Obtaining a Spirit Ring

"Bei Bei is here too, let him go play with Bei Bei."

"Isn't there an age gap?"

"Just consider it Bei Bei babysitting."

The unreliable Xuan Zi handed his task over to the school-less Bei Bei.

Bei Bei looked at the child shoved toward him, speechless. "Elder Xuan, I'm a child too. You want me to babysit?"

"Sigh, this child's martial soul is a mutated Bright Holy Dragon. Play with him more and strive to awaken yours as well." Xuan Zi didn't know where he pulled a chicken leg from and began eating it in large bites.

Perhaps due to his martial soul awakening, Mu Xuanheng was interested in quite a few things.

For instance, jumping into the Sea God Lake.

"My ancestors, what are you doing?" Mu Xuanheng, who was jumping into the lake, was immediately grabbed by Bei Bei.

Although he was also young, he already knew what could be done and what couldn't.

Despite being only three years older, he still had to keep watch over this "ancestor."

Mu Xuanheng's attempt to jump into the lake was stopped by nine-year-old Bei Bei, who strongly refused to jump in with him.

Mu Xuanheng had a new idea: "How about we climb this tree? The higher you stand, the further you see." He pointed at the Golden Ancient Tree.

Bei Bei felt it wasn't a good idea, but he couldn't resist Mu Xuanheng's persuasion, so the two started climbing.

Before they could even get up, they were caught red-handed by Yan Shaozhe.

"You two, what are you trying to do? Get down here immediately." Yan Shaozhe was also quite shaken by these two little ancestors.

The Golden Ancient Tree was not something the two of them could handle.

There wasn't much to play with on Sea God Island, so Yan Shaozhe took a small Soul Tool out of his spatial Soul Tool: "Play with this instead."

He didn't have many things on him, and he didn't like Soul Tools himself, so it was already generous that he could pull one out.

Sometimes, children don't reason with you.

"Watch this, Thunder Dragon Claw."

Bei Bei picked up the Soul Tool he had smashed: "It's broken."

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Yan Shaozhe was confused. Why didn't they play by the rules?

And so, for several days, Mu Xuanheng, influenced by Chaofeng, led Bei Bei in causing destruction.

They were arrested multiple times, by different people each time.

"Elder Xuan, can you please manage those two children?" Yan Shaozhe was very helpless; they weren't his subordinates, but everyone came to him in the end.

Xuan Zi was drinking on the side: "Ah, two little kids. What's there to manage? Just drag them to training, won't that work? You all are just too indulgent with them."

At dawn, the two children were woken up and started running with sandbags on their backs.

"Starting training too early as a child will affect physical development. I refuse."

Mu Xuanheng had his own reasons. Xuan Zi had his own wooden stick.

"Let's see if you keep running. You little brats, do you think I'd actually harm you?"

Because their soul power and ages differed, the sandbags on Bei Bei were heavier.

Running around Sea God Island was simply not something two children should be doing.

Mu Xuanheng decided to rebel: "Bei Bei, let's fight back."

"How do we fight back?"

"I'll initiate the team fight, you follow up."

"Alright."

Mu Xuanheng stopped in his tracks and began to walk slowly.

After waiting a while, Xuan Zi grew unhappy and immediately rushed over, intending to strike with his wooden stick.

"Old man, watch this."

He activated his martial soul, using his small fist to snatch the stick. "Bei Bei!"

"Coming." Bei Bei activated his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul; by this time, he already had one soul ring: "First soul skill, Thunder Dragon Claw."

The lightning destroyed the stick and hit Xuan Zi, but it didn't hurt or itch.

"Oh, what are you two little ones trying to do?"

Xuan Zi picked one up in each hand, stacked them together, held them down, and began spanking them.

Both little ones had backbone; Mu Xuanheng thought that since he was living a second life, he could just pretend to be a child, but he couldn't actually cry.

Seeing that Mu Xuanheng wouldn't cry, Bei Bei felt he couldn't cry either.

The two of them just endured it stubbornly.

"Xuan Zi." Mu En rolled over in his small wheelchair: "What is going on here?"

"Damn you, Old Man Two, you're the stupid one! You don't know that over-training is bad, and now you're still beating us." Having found a backer, they naturally leaned on him for support.

"What's wrong with training? It increases the upper limit of the spirit rings you can absorb later on."

"We still need to grow taller! By weighing us down with sandbags, aren't you just damaging our bodies?" Under normal circumstances, one should avoid heavy pressure on the body, but this was the Douluo Continent, and Mu Xuanheng didn't know if he was right or wrong.

Mu En reached out, his Bright Holy Dragon spirit power slowly dissipating the fatigue of the two.

"Since you have energy to burn, go take him to obtain his spirit ring." Mu En had already examined his body: "A few days is enough time to go and obtain a spirit ring."

Xuan Zi grabbed Mu Xuanheng with one hand and flew away: "Fine, you little brat, daring to tattle on me. Just wait and see how I beat you later."

Left behind, Bei Bei watched the two fly away: "Great-Grandfather Xuan, is Xuanheng's martial soul really the Bright Holy Dragon? Why can't I feel any light from him?"

Mu En took Bei Bei's hand: "Light does not always need to be displayed on the outside; the light within the heart is the ultimate light. Look, even though you are older than him, isn't it always Xuanheng who stands at the front? The one who leads bears the most, and he has always been ahead of you."

Although they were both children, Mu Xuanheng found it hard to see Bei Bei as a peer, and he subconsciously wanted to protect him.

Bei Bei nodded, though he didn't understand; light was just light, how could there be light in one's heart?

"Old Man Two, where are we going?"

"To the Star Dou Great Forest, naturally. With so many spirit beasts, we'll definitely find one suitable for you."

The Star Dou Great Forest in the early morning was at its most active.

Mu Xuanheng didn't know how long he had been dragged by Xuan Zi before being dropped off by a tree.

"Hmm, play by yourself for a bit. I'll find you a suitable spirit beast in a while."

That was Xuan Zi for you—careless and having no idea what he was supposed to be doing.

"Damn it, Huo Yuhao was already twelve when he left home, and he at least had a knife on him. I don't have anything at all."

Mu Xuanheng didn't even have a single soul tool on him; all he had to do was survive in the Star Dou Great Forest.

This wasn't the outer perimeter of the outer perimeter; who knew where Xuan Zi had dropped him?

Beneath his feet was not soft soil, but a vast layer of fallen leaves.

Bird calls rang out from time to time, and the chirping of insects never ceased.

The echoes in the empty valley brought with them a sense of immense dread.

A roar sounded from an unknown location.

"That damn Old Man Two, is this a place to just leave me on my own?"

The leaves rustled, and his vigilance spiked, yet he felt a surge of excitement. It was as if he were a born adventurer.

The more dangerous it was, the more thrilled he became.

The influence of his martial soul had gone deep, and the power of Chaofeng began to affect his body.

A leaf fell before his eyes, and he immediately backed away.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, trees did not represent safety.

Likewise, the ground beneath his feet was not a safe place either.

Insects and snakes could be hiding anywhere.

The scent of wine and meat wafted from nearby; without needing to think, he knew that bastard Xuan Zi was secretly drinking again.

To be this relaxed while bringing a child out—he really had nerves of steel.

A low growl echoed in his ears as a leopard pursued its prey.

It suddenly spotted the lone Mu Xuanheng.

With weaker prey available, it naturally switched targets.

Man and leopard locked eyes, confirming the look: you are my food.

"Help! Old Man Two!"