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

As soon as he took his first step, Chen Luo received several notifications from the system. After receiving this information about exploring the secret realm, Chen Luo's goal became clearer, but at the same time, a sense of worry arose in his heart.

"I could die at any moment, is it really that scary? I'm really lucky, I only opened my first Dragon's Secret Realm and I already got an SSS-level difficulty."

"However, this seems unavoidable. We have to come to Sunset Forest. We can't just ignore Tang San's safety."

"I feel a little sorry for Liu Erlong and Flander, for bringing them into danger. However, this is also a rare opportunity for them. If they encounter insurmountable dangers later, even if they can never open the secret realm, they should leave in advance." Chen Luo made plans in his mind.

Continuing to move forward in the open area, Chen Luo and his group soon entered a new region.

The originally black ground was faintly visible with fiery red crystals emitting a weak light. After entering this area, Chen Luo and his companions could clearly feel a sense of heat.

The area remained empty, but as Chen Luo and his companions moved forward, the number of fiery red crystals gradually increased, and the originally dark area was now covered by red light.

"These fiery red crystals contain extremely pure fire energy. Should we collect some and take them back? Even if we can't absorb and utilize them directly, using them to construct a simulated cultivation environment would be a good choice. Crystals like these would fetch astronomical prices anywhere else..."

Flander's gaze kept falling on the fiery red crystals, and he finally couldn't help but speak. Under the red light, the shape of a gold soul coin seemed to appear in his eyes.

Liu Erlong glanced at Flander with some disdain: "Boss Flander, can't you think a little further ahead? Now that we've come to this special place, our only goal is to improve our strength. How can we waste time on petty gains?"

Flander said, "Collecting some crystals shouldn't take too long."

Liu Erlong smiled calmly: "You can give it a try."

After saying that, Liu Erlong waved his hand forcefully to the side, and his powerful soul force landed on the fiery red crystal, but it did not shake it in the slightest.

Those fiery red crystals seemed to have become one with the ground, and they were all incredibly hard. It would obviously take a certain amount of time and effort to collect them, and there was no guarantee that they could be successfully collected.

Upon seeing this, Flander immediately dismissed the idea.

Ten minutes later.

Chen Luo and his group had arrived at an area covered by fiery red crystals. They encountered no danger along the way, and no one raised any objections; they all proceeded in silence.

As the number of fiery red crystals increased, the surrounding temperature also rose, but it was still within the range that Chen Luo and the others could withstand.

The one least affected was Liu Erlong. Her martial soul was a fire dragon. If the adventure hadn't been ongoing, Liu Erlong would have wanted to cultivate here. This place was undoubtedly the best simulated cultivation environment for Liu Erlong.

"Roar!!!"

After walking a few more minutes, the low growl of Golden Luo Sanpao suddenly came from ahead, immediately catching the attention of Flander and Liu Erlong, who had been waiting for this sound for a long time.

Flander and Liu Erlong both looked at Chen Luo at the same time.

Chen Luo frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Prepare for battle!"

"it is good!"

Flander and Liu Erlong immediately stood in front of Chen Luo, while Huang Jinluo Sanpao, who had been walking at the front of the group, also stepped back.

Just as Chen Luo and the others took their positions, about fifty meters ahead, a pale white hand suddenly emerged from beneath the fiery red crystal. Immediately afterward, a white giant over eight meters tall burst out from the ground. The entire process took no more than two seconds.

The white giant wore simple armor, had an extremely ugly and huge head, a long nose that drooped downwards, short and sharp ears, small eyes that emitted a faint red glow, and a large mouth that could not conceal hundreds of sharp teeth. He also emitted an extremely foul stench.

As soon as the white giant appeared, it immediately charged towards Chen Luo and the others, appearing extremely ferocious.

"What kind of spirit beast is this?" Flander asked, as understanding the target before battle had become a habit for their team.

Chen Luo said, "This is not a soul beast."

"Not a soul beast?"

Flander looked slightly surprised, then his gaze sharpened: "Whatever it is, let's take it first!"

At this moment, Chen Luo had already seen the information related to the white giant—

[Earth Spirit] (Special Creature)

The objective for the second Secret Realm Quest has appeared!

Chapter 120 Earth Spirit

"I'll go test its strength first!"

Seeing the earth spirits closing in, Flander made the first move.

As a flying-type Soul Master, agility has always been one of his advantages.

Flander charged forward four or five meters, forcefully flapping his wings forward. His fourth spirit ring suddenly lit up, and ten extremely sharp energy blades shot towards the Earth Spirit.

"Pfft!!!"

All the air blades accurately struck the earth spirit's enormous body, leaving ten shocking wounds on it, and blood mist rose up in an instant.

However, the Earth Spirit seemed to feel no pain. It paused slightly the moment it was hit by the energy blade, and then continued to rush towards Chen Luo and the others.

"Something's weird..."

Flander could clearly see the wounds he had left on the earth spirit, which were now rapidly healing.

"I'll do it!"

Liu Erlong pushed off with his feet, causing the ground to slightly cave in. He then shot out like a cannonball, arriving in front of Di Ling in the blink of an eye. His first and fourth spirit rings lit up simultaneously, his power surged, and his fists were engulfed in raging flames.

Liu Erlong swung his fist and slammed it into the earth spirit's head, the terrifying force knocking the earth spirit to the ground.

"boom!!!"

The earth spirit's enormous body crashed heavily to the ground, its face contorted in agony, covered in charred soot and torn flesh.

Liu Erlong never gave her enemies a chance to breathe during battle. After Di Ling fell to the ground, her fifth spirit ring lit up, and she soared into the air, spinning and kicking Di Ling's neck with all her might. As her long leg descended, a huge dragon tail formed from flames suddenly appeared and lashed out at Di Ling's neck. The scorching flames, carrying extremely domineering power, slammed Di Ling's neck into a creak, nearly severing it, and instantly leaving it charred black.

Flander had caught up by then, his third spirit ring glowing, and with a powerful slash of his wings, a huge blade of energy fell down, severing the Earth Spirit's head.

"Whoa!!!"

The moment the Earth Spirit's head fell off, its entire body transformed into a beam of white light and vanished. Some of the white light drifted toward Flander and Liu Erlong, and even Chen Luo, who was watching from the back, was among them.

As the white light flowed into their bodies, Chen Luo and the other two could clearly feel their soul power increase to a certain extent. Although the increase was not significant, it was definitely much faster than cultivation.

Before Chen Luo and the others could react, several movements occurred more than a hundred meters ahead, and three earth spirits rushed out from underground at the same time.

Unlike the first earth spirit to appear, they did not rush directly towards Chen Luo and his companions after they appeared. Instead, they simultaneously swung their hands and slammed them into the ground, causing an extremely strong tremor that made it difficult for Chen Luo and his companions to maintain their balance.

"careful!"

As if sensing something, Flander suddenly stepped forward, his sixth spirit ring lit up, and a layer of yellow light erupted from his body to defend himself.

"puff!!!"

The moment Flander completed his defense, a huge stone spike shot out diagonally from the ground and pierced Flander's body. Protected by golden light, Flander was not injured, but he still groaned and took a few steps back.

"Be careful, these ugly behemoths are no less powerful than ordinary Soul Emperors!"

Flander has extensive combat experience. He can roughly judge the strength of an enemy after exchanging one or two blows, even if the enemy in front of him is not a Soul Master or Soul Beast as commonly understood.

Clearly, Flander was saying this to Chen Luo. With the combined strength of Flander and Liu Erlong, they could easily handle three or five true Soul Emperors.

"Whether they're Soul Emperors or Soul Saints, kill them all!"

The hot-tempered Liu Erlong had already rushed out. Influenced by the Fire Dragon Martial Soul, Liu Erlong's personality was inherently fiery and irritable, but she could only maintain a gentle demeanor in front of Chen Luo.

As the battle progressed, the fighting spirit within Liu Erlong was ignited; she was the kind of Soul Master who grew stronger with each battle.

Liu Erlong rushed forward, and Flander immediately followed. Before going into battle, Flander reminded Chen Luo again: "Leave these guys to us. You must be careful."

Chen Luo nodded slightly. He had a very clear understanding of his own strength. He was currently only a Soul King, so he should just coast along in this chaotic battle.

A moment later, the battle ahead ended. Flander and Liu Erlong easily defeated the three earth spirits. Like the first earth spirit they killed, these three earth spirits turned into white light and disappeared after being beheaded. Chen Luo and the other two were able to get some of the white light, which helped them improve their strength.

As Flander said, the Earth Spirit's strength was around that of an ordinary Soul Emperor, while Flander and Liu Erlong were both Soul Saints at level 78, making it incredibly easy for them to deal with opponents at the Soul Emperor level.

"I feel like my strength has improved a bit again. Do any of you feel the same way?"

After the battle, Flander and Liu Erlong returned to Yu Xiaogang's side, and Flander spoke.

Chen Luo and Liu Erlong both nodded slightly. Chen Luo said, "This should be the benefit we can obtain in this special place."

Flander asked with a smile, "Didn't you say you came here to help Three Cannons evolve?"

Chen Luo calmly said, "Wouldn't it be better if everyone benefited together?"

"That's true. If enough big guys appear, maybe Erlong and I can raise our soul power level to level 80! I reckon Xiaogang, you can also raise your soul power level by a lot!"

Flanders smiled, sounding slightly excited.

Liu Erlong frowned slightly: "It feels like our way of improving strength is similar to that of evil soul masters, both of us improve our strength through killing."

Flander laughed: "Erlong, when did you become so kind? If we don't take down those big guys, they'll take us down. Besides, this way of increasing strength is obviously different from that of evil soul masters. This is a rare opportunity for us. Why think so much?"

Liu Erlong nodded: "Yes, the strength gained in this way seems to be relatively stable..."

"Roar!!!"

Golden Luo Sanpao issued another warning, and Liu Erlong and Flander entered battle mode again. More earth spirits appeared ahead, this time as many as ten.

"I need to activate my Martial Soul True Body. Luckily, this place is quite spacious!" Liu Erlong said in a deep voice.

Flanders asked, "Would you like to go first, or should I?"

Liu Erlong said, "I'll go first."

Chen Luo then spoke up: "Sanpao, let's go together!"

Flander and Liu Erlong both looked at Chen Luo with some doubt. Chen Luo smiled and said, "Don't underestimate my current strength, okay? I can still handle one or two targets."

"Really?" Liu Erlong wasn't particularly aware of Chen Luo's current strength.

Chen Luo laughed and said, "Could it be fake?"

"Let's not activate our Martial Soul True Body for now. We can only do it if there's absolutely no other way. Who knows what kind of monsters we'll be facing later!"

Liu Erlong hesitated for a moment, but Flander laughed and said, "Okay!"

Liu Erlong glanced at Flander, who said earnestly, "I believe in Xiaogang's strength! He's not the same Xiaogang he used to be!"

As they were talking, Liu Erlong and Flander had already walked forward, accompanied by Golden Luo Sanpao.

Chapter 121 The Combat Power of an SS-Rank Martial Soul

This is Chen's first battle after his strength was upgraded to Soul King. Not counting the time he used the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Liu Erlong and Flander, that was equivalent to cheating, and cheating can easily lead to misjudging one's own strength.

Golden Luo Sanpao was very fast, and soon arrived in front of a spirit. As it moved forward, the surrounding air became colder, and Golden Luo Sanpao became more irritable.

Sensing the intense killing intent, Liu Erlong couldn't help but turn around and glance back. Flander then laughed and said, "This is the domain of the God of Slaughter. Didn't Xiao Gang tell you?"