Ace: Super Beasts (Soul Beasts) Feel No Pain (Seeking Follow-up Reads!)

After dealing with the swindler who had tried to scam his cute yet foolish little brother, Tang Heng spoke up.

"Little brother, are you interested in learning the spear?"

"It's the sort of thing from the ancient martial arts; if you want to learn, you can come and ask me for guidance."

These few spear techniques were originally intended for Tang Wulin by Tang San, but through a twist of fate, he had intercepted them.

If Tang Wulin wanted to learn, he would teach him everything he knew without reservation.

Upon hearing this, Tang Wulin nodded, then shook his head: "I want to, but not right now."

"Why? It's best to lay a solid foundation in ancient martial arts while you're still young."

"Because it's tiring!"

Tang Wulin pouted, crossing his arms over his chest: "Not everyone is a freak like you, Brother. I still have to cultivate my Martial Soul and follow Teacher Mang Tian to learn blacksmithing; where would I find the time to learn some ancient martial arts?"

"Ah, well... Wulin makes a fair point." Tang Heng scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "Anyway, whenever you want to learn, just come and find me."

"Come with me now; I'll take you to boost your spiritual power."

"Oh, okay... Wait, what? Take me to boost my spiritual power?" Tang Wulin reacted, looking at him in disbelief.

Tang Heng didn't want to waste time explaining, as practice was the only criterion for testing truth. Without waiting for Tang Wulin to process it, he grabbed him and headed straight for the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform.

The spawn point this time was quite good, located deep within a forest where the canopy was thick and impenetrable.

There was no need to use spiritual power to scout; one could hear many Soul Beasts hidden in the dense woods just by listening.

Tang Heng immediately activated Martial Soul Possession, transforming into a graceful dragon-maiden, and thrust a silver spear into the grass before him.

A century-old Datura Snake was pierced through the body by the long spear. As it struggled violently against the shaft, he directly controlled the fire element to flow through the spearhead into the Datura Snake's body, causing it to explode from within.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a deafening blast, the health bar of the century-old Datura Snake was instantly emptied. Its body dissipated into specks of light, which then flowed into Tang Heng's body.

Hmm, the age of the Golden Lion had increased by another ten years, and his spear technique had gained a bit of experience points.

"This place is called the Spirit Ascension Platform; it's similar to the one at the Spirit Pagoda outside." Tang Heng took an Enchanted Diamond Sword from his backpack and tossed it to Tang Wulin: "Killing the Soul Beasts here can increase the age of your Soul Spirit and boost your spiritual power."

Tang Wulin didn't question it, because just a moment ago, when his brother killed that Datura Snake, he had indeed felt a warm sensation.

"You don't need to worry about your physique because of the Gold Dragon King bloodline, but you can make up for your spiritual power here."

"O-okay." Tang Wulin looked at the seemingly dull and foolish Soul Beasts around them and said timidly: "Aren't Soul Beasts almost extinct? Wouldn't it be a bit excessive for us to keep killing them like this?"

My foolish little brother is truly naive and kind.

Tang Heng ruffled his hair, a breeze-like smile blooming on his face: "It's fine. The Soul Beasts here can't go extinct. Just think of them as chives; you cut one batch, and another will grow back."

Hidden under the shade of a tree in the distance, several Skeletons and Zombies felt indignant upon hearing this conversation.

"Our kin were slaughtered by the Steve clan just like this."

"Indeed, any Steve capable of building things like Mob Grinders is a devil!"

In the time that followed, Tang Wulin, who was hunting Soul Beasts alongside Tang Heng, finally realized just how ferocious his brother could be.

Riding on the Golden Lion, clad in a majestic set of Diamond Armor, and gripping a long spear, he slaughtered his way from the dense forest all the way to the plains.

Moreover, his methods were extremely brutal.

He witnessed a five-hundred-year-old Nether Tiger being hacked to death by Tang Heng, one axe blow after another.

When asked about it, his brother explained it to him this way:

"In the real world, any living creature will feel pain and fear when attacked, which causes them to reveal openings."

"Look at these Soul Beasts; even when their health bars hit rock bottom, have they ever shown a shred of fear toward me?"

"Therefore, the conclusion is that these Soul Beasts have no sense of pain!"

(PS: I don't know either, Ace told me.)

Although Tang Wulin was half-skeptical, seeing those Soul Beasts charging at him one after another, fearless of death, he had no choice but to believe it.

After fighting in the Spirit Ascension Platform for a day and a night, both brothers had increased their spiritual power significantly. Since Tang Heng had done most of the killing, his spiritual power and Soul Spirit age had increased quite a bit.

The only pity was that Tang Wulin couldn't increase his age because he lacked a Soul Spirit.

There must be supplies after a great battle.

Tang Heng brought Tang Wulin to the kitchen and took out the ingredients he had collected earlier to make a few hamburgers.

Lays' food could not only fill one's stomach, but depending on the type of food, it would also provide different effects.

Take this plain-looking hamburger, for example.

Tang Wulin took only one bite before he felt a surge of power erupt within his body.

He felt as if his strength had grown significantly.

That's right, this was the Strength I effect brought by the hamburger, and this Strength I was the old-version potion effect.

It increased melee damage by a full one hundred and thirty percent.

This amplification was enough to crush the vast majority of support-type martial souls on the Douluo Continent.

"Big brother's cooking is the best!"

Tang Wulin wiped the breadcrumbs from the corner of his mouth and said with a smile.

"If you like it, eat more. If there isn't enough, you go get the ingredients, and I'll handle the cooking."

Tang Heng was more than happy to prepare ingredients that could both fill their stomachs and provide beneficial effects; he even felt that his culinary skills had improved significantly over this recent period.

Tang Wulin was full after eating seven or eight, a look of complete satisfaction on his face.

Considering they still had dinner to eat—and one that Lang Yue had specially prepared—Tang Heng didn't want to let their mother's hard work go to waste, so he dragged Tang Wulin along to the mine to dig for ore.

It wasn't until the morning of the third day that he finally brought Tang Wulin back to the Douluo Plane.

"What happened today is a secret between you and me. You aren't allowed to tell anyone except Na'er."

"What about Mom and Dad? Can't I even tell them?"

Tang Heng shook his head and said, "When the time is right, I will confess everything to our parents myself."

"Our family isn't as simple as you imagine. In short, what you need to do now is focus on improving your own strength so that in the future, you'll have the ability to protect Mom, Dad, and your little sister."

Tang Wulin looked up, his small face filled with determination as he said, "Mm-hmm, I will definitely become stronger! Not only will I protect Mom, Dad, and Na'er, but I will also become a help to big brother, not a burden."

Seeing this, Tang Heng was quite satisfied.

The kindness he had shown Wulin over these years had finally paid off; it seemed that raising him into a brother-con was just around the corner.