Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 14 Killing Soul Beasts, Exploding Soul Bones

Ye Liangchen has successfully obtained his first spirit ring; the next step is to find Su Lin's seventh spirit ring.

Since arriving in the Star Dou Forest, Su Lin has been protecting him closely. As someone who knows how to repay kindness, Ye Liangchen naturally has to help her out.

That evening, after everyone finished dinner, while the three women were clearing away the dishes, Ye Liangchen secretly took the Foundation Building Pill out of his game backpack, mixed it with mint-flavored candy snacks, and pretended to eat it.

Seeing the three women busily boiling water and washing dishes, Ye Liangchen poured three more cups of hot water, placed them on the table, and waited quietly.

"Xiao Chen, you just finished eating, and you're eating snacks again."

After Lan Xiaodie and the other two finished cleaning up after the meal, they couldn't help but smile when they saw the little guy quietly eating candy and snacks.

"Aunt Lan, Teacher Su Lin, you can have some candy too."

Ye Liangchen picked up the candy and held it to the three girls' lips. The three girls felt very sweet and happy about this interaction between children and elders.

In their hearts, this little guy was like a son; they doted on him immensely. It could be described as: they were afraid he'd melt in their mouths or fall from their hands.

"Little Chen is such a good boy."

"Crunch... Crunch..."

The three girls chewed on the candies, feeling very sweet. Ye Liangchen also acted like a child, constantly taking out candies and feeding them to their mouths. This kind of interaction, similar to that between a child and a mother, made Lan Xiaodie and the others very happy. Su Lin unknowingly ate the Foundation Building Pill.

"Aunt Lan, Teacher Su Lin, please have some water."

Ye Liangchen also handed them warm water from the table. Tangdou is a snack made from beans similar to broad beans, and you have to drink water when you eat this snack.

To prevent Su Lin from sensing anything amiss, Ye Liangchen racked his brains. He gave her a cup of warm water, which made her feel warm all over, similar to the effect of a Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Smack..."

"Our Xiaochen is so good..."

After drinking the warm water, Su Lin excitedly hugged Ye Liangchen and kissed him several times on the face, feeling warm inside.

"Senior sisters, I'd like to become Xiaochen's godmother. You two don't mind, right?"

Su Lin asked Lan Xiaodie and her sister, thinking to herself that having such a lovely son to dote on her was simply too wonderful.

"Su Lin, you'll be Xiao Chen's teacher soon, and you still want to be his mother? Don't push your luck!" The Lan sisters rubbed their foreheads, unable to bear the sight.

They knew this woman had liked Ye Feng back then, and now it seemed she had truly transferred that love to his son. Worried she might harm the little guy someday, the two women decisively refused, thinking: "If anyone's going to be Xiao Chen's mother, it should be us, not you!"

Holy crap! I only did this to get you to take the Foundation Establishment Pill, and you actually want to be my mother? That's terrifying.

Ye Liangchen felt like a million grass mud horses were running through his mind, so he quickly broke free from Su Lin's embrace, ran to an open space, and began to practice the Ten Thousand Plum Blossoms Welcoming the Wind Sword Technique.

"Hehe...! Su Lin! Look, you scared Xiao Chen away." The Lan sisters laughed heartily.

"Oh! Senior sisters, Xiao Chen's parents passed away early, it's so pitiful. As the saying goes, a child without a mother is like a blade of grass, I just wanted to give him some motherly care!" Su Lin smiled charmingly.

"Alright, although Xiao Chen has lost his parents, we still dote on him. You are also our junior sister, and we are all his protectors, so you are practically his mother."

"I know! Both of you senior sisters have given your daughters away, so you're officially the little one's mothers now."

"The little one is so outstanding, of course we should leave him to our daughter. We call it keeping the good stuff in the family."

"Ha ha…"

The three women whispered about these things, occasionally letting out soft giggles. Looking at the little guy practicing swordsmanship in the distance, their eyes were filled with doting affection.

While practicing his swordsmanship, Ye Liangchen thought to himself: "He really goes to great lengths to get his loved ones to take the Foundation Establishment Pill without them noticing anything amiss! He's using every trick in the book, from acting cute to being charming."

I'm too hard!

Fortunately, Su Lin didn't notice anything unusual, which made Ye Liangchen breathe a sigh of relief.

This woman is only 38 years old now, with a soul power of level 70. Her aptitude is also quite good. With her own help, it shouldn't be a problem for her to cultivate to the title of Douluo.

……

To find Su Lin's seventh soul ring, we need to go deep into the Star Dou Forest. Now that this woman is about to advance to the Soul Saint level, Lan Xiaodie and her sister must at least help her find a soul beast that is over 30,000 years old.

"Su Lin, protect Xiao Chen. We are about to enter an area inhabited by ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, which is very dangerous."

Early the next morning, the group set off for the area where the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts lived. Lan Xiaodie led the way, while Lan Xiaoling brought up the rear, and Su Lin and Ye Liangchen were in the middle.

"Don't worry, senior sisters, I will protect Xiaochen with my life." Su Lin patted her breasts and assured the two women.

"Awooo..."

"Gagaga..."

From the depths of the forest, the cries of various soul beasts could be heard from time to time. The sounds were enough to send chills down one's spine. Ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, how terrifying!

Ye Liangchen held the Silver Dragon King's reverse scale in his hand to prevent any accidents, but he didn't know if Di Tian would intervene. After all, humans and soul beasts were enemies, and now that everyone was going to kill soul beasts, they wanted the other side to help them. Ye Liangchen felt that this was very unreliable.

Never mind, let's give it a shot. Anyway, Di Tian said that if there are any problems that can't be solved, we can ask him for help.

"Xiao Chen, are you taking out this scale to call for help?" Su Lin asked with a grin, stroking the little guy's head.

"That's right! What if a powerful soul beast attacks, and Aunt Lan and the others can't defeat it? Didn't Di Tian say we can ask him for help if we encounter any problems?"

Ye Liangchen chuckled, thinking that if these three women knew that Di Tian was actually an 80-year-old golden-eyed black dragon king, they would be terrified.

"What a clever little devil." The Lan sisters smiled as they looked at the little guy's clever appearance.

Meanwhile, several thousand meters away from Ye Liangchen and his group, Di Tian and Bi Ji stood on a high mountain, observing Ye Liangchen and his party. Behind them stood four other creatures, all of them ferocious beasts.

The four ferocious beasts were Xiong Jun, Zi Ji, Wan Yao Wang, and Chi Wang. These guys were all ferocious beasts over 20 years old, with Xiong Jun reaching 40 years old. He was a dark gold dinosaur bear with terrifying strength, second only to Di Tian.

"Boss, are we just going to watch them hunt down our soul beast race like this? If you ask me, we should just eat them." Xiong Jun waved his huge fist and said arrogantly, feeling that humans were like ants in his eyes, only worthy of being his food.

"Ugh! Brainless."

Biji, Chiwang, Ziji, and Wanyaowang all shook their heads, mocking Xiong Jun. They found it amusing that this guy's intelligence did not match his strength.

"Fool, if you dare touch that little boy, the Lord will skin you alive. The little guy is a servant of the Goddess of Life. When the God of Destruction gets angry, our entire Soul Beast race will be wiped out. You've lived for 40 years, and all you know is fighting and killing. Your brain hasn't improved at all."

"The reason why our lord is on good terms with that little guy is because he values ​​the little guy's future. As long as he can become stronger and kill the Asura God, he can be considered an ally to us."

"There are thousands upon thousands of us soul beasts, and countless soul beasts are killing each other, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries."

"To change our future destiny, letting them kill a few soul beasts is nothing, and besides, those soul beasts aren't our core members."

Di Tian gave Xiong Jun a thorough dressing-down, leaving the guy completely stunned.

"Boss, I was just saying."

Xiong Jun scratched his head sheepishly, looking quite aggrieved, which made the other ferocious beasts burst into laughter.

……

Ye Liangchen and his group continued searching for soul beasts deep in the forest, unaware that Di Tian and his gang were watching them the whole time.

Although there are many kinds of soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest, it is not easy to find one that suits you. Everyone has been searching for three days in a row, but they still haven't found a ten-thousand-year soul beast suitable for Su Lin's seventh soul ring.

"Splash, splash..."

"There's a river here, let's take a break."

On the morning of the fourth day, the group walked through a dense forest and came to a riverbank, intending to rest, eat some dry rations, and replenish their strength.

"Splash...bang..."

Just then, the sound of soul beasts fighting came from a small lake a kilometer away, which caught everyone's attention.

"Roar..."

A forty-meter-long blue dragon burst out of the lake, roaring, before plunging back down. The spirit beast in the lake was a 20-meter-long crocodile, its jaws wide open, ready for battle.

"Aunt Lan, two ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts are fighting in the lake. Let's go take a look. Maybe there's a soul ring suitable for Teacher Su Lin."

Ye Liangchen, with his sharp eyes, noticed the markings on the two great soul beasts. They were at least 30,000 years old, with the blue dragon probably even older, making it very suitable for a water-attribute martial soul.

"Su Lin, your spirit ring has been secured."

"Senior sister, those two soul beasts are quite good."

"It wasn't easy! I searched for almost four days, and finally got what I wanted."

The three women were very excited and quickly led Ye Liangchen towards the lake.

"Roar..."

"Splash...bang bang..."

At this moment, the two great soul beasts were fighting fiercely, stirring up the lake water within a radius of two square kilometers, creating huge waves. Waves two or three meters high crashed against the rocks on the shore, making a series of sounds.

Ye Liangchen and his companions arrived at a spot 500 meters from the lake, hiding behind a large rock and concealing their auras as they quietly watched the life-or-death battle between the two soul beasts.

"Su Lin, this long-snouted crocodile is 38000 years old, while that blue-scaled dragon is 42000 years old. Both are top-tier soul beasts. Which one do you choose?"

Lan Xiaodie carefully examined the markings on the two soul beasts and quickly determined their age.

"Of course I want that dragon. After all, it's over 40000 years old, so it's bound to be more powerful than the 38000-year-old one." Without even thinking, Su Lin chose the blue-scaled dragon.

"Both of the two soul beasts are currently at their peak, brimming with power. It would be best to wait until they are both exhausted before we make our move."

The Lan sisters exchanged a glance. If they made a move now, and the two great soul beasts joined forces, it would be troublesome.

Ye Liangchen carefully observed the battle between the two spirit beasts, concluding that they were fighting for control of the lake. There were no other powerful spirit beasts in the lake; the long-snouted crocodile was likely the dominant creature there.

"Click..."

Just as the dragon was about to wrap its body around the crocodile, the crocodile suddenly turned around, bit the dragon's waist, and then rolled over quickly.

"Splash..."

Crocodiles have a powerful bite, and this is a giant crocodile that is 20 meters long, so its strength is unimaginable.

"Roar..."

The blue dragon cried out in pain and immediately turned around to bite the base of the crocodile's tail, trying to throw it off.

"Splash...bang bang..."

Neither of the two spirit beasts was willing to give in, so they began to wrestle in the water. The giant crocodile used its strength to roll around continuously, while the blue dragon used its sharp teeth to bite the giant crocodile's tail tightly.

"Click...click..."

"Roar... Awoo..."

An hour later, two screams came from the lake. The crocodile's entire tail was bitten off, while the blue dragon's body was bitten in half by the crocodile, with only the skin connecting it.

The two soul beasts fought to the point of mutual destruction, much to the delight of Lan Xiaodie and her companions.

"Now is the time to act."

"Martial Soul True Form".

"Buzzing..."

The Lan sisters immediately released their respective martial souls, and then used their seventh soul skill, Martial Soul True Body. With the blessing of the Martial Soul True Body, their combat power could be brought to its strongest state.

"Bang bang..."

"Mystic Ice Thorn..."

"Water Arrow Technique..."

"Tender as water."

"Mystic Ice Dragon Soars"

Taking advantage of his weakness, the two sisters unleashed a barrage of soul skills, finally bringing the two great soul beasts to the brink of death, leaving them barely clinging to life.

"Su Lin, do it."

Lan Xiaoling flashed to Ye Liangchen's side, protecting the little guy and allowing Su Lin to launch the final attack.

"Thank you, senior sister."

"Sixth Soul Skill: Water and Sky Meet".

Su Lin conjured water from her hands, which condensed into a three-meter-long spear, and then attacked the blue dragon's head.

"Bang…"

"Awoo..."

The spear pierced the blue dragon's head directly. The blue dragon, which was already on the verge of death, let out a miserable scream and died instantly after being attacked by Su Lin's Water and Sky Line.

"Bang…"

"Icicle Fall"

To prevent any accidents, Lan Xiaodie used her fifth soul skill to kill the long-snouted crocodile and even knocked it to the shore.

"Buzzing..."

After the blue dragon died, its soul power gradually condensed into a large black circle, radiating a powerful aura. Su Lin immediately sat down cross-legged and began to absorb this 42000-year soul ring.

"ha……"

For Su Lin, a spirit ring with a lifespan of 42000 years was an extremely difficult challenge. She let out a delicate shout, gritted her teeth, and held on tightly.

"Is Teacher Su Lin alright?" Ye Liangchen asked, looking at Su Lin who was covered in sweat and in great pain. He was also a little worried.

"Xiao Chen, don't worry! As long as the seventh ring doesn't exceed 50000 years, theoretically there shouldn't be any problems. Su Lin has been cultivating the Hunyuan Technique recently, and her body has become much stronger. She'll be fine," Lan Xiaoling explained to Ye Liangchen.

"Aunt Ling, how many years is your seventh spirit ring?" Ye Liangchen asked curiously.

"My seventh ring is 38000 years, and my sister's is 40000 years. Su Lin's seventh ring is considered to be of a very high age."

"That big crocodile was actually not bad either."

"It's good, but the 42000-year-old blue dragon is even better."

Lan Xiaoling and Ye Liangchen discussed the two great soul beasts they had just encountered, and also felt fortunate for Su Lin.

Lan Xiaodie protected Su Lin from a distance. After watching the spirit ring of the giant crocodile gradually dissipate, she sighed, "What a pity for such a good spirit ring."

At this moment, Lan Xiaodie walked over to the large crocodile carcass and carefully sensed it with her soul power. The next moment, her eyes lit up, and she immediately took out a long knife from her soul tool and began to dissect the crocodile.

A quarter of an hour later, a glowing soul bone appeared, emanating a powerful aura of soul energy.

"Soul Bone".

Lan Xiaoling exclaimed in surprise and pulled Ye Liangchen to fly to Lan Xiaodie's side.

"Aunt Lan, a 38000-year-old left arm soul bone, that's incredibly lucky."

Over the past two years, Ye Liangchen has read many books and learned a lot about the types of soul bones. This left arm soul bone is of the strength type.

"Yes! Our trip to the Star Dou Forest not only helped Xiao Chen and Su Lin obtain perfect spirit rings, but also yielded spirit bones."

"Sister, that blue dragon might also have a soul bone."

"Yes, go check it out right away."

The group immediately went to the blue dragon's corpse. At that moment, Su Lin was still trying to absorb the soul ring, so in order not to disturb her, the two sisters carried the blue dragon's corpse to a distance.

"Let's keep our movements low and make sure we don't disturb Su Lin."

"Buzzing..."

The two sisters used their soul power to sense every part of the blue dragon's body. The next moment, their eyes lit up, and they exclaimed in unison, "Another soul bone!"

Seeing two soul bones explode in succession, Ye Liangchen couldn't help but wonder: Could it be the luck brought by my overpowered status? Even the people around me are benefiting?

The appearance of the soul bone overjoyed the Lan sisters. They eventually retrieved a right leg soul bone from the blue dragon's corpse, which was also of the strength type.

The two soul bones are 38000 and 42000 years old respectively. If these two soul bones were auctioned, they could fetch at least tens of millions of gold soul coins.

(End of this chapter)