Castrating Balls in the Star Dou Great Forest: Lu Mingchuan Waits for the Rabbit and Monkey

Good times always passed quickly. A few days later, early in the morning, Lu Mingchuan slipped out of Huang Quan's embrace.

He could not indulge in cuddling today, because he had serious business to attend to. If he remembered correctly, Tang San and the others should be hunting for soul rings around now.

After going over a few precautions with Huang Quan and Alicia, he left with Mirror Flow. As for why he had not brought Alicia and Huang Quan along, one reason was that Huang Quan had been helping him out all this time, so this was a good chance for her to rest.

As for Alicia, she simply did not want that bunch from Shrek to pollute her eyes.

The Star Dou Great Forest was still quite far from Heaven Dou City, so the two did not delay and set off at once. Along the way, Lu Mingchuan activated his fourth soul skill and traveled at full speed alongside Mirror Flow.

After nearly a full day, the two arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Mirror Flow, can you sense a small group in the Star Dou Great Forest led by a Soul Sage, with six or seven people?"

Mirror Flow nodded upon hearing that. She spread out her senses, then headed into the forest less than a moment later. Lu Mingchuan hurriedly followed.

Before long, they spotted the group. Sure enough, the one leading them was a short, burly man. However, after observing for a while, he did not see Dai Mubai among them.

That was normal. What decent person would send someone with a broken arm and leg onto the battlefield?

Lu Mingchuan did not rashly interrupt them. Instead, he and Mirror Flow quietly remained where they were and watched the show. Before long, he felt a breath of warmth against his ear.

"There's a thousand-year serpent soul beast approaching from ahead."

Mirror Flow's cool voice followed. Lu Mingchuan looked ahead, and shortly afterward, Zhao Wuji had Zhu Zhuqing scout the area in front of them.

Once Zhu Zhuqing finished reporting what she had seen, the serpent had nearly reached them. Lu Mingchuan quietly watched their performance. Just as they were about to obtain the soul ring after all their maneuvers, Snake Granny arrived with Meng Yiran, just as in the original story.

Lu Mingchuan yawned as he boredly watched the two sides bicker. Only when Tang San and Meng Yiran began their contest did he pull Mirror Flow out into the open.

"It's you, brat. What are you doing here?" Zhao Wuji frowned. Snake Granny alone was troublesome enough; he had not expected someone this troublesome to show up as well.

Snake Granny narrowed her eyes at his words. Seeing that neither group was paying attention to her, she decided to leave with Meng Yiran. Judging from Zhao Wuji's reaction, this person was clearly not someone to provoke. Offending a powerful expert over a soul ring simply was not worth it.

Lu Mingchuan also noticed Snake Granny retreating, but he ignored her and let her leave.

The others watched the two vigilantly as well, except for Ma Hongjun, who had only heard of their exploits. At that moment, Ma Hongjun's eyes were completely filled with Mirror Flow's beauty.

Zhao Wuji quickly noticed this and inwardly cursed. Dai Mubai had told him that Lu Mingchuan was extremely protective of his own. Dai Mubai had been beaten into that state just for provoking one of the women around him. Though Ma Hongjun had not harassed her—

His gaze was already close enough to count as harassment. Sure enough, Zhao Wuji keenly sensed Lu Mingchuan's gaze turn noticeably cold. He immediately moved to shield Ma Hongjun. Ma Hongjun also realized he had caused trouble when he saw Zhao Wuji's reaction, but Zhao Wuji's back before him gave him some peace of mind.

Seeing what he had done, Lu Mingchuan curled his lips. "Zhao Wuji, do you think you can protect him?" An iron sword appeared in his hand, and he vanished from where he stood. The moment he had emerged, he had already activated Imperial Chariot Super Light Swift Advance. Combined with his already absurd speed, he appeared no different from teleporting in the eyes of others.

The instant Zhao Wuji saw him disappear, he inwardly cried that things were bad. With an angry roar, he activated his Martial Soul Avatar without hesitation, trying to force Lu Mingchuan back. Shrek had already lost one student; he could not afford to lose another to Lu Mingchuan.

But he had forgotten that Lu Mingchuan could ignore control effects. Before Zhao Wuji's shocked eyes, Lu Mingchuan endured his pressure and slashed apart the flames Ma Hongjun spat out. Then, with another slash, he removed the source of Ma Hongjun's troubles.

"Hiss!!!"

By the time Zhao Wuji's bear paw struck Lu Mingchuan's former position, Lu Mingchuan had already vanished. Looking at Ma Hongjun clutching his crotch with a twisted expression, Zhao Wuji felt both a headache coming on and a measure of relief.

His headache came from the peculiar nature of Ma Hongjun's martial soul. He did not know whether cutting that thing off would affect Ma Hongjun's future. His relief came from the fact that Ma Hongjun's arms and legs were still peacefully attached.

"Don't worry. I was helping the little fatty too. After removing the source of his troubles, his cultivation speed will increase, and he won't be affected by Evil Fire anymore." He appeared beside Mirror Flow with a teasing smile, then tossed the sword in his hand onto the ground.

Hearing that, Zhao Wuji relaxed slightly, but he was still angry. As a Soul Sage, allowing a mere Soul Ancestor to castrate his student right under his nose was truly humiliating.

But when he looked at the woman beside Lu Mingchuan, whose depth he could not fathom, he swallowed his anger. When under someone else's roof, one had no choice but to bow one's head. Lu Mingchuan alone was already enough that none of them could do anything to him, let alone with this unreadable woman added to the mix.

"So what is your purpose in coming here? Don't tell me you came all this way just to castrate my student?" Zhao Wuji asked in a suppressed tone.

"Of course not. I'm not that idle. I merely came to sightsee in the Star Dou Great Forest, and I happened to see you along the way, so I came over to catch up. But who would've thought your academy really has all sorts of people?" Lu Mingchuan shook his head regretfully.

Xiao Wu, standing among the crowd, looked rather pleased. She had already sensed Er Ming rapidly approaching. As long as she stalled for a little longer, Er Ming would arrive and crush Lu Mingchuan to death with one punch.

The thought that her Third Brother's enemy was about to be killed by her made Xiao Wu incredibly happy. As for why she was so confident, it was because she could not sense any Titled Douluo-level soul master beside Lu Mingchuan.

If there had been one, that soul master should have attacked her long ago. She knew perfectly well how tempting her bones and soul rings were to humans. And even if there was a Titled Douluo, Da Ming was not someone an ordinary Titled Douluo could take down. Perhaps they could even use this chance to eliminate a potential enemy.

The more Xiao Wu thought about it, the more impressed she became with her own intelligence. Her gaze toward Lu Mingchuan was filled with mockery and pity. Lu Mingchuan, who was still bickering with Zhao Wuji, sensed that gaze as well and turned to smile at Xiao Wu.

After all, there were only so many ideas that rabbit brain of hers could come up with. She was just waiting for Er Ming to come and smash him to death. But that suited his plans perfectly, because he was also waiting for Er Ming—for Er Ming's soul bone and soul ring.

He had discovered long ago that the System Space could store soul rings. Soul rings of lower grades were not worthy of being placed there, but a hundred-thousand-year soul ring was perfect for filling that vacancy. Though he could not use it himself, he could give it to someone else.

Sorry, I went out today, so this was delayed until now. The second chapter will have to wait a little longer. The author is working hard to write it, sadly.