Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 340 Zhu Zhulin's Luck Turns Good

Two days later, Ye Liangchen and his group leisurely arrived at the border mountain range where the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire met.

Along the way, everyone traveled through towering mountains and valleys, enjoying the natural scenery and having a great time.

"Young Master Ye, a few years ago, Zhu Qing and I met you in these mountains. I was almost scared to death by you back then."

After entering the border mountains, Zhu Zhuyun recalled the events of a few years ago, feeling as if they were still vivid in her mind. She would never forget the shock that the extraordinary young man had given her back then.

"Wasn't it because your men wanted to attack me? I had no choice but to take care of them."

Ye Liangchen thought to himself: We had only just met and weren't familiar with each other, so of course I had to step in.

"You two have such a story?" Poseidon and Shadow looked at Ye Liangchen with curious expressions.

"These are some chance encounters from the past. Several years ago, I was gathering herbs deep in these mountains when I met Zhu Zhuqing..."

Ye Liangchen recounted how he met Zhu Zhuqing in this mountain range years ago, so that everyone could learn about it.

"My younger sister once told me that when she was six years old, she and her aunt encountered danger in the Star Dou Forest and were rescued by Young Master Ye. She was deeply impressed by him, and when she was 11 years old, she escaped from her family and came to the Heaven Dou Empire, with the goal of finding Young Master Ye."

At this moment, Zhu Zhulin told everyone what Xiao Zhuqing had said to her when she left, and at the same time admired the little girl's courage.

"Didn't she say she was going to find Dai Mubai?" Zhu Zhuyun looked at her sister with a questioning expression.

"Bullshit! She claims she's looking for Dai Mubai, but her real purpose is to find Young Master Ye."

"Before she escaped from her family, whenever you bullied her, she would sit sadly in the courtyard, lost in thought, probably missing Young Master Ye."

Zhu Zhulin rolled her eyes at Zhu Zhuyun, thinking to herself: Our little sister is much smarter than us. She's doing the best now, already a Soul Saint.

"It seems I was fooled by her all those years ago."

Zhu Zhuyun smiled. Now, looking back on what happened back then, she felt that there was indeed something strange about it. No wonder she was so nervous when she saw the little girl with Ye Liangchen.

"Pfft...! Young master, I didn't expect you to have learned how to be a hero and save a damsel in distress at the age of six."

"Tell us about it! How did you save the damsel in distress when you were six years old?... "

When the three girls, Xiaoli, Xiaoling, and Xiaoyun, heard about this, they immediately became interested and surrounded Ye Liangchen, chattering away with questions.

Poseidon also revealed a gossipy expression as he looked at Ye Liangchen, thinking to himself: This little guy has been destined to be entangled with many women since he was a child.

"They're all trivial matters, what's there to talk about?"

"Shadow Demon, let's go!"

Ye Liangchen shook his head helplessly; these little girls were really gossipy.

"Haha...! Sorry, Master."

Shadow Demon carried everyone on its back, happily traveling through the forest. Half a day later, they arrived at the Soul Hunter Forest, a thousand meters north of Notting City.

"Buzzing..."

Ye Liangchen closed his eyes, used his divine sense to check the center of the Soul Hunting Forest, then summoned his Martial Soul and activated the Space Dragon King's space travel skill.

"Sizzle..."

The green-gold soul ring lit up, and in an instant, a spatial passage appeared in front of them. Ye Liangchen waved his hand, leading everyone directly into the passage, and they disappeared from there in an instant.

"Sizzle..."

A moment later, Ye Liangchen waved his hand, and the group appeared in the Soul Hunter Forest.

"roar…"

"quack…"

"Splash..."

Ye Liangchen and his group suddenly appeared in the Soul Hunting Forest, which startled the soul beasts, who then scattered in all directions, making the forest incredibly lively.

"Shadow Demon, your aura has frightened the other soul beasts. Quickly transform into human form and conceal your aura."

Ye Liangchen quickly had the tiger transform into human form, otherwise the commotion would be too great and attract the attention of the soldiers on the outskirts of the forest.

"Yes, Master."

"Buzzing..."

A black light shone from Yingmei's body, instantly transforming into a voluptuous woman in black.

"Xiao Chen, how far did you travel through space this time?" Poseidon asked curiously.

"I haven't calculated it in detail, but I estimate it to be around 1500 meters. With my current abilities, I think I've reached my limit of 3000 meters of spatial travel."

Ye Liangchen nodded, saying that his current strength was not strong enough, and his ability to use spatial teleportation skills was far inferior to Gu Yuena's. That woman had taken him to the Dragon Valley Small World outside Douluo Star in just a few moments.

"Master, you're getting more and more powerful. When I use my spatial skills, I can only teleport about a hundred meters at a time."

Shadow Demon experienced Ye Liangchen's spatial teleportation skill again and felt that she was far inferior to her master.

"Shadow Demon, aren't you envious of Young Master's skills?" Little Fox and the other two maids teased from the side.

"Of course!" Shadow Phantom nodded.

"Young master, what is the age of that green-gold spirit ring?"

The Zhu sisters only came to their senses at this moment. Hmm, they remembered that Ye Liangchen's soul ring was actually green-gold, which completely shattered their understanding.

"The golden spirit ring lasts for a million years," Ye Liangchen nodded.

"Ah! A hundred...million years?" The Zhu sisters were stunned, their mouths agape in astonishment.

"Stop daydreaming, let's hurry deeper into the forest and see if we can find a suitable soul beast."

"Buzzing..."

Ye Liangchen closed his eyes and spread his divine sense to check the situation of the soul beasts within a radius of several kilometers.

"Hmm! There's a thousand-year-old Sky-Splitting Tiger."

"Zhu Zhulin, I think it shouldn't be a problem for you to get a thousand-year soul ring as your first ring. Do you dare to give it a try?"

"Your martial soul is the Netherworld Cat, and the tiger's attributes are also very suitable. There's no need to follow the fixed choices your ancestors made."

Ye Liangchen discovered a Sky-Splitting Tiger two kilometers away, and it was 1200 years old. So he suggested to Zhu Zhulin that she take on the challenge.

"Ah! Young master, the first spirit ring is over a thousand years old? How is that possible?" The Zhu sisters were startled by Ye Liangchen's suggestion.

"Zhu Zhulin, how old are you now?" Ye Liangchen asked in return.

"19 years old," Zhu Zhulin nodded.

"With the physical attributes of a 19-year-old and a first spirit ring that has been absorbed for a thousand years, what are you afraid of? Let me tell you, your current situation is equivalent to simply changing your spirit rings. If you try to match them according to the standard, you'll be incredibly stupid."

Ye Liangchen was speechless at the two sisters' stubbornness.

"That makes sense! I was only seven years old when I absorbed my first spirit ring, and now I'm an adult."

"Thank you for the reminder, young master."

After Ye Liangchen reminded them, the two sisters realized how stupid they had been.

"Let's test your soul power level. I feel your soul power should be over level 20."

Poseidon took out a blue crystal ball from the soul tool and asked Zhu Zhulin to test it.

"Whoosh..."

Zhu Zhulin grasped the crystal ball and infused it with soul power. In an instant, the crystal ball showed that it had reached level 29.

"It seems that after Xiao Chen's treatment, your soul power has almost recovered. As long as you absorb one more soul ring, you can break through to level 30. Then you can absorb two more soul rings. I estimate that your strength will reach around level 37 or 38."

After testing Zhu Zhulin's soul power, Poseidon felt that the girl was doing quite well. Reaching the advanced Soul Master level at the age of 19 was not too bad, considering that her martial soul had been crippled for several years.

"So, Sister Zhu's strength is higher now that she has absorbed the soul ring than before she was crippled." The three girls, Xiao Li and Xiao Li, felt that Zhu Zhulin's loss was not that great.

"I'll go catch that Sky-Splitting Tiger for you."

"Whoosh..."

At this moment, Yingmei also noticed the Thousand-Year Sky-Splitting Tiger, so she immediately flashed away.

"Whoosh..."

Zhu Zhuyun followed along to see what the Sky-Splitting Tiger looked like.

"Whoosh..."

Ten minutes later, the two women returned, with Yingji carrying a thousand-pound Sky-Splitting Tiger in her hand.

"Bang…"

"Let's do it! This stupid tiger has already been scared unconscious by me."

Yingmei chuckled and threw the Sky-Splitting Tiger on the ground, signaling Zhu Zhulin to get to work.

"Pfft...! Shadow Demon didn't even make a move, she just released her aura, and the Sky-Splitting Tiger was so frightened that it didn't dare to move. Then Shadow Demon reached out and slapped the tiger unconscious." Zhu Zhuyun described to everyone how easily Shadow Demon captured the tiger.

"When a tigress goes to war, not a blade of grass will grow," Ye Liangchen joked.

"Pfft...!" Everyone was amused by Ye Liangchen's comment about a "tigress".

"Master, you're so mean."

Yingmei rolled her eyes at Ye Liangchen. Although she was a tigress, she was now in human form and a great beauty at that. Her master always called her a tigress, which made her feel like he was laughing at her.

"Shadow Demon, thank you."

"puff…"

Zhu Zhulin thanked Yingmei, then took out her long sword and stabbed it into the vital spot of the Sky-Splitting Tiger.

"Buzzing..."

A moment later, a purple soul ring rose from the body of the Sky-Splitting Tiger.

"Meow..."

Zhu Zhulin immediately summoned the Netherworld Cat Martial Soul and began absorbing the Soul Ring. Since Young Master Ye said it was okay, then it definitely would be okay.

"ha…"

The moment the spirit ring was placed on Zhu Zhulin, the powerful energy surge made her let out a delicate shout.

"Keep it up!"

Xiao Li, Xiao Yun, Xiao Ling, and Zhu Zhuyun stared intently at Zhu Zhulin, silently cheering her on.

"Don't be so nervous," Ye Liangchen said calmly, putting the girls at ease.

"Whoosh..."

Two hours later, Zhu Zhulin successfully absorbed the Soul Ring of the Sky-Splitting Tiger, and his Soul Power also broke through to level 30 at that moment.

"Little sister, how are you feeling?" Zhu Zhuyun pulled Zhu Zhulin up and asked anxiously.

"Sister, this couldn't be better." Zhu Zhulin felt incredibly excited as she experienced her own power.

"What are skills?" everyone asked curiously.

"Netherworld Sky-Splitting Slash, when I use this skill, it can increase my speed and strength by 100%. This skill feels very powerful."

"Meow..."

After introducing her skill, Zhu Zhulin demonstrated it to everyone.

"Swish...bang...crack..."

In an instant, Zhu Zhulin's claws transformed into two dark, sharp blades, which directly cleaved a large tree, about the size of a bowl, in front of her.

"Wow! That's amazing!" Xiaoli and the others looked on with envy when they saw such a powerful skill.

"Sister, I feel that it is more lethal than Netherworld Thrust." Zhu Zhuyun felt a little tempted to change her soul ring when she saw her sister's new soul skill.

"Let's continue, there are still two spirit rings left," Ye Liangchen reminded him.

Later, the group found a 1700-year-old ghost leopard and a 3000-year-old ghost tiger for Zhu Zhulin.

After absorbing the remaining two spirit rings, Zhu Zhulin's spirit power reached level 38, just as Poseidon had predicted, and she gained the Netherworld Ghost Slash and Shadow Clone skills.

"Thank you, young master. Thank you, senior. Thank you all."

After reaching level 38 in soul power, Zhu Zhulin felt as if she were in a dream, as if she had been completely reborn. She immediately knelt down to thank Ye Liangchen and Poseidon.

"Girl, get up quickly!"

"Your fourth spirit ring now has the potential to challenge a ten-thousand-year spirit."

Poseidon helped Zhu Zhulin up. This girl had successfully absorbed three thousand-year soul rings. It would be a waste to let her absorb another thousand-year soul ring on the fourth ring; it would take at least ten thousand years.

"Eternal fourth ring? Senior, that's too exaggerated! I can't do that."

Zhu Zhulin recalled how much effort it took to absorb the 3000-year-old Ghost Tiger Soul Ring, and she dared not even think about the fourth Soul Ring that took ten thousand years.

"If she wants to absorb ten thousand years of energy in the fourth ring, she needs a much stronger physical constitution to withstand it; she can't do it now."

Ye Liangchen used his divine sense to sense Zhu Zhulin's physical condition. If she relied on hunting ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts for soul rings, she wouldn't be able to absorb them at all. Only a divinely bestowed soul ring would allow her to take on the challenge.

(End of this chapter)