In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

I was careless in Chapter 29; I didn't dodge!

To avoid neglecting his cultivation and to adapt to his previous advancement, and also because he was traveling on foot, Zhu Wu's pace was not fast. It took him a full ten days to finally reach the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest. Looking around, all he saw were towering, ancient trees that blocked out the sun, making the area below appear very dark. Even the shrubs on the ground mostly had dark leaves, which made the scene somewhat eerie.

Especially since it was already evening when we arrived, the setting sun was like blood, making the boundless primeval forest in front of us even more eerie.

"No wonder it's the number one gathering place for spirit beasts on the continent, a forbidden zone for humans that even the Spirit Hall hasn't conquered." With a sigh, Zhu Wu decided not to go in today.

After setting up his tent and having dinner, Zhu Wu continued his Longevity Technique practice as usual. Having absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, his physical strength had undoubtedly increased significantly. Naturally, the amount of time he could spend practicing the Vajra Longevity Technique each day also increased.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Zhu Wu got up early. After breakfast, he continued practicing the Vajra Kung Fu.

When I finished my practice and stood up, it was already past nine in the morning.

"Little White, let's go!" He released Little White and strode into the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Little White, possess me!" Soon they encountered their first soul beast, and he immediately instructed Little White to transform into a three-eyed demon fox and possess him.

When Grandpa Zhu Gang was alive, he was indeed afraid of dying. But now, as long as he doesn't die, he'll fight to the death!

In the face of life and death, potential is most unleashed. Combat is undoubtedly the best way to familiarize oneself with one's abilities, the best path to find a suitable fighting style, and also the best shortcut to honing one's combat skills. The spirit beasts of this forest are his best mentors. And the desire to survive is his best spur and guide. Instinct is humanity's strongest skill.

Of course, he wasn't stupid; he didn't go straight to the area with the thousand-year-old soul beasts to start a fight.

In terms of combat experience, he is undoubtedly still a novice and needs a gradual process to improve. The Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone does give him the ability to hone his skills through one-on-one battles with soul beasts, and he can recover from any serious injury. However, if he encounters an enemy far stronger than himself, a single area-of-effect attack could stun him, rendering this so-called honing of skills meaningless.

A person can be arrogant and courageous, but at the same time, they must also have self-awareness. A Soul Master who dares not cause trouble is mediocre—no, they are fools, brainless idiots!

"Come on, if you dare!"

Zhu Wu shouted loudly to boost morale and courage.

"Roar!" Three meters away, a striped tiger, nearly three meters long and over 600 years old, roared angrily and pounced.

As expected of a soul beast, its size is truly beyond the norm!

Zhu Wu did not use charm or clones, but calmed his mind and focused his attention on the claws and teeth that posed the greatest threat to him.

As for the tiger's weaknesses, its nose, eyes, and soft belly are already well-known.

The knowledge of Soul Masters that Yu Xiaogang possessed was indeed useful.

The veterinary knowledge I learned in my previous life suddenly came in handy, and very usefully at that.

After all, veterinary medicine requires learning about animal anatomy and performing animal dissections. Although I haven't dissected a tiger, I have dissected a cat.

Cats are man's best friend, but he has no choice because of his studies and the pressure to get credits; he doesn't want to either!

"Pfft!" Seeing the giant tiger raise its hind legs as if to jump, Zhu Wu did not hesitate at all and jumped to the side.

Sliding tackle to the stomach? You're kidding!

How about a man-in-arms assassination? Or the crushing weight of a ton of flesh? Also, don't be fooled by a tiger's big waist and broad shoulders; it's a proper feline with extremely agile reflexes, capable of mid-air somersaults.

"Roar!" With a roar, the giant tiger pounced. Seeing Zhu Wu jump away, it immediately did a mid-air spin, extending its limbs and sharp claws from its soft flesh, making a hugging posture to protect its vulnerable belly while attempting to grab its prey.

Zhu Wu kept his distance until the giant tiger tucked its limbs together and turned downwards, a typical feline landing motion.

The word "opportunity!" flashed through Zhu Wu's mind, and his whole body tensed up instantly. His adrenaline surged, the veins in his neck bulged, and his face turned red. He quickly followed up and kicked out with his leg.

With a "thud," the kick landed squarely on the tiger's side. The tiger's hind legs twitched, and its rear end tilted to the side.

"Holy crap, am I that strong?!" For the first time, Zhu Wu had a basic understanding of his own physical strength.

Of course, he understood. At this moment, his strength was enhanced by the Martial Soul Possession state. To be precise, it was the first Soul Ring that enhanced his power.

Through personal experience, he discovered that when Xiao Bai transformed into the Three-Eyed Demon Fox, his first spirit ring would light up, and after that, when Xiao Bai underwent spirit possession with him, his physical attributes would immediately receive a certain boost. Based on the original description, he believed that this boost likely came from the mobilization of the energy stored in the first spirit ring. The reason for this conjecture was due to the Clear Sky Sect's unique spirit ring explosion technique.

Once this ultimate technique is used, the spirit ring will shatter instantly, turning into pure energy that enters the body, causing the spirit master's attributes to surge. This perfectly illustrates the amplifying effect of the energy stored in the spirit ring on the spirit master.

When a Soul Master absorbs a Soul Ring, they cannot absorb all the energy. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as a Soul Master displaying their Soul Ring, because the Soul Ring would have already disappeared due to the exhaustion of its energy.

From a certain perspective, soul rings can be considered a medium for soul masters to store soul power.

However, the energy of a spirit ring is primarily used to power spirit skills. A spirit master needs to use a spirit skill first to amplify themselves or directly amplify the spirit skill. This is precisely the difference between offensive spirit skills and self-amplifying spirit skills.

However, exploding the spirit ring releases all its energy, using it entirely to amplify the user. Of course, the user will also lose their spirit skill as a result. After all, the spirit ring has exploded.

"Roar!" The spotted tiger was also surprised that the human child in front of it had such strength. In pain, it couldn't help but roar.

They no longer dared to attack rashly, but instead chose to roam around looking for an opportunity to strike.

"If I don't use charm or clones, what other methods can I use?" It was his first time facing an enemy, and one that was so large. Zhu Wu didn't dare to act rashly. While keeping a close eye on the spotted tiger, his brain was working at lightning speed.

A moment later, an idea flashed into his mind, and he glanced behind him.

"Puff puff puff" The spotted tiger didn't roar, but rushed over directly.

It stopped leaping and lunging, its huge mouth opening wide as if it wanted to use its size advantage to tear the human child in front of it to pieces.

Zhu Wu tensed up and jumped away immediately.

The Three-Eyed Demon Fox's possession grants him a significant speed boost, making him considerably faster than the giant tiger before him.

"Roar!" Frustrated at failing to seize the opportunity, the giant tiger roared, making Zhu Wu's ears go numb.

"You think you're so loud?" Suddenly, I felt envious of the spotted tiger for having this kind of sonic attack skill.

"Thank goodness it wasn't a thousand-year-old soul beast, otherwise, I'm not sure I wouldn't have suffered a concussion from that roar!" Zhu Wu, who had never seen a thousand-year-old tiger-type soul beast use this move before, wasn't sure either. With these thoughts swirling in his mind, he controlled his soul power to surge towards the fox's tail.

Then I felt the tail fur slowly bristle.

In his possessed state, the fox tail behind him was just like his hands and feet, completely natural and controllable with a thought. However, he had never experimented with extending and hardening it to whip someone before.

Perhaps, we could give it a try?

"Grow longer!" He channeled his soul power and thrust wildly towards the tip of his tail.

The fox's tail did indeed grow longer, and Zhu Wu instinctively lashed out at the tiger.

"Roar!" The giant tiger immediately stopped its continuous roaring, opened its mouth and bit down, its speed was extremely fast, and it bit down directly.

With a sudden jerk, Zhu Wu felt an immense force strike him, and his body was pulled away uncontrollably.

I was careless and didn’t dodge!

(End of this chapter)