Douluo Continent: Reincarnated as the Rock King Emperor, Wandering the Mortal World

Chapter 24: Oh my god, Qinghe is actually a girl!

"???"

A big question mark in a small head, and confusion in her eyes.

"Zhongli, do you mean we should wait until Qinghe is far away before we set off?"

"Yes."

Why?

Paimon found this approach rather difficult to understand.

Xue Qinghe went to hunt souls, while they went to the Star Dou Great Forest. This is not contradictory, so why wait until the other party is far away before following them?

Wait, should we follow them?

Sure enough, Paimon's conjecture was confirmed in no time.

"Zhongli, why are we secretly following Qinghe?"

Two days ago, I made a pact with you: you should keep quiet on this trip.

"hateful!"

Paimon stomped his foot, crossed his arms, snorted coldly, and then said nothing more.

It was similar to what Zhongli had guessed, except that Xue Qinghe's operation was more complicated.

She actually found a double to cover her tracks, and had several "one of her own" take her to the Sunset Forest to hunt souls.

Her true form mingled among the crowd and soon after entering the Sunset Forest, she reverted to her original appearance.

"Oh my god, Qinghe is actually a girl!"

"She's actually quite good-looking!"

Zhong Li's forehead was covered in black lines, but fortunately he secretly used his power to form an invisible wall around them.

Paimon's voice could not be heard.

"Miss, would you like me to provide transportation?"

At this moment, an old man who looked to be in his seventies or eighties emerged from the shadows. He was very strong, but his face was somewhat ugly.

It nearly scared Paimon half to death.

The Star Dou Great Forest is quite a distance from Heaven Dou City; even for an ordinary Title Douluo traveling at full speed, it would take a considerable amount of time.

Moreover, Qian Renxue is only a quasi-Soul Emperor.

Although she possesses the ability to fly, she dares not openly use her martial soul.

Because the Spirit Hall publicly announced that the son of the former pope had died young.

"Thank you, Uncle Thornblood, but no need."

"It's been a long time since I left Tiandou City, so let me experience the joy of freedom."

Qian Renxue waved her hand, refusing Ci Xue's offer.

"Yes, Miss!"

After saying this, Ci Xue returned to the shadows. He would not come out again unless Qian Renxue was in mortal danger.

This is Qian Renxue's trial.

"Zhongli, did you already know Qinghe was a girl?"

Paimon glanced sideways, his eyes narrowed, and a smirk played on his lips as he spoke dismissively.

"Yes, I knew her true identity the moment I saw her."

"Damn it, you know everything, why didn't you tell Paimon!"

"You didn't ask."

Paimon: "..."

This time, Paimon remained silent, his mouth slightly open, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Xue Qinghe's stand-in will stay in Sunset Forest for about ten days. If Qian Renxue has not returned by then, they will head to Star Dou Great Forest.

Sunset Forest was Zhongli and Paimon's first stop after arriving in Douluo Continent, so they were quite familiar with it.

The two followed Qian Renxue and Ci Xue discreetly, and even though Ci Xue was a Title Douluo, he did not notice Zhong Li and Paimeng.

Five days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The group finally arrived at the entrance to the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Star Dou Great Forest is the largest soul beast forest on the Douluo Continent, spanning two great empires.

There are, of course, countless entrances.

Of course, entrances with legion garrisons are safer.

However, Qian Renxue did not choose that entrance.

Upon entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Paimon couldn't help but look around.

Unlike Sunset Forest, the trees in Starry Sky Forest are taller and denser.

Qian Renxue did not linger on the perimeter, but instead took out a map from her storage soul tool.

These circles are marked on this map.

The positions of these circles indicate the suitable spirit beasts for her sixth spirit ring.

Most soul beasts have a sense of territory and rarely change their territory.

This is especially true for soul beasts that are over ten thousand years old.

With the help of the Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue naturally didn't need to blindly search for spirit rings.

When she was about to break through to level 60, many people had already scouted out the location of the soul beast for her.

We're just waiting for Qian Renxue to go and kill her.

Qian Renxue wasted no time and ran straight to the nearest circle.

This is only the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, where it is almost impossible for any soul beasts to appear that could threaten her, which is why she dares to run so recklessly.

Once inside the inner perimeter, the speed will naturally decrease significantly.

As for the core area, we must be more careful and cautious.

In the core area, almost all the creatures are ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, and it is quite possible to encounter a soul beast that is over fifty thousand years old.

Soul beasts that are over 50,000 years old, especially the stronger ones, would make even a Soul Douluo turn tail and run away!

Zhongli and Paimon followed at a leisurely pace, occasionally encountering some weak ten-year or hundred-year soul beasts.

"Zhongli, how do you distinguish the age of a soul beast?"

Paimon was examining a spotted cat when he asked Zhongli beside him a question.

Upon hearing this, Zhongli paused, thought for a moment, and said, "The simplest way is to look at the color of its soul power."

"White represents ten years, yellow represents a hundred years, purple represents a thousand years, black represents ten thousand years, and red represents a hundred thousand-year-old soul beast."

"This also corresponds to the age limit of the Soul Rings."

"Of course, this is only for the general year; it's more difficult to distinguish the specific year."

"For example, two black spirit rings, both black, but one is ten thousand years old and the other is eighty or ninety thousand years old."

"Ordinary people look at color codes, but powerful individuals directly sense energy fluctuations..."

Soul rings of the same color will appear slightly different depending on the energy they carry.

The more energy a spirit ring carries, the deeper it becomes. When it reaches a critical point, it may even reveal colors of the next stage.

For example, a black ring with red undertones is likely a spirit ring that is close to 100,000 years old.

The one with a yellowish tinge of purple is a soul ring that is nearly a thousand years old, over nine hundred years old.

"This cat's soul power is white, so it's a ten-year soul beast?"

"Yes, to be precise, it's almost a century old."

"Look, there's a hint of yellow in its soul power; that's a sign that it's about to break through to the hundred-year mark."

"Oh dear, this is really hard to understand."

"Let's go and follow Qinghe; she seems to be in a hurry."

"I never expected tracking to be so interesting. Next time, let's try a different target..."

Zhong Li: "..."

I told you to read more books, but you insisted on raising pigs.

Paimon shook his head. His knowledge of spirit beasts and spirit rings was just a passing interest, and he had no intention of studying them in depth.

Zhongli was not disappointed. If he had lived as happily as Paimon in those years, the wear and tear on the Teyvat continent might have been delayed for many years.

"Let's go, keep up, she's already reached the inner perimeter."

(End of this chapter)