Soul Hunting

The next day, the outer area of the Star Dou Forest.

The group from Martial Soul Hall walked through the forest as if they were on a casual outing, completely lacking the cautious demeanor typical of other spirit hunting teams.

With two Title Douluo and one Spirit Douluo, there was truly no need to fear anything in this outer area of the Star Dou Forest, even while escorting three juniors.

Qian Ningshuang held Qian Renxue's hand, walking behind Tian'e. Before their eyes lay a variety of ancient and exotic trees in all sorts of shapes and postures. Some of these towering giants reached into the clouds, their trunks and branches sending aerial roots down from mid-air into the soil, gradually thickening into pillar-like supports that created the peculiar landscape of a single tree forming a forest. Others had aerial roots that wrapped around neighboring trees, growing thicker and wider until they finally connected, strangling the host tree to death in a unique phenomenon of strangulation.

There were also birds and animals like monkeys active among the trees. Of course, the Star Dou Forest would have ordinary beasts; otherwise, what would those low-level carnivorous Spirit Beasts eat?

A primeval forest—she had truly never seen such scenery in her past life.

"I wonder what type of Spirit Beasts the Second Young Miss and Miss Tian Yao require?"

Pullman had already learned the identities of the three girls before entering the forest.

He no longer had the interest in admiring the primeval forest scenery that Qian Ningshuang possessed; having been stationed outside the Star Dou Forest, he had long since grown tired of these sights.

He was more concerned with whether he could be of help in finding the Spirit Beasts needed by the granddaughters of the Grand Worship and the Second Worship.

"Shuang'er requires a power-type Spirit Beast around a thousand years old; there are no restrictions on the species," Tian'e said.

Although the Abyss Flower was not recorded in Martial Soul Hall, it was clearly a Power Attack System martial soul, so attaching a power-type or defense-type Spirit Ring was certainly the right choice.

It was simply that due to the age requirements, the Spirit Hunting Forest in Martial Soul City did not have what she needed.

As for whether Qian Ningshuang should attach Spirit Rings based on the Life and Death attributes inherent to the Abyss Flower, Tian'e had not even considered it.

Not to mention that these types of Spirit Beasts were rare to see in a century. In terms of the life energy inherent to the flower itself, even if one were to bundle up those Beasts in the Star Dou Core Area, they wouldn't even come close to its purity and power. Furthermore, the life energy of the flower could be used directly.

As for the spirit skills brought by a Life Attribute Spirit Ring, how should one put it? It wasn't that there was no bonus at all, but compared to obtaining a power-type Spirit Ring, the gains were negligible.

As for a Death Attribute Spirit Ring, aside from the fact that such Spirit Beasts were hard to find, most of those found were over ten thousand years old. Qian Ningshuang couldn't use a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring yet; she could try that when her Soul Power Level was higher in the future.

"Your Excellency Tian'e, if this subordinate is not mistaken, the Second Young Miss is only level ten, right? Is it not a bit much to obtain a thousand-year Spirit Ring for a first Spirit Ring?"

Glancing at Qian Ningshuang, Pullman asked with hesitation.

"There is no need to worry about that. Shuang'er's physical constitution is already beyond that of a Soul Grand Master. She is more than capable of bearing a thousand-year Spirit Ring."

"Hiss."

Six years old and already possessing a physique exceeding that of a Soul Grand Master? Terrifying, Pullman gasped.

Tian'e looked at the shocked Pullman with satisfaction. When he had first taken Qian Ningshuang for testing, the expression on his own face had been no better than Pullman's.

After enjoying Pullman's reaction for a moment, Tian'e continued.

"As for Yao'er, she requires a Golden Scaled Crocodile Turtle around nine hundred years old."

Pullman put away the shocked look on his face; amazement was one thing, but the task at hand had to be done.

"The Spirit Beast the Second Young Miss requires is easy to find; power-type Spirit Beasts are not uncommon in the thousand-year Spirit Beast habitat."

"But for Miss Tian Yao's Golden Scaled Crocodile Turtle, in all my years stationed in the Star Dou Forest, I have only seen one in the ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast habitat."

"It is fine, I was already mentally prepared."

Tian'e remained calm; he understood what Pullman meant. Having seen it only once meant it was hard to find, and being hard to find meant it would take a long time.

Taking a long time? Any spirit master with a shred of ambition would rather spend ten days, half a month, or even half a year searching for a suitable Spirit Beast; this was nothing at all.

Moreover, even if he truly couldn't find one, it wasn't as if he didn't have backup options. His Golden Crocodile King lineage had been passed down for thousands of years, so naturally, it was impossible for every member of the Tian Clan to follow the same combat system.

It would be best if Tian Yao could follow his combat system, as he was most familiar with it and could teach her better.

If that didn't work, she could take another path; at worst, he would just have to dig through the records of his family's ancestors more thoroughly.

While the group was searching at a leisurely pace, three days later.

Qian Renxue threw a White Tiger that was already on the verge of death in front of Qian Ningshuang.

"Xiaoshuang, do it."

Qian Ningshuang did not hesitate to manifest the Abyss Flower and thrust a spear into the White Tiger's head.

Soft-hearted? That didn't exist. Perhaps she might not have been able to do it when she first transmigrated, but over the past six years, realizing that Qian Ningshuang possessed a kindness different from the people of Douluo, Qian Daoliu and the others had specifically ensured she saw blood from time to time.

A purple Spirit Ring condensed over the White Tiger's remains, and Qian Ningshuang sat cross-legged to begin guiding the Spirit Ring.

She had already rehearsed this entire process in her mind countless times. Come on! My first Spirit Ring!

The three elders and two juniors on the side did not make a sound to disturb her, simply watching the scene quietly.

Qian Ningshuang was not a commoner who had never been exposed to spirit master knowledge. In Martial Soul City, she could browse through any precious records and knowledge, and at the very least, Title Douluo spirit masters were always there to teach her by example.

How to absorb a Spirit Ring and what to pay attention to during the process—Qian Renxue and the others didn't need to remind her of these things. They also believed that it was impossible for Qian Ningshuang to fail at absorbing her first Spirit Ring, even if it was a thousand-year one.

As the purple Spirit Ring settled onto the massive shaft of the Abyss Flower, Qian Ningshuang closed her eyes, her consciousness slowly sinking into her body.

Following that, Qian Ningshuang did not feel the energy impact described in books; she only felt so comfortable, so warm.

It was as if she were lying on the grass with the eight or nine o'clock morning sun shining down on her. How to put it, she just wanted to fall asleep comfortably like this.

No, focus! Qian Ningshuang, you are currently absorbing a Spirit Ring, be serious!

Qian Ningshuang's mind wavered, and she forcibly pulled herself back.

And as Qian Ningshuang regained her focus, she saw a miniature version of herself within her consciousness.

Or rather, the holy sword Durandal!

"You look exactly like Bianka, you know."

The holy sword Durandal said with a look of surprise.

"Ah, is that so strange? After all, I obtained the Bianka Character Template, so it's perfectly normal for me to look exactly like her, right?"

Qian Ningshuang tilted her head. She really didn't know how she managed to perform that action when she was essentially the same consciousness.

"That's true, I suppose."

Durandal nodded.

"But how did you wake up? I thought you might remain in a deep slumber due to a lack of energy. Also, why did Abyss Flower become a Martial Soul, but you, Durandal, couldn't? Since you've woken up, do you have any powerful cheats for me? And another thing, why did I transmigrate?..."

Qian Ningshuang fired off her questions like a machine gun. Regarding Durandal, the Supercomputer that had come with her when she transmigrated, she saw no need to hide anything or feel any fear. Besides, Durandal was inside her own body; what use would hiding or fear be?