Star Dou Forest

Tang Hao waved his hand and said, "I don't care, either way, you must absorb a strength-type spirit beast this time!"

"Fine, fine, who told you to be my old man," Tang Yu said with a smile.

Tang Yu didn't really care what kind of spirit ring he got, because he had figured it out: the Undying Yama Physique was his most important trump card. As his strength grew, Tang Yu became increasingly aware of the power of the Undying Yama Physique.

Tang Yu was only at level fifty, yet he felt his physical strength could already go head-to-head with a forty or fifty-thousand-year spirit beast. Tang Yu guessed that by the time he reached Title Douluo, his physical body would likely be able to crush a Title Douluo with ease.

"Dad, if you don't have anything else, you should go. I'll take good care of myself," Tang Yu said, looking at Tang Hao.

Tang Hao rolled his eyes at Tang Yu and said, "Your old man has only been sitting here for a moment and you're already chasing me away, huh?"

"No, no, how could that be?" Tang Yu immediately said with a fawning smile.

Tang Hao patted Tang Yu on the shoulder and said, "Kid, that girl Tang Xiaomi is great. You better hold onto her tight. I only recognize her as my daughter-in-law, so if you don't end up marrying her, you can just get lost."

Tang Yu gave a wry smile and said, "Dad, rest assured. Given the relationship between me and Tang Xiaomi, who could possibly take her away?"

Tang Hao nodded. He was clear about the feelings between Tang Yu and Tang Xiaomi; bringing it up was just to ensure Tang Yu didn't take it lightly.

"I'm leaving. You're the older brother, so you must protect Tang San in the future," Tang Hao said, leaving behind these words before departing.

Tang Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, how could I let anything happen to my brother? Besides, he's the protagonist; he wouldn't even die if he jumped off a cliff."

Early the next morning, after waking up, Tang Yu continued deeper into the Star Dou Forest. The Star Dou Forest truly lived up to its reputation as the world of spirit beasts. Using Sound of Silence, Tang Yu saw many hundred-year spirit beasts and even thousand-year ones on the outskirts, but he wasn't interested in them and headed straight inside.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Tang Yu finally saw his first ten-thousand-year spirit beast. Standing on a tree, Tang Yu saw a lion covered in flames eating the carcass of a giant elephant along with a group of smaller lions.

Tang Yu took a look; there were ten lions in total—one ten-thousand-year-old and nine thousand-year-old ones. Tang Yu stroked his chin and said, "It's a pity it's fire-attributed, not lightning-attributed."

Having said that, Tang Yu intended to use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to dash over their heads. As soon as Tang Yu moved, the flaming lion sensed someone and immediately glared fiercely in Tang Yu's direction.

"Quite sensitive, aren't you? But I don't plan on fighting you. See ya." With that, Tang Yu turned into a phantom and vanished from the spot, leaving the lion to look around in alarm.

After leaving, Tang Yu encountered another ten-thousand-year spirit beast. It was a giant ape, which let out a roar at Tang Yu for suddenly appearing in its territory.

ROAR--

Tang Yu smiled and said, "A strength-type spirit beast, thirty thousand years old. Not bad. You'll do, little monkey. Prepare to become my spirit ring!"

As he spoke, a large hammer appeared in Tang Yu's hand. With the increase in his spirit power, Thor's Hammer had grown significantly larger. Tang Yu gripped the handle of Thor's Hammer with one hand and swung it directly at the giant ape.