Douluo: Ruo Tuo Save Me

"Xiao San, something has changed in Soul Hunting Forest. A powerful Thousand-Year Spirit Beast has definitely appeared. That isn't something we can face right now."

"That ten-year Lone Bamboo isn't bad either. Once you break through to become a Spirit Master, you can continue cultivating..."

Grandmaster did not know the true secret of Twin Martial Souls and believed that what Tang San held in his right hand was Blue Silver Grass.

But Blue Silver Grass was unimportant. So what if it was cultivated all the way to Title Douluo?

His goal was the same as Tang Hao's: to nurture a Clear Sky Hammer Spirit Master whose Soul Rings were all at least Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

Blue Silver Grass was merely a tool for breaking through.

Tang San followed Grandmaster's advice and returned to where they had encountered Gu Zhu.

Hunting Gu Zhu and absorbing its Soul Ring went extremely smoothly. A ten-year Gu Zhu could neither run nor attack.

Absorbing a mere ten-year Soul Ring took Tang San no effort at all.

After absorbing Gu Zhu's Soul Ring, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass did indeed become somewhat tougher, just as Grandmaster had said. He also gained a Spirit Skill perfectly suited to him.

Blue Silver Bind!

Who the hell knew why Blue Silver Grass would still grant Bind after absorbing Gu Zhu...

Without even testing the Spirit Skill, Grandmaster hurriedly led Tang San out.

Who knew whether a Spirit Beast they could not handle would appear in Soul Hunting Forest the very next moment?

The Wind Element Slime's Backstab

The Wind Element Slime's Backstab

Zhong Li had no idea that, because of his butterfly effect, the fate of the original protagonist, Tang San, had already changed considerably.

After Martial Soul Awakening, Tang San should have spent three months hammering iron with Tang Hao, learning the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and crafting the first Hidden Weapon of his life: the Sleeve Arrow.

Instead, he had unexpectedly become Yu Xiaogang's disciple ahead of time.

Not only had he failed to learn the hammer technique, but he had yet to forge any Hidden Weapons.

The Mandala Snake had also been hunted ahead of time because of its Soul Bone.

Although his Spirit Skill had not changed, it was far weaker than before—much, much weaker!

After absorbing the Mandala Snake as his first Soul Ring, Tang San should have reached level 13. Yet after absorbing Gu Zhu, he had only reached level 11.

Zhong Li had met Tang San once, but he had not recognized him!

The original story said that Tang San had only come to Soul Hunting Forest with Yu Xiaogang a few days after school began in Nuoding City. There were still nearly three months until the school term began!

Since arriving here, aside from meeting Brother Tao, the original story's Martial Soul Awakening tool character—

He had not met anyone else.

Nor had he deliberately caused trouble or sabotaged the original plot, such as anonymously reporting Tang Hao's presence in Holy Spirit Village to Spirit Hall.

How could he possibly assume that some child he had met once was Tang San?

Zhong Li had not even considered that possibility. And with the Soul Bone right in front of him, was he supposed to kill the Mandala Snake or not?

Was he some saint? Was he supposed to leave it for Tang San? He had been an orphan in his previous life and had been terrified of poverty. Was a Hundred-Year Soul Bone no longer a Soul Bone?

Even if he had no use for it, couldn't he give it away someday? Even Ju Douluo did not have a single Soul Bone.

Actually, as long as Yu Xiaogang and his disciple kept looking, they could still find a suitable hundred-year Soul Ring for Tang San.

It was just that Yu Xiaogang believed a powerful Thousand-Year Spirit Beast was roaming around...

It was simply that much of a coincidence.

Back to the matter at hand.

Zhong Li and his father slowly headed deeper into Soul Hunting Forest, where hundred-year Spirit Beasts began appearing more frequently.

Whenever they encountered a Spirit Beast, Zhong Tian would explain its species, habits, and how to judge its age to Zhong Li.

Zhong Li listened and learned seriously. Many Spirit Beasts had never been introduced in anime or books.

That was until the two of them came across two round, plump things.

They were two blue, spherical creatures with two huge eyes and a pair of tiny wing-like protrusions made of air.

For some reason, when Zhong Li saw them, he wanted to go up and pat them—left hand, then right hand, alternating slaps...

And finally toss them out... Too bad he was not wearing suspenders, or he would have had to show off.

These things looked exactly like the Wind Element Slimes from Genshin Impact.

(Elemental Slimes existed on Douluo Continent. They were not something brought over through transmigration or anything like that.)

"Son, those round things are called Slimes. They are a very peculiar kind of Spirit Beast."

Zhong Tian pointed at the Slimes and explained to Zhong Li:

"Slimes are very weak Spirit Beasts, but they are also very peculiar. Their initial forms are all the same."

"But they absorb different elements and become different types of Slimes. Even so, that does not change the fact that they are weak."

"Judging from their color and size, these are two Thousand-Year Wind Element Slimes."

"It is simple why Spirit Hall has not cleared them out. Even with a thousand years of cultivation, these things cannot beat a Soul Master without a Soul Ring."

"They cannot be eaten, either. After they are killed, they turn into a puddle of liquid. I do not know what they taste like, but the books say they are disgusting and slimy."

"This is my first time seeing Thousand-Year Slimes. I have seen quite a few ten-year and hundred-year ones before."

"Their attribute does suit you, but these Wind Element Slimes are simply too weak. They cannot give you a good Spirit Skill. We can just take a look. They are rather cute, though. Let's go."

Even dogs would shake their heads at Slimes as Spirit Beasts. They would probably curse at them before leaving, too...

Absorbing a Slime's Soul Ring was about as difficult as absorbing another Soul Ring of the same age.

But the Spirit Skills obtained from them were worlds apart.

The two Wind Element Slimes watched as the humans pointed at them, then shook their heads.

Even if they had no brains, they knew these humans were badmouthing them.

As kings among Slimes, could they tolerate that?

Any Slime that could grow to the thousand-year level was already king-class among its kind.

People had once absorbed King Slimes, but the Spirit Skills they gained had been especially lousy!

"Dad, wait..."

Zhong Tian: I have a bad feeling about this!

Sure enough, just as he expected.

Zhong Li continued, "Dad, I feel that these two Slimes are very special!"

Zhong Li's handsome face was filled with conflict.

Even though he did not care what kind of Spirit Beast his Soul Rings came from, at this moment, he truly began to doubt his own intuition.

His intuition told him that absorbing the Soul Rings of these two Wind Element Slimes would benefit him.

Even without Zhong Tian telling him, he knew just how weak Slimes were!

What benefit could there possibly be?

But his intuition had always been accurate, so his expression was especially complicated.

"A Soul Bone?" Zhong Tian did not immediately make a move. He wanted to confirm it first.

But when he saw Zhong Li shake his head, he knew things had gotten serious.

Zhong Tian's mouth twitched. Could Zhong Li be thinking of absorbing the Soul Rings of these two Wind Element Slimes?

Had he not made it clear enough just how weak the Slime race was?

Seeing the conflicted expression on Zhong Li's face, he seemed to understand something!

It was not that Zhong Li did not know how weak Slimes were!

Since his son could not make up his mind, he would help him decide! As long as he killed these two Wind Element Slimes first, then...

Before Zhong Tian could act, intense red light suddenly erupted from the two Slimes.

They burst forth with a speed that even Zhong Tian, a Soul Saint, found unbelievable!

Under the influence of that red light, Zhong Li's Wind Element God's Eye Martial Soul was summoned forth.

Two Purple Soul Rings simultaneously settled over his Martial Soul, forcing Zhong Li to sit cross-legged and receive them.

"Th-this is the legendary Sacrifice?" What grand spectacle had Zhong Tian not seen before?

Yet this was truly his first time witnessing a Sacrifice!

When a Spirit Beast performed a Sacrifice, it offered everything it had to the recipient.

No matter how old the sacrificing Spirit Beast was.

As long as the recipient met the conditions to attach a Soul Ring,

whether they were a level-ten Soul Master or a level-twenty Spirit Master, they could fuse with it perfectly.

And the sacrificing Spirit Beast would leave nothing behind.

"It's over! It's over! Two of them! Two Soul Rings!"

The Sacrifice had already begun, and Zhong Tian had no way to stop it.

When he thought of his son's first and second Soul Rings being ruined right before his eyes,

Zhong Tian nearly wanted to die in apology! He had always been cautious and careful all these years.

Yet he had never imagined that he would be backstabbed by two Thousand-Year Slimes!

Wind of Wings

Wind of Wings

It was already strange enough for Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts to perform a Sacrifice, let alone Wind Element Slimes that basically had no brains.

Zhong Tian dropped to the ground, tearing at his hair as he failed to figure out where the problem had arisen.

He regretted even more not dealing with those two Slimes sooner.

"Ha ha ha, I can't take it anymore. This old lady is laughing so hard tears are coming out. By that place's standards, this is a gift from the Dragon King. Morax's expression is too funny! Should we get him a Ten-Thousand-Year one next time..."

Zhong Li had no idea that everything had been arranged for him so thoroughly.

At that moment, he felt as though he had returned to the time of his Martial Soul Awakening.

His entire body felt warm, and the power of the Morax Inheritance Template seemed to have increased by several degrees.

With his eyes closed, his consciousness entered the Martial Soul "space."

Zhong Li saw the two Wind Element Slimes fluttering around the Wind Element God's Eye.

Then they turned into Purple Soul Rings and settled over the Wind Element God's Eye.

On the other side, two Earth-Yellow Soul Rings emitting golden light suddenly appeared on the Vortex of Thunder.

Each of those Soul Rings bore two Earth Element Marks.

Compared to the Purple Soul Rings on the nearby Wind Element God's Eye, they looked especially large! Yes, large!

"Was that really so lacking in any sense of experience? So as long as I break through, I really can obtain Soul Rings!" Zhong Li grumbled.

Unfortunately, the Soul Rings on the Vortex of Thunder had no Spirit Skills. They could only passively increase all his attributes by five percent.

But when he recalled that, after waking up this morning, some of Morax's Martial Arts had appeared in his mind—

And that he did not even need to practice them deliberately. His body and consciousness felt as if they had used them for thousands of years.

Now that he possessed a portion of Morax's Martial Arts, whether the Vortex of Thunder had Spirit Skills no longer mattered.

Morax was a Demon God known as the Martial God! One could imagine just how powerful his Martial Arts were!