Erlang Appears
It must be said that Li Zhishu's outstanding performance truly gave Chen Xin a sense of excitement, like seeing a prey for his prey. 💗✎ ✌👹
However, Ling Yi slowly shook his head in response to Chen Xin's repeated challenges.
Seeing this, Chen Xin frowned, and just as she was about to say something, Ling Yi's voice rang out:
"Since you want to try your hand, Old Li isn't the best choice. How about I recommend someone else?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Xin was immediately taken aback. She looked at Ling Yi with some surprise, then at Li Zhishu, who was carrying an enormous tray, her gaze shifting back and forth between the two.
"Are you sure?" Chen Xin couldn't help but ask.
It should be noted that if it were Li Zhishu in front of him, because the other party was Food System Soul Master, even if the other party possessed Saber Intent, Chen Xin would naturally pay attention to the strength when he attacked, and his requirements for the other party would not be too high.
Judging from Ling Yi's tone and expression, he was clearly planning to find a Battle Soul Master to team up with him.
If that's the case, then his criteria for judgment will be different.
In response to Chen Xin's question, Ling Yi nodded calmly. "Lingyun City is not yet at a point where it needs Old Li's intervention."
"Alright then~"
Chen Xin glanced meaningfully at Ling Yi and Li Zhishu, who had come to the dining table, and said nothing more.
As a whole 1,100-year-old "Demonic Gold Six-Tailed Goat" was roasted and cut up, a soup made from a whole 1,700-year-old "Phoenix-Feathered Two-Headed Pheasant" and a pan-fried fish fillet made from half a 3,000-year-old "Blue Sea Thunder Eel" were served one after another.
To be honest, these three main dishes alone are already comparable to the hospitality standards of those top-tier powers.
It's not that only top-tier forces can hunt these Soul Beast, but rather that chefs capable of handling ingredients of this caliber are something only top-tier forces across the entire Douluo Continent can cultivate.
The bones, muscles, and flesh of most Soul Beast that are over a thousand years old are extremely tough because they have been nourished by high-quality Soul Power for many years. If the residual Soul Power on the corpses of these Soul Beast cannot be removed, these materials cannot be used as qualified ingredients, let alone cooked into a delicious dish.
In addition, simply removing the residual Soul Power is not enough. Otherwise, the material properties of these high-age Soul Beast cannot be maximized. If they are completely removed, what difference is there between them and ordinary materials?
The father and son of the Chen Family, who were the only sons in the family line, had never eaten such high-quality dishes before. Apart from the exquisite taste, every bite made them feel as if they had taken a powerful tonic.
In other words, the father and son are Level 96 Titled Douluo and a level 85 Soul Douluo, respectively. The energy contained in these ingredients is not only slightly better than nothing for them, but also a drop in the ocean.
If it were Soul Master with lower strength, even Three-Ring Soul Elder or Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, this meal would save them ten to fifteen days of cultivation time!
After a satisfying meal, three cups of steaming hot tea were served, and the three resumed their lively conversation. With Ling Yi around, there was never a dull moment.
No matter what kind of topic Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin brought up, Ling Yi could smoothly continue the conversation. Every sentence seemed to touch the hearts of the father and son, as if he could read their thoughts and ideas, but it wasn't the kind of nakedness that made them feel exposed. Instead, it was a kind of spiritual harmony that made them feel extremely comfortable.
Furthermore, Ling Yi didn't just cater to the two of them; sometimes he would extend the conversation to areas that the father and son were interested in but only vaguely understood, or even unfamiliar with.
It can be said that the interaction between the three was very well-paced. Chen Jianjun and his son Chen Xin sometimes acted as Ling Yi 'Ling Yi teachers and sometimes as his students, with a harmonious alternation between engaging in lively discussions and attentive listening.
In this short period of time, the Chen Family father and son spoke more with Ling Yi than they had in a whole month when they were alone together!
In a game world, a series of "Affection +1, +1, +1..." messages would definitely appear above their heads at this moment.
Time flowed slowly, the moon was high in the sky, and the stars were shining brighter. After Ling Yi's repeated urging, the Chen Family father and son finally stayed overnight in the guest room of the City Lord’s Mansion.
The next day, the first light of dawn appeared.
When Ling Yi appeared at the martial arts arena with Yang Shelly, Ah Yin, and the other two women Chen Family son, who sensed the commotion, woke up from their meditation.
After all, it was an unfamiliar place. Although they had a very high level of goodwill towards Ling Yi, the habits they had developed over many years of traveling across the continent still prevented the father and son from sleeping. Instead, they chose to cultivate.
Guided by the servants in the manor, Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin walked all the way to the martial arts arena and saw five figures cultivating in their own way.
Upon first glance, both the Chen Family father and son were immediately struck by their beauty.
Ling Yi, Yang Shelly, Ah Yin, Ah Rou, and Liu Erlong are all among the most outstanding in terms of appearance, figure, and temperament, the aura they exude alone is enough to make Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin take notice.
Ling Yi, needless to say, his unfolded ' Blue Silver Domain ' and the pale golden rain of Life he controlled, raining down from mid-air onto the training ground, exuded a powerful aura of Life that swept over everyone; it could easily be described as a mobile ancient forest, albeit a smaller one.
The tallest Soul King girl (Yang Shelly) was enveloped in a ball of golden and purple lightning. A hook-and-sickle spear, more than two meters long, was like an extension of her arm. When she wielded it, it seemed as if a dragon was swimming around her.
At the same time, an invincible and sharp Spear Intent soared into the sky, its strength far surpassing that of Li Zhishu's Saber Intent from last night!
If it were just someone like that, Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin wouldn't be too moved. At most, they would think that Ling Yi attracted such a proud woman with his unfairly handsome face.
However, there were also three young girls on the field, including a Soul King (Ah Yin) whose aura was no weaker than the former's. Her Life force was as vast as an ocean, and she also possessed the same ' Blue Silver Domain ' as Ling Yi, all of which demonstrated the strength of her talent.
The other two, though slightly inferior at only Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, possessed remarkable speed and agility. The former moved with the speed of the wind, leaving afterimages across the vast training ground, seemingly becoming one with the wind itself, her aura both ethereal and sharp. The latter, however, burned like fire, like a volcano about to erupt, brimming with an indescribable explosive power. Looking at their slightly childish faces, it was clear they were geniuses on par with Ling Yi and his companions.
Ling Yi's excellence was something that Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin had already anticipated last night.
What the father and son really didn't expect was that the four girls beside Ling Yi were actually the most outstanding geniuses on the continent!
Those are the chosen ones of heaven, who might only be produced once in several generations by top forces from all sides, and there are five of them here?!
Although Ling Yi's cultivation talent was slightly inferior, the other party's terrifying talent and aptitude could completely make up for it, and even make him the one most favored by Chen Jianjun among the five.
After all, only he knew that after reaching Level 95, what supported Soul Master in their cultivation was no longer their Martial Soul talent, but their individual comprehension.
On this point, Chen Jianjun trusted Ling Yi the most, and this was also recognized by the entire Douluo Continent.
Sensing the arrival of the Chen Family father and son, Ling Yi and his group of five ended their cultivation shortly afterward.
The first to stop was Ah Rou. As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form, she was most sensitive to Titled Douluo and Soul Douluo.
For a fleeting moment, Ah Rou even considered directly controlling the wind attribute energy she had recently mastered, leaping into the sky and escaping as a gust of wind.
Fortunately, because she had successfully practiced the "Martial Soul Fusion Skill - Wind God Feilian" with Ling Yi, all of her Soul Beast aura had been absorbed by Ling Yi. Only then did Ah Rou muster up the courage to stay and try her best to act as usual.
Compared to Ah Rou's trepidation, Ah Yin was much calmer, truly regarding herself as a human woman, completely lacking the fear and unease of a transformed Soul Beast facing Titled Douluo.
Meanwhile, Yang Shelly and Liu Erlong, two pure human girls, looked at Ling Yi with curiosity, waiting for his introduction.
Although Ling Yi had previously told them that he wanted to invite two experts at least at the Soul Saint level to settle in Lingyun City, and last night he even said that they were Titled Douluo and Soul Douluo, this was the first time the two women had ever met Titled Douluo in reality.
Soul Douluo -Soul Douluo experts are alright. Whether it's the Hall Master of the Heaven Dou Martial Soul Temple in Heaven Dou City, the Platinum Bishop Sa Fan Desa, or the Dean of the Heavenly Craft Academy in Gengxin City, Tie Futu, they are all Contra-level powerhouses. Ling Yi has met them all.
But this Titled Douluo, just like Li Zhishu before, was someone the women had only heard of but never seen in person. Now that they had actually seen him alive, they couldn't help but feel a little excited in addition to their curiosity.
"Good morning, Your Seven Kill Douluo Chen Xin ~~"
As Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin stepped into the training ground, Ling Yi greeted them with a smile.
"Shelly, Ah Yin, Ah Rou, Erlong, come here—" Ling Yi beckoned to the four women, and after they approached, he introduced them, "This is His Seven Kill Douluo, and this is Senior Chen Xin."
"Lingyun City, Yang Shelly, Martial Soul 'Soul -Soul-Breaking Hooked Scythe Spear,' Level 58, Five-Ring Battle Soul King of the Power Attack System, has met His Seven Kill Douluo and Senior Chen Xin."
"Ah Yin from ' Lingyun City,' with the Martial Soul ' Blue Silver Emperor,' a level 59 Five-Ring Battle Soul King of the Control System, greets His Seven Kill Douluo and Senior Chen Xin."
"Ah Rou, Martial Soul ' Soft Bone Rabbit,' Level 43 Four-Ring Battle Soul Ancestor of Agility Attack System, greets His Seven Kill Douluo and Senior Chen Xin."
"Liu Erlong, Martial Soul ' Fire Dragon ', Level 47, Four-Ring Battle Soul Ancestor (Power Attack System), greets His Seven Kill Douluo and Senior Chen Xin."
The four girls took turns bowing and greeting Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin.
Seeing this scene, both Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin subconsciously turned their gazes to Ling Yi beside them, their eyes revealing the same meaning:
"Where did you find such outstanding girls? And you managed to fool four of them at once?!"
Ling Yi smiled warmly, gesturing charmingly to the father and son. He didn't say anything, yet it seemed as if he had said everything.
Upon seeing this, the two elderly people felt a pang of sadness. Chen Xin smiled and nodded to the four young girls before turning directly to Ling Yi and saying, "Ling Yi, you said last night you wanted to find someone to spar with me. It wasn't these four young girls, was it?"
"I think it would be better if you did it. I remember you are the third Divine Craftsman on the continent and the pioneer of the body tempering path. You should be more suitable to show me the mysteries of the Body-Tempering Cultivation System."
At this point, Chen Xin even revealed what he considered a very "kind" smile, and continued, "Don't worry, I will control my Soul Power at the Soul King level and only use the first five Soul Skill. If that's not possible, Soul Ancestor level Soul Power and four Soul Skill will also work—"
Hearing Chen Xin say this, Ling Yi didn't react yet, but Yang Shelly spoke up:
"Senior Chen Xin, Brother Yi is, after all, a Healing System Soul Master. If word gets out that he would fight you, it wouldn't be good for your reputation. Let me handle this instead..."
"Let me take over~" Ah Yin chimed in, saying, "I'm Control System Soul King, and my Martial Soul is ' Blue Silver Grass,' just like Brother Yi's. If we're talking about combat, I'm the most suitable person to replace Brother Yi..."
Seeing her two older sisters speak, Ah Rou, who was trying to make herself as inconspicuous as possible, subconsciously wanted to speak up, but her inner anxiety prevented her from mustering the courage to say anything.
On the other hand, Liu Erlong, with a fighting spirit, continued from Ah Yin's words, "If senior doesn't mind that this junior's strength Four-Ring Soul Ancestor is too low, this junior is willing to fight senior in place of Brother Yi—!!"
Seeing that his words had prompted the three women to volunteer for the challenge, Chen Xin subconsciously took a half step back. Just as she regained her footing, she turned her gaze to her father beside her, seeking guidance.
Chen Jianjun ignored his son beside him, only glancing at the silent Ah Rou with some confusion. His gaze swept over Arou's forced smile before he looked at Ling Yi beside him, "Ling Yi, what do you say?"
Ling Yi stepped forward, placed his hand on Yang Shelly's shoulder, and gently pressed down to calm the girl. He then gave Ah Yin and Liu Erlong, who were standing nearby, a reassuring look before smiling at Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin:
"Your Excellency, senior, I have already arranged a sparring partner. Please wait a moment."
After saying that, he took two steps back with Yang Shelly, Ah Yin Ah Rou Liu Erlong.
Just then, a noise came from a stone house in a corner outside the training ground, attracting everyone's attention.
Suddenly, the stone house door was pushed open from the inside, and a tall figure walked out.
It was a majestic warrior nearly two meters tall, fully armored, with silver armor and helmet, and silver-white boots, leg armor, and skirt armor. His face was covered by a silver metal mask, with only holes showing in his eyes and between his eyebrows, making him appear to have three eyes.
"Woof! Woof woof woof—!!!"
With a clear shout, a pale yellow figure darted out of the stone house, quickly passing the imposing warrior and running towards Ling Yi.
"Ah Huang—!" Ling Yi, squatted down and hugged the pale yellow figure, reaching out to rub the dog's head vigorously.
"Soul Beast?" *2
Upon seeing Ah Huang, Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin simultaneously raised their eyebrows, their eyes showing obvious surprise.
"Meow—!" "Roar—!"
Just then, two shouts rang out in succession, and two figures, one gray and one green, appeared on the training ground at some unknown time.
The gray figure squatted down next to Ling Yi without making a sound, just calmly watching Ling Yi and Ah Huang hugging each other.
As if sensing something, the cyan figure subconsciously moved to the side, came to Ah Yin's feet, and obediently squatted down.
"Meow Meow ~" Ling Yi reached out to the Meow Meow beside him, but the other did not move, only glancing sideways at Ah Huang, who had buried its head in Ling Yi's arms.
Ling Yi smiled helplessly, pulled Ah Huang to the side, and then snuggled close to Meow Meow, pulling her into his arms as well.
Meow Meow didn't resist, but from an angle where Ling Yi couldn't see, she gave Ah Huang a dangerous look.
Watching Ling Yi interact with the yellow mongrel and the variegated tabby cat, Chen Xin glanced at Yang Shelly and Ah Yin other three girls with a strange feeling, not even bothering to look at the genuine Soul Beast "Wind Shadow Leopard" under Ah Yin's feet.
Over here, Ling Yi calmed Ah Huang and Meow Meow, who had been in seclusion for some time, and felt their auras, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
These two friends were infused with Ah Rou's Soul Beast aura by Ling Yi a few days ago. Although they haven't fully digested and absorbed it yet, the thousand-year-old barrier on their bodies is already showing signs of breaking.
It seems that if they could do this a few more times, these two childhood friends could become thousand-year-old Soul Beast!
In a good mood, Ling Yi ruffled the hair of both men with his hands, stood up, and said to the imposing general who approached, "Erlang, how are the preparations going?"
The mighty general didn't speak, but simply nodded silently.
Seeing this, Ling Yi was not surprised and turned to Chen Xin: "Senior, Erlang is the sparring partner I found for you."
Happy New Year everyone! (*^▽^*)
I wonder if you can guess who this "Erlang" is. There are clues earlier, but if you don't look carefully, you probably won't be able to guess.
Without further ado, the answer will be revealed tomorrow night!
Goodnight everyone~