First Soul Ring, Six-Hundred-Year Light-Attribute Soul Beast

Ning Rongrong covered her head, never expecting to be lectured.

And it was all because of that guy Su Li!

Hmph!

She didn't want to!

"Cheh~ That kind of knowledge is boring to death. Isn't it enough for Su Li to learn it?"

"Besides, he'll be the one protecting me in the future..."

Chen Xin shook his head helplessly.

There was truly nothing he could do about this little princess.

Born into the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, she was their one and only cherished jewel.

She really had nothing to worry about.

Before this,

he might have coaxed the girl into studying more.

But...

Now that Su Li was here, and he was such a diligent, good child,

they could leave everything else to Little Li. Rongrong only needed to grow up healthy.

"You little girl... One day, you'll regret this."

Chen Xin patted her head.

With his hands behind his back, he continued walking ahead.

Ning Rongrong stuck out her little pink tongue, then looked at Su Li beside her and gave a soft huff. "Hey! You'll protect me, right?"

"That depends on how you behave."

"What do you mean, depends on how I behave?! I'm the Young Sect Master! Protecting me is your duty! And I'm also your future... Ah! Idiot!"

Ning Rongrong puffed up her cheeks and hurried after Chen Xin, her ear tips bright red.

Su Li tilted his head, wondering what she had been muttering about.

What future and not future?

Forget it.

Why should he argue so much with a little girl?

Her mind had yet to mature. Other than making people want to bully her, it served no purpose at all.

Before long,

the quiet Sunset Forest finally showed some movement.

Su Li's eyes narrowed slightly. Holding the Pure Jun Sword, he vigilantly stared at the enormous thicket ahead.

Rustle, rustle, rustle~

A Cluck-Cluck of around ten years flapped its wings as it fled in terror.

Behind it

was a black panther nearly two meters long.

Its gaze was vicious, fixed firmly on the hopping and scrambling Cluck-Cluck.

Then,

its pupils shifted as it noticed the three humans before it.

Its front paws, which had been about to launch forward, stopped instantly. It carefully watched the three of them, seemingly weighing whether they were dangerous.

Chen Xin concealed his aura well.

He now looked like an ordinary person, standing there with an elegant bearing.

He did not appear threatening.

Ning Rongrong, meanwhile, had her eyes fixed on the fleeing Cluck-Cluck. She swallowed and could not help shaking Chen Xin's arm.

"Grandpa Sword, I want chicken."

Chen Xin glanced at the mere ten-year Cluck-Cluck and waved a hand. "Have Little Li help you."

Ning Rongrong gave an "oh," pouted, and turned her gaze toward him.

A moment later, the girl tugged at Su Li's clothes.

She said nothing, leaving him only with her fair profile.

Half a second later,

a streak of sword qi slashed toward the fleeing Cluck-Cluck.

A scream rang out.

The Cluck-Cluck instantly fell to the ground, lifeless.

Ning Rongrong's pretty face flushed as she glanced at the calm-faced boy beside her.

Who would have thought...

he was quite efficient when he made a move.

Hehe.

Ning Rongrong's lips curled up slightly. Ignoring the hundred-year black panther, she happily ran over to the dead Cluck-Cluck, grabbed it by the feet, and started strolling back.

The black panther had never seen such an arrogant human.

Stealing its food was one thing, but they were even damn well ignoring it!

For a moment,

rage filled the mind of the unintelligent hundred-year black panther.

It propelled itself on all fours and pounced toward them.

Chen Xin remained silent, still putting on the airs of an expert.

His gaze fell on Su Li beside him. Clearly, he intended to let him act.

Although a soul master who had not absorbed their first soul ring basically could not defeat a hundred-year soul beast,

after witnessing their sparring before coming here,

he knew Su Li's talent was terrifyingly powerful.

He had grasped swordsmanship without a teacher, and his sword qi was quite formidable.

Perhaps he could create a miracle.

"Roar!"

The black panther lunged first at Ning Rongrong, whose back was turned toward it. The savagery in its eyes was nearly tangible.

Yet their little princess was not panicked at all. She continued walking leisurely, as though she were returning home.

"Space, fold."

A hint of silver light flickered in Su Li's pupils. With a swipe of his fingertip, strange spatial energy gathered beneath the black panther's front paws.

With a muffled groan,

the black panther, which had been running just moments ago, crashed to the ground.

Its front legs had broken, forcibly crushed apart by space.

Blood splattered everywhere as miserable howls echoed through the area.

Seizing the opportunity, Su Li condensed more than half his soul power into the Pure Jun Sword.

Half a second later,

sword qi brimming with sacred power swiftly slashed toward the black panther's head!

Driven by its instinct to survive,

it used all its strength to leap sideways.

In the end,

the lower half of its body was still effortlessly severed.

What was strange was that

the black panther's body was rapidly destroyed by the lingering sword qi.

Its injuries quickly spread to its heart. In the end, there was no saving it. Its eyes remained wide as it died full of resentment.

"Whoa! Su Li, you can actually kill a hundred-year soul beast?!"

"I heard only two-ring soul masters can do that..."

Ning Rongrong was briefly surprised, but what followed was an overwhelming sense of pride.

Cheh~

So what if he was impressive!

Wouldn't he still have to listen to his wife in the future?!

The girl's lips curled up as her mood soared.

Su Li's face was somewhat pale. He gave her a calm glance. "I just got lucky."

"The black panther was a darkness-attribute soul beast. I happened to counter it."

Ning Rongrong pouted and planted her little hands on her hips.

I already praised him, so why was he still being so modest?

Seriously!

Soon,

a yellow soul ring emerged above the black panther's body.

None of the three paid it any attention.

They continued deeper into Sunset Forest.

Only soul beasts with light and sacred attributes were their target.

As for the poor black panther, all they could say was that it had bad luck.

Hopefully, it would be more careful in its next life.

An hour later,

Chen Xin finally sensed the energy of some light element.

To keep the soul beast from escaping,

he grabbed the two little ones by the backs of their necks and rushed over.

As for whether they were comfortable, that was not something he cared about.

"I... Grandpa Sword, are you trying to strangle me to death?"

Ning Rongrong stuck out her tongue and rolled her eyes, looking as though she were about to suffocate.

Su Li, too, had experienced the essence of Sword Douluo's childcare.

As long as they were alive, that was enough.

"It's nothing. Don't mind it."

Chen Xin concealed his aura and stared at the soul beast before them, muttering softly, "It's a Glimmer Beast. They say this kind of soul beast contains a faint trace of dragon bloodline and is rather rare on the continent."

"I didn't expect us to run into one."

Then,

Chen Xin's expression turned somewhat grim.

He shook his head helplessly.

"It's around six hundred years old. What a pity."

Compared to Chen Xin's disappointment, Su Li's eyes shone even brighter.

A Glimmer Beast.

He had heard of this soul beast while playing games in his past life. It was one of the most suitable choices for a first ring.

Unfortunately,

even after playing dozens of times, he had never encountered one.

Who would have thought Sunset Forest had them?

"Six hundred years..."

Su Li murmured, his gaze gradually turning solemn.

He tugged at Chen Xin's clothes and spoke softly.

"Grandpa Sword, I think I can try absorbing it."

"With my current physical condition, six hundred years shouldn't be difficult."