Absorbing a Soul Ring took strength

Dai Chengqian looked at the Dragon Duke and smiled.

"So that's what you wanted to know, senior. What if I refuse to tell you?"

The Dragon Duke took a step forward. Eight soul rings gradually appeared, and the imposing aura of a Soul Douluo surged into the sky.

A fierce glint flashed through the Dragon Duke's eyes as he looked at Dai Chengqian and said coldly,

"Then I'll have to use force before questioning you properly."

Dai Chengqian laughed heartily and said,

"As expected of the Peerless Dragon Snake. You certainly throw your weight around.

You're going to attack without even asking where I come from?

But that's fine. The method for absorbing a ten thousand year soul ring isn't some secret. I don't mind telling you."

As he spoke, Dai Chengqian unleashed the full power of his purple sky divine thunder tiger martial soul.

A phantom purple tiger appeared behind Dai Chengqian. Terrifying purple lightning clung to his body, radiating an astonishing aura.

Dai Chengqian looked at the Dragon Duke, smiled, and said,

"Absorbing a ten thousand year soul ring is actually quite simple.

As long as your martial soul, body, and mind are strong enough, you can do it.

There are no other shortcuts."

The aura of Dai Chengqian's martial soul gave the Dragon Duke quite a fright.

He had never seen a martial soul this powerful. Even the Clear Sky Hammer probably lacked the sheer presence of this young man's martial soul.

More importantly, why did this martial soul look somewhat familiar?

After studying it carefully, the Dragon Duke asked uncertainly,

"Why does your martial soul look a little like the Star Luo imperial family's white tiger?"

Dai Chengqian nodded and smiled.

"You guessed correctly, senior.

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dai Chengqian, the Sixth Prince of the Star Luo Empire. My martial soul looks different because it mutated."

"So you're the Sixth Prince of the Star Luo Empire. My words just now were discourteous. Please accept my apologies.

As for this Man Faced Demon Spider you killed by mistake, what's done is done. We'll simply keep looking."

The Star Luo Empire stood on equal footing with the Heaven Dou Empire. Their family could not afford to offend it.

Upon learning Dai Chengqian's identity, the Dragon Duke hurried to apologize without the slightest hesitation.

"Grandpa, it took us ages just to find the second one.

How long will it take to find a third?

He killed my demon spider. Even if he's a prince of the Star Luo Empire, we can't just let it go!"

As she spoke, Meng Yiran turned to Dai Chengqian.

"Hey, since you're a prince, your family must have more resources than you know what to do with.

If nothing else works, how about letting me pick one of the soul beasts your family keeps as compensation?"

"Yiran!"

The Dragon Duke rebuked Meng Yiran, then said to Dai Chengqian,

"Sixth Prince, this is the third time someone has interfered and prevented Yiran from obtaining her soul ring.

That's why she's a little anxious. Please forgive her."

"It's no trouble."

Dai Chengqian looked at Meng Yiran.

In his eyes, Meng Yiran was the quintessential young maiden.

She looked slender overall, though she had a little flesh where it mattered.

Unfortunately, her cultivation potential did not seem as high as that of his other Candidate Red Luans.

Still, the Serpent Cane was a decent martial soul. Having her join his team as a substitute would not be bad.

With that thought, Dai Chengqian smiled at Meng Yiran and said,

"How could soul beasts raised at home compare with those in the Star Dou Great Forest?

Although I didn't mean to, I did accidentally kill your demon spider.

I'll help you find another one."

Hearing Dai Chengqian's words, Meng Yiran folded her arms across her chest and huffed.

"Hmph, easy for you to say. Man Faced Demon Spiders aren't that easy to find.

Do you take me for a three-year-old?"

Dai Chengqian did not argue. He simply opened his mouth and called loudly into the distance,

"Senior Qingyue, are you there?

Sorry for the trouble, but could you find a Thousand-Year Man-Faced Demon Spider to compensate this young lady?"

Bai Qingyue, concealed in the shadows, was rather speechless.

That brat Dai Chengqian had no respect for his elders. He was outright ordering her, a Titled Douluo, to do chores.

A spectral light appeared out of thin air near Dai Chengqian, carrying Bai Qingyue's voice.

"Sixth Prince, I really don't know what to do with you.

His Majesty sent me to protect you, not to help you pick up girls. Just this once. Don't expect it again."

With that, the spectral light vanished.

Seeing the light carrying her message disappear, Dai Chengqian hurriedly added,

"Senior Qingyue, since you're already helping, please see it through!

While you're at it, please find a suitable soul beast for Zhu Zhuqing too!"

The spectral light appeared again. Bai Qingyue's voice sounded noticeably colder.

"Fine. Just this once."

Hearing Bai Qingyue agree, Dai Chengqian smiled.

He should have asked Bai Qingyue right from the start.

Bai Qingyue specialized in mental power and mental control. A task like finding soul beasts could not have suited her better.

Nearby, the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny exchanged glances, inwardly astonished.

They had never imagined that a Titled Douluo was hiding in the shadows.

They were profoundly relieved that they had not done anything out of line to Dai Chengqian. Otherwise, they would already have been corpses.

Dai Chengqian looked at Meng Yiran and said,

"I got a Titled Douluo to help find your soul beast. That's pretty generous, isn't it?"

With her soul ring now assured, Meng Yiran instantly brightened, her eyebrows curving with delight.

She patted Dai Chengqian's shoulder with one hand and said happily,

"Wow, I never imagined there was a super expert hiding nearby.

You really are an imperial prince. I'm so jealous!

I'm definitely making you my friend!"

Just then, a notification identifying a Candidate Red Luan sounded in Dai Chengqian's ears.

[Candidate Red Luan Meng Yiran identified]

Dai Chengqian did not open the system to check her affection. He likewise patted Meng Yiran's shoulder and smiled.

"Sure. Then we're friends from now on."

Turning back to the Dragon Duke, Dai Chengqian said,

"The soul beasts should be here soon. Seniors Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, you can sit down and rest for a while."

With that, Dai Chengqian sent a signal into the sky, asking Dugu Bo to return first.

Before long, Dugu Bo returned with Dugu Yan.

Dugu Bo cast a wary glance at the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, then approached Dai Chengqian and asked,

"What happened? Is there trouble?"

Dai Chengqian shook his head and smiled.

"Nothing's wrong. I asked Qingyue Douluo to help find the soul beasts. We just need to wait."

With no need to help with the search, Dugu Bo was happy to enjoy some leisure.

He nodded, took an assortment of bottles and jars out of his Storage Soul Tool, arranged them on the ground, and began studying poisons.

Seeing another Titled Douluo arrive, and one known as Poison Douluo Dugu Bo at that, the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny were once again startled.

What surprised them most was how well this Poison Douluo treated Dai Chengqian.

When he went out, he had a Titled Douluo protecting him from the shadows and another accompanying him openly.

Even if Dai Chengqian was a prince of the Star Luo Empire, surely he did not need two Titled Douluo protecting him on an outing?

Then there were his terrifying martial soul and ten thousand year soul ring. All these things, each rarely seen, had now appeared in a single person. It truly left them shaken.

The Dragon Duke glanced at Meng Yiran, who was chatting and laughing with Dai Chengqian, then whispered into Snake Granny's ear,

"Old lady, I think this Sixth Prince is even more outstanding than that Tang San we met earlier."

Snake Granny nodded in agreement and lowered her voice.

"I like this child's bearing. If Yiran could get together with him, I'd approve."

He glanced at Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan beside Dai Chengqian, then at his own granddaughter.

The Dragon Duke said,

"What good does your approval do? One look tells you that boy already has plenty of women around him. I doubt Yiran could compete. Forget it, forget it."

Snake Granny rolled her eyes at the Dragon Duke and said irritably,

"What do you know? Where there's a will, there's a way.

Back then, didn't you have plenty of women around you too? Yet I still chased you down and caught you in the palm of my hand."