Where Was the Hundred-Year Spirit Ring?

Su Changqing and Hu Liena wandered through the market in Spirit City like a couple. Around noon, they found a restaurant and sat down to eat.

"Changqing."

"What is it, Sister Nana?"

"You..."

Hu Liena pursed her cherry lips. "You're already level forty-five. You definitely won't be staying at Spirit Hall Academy for much longer. What are your plans for the future?"

"The future?"

Su Changqing smiled. "I plan to graduate next year. After graduation, I'll leave Spirit Hall for a while and go out to gain experience. I'm used to freedom, after all. I can't stay in one place forever."

Hearing Su Changqing's answer, Hu Liena's face filled with disappointment.

But even more than that, she was reluctant to part with him.

"Changqing, you're Teacher's disciple. If you stay in Spirit Hall, every resource will be devoted to you. Can't you stay?"

As Hu Liena said this, she suddenly grabbed Su Changqing's hand and looked at him with undisguised reluctance.

Su Changqing said, "Sister Nana, I know you can't bear to see me go, but Teacher knows about this too. She agreed to let me go out and train on my own. This is a required lesson if I want to become strong."

At those words, Hu Liena's delicate brows furrowed. She did not know how to answer him.

Even their teacher had agreed. What reason did she have to make him stay?

Seeing Hu Liena so dejected, Su Changqing raised a hand and patted her head.

"Sister Nana, I'm only going out to train. It's not like we'll never see each other again. Don't worry, I definitely won't forget you. No matter when it is, I'll remember you." Su Changqing spoke gently.

Hu Liena pouted, her cheeks puffing up adorably.

"If you dare forget me, no matter where you run on Douluo Continent, I'll find you and beat you to death!"

"Alright, alright. Whatever you say. If I say I won't forget you, then I definitely won't."

"That's more like it!"

Hu Liena felt much better inside, though her mood was still low.

She truly could not bear to part with Su Changqing. Perhaps she had already fallen for him ever since he saved her from the Wolf Bandits.

After finishing their meal, the two left the restaurant and walked side by side through the streets of Spirit City.

"Sister Nana, I have something to do in the Star Dou Great Forest. You should head back first," Su Changqing said.

Hu Liena's delicate brows creased slightly. "You're trying to send me away just because you're going to the Star Dou Great Forest? Do you even have me, your Sister Nana, in your heart?"

"Uh... then shall we go together?"

"Yes, together!"

The two left Spirit City, hired a carriage, and arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.

When they reached the outer region, the earthy scent of soil and the fresh fragrance of grass and trees rushed over them. Towering ancient trees blotted out the sky, while only scattered flecks of light filtered through layer upon layer of leaves and fell upon the ground.

Compared to the last time he came here with Bibi Dong, Su Changqing no longer felt so oppressed.

With his current strength, unless he was terribly unlucky, it was practically impossible for him to encounter any danger in the outer region.

Su Changqing spread out his spiritual power. Based on the records in the Immortal Herb Manual, he began searching a wide area for the location of the immortal herb.

After searching for about half an hour, Su Changqing finally determined the direction.

"Found it. I just don't know what cultivation it has!"

A smile appeared on Su Changqing's face, and he took Hu Liena's hand beside him.

The sight made Hu Liena freeze, her heartbeat unconsciously quickening.

Why had he suddenly taken her hand?

"Hold on tight. I'm about to speed up."

Hearing this, Hu Liena immediately understood what Su Changqing meant. A trace of disappointment flashed across her blushing pretty face.

So he only wanted to take her along while running!

The last time he had chased after speed, Su Changqing had carried her in his arms. Why was he not holding her this time?

Though Hu Liena was puzzled, she did not ask. Instead, she nodded in agreement.

"Mm..."

Su Changqing led Hu Liena through the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest. Wherever they passed, the spirit beasts collectively moved aside.

The absolute suppression brought by that terrifying Power of Light made nearly all the spirit beasts in the outer region unable to withstand it. The entire journey went exceedingly smoothly.

After running for over an hour with Hu Liena, Su Changqing arrived at the entrance of a cave.

The two stopped.

"It should be inside the cave." Su Changqing looked into the pitch-black interior.

"Then let's hurry inside."

"Not yet."

"What's wrong?"

Su Changqing suddenly curled his lips into a smile, turned around, and looked toward the boundless forest ahead, thick with trees. His expression turned cold.

"Come out. You've followed us for so long. You're quite patient, aren't you?"

As Su Changqing's voice fell, a masked man in black emerged from a patch of grass not far ahead.

Hu Liena's expression likewise turned icy upon seeing the man in black.

Who had such audacity that he actually dared to assassinate the Saintess of Spirit Hall?

"Who are you?!" Hu Liena asked coldly.

The man in black did not answer her. Instead, he fixed his gaze on Su Changqing.

"With merely the cultivation of four rings, how did you discover me?"

A trace of disdain appeared at the corner of Su Changqing's mouth.

"With your pathetic concealment methods, did you really think you could evade my spiritual detection?"

Hearing Su Changqing's answer, anger flashed in the black-clad man's eyes.

"At such a young age, you possess such cultivation and powerful spiritual power. If you were allowed to grow, you would definitely become an overlord of your generation. What a pity—heroes die young!"

As soon as the man in black finished speaking, waves of Soul Power burst forth.

Two yellow, two purple, and two black spirit rings rose around him, and a massive axe appeared in his hand.

"A Weapon Spirit, a level sixty-three Soul Emperor. It seems you're quite confident you can kill me," Su Changqing said calmly.

The man in black said, "I investigated your spirit long ago. It suppresses all fire-attribute, dark-attribute, and Light Attribute spirits. Your Soul Power isn't high, yet you always win through the suppression of your spirit. But my Soul Breaking Axe will not be suppressed by you!"

The moment his words fell, the axe erupted with chilling sharpness, making Su Changqing and Hu Liena's bodies sting with pain.

"Is that so? If you think every one of my victories came from spirit suppression, then I believe you'll soon understand just how foolish that thought is!"

With that, Su Changqing released his own spirit as well. A humanoid rabbit phantom appeared behind him, while two enormous fists of light hovered beside his arms.

Three purple and one black spirit ring rose into the air!

Seeing the opponent's spirit ring configuration, the black-clad man's eyes instantly widened.

"What?"

He had previously heard that Su Changqing possessed an Exceeding Spirit Ring configuration—one yellow and two purple. He had also heard that Su Changqing had broken through to four rings, and there was no need to guess that his fourth spirit ring would be a thousand-year one. But now, he was completely dumbfounded!

Where was the Hundred-Year Spirit Ring?

How was even his first spirit ring purple???