Who Knew How the Third Young Master Planned to Snatch the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm?

After briefly reassuring Qian Renxue, Chrysanthemum and Ghost turned back to Qian Renchuan.

Wiping the cold sweat from his brow, Yue Guan asked again,

"Eldest Young Master, what about you?"

"What kind of Soul Beast are you looking for?"

He was genuinely starting to panic.

The Second Young Lady had already made a wild choice. Please, let the Eldest Young Master be reasonable.

Fortunately, Qian Renchuan only rubbed his chin for a moment before answering,

"My First Martial Soul is skin."

"Since it's skin, I should focus on strengthening my body to the extreme."

"A Soul Beast with an earth or metal attribute would suit me best."

"I spent some time at the academy reading the Atlas of Rare Soul Beasts on the Continent."

"Something like a Scale Armor Beast, an Earth Bear, a Thousand Jun Ant, or a Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear should all be compatible with my Martial Soul."

"As for its age, we'll see what we find. I'm not picky, as long as it's suitable."

Hearing Qian Renchuan's answer, Chrysanthemum and Ghost finally breathed a sigh of relief. Both nodded in approval of his choices.

The earth attribute favored defense.

The metal attribute favored offense and toughness.

Soul Beasts of those two attributes were indeed the best match for a Skin Martial Soul.

And Qian Renchuan's lack of a firm age requirement fit his usual easygoing, carefree nature perfectly.

Standing to one side, Qian Renxue felt a stir of interest at his words.

The Soul Beasts her elder brother had named

really did suit the characteristics of a Skin Martial Soul.

A Scale Armor Beast could provide exceptionally strong scale defenses, while an Earth Bear could grant immense strength and the ability to withstand blows.

A Thousand Jun Ant could bring a terrifying boost to strength, and a Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear was the perfect combination of the metal attribute and raw power.

That was exactly why

Qian Renxue was surprised.

After all, she knew so clearly what sort of Soul Ring she needed only because of the knowledge and experience from her previous life.

But her elder brother had never cultivated before.

Even so, he knew exactly what kind of Soul Beast he wanted and could explain his reasoning perfectly.

Looks like all those books he read at the academy weren't a waste of time.

He may be lazy, but his head is clear. He knows what path he should take.

As long as I keep pushing him, he'll become a top-tier powerhouse!

After asking Qian Renchuan, Chrysanthemum and Ghost turned their attention to Third Young Master Qian Yuhao, who stood at the back.

Yue Guan asked,

"Third Young Master, what about you?"

"Your Martial Soul is Spirit Eyes. Martial Souls of the Mental Attribute are fairly rare. Have you decided what kind of Soul Beast you want?"

At the question, Huo Yuhao snapped out of his thoughts.

He had been planning how to leave. He hurriedly replied,

"I... I want an Ice Silkworm."

In his previous life, his First Soul Ring had come from a Wind Baboon.

But that had been entirely due to a chance encounter. He had been forced to kill it and absorb its Soul Ring.

A Wind Baboon was not particularly compatible with his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul, which was purely of the Mental Attribute.

Now that he had a chance to start over, he naturally had a plan of his own.

His First Soul Ring

had to come from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm!

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was not only a million-year-old being, but also possessed the exceedingly rare Mental Attribute.

Only by fusing with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could he begin his heaven-defying path of cultivation.

"An Ice Silkworm?"

At the name, however, Chrysanthemum and Ghost frowned deeply.

Yue Guan looked baffled.

"Third Young Master, Ice Silkworms aren't hard to find, though there are more of them in the Extreme North."

"But Ice Silkworms are weak and utterly ordinary."

"Apart from producing some icy silk, they have almost no offensive ability."

"Are you sure you want one as your First Soul Ring?"

Huo Yuhao nodded without hesitation.

"I'm sure. I want an Ice Silkworm."

The Third Young Master had made his choice and was firm about it, so Chrysanthemum and Ghost said no more.

Ice Silkworms weren't dangerous anyway. They would let him have his way.

The two nodded, then led the three children into the Star Dou Great Forest to begin their search.

Walking behind them, Qian Renxue frowned deeply as she looked at Huo Yuhao.

She was thoroughly puzzled.

An Ice Silkworm?

Why would he choose an Ice Silkworm for his First Soul Ring?

It was so ordinary it could practically be called a useless Soul Beast.

Qian Renxue had always felt that the third brother might have something special about him, just as she did.

The restraint and composure he usually showed were far too mature. He was even more seasoned than she was, and she had been reborn.

Yet his choice for his Martial Soul's Soul Ring had left her stunned.

Could that Ice Silkworm hold some secret I don't know about?

Or does he have another plan?

Qian Renxue could not make sense of it.

Ahead of them, Qian Renchuan also turned and gave Huo Yuhao a long look.

The third brother really can't let go of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

But has he forgotten that this is the Douluo Continent of ten thousand years ago?

Right now, Di Tian and those Ferocious Beasts are almost certainly keeping the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in the core of the Star Dou Great Forest and draining him like a Power Bank!

I have no idea where the third brother gets the confidence to snatch him away from Di Tian and those peerless Ferocious Beasts.

Since he could not figure it out,

he stopped thinking about it.

Whatever method the third brother used to bring back the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Qian Renchuan would benefit from it.

For now, their goals were clear.

The priority was helping his second sister hunt a Light Butterfly.

But the Star Dou Great Forest was enormous.

Though Light Butterflies lived in groups, they were still a tiny presence within the vast forest.

Finding one specific kind of Soul Beast

was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

After a few steps, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Gui Mei stopped, preparing to leap into the treetops to survey the terrain.

Just then, Qian Renchuan raised a hand and pointed east.

"That way."

Yue Guan was startled.

He could not help turning to ask him,

"Eldest Young Master, how do you know we should go that way?"

Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao also turned to look at him, curious.

To their surprise, Qian Renchuan pulled the Atlas of Rare Soul Beasts on the Continent from his Storage Soul Tool, flipped it open, and said,

"It's in the book."

"Light Butterflies live in groups and favor dry, bright places with plenty of sunlight."

"Where we are now is too damp. The ground is covered in moss."

"The land rises to the east, where the sunlight is strongest. That's where we should look."

Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged another astonished glance.

Everyone in Spirit Hall had assumed the Eldest Young Master read such miscellaneous books merely to pass the time and avoid cultivating.

Who would have thought he had actually committed their contents to memory and could put that knowledge to use in the Star Dou Great Forest?

Huo Yuhao nodded to himself.

His elder brother was not as simple as he seemed.

To draw useful information from such a dry atlas took powers of observation and memory no six-year-old interested only in fun could possess.