Journey to the Star Dou Great Forest, Mistaken for Easy Prey

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In the Divine Realm, the Asura God suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and his aura instantly withered considerably.

His all-encompassing eyes were now filled with gravity.

If one looked closely, a trace of confusion and fear could also be seen in his pupils.

What exactly were the golden lotus and flames within that youth's sea of consciousness? They had so easily annihilated his divine sense and caused him to suffer a backlash.

After pondering in silence for a moment, the Asura God ultimately set aside the thought of investigating the youth's secret for the time being. He gave Cloud Sea a deep look before turning and returning to his divine hall.

The instant he abandoned that thought, both his body and soul unexpectedly felt as though a heavy burden had been lifted.

At the same time!

Beneath the Lake of Life, at the core of the Star Dou Great Forest!

Within the barrier, a Silver Dragon lay sprawled atop an incomparably enormous Crystal Throne. Its body stood a thousand meters tall, resembling a mountain.

The Silver Dragon's entire body was covered in silvery-white scales, each one seemingly forged from moonlight and radiating terrifying energy.

Seven-Colored Halos also flowed around its body, making it appear both sacred and magnificent.

At this moment, the Silver Dragon's enormous head was slightly lowered, its dragon horns winding upward. A crack could vaguely be seen between its brows, from which blood-colored killing intent still seeped out, brimming with an aura of slaughter.

Suddenly, the Silver Dragon's eyes, which seemed to have been shut for countless ages, flew open, bursting forth with dazzling radiance like moonlight.

An invisible majesty spread out, causing countless ripples like water waves to spread across the entire Lake of Life.

Di Tian and the others guarding outside the barrier suddenly felt a powerful suppression originating from their souls and bloodlines. They immediately knelt toward the barrier.

Di Tian's expression was filled with delight.

"Master, you're awake!"

An ethereal voice rang out.

"I was merely startled by the Asura God's divine sense. My injuries have not yet healed."

"What?!"

Upon hearing the words "Asura God," Di Tian's imposing face changed drastically.

"Master, could it be that the Asura God has discovered your existence?"

The ethereal voice continued, "No. I was not his target, and it seems he even suffered a small setback!"

Not only Di Tian, but the several other great fierce beasts nearby also revealed shocked expressions.

On the Douluo Continent, other than Master, what existence could make the Asura God suffer?

One had to know that the Asura God was no ordinary god!

However, the ethereal voice did not tell them the details—or perhaps it did not know them itself.

It merely instructed, "Di Tian, for the time ahead, I need you to keep watch over the continent's situation at all times!"

Di Tian respectfully replied, "As you command!"

Elsewhere, after requesting leave and renting a luxurious carriage, Qi Lin and Xiao Wu left Nuoding Academy.

Inside the carriage, Qi Lin took out an iron contraption resembling a Brick Phone. After injecting Soul Power into it, his father's voice soon sounded from within.

"Son, why are you suddenly calling your dad?"

The saying went that Soul Tools changed lives, and Qi Lin had earnestly put that into practice.

Although this homemade phone only had calling functions for the time being, it was still quite practical.

The only drawback was that it could currently only receive signals within a radius of two hundred li.

After hearing Qi Tian's voice, Qi Lin immediately told him that he and Xiao Wu were heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts.

Although Qi Lin and Xiao Wu were both only ten and a half years old, Qi Tian was not worried about their safety in the slightest. He merely said symbolically, "Alright, be careful on the road!"

"And you're a little man now, so remember to protect Xiao Wu."

After saying that, the phone began to emit a series of beeps.

The other side had hung up!

Qi Lin shrugged and put the phone back into his Storage Bracelet.

He then looked at Xiao Wu and asked, "Alright, let's set off!"

Xiao Wu also waved enthusiastically.

"Let's go!"

Half a month later, the carriage brought Qi Lin and Xiao Wu to a small town a hundred li away from the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

No closer than that, even the coachman dared not take them.

After all, soul beasts occasionally emerged from the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. Safety came first.

Seeing this, Qi Lin had no intention of making things difficult for the driver and promptly paid him.

In any case, the town was only a hundred li from the Star Dou Great Forest. He could first experience the local customs here and have some fun for a few days before heading there.

The town was not large, probably only three or four times the size of Radish Village, and it did not even have walls.

However, shops lined the streets, and it was no worse than Nuoding City.

Moreover, most of the people coming and going were Spirit Masters!

Among them were those selling weapons, armor, antidote potions—there was everything imaginable.

On their first day in town, Qi Lin took Xiao Wu around to browse the shops, buying whatever they needed.

Most of what Qi Lin bought were materials or precious metals.

After all, he had spent several years studying Soul Tools. Although Six Ding Creation allowed him to create the items he needed simply by supplying materials, the Soul Power required to create something from nothing was far from insignificant.

Only by being familiar with the structure of what he was creating could he effectively reduce the time and Soul Power consumed by the creation.

For this reason, Qi Lin had not neglected his studies of Soul Tool knowledge. He was especially well-versed in the names of various metal materials.

Of course, he had also sought Tang San's advice on much of this knowledge.

Tang San was something of an expert in this field. As long as it did not involve Tang Sect Secret Skills, he was willing to teach him.

After all, Tang Hao had long instructed him to find every possible way to win Qi Lin over.

Though he was merely a Support Spirit Master, his cultivation talent was simply too terrifying. In the future, he was very likely to become the continent's only Support Type Title Douluo!

Naturally, Qi Lin had also given Tang San several Soul Tools in return.

That said, Qi Lin and Xiao Wu's wild shopping spree had caused quite a few people to see them as fat sheep.

Law, in a place like this?

After killing someone, they could simply run away. Even if the empire learned of it, it could not be bothered to pursue the matter.

At most, they would symbolically issue a few wanted posters!

On their way back to the inn, Qi Lin's ears suddenly twitched. Smiling, he said, "Xiao Wu, it seems we've been targeted?"

Xiao Wu's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing that.

To be honest, Xiao Wu had more or less inherited a violent streak. Ever since she was little, she had loved fighting, and Tang San had been used as her punching bag more times than anyone could count.

Of course, most of the time, Tang San had been the one to challenge her!

For that very reason, upon learning that someone had targeted them, she was not nervous in the slightest. Instead, she found it thrilling, her interest instantly piqued as she began cracking her knuckles.

"Brother Qi Lin, lead them in that direction. There are fewer people there, and it's more spacious."

"They actually dared to set their sights on us. I'm going to beat them to death!"

Qi Lin naturally had no objections and immediately headed in the chosen direction with Xiao Wu.

At a corner twenty or thirty meters behind them, a small group of five—four men and one woman, all with vicious-looking faces—exchanged glances, their eyes filled with greed and killing intent.

"These two are so young, yet they even have storage Soul Tools. They might be some young master and young lady who ran away from a great clan."

"Hehe, if we pull this job off, we might be able to live it up for several more years."

"What a pity we aren't inside the Star Dou Great Forest. Otherwise, I might even get to have some fun. Pretty little boys like that aren't something you see often."

A short-haired bearded fatty licked his lips, his face full of lewdness.

At his words, the others immediately cast disgusted looks at him.

At that moment, the rugged man leading them said in a low voice, "We're still in town. Settle this quickly. After killing them, swiftly gather the loot, then head to the Star Luo Empire to hide for a while and lie low."

The other four immediately nodded.

Just as they began to move, one of them suddenly stared at the foreheads of the other four and muttered quietly.

"Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me, but why do I feel like their foreheads look kind of black?"