A Brief Crossing (I)

Therefore, Ghost Charm joined Spirit Hall with Yue Guan as well. It was a choice born of necessity. Although the White Shadow Sect could also help him advance to the realm of a Titled Douluo, his cowardice had caused him to miss the chance to obtain a ninth soul ring with a Hundred Thousand Year cultivation.

That night, after Zhao Xiaotian finished bathing and walked out of the bathroom, he sat on the bed in his pajamas and took out the pale blue bead he had obtained in the Secret Realm from a pocket of the clothes beside him.

He was very curious why this bead felt so familiar to him. He also wanted to know why it looked so much like the Reincarnation Bead that Senior Brother Zhao Chen had described to him in his previous life.

Just as Zhao Xiaotian was still examining the bead, the pale blue Reincarnation Bead emitted a blinding blue light that made it impossible for him to open his eyes.

After the light enveloped Zhao Xiaotian's body, the bead vanished in an instant, and Zhao Xiaotian disappeared from the room as well. At that moment, he did not feel anything unusual. He only knew that the glaring blue light had rendered him unable to open his eyes.

Before long, the light faded, and Zhao Xiaotian slowly opened his eyes. The Zhao Xiaotian who had been wearing a bathrobe was now dressed in white once more.

However, a taiji pattern had appeared on the back of his white coat. As Zhao Xiaotian lowered his hands, he saw that the area around him was filled with trees.

Since Zhao Xiaotian had previously gone to the Star Dou Great Forest with Bibi Dong, he was very familiar with this aura. It was the fresh scent of the Star Dou Great Forest.

While he was still surveying his surroundings, the cries of a group of monkeys rang out nearby. The moment Zhao Xiaotian heard them, he immediately unleashed his second soul skill, Spirit Tool.

After transforming the Spirit Tool into a black-and-white battle halberd, Zhao Xiaotian gripped its shaft and slammed it fiercely into the ground. A powerful aura instantly spread outward, while the three soul rings around him rose and fell.

One monkey after another appeared around him, hanging from the trees in various poses as they watched him. Seeing this, a bead of cold sweat formed on Zhao Xiaotian's forehead. He muttered in disbelief, "There are actually so many Wind Baboons! Judging by their numbers, there must be over a thousand of them!"

At that moment, a Wind Baboon with red fur atop its head appeared and pointed at Zhao Xiaotian, letting out a roar. As though they had received an order, the Wind Baboons charged madly toward Zhao Xiaotian.

Zhao Xiaotian did not remain standing in place. Instead, he unleashed his third soul skill and began a retaliatory slaughter of these decade-old and century-old Wind Baboons.

Yet these Wind Baboons seemed endless. The moment he finished killing one group, another rushed at him. Zhao Xiaotian was clearly beginning to tire, and the Soul Power in his body was only enough to unleash his first soul skill once more.

Without hesitation, Zhao Xiaotian leaped from the ground. His first soul ring lit up as he said, "First Soul Skill! Ice Crystal!"

Countless ice crystals shot violently from behind Zhao Xiaotian toward the ground. After piercing through many Wind Baboons and killing them in a single blow, the Soul Power in Zhao Xiaotian's body was nearly exhausted.

Zhao Xiaotian used the battle halberd, which had begun to turn illusory, to brace himself as he stood on the ground. Seeing this, the red-furred Wind Baboon roared again, and hundreds of Wind Baboons of varying ages charged forward like tigers and wolves spotting prey.

Just as Zhao Xiaotian felt that he was about to die here, a dragon's roar rang out. In the distant grass appeared a young man wearing crystal glasses, a young man with a book tucked under his armpit and center-parted hair, and a young, beautiful woman whose chest was excessively developed.

The three stood in a triangular formation, and the man with the book under his arm said, "Golden Sacred Dragon Manifestation!"

A massive golden dragon shot out from between the three of them and charged straight ahead. After killing the Wind Baboons surrounding Zhao Xiaotian, the three quickly ran over and protected him in their midst.

Seeing that he could no longer kill Zhao Xiaotian, the red-furred Wind Baboon let out an angry roar and retreated. Before long, the remaining several hundred Wind Baboons headed in the direction the red-furred Wind Baboon had left.

Having been saved, Zhao Xiaotian fainted after his Soul Power was depleted. When the young woman saw him collapse, she hurriedly withdrew from the Martial Soul Fusion formation and checked on his condition.

Not long after the young woman left the formation, the man with crystal glasses and the man with the book under his arm both spat out blood. They had suffered a backlash from their Soul Power, because the three of them were still unskilled in their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

However, the main reason was that the young woman had rashly left the Martial Soul Fusion formation. Still, neither of the two men wished to blame her.

Some time later...

Zhao Xiaotian opened his eyes from his coma. The moment he did, a young woman leaned her head close and asked, "Are you all right?"

Startled, Zhao Xiaotian suddenly raised his head and bumped it against hers. The woman cried out in pain and sat inside the tent, covering her forehead with one hand.

Seeing that he had accidentally hit the woman, Zhao Xiaotian sat up and apologized to her. Although he had bumped into her because she had startled him, he was a man, so he had to apologize himself.

After rubbing her forehead, the woman shook her head with a blush and said, "It's fine! I-I'm Liu Erlong. What's your name?"

Seeing that the woman did not mind what had happened, Zhao Xiaotian introduced himself. "My name is Zhao Xiaotian! My Soul Power is level thirty-four."

Liu Erlong's eyes lit up when she heard this. "You're already level thirty-four at such a young age!"

Zhao Xiaotian nodded. "It's all right, I guess! I was just lucky. What about you? What level are you? And what is your Martial Soul?"

"I'm level fifty-seven now. My Martial Soul is the Fire Dragon!"

Zhao Xiaotian nodded. Just as he was about to say something else, a voice came from outside the tent. He looked over and saw the young man wearing crystal glasses and the man with center-parted hair who was still reading a book.

"Erlong, what are you—? Little brother, you're awake!"

Zhao Xiaotian nodded and clasped his hands in greeting. "Thank you to the three of you for saving me earlier. I, Zhao Xiaotian, will never forget your great kindness."

The man wearing crystal glasses laughed. "Hahaha! Brother Xiaotian, we simply could not bear to watch such a young boy die on the spot. If you truly wish to repay us, just call me Boss Flender!"

Liu Erlong snorted. "Boss Flender, you still love recruiting people as much as ever."

"Cough, cough! All right! Erlong, Flender, let's eat something first! Zhao Xiaotian, you should eat with us too."

Hearing this, Zhao Xiaotian did not have a particularly favorable impression of the center-parted man, because it seemed as though the man had only just noticed him when inviting him to eat.

However, Zhao Xiaotian was not about to stand on ceremony. He picked up a grilled fish and began eating, then said to the man, "Thank you!"

Liu Erlong smiled gently. "We're already friends, so why thank us?"

The center-parted man beside them was somewhat displeased by how gently Liu Erlong spoke to Zhao Xiaotian. "That's right! You're already friends, so why thank us?"

Liu Erlong said awkwardly, "Cough, cough! I forgot to introduce him! Xiaotian, this is my and Boss Flender's companion, Yu Xiaogang. He used to be Spirit Hall's number one theory Grandmaster."