After leaving Nuoding Academy, Su Changqing planned to head to Sunset Forest to obtain his third spirit ring.
He had considered going to Star Dou Great Forest, but that place was simply too dangerous.
The spirit beasts he needed were all exceptionally powerful, so he would have to venture deep inside no matter where he went. Still, going deep into Sunset Forest was far safer than going deep into Star Dou Great Forest.
Su Changqing entered the city and directly hired a private carriage to Sunset Forest.
Sunset Forest was located in the heartland of the Heaven Dou Empire. Even by a faster carriage, the journey would take two and a half days.
Sitting in the carriage, Su Changqing took a note from his Storage Bag.
After reading its contents, he could not help but sigh.
At this point in the Douluo Continent timeline, aside from Tang San, only the Breaking Clan and Ghost Douluo Yue Guan knew about immortal herbs. The Nine Hearts Begonia Ye Family might know a little as well.
Because of that, Feng Tianxiang had no ability to help Su Changqing search for the Thousand Year Divine Concealment Flower, so Feng Tianxiang had gone to ask Xue Qinghe for help.
And Xue Qinghe would definitely not let this chance to help him slip away!
This letter had been sent by Xue Qinghe. Its general meaning was that Su Changqing now owed him a favor, though Xue Qinghe had not yet decided when to collect on it...
"Alas, I miscalculated. I should have had Feng Tianxiang ask the Breaking Clan directly to look for it." Su Changqing said regretfully.
However, since it had already happened, he did not dwell on it too much. A favor for a thousand-year immortal herb was not enough to drag him into a mess.
He aspired to become the number one untouchable man on Douluo Continent!
Two and a half days later, Su Changqing arrived at Sunset Forest.
After paying the carriage fare, Su Changqing got out and entered Sunset Forest.
The moment he stepped inside, a damp scent mixed with rotting soil and the fresh fragrance of grass and trees rushed toward him.
Completely unlike the peace of the Heaven Dou Empire's heartland, the air here seemed heavy, carrying a wild, oppressive aura.
Su Changqing steadied his mind and released his martial soul.
One yellow and one purple spirit ring rose around him.
That was right, Su Changqing's second spirit ring was at the thousand-year level!
The strength of his martial soul had already reached the point where Su Changqing could bear a thousand-year spirit ring as his second ring!
His second spirit ring came from a thousand-year Phantom Light Divine Butterfly, an incredibly rare spirit beast. Back then, he had been exceptionally lucky to encounter it alone in Soul Hunting Forest.
It had probably been the overlord of Soul Hunting Forest at the time.
As he remained alert to his surroundings, he considered what kind of spirit beast he should hunt for his third spirit ring.
Compared to the boundless vastness of Star Dou Great Forest, Sunset Forest was somewhat inferior, but the powerful spirit beasts lurking in its depths were equally not to be underestimated!
With Su Changqing's current strength, the danger level was still extremely high.
As his strength steadily increased, the quality of spirit beasts he required also continued to rise. At present, only rare spirit beasts at the very least could be of any help to him.
Moreover, Su Changqing could clearly sense that Xiaomi seemed to be on the verge of evolving!
It would probably evolve into Mirai once he reached the five-ring Spirit King stage!
"Roar—"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"
After an unknown amount of time, explosive sounds of battle suddenly rang out from the depths of Sun-Moon Forest. The terrifying shockwaves even snapped several trees in front of Su Changqing!
"There's something going on!"
Su Changqing was startled. Golden Light then wrapped around his body as he rushed toward the source of that energy.
Before long, he arrived near the source of the power.
Su Changqing stood behind a massive boulder and cautiously poked his head out.
The sight before him made his eyes widen!
Two spirit beasts were fighting ahead, and both were extraordinarily powerful.
A Dark Heavenly Steed and a Holy Light Heavenly Steed!
Judging by the battle energy they radiated, the Dark Heavenly Steed was probably five thousand years old, while the Holy Light Heavenly Steed should be seven thousand years old!
Given the racial strength of those two spirit beasts, their cultivation was likely no weaker than that of an ordinary Spirit Emperor who had just broken through rank sixty. Even low-level Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts would almost certainly be no match for them!
"Whoa!"
Su Changqing swallowed, his eyes growing heated.
His original plan had been to absorb a five-thousand-year spirit ring for his third ring, but that seven-thousand-year Holy Light Heavenly Steed was simply too perfect!
Although it exceeded what he considered his own limit, Su Changqing could sense that the danger of absorbing it had not surpassed what he could endure. It was worth taking the risk!
Once he had that thought, Su Changqing waited behind the boulder, prepared to reap the rewards as a bystander.
If nothing unexpected happened, the victor of this battle should be the seven-thousand-year Holy Light Heavenly Steed.
The two spirit beasts had equal racial strength and equal attribute strength. There was no such thing as the Light Element restraining the dark element. The only difference between them was their cultivation!
About half an hour later, just as Su Changqing had expected, the Dark Heavenly Steed was killed. The Holy Light Heavenly Steed had also suffered grave injuries, and it probably retained only around twenty percent of its combat strength.
Su Changqing immediately activated Martial Soul Possession and released his two spirit rings.
The Holy Light Heavenly Steed, which had been preparing to leave, entered a battle stance once more after sensing Su Changqing's aura.
The Power of Light erupted as a pair of blood-red beast eyes stared fixedly at him.
Feeling the fluctuations in its aura, a smile appeared on Su Changqing's face.
"Given your current condition, you should surrender. I can grant you a quick death."
"Roar—"
Upon hearing Su Changqing's words, the Holy Light Heavenly Steed flew into a rage.
Normally, spirit beasts could only gradually understand human language after cultivating for ten thousand years. However, the Holy Light Heavenly Steed was a high-racial spirit beast, an existence no weaker than the true dragon race, so it was born with the ability to understand human speech.
A two-ring Soul Grandmaster actually dared to provoke it?
That was outright humiliation!
Its roar ceased. The Holy Light Heavenly Steed beat its wings, golden light blazing across its body. The sharp horn atop its head radiated terrifying power as it charged straight at Su Changqing!
"Bang!"
After a loud crash, Su Changqing appeared elsewhere. Clearly, he had evaded the attack.
"Both of us have the Light Attribute, so our speeds are nearly the same. The difference in cultivation almost made that impossible to dodge!"
Su Changqing wiped his left arm, where the Holy Light Heavenly Steed had just cut a small wound.
Sure enough, even a severely injured powerful spirit beast could never be underestimated!
At that moment, he stopped holding back. The purple spirit ring around him lit up.
"You are the first creature to witness my Second Spirit Ability since I broke through rank twenty!"
As his words fell, Su Changqing's aura instantly surged. At that moment, the fluctuations of his cultivation were no weaker than those of a rank thirty-five spirit master!
At the same time, the bloodline within the Holy Light Heavenly Steed churned, and the power throughout its body weakened considerably in an instant. It actually felt an urge to submit to Su Changqing!
It was bloodline suppression!
Its Light Attribute was actually being suppressed by a human with merely two spirit rings!
"Second Spirit Ability, Rainbow Flowing Light!"
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