Updated Weekly Quest

"Your Highness, have you noticed that the surrounding soul beasts seem to be getting fewer and fewer?"

Hearing this from the soldier, Xue Qinghe immediately released his soul power to sense the surroundings. Indeed, the number of soul beasts in the area had decreased significantly compared to before.

"Could it be that we have stepped into the territory of some powerful soul beast?" another soldier speculated.

Xue Qinghe shook his head: "Impossible. This is the Royal Soul Beast Forest, which is checked regularly. There are no soul beasts here powerful enough to affect the habitat range of others."

"As for the reason..." After pondering for a moment, Xue Qinghe said helplessly: "I don't know either."

Such a strange situation only piqued Xue Qinghe's curiosity further. Could it be because of that soul beast?

"Your Highness, that soul beast seems to have stopped." At this moment, a soldier nearby suddenly spoke up.

Xue Qinghe snapped back to reality and followed the soldier's gaze. A clearing appeared before them, and in the center stood a towering giant tree. It could be said that even in this vast Royal Soul Beast Forest, this giant tree was one of a kind.

They watched helplessly as Xiao Yu landed on the tree.

"This soul beast doesn't seem to have parents?" the soldier remarked, seeing that no other soul beasts appeared after Xiao Yu landed.

"Hmm." Xue Qinghe nodded. This fact made him curious, but it also made him feel relieved. It was fortunate that this soul beast had no parents; otherwise, he really wouldn't have known what to do. Would he have had to kill the soul beast's parents?

"Forget it. Since we have already found this soul beast's home, let's leave it at that. We will come back once we are fully prepared." Xue Qinghe noted the location and turned around.

Great Emperor Xue Ye had given him a six-month vacation, and he was just idling away. Now that something interesting had appeared, he could use it to pass the time.

Originally, he had only intended to go through the motions and eventually dismiss the matter by claiming he hadn't found a soul beast he liked, but now that was no longer necessary.

"Yes." The soldier naturally had no complaints. He nodded, and then he and Xue Qinghe left the area.

Xiao Yu, however, had no idea that he had garnered such attention from Xue Qinghe. At this moment, he was lying on a tree branch, eating the Cocoa Fruit he had just obtained, one bite after another.

After finishing five Cocoa Fruits in a row, Xiao Yu rubbed his bulging little belly, feeling slightly uncomfortable.

"Can't eat anymore, really can't eat anymore, hiccup~"

Xiao Yu immediately opened his panel.

[Xiao Yu]
[Race: Holy Wing King (Iridescent)]
[Attributes: Wing, Wing, King (Locked)]
[Level: lv15 (0/150)]
[Skills: Wind Force, Vacuum Slash, Air Cutter, Flash Strike]
[Inventory: Leo's Memory *1]
[Daily Task: Flap wings one thousand times (Completed)]
[Weekly Task: Defeat one hundred-year soul beast (Completed)]
[Monthly Task: Defeat one thousand-year soul beast (Incomplete)]
[Yearly Task: Defeat one ten-thousand-year soul beast (Incomplete)]

"System, what is this Leo's Memory? Is it what I think it is?" Xiao Yu asked, looking at the reward in his inventory.

In the game from his past life, if Leo wanted to evolve, besides meeting the level requirements, he also needed to consume various materials to increase his star level. One of those materials was indeed Leo's Memory.

[Host's level is insufficient. Please complete more tasks to increase your level.]

A light, airy sentence extinguished Xiao Yu's thoughts. Well, it seemed this thing was useless for now.

"Forget it, forget it. We'll see later." Xiao Yu said, slowly closing his eyes and drifting off to sleep.

During the time Xiao Yu was sleeping, Xue Qinghe had also left the area by carriage.

Beside a lotus pond behind the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, a middle-aged man with an imposing, self-assured air sat casually in a pavilion.

"You're back? How was it? Did you find a soul beast you liked?" The middle-aged man casually scattered feed into the pond and turned to look at Xue Qinghe.

This middle-aged man was none other than the supreme ruler of the Heaven Dou Empire—Great Emperor Xue Ye.

"Reporting to Father, this son has found one." Xue Qinghe bowed respectfully.

"Oh?" Xue Ye's eyebrows raised, his interest piqued: "Where is it? Let me see."

Hearing this, a look of embarrassment appeared on Xue Qinghe's face: "Reporting to Father, although this son found a soul beast he liked, I was unable to bring it back."

Xue Ye was somewhat surprised: "Unable to bring it back? At least you know what kind of soul beast it is."

Xue Qinghe shook his head as well: "This son was also unable to identify what kind of soul beast it was."

"A soul beast even you don't know?!" Xue Ye exclaimed in surprise. One had to know that his crown prince was well-read in hundreds of classics and recognized almost every soul beast; yet, he didn't recognize this one.

Xue Qinghe nodded helplessly: "It seems to be a type of soul beast that has never been recorded before, which is why this son could not identify it."

"That is certainly curious. Bring it back for me to see when you can." Xue Ye did not mind the fact that Xue Qinghe hadn't brought it back.

"Yes." Xue Qinghe nodded. After the two chatted for a few more moments, Xue Qinghe left the area.

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.

Having made full preparations this time, Xue Qinghe arrived outside the Royal Soul Beast Forest once again, carrying a variety of fruits.

With a clear objective in mind, Xue Qinghe headed straight toward the direction of Xiao Yu's large tree.

Meanwhile, under that very tree, a small beast was performing movements that other soul beasts could not possibly comprehend.

The small beast lay on the ground, its two short arms sinking slightly and then pushing back up—it was doing push-ups.

One, two... after a full one hundred, the small beast collapsed onto the ground, drenched in sweat.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the daily task "One hundred push-ups"]

[Reward: Cocoa Fruit *1]

Listening to the voice in his ears, Xiao Yu complained in extreme frustration, "System, are you sick in the head? Making a spirit like me do push-ups."

The system remained aloof and did not reply.

Xiao Yu rolled his eyes. Famished from the exertion, he hurriedly retrieved the Cocoa Fruit from his backpack and began to eat.

"Tsk, it's delicious and all, but eating it all the time gets old," Xiao Yu muttered, looking at his experience bar which had risen by two-thirds after quickly finishing the Cocoa Fruit.

[Xiao Yu]

[Race: Holy Wing King (Dazzling)]

[Attributes: Wing, Wing, King (Locked)]

[Level: lv15 (100/150)]

[Skills: Wind Force, Vacuum Slash, Air Cutter, Flash Strike]

[Backpack: Leo's Memory *1]

[Daily Task: One hundred push-ups (Completed)]

[Weekly Task: Defeat two century-level soul beasts (Incomplete)]

[Monthly Task: Defeat one millennium-level soul beast (Incomplete)]

[Yearly Task: Defeat one ten-thousand-year-level soul beast (Incomplete)]

"It seems that apart from the daily tasks, the others are constant, with only the quantities differing," Xiao Yu thought, staring at the task list before him.

This actually made things easier for him.