Training

Three months later, Ye Feng returned to Sunset Forest.

Ning Rongrong and Sword Douluo came with him.

This time, they had come to Sunset Forest to hunt Ning Rongrong's first soul ring.

Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda had a long-standing inheritance within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The sect had conducted extensive research on soul rings for every stage.

They had long since chosen a target for Ning Rongrong's first soul ring.

"Rongrong, Ye Feng, let me test you with a question. Do you know where Great Strength Bears live?" Sword Douluo asked.

"Ah..." Ning Rongrong froze, instantly stumped by the question. Unable to think of an answer, she tilted her little head toward Ye Feng for help.

"Great Strength Bears are generally solitary soul beasts. They live near water sources and like to dwell in caves," Ye Feng said, recalling the knowledge Bone Douluo had taught him.

"Mm, not bad. But finding a Great Strength Bear's trail based on that information alone would still be far too difficult." Sword Douluo nodded approvingly at Ye Feng's answer.

"Then how should we look for one?" Ye Feng asked curiously.

"Haha, naturally, we gather intelligence in advance. Sunset Forest is so vast—without prior intelligence, we would only waste time."

"Before coming here, I had already learned the general area where Great Strength Bears live. Follow me!"

Sword Douluo spoke calmly. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had many disciples and had gathered plenty of intelligence on the soul beasts of Sunset Forest. Sword Douluo had completed his preparations before they came.

"Hehe, so Sword Grandpa had everything prepared already!" Ning Rongrong looked at Sword Douluo happily.

"Haha, this is our Little Princess's first soul ring. Of course, we had to prepare everything in advance."

Sword Douluo laughed and waved his hand. "Let's go. If we encounter a suitable target along the way, Ye Feng can get some practical experience as well. Only through real combat can one become a qualified battle-type Spirit Master."

"Alright." A gleam flashed through Ye Feng's eyes, and he suddenly found himself looking forward to the journey.

Ning Rongrong had never been to Sunset Forest before, and everything she saw filled her with curiosity.

Especially the harmless little soul beasts they had spotted earlier.

"Wow, there's a little rabbit over there! Brother Ye Feng, shall we catch it?"

"Ah, is that a squirrel? It's so cute!"

"A snake! Such a huge snake, how scary! Brother Ye Feng, come kill it!"

Ning Rongrong's chirping never stopped along the way.

They were only on the outskirts of the forest, and with Sword Douluo constantly by their side, there was no need to worry about safety, so they let her play as she pleased.

As for Ye Feng, he felt even more at home in the forest.

The spiritual energy here was not as dense as in the simulated cultivation environment, but everything was more primitive. When he first arrived, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Meditation Method within him had begun circulating much faster.

"Rongrong, stop playing. The soul beasts ahead may attack us. Ye Feng, make sure you protect Rongrong."

"I won't be making a move for the rest of the journey. Consider this a test for the two of you."

After walking for about an hour, Sword Douluo's voice reached their ears. The next moment, Ye Feng felt Sword Douluo's presence rapidly vanish. If he had not seen him with his own eyes, he would not have noticed his existence at all.

"Alright." Ye Feng vigilantly stepped in front of Ning Rongrong, taking the lead as he cleared the way ahead.

At the same time, he focused his attention. His sharp eyes swept across their surroundings, watching for any movement nearby.

He knew this was Sword Douluo's test for him.

Only through actual combat could he grow faster.

At this point, Ning Rongrong also quieted down obediently. She reached out and grabbed the corner of Ye Feng's clothes, following close behind him step by step.

Suddenly, Ye Feng's eyes narrowed. He stopped and assumed a fighting stance.

The next moment, a green python appeared on the path ahead. It occasionally flicked out its scarlet tongue, its gaze fixed on Ye Feng with undisguised hostility.

"Jade Phosphorous Serpent!"

The moment he saw the snake, Ye Feng knew that this battle was unavoidable.

Jade Phosphorous Serpents were extremely aggressive soul beasts. Once encountered, there was no possibility of leaving peacefully.

He glanced at the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's length. It was over three meters long, which meant it was a soul beast of more than three hundred years.

"Rongrong, step back a little!" Ye Feng waved at Ning Rongrong, and his martial soul instantly possessed him.

Ning Rongrong obediently retreated, stopping only when she felt she was safe.

"Go, Brother Ye Feng!" Rather than being afraid of the coming battle, Ning Rongrong looked extremely excited as she raised her little fist to cheer him on.

Hiss!

Sensing the fluctuations of Soul Power from Ye Feng's body, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent moved at once. With a flick of its tail, its head shot toward Ye Feng like a cannonball.

Whoosh!

Ye Feng tapped off the ground with his toes. Rather than retreating, he charged forward. His sharp claws gleamed with a chilling light as they scraped past the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's head and slashed viciously down its body.

Riiip!

His claws sank deep into its scales, carving a long, deep wound across the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's body.

In just an instant, Ye Feng used the momentum of their collision to heavily injure the Jade Phosphorous Serpent.

Its injury only stirred up its ferocity.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent suddenly turned its head and sprayed a stream of green venom from its mouth.

Before the violent poison even came close, Ye Feng felt a tightness in his chest.

Whoosh!

At the critical moment, Ye Feng spread his wings and shot into the sky.

After evading the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's venom attack, Ye Feng dove down. Activating his Accelerate Spirit Skill, his body became an afterimage as he appeared above the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's head.

His sharp claws swung rapidly, shearing off half of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's head in an instant and even sending its brains splattering out.

Although it had suffered a fatal wound, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent did not die immediately. Instead, it used the last of its strength to sweep its tail at Ye Feng like a long whip.

But with his Accelerate Spirit Skill activated, Ye Feng was simply too fast. The instant the snake's tail moved, he had already darted away, waiting for the Jade Phosphorous Serpent to die on its own.

Bang!

The tail failed to strike Ye Feng. Instead, because it had swung with too much force, it smashed directly into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's own head.

The remaining half of its head was smashed into pulp by its own tail.

"Yay, Brother Ye Feng won!" Ning Rongrong jumped happily when she saw that the giant snake had lost its head.

"Don't come over yet. Wait until it's completely dead," Ye Feng said, stopping Ning Rongrong from running over.

As everyone knew, even after a snake died, its body could still retain some activity. It would be bad if someone got hurt by accident.

Sure enough, even without its head, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's body was still twitching. After struggling for a while, it finally ran out of strength, and a Yellow Spirit Ring emerged from its body, hovering above it.

"So this is a Spirit Ring? So this is what a Spirit Ring looks like!" Only then did Ning Rongrong jog over to Ye Feng's side and speak curiously.

"Mm. I killed this snake, so only I can absorb it. Unfortunately, I don't need a Spirit Ring, so it can only go to waste." Ye Feng released his Martial Soul Possession and explained to Ning Rongrong.