Douluo Continent: Starting with a Tom Cat

Zhu Zhuqing nodded with some doubt.

"Wow, Tom, Zhuqing, look! Shen An's eyes look so bright and sparkling, even more beautiful than usual."

Zhu Zhuqing and Tom looked at her curiously, and sure enough, her eyes were clear and bright, radiating an indescribable attraction.

Ning Rongrong moved closer to Shen An, and said, "What's wrong with you, kid? You suddenly turned into a handsome guy with big eyes."

Because the two were very close, a fragrant breeze wafted into Shen An's nose. Shen An inhaled the refreshing scent emanating from Ning Rongrong and smiled, saying:

"Of course, it's because I've been reading a lot lately, and my spiritual level has improved, which is why my eyes look particularly bright. The eyes are the windows to the soul, you know?"

Zhu Zhuqing silently stepped forward and separated the two; they were too close, and she felt uncomfortable looking at them.

Ning Rongrong didn't pay attention; instead, she was considering the feasibility of Shen An's words, muttering to herself, "Is it true? I'll try it out later."

Only Tom remained as steady as old Spike, merely absorbing some so-called spirit ring to become stronger. It's just unclear why Shen An had him keep it a secret from the two women.

But since Shen An has spoken up, Tom, being a dutiful house cat, naturally chooses to pamper Shen An.

It took Shen An two full hours to absorb the spirit ring this time. Normally, it would take two hours to buy something. Of course, it was at Shen An's behest that Tom was outside pestering the two girls to not let him go back.

"Alright, you've all had a long day, so take a rest and get some sleep."

The two women didn't pay any more attention and went back to their own rooms, while Shen An pulled Tom into his room.

Tom looked at Shen An in confusion. What happened now? Why did you drag me, the cat, into your room?

Ahem, Shen An closed the door and locked it again. Shen An turned around and looked at Tom with a serious expression.

Upon seeing Shen An's serious expression, Tom panicked for a moment. What was wrong with him today? Had his daily secret of cooking and eating been discovered? But he had clearly been grooming his beard.

Or maybe I secretly used the gold soul coins to feed the stray cats outside.

Tom's mind flashed through many things he thought he had done that might have earned him a scolding from Shen An.

After all, in his previous home, Tom was often scolded for stealing food and playing with stray cats and feeding them.

Tom's eyes darted around as he looked weakly at Shen An, praying in his heart, "Please don't kick me out of the house. I don't want to be a stray cat."

"Ahem, Tom, sit down, I need your help."

Whew, that scared the cat to death! Tom's knees, which had been slumped and were about to kneel, instantly hardened, and he wiped away non-existent sweat.

Tom looked at Shen An with a curious expression.

Shen An released his three spirit rings and asked, "Tom, could you paint the spirit rings so that this black one turns purple or yellow?"

Upon hearing this, Tom immediately nodded his little head. This was no big deal.

Tom took out paint and a brush, stretched out his cat paw and yanked, instantly holding the tangible but intangible spirit ring in his hand and playing with it.

Wait a minute, Shen An stared at Tom with horror in his eyes, he couldn't sense the spirit ring anymore...

Master Tang, standing to the side, carefully dipped his brush in purple paint and applied it.

In no time, the coloring was completed. The originally pitch-black spirit ring was now entirely purple, and even emitted a light that was no different from Shen An's thousand-year-old purple spirit ring.

Tom released his claws, and the spirit ring automatically floated to Shen An's side.

Shen An's lips twitched as he looked at his three soul rings, one yellow and two purple.

Good grief, Tom really isn't a reasonable creature.

Chapter 83: Painted spirit rings cannot be exposed to water, which is quite reasonable.

"So you mean the spirit ring can't get wet, otherwise the purple paint on it will fade."

Tom nodded his little head, after all, the purple paint it used wasn't waterproof.

Shen An fell into deep thought, and it seemed somewhat reasonable—what a load of rubbish!

If you say that ordinary paint changes color when it comes into contact with water, Shen An would naturally believe you.

The problem is that the spirit rings, which are tangible but not real, have all been painted, and Tom actually made him follow the principle that paint cannot get wet.

Unconvinced, Shen An splashed water onto the spirit ring. The spirit ring, which was originally purple, immediately lost its color, and water droplets mixed with purple paint kept falling onto the floor.

Talking Tom was exasperated and looked at Shen An resentfully. "I already told you it's not waterproof, but you still insisted on trying it. Now look what I've done, I have to paint it again."

Life is tough, so Mr. Tang took up painting work again.

The soul rings, one yellow and two purple, reappeared. Although they were still astonishing, they were much better than the original ten-thousand-year ones.

Shen An thought about it. In the past, after obtaining the spirit ring, he basically did not try to hide it. Although Xiao Zhu had some suspicions, he did not say anything.

However, Shen An is now a renowned rising star in the Soul Fighting world of Soto City, and everyone knows that he is a second-ring Great Soul Master.

If he were to rashly reveal his third spirit ring again, it would likely cause a lot of trouble. Shen An decided to find some time in the next two days to pretend to go out with Tom to hunt spirit beasts.

The incident involving the Spirit Hall truly served as a wake-up call for Shen An.

The world of Douluo is cruel. If you are weak, they will suppress you. If you are too strong and outstanding, they will covet you, try to win you over, or even try to destroy you.

Only when you are similar to them will they be more willing to relax and try to accept you.

Therefore, Shen An decided it was best to pretend and be cautious.

-

Noon the next day.

"You're level 30, and you're going to hunt soul beasts?" Zhu Zhuqing asked in surprise.

Shen An nodded casually, and Zhu Zhuqing instantly felt dizzy and a sense of defeat welled up in her heart. How long had it been? Shen An had already broken through to level 30.

She remembered that when she first met Shen An, he was only a level nine Soul Master. Now, in less than two months, he has reached level thirty. How can anyone else live like this?

Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips and remained silent. Throughout the entire history of the continent, there had never been anyone who could improve their soul power cultivation at such a speed as Shen An. Zhu Zhuqing comforted herself in her heart.

"How come your cultivation has progressed so quickly? Have you learned some methods to overdraw your potential?"

Zhu Zhuqing's expression suddenly changed. She remembered that her family had a record of a Soul Master who had overdrawn his life and potential in exchange for an increase in Soul Power.

Even worse, some steal the lives and cultivation of other Soul Masters to make them their own resources, gaining inhuman soul power and strength. Books record that such Soul Masters are called Evil Soul Masters.

Shen An's heart tightened. He still asked about my cultivation speed, but I hadn't overdrawn my potential. It was all achieved through my own efforts.

You agree, right, system?

Shen An outwardly appeared nonchalant:

"Xiao Zhu, what are you thinking? How could I possibly know this method? But before I met you, I think I accidentally ate a bright red fruit, and then my training speed became inexplicably fast."

In novels from the past, there were rare and precious materials and elixirs that could improve cultivation. There should be similar things in Douluo Continent. Since Xiao Zhu's family is prominent, he should have heard of such things.

"I think my explanation should be convincing enough," Shen An thought.

Actually, Shen An's thinking on this point is both right and wrong. It's right because there are indeed immortal herbs in Douluo Continent, but it's wrong because Zhu Zhuqing has never heard of them.

Not to mention Zhu Zhuqing, even Dugu Bo, the titled Douluo known for his poison, couldn't recognize the immortal herbs. Instead, Tang San squandered them all. The Douluo Continent's knowledge of rare and precious herbs is extremely limited.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Shen An suspiciously. A magical fruit, does such a thing really exist?

However, the world of Douluo is full of wonders, so as long as Shen An doesn't overdraw his life and potential in exchange for temporary cultivation speed, it's fine.

Zhu Zhuqing nodded. She still trusted Shen An quite a bit; no genius would want to overdraw their potential too early.

Ning Rongrong clearly did not realize the seriousness of Shen An's rapid cultivation improvement. When Shen An first revealed his level to her, he was already a second-ring Great Soul Master.

Therefore, Ning Rongrong thought that Shen An was just very talented and had achieved this through his previous efforts, but she also seemed a little anxious about losing him.

"Why didn't you take me with you when you went to hunt soul beasts? My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda can help you improve your strength."

Shen An felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing Ning Rongrong's words and smiled:

"It's alright, I won't go to dangerous places. Besides, if I can't beat you, I can run away. Don't forget that I can already fly on my sword. Taking you along would just cause some trouble."

Ning Rongrong pouted and said, "Who's worried about you? It's just that if you take Tom away, what will Zhu Qing and I eat? I'll die if I can't eat Tom's cooking."

Shen An's face stiffened. Damn it, I was so touched for nothing. I thought he was worried about my safety, but it turns out he just couldn't bear to part with the food Tom made.

"Go away, go away, go cook for yourself outside. Soto City is so big, you won't starve." Shen An's face darkened as he cursed.

"Omitted~"

Ning Rongrong stuck out her pink little tongue.

"Alright, then you and Tom go. It's best to go to the Soul Hunting Forest. The age there isn't high, but it's enough for your third soul ring. Most importantly, it's very safe."

Ning Rongrong tossed Shen An a dark token with four different designs on it: a sword, a hammer, a dragon, and a chrysanthemum.

"Here, you can come and go as you please. Take it and use it."

Shen An did not refuse. Although his destination was not the Soul Hunting Forest, he believed that the two women would feel much more at ease after accepting the gift. He could return it when he returned.

"Let's go, Tom, let's set off now."

Shen An looked at Tom, who was already wearing a brown hat, a red scarf around his neck, a green vest, and a large backpack, looking like an explorer.

Okay, Tom's so professional, it makes me look so incompetent.

-

A few days ago, in the Heavenly Dou royal family, Xue Qinghe, dressed in noble attire, looked at the letter in his hand.

"That's interesting. The little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School went to Soto City in the Barak Kingdom, and there's also a boy whose second soul ring is at the thousand-year level."

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is secretly consolidating its forces within the Heaven Dou Empire. Ning Fengzhi didn't mention it to me, so it seems he's still holding back some things from me.

Or perhaps there's another purpose. But I'm quite interested in that boy whose second soul ring is a thousand years old. I have innate full soul power at level 20, and my first two soul rings are still less than a thousand years old.

The boy named Shen An has a second soul ring that lasts for a thousand years. He must either be exceptionally talented or have special methods. If I could use either of them, that would be great.

Well then, it's time for me to advance to Soul Emperor. I'll go to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a Soul Ring and also explore Soto City.

Bibi Dong, just wait, I will take everything from you, and I will be the future leader of the Spirit Hall.

Xue Qinghe had a deep gaze and an aura that seemed to encompass the universe, as if he held the entire world in his palm.

Chapter 84 Are twins a man's dream?

Shen An was not going to the Soul Hunting Forest that Ning Rongrong had mentioned, but rather the Star Dou Great Forest.

As one of the most renowned soul beast forests in the Douluo Continent, Shen An had heard countless times from the neighbors of Soto City and the customers who came to the teahouse.

They say the Starry Sky Forest has endless beautiful scenery, with a wide variety of flowers and plants, spectacular landscapes, and all sorts of strange species. Shen An, who loves natural scenery, has long yearned to go there.

Having been in Douluo Continent for so long, it's been a bit monotonous to never leave the vicinity of Soto City. So, taking advantage of this trip, I'll show Tom around properly.

The Starry Sky Forest is located in the southeast of the Kingdom of Barak, with a small part bordering the Kingdom of Barak. Soto City itself is located in the southeast of the Kingdom of Barak, less than 500 kilometers away.

Five hundred kilometers could be covered in just one day with Shen An's sword flight.

However, Shen An was only interested in experiencing the natural scenery and local characteristics of Douluo Continent, so he wasn't in a hurry and strolled over at a leisurely pace.

Two days later, Shen An arrived at a small town near the Star Dou Great Forest.

Logically speaking, a relatively remote town like this should have very few people, but this town is surprisingly lively, just like a small city.

The streets are lined with shops of all kinds.

Many of the people coming and going on the street had fluctuations in their soul power. Shen An understood that as one of the most famous soul beast forests, it was natural that many soul masters would come here to hunt.

Therefore, these Soul Masters also boosted the town's economy and development. Each Soul Master's assets far exceeded those of ordinary people, so the wealth they displayed was enough to feed the entire town.

Shen An took Tom for a stroll, and they bought some local specialties to eat. The vendors said that the green berries were only found in the Star Dou Great Forest and were fresh and juicy.

Upon arriving at a new place, Shen An's first instinct was to find a place to stay.

These days, running a teahouse has been quite profitable, so Shen An certainly wouldn't compromise himself. After strolling around, Shen An arrived at a hotel with extremely nice decorations.

While Shen An was checking in at the front desk, Tom was harassed by a group of people.

"Wow, little sister, look! What an adorable kitten! It can even stand on its own two legs and is wearing cute little clothes."

The speaker was a girl with short, dark green hair, who was speaking to another beautiful girl with light blue hair.

The girl was curious and stunned. She had never seen a cat that could stand up before, and the way it looked wearing that hat and clothes was just too cute.

Tom's ears twitched, and she looked at the two women walking towards her with a slightly flustered expression. She took small steps back without making a sound. What did they want to do to this cat? Kidnap her?

"Hmm, it looks a little shy. Don't be afraid, little kitten, let your big sister pet you," Shui Yue'er said with a slightly seductive tone.

Tom hurriedly ran to Shen An, who was paying, and said, "Who told you to touch me when we're not even related? I'm not some random little kitten."