Being Young Was Wonderful

"Shh~shh~shh~~~"

The slightly decaying branches and leaves made a faint sound as they were trampled. Zhang Ji held his Martial Soul "Wuji Staff" upside down behind his back and walked out of the tree hole step by step into the aerial root forest.

"Come here, everyone!"

With a calm and collected wave, Zhang Ji called out to Ling Yi and the other two who were still waiting outside the aerial root forest.

The mere 17,000-year-old "Six-Armed Demon Bear" had already been through a battle, and not only had it consumed a lot of its Soul Power, but it also had some serious injuries. For him, a Power Attack System Soul Douluo, this was no challenge at all!

The eldest nephew Woma, was the first to react. He practically jumped up, his face full of excitement and anticipation, and dashed into the aerial root forest, heading towards where Zhang Ji was.

As for Ling Yi's sudden turn around and look behind him, Woma, who was focused on the battle inside the tree hole, did not notice.

Or rather, although Woma noticed it, he didn't take it to heart.

It's not like Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is attacking. Since Ling Yi didn't issue a warning immediately, there shouldn't be any major problems. As long as some ordinary Soul Beast are spying or passing by, with his third uncle, a Soul Douluo, in charge, Woma feels at ease.

Behind him, Ling Yi watched Woma's back as she hopped around like a happy rabbit, then glanced at Zhang Ji posing in Zhang Ji of the tree hole. Sensing the three pairs of eyes that had suddenly appeared behind him with his mental power, he swallowed imperceptibly and whispered to Yang Shelly:

"Shelly, stay by my side for a while. If necessary, activate the amplification Soul Guidance Array of the ' Azure Wood Battle Armor ' at maximum power..."

As he spoke, to Yang Shelly's astonishment, he took out three metal plates engraved with special patterns and three blue gems the size of rice grains from the Storage Soul Tool on his wrist.

Ling Yi quickly embedded the blue gemstone into the center of the patterns on the metal plate, while simultaneously placing one of the metal plates into Yang Shelly's palm and inserting the other two metal plates into the most easily accessible slots on his waist.

"Keep it safe."

After briefly uttering the last two words, Ling Yi pulled Yang Shelly along and quickly caught up with Woma. They were only three breaths behind Woma when they arrived in front of Zhang Ji.

In less than ten breaths, Yang Shelly had already reacted, her mind highly focused, alert to any potential danger. If anything happened that she couldn't handle, she would immediately activate the "Starry Sky Fireworks" that Brother Yi had just given her.

Yang Shelly believed that if the "Starry Sky Fireworks" caused a small-scale spatial shattering by disrupting the power of space, there should be no one on the Douluo Continent who could withstand it if it hit.

And this is one of their biggest trump cards that allowed them, two mere Soul Ancestor, to dare to venture into the Star Dou Great Forest!

Go ahead~

Zhang Ji looked at the three people who had arrived in front of him almost one after the other, slammed his "Wuji Staff" on the ground, and calmly turned to the side.

Clearly, this was said to his eldest nephew Woma.

"Thank... thank you, Third Uncle!!"

Woma's lips trembled slightly as she expressed her gratitude with great excitement. Under Zhang Ji's impatient wave, she took a deep breath and walked towards the tree hole a few meters away.

At this distance, without the dense aerial roots obscuring the view, everyone could vaguely see the scene inside the tree hole.

The space inside the tree hole was not small; at a rough glance, it was about four zhang in diameter. It was hard to tell how tall it was, but it was at least two or three zhang or more.

Even with the three unexpected visitors outside on his mind, Ling Yi still developed a great deal of interest in the enormous banyan tree in front of him.

In such a huge tree hollow space, this banyan tree is still alive and its vitality is not weak. If we can cultivate and force its growth, could we replicate a "Wood Release: Three Rooms and One Hall Technique"?

This is much more convenient than setting up temporary shelters like treehouses every time you go out. If you add Soul Guidance Array to conceal your presence, the concealment should be just as good.

While Ling Yi's thoughts were scattered, Woma's eyes were fixed on the dark figure slumped in the center of the tree hole.

The "Six-Armed Demon Bear" lay on its back, seemingly unconscious. If it weren't for the faint rise and fall of its breath, Woma would have been worried that his third uncle had gone too far and killed the "Six-Armed Demon Bear."

Without daring to delay, Woma rushed into the tree hole, taking out a short knife from his Storage Soul Tool as he went.

He stepped forward, bent over, raised his arm and swung his knife, beheading the victim in one stroke.

In a simple and ordinary way, the "Six-Armed Demon Bear," a creature with ten thousand years of cultivation capable of crushing a team of several Soul King, died completely while unconscious.

Inside the tree hollow, specks of black Soul Power emerged from the corpse of the "Six-Armed Demon Bear" and began to converge in mid-air.

Woma sat cross-legged on the ground, completely ignoring the bloody corpse of the Demon Bear beside him, focusing solely on adjusting his Soul Power, wanting to be in the best possible condition to welcome the soon-to-be-formed Soul Ring.

Outside the tree hollow, Zhang Ji held his Martial Soul "Wuji Staff" in his hand, with eight Soul Ring —two yellow, two purple, and four black—slowly swirling around his feet. His tiger-like eyes scanned the surroundings, alert to any potential dangers.

Ling Yi consciously pulled Yang Shelly to stand a little further away, about seven or eight meters away from Zhang Ji and the entrance to the tree hole.

"Brother Yi..."

At this moment, Yang Shelly finally found an opportunity to lower her voice and prepare to ask Ling Yi Ling Yi what kind of danger had made him take out the "Starry Sky Fireworks".

Ling Yi didn't say anything, but tightened his grip on Yang Shelly's soft hand, shook his head at her, and signaled her not to make a sound.

Yang Shelly hadn't mastered the technique, and her voice was diffused. For Soul Master and Soul Beast with keen senses, let alone a distance of only seven or eight meters, some exceptionally talented ones, like Ling Yi, could hear every word you whispered from seventy or eighty meters away.

When Ling Yi whispered his instructions to Yang Shelly, he used his Soul Power to suppress the sound and his unique vocal technique to keep it between the two of them, so that it only reached Yang Shelly's ears.

It's somewhat similar to Soul Power version of "sound transmission".

Taking the "Sound-Eating Bat Statue" out of the Storage Soul Tool would seem abrupt, otherwise there would be no need for such trouble.

Shelly ~

Ling Yi's fingers traced rapidly across Yang Shelly's palm, writing. "I sense a very dangerous aura lingering around. If anything unexpected happens, don't worry about me, remember to protect yourself..."

"Brother Yi...!"

Yang Shelly unconsciously clenched her fist, gripping the finger in her palm tightly. Her pair of spirited phoenix eyes looked at Ling Yi, revealing a hint of stubbornness.

Ling Yi understood that stubbornness; she was showing that she would definitely stand by Brother Yi's side and protect Brother Yi!

Silly girl~

Ling Yi reached out and ruffled Yang Shelly's hair, slightly messing up her smooth locks. He leaned closer, his lips brushing against the girl's jade-like ear, and whispered as softly as a mosquito's buzz, "Have you forgotten how many life-saving items I have? If I used them all, even if I'm just Soul Ancestor, even Senior Zhang Ji over there might not be as good at surviving as me..."

As he spoke, Ling Yi glanced up at Zhang Ji, who was standing guard in front of the tree hole.

Seemingly sensing Ling Yi's gaze, Zhang Ji looked back and saw Ling Yi and Yang Shelly huddled together. He couldn't help but smile and shake his head, "Youth is truly wonderful~"

Still writing, next chapter before midnight~

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