Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

Chapter 74 The Attack from Beneath the Earth, A Swarm of Ants (4K)

Although the name is quite outrageous, just as Wu Ming said, fire attribute soul masters are born culinary masters. Wu Ming's precise control over flames is comparable only to Ma Xiaotao, the Evil Fire Phoenix, in the entire inner courtyard.

The four of them sat around the wooden pot, eating heartily. Han Ruoruo said, "Everyone, tell me what kind of spirit ring you need so that we can choose which spirit beasts to hunt when we enter the Star Dou Great Forest later."

"Okay." ×3

Han Ruoruo took the initiative to say, "Then I'll go first. My Golden Rope cultivation direction is flexibility and strong control. Moreover, the Golden Rope can accommodate most attributes. All I need is a soul beast with the above two characteristics, preferably with a cultivation level between 100,000 and 80,000 years."

Upon hearing this, Ling Bai nodded slightly. Unlike most top-tier martial souls, the Golden Rope does not have a fixed cultivation direction. It can choose from three paths: offensive, control, and support. Clearly, Han Ruoruo has chosen the path that best suits her.

Wu Ming interjected, "My needs are simpler than Ruoruo's: a fire-type soul beast, the stronger the attributes the better, with a cultivation level of 50,000 to 60,000 years."

"Wow, the senior students' spirit rings are so old..."

Chu Qingtian was drenched in sweat. A 30,000-year-old soul beast was enough to serve as the seventh soul ring for an ordinary soul saint. Some soul douluos would be overjoyed to absorb a 50,000-year-old eighth soul ring. The talent of Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming made him feel ashamed. If nothing unexpected happened, they would be able to withstand a 100,000-year-old ninth soul ring in the future.

"A 15,000-year-old soul ring, lightning attribute, specializing in speed." Chu Qingtian stated his request concisely. With the two girls' excellent examples before him, he did feel a little embarrassed.

My fifth spirit ring...

Ling Bai had been considering this question for a month, and calmly replied, "The lifespan of a spirit ring is between sixty and eighty thousand years..."

Wu Ming raised an eyebrow. "Fine, fine. My seventh spirit ring has a maximum lifespan of 60,000 years, while your fifth spirit ring starts at 60,000 years. Are you trying to be sarcastic?"

Little did she know that Ling Bai's next words would cause her to explode on the spot.

"For fire spirit beasts, the stronger their attributes, the better."

"You used all my words!!!"

Wu Ming's tone was filled with grief and indignation. It turned out that she had misunderstood before. It was not just a veiled sarcasm, but a direct and blatant mockery!

"Junior brother, are you sure?"

Han Ruoruo stared into Ling Bai's eyes and said seriously.

There is a limit to how much a Soul Master can absorb Soul Rings; exceeding this limit will cause them to explode and die. She knew that Ling Bai was a smart man and would understand the principle of moderation, so he wouldn't risk absorbing a fifth Soul Ring.

"Senior sister, the six-winged angel is the embodiment of holiness, light, and fire. It is born with resistance to fire, and the divine-level martial soul has given me spiritual power far exceeding that of other soul masters of the same level. Withstanding soul shock is a piece of cake."

Ling Bai's expression was calm and composed, seemingly genuine, which put Han Ruoruo's heart at ease, and she silently lowered her head to eat.

In fact, Ling Bai only told part of the reason. The twin god-level martial souls and the immortal body are the ultimate answers to the body's ability to withstand spirit rings that exceed the limits. As for the soul shock...

Death Prison Spider King, time to eat!

Gazing at the dark Star Dou Great Forest in the distance, Ling Bai's lips curled into a slight smile. Among the three attributes of the six-winged angel, holiness, as the origin of angels, is naturally the most powerful. However, there are very few soul beasts with holiness attributes in the Douluo Continent. He had no choice but to settle for second best and focus on adding a light soul ring between light and fire. He couldn't help but look forward to the first fire soul skill he was about to acquire.

After a hearty meal, everyone was back to their peak condition and decided to officially enter the Star Dou Great Forest. Han Ruoruo began assigning tasks:

"We don't have any spirit-attribute soul masters skilled in exploration, so I'll go ahead and scout the way. The left and right flanks will be handled by Junior Brother and Junior Brother Chu. Ming'er, you'll take on the responsibility of covering the rear."

"Don't worry, Sister Ruoruo!"

Wu Ming pounded his chest loudly, looking as if he was guaranteeing to complete the mission, while Ling Bai and Chu Qingtian's expressions revealed a strange look.

As everyone knows, scouting ahead to face unknown situations and covering the rear to stop the pursuit of soul beasts are the two most dangerous tasks in the team. On the surface, the two are protecting the flanks, but in reality, they are being protected in the center by the two senior sisters. The sense of security from the domineering senior sisters is overwhelming!

Ling Bai looked slightly awkward, while Chu Qingtian seemed to be enjoying himself!

"The Star Dou Great Forest is extremely dangerous. Everyone, please, please don't let your guard down. I don't want the tragedy that happened to Le Xuan and the others to repeat itself on us!"

After all, they were close sisters and junior brothers, so Han Ruoruo reminded them again out of concern.

Upon hearing this, the three immediately suppressed all inappropriate emotions. Shrek Academy advocates a wolf-like education, and unless you are a direct descendant of Shrek, the academy will not send teachers to protect disciples in obtaining spirit rings.

Unfortunately, due to the negligence of a certain elder of the Sea God Pavilion, the inner disciples encountered a tragic accident that was rare in ten thousand years when they were hunting for spirit rings.

If even the senior monks are like this, the students should be even more careful and remain vigilant at all times.

Even Chu Qingtian, who has the lowest requirements, needs a 15,000-year-old soul beast, which the outer areas of the Star Dou Great Forest simply cannot satisfy.

Han Ruoruo took the lead and cleared the way. The golden rope shimmered with a light golden glow. With a flash of golden light, the messy bushes on the ground were cleared and a path was made. She released the powerful aura of a quasi-Soul Douluo, which made low-level soul beasts that had been around for ten or a hundred years dare not come any closer.

Without wasting time and effort dealing with the suicidal soul beasts, the four of them moved at lightning speed, like a diamond-shaped dagger plunging straight into the mixed zone.

As dusk fell, judging from the cultivation levels of the spirit beasts appearing around them, the four had passed the outer area and were beginning to enter the mixed area.

"We've now entered the mixed zone, everyone please be vigilant."

Han Ruoruo slowed down. After entering the mixed zone, the main force of soul beasts would become thousand-year and ten-thousand-year soul beasts, and some powerful ten-thousand-year soul beasts would be enough to pose a threat to them.

Ling Bai had already activated the Spider Emperor's Sense, weaving an invisible spiritual net that extended in all directions to detect any soul beasts that attempted to attack them in advance.

"Senior Sister Wu, a soul beast is coming from the right flank of Qingtian."

Ling Bai's eyes narrowed, and he whispered a reminder to everyone. The group then regrouped, and rings of spirit rings rose up as they prepared for defense.

At the same time, a faint ripple appeared in Han Ruoruo's calm black eyes. Wu Ming was always oblivious to things, and Chu Qingtian believed that his strength was far inferior to Ling Bai's. They did not notice Ling Bai's extraordinary perception.

Han Ruoruo is different. She is both meticulous and powerful. Moreover, she is well-read and knows that it is impossible for a six-winged angel's perception to surpass hers by more than thirty levels of soul power. This is a perception talent that only a spirit-type soul master can possess. It seems that there is only one truth...

My junior brother is amazing!

A flash of light appeared not far away, and a black figure silently appeared on a tree branch about fifty meters away. It was a leopard that was nearly two meters long, covered with a layer of silver-gray fur. The dim sunlight distorted its body, and its eyes were deep black, revealing a fierce glint.

"A 30,000-year-old Void Demon Leopard!" Chu Qingtian exclaimed in surprise.

The Void Demon Leopard is a rare space-attribute soul beast. The four of them encountered quite a few soul beasts along the way, but most of them kept their distance. Some hostile soul beasts did not dare to approach rashly because of Han Ruoruo's quasi-Soul Douluo-level soul power aura, and they mostly just threatened her.

Upon discovering a group of powerful Soul Masters, the Void Demon Leopard not only did not retreat but instead swiftly pursued them, its entire body brimming with an incomparably intense killing intent.

"This is a soul beast that has tasted the flavor of a soul master," Ling Bai said with certainty.

Soul Masters hunt Soul Beasts to break through realm barriers, while Soul Beasts also devour the Soul Masters' bodies, which are full of Soul Power, to enhance their cultivation and nourish their bloodlines. The relationship between prey and hunter can be reversed at any time, and everything depends on the strength of both parties.

As Ling Bai spoke, the space behind him suddenly distorted, and the silver-gray light seemed to tear a rift in the void. The Void Demon Leopard seemed to emerge from that rift, its sharp claws gleaming with silver-gray light, and it slammed directly at Ling Bai's head.

The Void Demon Leopard's innate soul skill: Spatial Jump!

Those beastly eyes revealed a hint of human-like bloodlust and excitement. Spatial attributes are known for their strangeness and unpredictability. With its spatial leap, the Void Demon Leopard has killed countless Soul Masters and Soul Beasts. At this moment, it seems that it can already see this human head exploding like a watermelon!

"bite--"

The anticipated scene of blood and gore did not occur; a golden longsword steadily separated the Void Demon Leopard's claws.

"Huh?"

The Void Demon Leopard was immediately dumbfounded, three question marks appearing above its head. Among the human soul masters, the two males had low soul power, so they randomly chose one to attack. As a result, their proud combo of spatial jump followed by a sneak attack from behind had no effect whatsoever!?

Run for your lives!

Having failed in its first attack, the Void Demon Leopard immediately planned to flee. Apart from its innate soul skill, Spatial Jump, its attack and defense were far inferior to those of a true top-tier soul beast. Silver-gray cracks reappeared in the void once again, and the Void Demon Leopard was about to dive into the space again.

In an instant, a pale golden halo enveloped the space within a hundred meters, and the Void Demon Leopard's figure was strangely frozen in mid-air.

The third soul skill of the Golden Rope: Locking Ring!

Effect: Strong crowd control!

Han Ruoruo's control was just right. The next second, the Golden Crow True Fire and the Lightning Leopard's lightning suddenly descended, and the Void Demon Leopard instantly turned into a pile of ashes, leaving behind a pitch-black ten-thousand-year soul ring.

"The spirit rings are too old..."

Looking at the black spirit ring that caused the space to tremble slightly, Chu Qingtian sighed regretfully. The spatial leap of the Void Demon Leopard was undoubtedly a divine skill for agility-type spirit masters. If he could absorb the Void Demon Leopard for his fifth spirit ring, he would rather give up amplifying the lightning attribute of the Electric Mad Leopard.

After dealing with the Void Demon Leopard, the four continued their journey deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Star Dou Great Forest is divided into five major areas: the safe zone, the outer zone, the mixed zone, the core zone, and the central zone. Their destination is the core zone, which is overrun by ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

Night has fallen, and the sky is completely dark. The desolate roars and angry howls of the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts rise and fall, along with the occasional chirping of insects and birds that surround them.

The journey had been relatively smooth so far. Any soul beast that dared to attack them was reduced to ashes by Wu Ming, the active volcano of the inner courtyard. The violence of the methods made Chu Qingtian's pupils shrink slightly, and his mood fluctuated, constantly wavering between giving up and pursuing.

Han Ruoruo glanced at the sky through the gaps in the tree canopy and said, "We're almost at the outer edge of the core area. Nighttime isn't good for Soul Masters to travel, so let's rest here and meditate to recover our Soul Power. Ming'er, clean up this area."

This was a relatively high place, surrounded by thickets. Hunting for spirit rings in the Star Dou Great Forest often involved sleeping outdoors in the open, and the four of them were all experienced spirit masters, so they naturally did not raise any objections.

Soul beasts are not wild animals; some of them are fond of fire. Therefore, it is absolutely forbidden to light fires in the Star Dou Great Forest. Wu Ming did not use the Golden Crow True Fire attached to his martial soul. He simply used the intense heat of the Golden Crow soul power to easily cause a dense shrub to wither quickly.

Ling Bai and Chu Qingtian set up a tent. After inspecting the area, Han Ruoruo returned and said, "The ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts in the core area have fixed territories. The surrounding area should be an unclaimed land."

Tonight, we'll take turns keeping watch. Those who want to rest can go into their tents to meditate. My junior brother and I will be on duty for the first half of the night, and Ming'er and Junior Brother Chu will be on duty for the second half.

In fact, none of their martial soul abilities are suitable for night watch. The Electric Leopard, the Golden Crow, the Shaking Golden Rope, and the Six-Winged Angel are all dazzling when they fight. There is no other way but the manpower is limited, and everyone must take on their own responsibility.

The Starry Forest was exceptionally quiet in the dead of night, and through the towering trees that blocked out the sun, one could vaguely see the starlight pouring down.

The forest wasn't pitch black; moonlight filtered through the swaying shadows of the trees, and with the addition of some glowing insects, visibility was quite high.

The two stood guard in front of the tent. Ling Bai turned his head and saw a ray of starlight fall on her beautiful face. Her black hair cascaded down to her waist like a waterfall. The woman was serene and graceful.

Han Ruoruo turned her head and met Ling Bai's gaze, then smiled and said, "Junior Brother, you haven't encountered a single suitable soul beast all day. How are you feeling, getting anxious?"

Ling Bai smiled and shook his head: "Hunting soul beasts is all about luck. I'm not afraid my senior sister will laugh at me, but it seems my luck isn't very good."

Before he could finish speaking, the Spider King suddenly sensed an extremely dangerous feeling.

"Soul Beast Attack!"

"Where? Where?"

Wu Ming instantly regained consciousness, rushed out of the tent and came to the other side of Ling Bai. Golden-red soul power surged in her palm, bringing waves of scorching heat. Chu Qingtian followed closely behind, his body tensing up.

"Ten... hundred... thousand... ten thousand!"

As the Spider King's senses gradually became clearer, Ling Bai's expression turned to surprise: "The number of soul beasts is simply endless!"

"Endless?"

Han Ruoruo frowned slightly; this was not good news.

"Are you kidding me?!" Wu Ming exclaimed in shock. "The core area is much smaller than the outer and mixed areas. Where would you find space for a group of ten thousand soul beasts to build their territory?"

"Senior, your description isn't precise enough. The above-ground area isn't enough, but there's still underground!"

A rumbling sound echoed across the ground, and suddenly the earth collapsed, creating a huge crater. A black torrent rushed out of the ground, revealing its true form!

"This is... a swarm of massive ants!"

(End of this chapter)