Sunset Forest Bonus Chapter

The next day, Ling Yu called Salas over and set off for Sunset Forest with Na'er.

Sunset Forest lay less than two hundred kilometers outside Heaven Dou City. Though this forest was equally vast and rich in Soul Beast resources, it did not contain any Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

This time, the three of them were heading to Sunset Forest to help Na'er hunt her first soul ring.

As for Na'er's martial soul, Ling Yu had also asked her to summon it and studied it carefully. The spear was incredibly sharp and came with a draconic might effect. It seemed to exert immense Martial Soul Suppression over beast martial souls, especially dragon-type martial souls.

Thus, to help her choose a Soul Beast, Ling Yu tested Na'er's body as well. Yet the results left him greatly shocked.

Na'er looked frail and delicate, always nervous and shy whenever she was outside, but her physical condition was no weaker than that of an ordinary Soul Grandmaster!

That meant Na'er's first soul ring could be raised considerably in age. While it could not reach the thousand-year level, a six- or seven-hundred-year one was still possible.

Moreover, after being transformed by Grandmist Violet Qi, Ling Yu's perception had become extraordinarily powerful. After his Martial Soul Evolution, he could already see the flow of Soul Power within a soul master's body and roughly predict an opponent's next move. After activating his martial soul, his field of vision had also expanded from one hundred and fifty meters to three hundred meters!

His Spiritual Power had improved tremendously!

As a result, he could clearly sense that Na'er's Spiritual Power was exceptionally strong. A soul master who had yet to obtain a soul ring actually possessed Spiritual Power no weaker than that of an ordinary Soul Elder!

Even he had only been around that level at the beginning, but that was because he had awakened a spiritual-type Body Martial Soul, which greatly enhanced his Spiritual Power. Yet her martial soul was clearly a tool martial soul, so why was her Spiritual Power also so powerful?

When he sensed this, Ling Yu even briefly doubted himself. Was my cheat not powerful enough? How could some girl I picked up at random seem even more like a cheater than me?

After much thought, Ling Yu combined the Soul Beast knowledge he had read at Spirit Hall and selected two target Soul Beasts for Na'er.

One of them was the Earth Tyrant Dragon. It was a subdragon, but the Dragon Race bloodline in its body was far denser than that of ordinary subdragon Soul Beasts. Among Soul Beasts of the same level, aside from super Soul Beasts such as the Titan Giant Ape and the Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear, it could practically dominate them all!

Ling Yu estimated that if they could find one, it should provide Na'er with an excellent enhancement soul skill!

Because soul masters were restricted by the age of their soul rings, if they failed to choose carefully for their first three soul rings and selected only offensive skills instead of control-type or enhancement-type soul skills, it would be extremely detrimental to their future development.

After all, once their level rose and they gained ten-thousand-year soul rings or even Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast rings, compared to those, the first few hundred-year offensive soul skills would be useful only for clearing weaker enemies. They would seem utterly lackluster in battles between true powerhouses.

For the second target, Ling Yu chose a plant-type Soul Beast for Na'er: Purple Jade Bamboo!

Though this Soul Beast was plant-type, it had always been beloved by tool martial soul masters.

That was because it could provide an extremely powerful enhancement-type soul skill.

As the three of them continued toward Sunset Forest by carriage, pulled along at the speed of Flame Steeds, they arrived at the edge of a vast forest in less than an hour.

After getting down from the carriage, Ling Yu sensed the aura of the forest. The air was still fresh, but compared to the sunny, life-filled scent of Star Dou Great Forest, this place was far damper and carried a gloomy feeling.

"Holy Son, Miss Na'er, please stay close to me. Though Sunset Forest has no Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, it is by no means lacking in ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts. For safety's sake, it would be best to stay close to me!"

Salas spoke respectfully to the two of them.

Naturally, Ling Yu had no objections. The two followed behind him and entered the forest.

Once they entered the forest, the dampness in the air grew even heavier. Yet Ling Yu did not know whether it was merely his imagination, but he could feel Na'er's little hand in his palm gripping him tightly.

He turned to look at the girl beside him and found two tear tracks on her face. Her eyes were blurred with tears, and she looked so pitiful that it tugged at his heart.

"Na'er, what's wrong?"

Ling Yu anxiously held the girl's shoulders and hurriedly asked, "Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

The girl stepped forward, burying her head deeply against Ling Yu's shoulder as she murmured, "I don't know. The moment I entered this forest, my heart started hurting so much. I really want to cry!"

Ling Yu gently stroked her back, helping her settle her emotions.

A few minutes later, under Bishop Salas's slightly teasing gaze, Ling Yu looked at Na'er, who had returned to normal, and continued onward.

Although Na'er was no longer crying, he could still sense that her mood was not very high.

It always felt as though Na'er was shrouded in mystery.

Ling Yu shook his head hard, casting aside the distracting thoughts in his mind. His eyes turned into Two-Tomoe Sharingan as he searched the forest with all his might for a suitable target for the girl.

However, perhaps he had used up all his luck in Star Dou Great Forest. This time, they searched for an entire day without finding a suitable Soul Beast. Although they encountered several rather good ones, advanced Soul Beasts such as Blazing Lions that could likely provide explosive or enhancement-type soul skills, they were not the best choices. After some consideration, Ling Yu still decided to pass them up.

Night fell. Ling Yu held Na'er's still downcast body, clasped her small hand, and took more than ten skewers of Soul Beast meat threaded onto long bamboo sticks from his ring.

"Na'er, shall big brother teach you how to grill meat?"

The moment Na'er saw the Soul Beast meat and heard Ling Yu's words, some light finally returned to her eyes.

With Ling Yu holding her little hand, he began teaching Na'er the techniques of grilling meat hand in hand.

As the skewers sizzled over the fire, constantly dripping with oil, Ling Yu waited until their surfaces turned golden brown. Then he took seasonings from his ring and taught Na'er how to mix the soul-stirring sauce before using a brush to carefully coat the skewers with a layer of it.

A rich fragrance drifted continuously through the forest. Fortunately, Ling Yu had scattered medicinal powder around them beforehand to keep Soul Beasts from approaching. It firmly sealed in the aroma of the grilled meat, preventing it from spreading deeper into the forest. With Salas, a Soul Douluo, present as well, Ling Yu could safely teach the girl how to grill meat in the forest at night.

The three enjoyed a comfortable dinner. Ling Yu took out two tents, gave one to Salas, then led Na'er into the other. Holding the girl's quiet, soft body in his arms, he gradually fell asleep.

Yet no one noticed that, at the instant Ling Yu fell asleep, the girl's figure blurred for a moment. A few seconds later, it returned to normal, like a mirage of warped space.

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