Picking Up Bargains

Having finally come to Douluo World, no one left right away. They trained together for three days.

Calling it training was really just wandering around nearby. After all, most of them were not very strong, and any accident would not be worth the risk.

Over those three days, everyone grew much closer and no longer felt as awkward as they had when they first arrived.

After everyone else left, Chen Yu had no plans to leave Star Dou Forest either.

Next came Little Turtle's Spirit Ring.

Little Turtle did not need to absorb Spirit Rings; it condensed its own.

However, condensing a Spirit Ring required energy. Chen Yu's next task was to help Little Turtle hunt Soul Beasts.

Inside the Cave Abode in Peach Valley, Chen Yu opened his eyes from meditation, rose to his feet, and walked outside.

Since the small valley contained many peach trees, Chen Yu named it Peach Valley.

Chen Yu looked toward the six caves beside it. They were new Cave Abodes blasted out for Ye Fan and the others to live in.

Thinking of Ye Fan and Xiao Yan's expressions back then, Chen Yu could not help laughing.

"Master, let's go!"

Little Turtle did not ask why Chen Yu was laughing. It only wanted to condense its Spirit Ring as quickly as possible.

"Alright, let's go."

Chen Yu was also looking forward to seeing what changes Little Turtle would undergo after condensing its Spirit Ring, and how he would use Little Turtle's soul skills.

One man and one turtle left Peach Valley, picked a direction at random, and headed out.

Little Turtle needed energy, so there was no need to choose specific Soul Beasts. However, Chen Yu did not intend to slaughter Soul Beasts indiscriminately. Low-year Soul Beasts could not provide much energy anyway.

Although he possessed a soul skill that never missed, Chen Yu did not dare let his guard down. This was Star Dou Forest, after all. Soul Beasts came in every variety, with all sorts of abilities. If he encountered one skilled in stealth and assassination, he might not even get the chance to fire an arrow.

He was currently in the outer region of Star Dou Forest, where century-old Soul Beasts were the most common, millennium-old Soul Beasts came next, and ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts occasionally appeared.

Suddenly, the ground shook violently. Chen Yu swiftly put away Little Turtle, then leaped onto a large tree with a tap of his toes. Rather than rashly moving toward the source of the tremors, he found a spot amid the dense leaves and concealed himself.

Only after hiding himself did Chen Yu peek through the gaps in the leaves toward the source of the tremors.

He saw a millennium-old Soul Beast, a Ghost Scale Python, chasing a group of century-old Soul Beasts. Chen Yu let out a long breath and patted his racing heart. He had thought a Soul Beast horde was hunting humans.

Did novels not always write about protagonists being led into danger by others during training? He had no desire to be thrown out as bait to draw fire.

Soon, the group of century-old Soul Beasts rushed past Chen Yu and continued fleeing ahead. The Ghost Scale Python naturally pursued them without relent. They were all food; it could not let them escape.

After the Ghost Scale Python ran some distance away, Chen Yu jumped down from the tree and followed at neither too close nor too far a distance.

He had finally encountered a millennium-old Soul Beast. He did not want to miss it.

Although Star Dou Forest had many Soul Beasts, they were extremely difficult to find if they stayed hidden in their nests instead of coming out to forage.

Roar!

A roar suddenly sounded from ahead, followed by the screams of Soul Beasts. Not knowing what was happening, Chen Yu immediately looked around for somewhere to hide.

After the screams faded, Chen Yu cautiously looked ahead. Numerous Soul Beast corpses lay on the ground—the same century-old Soul Beasts that had just been fleeing for their lives. Now, only two Soul Beasts remained, confronting each other.

One was the Ghost Scale Python that had been chasing the Soul Beasts, while the other was also a millennium-old Soul Beast—a Blazing Leopard. Judging by the situation, those century-old Soul Beasts had fled in panic and accidentally entered the Blazing Leopard's territory. Caught between the two powerful Soul Beasts, all of them had perished here.

These two millennium-old Soul Beasts were not stupid either! They would settle the food first, then decide who was stronger.

A gleam flashed in Chen Yu's eyes. If he could devour all these Soul Beasts, Little Turtle would have nearly enough energy to condense its Spirit Ring.

Now, he only needed to wait for the two Soul Beasts to injure each other badly, then reap the rewards.

Just as the Ghost Scale Python charged at the Blazing Leopard, the ground trembled violently, several times stronger than the disturbance caused by the Ghost Scale Python earlier.

The moment the tremors arrived, the Ghost Scale Python and Blazing Leopard abandoned even the food on the ground and fled in different directions.

Chen Yu's mouth twitched at the sight. Were these Soul Beasts used to this or something? They ran away far too decisively.

Chen Yu reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the Soul Beast corpses, chose a direction, and fled quickly.

He should not have gone out today. He had not even gained a single millennium-old Soul Beast.

While fleeing, Chen Yu suddenly found a concealed spot and hid there.

The direction he chose was not one in which the Soul Beasts had run, so there was no chance of being hit by the stampede.

After the sounds of the Soul Beast riot faded into the distance, Chen Yu emerged from hiding and rushed toward the direction the noises had come from earlier.

Hunting Soul Beasts one by one was too slow. Since he had encountered a beast tide, he might as well try picking up some bargains.

Chen Yu used the Cloud Ladder Step at full force and sped ahead. When he arrived, the sight before him left him stunned.

A road of corpses over a hundred meters wide stretched before him. There were Soul Beast corpses of all kinds, most of them century-old Soul Beasts, with a smaller number of millennium-old Soul Beasts.

As for how Chen Yu could tell, it was naturally because of the yellow and purple Spirit Rings floating above them. These Soul Beasts had died less than an hour ago, so their Spirit Rings had not yet dissipated.

And these were only the corpses in this stretch of road. There were probably plenty more elsewhere.

What exactly had happened deeper inside?

Chen Yu did not waste time lamenting. He quickly summoned Little Turtle. Without waiting for Chen Yu's instructions, Little Turtle immediately ran to the edge of the corpse-strewn road and bit into the nearest corpse.

He opened the Chat Group. Of course, he had to share something as good as picking up bargains with his friends.

[Chen Yu: Road of Corpses.jpg]

[Xiao Yan: Fuck, there are so many Soul Beast corpses. Tell me, did you step in dog shit today? Your luck is insane.]

[Xiao Yan: Once Little Turtle devours all these corpses, won't your cultivation soar? Are you even going to let us live?]

[Chen Yu: You're overthinking it. A beast tide just happened here, so other Soul Beasts will probably come to feed soon.]

[Chen Yu: I'll only give Little Turtle half an hour. The moment time is up, we'll leave immediately.]

[Xiao Yan: It can still devour plenty in half an hour. I want a support like Little Turtle too.]

Little Turtle devoured incredibly quickly. In just a few breaths, it had consumed dozens of corpses, including the Spirit Rings floating above them.

The space inside Little Turtle had no storage limit. As long as Little Turtle wanted to, it could devour endlessly without ever feeling full.

Suddenly, while chatting, Chen Yu noticed Soul Beasts flying toward them in the distance.

He immediately put away Little Turtle and used his External Soul Bone to leave at high speed. With a light flap of his Thunder Wings, he was already a hundred meters away.

Half an hour later, Chen Yu finally returned to Peach Valley.

Once Little Turtle condensed its Spirit Ring, they would leave Star Dou Forest.

This time, Little Turtle had devoured hundreds of Soul Beast corpses and over a thousand Spirit Rings—enough for them to use for a long time.

Unfortunately, the Soul Beasts had arrived too quickly. If only they had been given a little more time.

Little Turtle was condensing its Spirit Ring within his sea of consciousness, so Chen Yu did not need to worry about it.

With nothing else to do, he continued chatting with the group members.

[Chen Yu: The Soul Beasts came too quickly. I was just running for my life, but I've already returned safely to Peach Valley.]

[Xiao Yan: Not bad. You weren't blinded by the profits before your eyes. Young man, I approve of you.]

[Chen Yu: Get lost.]