First Entry Into the Star Dou Great Forest

Time flew by and afternoon arrived.

A streak of sword light pierced the air, landing steadily in Lin Xiao's small courtyard.

Sword Douluo looked at Lin Xiao, who was coaxing Ning Rongrong in the yard, and spoke with some amusement.

"Xiao Lin, it's about time, let's set off."

"Alright, Sword Grandpa."

With a thought from Lin Xiao, the crowd of Gugas playing together in the yard instantly turned into streams of light, merging entirely into his body.

Hiss... Just as I thought, recalling the Gugas actually consumes my soul power...

He shook his head; this martial soul trait really was the exact opposite of everyone else's.

After finishing all this, he lifted his feet and stepped onto the flying sword beneath Sword Douluo's feet.

Just as the two of them were about to move out.

Ning Rongrong trotted over, her face full of eagerness.

"Sword Grandpa! Big Brother Lin Xiao! I want to go too!"

"Alright~ My little princess, come up."

Sword Douluo reached out and pulled Ning Rongrong in front of him.

Who would have thought the little girl would toss her head.

"I don't want to be here, I want to stand with Big Brother Lin Xiao!"

"..."

Sword Douluo only felt his heart hurt a little.

He gave Lin Xiao a resentful look and reached out to lift Ning Rongrong behind him.

Lin Xiao helplessly touched her little head, holding down her shoulders to keep her from moving around.

Flying at high altitudes was very dangerous, and although Sword Douluo was guaranteeing it, avoiding it where possible was better.

Without further ado, the soul power on the flying sword beneath Sword Douluo surged.

The sword light wrapped around three figures, suddenly shooting into the sky, breaking through the airflow, and flying rapidly toward the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Along the way, Lin Xiao and Ning Rongrong both curiously stretched their necks to look below the flying sword.

Lin Xiao smacked his lips, emotional in his heart.

This is the flight I want~

Instead of like the Guga Armor, darting around randomly like a firecracker monkey.

Flying for about an hour.

Finally, the dense Star Dou Great Forest below came into view.

Sword Douluo slowed his speed slightly, controlling the flying sword to hover in the sky above the outer periphery of the Star Dou Great Forest.

He swept across the forest below, patiently searching for a suitable soul beast for Lin Xiao, checking inch by inch.

After searching for a while, he finally stopped beside a secluded little lake.

On the bluestone of the lake shore, a small-sized turtle soul beast lay, faint white light lingering all around its body.

"Xiao Lin, this is it." Sword Douluo pointed at the soul beast and spoke, "This Soul Gathering Turtle has about four hundred years of cultivation, the age is just right, and it's enough to serve as your first soul ring."

Lin Xiao took a look.

Did this Soul Gathering Turtle feel a bit silly?

It didn't even know to run when it saw people coming, and was still lying there sunbathing.

"Sword Grandpa, can you let me try? I want to test the power of the Gugas."

Sword Douluo nodded slightly; anyway, this was also the outer peripheral zone.

There were no powerful soul beasts, and even if they delayed for a while, it didn't matter.

Besides, he also wanted to see just how powerful this kid's martial soul was.

The flying sword landed, and Lin Xiao stepped forward, summoning an Evil Fat Guga.

"Guga, target that big turtle! Smash it!"

"Understood, Guga!"

The Evil Fat Guga trotted over on her short legs.

And the Soul Gathering Turtle, seeing a little penguin coming with ill intent, withdrew its head and limbs into its turtle shell with a swish.

"Guga!"

The Evil Fat Guga raised her hand to gather strength, slamming a punch onto the turtle shell.

"Crack--!"

The hard turtle shell instantly exploded, caving in by a large chunk.

The Soul Gathering Turtle's head and limbs, originally retracted into the shell, were all squeezed out by the immense impact.

The turtle face was full of panic, its limbs fluttering wildly and haphazardly, wanting to retract backward but unable to do so at all.

The Evil Fat Guga looked at the slime on her hands, instantly puffing out her chubby cheeks.

Seeming to feel that this was somewhat dirty, she decisively trotted over to a large tree nearby.

Both small hands hugged the tree trunk.

"Guga!"

A towering tree that two people might not even be able to wrap their arms around was actually yanked out root and all by her bare strength.

The Fat Guga carried the tree on her shoulder, aiming at the Soul Gathering Turtle, which was still struggling in panic, and smashed it down fiercely.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang bang bang!!"

The tree was swung into a blur, and the leaves on the crown rustled down in a cascade.

Ning Rongrong at the side covered her eyes with both small hands, burying her face behind Lin Xiao's back.

Clearly, she was frightened by this brutal fighting method.

Sword Douluo also slightly raised an eyebrow, not expecting Lin Xiao's martial soul to possess such exaggerated brute force.

Probably even ordinary Soul Ancestors didn't have this kind of strength.

"Hum--"

A ring of yellow soul ring floated out from a pile of turtle mud covered by tree leaves.

"Bang!"

The Evil Fat Guga stabbed the tree into the ground beside her.

Her small hands were placed on her hips.

"Done hitting, Guga!"

"Well done!"

Lin Xiao rubbed the Evil Fat Guga's head.

Sword Douluo raised a hand and coughed lightly.

"Xiao Lin, sit cross-legged now, gather your mind and calm your spirit, guiding the soul ring onto your body."

Lin Xiao obediently followed suit.

He began to release soul power to contact the soul ring.

The soul ring slowly began to float, settling onto his body.

Lin Xiao only felt a gentle stream of soul power flowing within his body, so comfortable~.

The absorption process was extremely stable.

Before long, he opened his eyes.

He stretched his hands and feet, feeling the abundant power within his body, and couldn't help but inwardly feel a pity in his heart.

Too easy.

The four-hundred-year Soul Gathering Turtle soul ring had absolutely no pressure on him at all; he should have found a higher-aged soul ring just now.

Wait...

Lin Xiao suddenly had a feeling.

As long as the Gugas used their skills.

His own soul ring would also gain a slight enhancement!

This was a good thing!!

As long as there was enough time, he could achieve 9 soul rings of 100,000 years!

By then, he couldn't imagine how strong the Gugas would become.

Shattering Douluo Continent with a single punch?

Awesome to the extreme!

Seeing Lin Xiao crying and laughing alternately, Sword Douluo couldn't help feeling a bit worried.

"Xiao Lin, what happened? Could it be that the soul skill is not to your liking?"

Hearing Sword Douluo's voice, Lin Xiao instantly snapped back to reality and hurriedly waved his hand.

"Sword Grandpa, it's nothing, I just zoned out a moment ago and thought of something else."

As his voice fell, he carefully felt his first soul ring once, and then spoke.

"My first soul skill is exactly the same as I expected."

"Defense is increased by 100% within a certain period of time, and at the same time, while the soul skill lasts, my soul power recovery speed is increased by 100%. Not only that, my soul power upper limit and physical strength have also increased quite a bit."

Lin Xiao was very satisfied with this, and moreover, these enhancements were actually just incidental.

The big deal was still the enhancement of the Gugas' skills.

He wondered what kind of things the Mechanic Guga could build now.

" Wow! Big Brother Lin Xiao is amazing!"

Ning Rongrong excitedly clapped her small hands, her eyes sparkling.

She bounced up and down with excitement, that happy appearance making it seem as if she were the one absorbing the soul ring.

Sword Douluo nodded slightly.

"That's good. Since things have come to this, let's head back first..."

Before his voice faded, his expression paused.

"Hmm?"

His eyes narrowed, and a sharp gaze instantly swept toward the distance.

His figure flickered, and with a swish, he instantly swept into the depths of the dense forest.

Only Lin Xiao and a bewildered Ning Rongrong were left at the scene.

"Big Brother Lin Xiao, why did Sword Grandpa leave us behind and run off by himself? Is he abandoning us?"

Ning Rongrong hugged his arm, her eye sockets instantly turning red, her tone carrying a choked nasal sound.

"Rongrong, don't be afraid. With Big Brother here, Sword Grandpa just discovered something special and will be back very soon."