High Looks, Looks High

"Now it should be my Moonlit Moth's turn, right?

"Not only could it further strengthen the light attribute, it could also enhance flight ability. There simply wasn't a more suitable Soul Beast than this."

"Could you stop obsessing over that big, ugly flapping moth of yours?"

Tang Wutong simply could not understand Bai Ran's taste.

Such an ugly Soul Beast—how had he even brought himself to absorb its Soul Ring?

Bai Ran: As long as the Soul Beast was old enough and the Soul Ring effect was strong enough, wasn't that sufficient? Why care so much about looks? It wasn't like he was going to date a Soul Beast.

If it had been a soul spirit in later generations, then choosing a good-looking Soul Beast would indeed have been necessary.

After all, those things lived in the Spiritual Consciousness Sea. If one was too ugly, he would have to look at it every day and might occasionally be brought to tears by its ugliness.

But this was absorbing a Soul Ring.

Why care so much about looks?

"Second Dad thinks the Mighty Brown Bear is better.

"Whether it's a girl or a boy, having strength is what keeps you from being bullied."

As Er Ming spoke, he flexed the massive muscles in his arms.

Yes, confirmed—they were thicker than Bai Ran and Tang Wutong's calves put together.

All that could be said was that a Titan Giant Ape truly was a Titan Giant Ape.

A race whose brains were made of muscles too.

Er Ming: Girls aren't advised to work out. Wh-why? Because, ah, the time you save, you can use it to exercise—ah, to work out. Improving yourself is more important than anything. (He seemed to have trained himself into it.)

"Er Ming, enough."

Faced with Er Ming's disruption, Da Ming directly slapped him on the head.

Clearly, the Goddess of Light Butterfly was an agility-oriented Assault Type martial soul. The focus should be on speed or attribute enhancement.

Absorbing a Soul Beast famed for strength, such as a Mighty Brown Bear, was not sheer nonsense?

Fortunately, Da Ming had come along this time.

If Er Ming had brought the two little ones out alone, who knew what trouble he might have caused?

"Big Brother, do you think the Mighty Brown Bear's quality is too low?

"But the only strength-type Soul Beast with higher quality than a Mighty Brown Bear is a Dark Gold Bear. There aren't any in Sunset Forest at all."

To hunt a Dark Gold Bear, or even a vicious beast such as a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, they would have to go to the Great Star Dou Forest.

Given Er Ming and Da Ming's current identities, returning to the Great Star Dou Forest would be an extremely awkward matter.

After all, as former members of the Soul Beast race, they had risen in status. Not only could they not give back to their people, they would instead return to hunt other Soul Beasts.

That was the sort of thing people would condemn behind their backs.

Er Ming was thick-skinned, so it was hard to say.

But Da Ming cared about his dignity.

Of course, the two of them could not go to the Great Star Dou Forest, but people from Shrek Academy could.

So once the little fellow before them reached the proper age, Da Ming would send him to Shrek.

Although Da Ming was reluctant to part with Little Seven, attending Shrek Academy had been arranged by Tang San from the start.

It was not something Da Ming could change.

"Second Brother, could you use your brain?"

"Big Brother, I am using it."

As Er Ming spoke, he began shaking his head.

"Is that what I meant?"

Seeing that Er Ming would shake the water out of his brain if he continued, Da Ming hurriedly stopped him.

Since they did not know which Soul Beast to choose for the moment,

the group simply wandered around Sunset Forest.

Whichever one they liked, they caught.

If its age was unsuitable, they would go after members of its clan instead.

Compared to the era of Douluo One, Sunset Forest in Douluo Two had shrunk considerably in area.

Moreover, during the era of Douluo One, even if Sunset Forest had not been a perilous land comparable to the Great Star Dou Forest, it had still been an extremely dangerous gathering place for Soul Beasts.

Yet in this era, the three Soul Beast gathering grounds that made Soul Masters pale at the mere mention of them were the Far North, the Great Star Dou Forest, and Evil Demon Forest.

Sunset Forest no longer even ranked among them.

Then again, that made sense. Sunset Forest did not even have a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, while the three major Soul Beast gathering grounds had Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts everywhere and hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts roaming all over.

There were even several vicious beasts over two hundred thousand years old.

As for Sunset Forest, its most famous opportunity was undoubtedly the Immortal Herbs, namely the legendary Icefire Yin Yang Well.

However, due to the upgraded poisonous barrier around its perimeter, along with some of Tang San's methods,

it could be said that without a map and Tang San's approval, even a level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo could not enter the Icefire Yin Yang Well.

And even if one got inside, it was filled with hundred-thousand-year Immortal Herbs, all of which had been brainwashed.

Forcefully picking them would invite their attacks. They would rather perish together than let outsiders benefit.

Honestly, Immortal Herbs counted as one of the greatest opportunities on Douluo Continent.

Unfortunately, the Immortal Herbs now were all Soul Beasts around a hundred thousand years old. Even if they were laid out before him, Bai Ran could not absorb them.

No problem. Once he was strong enough, he could have Tang San—his future father-in-law—make arrangements for him.

If that did not work, he could bring a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo Soul Bone as a gift when paying him a visit.

Bai Ran: Say, wouldn't a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo Soul Bone be a little too precious?

After wandering around for most of the day, they encountered quite a few Soul Beasts along the way.

But very few of them satisfied Bai Ran and Tang Wutong.

Relatively speaking, Bai Ran was easier to please.

Bai Ran had only three requirements: an age around two thousand years, a light-attribute Soul Beast or a butterfly-type Soul Beast, and high quality.

After absorbing his first Thousand-Year Soul Ring, Bai Ran's physical condition had improved to a certain extent.

Besides, when absorbing a Soul Ring, all the pressure fell on Tang Wutong.

If he had not been worried about accidentally crushing Tang Wutong to death with the pressure,

Bai Ran's requirement for his second Soul Ring would not have been two thousand years—it would have been five thousand years or more.

Compared with Bai Ran, Tang Wutong also had three requirements: high looks, good looks, and pretty.

Bai Ran: You damned looks-obsessed brat.

Tang Wutong: What do you mean, damned? We looks-obsessed girls are all sweet, soft little babies, okay?

After wandering for several more hours, as the sky gradually darkened,

Da Ming and Er Ming brought the two little ones to a relatively safe place and began setting up tents.

No matter which Soul Beast gathering ground it was, nighttime was extremely dangerous.

Especially since some naturally sinister predators often chose to come out at night.

Although both Da Ming and Er Ming possessed the strength to easily protect the two little ones,

for safety's sake, they should rest first.

Besides, light-attribute butterfly Soul Beasts mainly appeared during the daytime.

They were almost never seen at night.

And they had plenty of time; it was not as if they had come with some mission.

It would not hurt to spend a few more days in Sunset Forest.

Da Ming had brought a total of two tents.

He and Er Ming would share one tent, while the two little ones would share the other.

As for keeping watch?

Naturally, Da Ming or Er Ming would do it.

As elders, they could not possibly sleep themselves while making the younger generation keep watch.