Douluo Continent: I can nurture soul beasts and even perform super evolution.

Chapter 17 Heading to the Far North
"What? You're level 20! You're going to capture your second soul beast?"

"Then I'm going too!"

Ma Xiaotao wrapped her arms around Su Wen's neck, clinging to him like an octopus, refusing to let go no matter what.

Su Wen suddenly felt a suffocating sensation (physically).

"You're only level 44 now, and besides, the far north is full of ice-type soul beasts. What are you, a fire phoenix, doing in the far north?" Su Wen said helplessly, prying away Ma Xiaotao's fidgeting hands.

"The far north?" Ma Xiaotao was stunned for a moment, her beautiful eyes somewhat dazed, as her teacher's words from a year ago were still vivid in her mind.

I never expected him to guess right...

"Hmm~"

Seeing Ma Xiaotao sitting blankly on the bed, a complicated look flashing in her beautiful eyes, Su Wen grinned and casually pinched the beauty's soft cheek, "Don't worry, just wait. When I get stronger, I'll protect you in the inner courtyard."

Without turning his head, he waved and summoned Hurricane, then dashed off.

A split second later.

From inside the room came Ma Xiaotao's furious and humiliating roar: "Who are you to call your brother?!"

There were also pillows thrown out.

……

Top floor of the Sea God Pavilion.

Sitting in his wheelchair, Mu En looked at Su Wen with kind eyes. "You've decided, the second soul beast will be of the ice attribute?"

"Yes, Elder Mu." Su Wen nodded without saying a word.

It's something everyone knows perfectly well.

“Alright, since you’ve made your decision, I won’t say anything more. There’s only one thing: who do you want to go to the far north with you? The danger there is no less than that of the Star Dou Great Forest. If you really encounter the three Heavenly Kings of the far north, ordinary Title Douluos won’t be able to escape unscathed. Only Super Douluos and above can do so…” Mu En said softly.

A Super Douluo personally accompanies a level 20 Great Soul Master to obtain a Soul Ring—only Shrek Academy would do something so extravagant. Yet, even so, people are still vying for it…

Su Wen glanced at Yan Shaozhe, who was constantly giving her meaningful glances.

"If Dean Yan has time."

“Alright, Shao Zhe,” Mu En said calmly.

"Teacher, I'm here." Yan Shaozhe couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

"You should accompany Xiao Wen to the far north. Remember, no matter what, life is the most important thing."

"Yes……"

……

We left the Sea God Pavilion.

Su Wen felt the mist rising from the lake. It was nearing evening, and the setting sun was shining on the shimmering blue water, creating a beautiful scene.

As for why he didn't choose Xuanzi, he really didn't want to experience being "backstabbed" again.

Will Xuanzi change?
Change my ass!
If he could change it, the Mingdou Mountain Range wouldn't have appeared in the original story.

To be honest, if he were Moon, without having read the original novel, I'd have to wonder if he was living in a haunted house...

Su Wen had only one attitude towards Xuanzi: You're just there to act as a mascot, and when it matters, you step up and show off your power, that's fine.

Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo are actually quite good, but unfortunately they are from the Soul Guidance Department. Since they don't plan to join the Soul Guidance Department, they shouldn't owe favors to others unnecessarily. Cai Mei'er is weak in strength, so after thinking it over, Yan Shaozhe is the most suitable.

Although he is a bit petty, that's only in matters of conflict between the Soul Guidance System and the Martial Soul System. As one of their own, Yan Shaozhe is quite reliable.

Although I'm only level 95 right now...

Although Yan Shaozhe remained silent the whole way, he was overjoyed. Sure enough, he had made the right bet.

This kid is truly a man of character. For Xiao Tao's sake, he's actually willing to make room for a second soul beast. Not bad at all.

The more he looked at Su Wen, the more he felt like an old father-in-law admiring his son-in-law.

The two said their goodbyes and agreed to set off the next morning.

Inside the wooden house.

The hurricane was excited and couldn't sit still, perhaps because it was about to have companions. Although the environment here was good, it was very lonely.

Su Wen glanced at the hurricane leaping about, but did not say anything to stop it.

In just over a year, Hurricane had grown from one meter to 1.7 meters. As it grew taller, its imposing presence also increased. It used to stand in front of Su Wen like a domesticated pet, but now it finally had a bit of the ferocity of a soul beast.

Its fangs and claws became increasingly sharp, and it gradually became more adept at using the Wind Blade skill.

According to Su Wen's estimate.

Although the hurricane's strength is only at level 20 (with a hundred years of cultivation), it can easily defeat wind baboons of the same level, and even take on two at once.

"Tsk... but it still feels a bit lacking." Su Wen clicked his tongue.

The current Hurricane's strength lies entirely in the attribute points gained from consuming the flesh and blood of soul beasts, but its other skills and blood-related abilities remain unchanged.

"Does it mean we have to evolve to the next stage to awaken new skills and change the strength of the wind attribute?" Su Wen pondered for a long time before nodding. Judging from the current situation, that should be the case.

It is indeed weak in the early stages, but it has great potential later on. As long as you can endure until level 30, everything will be fine.

Silent all night.

The next day.

early morning.

A thin layer of mist hung over Poseidon Island.

After meeting with Yan Shaozhe, Su Wen and Yan Shaozhe set off for the far north without exchanging any pleasantries.

Yan Shaozhe pulled out a flying soul tool from behind his back, furtively looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention, he then took Su Wen and sped off towards the north, making Su Wen's face twitch.

"Since you use a soul tool, why do you oppose the soul guidance system?" Su Wen asked softly.

"They're trying to steal our funding. The academy is like a big pie, with only so many resources. If they take a piece, we'll have one less piece to lose," Yan Shaozhe said with a smile.

"Besides, using a soul tool doesn't mean you agree with them. My level eight flying soul tool was bought from the Sun Moon Empire, not manufactured by our academy's soul tool department. A bunch of newbies dream of competing with the Sun Moon Empire every day. How can they compete? The Sun Moon Empire has accumulated thousands of years of experience to achieve what it has today. Do you expect them to surpass the Sun Moon Empire just because of Qian Duoduo, who is only an level eight soul tool master?"

"That's a pipe dream," Yan Shaozhe retorted.

Su Wen remained silent.

From the perspective of the Martial Soul system, there is indeed nothing wrong with it.

It's just that Dean Yan is a bit short-sighted—after the incident at Mingdou Mountain Range, Mu En strongly advocated for soul tools, suggesting that everyone should be equipped with an invincible shield. Even with flying soul tools, he was stubborn enough to object, asking Elder Mu to "reconsider."

So even though what he said made perfect sense, Su Wen remained somewhat skeptical.

Shrek Academy is nestled within the Star Dou Great Forest. To reach the far north, there are only two options: head north or head south. To the south lies the Ming Dou Mountains, and to reach the far north, one must traverse the entire Sun Moon Empire, which is far too dangerous. Therefore, the two of them traveled north.

Within just half a day, traces of snow appeared in sight.

A city came into view.

“Anyang City is a medium-sized city in the northernmost part of the Douling Empire. It is also the dividing line between the human world and the territory of the far north. If you continue northward, you will enter the far north completely,” Yan Shaozhe explained.

(End of this chapter)