Deriving a Cultivation Technique, Mixue Art

[Plot Modification successful. Yu Xiaogang gave you the Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlit Night. Reward: the effects of the Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlit Night increased a hundredfold.]

[It can also store living creatures and is bound so that only you can use it.]

Hearing the system's voice, Ye Ying nodded in satisfaction.

Not bad, not bad. This reward was excellent.

Originally, the Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlit Night could only store twenty-four cubic meters of items. Now, its capacity had been raised directly to 2,400 cubic meters.

And the ability to store living creatures was an even greater improvement.

The Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlit Night was incredibly effective in the early stages, but later on, Dugu Bo's Ruyi Treasure Pouch was still superior.

The binding feature was even better. No need to worry about it being stolen. Perfect!

Ye Ying briefly tried using the Storage Soul Tool. It was remarkably easy to use.

If he'd had something like this in his previous life, wouldn't performing magic tricks have been ridiculously convenient?

In the original plot, all the various things Yu Xiaogang bought had been carried by Tang San.

But now, they could only be placed in his own Storage Soul Tool.

Four hundred li was neither particularly far nor particularly close. It was not until noon the next day that

they arrived at their destination: the Soul Hunting Forest.

During this time, Ye Ying had finally derived a soul power cultivation method suited to himself:

the Mixue Soul Power Cultivation Technique.

It even had a mnemonic chant:

"You love me, I love you, Mixue, Mixue, sweet as can be."

In Ye Ying's impression, a forest should have been filled with the breath of nature:

deep, secluded, tranquil, with fresh air and few people.

Yet the Soul Hunting Forest before him felt more like a massive marketplace.

Cries from vendors rose and fell, while the shops lining the area mostly sold weapons, armor, and all kinds of food supplies.

Here, Yu Xiaogang continued teaching Tang San about surviving in society.

After using Yu Xiaogang's Soul Hunting Token to pass through the fenced wall, the three of them finally entered the Soul Hunting Forest proper.

After entering the forest, Yu Xiaogang did not rush ahead. Instead, he silently observed their surroundings.

"From now on, neither of you is to leave my side for even a single step."

Yu Xiaogang suddenly shouted, "Come out, Luo Sanpao!"

With a puff, a stream of pale purple soul power separated from Grandmaster's palms.

Tang San only felt a ripple of soul power emanate from Grandmaster's body.

A creature had already appeared before him.

That was right—it was a creature.

Only the word "creature" could describe it.

It looked somewhat like a dog, but its size was closer to that of a pig.

It was over one and a half meters long, and its waistline was probably about the same.

Its entire body was covered in pale purple fur, with two small drooping ears.

Its large dark-blue eyes blinked repeatedly.

Its fat body twisted, causing its plump rear to sway from side to side. With four short, thick legs, it was hard to imagine how slow its movements must have been.

There was a round bulge atop its head. Anyone who did not know better might have mistaken it for a tumor.

The moment it appeared, it ran toward Yu Xiaogang, rubbing the bump on its head against Yu Xiaogang's leg.

Two yellow Hundred-Year Soul Rings rose beneath Yu Xiaogang's feet.

"Little San, I haven't told you before, but this is my martial soul. I call him Luo Sanpao."

"You can call him Sanpao."

When Yu Xiaogang mentioned Luo Sanpao, a trace of loneliness inevitably appeared in his eyes.

"This is a mutated martial soul.

"Luo Sanpao makes luoluo sounds and can only launch three attacks, so I named him Luo Sanpao."

"It's very similar to your Blue Silver Fox. In all of Douluo Continent, there are only these two mutated martial souls capable of materializing."

Only then did Tang San finally realize it.

The so-called only two in the world—

didn't mean they were the two strongest.

It meant there was simply nothing weaker than them?

I'm going to cry!

"Sanpao, take the lead!"

The fat Luo Sanpao waddled ahead, swaying his head from side to side.

Though his body was rather plump, he was still fairly nimble in motion.

As he walked, he kept sniffing at something.

Tang San activated her Soul Power.

The Blue Silver Fox promptly appeared before the two of them.

The Blue Silver Fox looked around at the surroundings.

"Could this be the Soul Hunting Forest?"

Tang San looked at her in surprise.

"You know quite a lot."

The Blue Silver Fox rolled her eyes at her.

I'm a transmigrator. How could I not know?

Tang San pointed at Luo Sanpao and said, "Go. Follow Luo Sanpao and protect us."

The Blue Silver Fox froze.

She raised a paw and pointed at herself. "Me?"

"If not you, then me?"

Tang San gave the Blue Silver Fox a kick.

The Blue Silver Fox could only grit her teeth and follow behind Luo Sanpao.

She was afraid Tang San would knock her out with another punch.

Ye Ying immediately laughed at the sight of the two pairs.

Honestly, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang really were quite well matched.

The two of them truly looked like a married couple.

Their martial souls were also the only two of their kind in the entire world.

Yu Xiaogang took an ornate Short Sword from his robes and handed it to Tang San.

The Short Sword's sheath was entirely azure, set with seven sapphires.

A milky-white piece of jade sat on its hilt. The sword was one chi and two cun long.

Though it had not been drawn, merely holding it let one feel threads of coldness.

"Only Soul Rings dropped by soul beasts you kill yourself can be absorbed by you."

"When the time comes, use it to kill the soul beast you need."

After they had not gone far, Luo Sanpao suddenly stopped.

His large eyes stared in one direction as he let out two luoluo cries.

In the direction of his gaze appeared an animal that looked somewhat like a Blue Silver Fox. It lay crouched in the grass, watching Grandmaster and Tang San warily.

This was the first soul beast the three of them had encountered.

"It's a ten-year Charm Fox."

"Sanpao, don't disturb it. Keep moving."

"Although this soul beast is suitable for you, its cultivation is too low. If we don't find a better choice, it won't be too late to choose it then."

"According to my theory, the absorption limit for a first Soul Ring should be four hundred and twenty-three years. Your first Soul Ring should ideally be as close to that as possible."

Tang San's eyes shone.

"So precise. As expected of Xiaogang—you've researched this for so long!"

Ye Ying rolled his eyes as he also began considering what he should choose for his first Soul Ring.

By his own theory, Mixue Ice Cream Fairy was better suited to an ice-based path.

After all, it was the Snow King.

It also needed to follow the path of a power attacker.

When the time came, they would see what soul beasts they could find, then use the modification ability to alter them.

At times like this, Points absolutely could not be spared.

The three continued onward.

Yu Xiaogang continuously described the soul beasts they encountered along the way.

Meanwhile, Ye Ying slurped his milk tea, steadily strengthening his attributes bit by bit.

The darkness in the sky grew denser.

It closed in on the three from every direction, until only a few points of light overhead provided the faintest illumination.

Night had fallen.

Yu Xiaogang ultimately chose a hollow embraced by towering trees as their place to spend the night.

After simply scattering some insect- and snake-repelling powder around the perimeter, Yu Xiaogang began teaching Tang San again.

He did not slack off in the slightest, desperately wanting Tang San to grow stronger

and clear his name.