Ye Guyi

Like Fire Phoenix Douluo, Shangguan Wei'er was busy with countless affairs as the leader of the Ordinary Alliance. She rarely left Mingdu and had no time to take Ye Guyi hunting for a Soul Ring. Luan Yu happened to be taking Liu Xing and Firefly to the Demon Forest to hunt Soul Beasts, so bringing along one more Ye Guyi made no difference. Besides, she rather liked the little blonde girl.

Although she did not particularly like Shangguan Wei'er, they had been classmates after all, so she had to give her this much face. Xu Tianran was the same. There were only so many Rank 9 Spirit Tool Masters in the Sun Moon Empire, and even fewer who had the time to take newcomers hunting Soul Beasts and could freely leave Mingdu.

Xu Tianran had originally planned to hire a Soul Douluo to make a trip to the Demon Forest with Xu Tianzhen. But after learning that Liu Xing and Firefly also possessed Innate Full Soul Power, he changed his mind and went straight to Luan Yu, entrusting Xu Tianzhen to her as well.

He was not worried about his sister's safety. They were merely hunting for a First Soul Ring, not picking a fight with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. With a Rank 9 Spirit Tool Master leading them, how could anything possibly go wrong? If something truly did happen, they could only blame bad luck.

Besides, this was an opportunity for Xu Tianzhen to spend more time with Liu Xing and Firefly, as well as a chance to build ties with Fire Phoenix Douluo. And it would be through Xu Tianzhen, without requiring him to show himself. It was practically a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

After considering it for a while, Luan Yu did not refuse. It would be good for the two little ones to form a friendship with Xu Tianzhen. After all, they would be living in Mingdu for a long time, and having a friend like Xu Tianzhen would make many things much more convenient.

"Ice Phoenix Douluo, I'll leave my little sister in your care."

"Sister Luan Yu, I'll leave little Guyi to you."

Xu Tianran and Shangguan Wei'er respectively entrusted Xu Tianzhen and Ye Guyi to Luan Yu, then watched as she took the four little ones into the sky and headed for the Demon Forest.

"Liu Xing, Firefly, I never expected you two to have Innate Full Soul Power too. That's wonderful."

The moment she was away from Xu Tianran, Xu Tianzhen instantly revealed her true nature. Not a trace of the obedient manner she had shown at the checkpoint remained. Separated by the Soul Guidance Barrier, she excitedly greeted the two of them.

Neither Liu Xing nor Firefly could bring themselves to dislike the lively Xu Tianzhen. She had none of the arrogance of royalty and never put on airs because of her status as a Princess, so they were happy to be friends with her.

One of Firefly's dreams was to make more friends, so naturally she would not reject Xu Tianzhen. She had a favorable impression of Xu Tianzhen, whose personality was very similar to Nan Qiuqiu's.

"Hello, I'm Liu Xing. You're called Ye Guyi, right?"

Liu Xing turned to Ye Guyi, who was inside another Soul Guidance Barrier nearby, and greeted her with a smile.

"Mm, I'm Ye Guyi. You two have Innate Full Soul Power too, so your Martial Souls must be strong as well. Let's spar when we get the chance."

Ye Guyi blinked her large golden eyes and looked at Liu Xing, brimming with fighting spirit.

A bead of cold sweat slid down Liu Xing's forehead. He had not expected this little blonde girl, who looked like a porcelain doll, to be a battle maniac. She had only just awakened her Martial Soul, yet she was already looking to pick a fight.

"Hey, hey, hey! Are we fighting? Count me in! I'll fight you. Let me tell you, I'm really strong."

Xu Tianzhen's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly joined in.

Liu Xing inwardly broke into a cold sweat. What was wrong with people on Douluo Continent? One after another, they were only a few years old and already so eager to fight. Was this normal behavior for people from Douluo Continent? Was he the strange one?

Luan Yu watched the little ones already getting acquainted and smiled with satisfaction. Children should make more friends. As for arranging fights, she thought that was perfectly normal. On Douluo Continent, which Soul Master had not started Soul Fighting from a young age? Soul Fighting was a tradition of Douluo Continent!

Take the Heavenly Dragon Gate and Earthly Dragon Gate, for instance. After Nan Qiuqiu and the others awakened their Martial Souls, didn't they often arrange fights? If they did not have three or five group brawls a month, they were not qualified Soul Masters.

And didn't those Soul Master and Spirit Tool Master academies have dedicated Soul Fighting Stages? They existed precisely to encourage students to engage in Soul Fighting and accumulate combat experience. To Soul Masters on Douluo Continent, fighting was as commonplace as eating and drinking, regardless of age or gender.

Firefly did not particularly care. Compared to people of Douluo Continent, this alien was even more unusual. She had fought on battlefields since birth, risking her life against overwhelming Swarms. To her, fighting was nothing more than child's play.

No matter how capable Xu Tianzhen and Ye Guyi were at fighting, could they compare to her? Liu Xing could pat his chest and guarantee it: even if there were ten more Xu Tianzhens and Ye Guyis, they still would not be able to beat Firefly. This was a crushing difference in dimensions.

He silently mourned for Xu Tianzhen and Ye Guyi for two seconds. These two little girls would probably have to live under Firefly's shadow in the future.

Although she was bringing along four little burdens, Luan Yu still arrived at the outskirts of the Demon Forest within half a day.

Although the Demon Forest lay south of Mingdu, it was actually close to the northern part of Douluo Continent and had a temperate monsoon climate. As far as the eye could see, most of its vegetation consisted of coniferous forests.

Moreover, from the air in the distance, they could see that much of the coniferous forest had blackish-gray trunks and leaves. It formed a dark, oppressive expanse, and even before entering it, the suffocating atmosphere was already pressing down on them.

The Demon Forest—the destination of their journey had undoubtedly arrived.

Luan Yu slowly descended from the sky with the four little ones and stopped after landing on the ground.

Any Soul Master with even a little common sense would not attempt to fly over a forest inhabited by large numbers of Soul Beasts. That was no different from suicide.

Luan Yu did not immediately lead the little ones into the Demon Forest. Instead, she took out food she had prepared in advance and distributed it among them.

After traveling for half a day, Liu Xing and the others, who were still growing, were indeed hungry. They accepted the food Luan Yu handed them without complaint.

Although Xu Tianzhen had been pampered since childhood, she was not some useless ornament. She could endure this much hardship. But when she noticed that Firefly's food differed from theirs, she still asked curiously, "Firefly, what are you eating? Why is it different from ours? Can I have a taste?"

Liu Xing glanced over and nearly spat out the bread in his mouth. Firefly was happily sharing the Oak Cake Roll in her hands with the curious Xu Tianzhen and Ye Guyi. Her favorite thing to do was share Oak Cake Rolls with her friends.

Although Nan Qiuqiu and Liu Xing had both said it was murder, Firefly remained baffled. In her view, Oak Cake Rolls were delicious! Why did Liu Xing and Nan Qiuqiu both dislike them? In the end, she could only conclude that the two of them were not suited for Oak Cake Rolls.

Liu Xing lowered his head and silently gnawed on his bread as he counted down in his heart. Three, two, one.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! Ugh! What is this stuff? Firefly, why are you chewing on wood?"

Xu Tianzhen took a huge bite of the Oak Cake Roll and nearly got taken out in one blow. Her little face flushed red as she stared at Firefly in disbelief, unable to understand why Firefly wanted to murder her.