Holy Soul Village and the Insect Repelling Technique

Several months later.

Li Han finished his second academic year at Nuoding Academy.

"Li Han, where are you planning to go during the break?"

Xiao Wu lay on the bed and asked listlessly.

"I haven't decided yet."

"Aren't you going home?"

"I just went back not long ago, so I won't be returning for now."

Although Green Bamboo Village was where Li Han had been born in the Douluo world, he was an orphan, so he did not feel particularly attached to the village.

Still, he would occasionally return to give money and daily necessities to the village chief and the villagers who had once cared for him.

With Li Han's support, life in Green Bamboo Village had improved somewhat. At the very least, they no longer had to worry about starving to death.

"Fine. I was originally thinking of going to Green Bamboo Village with you for a visit."

Xiao Wu sat up in disappointment. Then, seeing Tang San packing his luggage, her eyes immediately lit up.

"Little San, are you going home?"

"Yeah. I haven't been back in nearly a year. I want to go see Dad."

"Then Li Han and I will go back with you! The two of us don't have anything to do anyway."

Tang San was rather surprised by this.

"To my house? My family is very poor. There's nothing there."

"It's fine! We'll just walk around and take a look! Li Han, right?"

Xiao Wu looked at Li Han and gave him a meaningful wink.

Holy Soul Village? It wouldn't hurt to go. Holy Soul Village could be considered a famous sightseeing spot. If I get to see Tang Hao and Old Jack, I might even trigger some check-in rewards.

With that thought, Li Han immediately agreed to Xiao Wu's invitation.

"It is indeed a good suggestion."

Seeing that both of them were interested in his home, Tang San no longer refused.

"All right. But let me make this clear first: my dad doesn't have a very good temper. If he snaps at you, don't take it too seriously."

"No problem! Li Han, hurry up and pack. Let's go with Little San."

Before long, the three of them left Nuoding Academy and headed toward Holy Soul Village.

Host: Li Han

Age: 8 years old

Martial Soul: Heavenly Thunder Bamboo

Cultivation: Level 29

Cultivation Arts: Azure Essence Sword Art (third layer), Elephant Armor Skill (sixth layer), Blinking Sword Technique, Smoke-Drifting Steps.

Items: Bamboo Bone Pen, Heavenly Thunder Bead (3), Soul-Nurturing Wood Bead.

Talismans: Fireball Talisman (18), Golden Light Talisman (5), Godly Travel Talisman (3)

Pills: Yellow Dragon Pill (20), Golden Marrow Pill (20), Essence Nourishing Pill (32), Energy Recovery Pill (58)

Formations: Spirit Condensing Formation, Lost Track Formation.

Wealth: 7 Gold Soul Coins, 10 Silver Soul Coins, 18 Copper Soul Coins.

Along the way, Li Han checked his current status panel.

Over the past few months, he had raised the Elephant Armor Skill to the sixth layer. At the same time, he had refined new Godly Travel Talismans from the blood of agility-type soul beasts, allowing him to increase his speed.

As for formations, he had newly refined the Lost Track Formation, which could trap soul masters.

This series of gains could be considered modest accomplishments.

As for money, although Mo Hen and Chen Niu had given him strong support, he had bought quite a bit of soul beast essence blood and other materials. In addition, as his Elephant Armor Skill progressed deeper, his need for the power of flesh and blood had grown greater and greater. He practically needed soul beast meat for every meal to replenish himself, so those several hundred Gold Soul Coins had nearly been spent.

I'll be breaking through to level thirty soon. I might as well use this time to go to the Star Dou Great Forest and hunt a thirty-level Soul Ring.

But the Star Dou Great Forest is an extremely dangerous place. Going alone would be too risky.

Li Han looked at Xiao Wu, deep in thought.

The Star Dou Great Forest is Xiao Wu's hometown. If she goes with me, even if danger arises, it should be easily resolved.

After all, Da Ming and Er Ming rule the Star Dou Great Forest now, and Xiao Wu is their big sister.

Having thought that far, Li Han decided to ask Xiao Wu to accompany him to the Star Dou Great Forest.

He believed that if he suggested going to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Ring, Xiao Wu would likely go with him.

After all, the Star Dou Great Forest probably did not seem dangerous to Xiao Wu.

Besides, she had not returned home for so long. She presumably wanted to see the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape as well.

I'll cultivate to level thirty as soon as possible during this period, obtain my third Soul Ring, and then I can consider dispersing my cultivation for the first time.

Li Han was rather looking forward to dispersing his cultivation.

Of course, what he looked forward to even more was a three- or four-thousand-year first Soul Ring.

"The place where I grew up is right ahead—Holy Soul Village."

While he was thinking, Tang San had already led Li Han and Xiao Wu to Holy Soul Village.

It was an utterly ordinary village, yet it concealed extraordinary people.

No one would have imagined that Tang Hao, once the continent's greatest genius and the youngest Title Douluo, had secluded himself here.

"Ding. Congratulations to the host for checking in at Jiayuan City. Reward: Insect Repelling Technique."

The Insect Repelling Technique!

It was a secret art of the Spirit Controlling Sect, containing secret methods for both nurturing and commanding beasts.

The "insects" in Insect Repelling did not refer to insects alone, but to all animals.

All the beasts under heaven could be divided into five categories: furred creatures, feathered creatures, scaled creatures, shelled creatures, and naked creatures.

In other words, theoretically, the Insect Repelling Technique could command all beasts under heaven.

A reward as soon as I arrive. This trip really wasn't wasted.

Li Han's eyes lit up as new knowledge of immortality cultivation flooded his mind.

The Insect Repelling Technique... It seems I can consider raising some soul beasts to fight for me.

But that probably won't be easy.

Li Han could not help looking toward Xiao Wu beside him.

She was the best soul beast to raise.

However, according to the secret methods recorded in the Insect Repelling Technique, fully controlling a soul beast and commanding it at will required two steps.

First, feed it with essence blood.

Second, engrave its soul with spiritual sense.

The first was manageable, but the second—engraving a soul with spiritual sense—was rather difficult.

Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with tremendous spiritual power. Engraving a restriction onto her soul was not something the current Li Han could accomplish.

Unless Xiao Wu was completely willing.

Although the two of them got along rather well now, doing something like that was still impossible.

Forget it. I'll find some weaker soul beasts to practice on first when the time comes.

Still, the nurturing methods in this technique can be used on Xiao Wu. I can raise her a little better.

As if sensing Li Han's gaze, Xiao Wu turned to look at him.

"Why do you keep staring at me? Your expression is weird too. You aren't planning something strange, are you?"

Li Han smiled awkwardly.

"Of course not. I just noticed that you seem to have grown quite a bit taller."

Xiao Wu looked pleased at his words and slightly lifted her chin.

"Of course! I've been eating properly lately! In another two years, I might even be taller than you."

"Good luck with that."

Tang San's home.

"Dad, I'm back."

Tang San pushed open the door and called out happily, but all that greeted him was an empty room.

"Dad?"

Tang San looked around, but still did not see Tang Hao. He could not help becoming anxious.

"Little San, don't worry. Your dad might have gone out to buy something and hasn't come back yet."

Xiao Wu comforted him.

"I hope so."

Li Han glanced around and found that the water in the cup was still warm.

Looks like Tang Hao realized Tang San had returned, so he left right away.

That guy really isn't a competent father.

I also wonder how Tang San, having been reincarnated, could call someone about the same age as his previous life "Dad."

Especially when this father is so cold toward him, neglecting him completely.

A grown man with working hands and feet relies on a child only a few years old to take care of his food and daily life.

He calls it deep affection, but the moment he suffers a setback, he gives up on himself and does not even care for his child.

He isn't a qualified husband, much less a qualified father.

He was disloyal to his sect and unjust toward its subordinate sects.

Rather than striving himself, he noticed his child had talent and wanted the child to bear everything for him.

If it were me, I wouldn't even bother with someone like that.

Ah Yin's judgment really wasn't very good.