Skill: Mirror Flower, Water Moon! Heading to Soul Hunting Forest (Please Follow)

Before long, golden, fragrant meat skewers came off the grill.

Xu Yuan handed the grilled skewers to the two of them in turn. Jingliu parted her red lips slightly, took a small bite, and chewed slowly.

The next second, Jingliu's beautiful eyes lit up slightly.

"Little brother, your cooking is quite good."

A hint of praise flashed across Jingliu's flawless, snow-white cheeks, and her tone softened considerably.

Food was the first necessity of the people, and eating was very relaxing.

"Little Friend Xu Yuan's cooking is indeed impressive."

Dugu Bo also spoke up in praise.

Xu Yuan took a bite himself and said, "It's mainly because the ingredients are good. The meat of a Ten Thousand Year soul beast is excellent for strengthening the body."

The three chatted and laughed, quickly finishing ten jin of Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear meat.

A few minutes later, Dugu Bo was the first to rise and bid them farewell.

"Little Friend Xu Yuan, Your Excellency Tanhua, this old man wishes to have my granddaughter consume that Immortal Earth Dragon Golden Melon as soon as possible, so I must excuse myself for now."

"If either of you needs this old man's help, simply use these six signal flares. You may also come to Heaven Dou City to find me."

Dugu Bo brushed his Storage Soul Tool and took out six emerald-green signal flares shaped like venomous snakes.

He then solemnly handed them to Xu Yuan.

"Senior Dugu, safe travels."

Xu Yuan accepted them and spoke politely.

Jingliu nodded slightly, which counted as a greeting.

"At best, tomorrow; at worst, two or three days from now, this old man will bring my granddaughter Yanyan back to Sunset Forest to cultivate in peace."

After saying this, Dugu Bo tapped the ground with the tip of his foot and soared away as an emerald-green afterimage.

Only after Dugu Bo left did Jingliu turn to Xu Yuan beside her and ask in a cool tone,

"Little brother, what are your plans next?"

"Big sister, I plan to return to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to rest and reorganize first, then continue walking the path of 'Trailblaze.'"

Xu Yuan watched Jingliu's stunningly beautiful face and spoke in a deep voice.

This soul hunt had yielded abundant rewards. Not only had he obtained two black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, he had also gained an External Soul Bone!!

The only pity was that the seventy-thousand-year Blazing Lion King had not dropped a Soul Bone.

However...

Considering that it had granted him a powerful domain-type soul skill, Xu Yuan decided to forgive it.

"'Trailblaze'?!"

Jingliu softly repeated those four words. Then she seemed to recall something, and a hint of excitement entered her voice.

"Can you use that card to anchor and summon the summoner again?"

Clearly, Jingliu, with her white hair and red eyes, had never forgotten about this matter.

"This... depends more on luck."

"Then I'll go with you. You alone... I'm worried."

When she said this, Jingliu paused for a second, her cool temperament resembling a snow lotus that had endured for ten thousand years.

"Thank you, big sister. But we shouldn't waste all this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear meat either. Why not Freeze it?"

"Alright."

After packing up their spoils, Xu Yuan and Jingliu walked side by side and soon returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Next, the two of them worked together and used the surrounding trees to build a wooden house with a courtyard.

Several hours later, the valley had gained a touch of warmth.

Only after finishing all this did Xu Yuan have time to inspect the main quest Honkai Points reward he had received earlier.

[Special Skill Book*1]

"Use."

After Xu Yuan silently uttered those words in his heart, a faint golden glow lit up, and several lines of information appeared out of thin air.

[Obtained Special Skill: Mirror Flower, Water Moon]

[Description: This skill can create illusions, control the five senses, and bewitch the mind. It consumes stamina to activate.]

[Note: If the target's spiritual power and Soul Power are lower than the user's, they cannot break free from this skill's effects.]

An illusion technique? Interesting.

This type of illusion ability was extremely versatile. With this skill, he could find more ways to have fun.

And while he was at it, he could properly punish Haozi and Gangzi.

As Xu Yuan pondered, he activated [Mirror Flower, Water Moon] to test its effects.

"Create a five-hundred-year Solitary Bamboo plant-type soul beast."

Xu Yuan activated the ability according to his thoughts.

In an instant...

A bamboo stalk, dark green from top to bottom, as thick as a water bucket and fifteen meters tall, suddenly appeared on the ground.

Four long, wooden suckers grew from the base of the bamboo, giving off a faint fragrance of grass and wood.

Xu Yuan flicked it with his finger, producing a dull wooden knock. Its cold texture resembled raw iron.

"Very realistic."

The next second, Xu Yuan threw a straight punch.

"Crack!!"

Bamboo splinters exploded in every direction. With a creak, the five-hundred-year Solitary Bamboo crashed to the ground and condensed into a yellow Soul Ring.

After sensing it carefully, he found that it consumed very little stamina.

With a wave of his hand, the Solitary Bamboo and yellow Soul Ring vanished, transforming into a five-hundred-year Netherworld Wolf in the same spot.

"Attack," Xu Yuan ordered.

"Awoo~!"

Having received the command, the five-hundred-year Netherworld Wolf slammed its claws directly onto a block of gray crystal rock, leaving deep claw marks behind.

Feeling that the stamina consumption had increased somewhat, Xu Yuan more or less understood the limitations of this ability.

Creating illusions that could not really attack consumed very little, but using it to create attack-capable illusions doubled the consumption.

Maintaining an illusion would also continuously drain stamina at a slow rate.

With Xu Yuan's current stamina, creating a Ten Thousand Year attack-type soul beast to assist him in battle would not be a problem.

"A very good ability. This time, I struck it rich."

With a thought, Xu Yuan dismissed [Mirror Flower, Water Moon].

After adjusting his breathing slightly, Xu Yuan recalled the original plot and estimated that the timing had reached a crucial point.

In the original story, after Tang San entered Notting Academy, obtaining his first Soul Ring was a classic side plot. He could not afford to miss it.

The sky was already beginning to brighten. It was time to set off.

His destination was Soul Hunting Forest.

Elsewhere, inside Yu Xiaogang's office.

Even though more than a day had passed, Yu Xiaogang still felt uncomfortable all over, especially because of...

The unimaginable humiliation he had suffered not long ago—Red Stone!

But whenever he thought of that Titled Douluo who possessed nine red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, Yu Xiaogang felt utterly powerless.

Just as Yu Xiaogang was about to catch up on some sleep, he saw that a black-robed man had appeared in the room at some point.

"Who are you?"

Yu Xiaogang frowned tightly.

The black-robed man did not answer. Instead, he removed his hood, allowing Yu Xiaogang to see his face clearly.

The next second, Yu Xiaogang's pupils contracted violently.

Wasn't this bearded, greasy-faced middle-aged man before him his idol, the Clear Sky Douluo?

"Clear... Clear Sky Douluo?!"

Yu Xiaogang looked utterly incredulous. He had never imagined that his former idol would become like this.

Seeing this, Tang Hao formed a huge hammer-shaped object from black light in his right hand and summoned his Soul Rings.

Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red.

"I came today for only one favor. You have met my son, Tang San, right? I hope you can take him as your disciple."

"And teach him—the cultivation method of Twin Martial Souls."

Tang Hao stared intently at Yu Xiaogang. Though it was phrased as a request, it carried the overbearing command of a powerful man.

Yet Yu Xiaogang did not feel that way. Or rather, simply being able to meet his idol, the Clear Sky Douluo, made him subconsciously overlook it.

"But my strength..."

Yu Xiaogang immediately felt somewhat embarrassed. No one knew himself better than he did; he knew his own limits.

He could teach some theory and talk strategy on paper, but if he were truly sent into battle, even a high-age hundred-year soul beast could hang him up and beat him senseless.

After being robbed, he had even less money to hire someone to help him hunt soul beasts.