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

Seeing the dying Mandragora Snake from afar, Tang San gradually became excited.

Chen Luo naturally noticed Tang San's emotional change and calmly said, "Don't worry, the battle is not over yet."

Under Chen Luo's control, Luo Sanpao was observing the Mandala Snake from a relatively safe position.

Suddenly, the datura snake moved again, charging directly towards Chen Luo and the others in a desperate attempt to fight to the death.

If Chen Luo and Tang San get close enough, it's hard to say what will happen. Even if Luo Sanpao gets too close, it will be very dangerous.

At this moment, everything was under Chen Luo's control. With a safe distance, Luo Sanpao had ample time to react. If the Mandala Snake wanted to attack Chen Luo and Tang San, it would inevitably have to get past Luo Sanpao.

"Sleeping Cannon, fire!"

Chen Luo's second soul ring suddenly lit up, and Luo Sanpao leaped into the air, releasing a dense, earthy-yellow gas that instantly covered the charging Mandragora Serpent.

"thump!!!"

The datura snake collapsed instantly, hypnotized.

As the yellowish-brown smoke dissipated, Chen Luo looked at the unconscious Mandragora Serpent in front of him and had Luo Sanpao deliver another Thunderclap Cannon. This time, the Mandragora Serpent was truly on its last legs.

Chen Luo gave Tang San a look and calmly said, "Be careful, it's best to kill him with one blow."

"Yes, teacher!"

Tang San gripped the dagger and stepped forward slowly, appearing very cautious.

With a soft "plop," Tang San's dagger pierced the head of the Mandragora Snake. The snake struggled for a few moments before its life rapidly ebbd away, ultimately unable to escape its fate of death.

Under the watchful eyes of Chen Luo and Tang San, a faint yellow light emanated from the corpse of the Mandala Snake, then slowly condensed, and soon a yellow halo rose slowly from below the corpse of the Mandala Snake, eventually hovering above it.

"It's about four meters long and has a lifespan of about four hundred years. It's a very good choice for a soul ring. Hurry up and absorb it," Chen Luo said calmly.

Tang San nodded vigorously: "Yes, teacher!"

During the search for a suitable spirit beast, Chen Luo had already told Tang San about the direction for choosing spirit rings for the Blue Silver Grass spirit, as well as the things to pay attention to when absorbing spirit rings. Tang San kept these in mind and could now simply absorb the spirit rings directly.

After the Mandragora Serpent died, Chen Luo had already instructed Luo Sanpao to patrol the area. The area was relatively safe for the time being, and even if some hundred-year-old soul beasts appeared, Luo Sanpao would be able to deal with them easily.

After glancing at Tang San one last time, Chen Luo found a suitable spot, sat down cross-legged, and began cultivating to recover his soul power.

Due to the special nature of his martial soul, Chen Luo didn't consume much soul power when summoning Luo Sanpao. It was only consumed quickly when releasing skills. Now that the battle was over, he naturally needed to restore himself to his best condition.

[You gifted Tang San a hundred-year spirit ring... successfully triggering a tenfold reward for mentoring him! Your next spirit ring will gain an additional 4,100 years of lifespan!]

Chen Luo's eyes widened instantly, and his heart, which had just calmed down, became excited again.

The next morning.

Tang San slowly opened his eyes. He had successfully absorbed the Mandragora Serpent's spirit ring, and incidentally, he had finally broken through the bottleneck of the first level of the Mysterious Heaven Skill. He was extremely excited and happy.

Tang San's nose twitched slightly as he smelled a rich aroma of meat mixed with a spicy scent. He turned around and saw that his teacher was grilling meat.

"You've finished absorbing it? Come and eat some meat! It's still pretty fresh roasted snake meat! Let's celebrate your successful acquisition of your first spirit ring!" Chen Luo greeted him with a smile.

Tang San was slightly taken aback, then immediately smiled and walked over.

After enjoying the meal, Chen Luo had Tang San release his martial soul.

A yellow, century-old spirit ring slowly rose from beneath Tang San's feet. The Blue Silver Grass in Tang San's hand had turned black, appearing even more resilient and emitting a faint tea fragrance.

Upon seeing this, Chen Luo smiled with satisfaction: "Hmm, quite a change. It seems the Blue Silver Grass's resilience has increased considerably. Show us your first soul skill!"

"Okay, teacher!"

Tang San nodded, his gaze falling on the large tree in front of him, and he uttered in a low voice, "Blue Silver Entanglement!"

Chapter 9: The Millennium Soul Beast, the Triangular Rhinoceros!

At dawn, Chen Luo and Tang San hurried through the Soul Hunter Forest, while Golden Luo Sanpao scouted ahead. Dewdrops on the grass were shaken off and quickly disappeared into the soil. The fresh air was filled with the faint scent of trees and flowers, which was not exactly refreshing but not unpleasant either.

Arriving at an open area, Chen Luo stopped and said, "Let's take a break. You can't rush things. Finding a suitable soul beast isn't easy."

"Okay, teacher." Tang San nodded.

When Luo Sanpao, who was walking in front, saw Chen Luo and the others stop, he also stopped and looked around warily, his nose twitching from time to time.

"Roar!"

Luo Sanpao let out a deep cry, and Tang San immediately went into battle mode upon hearing it.

Chen Luo gently patted Tang San's shoulder: "Don't be nervous, Sanpao is just telling us that this place is safe."

Tang San breathed a slight sigh of relief, but he still gripped the dagger tightly in his hand, ready to deal with anything at any time.

Chen Luo seemed much calmer: "Actually, you really can go back first. It's too dangerous for you to follow me. The third soul ring I need must be at least a thousand years old, and soul beasts of that level won't be so easy to deal with."

Tang San said earnestly, "Teacher, I should be able to come in handy and will definitely not be a burden to you!"

"Alright then." Chen Luo nodded slightly, looking somewhat helpless.

After breakfast, Chen Luo told Tang San to go back first and gave him enough money for the journey, but Tang San refused and insisted on accompanying him to obtain the spirit ring.

The reason Tang San was sent back first was to prevent uncontrollable things from happening during the hunting of spirit beasts. Although Tang San was known as the "King of Cheat" (a powerful character), he was not so outrageous as to be able to deal with thousand-year-old spirit beasts.

If the spirit beast they encounter is a complete tyrant and targets Tang San, Chen Luo wouldn't be able to guarantee Tang San's safety.

It's not that Chen Luo is a kind-hearted saint who thinks of others and doesn't use such a good tool.

The main reason is that Chen Luo really doesn't want to use Tang San as cannon fodder, since he got an S-rank disciple for free from the beginner quests. He still wants to get more resources from Tang San.

Seeing Tang San's resolute attitude, Chen Luo decided not to say anything more and could only let things take their course, paying more attention to Tang San's position during the battle.

Tang San might actually be able to play a role, but don't forget he's a cheat king.

After resting for a while and drinking some water, Chen Luo and Tang San continued on their way.

Luo Sanpao was still in charge of scouting ahead. Without Luo Sanpao, Chen Luo and Tang San wouldn't have dared to venture so boldly into the Soul Hunter Forest.

As Chen Luo and Tang San continued to venture deeper, they were able to encounter some spirit beasts that were six or seven hundred years old, though in small numbers.

The more powerful a soul beast is, the fewer there are. Even if there are hundreds or thousands of them, they are still quite sparse in the entire Soul Hunting Forest.

In these captive forests, the most numerous creatures are the weak ten-year and hundred-year-old soul beasts; finding a suitable thousand-year-old soul beast is truly not easy.

Time flies, and it's noon already.

Chen Luo and Tang San had already arrived at a relatively deep part of the Soul Hunter Forest. Although they were still far from the true center, they had already come a long way compared to the outermost area.

Along the way, they encountered other Soul Master teams hunting Soul Beasts, but none of them showed much interest. It was only Luo Sanpao's presence that surprised the others.

Fortunately, martial spirits and spirit beasts are relatively easy to distinguish. Spirit masters are very sensitive to fluctuations in spirit power; otherwise, a situation would definitely have occurred where a team of spirit beasts attacked Luo Sanpao.

The further you go into the Soul Hunter Forest, the lower the probability of encountering people becomes, which shows that most Soul Masters are of very low level.

After eating some dry rations and drinking some water, Chen Luo began to miss the roasted snake meat he had eaten that morning; the taste was truly exceptional.

In fact, Chen Luo could have taken the entire Mandragora Serpent with him; the Divine Dragon Space would have more than enough. But doing so would be too pretentious. He had just given Tang San the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night and had previously said things like "I'll give you the best of everything." He didn't want to be proven wrong too quickly.

It's inevitable that Chen Luo possesses something better than what he gave Tang San, given the principle of returning the best to his disciple. Therefore, Chen Luo is already considering emphasizing phrases like "I still have something" rather than "I'll give you the best," which is just being cheeky...

After eating and drinking their fill and resting for a while, Chen Luo and Tang San continued their journey.

But they had only walked less than twenty meters when Luo Sanpao suddenly roared.

Chen Luo's expression changed instantly, and he immediately shielded Tang San behind him: "A thousand-year-old soul beast has appeared, you must be careful later!"

"Don't worry, teacher, you don't need to worry about me. I hope this spirit beast is the target we've been looking for!" Tang San held a dagger, had already activated his martial soul, and was ready for battle.

Chen Luo took a deep breath, clenched his fists, stared straight ahead, and unconsciously became tense.

After all, we're facing a thousand-year-old soul beast; we might just end up losing in an unexpected way.

If the mission hadn't mandated that Chen Luo kill the soul beast alone, he would have brought the entire soul master team to minimize the risks of hunting the soul beast.

"Tattoo..."

Heavy footsteps echoed from the jungle ahead, getting closer and closer to Chen Luo and his companions.

In just a moment, Chen Luo saw a huge, dark figure rush out of the jungle.

It was a black rhinoceros that was over four meters long, with hard black scales covering its back and head.

Ordinary rhinoceroses have one or two horns, but the black rhinoceros in front of us has three horns.

The longest horn has clearly visible red rings, and upon closer inspection, there are more than five rings, with the sixth ring not yet fully formed.

“A triangular rhinoceros around 1,600 years old, just right!” Chen Luo judged the rhinoceros soul beast’s identity and age at a glance, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

Finding a suitable soul beast is really not easy. The triangular rhinoceros in front of him is quite suitable for Luo Sanpao in terms of both age and attributes.

His age is approaching the limit that a Soul Master can withstand with his third Soul Ring, and as for attributes, Luo Sanpao's physical strength needs to be further enhanced. It is believed that after hunting the Triangular Rhinoceros and successfully absorbing its Soul Ring, Luo Sanpao's close combat ability will be significantly improved.

Since it's a suitable soul beast, there's no need to think too much, let's get started!

"Thunderclap Cannon, fire!"

At Chen Luo's command, his first spirit ring suddenly lit up, and Luo Sanpao immediately released his skill.

Inhale, expand, turn direction, and a golden aura roars out.

The triangular rhinoceros was also very fierce, charging over during Luo Sanpao's preparation phase, but it was unlucky and ran right into Lei Zhenpao.

"boom!!!"

The triangular rhinoceros was blasted back more than ten meters, but there were no visible wounds on its body.

Upon seeing this, Chen Luo's heart tightened. He thought to himself, "So what if my soul power level has reached level 30? I'm still a Great Soul Master even without a third soul ring. Dealing with soul beasts of this age is indeed quite difficult..."

"We have no choice but to take a gamble!"

Chen Luo watched as the triangular rhinoceros adjusted its stance and continued charging forward, and once again ordered Luo Sanpao: "Lei Zhenpao, continue!!"

Chapter 10 was easily conquered, but absorbing the spirit ring could be fatal?

"boom!!!"

Luo Sanpao's Thunder Cannon struck the triangular rhinoceros once again, knocking it back.

This was Luo Sanpao's fifth shot, and he had finally made some progress; the triangular rhinoceros's face was now a bloody mess.

However, Chen Luo's face was already somewhat pale, and his soul power was running low.

"I feel like I'm no match for such a powerful spirit beast right now. Is this mission to obtain the spirit ring destined to fail?"