Douluo Continent: I am a biologist, and I have awakened a weapon spirit?

Tang San clutched his stomach, knowing he was in the wrong and daring not to argue. "I'm sorry, Brother Dai, for making everyone worry."

"And then, welcome back." Dai Mubai opened his arms and hugged Tang San.

Zhao Wuji then approached Xiao Wu and asked curiously:

"Xiao Wu, how did you escape the clutches of the Titan Giant Ape? And how did you encounter Chen Feng and the others?"

Xiao Wu, of course, couldn't tell the truth. She and Chen Feng had already prepared their story, so she explained:

"I don't know what happened, but the Titan ape grabbed me and ran into the forest. But we hadn't gone far when a sound like a bull's bellow came from one direction. The Titan ape seemed very nervous after hearing the sound, so it threw me aside and ran away."

"I had no idea where I was at the time. Luckily, I remembered a bit of the route when I was being dragged along by the Titan Ape, so I slowly made my way back and then I ran into Xiao Feng and Xiao San."

"A cow's roar? What kind of cow's roar could frighten a Titan Ape?" Zhao Wuji frowned.

He felt that something was strange about this.

Xiao Wu shook her head, a blank expression on her face, and said:

"I'm not quite sure either. It might be some kind of more terrifying soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest. After all, our human exploration of the Star Dou Great Forest doesn't seem to be very deep, so it's normal to have some unknown soul beasts."

"That makes sense." Zhao Wuji thought this explanation was reasonable, so he didn't pursue it any further.

To be honest, after he saw Xiao Wu being captured by the Titan Ape, he had already sentenced her to death.

When Chen Feng and Tang San chased after them, Zhao Wuji felt as if the sky had fallen.

These students are all geniuses, the hope of Shrek Academy. Losing even one of them would be incredibly painful. With three gone, Zhao Wuji felt there was no point in him returning to the academy alive.

Even if he went back, Flanders would skin him alive.

Not to mention that among these three is Chen Feng, whose fame is renowned throughout the continent. His reputation is not just empty; it is the result of truly changing an era.

If Chen Feng were to unfortunately die in the Star Dou Great Forest tonight, Zhao Wuji dared not imagine the uproar this news would cause on the continent.

That's why he was so angry when he saw Chen Feng chasing after him, and why he was willing to risk his life to find the kid.

To put it bluntly, Zhao Wuji would rather die himself than let Chen Feng die.

Fortunately, those three rascals were incredibly lucky and returned unharmed.

Chapter 106 The Experiment Begins and the Ape God's Surprise

At this moment, Zhao Wuji felt somewhat undecided about whether to continue helping Chen Feng search for soul beasts.

From a prudent perspective, leaving the Star Dou Great Forest at this time is definitely the best option.

Because Zhao Wuji was unsure whether the Titan Ape would return.

He didn't even understand why the Titan Ape had come before.

With everything unknown, Zhao Wuji felt it would be unwise to stay in the Star Dou Great Forest any longer.

Therefore, he wanted to leave the Star Dou Great Forest first, and deal with Chen Feng's third spirit ring later.

We can't let such a precious and talented scholar perish here.

However, this decision was met with opposition, and it wasn't just Chen Feng and his two companions who opposed it.

Oscar then spoke:

“Teacher Zhao, even if we want to leave here, we should at least rest for one night first. My soul power is insufficient right now, so I can no longer make recovery tofu, let alone flying mushrooms. In addition, everyone else is also very tired. We can’t leave the Star Dou Great Forest in this state.”

Tang San also spoke up:

"Yes, Teacher Zhao, everyone is not in good condition right now. Let's rest for the night. Traveling at night in this kind of place would probably be more dangerous. Xiao Feng and I were lucky before, but good luck won't last forever."

To be honest, he still feels like he's in a dream when he thinks back on what just happened.

Without Oscar's flying mushrooms, he and Xiao Feng would not have had such a smooth journey. They would most likely have encountered attacks from soul beasts and lost their lives.

Adding to the fact that his mother and Xiao Wu were both humanoid soul beasts, Tang San felt that tonight was a night that would change his life.

It was comparable to the time I jumped off the Ghost's Bane in my previous life.

Xiao Wu chimed in:

"If the Titan Ape has really set its sights on us, then we can't escape it even if we want to. This kind of terrifying being is not something you can just hide from. In the short time we've been talking, it's enough for it to come back again. The last time was probably just an accident."

Dai Mubai raised his eyebrows and said:

“Although I also think we should leave here as soon as possible, Xiao Wu is right. We are already far into the Star Dou Great Forest. If the Titan Giant Ape really has its eye on us, then the journey we take to leave the Star Dou Great Forest will be enough to kill us countless times.”

Ma Hongjun scratched his head, feeling that both sides seemed to have a point, and was very conflicted for a moment. He simply shrugged and said:

"You decide."

"That's true." Zhao Wuji scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled. He glanced at the weary crowd ahead, then at Chen Feng, who had already broken free from the two girls' embrace, and asked:

"Chen Feng, what do you think?"

“I agree with Oscar’s opinion. In our current state, we can’t get out of the Star Dou Great Forest. It would be better to rest for a night and recharge our energy,” Chen Feng said.

"Alright then, what's meant to be will be. Let's set up camp and get ourselves in good shape first. I'll personally keep watch tonight." Zhao Wuji finally made his decision.

So the group cleared out a space around them and began setting up camp.

After a while, Tang San suddenly spoke up and said softly:

"Attention everyone, a soul beast is approaching!"

"Damn it, what's that again?" Zhao Wuji was extremely annoyed by the series of events that had occurred tonight. "Could it be that damned stinky gorilla again?"

Hearing this, Tang San's eyelids twitched, and he quickly said:

"Don't worry, Teacher Zhao. It's not a Titan Ape. The soul beast that came wasn't very big. It probably just happened to be passing by. However, the surrounding plants tell me that this soul beast seems to be able to generate electricity."

"It can generate electricity?" Zhao Wuji raised his eyebrows. "A lightning-attribute soul beast?"

"I'm not entirely sure. The information the plant is giving us is very vague. I only know that it's roughly in that direction," Tang San said, pointing in a direction.

"I'll go check the situation. You all stay put and keep watch," Zhao Wuji said.

Chen Feng quickly reminded him:

"If it's a lightning-attribute soul beast, Teacher Zhao, please remember not to hurt it, as we still need to conduct experiments. If it's not, just chase it away."

"Don't worry, I don't have a hobby of killing soul beasts." Zhao Wuji said, then rushed in the direction Tang San pointed.

A short while later, he came over carrying a yellow-skinned creature that was about half the height of a person, his face showing both joy and doubt.

"It really is a lightning-attribute soul beast. It looks a bit like a lightning rat, but why does this little thing have wings?"

It has wings? Chen Feng looked at the creature in his hand and saw that the soul beast indeed had two relatively small wings on its back.

If the Swift Electric Mouse looks like Pikachu, then this Soul Beast is more like a larger version of Patamon.

"Could this be... a Flying Thunder Rat?" Chen Feng asked in surprise.

"Flying Thunder Rat? What's that?" Zhao Wuji asked, puzzled.

Chen Feng looked at the large "Badamon" and explained:

"The Flying Thunder Rat is an extremely rare mutant individual among the Lightning Rat clan. I only saw a record of it once by chance in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's collection of books. This mutant individual is stronger and smarter than the ordinary Lightning Rat. Once it grows up, it will inevitably become the leader of the clan. I never thought I would see it here."

The Ape God had given him a pleasant surprise.

"So we've won the lottery? After a night of bad luck, we've finally run into something good." Zhao Wuji's face lit up with joy. "Chenfeng, take a look, is this Flying Thunder Rat's age suitable for you?"

Chen Feng walked behind the Flying Thunder Rat, looked at it, and said:

"I only know that the age of the lightning rat is determined by the length of its tail. According to the standard of the lightning rat, its age should be around two thousand years."

"However, the Flying Thunder Rat is larger than the Swift Rat, and its tail may also be longer. Based on this, it should be less than two thousand years old, but the exact year is unclear."

"If you can't calculate it, then don't. As long as the time frame is about right, it's fine." Zhao Wuji waved his hand and said, "When I went over just now, it seemed to be looking for food, so I used my aura to scare it and then caught it. The little guy was basically unharmed. You can do whatever experiments you want."

Chen Feng examined the Flying Thunder Rat and found that it was indeed unharmed. Even with Zhao Wuji holding it by the scruff of its neck, it didn't move, but just looked at everyone with its dark eyes, appearing very clever.

Ma Hongjun then leaned over and said:

"Since it's looking for food, we can lure it with food. I have some snacks here, Feng-ge, do you want to try?"

Chen Feng shook his head and said:

"Compared to ordinary food, this kind of spirit beast prefers things rich in elemental energy, such as this."

As he spoke, he took out a Thunder Stone and handed it to the Flying Thunder Rat.

"Teacher Zhao, please let it go. It shouldn't be able to escape from you."

Zhao Wuji released his grip as instructed, but remained in the state of Martial Soul Possession, so that he could react as quickly as possible no matter what unusual movements the Flying Thunder Rat made.

After being released, the Flying Thunder Rat showed no intention of running away or attacking. It just stared intently at the Thunder Stone in Chen Feng's hand, looking extremely eager.

"Want this?" Chen Feng waved the Thunder Essence Stone in his hand and said in a tempting tone, "As long as you cooperate with me to do one thing, you can have plenty of these Thunder Essence Stones."

Upon hearing his voice, the Flying Thunder Rat shifted its gaze from the Thunder Stone to his face.

Seeing this, Chen Feng began to express his meaning through a combination of words and gestures.

He first released a little soul power from each of his two hands, and then let them merge into one in front of the Flying Thunder Rat.

Then he pointed at the Flying Thunder Mouse with one finger and at himself with the other, while continuing to explain, regardless of whether the Flying Thunder Mouse could understand him.

After finishing speaking and gesturing, Chen Feng took out a large pile of Thunder Essence Stones from the Blood Sky and placed them on the open ground next to him.

He pointed to the Thunder Stones and then to the Flying Thunder Rats.

"If you do me this favor, all of these are yours."

The Flying Thunder Rat glanced at the Thunder Stones and a look of human-like understanding appeared on its face.

It extended its claws, released a bit of soul power, and then looked at Chen Feng.

Upon seeing this, Chen Feng was overjoyed.

As expected of such a rare mutant individual, its intelligence is truly exceptional.

He immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and stretched out his hands toward the Flying Thunder Rat opposite him.

The Flying Thunder Rat followed suit and squatted down, placing its two little paws in Chen Feng's palm.

Both the human and the rat closed their eyes and began to release their soul power.

Chen Feng didn't expect to achieve everything in one step for this experiment, because he wasn't entirely clear about the nature of the soul skills in the soul rings.

Therefore, his plan is to first conduct a soul power fusion experiment to verify whether the advancement of a soul master is the result of soul power fusion.

After verifying this, Chen Feng then went on to explore the mysteries of soul skills.

This is a common method in scientific research: breaking down a difficult problem, then verifying and overcoming it step by step, and finally achieving the research goal.

In Chen Feng's plan, if this soul power fusion experiment fails, there's nothing to say; they can simply change their approach and redesign the experimental procedure.

If the experiment succeeds, Chen Feng will be able to advance to level 31. Whether he will get a spirit ring is still uncertain. Even if he does, it will probably be a blank spirit ring.

If this happens, Chen Feng will use traditional methods to hunt for spirit rings to obtain his third spirit skill. The two preparations he made before were for this purpose.

Of course, another situation may also occur.

That means Chen Feng successfully advanced, but his third spirit ring did not appear, or it appeared but was a blank spirit ring, and he could no longer absorb spirit skills for his third spirit ring.

In this way, Chen Feng will always have one less soul skill than others.

If that's the case... then Chen Feng can actually accept it. He was already aware of this and prepared to pay the price for the experiment.

In the past, scientists were willing to give everything for the truth. Nobel almost blew himself up multiple times while researching dynamite, and Bauer Heist injected himself with various snake venoms to research antivenom. In China, there was also the sage Shennong who tasted hundreds of herbs.

He only sacrificed one Soul Skill slot, so what is that?

The reason why Chen Feng didn't plan to have Oscar do this experiment was precisely because he was worried about the possible outcome.

He was a scholar and didn't rely on martial arts for a living. Moreover, he was a weapon-type battle spirit master, so he was relatively less dependent on spirit skills. Losing a spirit skill wasn't a big deal for him.

However, as a food-type Soul Master who relies on Soul Skills, Oscar would suffer a great loss if he lost a Soul Skill.

Moreover, others might not be able to notice all the details when conducting this kind of experiment. After all, those who understand the academic level of Douluo Continent are well aware of it, so Chen Feng felt it was better to do it himself.

Before this experiment, he had considered all the possibilities and was mentally prepared to pay the price.

In addition, Chen Feng also prepared a soul power testing crystal to check whether his soul power had truly improved to the next stage.

Now that everything is ready, the soul power fusion experiment is about to begin.

Chenfeng and Flying Thunder Rat sat facing each other on the ground, their hands and claws pressed together. The people around them were amazed by their actions.