Douluo Continent: I, an evil soul master, work nine-to-five in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 66 Hunting a Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Soul Beast!

Starry Sky Forest, core area.

With Xuanzi clearing the way with his terrifying level 98 aura, the two of them smoothly made their way from the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest to its core area.

Along the way, let alone soul beasts with ten or a hundred years of cultivation, it was difficult to even see one with a thousand years of cultivation. This was probably because Xuanzi's own aura was too terrifying. In the eyes of soul beasts, this aura was probably stronger than that of an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast!

"Elder Xuan, why don't you hide your aura? Otherwise, not only will ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts be scared away, but even one-hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts will probably be frightened away by you."

After arriving at the core area, Luo Chen looked around at the massive and ancient towering trees, where there was almost no powerful life force present. He felt somewhat helpless and spoke to Xuan Zi beside him.

However, Xuanzi smiled and said:

"Are you sure? If I withdraw my aura, all sorts of soul beasts will probably appear around us very soon. The soul beasts in the core area are much more violent and ferocious than those in the outer area."

He wasn't just making things up. Although soul beasts with a cultivation level of just ten thousand years would be very rare under the influence of his aura, and most of them would stay away from them, you could still find them by wandering around the outer perimeter of the core area.

Once he removes his aura concealment, all the soul beasts will be able to sense is the aura of Luo Chen, who is only a three-ring Soul Master, as "food." At that time, they might even be surrounded and attacked.

"I'm sure, Elder Xuan. Please don't mistake me for one of those kids from the outer academy. Although we're all freshmen who just enrolled, there's still a significant gap between freshmen!"

Hearing Xuanzi's words, Luo Chen smiled and said, and at the same time, the blood-red giant scythe that exuded a strong sense of death appeared in Luo Chen's hand.

Unlike before, after truly awakening, the Reaper's Scythe, which originally only had some blood-red patterns on its black blade, has now turned into a bloody color.

Moreover, upon closer inspection, one can even see specks of gray light rising uncontrollably from the initial blood-red patterns, which then transform into gray, skull-like ghosts, looking quite eerie.

"Hmph, an interesting martial spirit. It seems that the deathly aura that suddenly surged from your body earlier originated from this scythe. If I could sense that evil, filthy energy emanating from you, I would have thought you were an evil spirit master!"

Seeing Luo Chen's greatly changed aura, Xuanzi's eyes showed a hint of surprise, and he couldn't help but speak.

However, upon hearing those three familiar words uttered by him, Luo Chen couldn't help but smile wryly and began to explain:

"Elder Xuan, I won't lie to you. When my martial soul first awakened, I couldn't control the inherent aura of death, so I was mistaken for an evil soul master and was hunted down by the border guards of the empire."

"Even though I gained some strange abilities after awakening this martial soul, I have never used these abilities to harm anyone. But even so, those guards still relentlessly pursue me, trying to capture me and collect the bounty."

"Therefore, in the years before entering the academy, I spent most of my time alone in the Star Dou Great Forest, constantly disturbed by these soul beasts day and night. But over time, I got used to it..."

Hearing Luo Chen's words, Xuan Zi fell silent. He couldn't imagine that a child who had just turned six years old would be forced to encounter such a thing simply because his own martial soul was abnormal.

What surprised him even more was that, faced with such a dangerous situation, the other party actually gritted his teeth and persevered. A six-year-old child who didn't even have a spirit ring was able to survive in the Spirit Beast Forest!

However, despite his感慨 (feelings of deep emotion), Xuanzi quickly recovered, looked at Luo Chen in front of him, and asked:

"Then how did you get into Shrek Academy? If I remember correctly, you need to submit relevant proof to enter Shrek Academy. If you were wanted by the Empire, Shrek Academy couldn't have been unaware of it."

Upon hearing this, Luo Chen did not offer any explanation. Instead, he silently took out a palm-sized token from the soul guide bracelet on his wrist and handed it to Xuan Zi in front of him. On the token, a large gilded character was clearly engraved—Tang!

This token was the same one that Tang Ya gave Luo Chen when she bestowed upon him the title of Tang Sect Protector. However, Luo Chen was worried about losing it while cultivating, so he kept it safe in his Soul Guidance Storage Bracelet.

"Are you from the Tang Clan?"

Upon seeing the token that Luo Chen handed him, Xuanzi instantly understood its meaning and was somewhat stunned. Wasn't he just saying that he was being chased? How come he has now become a Tang Sect disciple?

"Yes, Elder Xuan, perhaps Heaven took pity on me. When I broke through to the second ring, I happened to meet people from the Tang Clan. I had nowhere to go, so I joined the Tang Clan under the recruitment of the sect leader. The information I submitted to the academy was from the Tang Clan."

As he spoke, Luo Chen's face showed a hint of regret, as if he was glad that he had joined the Tang Sect. If he hadn't met Bei Bei and Tang Ya and successfully entered the Tang Sect, he might still be wandering somewhere in the world.

"I see, that explains it..."

Just as Xuanzi was about to say something, both of their expressions changed, because at that moment, a violent tremor came from beneath their feet, as if something was about to break out from the depths of the ground!

The tremor was extremely strong. Without the slightest hesitation, the moment Luo Chen felt the tremor and was about to activate the Ghost Shadow Step, he was grabbed by Xuan Zi and lifted straight into the air.

"boom!"

Just as the two figures were suspended in the air, the ground beneath their feet collapsed instantly, accompanied by a violent shaking of rocks, and many of the towering trees around them fell down.

After the dust settled, Luo Chen was able to see with his Purple Demon Eye that the place where the two of them had been standing had now become a circular pit with a diameter of several meters. In the pit, he could vaguely see a "tail" covered with purple scales and with a hook at the end.

"Taipan Venomous Scorpion!"

Upon seeing these distinctive features, Luo Chen instantly identified the type of soul beast, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

This is not because this soul beast is particularly rare, but because it is exactly the kind of powerful offensive soul beast that Luo Chen needs. Moreover, the level of life aura that can be sensed from it is exactly ten thousand years old!

(End of this chapter)