Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 87 An Encounter in the Oasis

"Why has no one ever gone in?" Xiao Wu asked. "Is it because the 100,000-year-old soul beast inside is very strong?"

"There may not be any 100,000-year-old soul beasts. After all, that's just the locals' guess." Tang San shook his head as he looked at the description in the brochure. "The Martial Soul Branch Hall in Notting City doesn't have any relevant records. The brochure says that there is a violent sandstorm outside the core area. Even a Title Douluo who dares to trespass will be reduced to ashes."

"However, it is said that the storm will stop every hundred years, and if a Soul Master is lucky enough to enter it and come out alive, he/she can obtain great benefits."

"What are the benefits?" Xiao Wu blinked, very interested.

"Martial Soul Evolution, Soul Power Enhancement."

Tang San quoted the two entries recorded in the introduction book, "However, it only opens and closes every hundred years, so the uncertainty is huge. Moreover, only those at the Title Douluo level can enter the core area, so let's not even think about it."

In Tang San's mind, that place must be the inheritance site of some kind of deity, but it's not something they can touch right now. After all, gods need faith, and if they get tricked, it will be troublesome.

Just like Poseidon Island, in many fan fictions, it's a place to level up. But if those fan fiction protagonists don't have amazing cheat codes or don't pass the assessment at the red level or above, even if they pass the assessment and gain benefits, they can never leave that island for the rest of their lives.

Do you really think that God's benefits are so easy to obtain?

In the original story, Tang San was able to leave with his companions because he had gained the Sea God's approval and was the Sea God's successor, so he naturally did not have to abide by the rules.

For the rest of the time, Tang San and Xiao Wu took turns keeping watch, while Guang Ling only needed to rest.

"Are we really going to stay here for about six months?"

After Guangling fell asleep, Xiaowu woke Tang San, who was resting, and asked, "Shall we go and get a spirit ring after we reach level 30?"

"Naturally, the Irontooth Fish is in the inner region, and the Sun and Moon Grass I need is also in the oasis in the inner region. I don't want to have to come to this desert again."

The desert is an environment that once anyone has been there, they never want to come back.

"Also, your soul power cultivation speed is no slower than mine. In the next six months, put some pressure on yourself and try to reach level 30."

"However, the Dragon Rabbit won't appear in the desert environment, so you'll have to find a way to get it from your family yourself."

Xiao Wu pouted, wrapped herself in the blanket and went back to her tent, where she fell asleep shortly afterward.

"It's not my turn to keep watch yet." Tang San was somewhat speechless, suspecting that Xiao Wu was trying to slack off, but he had no proof and could only keep watch for the first half of the night...

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Day two.

As the sun rose in the east, the three of them quickly washed up and began their journey to the next outpost, venturing deeper into the desert.

"Third Brother, look!"

On their way forward, Guangling encountered a group of soul beasts with long necks, covered in yellow fur, and with one or two protrusions on their backs, resembling mountain peaks.

They are quite large, over seven meters long, and six meters tall including their necks; they are very peculiar in appearance.

"What kind of soul beast is this?" Xiao Wu was surprised. She had never seen such a peculiar soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, especially the kind with two protrusions, which looked like it was meant to be ridden.

"This is a camel-like beast." Tang San introduced the spirit beast, which resembled a camel. "They are gentle in nature, herbivorous, and social spirit beasts. As long as you don't provoke them, they won't attack you."

"When a soul beast like a camel drops a soul ring and it is absorbed by a soul master, the master can only obtain two soul skills. The first is drought resistance, which means that the master can go without drinking water for a long time, but it requires the consumption of soul power. The second soul skill is water storage, which means that the master can store the water in his body. However, people living in the desert are already short of water. This soul skill can only store the water in their body and it is difficult to release it. After all, humans do not have organs like camel humps."

"Both soul skills are quite useless. Soul masters throughout history have concluded from their own experiences that these soul rings dropped by soul beasts are of no use."

Xiao Wu asked, "So, no one will hunt them?"

"No, some Soul Masters hunt them because the meat from their humps is very good." Tang San shook his head. "Humans do have a pursuit of delicious food, but they haven't gone extinct because their reproductive ability is quite good. They can give birth to about three to five offspring at a time. In addition, humans can't enter this area on a large scale to hunt them, otherwise these Soul Beasts would have gone extinct by now."

After saying that, Tang San tried to approach the camel beasts. When they saw Tang San, they ignored him and just walked straight ahead, as if he were a stone.

So Tang San jumped onto the back of a camel-humped beast to see how it would react.

However, the camel only glanced back at Tang San before turning back and continuing to follow the group.

Tang San said to the surprised Xiao Wu and Guang Ling, "You two come up too. The hump beast won't be angry at the creatures sitting on it, as long as you don't attack."

"Judging from the direction they're heading, they're also going towards the inner area. It's a good opportunity to hitch a ride, and it'll be faster than us going on our own."

Xiao Wu, holding Guang Ling's hand, jumped onto the back of a camel, only to find that it had indeed just glanced at them before continuing on its way, completely ignoring them.

Xiao Wu was speechless: "Are these kinds of soul beasts really that stupid?"

Tang San shook his head: "It's not that I'm stupid, it's just that I haven't touched their sensitive spots yet, otherwise they would go berserk."

As the camel-like beasts advanced, Tang San and his companions reached the inner region in just two days, and the beasts found an oasis.

"That's strange, how did they find the oasis?" Xiao Wu, with her light feathers, got off the camel-beast and went with Tang San to the lake to fetch water. They saw other camel-beast teams walking over from the bushes, and even on the backs of those camels, there were Soul Masters dressed similarly to the three of them.

"Every creature has its own abilities. This desert is unfamiliar to us, but for the camel-like beasts that live here, it is probably their home." Tang San looked at the two strangers walking towards them, quickly explained to Xiao Wu, and then perked up.

Although there aren't that many bad people in the world, it's always good to be careful.

"Young man, did you also come to this oasis with the camel beasts?" The two women were one older and one younger, wearing trench coats and goggles. The older one, who looked to be about fifty years old, spoke with a kind face.

"Yes," Tang San replied. "We're here to hunt spirit beasts. Are you two also here in the Infinite Desert to obtain spirit rings?"

(End of this chapter)