Twin Martial Souls, Level 4 Soul Engineer, Quasi-Soul Elder

Of course, the Heaven-Reaching Demon Eye and Clone Shadow are currently still in their embryonic stages.

They do not yet possess much power, but even so, they are already enough to allow him to easily dodge the attacks of dozens of second-level Soul Tools.

As for the cultivation technique he created earlier, Feng Piaoling has not neglected it either.

The early stages focus primarily on laying a foundation and increasing the depth of his soul power; he has already cultivated it to the third level. Now, he is about to obtain his third soul ring to break through to the Soul Elder realm, and creating the fourth level is only a matter of time.

Based on the characteristics of his own Martial Soul, he chose a fitting name: Green Lotus Sword Art.

He also created a set of basic sword techniques that suit him.

This lays the foundation for creating stronger soul skills, and even divine skills, in the future.

Beyond that, he has not fallen behind in his research on Soul Tools; before leaving the Sun Moon Empire, he had already become a fourth-level Soul Master.

It can be said that he has truly utilized his "Heaven Rewards Diligence" cheat to the extreme, barely letting any path to becoming stronger slip by.

If one were to say that "Dog Huo" exerted three times the effort of an ordinary person to raise his soul power from level one to level ten over the course of five years...

Then Feng Piaoling is exerting three hundred times that.

Relying on his own efforts and the Whale Rubber provided by the Crown Prince's Mansion, the first soul ring for his Talisman Martial Soul was a seven-hundred-year-old one, and the second was two-thousand-five-hundred years old.

As for his third soul ring, he had already broken through to level thirty half a year ago, but he had delayed obtaining it.

For one, he wanted to see if he could intercept Tian Meng.

For another, even if he failed, he could still use Huo Yuhao's destiny to find a soul ring of excellent quality for himself.

Tang San only saw through that Huo Yuhao is a Child of Destiny, but he is not omniscient. If he were, he could have simply let his own daughter intercept Huo Yuhao's opportunities; why go through the trouble of splitting his daughter's soul into three parts and sending them to the Douluo Continent? As long as I do not kill Huo Yuhao or his three-part daughter, I need not worry about being targeted.

With this in mind, Feng Piaoling shed his fine robes and changed into a set of plain cyan cloth garments. He disguised himself as someone heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a soul ring, following Huo Yuhao from a distance while splitting his focus to cultivate the Heaven-Reaching Demon Eye.

Unlike the Purple Demon Eye, the Heaven-Reaching Demon Eye does not require absorbing the first ray of purple energy from the morning sun. It only requires channeling mental power into the eyes, supplemented by soul power, and nourishing them through a specific method.

Just like that, the distance between Feng Piaoling and Huo Yuhao gradually closed.

Three days later, the two encountered each other by chance.

Feng Piaoling did not pay any attention to Huo Yuhao. He set up a campfire to the side, took meat and water from the Four Symbols Dragon Coiling Belt—a storage Soul Tool at his waist—and began to roast it himself.

He had crafted this Four Symbols Dragon Coiling Belt himself.

Although the space is not very large—each of the four gems on the belt has only three cubic meters of storage—one of the gems has a cooling effect that keeps food from spoiling. This is where Feng Piaoling specifically stores his food.

Because of the mistreatment he suffered at the Duke's Mansion, Huo Yuhao had been introverted, insecure, and withdrawn since childhood, and he did not dare to take the initiative to greet Feng Piaoling. He simply followed suit, setting up a campfire not far away to camp.

When the aroma of roasted meat drifted over from Feng Piaoling's side, Huo Yuhao, who had been surviving on dry biscuits and wild fruit along the way, could not help but swallow hard, his stomach growling ungratefully.

Feng Piaoling glanced at him, casually picked up a skewer of leftover roasted meat, and flicked it, sending it through the air in a stunning arc.

Under the influence of his Spirit Eye Martial Soul, Huo Yuhao barely managed to track the trajectory of the meat. He was startled at first, and by the time he reacted, the skewer was already stuck in the ground before him.

Looking back at Feng Piaoling, he was already sitting cross-legged on a rock, beginning his meditation.

The meaning was self-evident.

Huo Yuhao swallowed hard, muttered a thank you, and began to wolf down the food.

Before this, he had encountered travelers more than once while camping in the wild and had received plenty of help from them, so when Feng Piaoling tossed him the meat, he accepted it without hesitation.

Over the next few days, the two continued their journey.

Although they never spoke a single word from beginning to end, Feng Piaoling tossed him a few skewers of meat every day. Huo Yuhao, who craved companionship, gradually began to view him as a friend.

Every time they camped, he would take the initiative to show his gratitude by preparing wild fruits he had gathered.

Whenever they passed a stream or river, he would catch fish and roast them for him to eat.

Feng Piaoling did not eat the wild fruits, but he did sample the roasted fish that the original story touted as miraculous; the result was just "meh."

It was far less delicious than the skewers he made using soul beast meat and vegetables.

At most, it could only be considered a change of pace.

Just like that, three days passed.

The two were getting closer and closer to the Star Dou Great Forest.

As they passed a certain stream once again and Huo Yuhao set up his campfire to roast fish, a surprised, delicate cry broke the quiet atmosphere.

The two looked toward the sound and saw two people walking along the stream.

Walking in front was a young girl, looking to be about fifteen or sixteen, with a black ponytail and a light blue tight-fitting outfit that highlighted her youthful vitality.

She had phoenix eyes that were large and lively, a high-bridged nose, and a beautiful face that carried a hint of joy, her eyes fixed directly on the roasted fish.

Following behind the girl was a boy of similar age with short, light blue hair. He had a tall, slender build and a scholarly temperament, with a lazy, gentle smile always present on his handsome face. He held his hands behind his head, looking over with an interested expression.

However, he was not looking at the roasted fish, but at the people—specifically, Feng Piaoling.

He looked no more than twelve years old, yet he possessed soul power fluctuations of level thirty.

Is this a genius Soul Master capable of rivaling the first generation of Shrek's Seven Devils?

The girl walking in front had already hurried over to them, looking like a little glutton. "Hey, little brothers, are you selling this roasted fish? It smells so good! How did you make it?"

Bei Bei and Tang Ya, is it?

Feng Piaoling had already guessed the identities of the two, so he did not strike up a conversation.

Huo Yuhao, however, had never been this close to a pretty girl before; his small face flushed bright red, and he stammered, "I... I'll treat you to some."

Tang Ya noticed Huo Yuhao's shyness and let out a giggle. "Little brother, I couldn't tell you were so shy. You're nothing like that rude guy next to you..."

As she spoke, she reached out to take the grilled fish Huo Yuhao offered, tucking in with gusto without a care for her image, all while stealing a glance at Feng Piaoling beside her.

Looking at that impeccable, handsome face, her own pretty face flushed slightly, and she inwardly scolded: He's such a bore; what a waste of a good face.

At this moment, Bei Bei walked over, and Huo Yuhao handed him a grilled fish as well.