Recognition, Secretly Heading to the Star Dou Great Forest!

Listening to Hu Bai's explanation, Xie Tian and Hu Leyao finally understood. Because of his Martial Soul Bloodline Ancestral Return, their son had been born with some of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's innate abilities.

In that case, focusing solely on Mental Control truly was not a wise choice.

However, Hu Leyao was still worried. "Bai'er, we understand your idea, but this choice could leave you mediocre at everything. Why not choose one Natural Element and master it?"

Xie Tian agreed and added, "Although you can control many Natural Elements, you have the greatest affinity for the Fire Element. Why not specialize in the Fire Element? Fire Attribute abilities are quite suitable for a powerful assault path. And you were born with Charm Power, which can serve as support—charm your opponents while attacking. That would also be an excellent path."

How could he not understand Xie Tian and Hu Leyao's thoughts?

But he was a Transmigrator, a Reincarnator. Could he really settle for such a simple path?

The Martial Soul he had awakened was the Divine Beast Nine-Tails. Even if it meant more hardship, he would make the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's name as a fearsome killing force shine across the continent!

"Father, Mom, please let me be willful this once. I want to try things my way. What if I succeed? I believe in the wisdom granted to me by my Martial Soul. One Soul Ring represents one kind of Elemental Power. Once I grow stronger later on, I may even be able to attempt Element Fusion.

"As for the lack of soul skills, I am confident that I can create new ones through my own ability!"

Hu Bai looked at them solemnly. Xie Tian and Hu Leyao were his parents in this life, and he longed for his family's support.

In his previous life, both his parents had died when he was young. He had only been able to attend university through various state subsidies. Thus, after coming into this world in this life, he hoped his parents would be well and that he could receive the support he deserved.

"Father, Mom, just agree to let little brother—Brother—do it!" Xie Yue and Hu Liena spoke at the same time.

Xie Yue said calmly, "So what if little brother fails? I, his brother, will stand in front of him. The three of us are all talented, and we have no burdens to bear. Why can't we let little brother walk the path he wants?"

Seeing Xie Yue's serious expression, Xie Tian and Hu Leyao both fell silent. Hu Bai's gaze was also complicated, and in the end, four words slipped from his lips. "Thank you, Eldest Brother!"

This was the first time Xie Yue had seen Hu Bai reveal such genuine emotion. While he was excited, he became even more certain that, as the elder brother, he had to stand before his younger brother and sister!

That was what it meant to be a real man!

In truth, Hu Bai could not be blamed for this. He had retained the memories of his previous life since birth, which meant his mentality was twenty years older than Xie Yue's. Asking him to sincerely call the child before him "Brother" had indeed been rather difficult.

But now, he truly recognized Xie Yue. He had never had a bad impression of Xie Yue in the original story to begin with—a textbook good eldest brother. No matter what happened, Xie Yue would firmly stand before Hu Liena. This kind of familial love that cared nothing for right or wrong was truly wonderful!

Xie Tian looked at the three little ones before him and let out a heavy sigh. "Fine. Since that's the case, your mother and I will take Bai'er to the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow to hunt Soul Beasts. Yue'er and Nana must stay at the estate to draw attention, especially Nana. Your Eminence the Pope may summon you soon, so you need to cover for your brother as best you can!"

Xie Tian was clearly planning to act first and report afterward. As long as Hu Bai obtained his First Soul Ring before Bibi Dong could intervene, even Bibi Dong would likely have to accept it and formulate a new cultivation path for Hu Bai.

The two of them might receive some punishment then, but it definitely would not be too severe. After all, their son possessed Innate Full Soul Power. As long as he did not die young, he was guaranteed to become a Titled Douluo in the future!

On that basis alone, the two of them, as Hu Bai's parents, would be fine.

"What type of Soul Beast do you want for your First Soul Ring? The element you have the greatest affinity with now is fire. Do you want to hunt a Fire Attribute Soul Beast?" Xie Tian asked.

According to Hu Bai's own senses, whichever attribute of Soul Beast he absorbed would greatly strengthen his control over that element. In Xie Tian's view, the Fire Element was the most suitable.

However, after thinking briefly, Hu Bai shook his head. "If possible, I want a Lightning Attribute Soul Beast. The rarer its bloodline, the better!"

Xie Tian frowned slightly. "Why? Didn't you say the Lightning Element was too violent for you to control?"

Hu Bai replied, "That is true, but with the enhancement of the Sky Fox Domain, I can barely control it. If I add a Soul Ring, then there will be no problem. I have an idea for choosing a Lightning Attribute Soul Beast as my First Soul Ring. I want to use Lightning Body Tempering!"

"What!"

"No, no! That is far too dangerous! Do you know what you are saying? The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan uses the Lightning Attribute more than anyone on the continent, but have you ever seen them use lightning to temper their bodies? One mistake, and you could suffer a backlash!"

Yet Hu Bai's eyes gleamed with fervor. "That counts as controlling lightning? They only rely on Soul Rings. I have innate Elemental Affinity and the support of my domain—how could they possibly compare to me?!"

At that moment, Hu Bai's domain spread out once more. Several strands of lightning coursed over his body. He looked incomparably confident, like the Thunder God descending into the world!

Early the next morning, Xie Tian hired a carriage. The three of them sat inside and left the city directly.

There, the three of them made slight Disguises to their appearances. Together with Hu Leyao's subtle Charm guidance, the guards at the city gate did not notice anything unusual at all.

After they had traveled some distance away from Spirit City, Xie Tian exchanged for three swift horses in a nearby town. The three of them mounted up and raced straight toward the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest!

After several days of travel, the three finally arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. They first rested at a nearby tavern to recover their strength, preparing to enter the next day in search of a suitable Lightning Attribute Soul Beast.

This First Soul Ring was extremely important to Hu Bai. They would search as much as possible for a Lightning Attribute Soul Beast with a rare bloodline. The purer the Lightning Attribute contained within the Soul Beast, the greater the help it would certainly provide Hu Bai!

Unfortunately, Hu Bai did not recall any Soul Beast possessing Ultimate Lightning. Otherwise, even if he had to lower the Soul Ring Age of his First Soul Ring somewhat, he would still want to absorb it!

To him, the purity of a Soul Beast's innate attribute was more important than its cultivation age!

There might be opportunities to raise a Soul Ring's age later, but once a Soul Ring had been absorbed, replacing it would not be so easy!

Among Soul Beasts, those with relatively pure Lightning Attributes were likely Sub-Dragon Soul Beasts possessing the Lightning Attribute and a trace of true dragon bloodline. Yet Hu Bai still felt those were not good enough. In his memory, there was a Plant System Soul Beast that was exceptionally suitable.

"Is anyone there?"