Journey to the Star Dou Great Forest, the Thousand-Year Light Unicorn

Ma Xiaotao looked at the young boy before her, who only came up to her waist, and chuckled as she reached out with her jade-like hand to rub Ye Chen's head.

"Don't, don't touch my head."

Ye Chen protested Ma Xiaotao's habit of rubbing his head. He was not the kind of child who needed adults to comfort him.

Seeing Ye Chen struggle only made Ma Xiaotao more excited. She immediately scooped him up in her arms and kept sniffing his scent.

"Little Chen, do you know that you smell so good?"

After being forcibly picked up by Ma Xiaotao, Ye Chen had gone somewhat numb.

Those bad women always treated him like this, and Ye Chen could only endure it. As for why he did not resist—how could a child possibly fight back?

Sometimes, Ye Chen would sniff himself too. He could smell a faint fragrance, but he did not think it was anything special. Why, then, were those bad women so obsessed with it?

After holding Ye Chen in her arms, Ma Xiaotao would sometimes sniff his scent and sometimes rub against his chubby cheeks.

Only when Ye Chen looked utterly dead inside did Ma Xiaotao finally set him down, still wanting more.

Cough, cough.

Yan Shaozhe's cough sounded from outside the door, clearly meant to remind Ma Xiaotao to restrain herself and not bully Ye Chen too badly.

The moment he was put down, Ye Chen hurriedly ran out without looking back, fleeing that Spider Web Cave. Otherwise, by the time he got home, he would be covered in bruises.

Two or three days had passed since Ye Chen helped Ma Xiaotao vent her Evil Fire.

Over those days, Ye Chen enjoyed a medicinal bath every day. Shrek Academy poured all kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures into him, determined to forge him into an unreachable peerless genius.

Once Ye Chen's physical condition improved, Shrek Academy would help him obtain his first Soul Ring. That way, the age of his first Soul Ring would far surpass that of ordinary geniuses.

As for whether this would delay his cultivation speed, a certain Great Master had once said, "Before obtaining a Soul Ring, the Soul Power cultivated by a soul master will be stored away and revealed all at once after the Soul Ring is acquired."

This routine lasted for more than a month. During that time, Ye Chen consumed countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Even precious Whale Rubber, he ate quite a bit of.

"Mm, his physical condition has already surpassed that of an ordinary Soul Grandmaster. For his first Soul Ring, hunting an eight- or nine-hundred-year-old one should be enough."

Mu En used his Soul Power to examine Ye Chen's physical condition and made a clear judgment.

"Mu En, can I absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring?"

Ye Chen asked Mu En. In his heart, being able to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring would naturally be best.

"A thousand-year Soul Ring would be somewhat of a stretch, but with your strange Martial Soul, it should not be a problem."

Mu En spoke to Ye Chen. Over these past days, he had also sensed Ye Chen's Martial Soul, which was pure to the utmost extreme.

The aura emitted by the Aurora Sword even seemed to show signs of healing his injuries, leaving Mu En utterly shocked.

One had to know that his injuries were no simple matter. Over the years, no matter what methods he tried, he had been unable to heal them in the slightest.

"Perhaps his Martial Soul has long surpassed the concept of an Ultimate Martial Soul and entered the realm of the legendary God-tier Martial Soul."

Looking at Ye Chen, Mu En unconsciously fell into thought.

"Perhaps Little Chen's future will not be limited to becoming a Limit Douluo. He may one day surpass me and reach the same realm as Ancestor Tang San."

Mu En then said to Ye Chen, "Little Chen, tomorrow I'll have Shaozhe take you to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a Soul Ring."

Ye Chen was not surprised by this. His current physical condition had already reached the theoretical limit of what could be achieved.

Even if he continued soaking in Medicinal Baths, his physical condition would not improve much further. After all, he was still only a soul master. Being able to strengthen himself enough to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring was already extremely difficult.

There was little point in continuing the Medicinal Baths just to increase the age limit by a few decades.

Early the next morning.

As soon as Ye Chen woke up, he saw Ma Xiaotao standing beside his bed, looking him over repeatedly.

"Sister Xiaotao, what are you doing?"

Ma Xiaotao crossed her arms and flicked Ye Chen's forehead with a finger.

"Today is the day you're going to obtain your Soul Ring. Teacher and I will accompany you, so of course I'm here to wake you up."

Then, ignoring Ye Chen's protests, Ma Xiaotao picked him up herself. After roughly helping him wash up, she carried him away.

Ma Xiaotao brought Ye Chen to the gates of Shrek Academy, where Yan Shaozhe was waiting for them.

"Little Chen, you're here. We'll help you obtain your first Soul Ring shortly. Whatever soul beast you want to hunt for your first Soul Ring, leave it to me."

Yan Shaozhe looked at Ye Chen and made the promise with complete confidence, while his gaze kept drifting toward Ma Xiaotao, who was holding Ye Chen.

His grin nearly stretched to his ears. Seeing how intimate the two were, Yan Shaozhe hoped that Ma Xiaotao and Ye Chen could become partners in the future.

The Light Soul Power on Ye Chen's body could not only completely suppress Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire outbreaks, but Ye Chen was also the future leader unanimously recognized by Sea God Pavilion.

As Ma Xiaotao's teacher, Yan Shaozhe had long regarded her as his own daughter, so he naturally hoped she could find a good match.

And in all of Douluo Continent, was there any more outstanding genius soul master than Ye Chen? At least in Yan Shaozhe's eyes, even Mu En in his youth had not been as exceptional as Ye Chen.

The moment Ye Chen saw Yan Shaozhe, he seemed to see a savior and desperately shouted.

"Senior Brother, save me! Your disciple is bullying your junior brother!"

Seeing that Ye Chen still dared to resist, Ma Xiaotao tightened her hold around him. Ye Chen was consequently buried deep in the ravine, struggling to breathe.

"Mmph—"

After struggling for a long while, Ye Chen finally breathed in fresh air, gulping it down like a man who had found a spring in the desert.

Yan Shaozhe watched the two of them joking and roughhousing before him and burst into laughter at Ye Chen's utterly adorable appearance.

"Little Chen, when you grow up, who knows how many heavenly proud daughters you'll charm to death. You won't lose to me in my prime."

After Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao finished fooling around for a while, Yan Shaozhe led the two of them toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Since ancient times, the Star Dou Great Forest had been a place brimming with danger at every moment. Especially as humanity continued to explore it, more and more dangerous soul beasts had been discovered.

For example, nearly half of the ferocious beasts ranked among the current top ten were located within the Star Dou Great Forest.

When Ye Chen arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest, the first thing he saw was towering trees dozens of meters high. The air was filled with the scents of all kinds of grass and vegetation from the forest.

"Senior Brother, I discussed my first Soul Ring with Mu En. For my first Soul Ring, I want to hunt a thousand-year Light Attribute soul beast."

"My Aurora Sword is inherently of the Light Attribute, and the Aurora Sword's unique Light Aura will also make it easier for me to absorb the Soul Ring of a Light Attribute soul beast."

After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Ye Chen spoke to Yan Shaozhe beside him.

Yan Shaozhe was only slightly shocked upon hearing this, then quickly calmed down. During this period, Shrek had invested quite a few Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures into Ye Chen, all to forge him into the strongest soul master in the world!

Meanwhile, Ma Xiaotao's mouth fell slightly open as she looked at Ye Chen in shock.

"Little Chen, are you saying that you can absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring as your first Soul Ring?"

Ma Xiaotao's somewhat doubtful voice sounded beside Ye Chen's ear.

Ye Chen merely nodded slightly, without much reaction. After all, in his view, absorbing a thousand-year Soul Ring was already somewhat embarrassing for a transmigrator.

The transmigrator seniors before him had either started with a ten-thousand-year first ring or a hundred-thousand-year first ring. Not to mention that Huo Gua, the Child of Destiny of this era, had an even more outrageous million-year Soul Ring as his first.

Seeing Ye Chen's indifferent attitude, Ma Xiaotao became annoyed. Her first Soul Ring had only been four hundred years, yet her stinky little brother's first Soul Ring had already reached the thousand-year level.

The group continued deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest, and the soul beasts they encountered gradually went from hundred-year to thousand-year ones.

"Little Chen, your first Soul Ring is here."

Yan Shaozhe's excited voice rang out, and Ye Chen followed his gaze.

There stood a horse-shaped creature with a single horn growing from its head and a pair of beautiful wings on its body. Its entire body was golden, radiating a faint golden glow and looking incomparably noble.

"A Thousand-Year Light Unicorn?!"