Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

As usual, Yan checked himself over in the valley, and was slightly relieved to find that he had not sustained any unintentional injuries.

After washing up briefly and changing into a loose robe, he headed out of the valley. Before he had even completely left the area shrouded in a light red mist, he heard a familiar voice.

Chapter 94 Sparring and Competition

"Guess who I am... oh..."

Behind the Papal Palace, Yan had just stepped out of the small valley when a pair of soft little hands covered his eyes. It turned out that a restless little fox was playing a game with him. But Yan was not one to play by the rules, so he simply turned around and pulled the fox into his arms.

"Xiao Yan, you're so bad."

Hu Liena was easily embraced by Yan, annoyed by his lack of cooperation, and lightly patted his chest with her small hand in a huff.

"Now he doesn't even call me 'brother' anymore. He has no respect for elders at all."

Yan reached out and gently pinched Hu Liena's delicate nose, a hint of amusement in his eyes. The Yan in the original work might have been a simp, but he was definitely not. It was something that could be accomplished with a little boldness, and look, he succeeded.

"Waaah... I was wrong, dear brother..."

Hu Liena suddenly became teary-eyed, her eyes misting over, looking as if she had been thoroughly bullied. However, Yan did not let go at all; this little fox was far from being able to play mind games with him.

Yan walked forward with Hu Liena in his arms for a while, and a playground came into view. Three figures with strong auras were leading a group of children in their training, and in the middle of them, two teenagers were sparring.

"Xie Yue has made great progress, but Fatty has become complacent."

When Yan and Hu Liena arrived at the scene, most of the teenagers present showed jealousy and fear upon seeing their intimate behavior.

Children in Douluo Continent are quite precocious. In ancient feudal societies like this, it was quite common for children to get married and start a family at the age of thirteen, and it was also common for them to have girlfriends at the age of twelve or even earlier.

As the Pope's personal disciple, Hu Liena is naturally a high-potential talent. Those who are able to enter this special training class are basically geniuses with backgrounds within the Spirit Hall. Although they may not look very old, they are quite ambitious.

However, no matter how many schemes these kids had, they could only be suppressed in front of Yan, not only because of his status as a holy son, but also because of his absolute strength that far surpassed that of his peers.

Yan is someone who values ​​both cultivation and practical combat. His progress in cultivation is rapid, and in terms of practical combat, while he may not be able to defeat stronger opponents or fight opponents of higher levels, he can at least easily defeat these kids his own age.

So he suggested to the instructors of the special training class that they add a daily practical challenge class. Every day after he reached his limit in his training, he would come here to stomp on the weaker students a couple of times. He had beaten up almost all the geniuses in the class, so of course they were afraid of him.

Shortly after Yan and Hu Liena arrived at the playground, the two who were competing finally came to a conclusion. Bright yellow spirit rings flashed one after another, and Xie Yue and Tuoba Hong's figures passed each other.

Tuoba Hong's bright yellow armor shattered into pieces, revealing a clear red line on his scales. At the last moment, Xie Yue sheathed his sword; otherwise, this strike would have severely injured him.

"Boss, I lost again."

After the sparring match ended, Xie Yue and Tuoba Hong walked towards Yan and Hu Liena respectively. Tuoba Hong was quite depressed because this defeat marked his seventh consecutive loss in the special training class. Since joining the special training class, he had suffered crushing defeats in almost every combat lesson, which was a serious blow to his confidence.

Tuoba Hong possesses the White Armor Earth Dragon Martial Soul and has a congenital soul power level of six, making him superior to most soul masters in terms of talent. However, those who were arranged to study in this special training class alongside the Crown Prince were all geniuses from the various soul master families of the Spirit Hall, none of whom were lacking in talent.

"You have indeed been a bit lax lately. However, it's also because Xie Yue is stronger now. If I'm not mistaken, you should have already broken through level 20."

Yan carefully examined Tuoba Hong and Xie Yue. The little fat boy's recent cultivation progress was only so-so, barely reaching level sixteen, while Xie Yue's cultivation progress was quite fast. Although his aura was still a bit unstable, he had already reached level twenty.

Xie Yue walked up to Yan, his eyes filled with fighting spirit. "You're right, I did just break through to level 20."

"You want to challenge me? Come on."

Yan sensed Xie Yue's meaning from his eyes, smiled and swayed to let Tuo Kaiba Hong and Hu Liena pass by, then reached out to Xie Yue.

Xie Yue's twin moon blades reappeared in his palms, a bright yellow soul ring swirling around him. Suddenly, he drew his blade.

"Huh! Huh!"

Two beams of white light shot out and intersected, forming a circular arc as they flew toward Yan, who was still in place, while Xie Yue himself performed a backflip and retreated at high speed.

He had fought Yan many times and knew that the latter's two spirit ring skills were both designed to amplify himself, allowing him to unleash his full power in close combat, but he was lacking in ranged skills.

"Xie Yue, you're thinking too simply."

Yan watched the two beams of light shooting towards him, a serious look flashing in his eyes. Then, he slammed his right foot into the ground, burying it in the earth and rocks. He then flicked his fist upwards, sending several pieces of gravel flying. He locked onto two of the larger pieces and unleashed a powerful punch from his fist, which was enveloped in flames.

"Boom! Boom!"

The crimson flying stone shot through the air and collided with the two blade lights. The stone, which was already on the verge of breaking, exploded and flew everywhere. The flight trajectory of the two moon blades was also deflected by the stone, and they no longer had a chance to hit Yan.

A white light emanated from Xie Yue's hand in the distance, and he summoned back two moon blades. The light on the curved blades was restrained, and their sharpness was concealed.

Yan stared at Xie Yue in the distance, then stomped his foot on the ground again, this time with even greater force. Countless pebbles were shaken up, Yan's first soul ring instantly shone, and then a burst of flames erupted. Countless flying stones, carrying flames, shot out, covering Xie Yue's direction like a meteor shower.

"Ding ding ding ding..."

Xie Yue fought and retreated, his hands flashing with moon blades that formed an impenetrable, snow-white defensive shield, deflecting all the scattered sparks and flying stones, while continuing to retreat further away. However, his retreat and blocking were somewhat affected by the situation.

Yan was faster than him. In his first soul skill state, his speed increased dramatically. In a few leaps, he arrived in front of Xie Yue and threw a fist with a vortex of flames at him. Xie Yue subconsciously drew his twin swords to block.

"Boom!"

A torrent of flames erupted and shattered Xie Yue's twin-blade defense. The flaming fist stopped just before Xie Yue's nose, and the flames subsided in that instant.

Yan withdrew his fist. "Your strength has improved rapidly, but I am stronger. And your blade isn't sharp enough. You need to seriously consider your second spirit ring; it would be best if it could enhance that aspect."

Xie Yue asked earnestly, "My choice of spirit rings is based on my father's, but the path of strong attack that my father chose is obviously problematic. What kind of spirit rings do you think are suitable for me?"

Chapter 95 Star Dou Great Forest

"Compared to beast spirits, weapon spirits are actually more versatile, as they can selectively absorb spirits from almost all types of beasts. However, for better spirit evolution, it is best to choose to absorb a certain type of spirit beast in combination."

Yan analyzed Xie Yue's martial soul, "Taking the most powerful weapon martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, as an example, the soul rings chosen by this martial soul are all power-type soul beasts. After reaching the title of Douluo, a single hammer blow can have a force of nearly 100,000 jin. This is pure force that can overcome all techniques."

The hammer is a heavy weapon, so a strong, offensive build is very suitable for this kind of martial soul. However, your Moon Blade is a dual-wielding, short sword, so it's best to go for a more agile and explosive build.

Extreme sharpness, toughness, and sufficient speed allow you to cut through anything in the world. You can refer to the path of the Destroyer Clan, but you still need to carefully consider which soul beast to absorb.

"Since you and Na'er have both broken through to level 20, let's go to the Star Dou Great Forest and try our luck. Maybe we'll encounter some rare soul beasts."

As Yan spoke, he glanced at Hu Liena beside him. This girl's cultivation speed was no less than that of her brother, Xie Yue. The two siblings could complement each other to some extent through their Martial Soul Fusion Technique, and one's breakthrough could easily lead to the other's breakthrough.

"Okay, Brother Xiaoyan is the best."

Hu Liena nodded repeatedly, walked to Yan's side and put her arm around his. As for her defeated brother, she didn't give him any extra attention. What was that thing?

……

The Star Dou Great Forest is one of the three most famous gathering places for spirit beasts on the Douluo Continent. It spans the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, with two-fifths of its area in the Heaven Dou Empire and the other three-fifths in the Star Luo Empire. It is also the closest gathering place for spirit beasts to Wuhun City.

Wuhun City is located on a border plain where the two great empires meet. It is less than 300 miles away from the Star Dou Great Forest in a straight line. Even if you need to detour through some mountains and steep slopes, you can basically reach it in a day.

Yan's status in the Spirit Hall needs no further explanation. Although he was not the one who obtained the spirit ring, he was also preparing to go to the Star Dou Great Forest, so the entourage would certainly be quite grand.

Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo couldn't resist Hu Liena's coaxing, so they chose to lead the team themselves. With two titled Douluo accompanying them, there were naturally no problems with their safety.

Since this time they were only going into the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts, they didn't need to prepare much, and a team of about ten people set off quickly.

……

The next morning, after resting for a day at a hotel a hundred miles away from the Star Dou Great Forest, the Spirit Hall group set off again towards the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Star Dou Great Forest is located directly south of the Heaven Dou Empire. The forest spans the two empires. Because there are many soul beasts here, it is the place that soul masters most hope to come to, because every time they come here, it means that they are about to complete their advancement.

Beyond the dense, towering forest, a group of about ten people dismounted their horses, leaving them to be guarded by the accompanying knights. Yan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Liya followed Gui Mei and Yue Guan into the Star Dou Great Forest.

That's right, Sister Liya, who adopted Yan, also came along. She had also broken through and become a level 40 Soul Master who had not yet acquired her Soul Ring. Since she didn't want to bother two people, she naturally came to the Star Dou Great Forest with Yan.

As Yan and his group entered the Star Dou Great Forest, they could feel waves of refreshing air blowing from afar. It was a fragrance of plants that was soothing and comforting.

Yan looked ahead and saw a green ocean, an endless expanse of green that looked like a blue sea, and a comforting fragrance wafted towards him.

On the outskirts of the Starry Sky Forest, towering trees block out the sky, each tree at least twenty meters tall. The dense forest has no paths, and the shadows of the trees obscure the true scenery within.

The temperature dropped significantly under the shade of the trees, and the refreshing feeling, along with the moist, earthy aroma, constantly stimulated everyone's sense of smell.

"You guys stay close to me from now on and don't leave my sight. As for suitable soul beasts, Ghost and I will help you find them."

Yue Guan instructed the people accompanying him. Although he was a Title Douluo and would rarely encounter danger in this forest, he was carrying four burdens with him this time, so he could not be too careful.

The Star Dou Great Forest is not a captive hunting forest for soul beasts. Most of the soul beasts here are extremely ferocious. Although the outer areas are safer, it's not impossible to encounter ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. Although Ghostly Charm and Moon Pass are confident in their strength, they dare not be too careless.

……

"There are quite a few plants in this Star Dou Great Forest, but it's a pity that I've never found any immortal herbs despite coming here so many times. It's truly a shame."

On the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan spread out his right palm, and a faint yellow aura appeared in his palm. The yellow light gradually changed, turning into purple, and in the center of that purple, there was also a bit of golden light.

Amidst the purple light, a large chrysanthemum emerged, its color a magnificent purple. Strangely, each petal of the chrysanthemum appeared fluffy and exceptionally cute.

The entire chrysanthemum was perfectly integrated, yet it emitted no fragrance. The central stamen rose more than half a foot above the petals, and the tip of the stamen shone with a faint golden light. Two yellow, two purple, and five black soul rings circled and moved rhythmically around this magnificent and rare flower.

As Yue Guan circulated his soul power, a layer of yellow-purple light swept out, and countless plants around him seemed to come alive, moving without wind and constantly emitting strange life fluctuations.

As a celestial herb, the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, when transformed into a martial soul, is also one of the most top-tier martial souls, naturally possessing unique domain abilities.

However, in his early years, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan had no one to guide him, so the compatibility between the first few spirit rings he absorbed and his martial soul was not high enough, and the evolution of his domain was not advanced enough. It could only be used as an auxiliary domain, like Qian Renxue's current Angel Domain.

However, in special environments, Chrysanthemum Douluo's domain is quite effective, especially in densely vegetated places like the Star Dou Great Forest.

As he channeled his soul power, the light of his domain spread continuously, triggering a resonance among more plants, especially various exotic flowers and herbs, which radiated various forms of life light.

"The life force in the southwest is quite strong, so it should be a soul beast with life attributes, which is very suitable for a support and healing type of martial soul."

Chrysanthemum Douluo closed his eyes and sensed his surroundings. Suddenly, he looked towards the southwest and spoke softly. All eyes turned to Liya beside Yan. Among the group, only Liya was a support-type healing soul master, and life-attribute soul beasts were most suitable for her.

"Let's head southwest first."

Yan spoke calmly, and the others naturally had no objections. Yue Guan and Gui Mei followed one after the other, and the group formed a straight line, flying southwest.

Chapter 96 Emerald Swan

"So this jade swan was seriously injured. No wonder it was moving so slowly. This kind of soul beast shouldn't be attacked by other soul beasts. It's really strange..."

Deep outside the Star Dou Great Forest, several figures arrived at a patch of grass stained with blood. A young man in white robes with feminine features stepped forward and parted the grass to reveal a strange and magical soul beast that shone with a clear light.

This white-robed youth was none other than Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, who had brought Yan and his group to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts. He used his own Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum to resonate with many plants and spread his domain, sensing soul beasts with life attributes.

The jade swan they discovered this time resembled an ordinary swan in appearance, but it was entirely emerald green with a clear luster and had wings that looked like they were carved from gemstones.

Its wings are emerald green, and every feather looks so dazzling and vibrant, the vivid green full of life.

However, this precious soul beast, which represents life, is nearing death. Its body is covered in wounds, and the mottled blue blood has stained its downy feathers together. Its whole body glows and constantly exudes vitality, its aura like a candle in the wind, as if it could reach the end of its life at any moment.

This strange situation naturally made Yue Guan and Gui Mei wary. Yue Guan unconsciously spread his domain, while Gui Mei had already disappeared into the shade of the trees and hidden away.

Emerald Swans are life-attribute healing-type soul beasts. They are extremely rare and some even speculate that they are extinct. These soul beasts are inherently very fragile, yet they possess the pure life force of nature, making them very attractive to other soul beasts. For any soul beast, they can be considered a great tonic.

Especially before they reach adulthood, Emerald Swans have almost no ability to protect themselves and are too easy to kill. In fact, most Emerald Swans in nature are devoured by other Soul Beasts before they reach adulthood. This is a rare Soul Beast that is not 'extinct' due to human slaughter.