Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

"I'll work hard at my cultivation..." Lu Cheng said expressionlessly, but a twitch appeared at the corner of his eye.

Over the past six months, Zhang Lexuan has dedicated herself to enhancing his physical body every day, feeding him whale glue, giving him medicinal baths, and personally handling the process. Having already received enhancements from his soul bone and physical body, his physical strength is now comparable to that of a Soul Saint.

And his strength has completely entered the level 50 Soul King realm.

"I need to go to the Star Dou Great Forest in the next few days to obtain my fifth soul ring," Lu Cheng said thoughtfully.

The main storyline is about to begin.

It's Shrek Academy's enrollment season again. If he wasn't mistaken, Huo Yuhao should be leaving the Duke's mansion soon. Electrolux, the only hexagonal super mentor in the entire story, is not to be missed. Of course, there's also Tianmeng, the super-sized power bank. Since his martial soul has the Blood Eye, there's no reason not to snatch him away.

As for the chosen one, Huo Gua, I'm sorry, kid, there are some things you can't control. Let me handle them...

"Let Xiao Tao go with you. I have some things to investigate." The beauty stretched lazily, her high heels clicking as she looked down at Lu Cheng. She couldn't resist pinching her cheek, her pretty face full of smiles. "Brother, you're so cute when you shrink. I'm feeling so maternal now, I wish I could give you a taste..."

"Hmm..." Lu Cheng's pupils contracted, and he quickly changed the subject. "You're going to investigate the massacre of the Zhang family back then?"

“Indeed, since in another world, Mu En colluded with Long Xiaoyao, working together like wolves and rats, slaughtering hundreds of my Zhang family members, then in this life… it’s not impossible.” A strong killing intent flashed in Zhang Lexuan’s light blue eyes.

My parents were murdered; this is an irreconcilable hatred.

She's not stupid.

In fact, the truth had already surfaced. The evidence she had been collecting in the Sun Moon Empire over the past two years, along with the events in her memory, gradually connected to form the ins and outs of the matter and the truth. However, she still needed something more specific.

As for Moon...

She will personally take his head!

"Brother, in this life, it's my turn to protect you."

Zhang Lexuan smiled gently, and two majestic mountain peaks covered Lu Cheng again.

"Ugh... I can't breathe," Lu Cheng said helplessly.

"She's gone!" The beauty donned a dark green cloak and a mask, concealing herself completely, and her figure gradually disappeared from sight.

"Let's go!"

The next instant, another voice rang in my ears.

A tall woman in red stood beside him, her arm around Lu Cheng's shoulder, her crimson eyes filled with excitement and joy.

“Seamless connection…” Lu Cheng’s lips twitched.

This is because they're so afraid of running away.

Chapter 73 Ning Tian

Starry Sky Forest.

Located on the edge of the core area.

This is the dividing line between life and death, a line that countless Soul Masters can never cross. The terrifying 100,000-year-old Soul Beasts that may appear at any time in the core area are enough to easily crush and tear apart all humans below the Soul Douluo level. Those who dare to enter this place are at least accompanied and protected by a Soul Saint level expert.

Inside the tent, a delicate young woman with short blonde hair, wearing a light blue outfit, short golden hair, and a pair of exquisite emerald green eyes, sat gracefully. She wore snow-white leather boots and white gloves, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she frequently looked out of the tent.

"Elder Ling, those guys didn't catch up, did they?"

"Young Master, please rest assured. After leaving the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, they completely disappeared..." Outside the tent, an old man with white hair and beard, dressed in a white robe, nodded slightly.

"That's good..." Ning Tian sat in the makeshift tent, looked away, and gently exhaled a breath of stale air.

Her journey was naturally to absorb her third spirit ring. As the most direct descendant of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and the most talented person of her generation, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School would not be stingy with resources, sending a Soul Saint-level expert to help her go deep into the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain the spirit ring. (A Soul Saint is already considered high-end combat power; in the original work, even Princess Vina of the Heavenly Soul Empire and Mu Xue only had a Soul Saint leader.)

However, she didn't expect to encounter a three-thousand-year-old "Holy Spirit Salamander" along the way. This kind of soul beast is extremely precious in the entire Star Dou Great Forest. Naturally, she was unwilling to let it go. However, the other party was also reckless and fled towards the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest.

They gritted their teeth, determined to track down and capture it, planning to absorb the soul ring after leaving the core area. But a sudden change occurred. Hundreds of burrowing spirit armors shot out from the ground. These creatures were extremely fast and all of them were earth-attribute, making them masters of tunneling. Not to mention that each one was covered in extremely thick armor. Even a level three soul guide ray would have difficulty penetrating the armor of an ordinary hundred-year-old burrowing spirit armor, let alone the fact that the leader was a ten-thousand-year-old being.

Even with Elder Ling, they fought and retreated, paying a heavy price before safely exiting the core area.

It was getting late.

A campfire was lit nearby, emitting the aroma of food.

This place is quite a distance from the core area, and can be considered the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest. Although there is a chance of encountering ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts here, most of them are alone. As long as they are not extremely troublesome soul beast groups like the Earth-Drilling Spirit Armor, and with a Soul Saint guarding this place, there should be no problem.

"Miss, the barbecue is ready..."

The curtain of the makeshift tent was lifted, and a pretty girl with long, fiery red hair, fair skin, and a pretty face poked her head in. There were some oil stains on the corners of her lips, and she handed Ning Tian a skewer of sizzling, oily grilled meat with her other hand.

"Okay." Ning Tian smiled upon seeing this.

The two grew up together in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and were already as close as sisters. When she looked at this girl, she always had a strange sense of doting on her.

"Miss, what are you thinking about again?" Seeing that Ning Tian was not in a good mood, Wu Feng crawled into the tent and squeezed next to her, blinking her red eyes curiously.

“I’m thinking about…him.” Ning Tian said wistfully.

Since her cousin sent a message to the family a year ago, her father was overjoyed and wished he could send her to Shrek Academy as well. However, after hesitating for a moment, he decided to go ahead with it and let her cousin get to know the character of that commoner boy better.

The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect suffered a devastating loss once. The consequence of the sect's massive investment ten thousand years ago was the death of its only two titled leaders, severely damaging the entire sect's vitality. Even today, ten thousand years later, it has yet to recover. It is precisely because of that investment that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has gradually declined to this day...

Therefore, her father, as the sect leader of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, was extremely cautious about this investment, always prioritizing character above all else.

Throughout the year, numerous messages were sent back to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, reaching her ears as well.

A young girl naturally has a vague expectation and longing for a man who is very likely to become her future husband and spend her life with him.

No girl doesn't hope that her sweetheart or future husband will be a peerless hero, a man who will come to rescue her from danger on a colorful cloud.

But reality is often cruel.

Arranged marriages are essentially exchanges of interests. She's not a child; she knows that all of this is too fantastical and unrealistic.

She offered him the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda as a substantial investment, while he offered her terrifyingly powerful talent and potential. Under such a marriage alliance... love is probably a very luxurious thing.

With the letter sent back by his cousin, it was revealed that the person's talent was unparalleled, the kind that had never been seen before or since. As long as he could survive, he would be at the pinnacle of his abilities, and might even have a chance to challenge for the divine position that had caused countless geniuses to fall...

Ning Tian admired the strong and hoped that her husband would also be a strong and upright person, and she was willing to follow him. Therefore, she had already secretly fallen in love with him.

"Miss!" Wu Feng pouted, crossed her arms, and started whining.

"You're thinking about him again? You've never even met him, you don't know what he looks like or what kind of person he is, and you've already fallen in love?"

“He has high talent and a strong sense of responsibility. Once he grows up, he will definitely become a top-tier expert who can stand on his own. This is the most scarce resource in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect right now…” Ning Tian said softly, “As the young master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I naturally have to shoulder this responsibility. I don’t expect him to marry into the sect, have a child or two after the marriage, or have one of his children inherit the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect…”

"What would you call him if it were a son?"

"Ning...Chen, please."

"You've even thought of what to name your child?!" Wu Feng said resentfully.

Ning Tian's red lips parted slightly, a blush rising on her pretty face. She glared at Wu Feng and said, "Don't talk nonsense. We haven't even met yet. If people find out, won't they think I'm frivolous?"

"You know that too..." Wu Feng's lips were almost pouting to the sky, looking sullen.

"You," Ning Tian affectionately patted the girl's head and lifted the tent flap, "Elder Ling, how far is it from the nearest city?"

"There are still about two hundred kilometers to go before reaching Baidi City, which is about a day's journey..." Elder Ling said in a steady voice.

"There are about half a month left until Shrek Academy starts. Let's not return to the sect headquarters, let's go directly to the academy," Ning Tian hesitated for a moment before instructing.

"I will obey Miss's instructions," Elder Ling said with a slight bow.

Just when things were calm and all the waiters were sitting around the campfire, chatting and laughing about everyday things, the scene was peaceful and harmonious.

A dark figure suddenly surged out of the ground, tearing at a waiter's ankle and pulling him downwards. The waiter's body instantly fell into the ground, his eyes filled with terror. Before he could even struggle, he was completely dragged underground.

Terrified screams came from the cave.

"All personnel on high alert!!!"

Chapter 74 Wu Feng: I killed a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast?!

The entire camp instantly descended into chaos.

"Don't panic, protect the young master!" Elder Ling's face darkened as he roared. With this pillar of strength in place, and with all the elites present, the situation was stabilized in just a few seconds.

They formed a familiar group and surrounded Ning Tian's tent.

"Young Master, those beasts are catching up..." Elder Ling said, his face grim as he poked his head into the tent.

“Let’s continue our retreat. It’s not safe inside the tent either. They’re underground and extremely adept at escaping and ambushing. I can’t guarantee your safety, young master. We can only fight our way out and retreat. Only by completely leaving the Star Dou Great Forest can we shake off their pursuit.”

"Alright!" Ning Tian remained calm under pressure, stood up, and his pair of bright golden eyes were quite composed.

"Elder Ling, please lead the way."

"Young Master, I will protect you!" Wu Feng patted her chest, her face flushed red. It was the first time she had ever felt so excited. She had even begun to fantasize about how she would descend like a divine warrior when her young mistress was in danger, saving her with her Fire Dragon Shield, or even standing in front of her young mistress and using her own body to save her.

The thought of the young lady being so moved that she couldn't stop kicking that guy named Lu Cheng away and hugging and kissing her made her incredibly excited.

"Snapped!"

But the next second, Ning Tian smacked Wu Feng on the head in annoyance, "What are you grinning about? Hurry up and catch up!"

"Oh, oh!" Wu Feng suppressed his smile, put on a serious expression, and followed Ning Tian closely, vigilantly observing the surrounding movements.

The team withdrew in an orderly manner, taking advantage of the darkness to retreat into the distance.

But it was nighttime, and there were only a handful of spirit-type soul masters. So, the soul masters on the edge of the group were often swallowed into the mouth of the Blood Basin by the earth-burrowing spirit armor that suddenly emerged from the ground, and died there.

"This old servant is mistaken..." Elder Ling said through gritted teeth.

"These beasts didn't chase us during the day to lower our guard. Nighttime is when they hunt most fiercely. Damn it, we shouldn't have rested the group. We should have retreated from the Star Dou Great Forest in one go."

This team contains at least two or three ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. The strongest of their clans has not yet appeared, only revealing a faint but oppressive aura. According to his estimation, they should be around thirty thousand years old.

The Earth-Drilling Spirit Armor is extremely difficult to deal with. Few other spirit beast clans in the Star Dou Great Forest dare to provoke it because of its ability to burrow underground, making it a natural killer.

Almost all the Soul Masters who encountered them died in the Star Dou Great Forest.

"It's alright." Ning Tian sat on one of the few horned unicorns in the group, her expression still calm and composed. Although young, she was the true core of the entire group. "Give each fallen servant's family 30,000 gold soul coins as a death reward. The only thing our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has no shortage of is gold soul coins."

These words instantly boosted the morale of the entire team.

Despite being incredibly wealthy, Jiu Bao Liu Li never skimped on such matters.

“Once we get through the night, they should recede…” Old Ling’s expression improved.

"it's over?"

After hours of intense tension, with companions being dragged underground by the burrowing spirit armor every now and then, fear and tension left the entire team looking exhausted. Even Elder Ling slowly breathed a sigh of relief.