Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 39 Departure from the Soul Hunting Forest

After successfully taking the Blue Silver Emperor and the Soul Bone, Ye Liangchen walked out of the cave and stood on a protruding rock on the cliff. He carefully examined the cave that Tang Hao had carved and discovered a mechanism stone above the cave entrance.

"This guy really went to great lengths to make this hole look like this."

Ye Liangchen found another protruding rock, pressed it down with his hand, and heard a loud "boom" as the rock above the cave entrance fell down and blocked the entrance again.

After finishing all that, Ye Liangchen jumped off the waterfall, activated his Wind and Thunder Wings, and flew to the other side of the deep pool.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing still picking medicinal herbs in the distant mountains, Ye Liangchen called out to her, "Zhuqing, we should leave here."

"Here you are, Brother Chen."

"Swish..."

Zhu Zhuqing rushed towards Ye Liangchen's location, carrying over a hundred medicinal herbs in her hand, her face beaming with a joyful smile.

"Brother Chen, what did you find?"

Zhu Zhuqing handed the herbs to Ye Liangchen, then asked curiously.

"I found a different kind of Blue Silver Grass, and it looked pretty good, so I planted it in a flowerpot."

With a thought, Ye Liangchen summoned the Blue Silver Emperor in his hand.

"Buzzing..."

At this moment, the Blue Silver Emperor seemed to feel the sunshine and freedom, swaying its leaves happily and stretching out tender vines to gently wrap around Ye Liangchen's fingers.

Ye Liangchen did not intend to tell anyone around him about the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor and the Soul Bone.

"Brother Chen, isn't this Blue Silver Grass?"

"Why does it have golden stripes on its leaves? This Blue Silver Grass is so strange."

Zhu Zhuqing reached out and gently touched the leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor. In an instant, another tender vine stretched out from the Blue Silver Emperor and gently wrapped around Zhu Zhuqing's fingers.

"Brother Chen, this Blue Silver Grass is really interesting."

Zhu Zhuqing had never seen such a magical Blue Silver Grass before, and couldn't help but gently touch the leaves of the Blue Silver Grass.

"Blue Silver Grass is a plant-type spirit beast, but this one is a bit special. I plan to take it back and plant it in the manor's garden so it can grow."

Ye Liangchen took away the Blue Silver Emperor and later tried to extract Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. In this way, Tang San would not be able to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and would only grow into a burly man who could only swing a sledgehammer, just like his father.

Blue Silver Emperor is currently only exhibiting a slight instinctive reaction; its soul and consciousness are likely still in a deep slumber. Perhaps it will awaken in a few years when its cultivation level is higher.

After sacrificing his 100,000 years of cultivation to Tang Dachui, the Blue Silver Emperor transformed into a seed, and now he can be considered reborn.

"Let's go! We'll head to the Soul Hunter Forest north of Notting City to find your third Soul Ring."

Ye Liangchen put the Blue Silver Emperor into his game inventory and left the valley with Zhu Zhuqing.

"Okay, Brother Chen." Zhu Zhuqing was very excited when she heard that she was going to obtain her third spirit ring.

Meanwhile, on the official road leading to the Kingdom of Barak, Tang San was carrying Xiao Wu on his back, the two chatting sweetly and happily along the way.

Suddenly, Tang San felt a chill run down his spine, his body went limp, and he stumbled and fell to the ground, his head hitting the ground as well.

"Ouch! Little San, what happened to you? You tripped and fell while walking." Xiao Wu rubbed her head, which was sore from the fall, and tears were almost streaming down her face.

"Xiao Wu, I'm sorry, I think I tripped over a stone."

Tang San was too embarrassed to tell Xiao Wu that he had suddenly shivered and felt weak all over, so he could only tell her that he had tripped over a stone to fool her.

"I told you a long time ago that you should get some rest, but you insisted on listening to the master and saying that you should use meditation instead of sleeping. A few days ago, you were forging iron and the hammer hit your foot directly. Now you can't even walk steadily."

Xiao Wu was thrown to the ground and hit her head, getting a big bump. At this moment, she felt a little blaming Tang San. He had promised to protect her, but now he had let her get a big bump on her head.

"Xiao Wu, are you alright?" Tang San quickly helped Xiao Wu up, very worried.

"I bumped my head and it hurts so much. I can walk by myself now, so I don't need you to carry me."

Xiao Wu dared not let Tang San carry her now, for fear that he might accidentally fall and she would suffer again.

"Xiao Wu, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

Tang San touched the bump on Xiao Wu's head, feeling sorry for her. At the same time, he cursed himself in his heart: Damn it! Why did I suddenly shiver? This is the third time already.

"Mistress, you should pay more attention to rest in the future and not listen to the master about everything."

"Okay! I will definitely make sure to get some rest."

After pausing for a while, Xiao Wu took Tang San's hand and continued walking forward.

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When Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing returned to Nottingham City, it was already evening, so they had to find a hotel to stay in.

The next morning, the two bought some necessities for entering the Soul Beast Forest, hired a carriage, and set off for the Soul Hunting Forest north of Notting City.

"Brother Chen, the Soul Hunter Forest is guarded by soldiers from the Spirit Hall. How can we get in?"

Zhu Zhuqing asked Ye Liangchen curiously, "The Soul Hunting Forest is where the Empire keeps soul beasts. Without a warrant from the Spirit Hall, one cannot enter casually."

"Don't worry! I have a warrant."

Ye Liangchen has a Papal Decree in his soul tool, which allows him to enter the Soul Hunting Forest at any time. It's just a matter of how the guards will react when they see the token. But it's not a big problem. Those guards are just small fry. I guess when the token is shown, those guys will be so scared that they'll kneel down.

The Soul Hunting Forest, located 400 kilometers north of Notting City, is inhabited by low-level soul beasts, at most some thousand-year-old soul beasts. Ye Liangchen plans to take the kitten in for a stroll. If they can't find anything, they'll go directly to the Star Dou Forest. Anyway, he now has a powerful weapon in his hands, so even if a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast comes, he can still kill it.

A few days later, the two finally arrived at the town on the outskirts of the Soul Hunter Forest. The town here was similar to the Soul Hunter Town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest, but much smaller in scale.

In this place where all sorts of people gathered, Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing both wore hats to cover their faces, and Zhu Zhuqing even put away her tail ornaments.

Some vendors were hawking various items, and many Soul Hunting Teams were recruiting Soul Masters to join their hunting squads.

"What type of Soul Masters are you two? Would you like to join our Lynx team? We guarantee you'll be satisfied with the compensation."

Just then, a man at the Soul Venerable level extended an invitation to Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing.

Soul Masters are highly sought after in such places. When a team loses a member, it immediately recruits new members to fill the gap.

The Lynx Squad lost two members in a previous Soul Hunt, and the leader immediately extended an invitation upon seeing Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing.

"Thank you! But we won't join."

Ye Liangchen directly rejected the Lynx team's invitation. Putting aside their character, he didn't need any team.

"Please join our team!"

"Thank you for your kind offer, but we'd rather not join."

Other Soul Hunting teams also extended offers to Ye Liangchen, but he refused them all and, with Zhu Zhuqing in tow, quickly headed towards the entrance of the Soul Hunting Forest.

"Halt! This is the Soul Hunter Forest, a restricted area. No one may approach without a warrant."

When Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the entrance to the forest, several leading Spirit Hall soldiers stopped them. Not far away, there were also hundreds of soldiers, forming several small squads, armed with spears, patrolling the perimeter of the Soul Hunting Forest to prevent anyone from sneaking in.

"This is my warrant."

Ye Liangchen took out the papal decree from his soul tool and waved it in front of the soldiers.

"A...a papal decree!"

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

"What are your orders, sir? We are ready to serve you at any time."

As expected, as soon as the papal decree was issued, several soldiers immediately knelt down and respectfully saluted Ye Liangchen.

"Get up, everyone. Focus on your work and don't let this matter slip."

"Open the gate, we need to go in and obtain the Soul Ring."

Upon seeing the Pope's decree issued, Ye Liangchen immediately knelt down, then pretended to give a few instructions to the Spirit Hall soldiers.

"Yes, sir."

"Should we go to the Notting City Martial Soul Branch Hall and ask them for help?"

The leading soldier assumed Ye Liangchen was a disciple of a high-ranking figure in the Spirit Hall, and offered to help hunt spirit beasts.

"No need, our strength is sufficient."

"This matter must be kept secret, and do not inform the Notting City Martial Soul Branch Hall. Everyone is quite busy with work, and there is no need to delay their work."

Ye Liangchen put away the token, gave a few instructions to the soldiers, and then pulled Zhu Zhuqing into the Soul Hunter Forest.

"This gentleman is so kind, so approachable. I wonder which high-ranking official he is a disciple of?"

"Hey! Don't go asking about those things, just do our job."

Several soldiers watched Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing disappear, whispering about their identities. However, they were just low-level figures in the Spirit Hall and dared not have any wild thoughts.

"Brother Chen, those soldiers just said your token was a papal decree. How do you have such a token?"

Zhu Zhuqing was completely dumbfounded at this moment. Legend has it that the Pope's Token is the token of the Pope of the Spirit Hall, a symbol of power and status.

"Little kitty! Don't worry about it, it's just a sign."

"The papal decree is a memento left by my parents. I heard that when Pope Bibidon became pope, my parents and Aunt Lan attended her coronation ceremony. I guess that's when we received it."

Ye Liangchen took out the Papal Decree simply to test its power, and it worked just as expected. Seeing the Papal Decree was like seeing the Papal himself; it really was true.

"Brother Chen, who are your parents? Can you tell me?" Zhu Zhuqing stared at Ye Liangchen and asked curiously.

"My father's name was Ye Feng and my mother's name was Liu Ruyan. They were murdered three months after I was born. I can't remember what my parents looked like."

Ye Liangchen felt that his adoptive parents in this world were just tools arranged by the Time and Space Administration, who went offline after bringing him to this world.

"Brother Chen, you... your parents are actually Ye Feng and Liu Ruyan?" Zhu Zhuqing was shocked when she heard the names of Ye Liangchen's parents.

"Zhuqing, do you know my parents?" Ye Liangchen wondered, were his adoptive parents in this world really that famous?

"I've heard from my elders that your parents reached level 89 Soul Douluo at the age of 40. They were true super geniuses. It's a pity they died unexpectedly later, otherwise they would definitely have become the youngest Title Douluo."

"Your parents travel around the mainland, often doing good deeds and helping others. They are very famous, and many powerful forces want to win them over, but they have all refused."

"I didn't expect you to have such a powerful background, Brother Chen."

When Zhu Zhuqing talked about the legend of Ye Liangchen's parents, her face showed an expression of admiration and longing, like a little fangirl.

"So what if you're famous? You still lost it all in the end."

Ye Liangchen felt that his adoptive parents must have beaten up many Soul Masters from powerful forces. After all, there are always some arrogant and domineering people among those powerful forces. If his identity is exposed in the future, some people might come to cause trouble for him.

But it doesn't matter anyway, I have enough trump cards, no matter who comes, it won't work.

"Brother Chen, I'm sorry, I brought up something that hurt you."

Zhu Zhuqing said softly, feeling a little guilty.

"fine."

"Now we need to pull ourselves together. To find the thousand-year-old soul beast, we have to head deeper into the forest. Let's hope we succeed this time!"

Ye Liangchen reminded the kitten that, after all, this girl was just a little Karami and her strength was too weak.

"Don't worry, Brother Chen."

Zhu Zhuqing believed that with two spirit rings and a spirit power level of 30, she should have no problem protecting herself.

(End of this chapter)