"Don't rush. Try this spicy Soft Bone Rabbit first!"
Chu Sheng looked perfectly calm as he handed the roasted Soft Bone Rabbit to Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing instinctively took the roasted rabbit. Her crimson lips parted, but she hesitated to speak.
They were surrounded by soul beasts-several hundred of them, judging by what they could see.
How could she eat in peace under these circumstances?
Chu Sheng reached out and ruffled the kitty's head.
At that gesture, the flustered Zhu Zhuqing immediately calmed down.
A little more security settled into her heart.
"Zhu Zhuqing, eat!"
Ning Rongrong curled her lips and spoke.
"If that annoying jerk dares to do this, he clearly isn't worried at all."
"If he isn't worried, what are you scared of?"
With that, she took a roasted Soft Bone Rabbit from over the campfire.
"Hiss!"
"Hot!"
Ning Rongrong cried out, nearly jumping to her feet.
It smelled delicious and tasted delicious, but it was far too hot!
Zhu Zhuqing fell silent and looked at Ning Rongrong.
This young lady really was "carefree to the point of heartlessness."
"B-besides... even if he can't beat them, being... being able to... die with... that annoying jerk..."
Ning Rongrong spoke between bites of rabbit meat.
"Wouldn't be... so bad!"
Chu Sheng, Zhu Zhuqing: "..."
Aside from being a little willful, the young lady really didn't seem to have any other faults.
Chu Sheng walked over to Ning Rongrong, crouched down, and rubbed her head. Her hair felt wonderfully silky and healthy.
Without even raising her head, Ning Rongrong glanced at Chu Sheng with her beautiful eyes, then continued eating her rabbit.
The campfire lit her face, making it look rosy.
Seeing this, Chu Sheng extended his index finger and lightly flicked Ning Rongrong's forehead.
"Ow!"
Holding the rabbit in one hand and covering her forehead with the other, Ning Rongrong snapped.
"You annoying jerk, you flicked me again!!"
"All right, my lady."
Chu Sheng stood up, dusted himself off, and continued.
"Don't make it sound so tragic!"
With that, Chu Sheng turned, took a step forward, and looked toward the largest concentration of soul beasts.
"Scram!"
His voice wasn't loud, but it carried a trace of immensely powerful draconic might!
The instant that trace of draconic might spread, the surrounding soul beasts seemed to freeze in place. All the ferocity vanished from their eyes.
Their gazes became remarkably clear, as though their earlier man-eating expressions had merely been for show.
The weaker soul beasts even prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.
Some went so far as to faint on the spot.
Only beasts as powerful as ten-thousand-year soul beasts retained a sliver of clarity, fleeing with every leg shaking.
And this was with Chu Sheng exercising considerable restraint!
Had he unleashed the Primordial Dragon's might, every soul beast present would have died of fright, with no chance of escaping.
"???"
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong stood rooted to the spot, blinking in disbelief.
What had happened?
What was wrong with these soul beasts?
They couldn't understand it, but they were utterly shaken!
"Holy shit!"
Ning Rongrong couldn't hold it in, letting a decidedly "eloquent" phrase slip out.
Under the two girls' bewildered gazes, Chu Sheng walked toward the group of soul beasts.
Suddenly, something seemed to occur to him, and he stopped.
He... had never studied soul beasts!
Aside from a handful of famous ones, he really didn't recognize the others, nor could he determine their ages.
"Ahem..."
Chu Sheng broke the awkward silence and looked at Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
"Come pick the soul rings you need."
"If this batch won't do, we'll move somewhere else and do it again."
The two girls exchanged a glance, the corners of their eyes twitching.
Never mind seeing such a method of soul hunting-they hadn't even heard of it!
Neither stood on ceremony. In just a short while, they had chosen their prey.
"Don't settle. If these aren't good enough, we'll find others!"
The two girls rolled their eyes and ignored Chu Sheng. Each personally finished off her prey, then sat cross-legged and began absorbing her soul ring.
Chu Sheng scratched his head and made a decision.
Now that he was a soul master, he needed to learn something about the profession.
With Chu Sheng standing guard, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong absorbed their third soul rings without a single mishap.
"You annoying jerk, I've broken through to level thirty-five!"
Ning Rongrong exclaimed delightedly.
When she absorbed the Aromatic Silk Beauty, her soul power level had reached twenty-seven.
One Aromatic Silk Beauty and one thousand-year soul ring had raised her soul power level by a full eight levels!
Ning Rongrong had absorbed the immortal herb earlier than in the original story, so naturally, her soul power level had increased more.
"I've reached level thirty-eight."
Zhu Zhuqing's expression remained cool, but the excitement shining in her eyes couldn't fool anyone.
When she absorbed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, her soul power level had reached twenty-eight.
The immortal herb and soul ring had helped raise her soul power by a full ten levels!
Ning Rongrong: "No more giggling!"
"Not bad, not bad."
"You're finally starting to look like geniuses!"
Chu Sheng smiled. Everything was just as he had expected.
The Lovesick Heartbreak Red was the king of flowers, even among immortal herbs.
It was only reasonable that it could raise soul power by around ten levels.
"You annoying jerk, what do you mean, 'finally starting to look like geniuses'?"
"Have you ever seen anyone more talented than me?"
Ning Rongrong planted both hands on her hips, looking thoroughly unconvinced.
"I see him every time I look in the mirror."
Chu Sheng folded his arms and looked down at Ning Rongrong.
Ning Rongrong froze. It took her three seconds to catch on.
"Shameless!"
Their soul hunt had concluded perfectly, but Chu Sheng was in no hurry to leave.
He hadn't drawn any prizes in the Star Dou Great Forest yet!
Besides, he hadn't achieved his goal. How could he leave so easily?
Unleashing his draconic might earlier hadn't just been for showing off!
System, draw a prize!
Upon receiving the command, the Conquest Lottery System immediately got to work.
"Congratulations, host! You have drawn the conceptual skill-100% Bare-Handed Blade Catch." "Host, isn't your luck a little too good?" "This is a conceptual skill that ignores differences in cultivation realms. It lets you catch any weapon with your bare hands."
"Blade" was merely a stand-in.
The skill would take effect whenever any weapon attacked Chu Sheng.
Chu Sheng paused. He hadn't reloaded a save this time!
He really had struck gold in a single draw!
100% Bare-Handed Blade Catch-this conceptual skill would be ridiculously overpowered in any world.
Whether for self-defense or combat.
I'll keep it.
After only a little thought, Chu Sheng decided to keep the skill.
No matter how absurd a conceptual skill was, there would always be a use for it.
System, draw again!
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had provided four draws between them. Having used one, he had three left.
"Congratulations, host! You have drawn the conceptual skill-100% Being Caught by Bare-Handed Blade Catch!" "Host, host! Two golds in a row!" "Another conceptual skill! Your good fortune truly rivals the heavens!"
"???"
Chu Sheng's head filled with question marks. At first, he thought the system had announced it incorrectly. How could he have drawn two identical rewards?
Only after taking a closer look did he understand.
The second skill had an extra "being caught"!
Chu Sheng swallowed. Was this skill the "proper" one he knew?
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