Douluo: Soul Shadow King.

Chapter 30 The Future of Soul Beasts (One chapter is owed, four chapters will be updated tomorrow...)
Time flies, two years later.

Cheng Xiao's soul power level also broke through level 20. Although he did not need to hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings like other soul masters, for safety reasons, he still chose to stroll in the soul beast forest to ensure his own safety.

During these two years, Cheng Xiao would go back to Chengjia Village every holiday, and Xiao Wu would go back with him. Because the butterfly flapped its wings, the relationship between Tang San and Xiao Wu was not as good as in the original timeline, but it could not be said to be bad either. It could only be said to be a normal relationship between classmates.

Although Tang San wanted to get in touch with Xiao Wu, that was just the instruction of his master. It was really difficult for him, a master of hidden weapons who had never seen a woman in his previous life, to win over the little girl.

Although there are some estrangements in the relationship between Tang San and Cheng Xiao, it has not reached the point of a break. The two will greet each other normally when they meet. As for what happened in the Soul Hunting Forest, they both tacitly did not mention it again. After all, once that incident is brought up, it is very likely to cause a complete break between the two.

This time when he set out to hunt souls, Cheng Xiao did not let the teachers from the academy go with him. He just used the gold soul coins he had saved for two years to rent a carriage, and left Notting City with Xiao Wu.

Cheng Xiao didn't care that Xiao Wu wanted to follow him to hunt souls. Anyway, he didn't need to hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings. Xiao Wu just saw it. According to her thinking, she would probably regard him as a soul beast in human form.

"Cheng Xiao, what kind of soul beast are you planning to hunt this time?" Sitting in the carriage heading to the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu looked at Cheng Xiao who was sitting opposite her and asked curiously.

Turning his gaze away from the scenery outside the window, Cheng Xiao looked at Xiao Wu and said calmly, "Let's talk about it when we get there. I don't know now."

After hearing Cheng Xiao's reply, Xiao Wu nodded slightly, and then stopped talking. She held her cheek with one hand, lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out.

Cheng Xiao's answer obviously surprised Xiao Wu. She couldn't understand why Cheng Xiao, who had improved his soul power to level seven in two years, hadn't yet chosen the soul beast he needed. You know, soul masters usually confirm the type and attributes of soul beasts in their hearts before hunting for soul rings, in order to find soul rings that suit them so that they can find the soul beast they need as soon as possible.

"Cheng Xiao seems to be different from other soul masters. Maybe I can take this opportunity to tell him my identity." Xiao Wu thought to herself, but soon she rejected this idea.

Notting City is too far away from the Star Forest. Even if you rent a carriage, it will take a long time to get there.

Therefore, Cheng Xiao chose to spend his time in cultivation. Anyway, he could improve his level even without hunting soul rings. It was just that he had not yet condensed his second soul ring, so his soul power level had not yet broken through.

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A week later, a carriage coming from Nottingham stopped at a small town outside the Star Forest.

As night fell and seeing that they would not be able to reach their destination today, Cheng Xiao ordered the coachman to rest and prepare to enter the Star Forest tomorrow.

After entering the town, Cheng Xiao discovered that it was much more lively here than Notting City, and its scale was three times that of Notting College. Except for the lack of city walls and guards, it was almost exactly the same as an ordinary small city.

The streets are lined with shops of all kinds.

Cheng Xiao knocked on the doors casually and found that these shops mainly sold things related to soul masters and hunting soul beasts, such as armor, detoxification and recovery potions, and even soul master clothing. It can be said that there is nothing they can't do, as long as you can think of it.

At this time, Xiao Wu pulled Cheng Xiao's arm, pointed to an inn in front and said, "Cheng Xiao, let's stay here tonight. I feel so tired after sitting in the carriage for a week." Hearing this, Cheng Xiao nodded, and then followed Xiao Wu into the inn.

After entering the inn, Cheng Xiao planned to get a double room, but was stopped by Xiao Wu. According to her, we don’t have much money now, so we can save as much as possible.

Cheng Xiao didn't care about this. After all, they had slept in the same bed for two years, so it was nothing to worry about. Just get one room.

"Cheng Xiao, let's eat something." Xiao Wu took the room card handed over by the front desk and hugged Cheng Xiao's arm and said coquettishly.

This week's life in the carriage really made her feel suffocated. Not only was the rest uncomfortable, but even the meals were dry food. Now that she finally had a good rest, of course she had to reward herself.

Hearing this, Cheng Xiao was somewhat helpless, but he still found a secluded spot and sat down with Xiao Wu, and ordered some dishes.

After a while, the two people who had finished their meal went upstairs. After finding the open room, Cheng Xiao pushed the door and walked in.

"Huh, I can finally sleep on the bed." Xiao Wu lay down on the bed directly. After sitting in the carriage for several days, it was so comfortable for her to lie down and sleep.

Cheng Xiao glanced at Xiao Wu who was lying on the bed and said, "If you are tired, go to bed early. I will take a shower later. Tomorrow we will go to the Xingdou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts."

Hearing about hunting soul beasts, Xiao Wu couldn't help but frowned, and said casually: "Cheng Xiao, do you think there is a way for soul masters to obtain soul rings and improve their soul power level without hunting soul beasts?"

Cheng Xiao thought about it and said, "There should be a way, right? If we can obtain spirit rings and increase our levels without hunting spirit beasts, the relationship between spirit beasts and spirit masters will probably be eased a lot."

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up, and she said, "So, is there a way to solve this problem? If it can be solved, soul beasts and soul masters will no longer be in a relationship of killing and being killed. In that case, soul beasts and soul masters may become good friends."

Knowing Xiao Wu's thoughts, Cheng Xiao shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know if we can be good friends, but have you ever thought about this: even if the soul master's soul ring problem is solved, what about the soul bones? The soul bones of soul beasts are good things. Without soul rings, soul masters will set their sights on the soul bones of soul beasts. At that time, it will not just be like hunting soul beasts to obtain soul rings."

"Now the Spirit Hall has issued a clear order to prohibit the wanton killing of soul beasts. Although they are also hunting soul beasts to obtain soul rings, we have to admit that with the Spirit Hall around, those soul masters who want to obtain soul bones from soul beasts will at least be more restrained."

"If the Spirit Hall does not prohibit the indiscriminate killing of soul beasts, I am afraid that soul beasts will be hunted to extinction by soul masters within ten thousand years. The problem of soul rings is solved, and then there are soul bones. Without soul bones, soul masters will also find ways to get other things from soul beasts. This is the law of cultivation in this world, and it is not something you and I can easily change."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu fell silent. She clenched her fists and her voice trembled a little, "Then Cheng Xiao... do you think soul beasts should be hunted by soul masters?"

"It doesn't matter whether I agree or not. As long as the cultivation system of this world does not change, the relationship between soul beasts and soul masters will never change. Soul masters need soul beasts' soul rings to improve their strength and become stronger. Soul beasts kill soul masters because if they don't kill them, they will be killed themselves."

"However, if we compare the training speed of soul beasts and soul masters, I'm afraid there will be no soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest in ten thousand years, because the training speed is not proportional. A soul master with good talent may only need a few decades to train to the level of a Titled Douluo, but if a soul beast wants to fight against humans, it will take ten thousand or even a hundred thousand years. If calculated in this way, soul beasts should become an endangered species in the future, right?"

(End of this chapter)