Sunset Forest

According to his expectations, a Body Martial Soul was the body itself. Shouldn't the first Soul Ring come from hunting a defensive-type soul beast to strengthen his own defense?

Mental-type soul beasts were somewhat of a waste of a Soul Ring for him, and they would not be of much use.

"Because my physical condition is already strong enough. There's no point in improving it further," Qian Chenzhou said slowly. "It would be better to hunt a mental-type soul beast. It can increase my spiritual power and prepare me for a ten-thousand-year second ring."

Qian Daoliu naturally understood just how great Qian Chenzhou's ambitions were.

If he had not stopped him, this kid would have been ready to use a ten-thousand-year soul beast for his first Soul Ring!

"Mm, Chenzhou, your reasoning is indeed sound." Qian Daoliu nodded. "With Chenzhou's current physical condition, handling a five-thousand-year Soul Ring won't be much of a problem. Giving up the first Soul Ring's slot to increase his spiritual power and starting with a ten-thousand-year second ring isn't bad either."

The six worshippers could not help swallowing.

A ten-thousand-year second ring—who would have dared imagine such a thing before?

Most ten-thousand-year Soul Rings were the fourth or fifth Soul Rings, and even then, they had only just reached ten thousand years!

Was Whale Glue's enhancement really this terrifying?

"Ji'er, have you collected any Whale Glue during this time?!" Golden Crocodile turned to Qian Xunji.

Such an important item had already been proven effective, and more than a year had passed. Surely Qian Xunji had not done nothing at all?

Qian Xunji had not expected the conversation to suddenly turn toward him, and he was momentarily dumbfounded.

"I'll go give the order immediately."

"Fool!" Golden Crocodile cursed.

"Brother, issue a secret order," Qian Chenzhou reminded him. "It would be best not to have Spirit Hall's branch halls purchase it directly. Have ordinary people collect all the Whale Glue instead. That way, the spies hidden within Spirit Hall can be held up for a while."

After all, every major faction had spies planted within the others. The only difference was the rank of their positions.

If Spirit Hall began purchasing Whale Glue on a large scale, the other factions might not understand its purpose, but they certainly would not let Spirit Hall collect it so easily. They would definitely interfere and investigate Whale Glue's uses as well.

Although using ordinary people to collect it would not hide the matter from the other factions forever, every extra bit they gathered counted.

"Alright, I understand." Qian Xunji quickly left.

"Chenzhou, come on. Uncle Golden Crocodile will take you to hunt your Soul Ring!" Golden Crocodile said as he prepared to take Qian Chenzhou away directly.

"Thank you, Uncle Golden Crocodile." Qian Chenzhou thanked him, then looked at the Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo before turning to Bibi Dong. "Come with me. I have a fortuitous opportunity to give you."

"Yes!"

Hearing that she would be going too, Bibi Dong's eyes gleamed. Her eyes curved into crescents as she nodded with a beaming smile.

Qian Daoliu noticed Bibi Dong's reaction. Stroking his beard, he wore a faint smile as well.

It seemed the Qian Clan had their daughter-in-law secured!

[Congratulations, Host, for awakening your Martial Soul. Lottery draws obtained ×2]

A luxurious carriage departed from Spirit Hall.

Ju and Gui sat somewhat stiffly inside the carriage, while Golden Crocodile sat to one side, grabbing fruit with his large hand and tossing it into his mouth.

Qian Chenzhou lay across Bibi Dong's lap, allowing her to feed him grapes.

The carriage traveled day and night without stopping, and after two days, it finally arrived.

Sunset Forest.

A barrier had been erected around it, and soldiers from Spirit City stood guard at the entrance. Entering required a warrant from Spirit Hall.

When the carriage stopped at the edge of Sunset Forest, the patrolling soldiers hurried forward at once.

The leading soldier did not recognize the burly man who stepped out first, though the style of his armor seemed familiar. Just as he was about to ask, the Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo stepped down, and he immediately saluted.

"Enough. We're going in. Keep an eye on the carriage," Ghost said in a deep voice.

The leading soldier did not notice that Ghost spoke somewhat cautiously.

After all, Golden Crocodile had transmitted his voice directly to tell him to handle matters here. He did not dare put on airs under the Second Worshipper's watchful eye.

"Yes!"

The ordinary Soul Masters and academy students who had come to hunt soul beasts could not conceal the envy in their eyes. Yet they also understood that the gap between themselves and that young man's status was as vast as a chasm.

What the other party possessed from birth was something they could never obtain, no matter how hard they chased after it for their entire lives.

The five of them entered Sunset Forest directly.

"Chenzhou, what are you doing here?" Golden Crocodile Douluo could not quite understand.

Sunset Forest consisted of vast, continuous mountain ranges. Although Spirit Hall's Soul Masters guarded its entrances and had divided them into more than a thousand separate entry points, it only contained low-level soul beasts. Ten-thousand-year soul beasts could not possibly appear here.

As for the variety of soul beasts, it certainly could not compare to Star Dou Forest. Even Star Dou Forest did not have many mental-type soul beasts.

This place probably had even fewer. Even if there were any, they would only be thousand-year or hundred-year soul beasts.

To Qian Chenzhou, they were not much different from something useless.

"Uncle Golden Crocodile, I didn't come here to hunt soul beasts. I came to find someone," Qian Chenzhou said with a smile.

"Find someone?"

Bibi Dong was somewhat puzzled. She did not remember Qian Chenzhou having any friends his age who needed to hunt soul beasts. After all, he did not even have friends!

Find someone? Who was he looking for?

"Who are you looking for?" Golden Crocodile was equally bewildered.

What decent person would be willing to live in this godforsaken Sunset Forest?

Other than soul beasts, Soul Masters were the most numerous things here. Yet these Soul Masters would not be bored enough to make a habit of spending the night in Sunset Forest, unless they had failed to find a soul beast they wanted and had no choice but to sleep in Star Dou Forest.

"Dugu Bo."

"Dugu Bo?!" Yue Guan looked surprised.

Dugu Bo was his old rival.

That fellow used poison, while he liked flowers and plants and detested poisonous things.

Moreover, when Dugu Bo became a Titled Douluo, Spirit Hall had invited him to join. Yue Guan had been the one sent to recruit him. He had never expected that fellow to be so ungrateful. Not only had he rejected him, he had even humiliated him, and the two sides had eventually come to blows.

Although Dugu Bo's poison was formidable, Yue Guan was no pushover either.

Still, Dugu Bo had ultimately managed to escape.

"What do you want with Dugu Bo?" Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned slightly. "That kid has an extremely strange temperament. Besides, his poison won't affect us too badly, but that may not be the case for you."

"Because he's been poisoned," Qian Chenzhou said indifferently.

Upon hearing that Dugu Bo had been poisoned, none of them believed it in the slightest.

After all, who was Dugu Bo?

If he claimed to be the number one poison user on Douluo Continent, no one else would dare dispute it.