"What do you mean, the human world? Didn't you say human Soul Masters were all devious and wicked, capable of any crime? Why would you go somewhere so dangerous?" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion tilted her head, utterly confused.
"That's what I said, but avoiding them won't solve anything. We can only find human Soul Masters' weaknesses by learning about them." Chu Feng kept spinning his tale.
Noticing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's concern, Chu Feng worried she might transform and enter the human world on impulse. With her silly, guileless nature, someone would probably butcher her for her Soul Bone in no time... So he hurriedly reassured her, "But don't worry. I won't be gone long. I'll definitely be back within three years. By then, I'll know my way around the human world and can bring you with me."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion had been a little sad, but at his words, her golden eyes immediately lit up. "Really? You won't lie to me, will you...?"
"Of course not. I swear, if I lie to you, then I'll—"
"Awwooo~ That's wonderful~ I believe you~ slurp, slurp, slurp~"
Before Chu Feng could finish, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion pounced on him and frantically licked his face.
"All right, all right, stop... You're the Emperor Auspicious Beast, for goodness' sake. Can't you show a little restraint?" Chu Feng wiped the drool from his face, a dark look in his eyes.
"Hehe~ I was just so happy~"
"By the way, what does 'restraint' mean?"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion hurriedly rolled off Chu Feng and drew her neck in a little, asking curiously.
"'Restraint' means... you have to live up to your status. You're the Emperor Auspicious Beast. All Soul Beasts should bow before you. You need to be a little more imposing..."
Chu Feng had no idea how to explain it, so he could only put it that way.
Being licked felt pretty good, but he still had to correct her.
"But you're different from them! You have the Auspicious Beast's blood in you, too. You and I are both favored by heaven and earth. Besides..." As she spoke, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion lowered her head and mumbled something. She seemed a little nervous.
Chu Feng glanced at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and said no more.
After all, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was too innocent. She had barely ever interacted with humans and had always been well protected by the Ferocious Beasts.
No matter how many years she had lived, her mind was as pure as a child's. In human terms, she was a silly, guileless fool who was easy to deceive.
But that was tradition on the Douluo Continent. A million years, and nothing had changed...
Some rabbit, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the Silver Dragon King, the Ice Empress, and others—all it took was one encounter with a human, and they'd be talked into knots...
Three days later.
A young man dressed in fine beast-hide clothing emerged from the Star Dou Great Forest.
He stood around 1.7 meters tall, his posture straight. Tousled black hair fell across his forehead, and his face was fair without losing its masculine edge. When he smiled, he made people feel as if they were basking in a spring breeze. He was the very picture of a sunny, cheerful young man.
This was Chu Feng, now in human form.
Chu Feng checked his system's status panel and was quite satisfied:
[Name: Chu Feng] [Bone Age: 12 years] [Level: 30] [Talent Abilities: Luck, Cute Act] [Techniques: God and Demon Body Tempering Art (LV1), Star Contemplation Method (LV1)] [Martial Soul: Body] [First Soul Ring (Purple) Soul Skill: God and Demon Body] [Second Soul Ring (Black) Soul Skill: Glory of the Stars]
When a Soul Beast transformed into a human, its cultivation was cleared.
After Wang Qiu'er transformed, it had taken her more than five years to reach level 60.
But Chu Feng had a Human Transformation Card from the system. He converted a small portion of his cultivation into level-30 Soul Power. If his level were too low, he might not be able to stir up trouble at Shrek, which would be a hassle.
Next, he hunted two Soul Beasts for their Soul Rings, then poured the rest of his cultivation into them. His First Soul Ring was about 9,999 years old. When he used its Soul Skill, his physical strength increased by 999.9%, bringing it close to ten times its original level. It complemented the God and Demon Body Tempering Art perfectly.
His Second Soul Ring was about 88,888 years old. When he used its Soul Skill, he could unleash a spiritual pressure within a radius of 8,888.8 meters. It was essentially Mental Interference, only with a slightly bigger range and a slightly stronger effect. It suited his Star Contemplation Method perfectly.
As for why he'd chosen his own body as his Martial Soul, it was because he cultivated the God and Demon Body Tempering Art. Though he'd only just begun, his body would be his greatest strength in the future, so the Body Martial Soul was the obvious choice.
And although he was only level 30, his physical strength should be around level 50, and his mental strength was about the same.
Some of that came from cultivating his techniques, and some from the system's rewards.
As for the "Panda" Martial Soul... It was garbage. Not even a dog would want it.
On top of that, the system's storage space also held the Ultimate Wood Core and the Ultimate Fire Core. Once absorbed, both could serve as Martial Souls, but he didn't have time to obtain Soul Rings for them now. He'd think about it later if the need arose.
If he wanted, he could have Triple Martial Souls.
But Chu Feng didn't think having more Martial Souls was worth much. Improving the quality and level of his Soul Power was the path to invincibility. Of course, in the end, he'd still have to comprehend the laws and become a god. A high-level cultivation art could take care of all that. Cultivating was the right path.
Tang San had used a set of inner cultivation techniques from a wuxia world, the Mysterious Heaven Skill, to dominate several eras.
Chu Feng cultivated techniques from a high-level fantasy world. They might be difficult to master, but on the Douluo Continent, they were sure to be a dimensional crushing blow.
"Give me a hundred Martial Souls with Ultimate Attributes, and I'll cultivate for five years and reach level 99, the rank of Limit Douluo. Tell me, how would you deal with that?"
After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Chu Feng ran into a few wandering Soul Masters and soon learned where Shrek Academy was.
The next morning, just as the sky began to lighten.
Chu Feng trekked over mountains and crossed rivers, and at last he saw a massive city.
Shrek City stood on the Lima Plain and covered an enormous area. It lay roughly where the Three Great Empires met, yet it paid no taxes to any of them. Not only that, it could collect taxes independently within Shrek City. Its status was extraordinary.
With Chu Feng's talent, he met the requirements for entering Shrek Academy.
But to join Shrek, he still needed proof of recommendation: a letter from a city at the main-city level or higher.
This was mainly to keep spies from the Sun Moon Continent out...
But Chu Feng wasn't worried. As long as you had money, this sort of thing could definitely be obtained. Wherever there was light, there was darkness. He'd just need to spend a little time asking around.
When he left the Star Dou Great Forest, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had found him more than three hundred Gold Soul Coins. Many were stained with blood and gave off a strange smell. It was obvious they'd been picked up off the ground...
Just as Chu Feng was about to enter Shrek City, the Survival System, which had been playing dead for a long time, suddenly came back to life:
[Survival System: Detected that the host has discovered Shrek City. The system recommends that the host join Shrek.] [Temporary Items: City Lord's Recommendation Letter, 10 Gold Soul Coins]
Seeing the items the system had provided, Chu Feng burst out laughing.
"Good grief, the Survival System finally came around~"
You couldn't exactly call the Survival System useful... Compared with the Shock System, it wasn't worth a damn.
But you couldn't call it useless, either... Every now and then it'd pop up to remind him it existed and even provide a small surprise.
With the recommendation letter, Chu Feng could save himself a lot of trouble.
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