might have been able to block Xie Yue's attack at this moment. As a result, the ant queen's two legs were cut off.

The queen ant's head slammed heavily onto the ground, letting out a mournful cry that reached the ears of the four.

Seeing an opportunity, Xie Yue struck again, this time right on the ant queen's head, instantly rendering her unable to resist, and causing her to twitch her body slightly.

"Take the queen ant and get out of here first. We've made too much noise. We need to get away from here. Besides, there are a lot of spirit rings in the sky. I'm afraid you might absorb the wrong one." Duan Yu Fan saw that the queen ant was on the verge of death and immediately reminded everyone.

After hearing Duan Yufan's words, Yan and Hu Liena withdrew their martial souls and soul skills. Xie Yue quickly came to the ant queen's side, picked up the remaining foot, and the four of them left the place.

The remaining Purple-Armored Gold-Eating Ants, having lost the queen's scent, scurried about aimlessly like headless flies. Before long, several soul beasts appeared and began hunting these Purple-Armored Gold-Eating Ants.

The four ran for several miles, and the ant queen that Xie Yue was carrying was completely lifeless.

"Stop! The queen ant is dead." Xie Yue immediately called out to the three of them upon seeing the queen ant's condition.

"Alright, that should be about right. You absorb the spirit ring first, and we'll be on guard. But let me continue healing you and recovering my spirit power first." Duan Yu Fan finished speaking and used his first spirit skill three times in a row.

Xie Yue looked at the ant queen's shattered skull and struck again with a normal attack, piercing through the entire head. This time, there was no trace of life left, and a deep purple soul ring rose up.

Duan Yufan, Hu Liena, and Yan stood in a triangular formation, with Xie Yue in the middle, beginning to absorb the soul ring of the Purple Armor Gold-Eating Ant Queen, reaching the level of eight thousand years.

Half an hour later, Xie Yue successfully absorbed the soul ring and stood up.

Upon seeing this, Duan Yufan and the other two surrounded him, asking him all sorts of questions.

"Eight thousand years old, how about that!" Yan said with an envious look in his eyes.

"Haha! Very good. The damage value is almost at the level of a ten-thousand-year soul ring."

"My fourth spirit ring grants me a spirit skill that amplifies other spirit skills by 50%, while also adding 30% defense penetration."

Xie Yue laughed heartily, proudly introducing his fourth soul skill with a touch of arrogance.

"Tch! I thought it was something special. With Daddy around, the effect of your soul skill is so-so. As for the 30% ignore defense effect, it's alright." Yan said disdainfully.

"Oh! I smell a sour smell in my mouth." Xie Yue didn't believe Yan's words.

"I'd be jealous? How could that be? My fourth soul skill is definitely better than yours," Yan said defiantly.

"Alright! You two are really something. Moonblade, tell me how many levels you've leveled up." Hu Liena quickly stopped the two bickering and asked about Evil Moon's soul power level.

"Your soul power level is 44, the same as yours." Xie Yue sighed, still not surpassing Duan Yu Fan's 45th soul power level.

"You too! You're drinking milk again." Hu Liena kicked Duan Yufan, who was watching the show from the side.

"Why are you kicking me! I didn't drink your milk." Duan Yufan quickly dodged and said.

"What did you say!" Hu Liena exclaimed in surprise, her eyes wide.

"Haha, slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue." Duan Yufan realized what he had just said.

"Uh! How come these two are fighting again?" Xie Yue and Yan exchanged a glance, speechless.

"Alright, alright! Now that we've found Moonblade's spirit ring, let's continue searching for Flame's spirit ring. It's not too late yet, we can keep looking." Duan Yufan interrupted Hu Liena, who was about to kick him again, and quickly said.

"That's right! That's right! Don't waste time, there are still 17 days left! I still haven't found a soul beast." Yan cried out.

"Okay! Okay! That's enough. We just had a big fight, let's lighten the mood." Hu Liena quieted down.

"Let's go! Let's continue heading south." Xie Yue took the lead, and the four of them took their positions and continued on their way.

Not long after they left, Duan Yufan sensed movement.

"Wait! Something's happened. There are about five people coming this way. Hide!" Duan Yufan quickly interrupted the three of them.

"Hmm! Could it be that it was attracted by the noise of the ant nest being burned earlier?" Yan speculated.