Soul Bone Skill [Deeply Rooted], Xiao Wu Appears in the Star Dou Core Area

Meng Chen woke up four days later.

"As expected of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. The enhancement to my body is truly extraordinary."

Feeling the meridians within him, now widened several times over, Meng Chen could not help but sigh.

The dantian space flowing with Soul Power had expanded geometrically, changing from a small stream into a river. Yet his meridians had not thinned in the slightest; instead, they had become even tougher.

Not only that, Meng Chen tested his physical strength and found that it had increased by at least more than double. His body's durability had also improved tremendously, enough for him to absorb Soul Rings of even higher-quality ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts.

What delighted Meng Chen most was that the Soul Bone skill granted by the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone had also changed.

The first Soul Bone skill was still [Wildfires Cannot Burn It Away, Spring Breezes Bring It Back to Life].

But the second Soul Bone skill was not [Flight], but [Deeply Rooted].

Upon using [Deeply Rooted], as long as Meng Chen stood on the ground, he could continuously absorb spiritual energy from the earth veins like the Blue Silver Emperor, replenishing his depleted Soul Power and stamina.

Meng Chen said, "Six six six. So I've become the Earth Tiger Hero now?"

But this was more like it.

The Soul Skills granted by Soul Bones were all the Soul Beasts' own innate talents. The Blue Silver Emperor was a plant-type Soul Beast, after all.

Yet San Gou had somehow given it a Flight Soul Bone skill. Wasn't that just completely brain-dead?

Meng Chen had not been happy for long before he felt sticky all over. Looking down, he saw that his body was covered in impurities expelled after his marrow cleansing and meridian reforging. They were pitch-black and gave off waves of foul stench.

Meng Chen nearly threw up.

He hurried into the bathroom and spent more than an hour washing before he finally got himself clean.

After changing into clean clothes, Meng Chen looked at the potted Blue Silver Emperor and fell into thought.

"Since the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings can't be revived and enslaved, this Blue Silver Emperor should be possible, right? Her soul after sacrificing herself should be weaker than even a ten-year Soul Beast."

Without rushing to test it, Meng Chen had Ye Xishui put away the Blue Silver Emperor. His immediate priority was obtaining his fourth Soul Ring.

After checking out, Meng Chen did not take a carriage to the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Aunt Ye, I'll have to trouble you again," Meng Chen said to Ye Xishui.

Ye Xishui rolled her eyes at him, then tapped Meng Chen's forehead with a slender jade finger and scolded him playfully, "You little rascal, all you know is how to order your Aunt Ye around. Are you using me as a carriage?"

Meng Chen smiled. Ye Xishui grabbed him by the collar, and ripples of space spread outward. A flash of scarlet light flickered, and their figures vanished along with it.

Once Soul Masters reached the Peerless Douluo realm, they could initially grasp the power of space, allowing them to teleport through stable space and seal off space within a certain range.

Of course, Ye Xishui had explained this to Meng Chen while guiding his cultivation.

Meng Chen actually did not know much about the abilities of Peerless Douluo, also known as Limit Douluo.

After all, Douluo 1 had portrayed Peerless Douluo far too shallowly.

There had only been three Peerless Douluo in total. Aside from Bo Saixi, who had actually fought, one was crippled—Tang Chen—and the other might as well not have existed—Qian Daoliu.

As for Douluo 2, Douluo 3, Douluo 4, and Douluo 5...

Sorry, Meng Chen had stopped reading Douluo 2 after Wang Qiuer sacrificed herself. He had heard many people say that Huo Yuhao had been molded by Tang San into Dai Yuhao, abandoned his vendetta over his mother, and still continued calling Dai Hao father. It had disgusted him too much to continue.

As for the latter three, he had read bits and pieces of Douluo 3, but had not touched Douluo 4 or Douluo 5 at all. There was something dirty about them.

Meng Chen suspected that San Gou had written about the God Realm being swallowed by a black hole and Tang San losing contact with Douluo Continent.

The reason was that he had ruined the story by molding Huo Yuhao in the later parts of Douluo 2, so he no longer dared let Tang San interfere in Douluo Continent's affairs.

As for that so-called ten-thousand-year plan, it was utter garbage!

Star Dou Great Forest, core area.

A breeze swept over the surface of the azure lake, stirring faint ripples. The water was clear as a mirror, reflecting rows of tree shadows. Blue Silver Grass grew lushly along the shore, while a group of herbivorous Soul Beasts lowered their heads to feed.

The mountain-like Titan Giant Ape crouched by the lake, watching a beautiful figure in a white dress seated on a large boulder not far away. It let out several low roars toward her.

The girl turned around, revealing an exquisite and flawless face as beautiful as an elf's. It was Xiao Wu!

She should have been at Heaven Dou Academy, yet she had appeared once again in the Star Dou Core Area.

Moreover, the aura she emitted was even stronger, and she had clearly broken through to level forty.

Xiao Wu took small steps over to the Titan Giant Ape. The Titan Giant Ape lowered its enormous head as well, bringing it close to her.

"Alright, don't be impatient. Wait a little longer. Ah Chen must have been delayed by something on the way. I can feel that he's already heading here."

Xiao Wu reached out and stroked the Titan Giant Ape's head, then gently placed her hand over her chest. Her beautiful eyes lowered slightly, revealing traces of tenderness.

In the past, she had been unable to sense the distance between herself and Meng Chen.

But after obtaining the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, it seemed that a wonderful connection had formed between her and Meng Chen, allowing her to vaguely sense his existence.

The closer Meng Chen got to her, the clearer it became.

Seeing Xiao Wu looking like a lovestruck maiden, the Titan Giant Ape raised a hand and scratched its head.

Two days earlier, Sister Xiao Wu had suddenly returned and told it to search the entire forest for lightning-attributed Soul Beasts.

It had no idea what Sister Xiao Wu wanted to do, but since she had said so, it simply obeyed.

After capturing quite a few lightning-attributed Soul Beasts, Sister Xiao Wu had it throw them into Heavy Cloud Ravine and imprison them there.

Only afterward did it learn that they had been prepared for a human Soul Master, so he could choose suitable lightning-attributed Soul Beasts.

The Titan Giant Ape could not understand why Sister Xiao Wu cared so much about that Soul Master named Ah Chen. Could she have fallen in love with that human?

But Sister Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast. Humans and Soul Beasts could not be together.

Suddenly, waves rose on the lake, startling the Soul Beasts drinking water and grazing nearby into fleeing in all directions. A bull's head as large as a house emerged from the water.

The Sky Azure Bull Python spoke in human language and said to Xiao Wu, "Sister Xiao Wu, I sensed it. The Heart-Protecting Scale I gave you has appeared in the forest."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu had the Sky Azure Bull Python confirm the location again and see whether it matched the direction she sensed.

The Sky Azure Bull Python looked toward the southeast, exactly matching the location of Meng Chen that Xiao Wu had sensed.

"Roar..." The Titan Giant Ape roared twice more at Xiao Wu, asking whether she wanted it to go now.

Xiao Wu shook her head. "Later. Wait until Ah Chen goes a little deeper, then you can go."

The Titan Giant Ape snorted through its nostrils, spraying out two clouds of white mist, but it still obediently remained by the lake.

The Sky Azure Bull Python gazed toward the direction of the Heart-Protecting Scale, its expression somewhat complicated.

Meanwhile, at the outskirts of the forest.

Meng Chen wandered about aimlessly, considering what kind of Soul Beast he should seek for his fourth Soul Ring.

He did not care for ordinary ones, while high-quality ones might not necessarily suit the Thunder Hell Vine. He could only take things one step at a time.

"I really envy Soul Masters from twenty thousand years later. Why would they need to hunt Soul Rings as painstakingly as I do? They could just spend some money at the Spirit Pagoda and easily obtain the most suitable Spirit Soul for themselves."

Casually blasting apart a shrub blocking his way, Meng Chen could not help grumbling.

"Little fellow, you seem to yearn for the era twenty thousand years from now?"