Douluo Dalu: Golden Spirit Tree

Chapter 54 Purple Shadow Lion

Ji Qing quickly completed the absorption of the soul bone, and his aura began to rise slightly again. Then the group continued to look for a suitable soul beast.

Another hour later, Zhang Lexuan looked out at the darkening sky and said, "Okay, let's stop here for today. We'll leave the Xingdou Great Forest to rest and come back tomorrow."

"Yes, senior sister."

Compared to their cautiousness during the search, everyone left much faster.

As dusk fell, Lin Yi's golden perception became much less effective. Fortunately, the team had a safe journey and successfully retreated to the outside of the Star Dou Great Forest.

After a day of getting along, the inner courtyard students became much more familiar with Lin Yi. They set up tents, lit a bonfire, and sat around the bonfire, eating dry food and chatting. Their relationship became visibly more familiar.

Not letting everyone play for too long, Zhang Lexuan soon asked everyone to go back and rest, saying that they needed to conserve their energy for searching for soul beasts tomorrow.

The title of the eldest sister in the inner courtyard was well-deserved, and everyone dispersed.

The outside of the tent immediately fell into silence, with only the crackling sound of the campfire that had not yet been extinguished, adding another layer of silence to the dark night.

The Moon Rabbit flies westward, the Golden Crow rises eastward, and endless light and heat pour down upon the earth.

In the camp outside the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Yi walked out of the tent and greeted the inner courtyard students. Even the student who had been targeted earlier, after the campfire conversation last night, recognized Lin Yi as a junior in the inner courtyard.

After all, Lin Yi has proven himself with his own strength. He was able to enter the inner courtyard based on his real ability, not the influence of his parents or the shady assessment process.

Anyone who was able to be placed in the inner courtyard of the Soul Hunting Team by Moon, who had planned it in advance, would naturally not be a person with a bad character. If he spoke openly, there would naturally be no problem.

After a brief rest, with Zhang Lexuan's order, everyone headed towards the Star Dou Forest again.

The weather is excellent today. Even in the Starry Forest, which is full of lush ancient trees, beams of light can be seen everywhere among the leaves, adding a sense of liveliness to the quiet and deep Starry Forest.

The increase in the concentration of light elements also boosted Lin Yi's mood. Lin Yi, who was originally still a little reluctant to get enough rest, felt much better in an instant.

At the same time, under the influence of Lin Yi's golden perception, the information provided by Guangming to Lin Yi has a wider range and more detailed content.

The improvement in Lin Yi's perception range and accuracy naturally led to a sharp increase in the team's mobility.

"One thousand meters ahead, there's a ten-thousand-year soul beast, suspected to be a ghost tiger."

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"One thousand five hundred meters to the right, a group of soul beasts are attacking here. There are no less than sixty of them. The strongest one should be a 30,000-year-old soul beast. I suspect it's a blood-red baboon."

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"Eight hundred meters to the left, there's a twenty-thousand-year-old soul beast, the Iris Falcon."

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Relying on his golden perception and the rich knowledge accumulated in the library, Guangming only needs to tell Lin Yi the general appearance of the soul beast, and he can judge the type of soul beast based on this. If the appearance features are obvious or the distance is close, judging the age of the soul beast is not difficult.

The Soul Hunting Team went from being shocked at first to being numb later, and finally reached a consensus that this guy was a complete pervert!
How could there be someone who is perfect in everything from talent to strength to theory!
Being able to enter the inner courtyard, every student present was once praised as a genius. If not invincible among their peers, they also had few rivals. Until today, seeing Lin Yi achieve things that they could not do even if they tried their best at a younger age, these geniuses in the inner courtyard finally understood that there are differences between geniuses.

Everything is afraid of comparison. Some people are called geniuses because they have few rivals among their peers, while some people are called geniuses because they are geniuses right there.

Looking at Lin Yi, who seemed a little lazy while riding on the Star Unicorn, these geniuses felt like looking up to him for the first time.

Lin Qingxuan was keenly aware of this emotion, and a subtle hint of talent appeared at the corner of his mouth. With this emotion, it would undoubtedly be much easier to subdue these geniuses and make them Lin Yi's helpers in the future when they grow up.

Zhang Lexuan naturally noticed it as well, but as a direct descendant of Shrek Academy, she knew very well that Lin Yi would become the one in charge of Shrek in the future, so she was naturally happy to see the current situation happen.

Or perhaps, this was exactly what Moon had originally thought.

Otherwise, how could Moon be willing to let Lin Yi, the future of the academy, take risks before it has grown up?

However, it was thanks to Lin Yi's membership in this Soul Hunting Team that the Soul Hunting Team had its current gains.

"A thousand meters ahead, there's a ten-thousand-year soul beast. I suspect it's the Purple Shadow Lion."

Almost instantly after Lin Yi finished speaking, Luo Xiaohei's eyes lit up, "Junior brother, are you sure it's the Purple Shadow Lion?"

Lin Yi closed his eyes and carefully sensed it for a moment, then nodded in confirmation, "It's purple all over, and moving incredibly fast. It's currently gnawing on the heart of some soul beast. Compared to the petite size of most lion-like soul beasts, it's more than 90% likely a Purple Shadow Lion."

Luo Xiaohei's breathing became heavier, and he looked at Zhang Lexuan, "Senior Sister..."

Zhang Lexuan naturally understood Luo Xiaohei's thoughts. As one of the most terrifying speed-type soul beasts, the Purple Shadow Lion has extremely powerful bloodline. Coupled with the power that lion-type soul beasts are good at, it can be said that it is perfectly suitable for Luo Xiaohei's Griffin Martial Soul. It is no wonder that Luo Xiaohei almost lost his composure.

"Since there is a suitable one, then head towards the direction Xiaoyi sensed. Ji Qing, be alert to the surroundings and pay attention to safety."

"Yes, Big Sister." Zhang Mingyu, who was leading the way, was alert to the dangers that could appear at any time and said jokingly, "Xiao Hei, you have to thank Little Brother very much this time. Without Little Brother's perception soul skills, with your luck as your name suggests, you would never have encountered such a top-grade soul beast."

"That's right, everyone in the inner courtyard knows Xiao Hei's luck."

"Yes, yes, yes. I still remember hearing from a senior that Xiao Hei always spent at least a month to find a suitable spirit ring."

"After all, it was Xiao Hei who was on a mission and was mistaken for a wanted criminal and chased for three days."

Upon hearing this, all the inner court students immediately echoed excitedly and exposed all of Luo Xiaohei's past dark history.

Luo Xiaohei's face was terribly dark at this moment, a truly upright person living up to his name.

"That's enough for you!"

Luo Xiaohei, his defense broken, couldn't help but curse loudly, but he still said to Lin Yi: "Junior brother, thank you very much for this. If you need any help from me in the future, please feel free to ask."

Lin Yi nodded calmly and spoke politely, but in his heart he had already pricked up his ears, listening to the various big news revealed by these inner courtyard students in their verbal exchanges, and he was so happy to listen.

Zhang Lexuan, who was guarding the rear of the team, saw these people becoming increasingly unruly and could no longer tolerate it. "Everyone, behave yourself! The Purple Shadow Lion is no ordinary soul beast. A ten-thousand-year-old soul lion is powerful enough to rival ordinary forty- or fifty-thousand-year-old soul beasts. It contains a highly toxic substance. Be careful if you don't want to die. There have been students who died accidentally in the Soul Hunting Team before!"

Seeing that the senior sister got angry, all the inner courtyard students suddenly became quiet and approached the Purple Shadow Lion cautiously.

Lin Yi asked Lin Qingxuan curiously, "Dad, will there be casualties when hunting spirit rings?"

"Soul beasts will not show mercy, nor will they be confined to a fixed area. Various situations can occur during a soul hunt, and casualties are naturally possible."

"But those who can enter the inner courtyard are all geniuses, right? Wouldn't it be a pity if they died because of a soul hunter?"

Lin Qingxuan said calmly, "A genius is one who can grow up. It is indeed extraordinary to be able to enter the inner courtyard, but Shrek cultivates monsters. If you think that entering the inner courtyard will make you a strong person, you are wrong. The cultivation in the inner courtyard is a thorny road full of dangers. If you pass it, you will live, if you don't, you will die. If you are afraid of death, don't enter the inner courtyard."

Lin Qingxuan did not control the volume of his voice, so the inner courtyard students around him could naturally hear it. But contrary to Lin Yi's expectations, this group of students did not protest or feel that it was wrong. Instead, they echoed his words, saying some inexplicable words such as honor and belief.

Lin Yi looked at this group of geniuses who didn't care about life and death, and didn't feel any passion or the glory they talked about. The only thought in his mind was, are these people... sick?

Don’t you cherish your own life?
Lin Yi admitted that when faced with a crisis, he would risk his life to find a glimmer of hope, but if he took the initiative to look for a crisis and risked his life, this...

Lin Yi didn't understand, but was deeply shocked.

Can't you be more prepared before going?

During the more than ten years of study in the other world, I was constantly told about the preciousness of life, but why is it like raising a Gu here?
But at this moment, Lin Yi was small and weak, so he decided to wait until he was stronger before considering these things. After all, as the future of Shrek, Lin Yi's safety should be guaranteed.

As for these brainless inner court students in front of him, although he had a good impression of them, as the saying goes, good words cannot persuade a damned ghost. If he could save them, he would save them. After all, according to Lin Qingxuan and the others, these were his future team members. But if he could not save them, then it was just their fate.

However, as a genius and an independent individual, Lin Yi naturally wouldn't put his life entirely in the hands of others. The cultivation of martial spirits takes time. If he wants to quickly develop combat power...

As expected, I still have to rely on soul guides. Recently, the speed of learning soul guides has become slower and slower. I am afraid I will have to put more effort into soul guides after I go back.

Gathering his scattered thoughts, Lin Yi warned that they had arrived at the location of the Purple Shadow Lion.

Looking at the purple lion in front of him, which was a little petite in size, a hint of excitement flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. This purple shadow lion looked really good.

It was only about 1.5 meters long and about 60 to 70 centimeters tall at the shoulders, but its purple mane was very beautiful. Its hair was shiny and smooth, with a faint purple hue, and its big tail kept swinging behind it. Lin Yi fell in love with it at first sight.

Pulling at his father's collar, he said, "Dad."

"what happened?"

"This purple shadow lion is so beautiful."

"Even if it's beautiful, you can't keep it. The Purple Shadow Lion is not a Starry Unicorn. Besides, your senior wants this Purple Shadow Lion as a spirit ring."

Not understanding how Lin Qingxuan understood, Lin Yi shook his head and said, "I'm not raising it. The weather is getting colder, and this purple shadow lion is so beautiful, I want to make a fur coat."

The corner of Lin Qingxuan's mouth twitched slightly. He didn't expect that his son would have this idea.

"Hahaha"

Luo Xiaohei, who was on the left wing of the team, was closest to Lin Yi. He heard the conversation between the father and son clearly and burst into laughter when he heard it.

"Brothers, be careful when you attack. I want to use the fur of this beast to make a fur coat. Be careful not to damage the leather."

The inner court students had already formed a battle formation. After hearing Luo Xiaohei's words, they immediately became more cautious. They did not resist Lin Yi's request. They agreed and attacked the Purple Shadow Lion with a grin.

(End of this chapter)