Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor.

Chapter 113 Xuanzi: This child is terrifying beyond measure and must not be allowed to live!

For the sake of his own Five Rings Grand Tour, Ye Qing could only try to shorten his stay in Star Luo City. As soon as he returned to Shrek Academy, he couldn't wait to go find Zhang Lexuan.

To be fair, hiding his strength was a last resort. After all, his cultivation speed was indeed unreasonable, and showing his strength would expose many of his secrets, and he might even be targeted by Tang Buddha.

But he didn't really want to hide the color of his spirit ring. Why hide the strength he could obtain under reasonable circumstances?

He just didn't want to expose the secret, not that he wanted to play dumb to take advantage of others!

Be wild when you need to be wild, and hide when you need to hide!

Ye Qing really didn't want to keep such a cool thing as a 100,000-year spirit ring hidden away. With Shrek Academy as his background, even if he showed off his fifth 100,000-year spirit ring, Ye Qing wouldn't have to worry about being targeted.

Ye Qing also wanted to experience the awe-inspiring feeling of other transmigrators displaying their 100,000-year soul rings in front of others.

Just as Ye Qingxing returned to Shrek City, preparing to go to the inner courtyard to talk to Zhang Lexuan about their relationship, he saw them directly at the school gate.

"Uh, Sister Lexuan, are you guys getting ready to go out on a mission?" Ye Qing appeared next to Zhang Lexuan in a flash and asked with a curious expression.

But in reality, Ye Qing breathed a sigh of relief. Besides Zhang Lexuan, there were eight other inner court disciples present. With Ye Qing's spiritual power, which had reached the level of Boundless Ocean, he easily sensed their auras.

Of the eight inner court disciples, half had reached a bottleneck state, so it was obvious where they were going.

"Luckily, I didn't stay in Star Luo City for too long, otherwise I would have missed it!"

"Huh? It's you, Ye Qing." The sudden voice startled Zhang Lexuan, but a smile appeared on her face after she saw that it was Ye Qing.

Over the course of the year, Ye Qing and Zhang Lexuan's relationship naturally grew closer, so she became somewhat accustomed to Ye Qing's quiet appearances and understood that it was the effect of one of his soul skills.

"Yeah, I just got back from outside." Ye Qing nodded. He had made some more gold coins during his trip to Xingluo City. Combined with what he had acquired before, he now had over 200 million. Xu Jiawei naturally bought as many rare medicinal herbs as he could, easily helping him reach his two small goals.

"I see." Zhang Lexuan smiled gently, her tone tinged with apology. "But I won't be able to play with you this time. I'm going to hunt souls with my classmates. If you have something to do, you should leave now."

Upon hearing Zhang Lexuan's words, a barely perceptible glint flashed in Ye Qing's eyes.

Sure enough!

Looks like I came back just in time!

"Sister Lexuan, what a coincidence!" Ye Qing feigned extreme surprise, then leaned closer and grinned. "I've also reached a bottleneck and need a spirit ring. Would you mind if I hitched a ride with you?"

"Huh?" Zhang Lexuan was slightly taken aback, her face showing a hint of difficulty.

She knew Ye Qing's spirit ring configuration, of course: one yellow, one purple, and two black. His third and fourth spirit rings were 20,000 and 30,000 years old, respectively. Based on this kind of leap, his fifth spirit ring would be at least a 50,000-year spirit ring.

This is just the minimum standard. If we really calculate it, Zhang Lexuan would believe Ye Qing even if he said he could absorb a 70,000-year soul ring.

But here's the problem: they can't defeat a soul beast of this level!

They might risk their lives, but they're there to hunt souls, not to self-destruct and die. They simply can't do anything about Ye Qing's soul rings!

At this moment, a sweet-looking senior from the inner court squeezed in next to Zhang Lexuan: "Sister Lexuan, since your brother is going to hunt souls together, why don't you take him along? Anyway, helping an outer court junior hunt souls won't take much time."

"Jingjing, stop making a fuss." Zhang Lexuan helplessly pressed her head down and patiently explained her previous thoughts.

"So for my brother's fifth spirit ring, he needs to acquire at least a 50,000-year-old spirit ring, and it must be from a top-tier light-attribute spirit beast. Are you sure you can defeat a spirit beast with that kind of combat power?"

The girl called "Jingjing" was immediately speechless. She had originally thought that adding a handsome younger brother was no big deal, but she never expected Ye Qing to be so extraordinary!

It's true that Ye Qing often went to the inner courtyard to see Zhang Lexuan, but they only knew that Ye Qing was Zhang Lexuan's younger brother, and they didn't know Ye Qing's specific soul ring configuration. Just like when Huo Yuhao was causing trouble in the outer courtyard, basically no inner courtyard students knew him.

Inner court disciples rarely concern themselves with outer court affairs, especially since Ye Qing is extremely low-key.

"So, you'll have to go back and ask Dean Yan to take you on. We don't have the ability to help you hunt souls." Zhang Lexuan turned her head, her tone tinged with apology.

Sigh, I can't play with my younger brother, nor can I help him hunt for souls. What a pity.

Ye Qing blinked, her mind racing as she quickly found an excuse: "Wait a minute, don't you guys have teachers protecting you when you go out hunting souls? Who's the teacher leading the group this time? Why don't I just ask that teacher if I can hitch a ride?"

Genji, secretly drinking: ...

"This kid." Xuanzi put down his wine gourd, his expression changing.

(Xuanzi: If we bring this kid into the team and let the soul beasts kill him, I believe the Holy Church will lose a huge obstacle in the future. Such a young Soul King with extreme attributes, this kid is terrifying and must not be allowed to live. He must be eliminated!)

Since you've delivered yourself right to my doorstep, don't blame me for increasing my sales targets, hehehehe~

"Take him with you."

The four words, spoken lightly, reached Zhang Lexuan's ears. She was already on the verge of being persuaded by Ye Qing's relentless pestering... and immediately relaxed.

Of course, Xuanzi didn't want to kill Ye Qing. He felt that he was strong enough to protect them, and helping Ye Qing obtain a spirit ring would be a piece of cake. That's why he readily agreed.

He was also quite curious to see just how capable this promising young talent, whom Elder Mu believed was destined to become a Limit Douluo, really was.

"Alright, since you're coming, let's go together. Our team leader this time is Elder Xuan, and he's already agreed to take you along," Zhang Lexuan said to Ye Qing. The sweet girl who had been mute next to her also lit up.

And so, Ye Qing smoothly entered the Soul Hunter team, successfully taking his first step towards the Fifth Ring Grand Tour.

"Hello everyone, my name is Ye Qing, a third-year student in the outer academy, with a soul power level of 50. I am a light-attribute power attack type soul master and I need my fifth soul ring." After joining the team, Ye Qing introduced himself with a smile.

The sweet-looking senior student was the first to jump out: "Hello, junior, my name is Mingjing, a level 60 support-type Soul Master, I need my sixth Soul Ring~"

Ye Qing glanced at the senior with a strange look in his eyes. Why did he have the feeling that the senior was too enthusiastic?

But in reality, apart from the sweet girl Mingjing in front of them, the inner court disciples in the other teams also looked at Ye Qing with a strange gaze. A level 50 Quasi-Soul King in the third year of the outer court, his cultivation level is simply heaven-defying.

Even though the third year is over and the fourth year is just around the corner, Ye Qing is only about fifteen years old at most (entering the outer academy before the age of twelve, and graduating from the third year is three years, so it's estimated he's under fifteen). A Soul King around fifteen years old...

This young man has the potential to be granted a title!

Regardless of gender, everyone in the team immediately thought about how to get along with Ye Qing, since this Soul Hunt was a great opportunity.

This is a real, future superstar!

It wasn't just Ye Qing who wanted to find some help for his future; these senior students were also happy to build a good relationship with a genius destined to become strong. Perhaps this junior could solve any trouble that might leave them with nowhere to turn in the future with just a word. Such a foreseeable and generous return was well worth their effort to befriend him.

In the world of Soul Masters, unless one possesses the power to make a decisive move, interpersonal relationships are an unavoidable factor.

Of course, Ye Qing didn't mind getting to know them a little better. Whether he would help them in the future was another matter, but being friends for now wouldn't hurt anyone.

"Let's talk about everything once we get to the Star Dou Great Forest. It's getting late, and since everyone's here, let's set off now," said Zhang Lexuan, the team leader.

"Okay, Sister Lexuan!"

Zhang Lexuan's words were met with no objection from the group. After checking that they hadn't forgotten anything, she took the lead and set off, while the other inner court disciples formed a team behind her and traveled in an orderly manner.

Zhang Lexuan, the strongest among them, was at the very front of the team. Behind her was a defensive inner court disciple. On either side of the team were a strong attacker and an agile attacker responsible for guarding the rear. At the very back of the team was a strong attacker covering the rear.

Ye Qing, Ming Jing, and another food-type Soul Master were protected by the team while they were in the middle of the group.

Ye Qing was the weakest in terms of apparent strength, Ming Jing was the weakest because she was a support-type Soul Master, and the same applies to another food-type Soul Master named Mo Lang.

Although Mo Lang is a food-type character, he is a soul master. His bamboo shoot martial soul did not give him combat power, so he joined the soul guidance system.

But without exception, all of these people obeyed Zhang Lexuan's arrangements.

At this moment, she already had the demeanor of a future senior sister of the inner academy. Originally, she had gained the status of senior sister after becoming the strongest person in the inner academy by absorbing the 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone during this operation.

Of course, she now enjoys a high level of prestige within the inner courtyard.

The Soul Saint's strength is already considerable.

Being in the team, Ye Qing kept a low profile. It wasn't the time for him to stand out. In order to ensure that the team would encounter the 100,000-year-old soul beast just like in the original story, Ye Qing decided to remain inconspicuous.

And so, the group finally arrived at the outskirts of the Starry Sky Forest before sunset.

"Let's rest for the night and set off tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)