Douluo: My Martial Soul Is My Own Fiancee

The next moment, within the true Transparent Space, Xiao Nai opened her eyes.

"Xiao Nai!" Zheng Li called out.

Hearing Zheng Li's voice, Xiao Nai looked over: "Xiao Li? A bubble? Didn't you enter the deep adventure?"

Zheng Li was puzzled, and just as he was about to answer, the Pinghe voice announced: "Second round, cleared."

Hearing the clearance announcement again, Xiao Nai immediately understood that the previous scene had also been an illusion... She had been played? Fine, that was acceptable.

"Xiao Nai, why did you think I had entered the deep adventure?" Zheng Li asked through the bubble.

"It's nothing." Xiao Nai shook her head.

Seeing that Xiao Nai was unwilling to say more, Zheng Li did not press the issue, though he remained curious about how they had passed.

Wang Xin'er, standing to the side, finally realized something, and her reaction was quite something...

So, Zheng Li and this older sister were a couple?

Thinking of this, a realization dawned on Wang Xin'er, and she looked at Zheng Li with resentment, muttering: "All the good cabbages are being arched by pigs..."

Zheng Li:??

The very next moment after Wang Xin'er muttered, the Pinghe voice rang out: "Those who cleared the second round will enter the third round, the Adventure of Truth! There are no set questions; for you, it may be very simple, or it may be difficult! Once you pass the third round, you will receive a reward determined by The Valley."

Before Zheng Li and the others could say anything, three flashes of gold and silver light appeared, and they vanished from the Transparent Space together.

On a main road flanked by lush forests, the environment was quite pleasant, yet the ground was stained with blood, with over a dozen corpses lying in disarray.

Wang Xin'er's figure appeared abruptly.

She looked around in a daze, and was startled when she saw the corpses.

"Where is this?"

At that moment, a line of text appeared before her eyes: Six years ago, the main road near the southern city of the Star Luo Empire.

After this text appeared, a green light suddenly descended from the sky, revealing a person.

Upon seeing this person, Wang Xin'er was stunned, then shouted in pleasant surprise: "Great-grandmother!"

She rushed forward.

Unexpectedly, she passed straight through her great-grandmother, and her great-grandmother did not notice her.

Wang Xin'er looked at her own hands in a daze; what... was going on?

Right, the "six years ago" that appeared earlier—was this a scene from six years ago?

Thinking of this, Wang Xin'er watched intently.

What exactly did this Valley want her to see?

Then, she saw her great-grandmother pull an infant from beneath the corpse of a beautiful woman beside a carriage. For some reason, Wang Xin'er's heart was filled with agitation upon seeing this baby.

The baby was also covered in blood, with deep sword wounds on her body; she looked as if she were already dead, not even breathing.

But her great-grandmother said: "There is still a chance."

A green halo enveloped the infant, and soon, the baby came to life, not even leaving a scar behind.

"Pale green hair, emerald eyes; she looks a bit like I did when I was young. We are quite fated..."

Seeing this, Wang Xin'er seemed to understand something, staring blankly at the beautiful woman and the surrounding corpses, lost in thought...

Not until Wang Xian'er flew away with the infant and the other corpses, which she had collected into a Soul Guidance Ring, did Wang Xin'er snap out of it.

After a long while, the Pinghe voice sounded in Wang Xin'er's ear: "The grace of upbringing must be repaid, and the bond of birth cannot be forgotten. As your birth mother lay dying, she used her own body, still warm, to protect you from your severe injuries; otherwise, you might not have lasted until your great-grandmother arrived."

Hearing this, Wang Xin'er's eyes turned red, and her body trembled slightly.

The Pinghe voice continued: "I let you know this because the people who killed your birth parents are still at large in Risheng City of the Sun Moon Empire. The vengeance of parents cannot go unavenged! Telling you this is also one of your rewards."

"Your Adventure of Truth is over, return."

"Wait a moment." Wang Xin'er gritted her teeth and spoke.

"Speak!"

"Can you imprint the faces of my birth parents into my mind? I didn't remember them..."

As she said this, Wang Xin'er lowered her head, appearing very ashamed.

"Granted! The faces of your enemies will also be revealed to you."

"Thank you, you are a good person... no, a good Valley."

"..."

On the other side, Zheng Li and Xiao Nai arrived in a forest. The two looked at each other, just about to say something, when a beast roar suddenly came from not far away.

Chapter Fifty, A... Ball

"Spirit Beast forest?"

Some forests were just ordinary forests, containing only common wild animals with no Spirit Beast presence, while others were gathering grounds for Spirit Beasts.

Judging by the sound of the roar, the Valley of Love and Emotion had clearly sent them to a Spirit Beast gathering ground, though it was unknown... which Spirit Beast forest it was.

"This is a small-to-medium-sized gathering place for Spirit Beasts known as the Floating Light Forest. It is named after a rare Spirit Beast with the light attribute; this creature is so rare that it is almost impossible to find even in the Star Dou Great Forest, making it unique to this forest."

"The Spirit Beast is called a Night Glow Beast, and it is quite troublesome. The reason I am telling you this is because the Night Glow Beast is very suitable to be your second Spirit Ring."

"A Night Glow Beast?"

Night Glow? What a strange name. Besides, if it's a Night Glow Beast, why is it called the Floating Light Forest? Zheng Li complained inwardly.

The voice of Pinghe continued: "Your Truth Adventure challenge is to kill the Night Glow Beast and obtain its Spirit Ring."

"Based on the strength of your body and mind, the second Spirit Ring you can withstand is around thirteen hundred years! However, The Valley has sent you not far from a Night Glow Beast with a cultivation of two thousand and one years..."

"Wait!" Hearing this, Zheng Li waved his hand to interrupt the voice of Pinghe, his mouth twitching: "Are you joking? With our abilities, even a thousand-year beast would be a struggle!"

Although his giant Light Sword did indeed have the strength to contend with a Spirit Grandmaster or a thousand-year Spirit Beast, but... was that really enough?

Besides, how was he supposed to absorb a two-thousand-year Spirit Ring?

It would blow him to pieces! Zheng Li immediately asked this question.

"What is an adventure? I just said it could be simple or difficult; you can only blame your own bad luck. I am aware of the age limit issue, and once you succeed in the kill, I will intervene. A final reminder: this Spirit Ring does not count toward the final reward."

"Child, go! Fight hard!"

After leaving behind these seemingly encouraging words, the voice of Pinghe faded away.

"..."

Fight hard? Fight hard my foot! Zheng Li's brow twitched; he hadn't forgotten that the Valley of Love and Emotion had just said the Night Glow Beast was very troublesome.

"Xiao Nai, did you hear that?" After calming down for a moment, Zheng Li asked the lovely girl beside him.

Xiao Nai nodded: "Of course, what should we do?"

"We're done for..."

Zheng Li replied with a bitter smile. Was a two-thousand-year Spirit Beast something to play around with? Just then, a beast roar came again from a few hundred meters to the southeast, and at the same time, a pale golden halo caught their attention.

"That must be it. Xiao Nai, you should return to my Sea of Consciousness first. We'll go take a look; two people make a bigger target and are easier to spot, plus..." Zheng Li assessed the situation.

Seeing this, Xiao Nai understood instantly; the halo on her body was a bit too conspicuous: "Understood, be careful, Xiao Li."

"Alright."

After Xiao Nai entered, Zheng Li restrained his aura and lightened his footsteps, moving silently toward the Night Glow Beast.

Why... does this feel like a sheep voluntarily walking into a wolf's den?

The distance of a few hundred meters was not far, and within a few minutes, Zheng Li was hiding behind a thick tree in the distance, catching sight of the Night Glow Beast.

"A glowing, fluffy ball with wings?" Zheng Li was astonished. The pale golden halo was emitted precisely by the wings of the Night Glow Beast. No wonder it was called the Floating Light Forest. Just imagine, walking alone in a quiet forest at night, and suddenly seeing a ball of light floating around...

Hmm... would you be curious, or would you be terrified?

"Damn it! The Valley of Love and Emotion isn't trying to screw me over, are they?" Zheng Li also had light-based traits; could it be that his Spirit Skill was just to increase brightness? Hmm... like going from one thousand watts to ten thousand watts?

And then sighing: So this is how dark the environment I lived in before was!

Zheng Li's body trembled; he didn't dare to imagine it.

"If you slander The Valley again, the adventure difficulty will increase!"

Zheng Li: "..."

Can't afford to offend them, definitely can't... Zheng Li shook his head and turned his attention back to the Night Glow Beast.

Although it was difficult, it wasn't without opportunity.

Because right now, the Night Glow Beast was fighting another Spirit Beast that Zheng Li recognized.

During his year at Shrek Academy, he had read quite a few books about Martial Souls and Spirit Beasts.

Zheng Li's eyes reflected the two Spirit Beasts. One was about twenty centimeters in diameter, covered in white fur, with two pairs of pale golden wings on its back that looked like those of a four-winged angel. However, the wings were somewhat translucent, similar to a butterfly's, and their wingspan was more than double the diameter of its body. Overall... a cute, fluffy ball?

The other was a Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf, and it was hideous...

It was born with six hairless, slimy tails that looked like octopus tentacles. Its body was grayish-brown, covered in hedgehog-like spikes on its back, and it had triangular eyes. It was truly ugly...

What a stark contrast. Oh right, the beast roar was made by the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf; it didn't sound like a wolf's howl, but rather had a sharp, piercing quality.

The Night Glow Beast's cry sounded like a "chirp-chirp" noise...

"Xiao Li, you won't be unable to bring yourself to strike, will you..."

Xiao Nai truly had this concern.

Zheng Li rolled his eyes: "I really don't know how you see me, Xiao Nai. I know what I should and shouldn't do."

"That's good."

The Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf was currently lashing out at the Night Glow Beast with its six tails, trying to bind it?

The Night Glow Beast's two round, watery, golden eyes held a look of human-like disgust.

It clearly hated those six slimy tails.

And Zheng Li finally understood why the Valley of Love and Emotion said the Night Glow Beast was troublesome...

A ball about twenty centimeters in size—even with wings, how big could it be? A single tail of the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf was much longer than the diameter of the Night Glow Beast's body even in its normal state.

What are the advantages of having a small body?

Agility, that's right, agility.

The Night Glow Beast was far too agile! The Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf had tried to launch surprise attacks with its tails countless times, yet it was being run in circles by the Night Glow Beast!

Given its physique, its agility could easily allow it to weave through the Light Sword soul skill.

This is going to be tricky...

The Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf was nearly two meters long, a size typical for a beast of around two thousand years.

"Although you're ugly, please be effective! If you can heavily injure the Night Glow Beast, things will be much easier..." Zheng Li muttered under his breath, watching the battle between the two beasts without blinking, afraid of missing the perfect opportunity to strike.

Several minutes passed.

"Chirp, chirp..." The Night Glow Beast dodged nimbly under the frantic lashing of the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf's six tails. It had even managed to find a rhythm to its movements, looking like a dancing sprite, and while it kept letting out cheerful chirps, one could clearly hear the mocking tone behind them.

"It's even playing around... I hope you play yourself into trouble." Silently, Zheng Li offered a sincere "blessing."

"Chirp~"

Unexpectedly, the next moment, the Night Glow Beast's chirps turned frantic. Then, a slimy tail struck it head-on!

It was unexpected; the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf's previous rhythmic attacks had failed, but its chaotic, accidental strike had managed to land on the Night Glow Beast.

This strike was not weak; the immense force sent the Night Glow Beast crashing directly into the ground, but...

"Chirp~"

Its spherical body hit the ground, well, face-first, and then bounced high into the air, just like a basketball...

Zheng Li: "..."