Gu Feng

Early morning, outside the hotel.

Dugu Bo and the Soul Saint elder sent by Ning Fengzhi arrived to meet up with the group. Seeing his disciple standing before him, full of vigor, Dugu Bo felt a little proud.

Level fifty was the pinnacle for ordinary Soul Masters. Even Soul Masters with decent talent generally had to be around thirty before reaching it.

Yet his disciple had reached such a level before even turning fifteen. He could not imagine anyone breaking that record.

As Dugu Chen's teacher, how could Dugu Bo not feel proud? This was different from how he had felt when Dugu Yan became a Soul King.

A Soul King could already be called a powerhouse, the backbone of every major sect. From this point on, Dugu Chen possessed a certain ability to protect himself on the continent.

As his teacher, Dugu Bo could not help feeling sentimental.

"Teacher, I'll have to trouble you again this time," Dugu Chen said to Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo chuckled. "No trouble at all. I'd be delighted if you gave your teacher this kind of trouble several times a year!"

Dugu Chen's expression stiffened. He definitely could not manage that. Perhaps he could trouble his teacher again when Shi Mo and the others broke through!

His teacher would surely be happy to help with that, right?!

Dugu Chen thought rather deviously.

"Uncle Gu, Father sent you this time!" Ning Rongrong said in surprise as she looked at the elder Ning Fengzhi had dispatched.

"Hehe! Our little princess is heading out, and Uncle Ning and the others were worried, so I volunteered. What do you think? Uncle Gu is still the one who dotes on our little princess the most, isn't he?" Gu Feng said with a smile, his face full of affection.

Ning Rongrong smiled slyly. "Uncle Gu, what do you think Bone Grandpa will say if I tell him that later?"

Gu Feng, whose face had been full of smiles just moments ago, immediately broke into a cold sweat. "No, no! Please spare Uncle Gu!"

"Alright, how could Rongrong possibly go tattling? I was only teasing Uncle Gu just now." Ning Rongrong stepped forward, hugged Gu Feng's arm, and coquettishly acted cute.

Gu Feng immediately beamed, leaving Dugu Chen clicking his tongue in amazement.

Ning Rongrong really had the sect elders wrapped around her finger! Forget that no one in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School could threaten her position now—even if someone possessed talent equal to hers, they would have no chance of competing with her given how favored she was.

Dugu Chen turned to Ning Rongrong. "Rongrong, who is this?"

Ning Rongrong came back to herself and introduced him to the group. "This is Elder Gu Feng of the sect. He's from Bone Grandpa's clan! He's a level seventy-nine powerhouse!"

After saying that, she raised her fist at Oscar in a provocative gesture.

Seeing this, Gu Feng examined Oscar, a meaningful expression appearing on his face.

Oscar felt uncomfortable all over and awkwardly scraped at the floor with his toes.

With Ning Rongrong's introduction, the others came to understand Gu Feng as well. He was a powerhouse from the same village as Bone Douluo.

After Bone Douluo joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he returned to his village to pay respects to his parents. By chance, it was the village's annual Martial Soul Awakening day.

Gu Feng awakened the same mutated Martial Soul as Bone Douluo, the Twin Winged Thunder Dragon. With level-seven Innate Soul Power, he had been brought back to the sect by Bone Douluo for training. He was now a level seventy-nine powerhouse as well.

Dugu Chen could not help marveling that their village was truly blessed land. It was already incredibly rare for an ordinary village to produce even one Soul Saint, yet their village had produced a Titled Douluo and a Soul Saint in succession. Such luck was quite rare on the Douluo Continent.

Dugu Bo said, "Alright, let's set off early. We'll try to reach the Star Dou Great Forest before nightfall."

With Dugu Bo giving the order to depart, the group of eleven boarded the three hired carriages.

The three girls, including Dugu Yan, rode in one carriage, with Dugu Bo personally driving it. On the Douluo Continent, perhaps only the two people inside could make a Titled Douluo serve as their driver.

Dugu Chen would not let a Soul Saint or Soul Emperor drive the carriage. Dugu Yan's carriage was full of women, so Dugu Bo simply drove it himself. As for the rest of them men, they did not care.

Oscar said to the others inside the carriage, "My fourth soul ring should be able to absorb a soul ring around six or seven thousand years old. I wonder what kind of Soul Beast we'll encounter this time. Brother Chen, what age soul ring are you planning to absorb?"

Everyone turned toward Dugu Chen. They were also curious about the limit of his physical body. Every Soul Master had different circumstances, and the limits they could endure varied as well.

Judging from the physical qualities Dugu Chen usually displayed, even ordinary Soul Saints were inferior to him.

Oscar was also different from ordinary support-system Soul Masters. Having been transformed by Whale Rubber and Immortal Herbs in succession, his body was far tougher than those of Soul Masters at the same level. Naturally, he could absorb soul rings of a higher age as well.

Dugu Chen said, "Around thirty-five thousand years, probably. If we encounter a Soul Beast with top-tier bloodline, it won't matter even if the age is a little lower."

"Beast!"

The others all sucked in sharp breaths. Though they had guessed that his physical condition was no worse than a Soul Saint's, once it was truly confirmed, they all cursed him inwardly.

Seeing their expressions, Dugu Chen smiled smugly. He then said to Oscar, "Oscar, before we enter the Star Dou Great Forest, make your various sausages and hand one out to everyone. It'll be easier to deal with danger if we encounter it."

Oscar said seriously, "I still have some stock left, enough to give everyone one. With my current soul power, there'll be as many Recovery Great Sausages as we need."

Shi Mo teased Oscar from the side. "Oscar, I have to admit your sausages are really effective, but those soul incantations are kind of lewd. They say Martial Souls are closely connected to their owners. Could it be that deep down, you're a repressed, sleazy middle-aged man?"

"Get lost, get lost! Someone as pure-hearted as me could never be as sleazy as you say. And what's so sleazy about the soul incantations? They're just a little distinctive," Oscar retorted loudly.

"Right, distinctive soul incantations. I wonder who it is that lights up every time he sees Rongrong, and even copied those storybooks by picking fights with her to get her attention. Who could it be?" Shi Mo, who had been sitting quietly to the side, began exposing him as well.

Even Dugu Chen looked at Oscar in surprise. He had not expected this pure and innocent version of Oscar to pursue girls like this.

"How did you know?" Oscar sprang up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Hmph! You were the one who didn't close the door properly. I saw it by accident. I never thought you'd be quite so innocent, Oscar." Shi Mo said, folding his arms.

"What's wrong with being innocent? Isn't Brother Chen the same? I was just following—" His voice grew softer and softer until it became inaudible.

After hearing that, Shi Mo and Shi Mo stared at the dark-faced Dugu Chen in astonishment. The boss lady and their big brother were together every day; they had thought they had already...

Dugu Chen glared at Oscar with a dark expression. He knew people on the Douluo Continent matured early—there were plenty of eleven- or twelve-year-olds going around rescuing fallen girls—but he simply could not get over that hurdle in his heart!

Now that Oscar had blurted it out, and since he and Dugu Yan were together every day, if word got out, people would think Dugu Chen was incapable!

Dugu Chen said coldly, "Today, only one side—either you two or Oscar—will walk out alive. Choose for yourselves!"

Shi Mo and Shi Mo swallowed nervously. Looking at Oscar, who had hidden off to one side, they exchanged glances before pouncing on him aggressively.

"Ah—"