The Strongest All-Round Support in Douluo Continent

After circling around six or seven times, the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion probably felt that there was no problem, so it lay down on the corpse's waist and began to wolf down the food.

Duan Yufan and his three companions exchanged glances and silently approached a short distance behind the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion.

"Third Soul Skill, Pink Mist." A red mist enveloped the area of ​​the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion, interfering with the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion's movements and senses.

"Second Soul Skill: Blessing of Courage; Third Soul Skill: Holy Light Protection." Duan Yufan immediately added the Soul Skill Blessing.

"Third Soul Skill, Hellfire." Yan's fire field is also a large-area soul skill, just like Hu Liena's pink mist.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Strong; First Soul Skill, Slash." Xie Yue followed up with his own Soul Skill attack.

The Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion roared when Yan attacked with his third soul skill, and screamed repeatedly under the attack of Xie Yue's moon blade.

"Alright, Flame, Fox Demon, stop using your soul skills. The Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion can't escape." Xie Yue said confidently, having withdrawn his Moon Blade martial soul.

"From now on, let's just call you the Leg-Breaking Maniac. How many soul beasts have had their legs cut off since you came into the Star Dou Forest!" Duan Yu Fan said to Xie Yue, looking at the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion with three legs broken.

"Haha! I agree." Hu Liena laughed.

"...Wasn't it your idea when we were dealing with the Splendid Bewitching Butterfly?" Xie Yue was speechless and quickly protested her innocence.

"Flame! Hurry up and finish off the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion! Otherwise, its roar will attract other soul beasts." Xie Yue stopped talking to Duan Yu Fan and Hu Liena, since he couldn't argue with them anyway, so he could only speak to Yan.

"First Soul Skill, Hellfire Lava Rush." ​​A pillar of fire rose from beneath the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion, quickly burning through its body. The screams ceased, and a seven-thousand-year-old soul ring appeared.

Then Yan sat cross-legged two meters away from the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion and began to guide his own soul ring.

Duan Yufan looked at the mangled, charred corpse with no sympathy in his eyes.

Although Duan Yufan accepted the test of the Kind God King, it doesn't mean he has to show a compassionate heart to everyone and everything. Kindness should also be directed towards the right people, such as the villagers.

In this dog-eat-dog world, being too kind and benevolent is utterly foolish, and Duan Yufan knows all too well what will happen to such people.

Therefore, Duan Yu Fan felt no remorse for scheming against the hunter's weaknesses and using his corpse to lure soul beasts; he could only blame his own lack of strength.

Not to mention Duan Yufan, even Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena, a girl, did not feel any guilt towards the hunters. They even understood this principle better than Duan Yufan.

Moreover, what hunter hasn't ended the lives of other people?

In fact, a seven-thousand-year spirit ring is far beyond the limit of the fourth spirit ring, but Bibi Dong still requires Hu Liena and the other two to have spirit rings no lower than seven thousand years, because all three of them have top-tier martial souls.

In addition, after consuming the immortal herb, which improved their physique and martial soul, and because Duan Yufan's fourth soul ring was a ten-thousand-year soul ring, Bibi Dong required that the three of them have soul rings of no less than seven thousand years.

As it turns out, Bibi Dong's judgment was insightful. Apart from Hu Liena's fourth soul ring being less than seven thousand years old, Xie Yue and Yan both successfully absorbed it without any major incidents.

It took about thirty minutes for Yan to successfully absorb the seven-thousand-year soul ring of the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion.

"How about it! Is it better than my fourth spirit ring? What level is your spirit power?" Xie Yue asked jokingly as soon as Yan opened his eyes.

"Sigh! My soul power is the same as yours, level 44, still not as good as the healer. As for the fourth soul skill, it must be better than yours." Yan sighed about the soul power level, but spoke of the soul skill of the fourth soul ring with a confident look.

"Ugh! Why do you always compare yourself to me! You're all 13 years old, how dare you compare yourself to me? Aren't you afraid of getting yourself into trouble?" Duan Yufan said helplessly.

"Heh! Shut up!" Hu Liena couldn't stand Duan Yufan's attitude anymore.

"Hehe!" Xie Yue and Yan could only chuckle. What could they do? Their talent was inferior to others.

"Your soul skills are better than mine? I don't believe it unless you tell me." Xie Yue then shifted the focus to Yan's soul skills.

"I was afraid you'd get jealous, so my soul skill increases the fire damage of other active skills by 50%. Also, my fourth soul skill is an area-of-effect attack skill called Hellfire. It's similar to my third soul skill, but the flames of my fourth soul skill are a warm yellow color," Yan explained, introducing the effects of his fourth soul skill.

"How so? It's about the same effect as my fourth soul skill," Xie Yue muttered to himself.

"Alright! Now that we've obtained our fourth spirit ring, it's time to head back. We've been out for fifteen days." Duan Yu Fan said, preparing to return.

"Ah! Going back means facing Death Valley!" Yan cried out in pain.

Duan Yufan and his three companions headed towards the outer edge of the Star Dou Forest.

. . . . . .

"Fifteen days! Xiao Fan and the others should be back by now. The aura behind me is so annoying. Xiao Fan's aura is so much gentler." Bibi Dong sighed to herself in the Papal Palace.

Forty-seven unexpectedly arrived in Soto City

"The brave are fearless. No matter what we face next, we should bravely meet the test. We will have to face it sooner or later. By the way, what exactly is Death Valley like that makes you so afraid?"

Duan Yufan and his three companions set off to return to Wuhun City, with Duan Yufan talking as they walked.

“Death Valley! Yan and I heard our combat instructor mention it. Apparently, the previous All-Continent Elite Tournament was won because the senior students from the previous year suffered heavy losses in Death Valley. Five were killed and three were injured. The three who returned were crippled and their hearts were broken. As a result, the Star Luo Royal Academy won the championship.” Xie Yue recalled as she spoke.

“That’s right! Death Valley was originally called the Lost Canyon, but people gradually got used to calling it Death Valley. It is said that Death Valley is shrouded in deathly aura all day long, and it is full of brutal soul masters and evil soul beasts. Its danger level is no less than that of the Slaughter City.” Yan continued to follow Xie Yue’s words.

"Death Valley stretches for hundreds of kilometers, and the air above it is thick with deathly energy. So even during the day, the valley is shrouded in gloom due to the deathly aura. Besides the heinous criminals thrown in by the Spirit Hall, the spirit beasts infected by the deathly aura are also exceptionally powerful. The hundred-year-old spirit beasts in Death Valley are comparable in strength to those over a thousand years old in the Star Dou Forest. Death Valley existed when the Spirit Hall was first established, but after it came under the control of the Spirit Hall, it became largely unknown to outsiders." Xie Yue said a lot in one breath.

"It's a place where you have to die at most. Death Valley has existed for so long that the bottom of the valley is already piled up with bones. And most importantly, soul power recovers extremely slowly in Death Valley, three times slower than in the outside world. Of course, we've only heard about it, but I think it's pretty much the same as what they say."

Yan and Xieyue took turns telling Duan Yufan and Hu Liena what they knew about Death Valley.

"I see, that's definitely not an ordinary place! Based on your descriptions, I can imagine how harsh the environment of Death Valley is." Duan Yufan sensed something unusual after listening to Xie Yue and Yan's introduction.

"Has that deathly aura existed for thousands of years without ever dissipating?" Duan Yufan asked again.

"It seems not, it's been consistent since it appeared." Xie Yue answered Duan Yufan's question uncertainly.

"No one here has actually experienced Death Valley, so there's no point in making wild guesses. We'd better hurry on our way." Hu Liena was clearly fearless and didn't care about Death Valley, which the three of them were talking about.

After about two hours, around noon, Duan Yufan and his three companions finally emerged from the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Where is this? This shouldn't be the place where we entered the Star Dou Forest!" Hu Liena looked at the desolate place in front of her and didn't see an inn.

"It's not a big problem, don't panic! Let me check the map, hmm! We're roughly in the southeast now, we've deviated from our course in the forest." Xie Yue took out the map, looked at it, and then at the sun overhead, and immediately gave the answer.

"Alright! Let's keep going. If we run into someone, we can ask them for directions." Duan Yu Fan said, clearly not entirely convinced by Xie Yue's words.

Yan and Hu Liena looked at Xie Yue with suspicion as they followed Duan Yufan.

"Hey! What kind of looks are those? I can see it perfectly well. I even studied how to read geography." Xie Yue quickly caught up with them.

The outer area of ​​the Starry Sky Forest is very large, and it is common to enter from the south and exit from the north.

Moreover, Duan Yufan and his three companions had been searching in the Star Dou Great Forest for half a month, and they only remembered the direction of the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Forest. They didn't know the exact location of the inn after entering the Star Dou Forest for a few days.

After walking for about five hours after leaving the Starry Sky Forest, we finally came across a village. The main attraction was an old man in a field of golden wheat.

"Finally, we've met them! It wasn't easy!" Xie Yue exclaimed with great emotion.

"I'll go up and ask the old man, you two look too fierce." Duan Yufan said, and ran to the old man.

"Huh! What does he mean? I'm clearly cool and handsome, so why do I look so fierce?" Yan asked, puzzled.

“Indeed, you look a bit fierce. Daddy must be talking about you, not me, right, you fox demon?” Xie Yue said to Hu Liena again.

"Hehe! They're pretty much the same!" Hu Liena laughed and walked over to Duan Yufan.

"What's wrong with us? We can't beat each other in a fight, and we can't win an argument either, sigh!" Xie Yue said helplessly.

"Xiao Fan, did you find out where this place is?" Hu Liena came to Duan Yufan's side. The old man had already gone back to the village, so Hu Liena only saw the old man's back.

Xie Yue and Yan followed.

"I found out. If you keep going down this road for about an hour, you'll reach a city called Soto." Duan Yufan said with a strange look.

“Soto City! I knew it! We’re in the southeast direction. If we went a little further south, we’d be at Wuhun City now.” Xie Yue looked at Duan Yufan with a resentful expression.

"Haha! But it's worth it. I heard that the Grand Arena in Soto City is quite famous. We can have some fun tonight. Anyway, it's almost dark, so we'll stay in Soto City for the night." Yan said immediately, remembering something.

“Indeed! I’ve heard about it at the academy. So what are we waiting for? Let’s go, or it’ll really get dark.” Xie Yue also thought of the Great Soul Arena in Soto City.

Yan and Xie Yue left first. What could Duan Yufan and Hu Liena do? They could only stay in Soto City for the night.

After driving for almost another hour, we saw a city – Soto.

Soto City is the second most important city in the Kingdom of Barak, after the royal city.

The Barak Kingdom is one of the four kingdoms subordinate to the Heaven Dou Empire. It is located southeast of Wuhun City, and the four kingdoms are situated between the Heaven Dou Empire and Wuhun City.

As Duan Yufan and his companions entered the city gate, the sun was about to set, and Xiaoyun had already appeared.

After entering Soto City, Duan Yufan and his three companions naturally found a hotel to stay in and have a meal.

So we found the biggest hotel in Soto, booked four rooms, washed up, changed into clean clothes, and had a big meal at the cafeteria.

"Wow! This feels so good! After spending half a month in the forest, I almost turned into a savage."

As Duan Yufan and his three companions walked down the street toward the Soto Grand Arena, Xie Yue, who had just left the hotel after a hearty meal, remarked with a sigh.

The Soto Grand Arena is a large and famous building in Soto City. You can easily find its location by asking around in Soto City. Once night falls, the Soto Grand Arena becomes extremely lively.

"Yes! It's them." A man wearing glasses closed a shop and saw Duan Yufan and his three companions walking down the street. It was none other than Flander, the dean of Shrek Academy, whom he had met once before.

"That direction leads to the Great Soul Arena. Let's go take a look. Four kids dare to venture into the Star Dou Forest. Just what kind of strength do they have?" Flander thought to himself as he watched Duan Yufan and his companions head towards the Great Soul Arena.

"Wow! It's so lively, the rumors are true." Xie Yue said happily, looking at the entrance of the Great Soul Arena and the people coming and going.

"Let's go!" Yan eagerly pulled Xie Yue through the gate.

Duan Yufan and Hu Liena followed side by side behind them. Just one minute after entering the gate, a huge commotion came from inside.

Forty-eight changes in mindset

Stepping into the Great Soul Arena, Duan Yufan felt as if he had returned to his past life, the hall filled with a sense of technology.

After walking through a passageway for several dozen meters, I arrived in front of a large screen. Various battle information on the screen switched back and forth, just like looking for my train schedule on a large screen at a train station.

There were also radio broadcasts announcing the next round of matches between the contestants.

"Xiao Fan! What's wrong with you? Why are you staring blankly at the big screen?"

Hu Liena noticed that Duan Yufan had stopped in front of the screen, lost in thought, with a hint of longing in his eyes. She had no choice but to stop and retreat to Duan Yufan's side.

"It's nothing! Senior sister, I just thought there was such a lively place, it was packed with people." Duan Yufan replied casually.

"Let's go, since that's the case, let's join in the fun. We're already here, let's have some fun." Hu Liena pulled Duan Yufan to a perfect spot to watch the battle.

"When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out. Since I'm here, I'll make the best of it. In my previous life, I was just an ordinary person in the vast sea of ​​people. Now I have the opportunity to climb to the top and observe all living beings. Even if it's lonely at the top, I'm not willing to be humble and accept all things."

As Duan Yufan watched Hu Liena pull him forward by the hand, the warmth he felt gave him a sense of reality.

It feels like a dream from a past life, and I'm just waking up in this one.