Douluo Continent: I am a biologist, and I have awakened a weapon spirit?

Suddenly, the two little figures on the music box began to slowly rotate, and a beautiful melody began to play.

Chen Feng stared at the music box that was spinning on its own, his mind wandering.

Although he did like music, that wasn't what sparked his interest in the Soul Guiding Music Box. What truly attracted him to the music box was that it demonstrated a way to convert soul power into kinetic energy.

There are also similar things to the Soul Guiding Music Box on Earth. The more traditional and older ones use mechanical energy from a spring as their power source, while the more modern ones use electricity as their energy source.

But their essence remains the same: converting energy into power to make the music box rotate and produce sound.

If the music box were replaced with other machines and the energy source were changed to fossil fuels, it would be able to do many things.

Therefore, what others see as a soul-guided music box means many possibilities to Chen Feng, such as a roaring industrial machine or even various kinds of dazzling art.

While it might seem strange to draw industrial inspiration from a music box, Chen Feng couldn't resist the connection.

Of course, whether it will succeed depends on subsequent experiments.

If they can't replicate it, or if the replicated soul tool doesn't output enough power, then these ideas will remain just ideas.

Chapter 254 Re-entering the Star Dou Great Forest

Shortly after Chen Feng and the others received their gifts, voices could be heard coming from outside.

Chen Feng recognized his companions' voices and went over to open the shop door.

Zhao Wuji, who was taking out his keys to open the door, was taken aback.

"Xiao Feng, you're back? How's Little Fatty doing?"

As Zhao Wuji walked into the shop, he put away the key, and the others followed him in.

“Just as we guessed before, Hongjun’s mother is a Soul Master,” Chen Feng said.

"What about her soul ring attributes?" Qin Ming asked, while Dai Mubai also looked at Chen Feng with curiosity.

"No problem, it's fire attribute."

"It seems that there are indeed no exceptions to the Foundation Building Technique," Qin Ming said, not particularly surprised.

"That's not entirely true. It's more accurate to say that there are no exceptions under normal circumstances. However, if there are strong external factors interfering, this pattern cannot be relied upon accurately." Chen Feng shook his head slightly.

The so-called powerful external factors are some extraordinary situations, such as divinely bestowed martial souls.

In this situation, no rules apply.

"I didn't expect you to be so meticulous, Xiaofeng," Qin Ming said with a smile.

“Research naturally requires rigor. Our world has gods, powerful beings capable of breaking conventions. So we can’t be so absolute about some things,” Chen Feng said, shrugging.

Qin Ming gave Chen Feng a strange look; it was the first time he had ever heard someone say that a god was a powerful being.

The master then spoke:

"Xiao Feng, don't say those things again, especially not in front of the Spirit Hall."

Chen Feng paused for a moment, then nodded to indicate that he understood.

He realized that he had inadvertently revealed his attitude of having no reverence for the gods, which was somewhat out of place in the Douluo Continent, like a husky hiding among a pack of wolves.

Or you could say it the other way around.

Fortunately, none of the people here are religious, so Chen Feng doesn't have to worry about being burned at the stake.

As Flanders said, the phonograph in Xiaowu's hand was not very good, and the images it produced were not very clear.

Even so, Xiao Wu was quite satisfied with the gift and played a photo game with several girls.

With Flander's permission, the others also picked out items that interested them in the store.

While everyone was choosing gifts, Meng Yiran, who had already made her selection, came to Flander's side and said:

"Dean, I want to go home. I won the Soul Master Competition and I need to celebrate with my grandparents."

“Okay, that’s the way to go,” Flander agreed.

He looked at the others and asked:

"Is anyone else going home, Mu Bai?"

Dai Mubai waved his hand, "I have no need to go back. If I really go back, it might cause some people to have inappropriate thoughts. Let's just forget about it."

He won the Soul Master Competition, and his opponent in the second round was still the Star Luo Royal Academy, which was equivalent to defeating his older brother Davis.

If he really goes back, there's no telling what kind of people will try to use him to cause trouble.

Indeed, Davis voluntarily conceded and stepped aside, but those who wanted to cause trouble didn't care about that; they just needed a pretext.

So Dai Mubai was too lazy to go back and cause trouble for his father and older brother.

Even if Davis offered to let him go back, he didn't want to.

Going back to China is out of the question. Isn't it much more fun to be out here? I don't have to deal with all that backstabbing and I can stay with my friends.

Flander then looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who also shook her head slightly, clearly having no intention of returning, just like Dai Mubai.

But Xiao Wu said at this moment:

"Dean, I want to go home and visit my family. My mistress will come with me."

“Okay.” Flanders readily agreed.

"Xiao Feng, you come too," Xiao Wu said again.

Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing both looked over, and Xiao Wu immediately felt a little flustered.

Fortunately, the two girls didn't say anything and continued picking out things that interested them.

After considering Xiao Wu's suggestion for a moment, Chen Feng nodded, as he had already been considering acting alone.

If he were with the main force, it wouldn't be very convenient for him to go and take a look at Red Sand City, because he wouldn't have a reasonable excuse.

Moreover, he only decided to go to Chisha City after he went to Qiyu Village, which could easily arouse Ma Hongjun's suspicion.

Although Ma Hongjun might not think much of it given his personality, Chen Feng didn't need to create such a loophole, so going to the Star Dou Great Forest with Xiao Wu would actually be beneficial to Chen Feng.

However, shouldn't Gu Yueling take this opportunity to go back? Chen Feng glanced at the blonde girl who was picking out gifts without leaving a trace, and found that she had no intention of speaking.

At this moment, Chen Feng noticed that Xiao Wu was also silently observing Gu Yue Ling, and a thought suddenly struck him.

Could it be...

......

After the boys and girls had chosen their gifts, the group had a big meal at a restaurant in Soto City, and this time Liu Erlong paid the bill.

Then everyone went their separate ways. Chen Feng, Tang San, and Xiao Wu left the group together, but they did not head straight for the Star Dou Great Forest. Instead, they first walked towards Notting City in the west for a while, and after getting away from the city and confirming that no one was following them, they changed direction.

After circling around twice more, they finally plunged into the Starry Sky Forest late at night.

After a rapid journey, the three stopped at a certain place. After Tang San confirmed that no one was around for a distance, Chen Feng asked Xiao Wu to cancel the concealment of her aura.

But soon, he had Xiao Wu hide her aura again.

Having learned her lesson the hard way before, Xiao Wu didn't dare to reveal her presence directly after entering the Star Dou Great Forest this time. However, the three of them couldn't just walk all the way to where Da Ming and Er Ming were, so they still had to give Er Ming a signal so that it would come to pick them up.

Therefore, briefly exposing Xiao Wu's aura would be a good choice.

As the overlord of the Star Dou Great Forest, Erming has the eyes of all the spirit beasts here. As long as he knows that Xiao Wu has returned, finding the three of them will not be difficult.

"Xiao Feng, you're being too cautious," Xiao Wu couldn't help but say after doing what Chen Feng had asked her to do.

"A brief release of your aura is fine, but why did you have to take such a long detour before even getting here?"

Chen Feng glanced at her. "You're not really going to walk in a straight line home, are you? No way, no way?"

Xiao Wu blushed; she had indeed gone in a straight line when she returned to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Tang San observed his surroundings through the plants as he spoke:

"Xiao Wu, you can't do that anymore. You have to be more careful. Otherwise, if you keep running towards the Star Dou Great Forest, it will definitely arouse suspicion."

"Okay," Xiao Wu replied helplessly.

"By the way, Xiao Wu, what do you think of Ling'er?" Chen Feng asked.

"I feel... she seems to be like me," Xiao Wu said hesitantly.

"Just like you?" Tang San was taken aback. "Xiao Wu, you mean...?"

"Yes, I have that feeling, but I'm not entirely sure," Xiao Wu nodded.

She looked at Chen Feng, "Xiao Feng, you suddenly brought her up, did you also discover something?"

Chen Feng nodded slightly. "We did sense something, but if she doesn't say anything, there's no need for us to ask."

"I wonder what she's here for," Xiao Wu muttered.

"Maybe he's like you, Xiao Wu, running off to have some fun?" Tang San guessed.

Then another question came to his mind, "Speaking of the issue with her aura, how did she resolve it?"

Xiao Wu's technique for concealing her aura was first conceived by Chen Feng, and then Xiao Wu imitated the technique that Tang San, a half-blood, had mastered.

What about Gu Yueling?

"There might be other ways, but we don't need to delve into that. It's enough that we know this happened," Chen Feng said.

Tang San understood, and then said:

"Speaking of which, Xiaofeng, do you remember the first time we met? I felt she was very interested in you back then. Do you think she might have been attracted to you?"

"But Xiao Feng didn't reveal his identity back then. In other people's eyes, he was just a talented young man. Why was Ling'er attracted to him?" Xiao Wu asked in confusion.

Tang San pondered for a moment and said:

“First, she first appeared in Soto City, so her home is most likely there. Second, although Xiao Feng didn’t reveal his identity at that time, he had just completed a crucial experiment. Judging from that experiment alone, it’s entirely possible that she was attracted there.”

Xiao Wu paused for a moment, "But we were the only ones around at the time, there couldn't have been anyone else."

She was quite certain of this because Erming was working nearby as a supervisor at the time, and he would have definitely notified her if anything unusual happened.

"It's not necessarily necessary to be around. Xiao Wu, do you remember who came up with the plan to help Xiao Feng wake up after he was attacked by Shi Nian?" Tang San reminded her.

"It's... Ling'er."

"So here's the question: how did she master mental power techniques? There must be some kind of inheritance in this area. And mental power can be used for spying and perception, so I guess that when Xiao Feng was experimenting, he was noticed by other... beings, which is why Ling'er came to our academy. Of course, this is just my guess," Tang San said.

"That seems to make sense." Xiao Wu thought about it and felt that this explanation was actually quite reasonable.

Chen Feng was secretly astonished. He hadn't expected that his mistress, unaware of the full story, would make the same guess as him.

However, this is mainly because Gu Yueling's appearance time is too sensitive. If she had appeared a few months later, probably no one would have guessed what she was there for.

"Xiao Feng, you think so too, right?" Tang San asked.

“Yes, I did have that guess as well,” Chen Feng said.

"Then we have another helper!" Xiao Wu said happily.

As they talked, the three of them made their way toward the center of the forest, waiting for Erming to come looking for them.

Before long, the woods ahead parted silently, and a huge figure appeared before the three of them.

"Erming!" Xiaowu ran over happily to greet him.

The towering and mighty Titan Ape seemed unusually docile at this moment, obediently squatting down to talk to Xiao Wu.

After a short encrypted conversation between the man and the ape, the Titan Giant Ape stood up and placed its hand in front of Chen Feng and Tang San.

As usual, the Monkey God Roller Coaster is starting!

Recalling the feeling of being caught and run by the Ape God last time, Chen Feng licked his lips and said:

"Could... I and my mistress sit on your shoulders?"

Erming snorted dismissively, his meaning clear: You're dreaming!

Xiao Wu couldn't help but try to persuade Er Ming, but Er Ming was adamant about it. As the overlord of the forest, it was absolutely impossible for a human to sit on its shoulders.

It's clear that it's going to die, die out there! Even if it's turned into a spirit ring by humans, it would never become a human's mount!

Chen Feng and Tang San exchanged a glance and could only helplessly stand in Er Ming's palm.

After another whirlwind of speed, the three of them were taken by Erming to a clear little lake, which was where Erming usually lived.

"Da Ming, I'm back!" Xiao Wu shouted towards the lake as soon as she got off the monkey carriage.