Journey to the Star Dou Great Forest

"Uncle Ju."

"Elder Ju." Long Yu and Hu Liena both bowed when Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived.

Although they were the Pope's disciples, they still had to show respect upon meeting a Super Douluo like Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Unless they became the Saint Son or Saintess, their status would surpass Chrysanthemum Douluo's.

"Mm. Xiao Yu, Nana, His Holiness the Pope asked me to accompany you to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain soul rings. Get in the carriage." It was still Chrysanthemum Douluo's exclusive carriage as the three of them headed toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Senior Sister, why don't you move over a little? There's still plenty of room over there." Long Yu caught the scent of Hu Liena's body, and his thoughts could not help but wander.

But the moment he thought of Xue'er, Long Yu immediately snapped back to his senses.

"What, you're already starting to dislike your senior sister?" Hu Liena asked unhappily.

She moved even closer to Long Yu. That familiar scent made Hu Liena like it very much.

She had figured it out.

She really seemed to have fallen for this little junior brother. Though he was still very young, the maturity and wisdom Long Yu displayed, along with his incredibly heaven-defying talent and combat strength, left Hu Liena full of admiration and feeling inferior.

Moreover, her little junior brother was polite, gentle, considerate, and attentive. Hu Liena was gradually drawn to him.

Such an outstanding man—no, boy—was someone Hu Liena could not let slip away. (Boys should protect themselves when they're out in the world, hehe!)

"No, how could that be? Senior Sister, don't overthink it," Long Yu said helplessly. He had already vaguely sensed that Hu Liena harbored some other feelings toward him, but he chose to ignore them.

He even wanted to find an opportunity to make things clear to his senior sister—that he already had someone he liked.

If he did not make it clear now, the only ones who would get hurt would be the two of them.

Hesitation only bred more trouble.

"Then why are you avoiding me? Move closer," Hu Liena said discontentedly.

Long Yu remained silent and did not move closer.

"Hehe, Little Junior Brother, come help me see how many years of a soul ring my current physical condition can withstand. This is a task Teacher gave you. You wouldn't disobey Teacher's orders, would you?" Seeing Long Yu treat her this way, Hu Liena immediately changed her strategy.

"Alright, then. Hold out your hand, and I'll take a look." Long Yu knew he could not be careless about this matter.

He then placed his small hand on Hu Liena's jade-like hand and closed his eyes to sense her condition.

Mm, it felt very comfortable—warm, like a piece of warm jade.

Hehe, wrong thought.

Although Senior Sister was a spiritual-type soul master, her physical condition was fairly good.

According to Spirit Hall's records, the limit for a fourth soul ring was five thousand years. Based on that, Long Yu estimated that Hu Liena could get very close to that number.

Soul beasts of around 4,500 years, such as fox-type soul beasts, included the Dream Fox, Pink Seductive Fox, Nine-tailed Fox, and so on.

"Mm, why is there a fragrance? Why is it getting closer and closer?" Long Yu opened his eyes to find that Hu Liena had somehow brought her little head close to him. Her skin looked delicate enough to break with a touch, her fiery red lips were enticing, and together with those narrow, seductive fox-like eyes, her allure was simply too powerful!

"Senior Sister, what are you doing?" Long Yu hurriedly stepped back after a brief daze.

"What's wrong? I just wanted to see how you examine someone's physical condition," Hu Liena said slyly.

She secretly rejoiced as well. It seemed her charm was still effective—she had caught that fleeting dazed expression on her little junior brother's face just now.

Once her little junior brother grew a little more and reached adulthood, she refused to believe she would not be able to win him over.

Chrysanthemum Douluo, who was outside the carriage keeping watch over the surroundings, sensed their movements and remained silent.

Young people should settle their own affairs. He would not get involved.

Ten days later, the three of them finally arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Star Dou Great Forest was the largest and most ancient Soul Beast Forest on Douluo Continent.

In Long Yu's recollection, the strongest Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in Douluo 1 were only the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python.

But Long Yu knew that in the deepest parts of the Star Dou Great Forest lived the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, as well as the current ruler of land soul beasts—the Silver Dragon King.

The Silver Dragon King—one of the Dragon God's incarnations—controlled elemental power and the power of space.

As for her strength, Long Yu estimated that the Silver Dragon King, at her peak, was at the level of a God King.

After all, the Golden Dragon King possessed the strength of a God King in Legends of the Divine Realm. The Silver Dragon King could not have been much weaker.

Even though the Silver Dragon King was seriously injured now, as long as the gods of the Divine Realm did not descend, there was no doubt that she was the strongest existence on Douluo Continent.

The Star Dou Great Forest was generally divided into three regions: the outer region, the mixed region, and the core region.

The outer region was where soul beasts below ten thousand years lived.

The mixed region was the territory of ten-thousand-year soul beasts, while the core region was where the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python resided.

Of course, near the Lake of Life were also the Ten Great Fierce Beasts and the Silver Dragon King, currently the strongest being on Douluo Continent.

A boundless forest stretched as far as the eye could see, with towering trees everywhere. Hundred-year and thousand-year soul beasts occasionally passed by, and the thick scent of nature and life washed over them.

"You two, don't run around. Stay by my side. Xiao Yu, once you spot a suitable soul beast, tell me. I'll take it down myself," Chrysanthemum Douluo said sternly.

These two were both His Holiness the Pope's disciples. If anything went wrong, he would not be able to escape the consequences either.

"Alright, Uncle Ju."

"Yes, Elder Ju!"

Since Hu Liena's fourth soul ring had not exceeded ten thousand years, the three of them first searched slowly through the outer area for a suitable fox-type soul beast.

Any foolhardy soul beast that dared to attack the three of them was simply slapped to death by Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Beneath the Lake of Life, a massive silver dragon opened her eyes and spoke in a remarkably clear voice. "My lord, have you finally arrived? I'll come find you right away."

The silver dragon then transformed into a graceful figure. With a sweep of her jade-like hand, a Spatial Gate appeared, and Gu Yuena vanished from the bottom of the lake.

The three searched for a long time, but half a day passed and Long Yu still had not found a soul beast suitable for Hu Liena.

For one thing, psychic-type soul beasts were rare to begin with. For another, Long Yu required a soul beast that was at least four thousand years old, so it was difficult to find one so quickly.

Still, the three remained patient. By noon, they had yet to find a suitable soul beast, so they casually killed a few rabbits and roasted them for food.

"Senior Sister, here!" Long Yu handed his senior sister a golden-brown roasted rabbit dripping with fat.

"Hehe, thank you, Junior Brother!" Hu Liena's eyes curved into crescents as she smiled.

"Uncle Ju, yours!"

"Mhm." Chrysanthemum Douluo accepted the roasted rabbit.

"Looks like this time won't go quite so smoothly," Chrysanthemum Douluo sighed.

"Sigh, fox-type soul beasts around four thousand five hundred years old really are hard to find." Long Yu sighed as well.

Long Yu estimated that it might take a week to find a soul beast of this level.

Thank you all for your recommendation votes. Gu Yuena will appear tomorrow.