Xuan Zi Performs Steadily, Ye Chen's Life Hangs by a Thread

After hearing the voice, Ye Chen turned around and saw that Xuan Zi had somehow appeared behind him.

Xuan Zi was still dressed sloppily, holding a chicken leg and stuffing it into his mouth like mad.

He then walked over to Ye Chen and patted him on the shoulder with his greasy hand.

"Little Chen, I may be getting on in years, but I'm still going strong. Helping you obtain your second Soul Ring is such a simple matter that it's more than within my capabilities."

Xuan Zi narrowed his eyes and smiled, patting his chest as he promised Ye Chen, taking the chance to boast about his strength.

Seeing Xuan Zi's utterly confident expression, Ye Chen hesitated over whether he should trust him this time.

Obtaining a second Soul Ring... Xuan Zi is a level ninety-eight peak Douluo. Nothing should go wrong, right? Soul Beasts don't seem to have the same ability to suddenly erupt in strength as Evil Soul Masters do.

Ye Chen thought to himself. Surely Xuan Zi could not mess up hunting a thousand-year Soul Beast this time. If he did, Ye Chen would genuinely suspect he was an undercover agent.

At that moment, Mu En also added fuel to the fire and said to Ye Chen,

"Little Chen, Xuan Zi's strength and status within the Sea God Pavilion are second only to mine."

"You can leave something like obtaining a second Soul Ring to Xuan Zi without worry. I believe he will definitely handle it well."

Seeing the fear on Ye Chen's face, Mu En was somewhat puzzled and then spoke a few words of praise for Xuan Zi.

After hearing Mu En's words, Xuan Zi puffed out his chest, looking extremely confident.

"Little Chen, do you doubt this old man's strength? Even if Di Tian himself came from the Star Dou Great Forest, I could still bring you back safely."

Seeing how confident Xuan Zi was, and since they would only be obtaining a Soul Ring before returning, Ye Chen decided to trust him this once.

"Xuan Zi, then I'll have to trouble you with my second Soul Ring."

Seeing that Ye Chen trusted him, Xuan Zi broke into a bright smile and gestured for Ye Chen to simply have faith in him.

"Little Chen, don't worry. We'll set off shortly."

"Mm."

Ye Chen agreed to Xuan Zi's suggestion. With Xuan Zi's level ninety-eight strength, it would not take long to reach the Star Dou Great Forest.

A while later.

Ye Chen arrived at Qian Duoduo's workshop.

"Old Qian, I'm here."

Ye Chen's voice sounded from outside Qian Duoduo's door. Upon hearing it, Qian Duoduo immediately opened the door to his workshop.

"It's Little Chen. Why are you here today? You don't visit without a reason. Tell me, what do you want?"

Qian Duoduo was somewhat puzzled to see Ye Chen here today.

I already gave this kid more than a month off. If he suddenly comes by today, he must be here to ask for something.

Ye Chen scratched the back of his head, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Why was everyone's first impression of him always so bad?

Looking at Qian Duoduo's disdainful expression, Ye Chen felt as though he had come to rob the place.

Still, he had to say what he came to say. Ye Chen coughed twice.

"Old Qian, aren't I going to obtain my second Soul Ring? I came to ask you for a couple of Soul Tools to protect myself with."

Ye Chen rubbed his hands together and looked at Qian Duoduo with a flattering expression, his large eyes glistening as he stared at him.

Seeing Ye Chen's pitiful appearance, Qian Duoduo's heart, as a straight-laced man, immediately melted.

"Fine, fine. I'll give them to you."

"But aren't Sea God Pavilion Elders always the ones who take you to obtain Soul Rings? What danger could there be?"

As Qian Duoduo fetched some defensive Soul Tools for Ye Chen, he voiced his confusion.

"Xuan Zi is accompanying me to hunt Soul Beasts this time. I have a vague feeling that he's somewhat unreliable, so I thought I should prepare some Soul Tools to protect myself."

Ye Chen explained his concerns to Qian Duoduo. Even if it had been any other Sea God Pavilion Elder, Ye Chen would have felt more at ease.

But it had to be Xuan Zi. His record was simply far too baffling. A level ninety-eight peak Douluo had led a team only for them to be wiped out by an Evil Soul Master Soul King.

Even across the four Douluo novels, that record was in a class of its own.

"Fine, fine, whatever you say. I've prepared two life-saving Soul Tools for you."

Hearing Ye Chen's concern, Qian Duoduo was somewhat speechless. What danger could there possibly be with Xuan Zi leading the team?

Still, since Ye Chen needed them, Qian Duoduo prepared two life-saving Soul Tools for him.

"You brat, this is a level-five defensive Soul Tool, the Energy Shield, and this is a level-five flying Soul Tool, the Wings of Holy Light."

"One can withstand a Soul King's full-force attack, while the other can unleash speed comparable to that of a Soul Emperor. You can use it to escape."

"Any higher-level Soul Tools would be useless to you anyway. You wouldn't be able to activate them."

Qian Duoduo handed the two Soul Tools to Ye Chen and explained their functions and methods of use.

After listening, Ye Chen happily stored the two Soul Tools in his Storage Soul Tool Ring.

"Old Qian, thanks. When I get back this time, I'll roast some Spicy Fragrant Rabbit for you and Dean Lin'er."

At that, delight immediately appeared in Qian Duoduo's eyes. "You brat, I'll be waiting for your Spicy Fragrant Rabbit."

After obtaining the two Soul Tools, Ye Chen happily skipped out of Qian Duoduo's workshop.

Ye Chen then arrived at the place he had agreed to meet Xuan Zi, beside Sea God Lake.

"Xuan Zi, I'm here. Let's set off."

Seeing Xuan Zi holding a chicken leg, Ye Chen called out to him.

Upon seeing Ye Chen, Xuan Zi pulled out a huge chicken leg from his Storage Soul Tool.

"Little Chen, want to try one of my huge chicken legs? It'll satisfy your cravings on the way to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Seeing the fragrant huge chicken leg in Xuan Zi's hand, Ye Chen reached out and took it before starting to gnaw on it.

"Xuan Zi, your huge chicken legs are pretty delicious."

As Ye Chen tasted the chicken leg Xuan Zi had given him, he could not help thinking, As expected of Chicken Leg Douluo.

Xuan Zi chuckled, then led Ye Chen toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Little Chen, what do you think of this Soul Beast?"

Xuan Zi pointed at a Light Bird Soul Beast ahead of them and asked Ye Chen.

Ye Chen shook his head, not particularly interested in the Soul Beast before him. Seeing this, Xuan Zi could only take Ye Chen to search for other Soul Beasts.

Thus, Ye Chen and Xuan Zi wandered through the Star Dou Great Forest for several hours, yet they still failed to find their target.

Soon, an entire day had passed. The sun had already set behind the western hills, and dusk shrouded the dangerous Star Dou Great Forest.

"Xuan Zi, how about we rest for the night and continue searching tomorrow?"

Looking at the sky covered by darkness, Xuan Zi considered it for a moment before speaking to Ye Chen.

"Little Chen, you rest tonight. This old man will stand guard over you. For experts of our level, even going three days and three nights without rest is no problem."

Soon, Ye Chen set up a tent in an open area within the Star Dou Great Forest. Tonight, he would be spending the night in the forest.

After pitching the tent, Ye Chen crawled inside and began enjoying his dreams.

The tranquil time lasted until midnight. Suddenly, Xuan Zi's shout woke Ye Chen.

"Wretch, you dare disturb a Shrek student? You deserve to die!"

Ye Chen got up and looked, only to see an enormous Dragon Snake in the distance.

That was right, a Dragon Snake. The Soul Beast ahead was called a Human-faced Dragon Snake, a powerful Soul Beast with a human face, a serpent's body, and dragon claws.

Ye Chen had only seen this type of Soul Beast in the Soul Beast Encyclopedia. Though its attack power was not particularly strong, its ability to preserve its life was considered kingly among Soul Beasts.

Ye Chen focused his gaze and discovered that this Human-faced Dragon Snake had already reached the ten-thousand-year level.

Looking more closely, Ye Chen cursed under his breath. This Soul Beast looked a little like Orochimaru from an anime he had watched in his previous life.

Seeing the Human-faced Dragon Snake staring fixedly at Ye Chen, who had just emerged, Xuan Zi was instantly enraged. He immediately activated Martial Soul Possession and charged at the Human-faced Dragon Snake.

Seeing this, the Human-faced Dragon Snake also understood just how powerful the energy contained within Xuan Zi was.

But with the arrow already on the string, it had no choice but to fire. The Human-faced Dragon Snake suddenly spat a white ray from its mouth, shooting toward Xuan Zi.

Xuan Zi merely sneered before shattering the Human-faced Dragon Snake's energy blast and striking it with his palm.

The Human-faced Dragon Snake's body instantly exploded from Xuan Zi's terrifying palm strike, and a dragon snake burst from its mouth, fleeing into the distance.

Seeing this, Xuan Zi's fury intensified. A dignified level ninety-eight Titled Douluo had failed to take down a mere ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, so he chased after the dragon snake.

Seeing this, Ye Chen was just about to tell Xuan Zi to calm down, but Xuan Zi had already disappeared into the distance.

"Hiss, hiss."

Suddenly, a series of snake hisses sounded behind Ye Chen.

"Not good!!!"