Return to Star Dou Forest (Asking for Recommendation Votes and Monthly Tickets)

"During my fight with Tang San, that guy Tang Hao really was spying on us."

"But then again, my combat skills are still too weak. If I don't use the Infinite Gems and rely solely on my endless strength, I'm completely just a brute."

Lu Chen lay on the bed with a stalk of Blue Silver Grass between his lips, his hands tucked behind his head.

"No, only magnificence and handsomeness can accompany me throughout my life. I'm as handsome as the readers—how can I fight like some brute? Looks like I need to polish my skills more."

Lu Chen flipped over and sat up on the bed, pondering who he should find to sharpen his techniques.

"Tang San won't do. He's still too weak right now. I have to hold back when fighting him and don't even dare use much force. I need someone who can take a beating."

After considering it for a while, Lu Chen decided that Star Dou Forest was the better choice. There were many powerful soul beasts there, and they were all gathered in the core region of Star Dou Forest, making them easier to find.

"Then it's settled. I'll go to Star Dou Forest tomorrow morning and pick a fight."

Early the next morning.

The sky was barely light. As usual, Holy Soul Village was shrouded in mist, damp and chilly.

Under the rays of the rising sun, Holy Soul Village seemed draped in a thin veil of gold, breathtakingly beautiful.

"Grandpa Jack, I'm heading out to play."

After getting dressed, Lu Chen rushed straight out the door.

"You haven't even had breakfast yet." Old Jack hurried to the doorway and shouted at Lu Chen, who had already gone far away.

"I'm not eating."

"This child." Old Jack sighed, then broke into a beaming smile. "My grandson has Innate Full Soul Power. He'll become a Lord Soul Master someday~ La la la la!"

After slipping into an uninhabited place, Lu Chen summoned his Infinite Gems martial soul. Dazzling blue light flickered, and with a Teleportation, Lu Chen appeared in Star Dou Forest.

He stood atop a tree, gazing out at the boundless sea of trees. Lush and vibrant, it brimmed with life and prosperity.

This forest had nurtured countless soul beasts. Unlike forests where soul beasts were artificially raised, this place was far more vast and far older.

All manner of bizarre soul beasts emerged endlessly from the forest. Most of them were hostile toward humans and highly aggressive.

It was both heaven for countless soul masters and the graveyard where countless soul masters came to rest.

If you were strong enough and fortunate enough, no matter what kind of martial soul you possessed, you could obtain a soul ring suited to you in Star Dou Forest.

If you were too weak, then you should cultivate diligently instead. Even ten-thousand-year soul beasts had to tread carefully amid the dangers here.

Every day, killing and being killed played out here. This was the paradise of the strong and the graveyard of the weak.

"It really is huge. If you aren't especially familiar with this place and venture in recklessly, it'll be difficult to find your way back out."

Lu Chen jumped down from the treetop. He now needed to find a powerful soul beast that could take a beating and help him hone his combat skills.

Lu Chen had no interest in ordinary thousand-year or ten-thousand-year soul beasts. At the very least, it had to be a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

"Should I go find Er Ming?"

Lu Chen pondered it. Er Ming was of the Titan Giant Ape clan and possessed the most elite soul beast bloodline. As one of the kings of Star Dou Forest, he possessed unparalleled strength and speed.

His attack power and destructive force were extremely formidable, while his defense was nearly flawless. He had virtually no weaknesses and had mastered the Gravity Control Domain along with other abilities.

"Then it'll be him. Wherever Er Ming is, Da Ming should be there too. With both of them, they should be able to train with me for a while."

Using the Mind Gem's power, Lu Chen enhanced his senses and began searching for Er Ming's location.

Although Star Dou Forest was enormous, Lu Chen quickly found Er Ming. It was still early, and Er Ming was currently lying by a lake asleep, while Da Ming was hiding at the bottom of the lake beside him.

"Da Ming and Er Ming have seen me before. If I go over looking like this, they'll definitely recognize me. I need to change my appearance."

"I'll use the Time Gem. Let's see what I'll look like ten years from now."

The Time Gem activated, and an enigmatic green formation appeared beneath Lu Chen's feet.

Under the effects of Time Power, Lu Chen watched as his arms, hands, and feet slowly grew larger at a visible rate, while his height increased to around 1.78 meters.

"The power of time really is amazing. Since I control Time Power, does that mean I can live forever?" Lu Chen muttered, then shook his head. It was still too early to think about such things.

Using the Reality Gem, he created a mirror and began admiring his own appearance with great satisfaction.

"Tsk, tsk, this damn charm of mine that has nowhere to go! How can I be this handsome? Hahaha! Just as handsome as the readers."

"Look at this peerless face. Men would cry at the sight of it, and women would drool. I wouldn't even need to flirt—girls would probably deliver themselves right to my door."

He admired himself for quite a while before suddenly feeling a chill below. Only then did Lu Chen realize that because his body had grown larger, his old clothes had all burst apart.

He was now standing there completely naked.

"That was careless, careless. If a group of soul masters suddenly showed up, wouldn't they take me for some kind of pervert?"

The Reality Gem's power activated once again, and Lu Chen created a fitted set of clothes for himself.

"About time to fight. Six o'clock, around 150 kilometers away. That place should count as the depths of Star Dou Forest, and it isn't too far from the core region."

Lu Chen swiftly headed in that direction. Originally, he had planned to teleport directly there, but there was no hurry. He might run into something interesting along the way.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Lu Chen's figure darted rapidly through Star Dou Forest. The Power Gem granted him unparalleled strength, making the force he unleashed with every step incredibly powerful. Every leap carried him a great distance.

In just a few minutes, he had covered nearly twenty kilometers, leaving the Edge Zone of Star Dou Forest and entering the Outer Ring.

Thud.

Lu Chen landed atop a massive ancient tree.

The Outer Ring was different from the Edge Zone.

The Edge Zone was almost entirely inhabited by ten-year soul beasts, with only a small number of hundred-year soul beasts.

But in the Outer Ring, ten-year soul beasts were difficult to find. This place was populated almost entirely by hundred-year and thousand-year soul beasts, with ten-thousand-year soul beasts appearing only in rare cases.

"Going deeper from here will bring me to the Mixed Ring. Thousand-year soul beasts are everywhere, and ten-thousand-year soul beasts roam all over the place. Perfect for warming up."

Just as Lu Chen was about to continue onward, the sounds of battle coming from nearby caught his attention.

"Hm? There are people nearby? Could they be here to hunt soul beasts?" Lu Chen looked in the direction of the fighting. "I'll go take a look. There's no rush anyway."