Douluo Continent: Taking Tang San as a disciple, with a ten-thousand-fold return for teaching him.

"Why is the reward for teaching a disciple so generous? Isn't this forcing me to get a ten-thousand-year spirit ring as my fourth spirit ring?"

The age of the spirit rings awarded as a reward for mentoring disciples has increased by 6,400 years. Even if Chen Luo's fourth spirit ring is low, it's impossible for him to only obtain a spirit ring with an age of 3,000 years. After this back and forth, the age of Chen Luo's fourth spirit ring will definitely exceed 10,000 years.

It's hard to tell the difference in age between spirit rings of the same level just by looking at them, but the age of spirit rings of different levels is immediately obvious. If Tang San and Xu Yuanjia saw Chen Luo's fourth spirit ring change from purple to black, what would they think?

Therefore, Chen Luo needs to obtain a ten-thousand-year soul ring for his fourth soul ring.

Chen Luo had already planned this, and now his goal was even clearer...

Chapter 16 With a firm goal, we set off for the Dark Pattern Forest!

"Your strength has indeed increased a lot, as if you've changed your martial soul!"

After Tang San obtained a suitable spirit ring, Chen Luo and his group continued their journey, heading towards the center of the Soul Hunter Forest. Xu Yuanjia, who had been relatively quiet, had become more active.

Chen Luo smiled slightly: "Then it has to have such an effect, otherwise wouldn't everything I've suffered over the past few decades have been meaningless?"

Xu Yuanjia smiled and said, "That's true."

"Haha, jokes aside, I'm mainly just lucky. God gave me another chance to change my life."

"Fate is truly unpredictable. I once thought I would continue to be depressed until I met Tang San. He gave me hope again, and heaven really did give me hope..." Chen Luo said with feigned emotion.

Xu Yuanjia's gaze fell on Tang San: "It seems that meeting this child is truly a lucky thing for you."

Tang San quickly replied, "I'm lucky that I was able to meet my teacher."

After successfully changing the subject, Chen Luo breathed a sigh of relief. He knew he would face similar problems many more times in the future, but he was confident he could handle them.

Chen Luo not only inherited Yu Xiaogang's body, but also perfectly inherited Yu Xiaogang's memories, and even perfectly integrated some small habits. There will be no flaws in personality. Some people suddenly change their personality. It seems normal for one's personality to change when they meet a suitable disciple.

The resources in the Soul Hunting Forest are ultimately quite limited. Chen Luo and his group were almost in the central area of ​​the Soul Hunting Forest when they encountered the strongest soul beast, which was only five thousand years old.

“Master, I think that five-thousand-year-old slit-mouthed tiger was quite suitable for Sanpao, so why did you still choose to give it up?” Xu Yuanjia couldn’t help but ask.

Chen Luo calmly said, "It hasn't met my expectations yet."

"Your expectations?"

Xu Yuanjia seemed to realize something, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "What you told me before, could it be true? Are you really going to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring for your fourth soul ring?"

Chen Luo nodded: "Yes."

The day before setting off to acquire the spirit ring, Chen Luo went to see Xu Yuanjia. When Xu Yuanjia asked Chen Luo about the target age for his fourth spirit ring, Chen Luo simply said ten thousand years. Xu Yuanjia took it as a joke and didn't take it seriously, because ten thousand years for the fourth spirit ring was a bit exaggerated.

Seeing Chen Luo's serious expression, Xu Yuanjia also became serious, frowning slightly as he said, "The limit for a Soul Master to absorb the fourth Soul Ring is five thousand years. You want to double that directly! Aren't you afraid of exploding and dying?"

"afraid."

As if he had seen through life and death, Chen Luo calmly said, "I just want to challenge my limits, and I am confident that I can succeed. If I succeed, it will be a major discovery in my research on the limits of Soul Masters."

"What if we fail?" Xu Yuanjia said irritably.

Chen Luo smiled confidently: "It won't fail."

Tang San originally wanted to say something, but seeing his teacher's unwavering gaze, he unconsciously became resolute as well.

Xu Yuanjia then chose to compromise: "Alright, since you've said so, you must have some confidence. I hope I can witness that incredible scene."

Chen Luo smiled slightly: "Have more confidence in me, you can definitely be a witness."

Xu Yuanjia laughed and said, "Don't speak too soon. It's not even certain if there are any ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts in this Soul Hunting Forest. Don't overestimate the resources of this Soul Hunting Forest."

"There should be some, but the quantity will be relatively small."

Chen Luo said, "If we really can't find it, we'll go somewhere else."

After nearly half an hour of searching, Chen Luo and his group still found nothing, and the age of the soul beasts they encountered was getting younger and younger. It seemed that the five-thousand-year-old rift tiger they had encountered before was the strongest being in this Soul Hunting Forest.

“There’s no need to keep looking. Let’s move on,” Xu Yuanjia said.

Chen Luo nodded: "Mm."

Although Tang San was somewhat reluctant, he finally said, "Teacher, Dean, why don't I go back first? I won't be a burden to you anymore."

Chen Luo said, "Actually, you can come along too, and see the strength of a Soul Emperor and a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast."

Xu Yuanjia remained silent.

Tang San shook his head: "Let's forget it. I'll only be a burden to you if I stay. Ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts already have a certain level of intelligence, so it's better to deal with them carefully. I should have gone back a long time ago. I've seen and learned a lot since I came out this time."

Chen Luo nodded and took out a gold soul coin: "This is for your travel expenses back. Use the rest to buy some food. The holiday is coming soon, and I probably won't be able to go back for a while. When you return to Holy Soul Village, bring something back for the village chief. People should know how to be grateful and always remember those who are good to them."

"I understand, teacher. I don't need the soul coins; I have enough of my own," Tang San said.

Chen Luo's attitude was very firm: "Take it. This is to celebrate that you have obtained your second spirit ring and officially become a Great Spirit Master. It is a token of my appreciation. Just don't think that I'm stingy."

Tang San quickly said, "How could this be..."

In the end, Tang San accepted the money and left the Soul Hunter Forest with Chen Luo and Xu Yuanjia.

"I never expected that you, who are usually so frugal, would be so generous to your disciple," Xu Yuanjia said with a smile.

Chen Luo said, "Soul coins are just a pile of scrap metal to me. It was Tang San's appearance that gave them new meaning..."

The more you give, the more you earn.

Sure enough, Chen Luo received a tenfold return in that last wave.

Soul coins are indeed scrap metal, but I just like scrap metal.

After seeing Tang San off onto the carriage, Chen Luo and Xu Yuanjia set off for the Dark Pattern Forest, the closest forest to them.

The Dark Pattern Forest can't compare to the Star Dou Great Forest, a famous soul beast forest, but in terms of soul beast resources, it's still much better than the Soul Hunting Forest. At least finding a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast isn't a problem.

It's just that the Dark Pattern Forest is too far from Notting City; otherwise, it would definitely be Chen Luo's first choice for obtaining soul rings, and he wouldn't have taken Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest.

If anyone's to blame, it's the Soul Hunter Forest, whose resources are far too limited. Chen Luo clearly overestimated it.

People generally prefer what's nearby, and only when there's absolutely no other way will they choose a more distant place. If there's still no suitable target in the Dark Pattern Forest, then Chen Luo will consider going to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Chen Luo and Xu Yuanjia arrived at the Dark Pattern Forest a day later. During their journey, they had already resupplyed in a nearby town, so they could stay in the Dark Pattern Forest for ten days or half a month without any problem.

Chapter 17 A Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Appears: Thunder Lizard!

"Pfft!"

A sharp dagger was forcefully plunged into the back of a middle-aged man's head. The dagger was held by a young man in his early twenties. In order to carry out this sneak attack, the young man had practiced countless times in secret.

The middle-aged man's body twitched slightly twice before he collapsed and died, his eyes, devoid of luster, staring wide open.

Another companion belatedly looked up, glanced at the dead middle-aged man, his body already trembling slightly, stared at the young man in disbelief, and roared, "Le Yuquan, what are you doing?"

Le Yuquan grinned maliciously, "With Muhesong dead, we'll be able to get a bigger share!"

Huaihua roared, "Are you fucking crazy? This 300-year-old armored rat, even if divided into three parts, is enough for us to eat for a lifetime. Why did you have to kill Old Mu?!"

Le Yuquan remained calm, wiping the mixture of brain matter and blood from the dagger with his sleeve, and slowly said, "Who would complain about having too much money?"

“You…” Huaihua pointed at Le Yuquan, too angry to speak.

Le Yuquan laughed and said, "Stop pretending. You two were plotting to kill me before. If you hadn't saved me before, you wouldn't be alive either."

Huaihua roared, "Bullshit! When did we discuss killing you?"

Le Yuquan said calmly, "Look at you, getting angry so easily? You still haven't gotten rid of your habit of trembling hands when you lie."

Le Yuquan's gaze fell on Huai Huazang's hands, which were covered in brown blood and were trembling uncontrollably.

Huaihua vigorously wiped the brown blood from his hands and body; the brown blood came from a three-hundred-year-old armored rat.

Just now, Huaihua and Muhesong were dissecting the carcass of the armored rat, which gave Leyu the opportunity.

The armored rat looks no different from an ordinary rat, except that it is much larger. This three-hundred-year-old armored rat is already over two meters long. Underneath its fine brown fur is an incredibly hard shell, which is the most valuable treasure of the armored rat.

"It's a deal, half for each of us..."

The once incredibly excited Huaihua Zang instantly calmed down, becoming like a heartless butcher, and began negotiating with Le Yuquan.

Le Yuquan laughed, his smile growing increasingly sinister: "No problem, half for each of us, but I advise you not to try any tricks. If I find out you're hoarding spoils again, Muhesong's fate will be your fate!"

Huaihua paused slightly, nodded, and then continued to dissect the carcass of the armored rat without expression.

Suddenly, a rustling sound caught the attention of Huaihua Zang and Le Yuquan.

"Squeak squeak..."

Before they could react, dozens of armored rats rushed in from all directions, opening their mouths to reveal their sharp teeth as they pounced on Huaihuazang and Leyuquan.

Painful and desperate screams rang out one after another, but soon stopped abruptly. The scene was too bloody. The armored rats had devoured Le Yuquan and his two companions completely, leaving not even bones behind. Only a pool of blood proved that they had existed.

Finally, a larger armored rat carried the carcass of the other armored rat away with the rest of the armored rats.

"Ah, it's like seeing my past."

Perched on a thick tree branch more than ten meters above the ground, Xu Yuanjia and Chen Luo watched everything below with indifference. Xu Yuanjia chuckled and sighed.

Chen Luo's lips curled into a faint smile: "There's a story behind it?"

Xu Yuanjia stroked his chin; the stubble that had grown out after a few days of neglect was slightly prickly. He slowly said, "Yes, there's a story behind it, and you've already seen the story."

"There were four people in our team, and I was the only survivor."

How did you survive?

"Who told me to be the easiest to fool? Every time the spoils were distributed, I would be sent away under the pretext of scouting, and in the end, I would get the smallest share of the spoils without ever complaining."

Xu Yuanjia laughed and said, "Back then, I was in the same position as I am now, also an observer."

Aren't you going to save your teammates?

Would you save them?

"of course not."

Xu Yuanjia laughed, and Chen Luo laughed too.

“The show is over, it’s time for us to go,” Xu Yuanjia said.

Chen Luo shook his head: "No, the real show has only just begun."

"Hmm?" Xu Yuanjia looked at Chen Luo with a puzzled expression.

Chen Luo said, "Listen."