Star Dou Great Forest and the Ground Splitting Beast

"What?! You broke through to Level 10?!"

Lin Tu and Qin Hui's eyes flew wide open, their faces full of shock and disbelief.

He had only awakened his Martial Soul that morning. Although he possessed Innate Soul Power Level 9, no one had even taught him a meditation method for cultivation. How had he broken through to Level 10 in less than half a day?

Lin Tu and Qin Hui hurriedly asked after him with concern.

With an innocent look, Lin Tianyi said he did not know. He had simply broken through while playing, wearing an expression of utter confusion as though he had no idea what had happened either.

The corners of Lin Tu and Qin Hui's mouths twitched slightly. Why did their precious son suddenly seem so punchable?

Afterward, Lin Tu and Qin Hui earnestly instructed Lin Tianyi for quite some time. He was to listen to his teacher when outside, and it was best if his First Soul Ring did not exceed four hundred years.

After all, compared to Beast Martial Soul masters, Tool Martial Soul masters were much weaker physically.

Lin Tianyi grinned and said he understood. Then he waved goodbye and left Lin Family Village alongside the Guardian Puppet.

Lin Tu and Qin Hui were completely at ease about Lin Tianyi going to the Star Dou Great Forest with a mysterious Title Douluo. They would not suspect the other party of harboring ulterior motives merely because this was their first time meeting a Title Douluo.

What a joke. A powerful Title Douluo could easily wipe out all of Lin Family Village. If he held any ill intentions toward Lin Tianyi, why would he need to disguise or hide them? He could simply make his move directly.

Throughout the entire Douluo Continent, aside from Spirit Hall, no force could judge a powerful Title Douluo!

They stood at the very peak of this continent!

Lin Family Village was located several dozen li outside Heaven Dou City, and the Star Dou Great Forest was a long journey away. Even with the Guardian Puppet, whose strength rivaled that of a Level 95 Titled Douluo, it would still take several days.

Along the way, Lin Tianyi had just enough time to master the two powerful soul bone skills bestowed by the Extreme Wind Wings and adapt to their ability to fly!

Perhaps because he had transmigrated, Lin Tianyi learned everything exceptionally quickly. In less than a day, he had completely mastered the two soul bone skills, 'Teleportation' and 'Extreme Wind Demon Breaking Slash.'

After testing it, Lin Tianyi found that by exhausting all of his Level 10 Soul Power, he could teleport fifty-two meters.

As for the Extreme Wind Demon Breaking Slash, he could already proficiently use both single-target and area attacks. The single-target Extreme Wind Demon Breaking Slash was far more powerful than the area version.

Using all his Soul Power to unleash a single-target Extreme Wind Demon Breaking Slash could even split a massive boulder in two. The cut was flat and smooth, incomparably sharp.

However, after using it, his Soul Power would be completely depleted, leaving him only to await death. Unless absolutely necessary, he could never use all his Soul Power to unleash this ultimate killing move.

After mastering the two soul bone skills, Lin Tianyi spent another half a day completely familiarizing himself with the flight ability granted by the Extreme Wind Wings.

The Extreme Wind Wings gave Lin Tianyi the ability to command the skies. Their speed depended on how much Soul Power he poured into them.

In other words, the more abundant his Soul Power became, the faster the Extreme Wind Wings would fly in the future. He just did not know whether they could compare to the Swift Swallow Martial Soul of the Speed Clan on the Douluo Continent.

Five days later, under the Guardian Puppet's full-speed travel, Lin Tianyi finally arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.

Looking down from high above, what lay before him was a breathtaking sea of forest. Dense emerald canopies rose and fell in waves, like layer upon layer of green ocean swells, spectacular beyond compare.

The Star Dou Great Forest was almost as vast as the entire Balak Kingdom. It spanned the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, with two-fifths of its territory lying within the Heaven Dou Empire.

The remaining three-fifths lay within the Star Luo Empire. It was a vast primeval forest with complex terrain, including wetlands, swamps, and more.

The soul beasts there were also extremely terrifying. The closer one got to the center of the forest, the more powerful the soul beasts became.

There were even hundred-thousand-year soul beasts within. Any Soul Master with sufficient strength and good luck could find the Soul Ring most suitable for themselves there.

With the Guardian Puppet's strength, so long as he did not enter the core region, Lin Tianyi could swagger through the Star Dou Great Forest without fear.

The instant he entered, the surrounding temperature plummeted, turning cold, damp, and gloomy. Light could barely penetrate the thick leaves, making the interior of the Star Dou Great Forest incomparably dark.

Endless darkness stretched to the edge of his vision. As he walked onward, it felt as though he were heading toward a bottomless abyss.

The Star Dou Great Forest was enormous. Although it contained countless soul beasts, finding one suitable for oneself depended entirely on luck.

Those with good luck might find one in less than half a day. Those with poor luck might not find one even after ten days or half a month.

Thus, for the next three days, Lin Tianyi wandered through the dark Star Dou Great Forest like a ghost.

He got a taste of the savage life of using the sky as his blanket and the earth as his bed.

Fortunately, Lin Xianxian, his lively and adorable wife, was there to keep him company, so Lin Tianyi was not bored.

Two more days passed before Lin Tianyi finally found the soul beast most suitable for his First Soul Ring.

It was a scorpion-like soul beast over three meters long, its entire body dark blue-green. Its tail did not end in a sharp venomous stinger, but in a short blue-green stone-like tail the size of a fist.

Its eyes were blood-red, and its mouth was sharp like a shark's gaping maw. Jagged, white teeth still held the flesh and blood of its previous prey.

Its arms were not scorpion pincers, but two sharp blades like those of a praying mantis, gleaming with chilling light like dark blue-green curved sabers!

This soul beast was called the Ground Splitting Beast. Its skills possessed strength, sharpness, and armor-piercing effects, making it extremely suitable for the sharpness required by a sword-type Martial Soul.

If he could inherit its armor-piercing effect, it would be the dream of every swordsman!

Drawing upon the knowledge from the Soul Beast Encyclopedia, he could tell at a glance that this Ground Splitting Beast was between 2,300 and 2,400 years old, perfectly meeting his requirements!

It was as though it had been born specifically for Lin Tianyi's First Soul Ring.

The Ground Splitting Beast sensed Lin Tianyi's presence, but after the two merely exchanged a glance, the vicious Ground Splitting Beast turned and fled in instinctive terror, like a mouse encountering a cat.

Naturally, it was not afraid of Lin Tianyi, that weakling. It was afraid of the Guardian Puppet behind him. The terrifying aura emanating from it nearly suffocated the Ground Splitting Beast to death.

Seeing the Ground Splitting Beast try to flee, Lin Tianyi smiled.

With his nose raised high, he arrogantly extended a finger toward the fleeing Ground Splitting Beast and said in an overbearing tone:

"Number One, get it!!"

That arrogant pose and unruly tone were exceedingly punchable.

Upon receiving the command, Number One behind him became like a terrifying humanoid beast that had suddenly awakened. An overwhelming aura erupted from its body.

It vanished in an instant and appeared like a ghost in front of the fleeing Ground Splitting Beast. Its fist, like a towering mountain, smashed viciously into the Ground Splitting Beast's head.

Bang... crack!!!

Its incomparably hard dark blue-green armor shattered and scattered like fragile tofu, while its head became a bloody mess.

Under the force of the terrifying blow, its upper body was deeply embedded in the brown earth. Its limbs twitched violently, its entire body convulsed, and its agonized screams rang through the surrounding air.

Had Number One not deliberately held back, it could have blasted the Ground Splitting Beast apart with a single punch.

To prevent the Ground Splitting Beast from suddenly dying, Lin Tianyi immediately flew over. With a clench of his right hand, the crimson, translucent Dragon's Roar Sword appeared in his grasp.

Leaping above the agonized, screaming Ground Splitting Beast, Lin Tianyi gripped the hilt with both hands and pointed the blade downward.

Like a falling meteor, the crimson blade decisively pierced into the Ground Splitting Beast's mangled head.

With a wet stab, stripped of the protection of its scales and skull, its flesh was as though nonexistent before the sharp Dragon's Roar Sword. The blade instantly pierced through its head.

The Ground Splitting Beast let out another shrill scream. Even with its head pierced through, it still did not die and continued struggling and convulsing.

Although the Ground Splitting Beast was certain to die, that did not mean Lin Tianyi wanted to torture it.

Thus, to lessen the Ground Splitting Beast's suffering before death, a ruthless gleam flashed through his black eyes...