After that, the group began helping Tang San search for his Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest!
It's all fate, really. Originally, Da Ming and Er Ming were meant to be sacrificed as Tang San's Soul Ring, but now that Qi Ling is here, they don't have to suffer that fate anymore. So, Tang San only needs to find two more Soul Ring.
However, 100,000-year-old Soul Beast are not so easy to find. Apart from those who have cheated, they are Soul Beast that can only be encountered by chance. For several days in a row, the group came up empty-handed.
Under such circumstances, Tang San even considered lowering his standards and choosing a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast, since that might make things go more smoothly.
However, Qi Ling rejected the suggestion outright. Since the goal was to obtain Soul Ring, she naturally wanted the best. Adhering to the principle of "better to have none than something of poor quality," Qi Ling was determined to help Tang San gather all the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
While Qi Ling and the others were searching for the Soul Ring, Qian Xunji, after rescuing Cao Yang, finally managed to heal his injuries with great effort. Although it would take several months for him to fully recover, he certainly didn't end up with a cripple.
"This time, you owe me a favor," Qian Xunji said, sitting opposite Cao Yang. "Now, you have no choice but to cooperate with me."
"That's right, cough cough, cough cough cough..." Xue Qinghe, who was pale-faced, chimed in. However, he looked almost like a dead man, his face as white as a sheet of paper.
Seeing that Xue Qinghe was about to cough up blood, Qian Xunji said helplessly, " Xue Qinghe, why don't you go and rest? Honestly, it's just one arrow, is it really that big of a deal?"
"Just shot with an arrow?! Just?!" Xue Qinghe exploded upon hearing Qian Xunji's words. " Qian Xunji, are you kidding me? I wasn't shot with an arrow like yours! That was the power of two divine artifacts!"
"If that arrow had hit you, I'm telling you, neither of you would have escaped! Now I'm your savior!"
Qian Xunji said helplessly, "Ah, alright, alright, let's just leave it at that. So what do you want? You're not going to rest, are you just going to listen here?"
"Of course!" Xue Qinghe said, then looked at Cao Yang and said, "After all, I've been the Crown Prince for so many years, and I'm confident that I haven't missed any information. So you can't be from here, nor can you be from the Star Luo Empire! Where did you come from?"
Qian Xunji added, "That's right, Cao Yang. Before we cooperate, we need to know where you come from! Otherwise, nothing can be discussed."
Cao Yang then slowly said, "Don't worry, things have come to this point. All my men are dead, and I'm seriously injured myself. Qi Ling and I are now sworn enemies. I will cooperate with you."
"As for my origins, what you said is indeed correct. I am not from this world at all. I come from another world," Cao Yang said.
"Other worlds? What do you mean?" Qian Xunji didn't understand for a moment, but Xue Qinghe reacted faster.
"Oh my, so you mean you broke through space from your own world and came here?" Xue Qinghe said. "That's incredible. Is it really possible to do such a thing? You actually possess such power?"
Qi Ling had actually done something similar before, but he had used the power of spirit stones to get to Dragon Valley.
Cao Yang then said, "Of course, I can't do it with my own strength alone, but I possess a Soul Tool. Once I gain enough power, it can help me achieve this! That's how I and my subordinates got here."
"What is your purpose in coming here? You can't just be here to kill Qi Ling, can you?" Qian Xunji asked, puzzled.
"You may not believe it, but it's true. One of my purposes, perhaps even my main purpose, is to kill Qi Ling!" Cao Yang said.
"What? Why?" Xue Qinghe asked in confusion. "Although we all hope Qi Ling dies quickly, what grudge could you, someone from another world, possibly have against him? Aren't you just asking for trouble?"
After pondering for a moment, Qian Xunji said, "It's for the Demon God Contention Battle, isn't it?"
Cao Yang forced a smile and said, "You're smart, that's precisely the reason!"
"Since you all know about the Demon God Contention Battle, you should also know how important it is to us, right?" Cao Yang couldn't help but say. "Since I'm qualified to compete for the Demon God's Godhood, then of course I'll go all out."
"Even though they are both among the Eight Great Demonic Souls, as the successor personally chosen by the Demon God, Qi Ling's chances are undoubtedly greater than anyone else's! If he were to actually participate in the Demon God Contention Battle, who knows what might happen."
"Therefore, the best course of action is to eliminate him before the Demon God Contention Battle begins! This will greatly increase our chances."
Qian Xunji nodded and said, "I see. Then how did you know Qi Ling would be in this world? I think you're not powerful enough to investigate every world, are you?"
"I certainly can't do it, but someone can!" Cao Yang said. "I can't say much about this person; you just need to know that he is also one of the Eight Devils' Souls."
"Through this person, I obtained information about Qi Ling, and even the precise location of this world. Then, using Soul Tool, I arrived here!"
"When we first arrived here, we were at sea and encountered a group of incredibly ugly monsters. Naturally, we couldn't get any information about Qi Ling's fate, so we could only head towards the most likely place," Cao Yang said. "It was at this time that I discovered you! I felt that you were people we could team up with and participate in the Demon God Contention Battle six months from now."
Qian Xunji nodded and said, "I see. That explains everything. But since you've come, does that mean the other Eight Great Demonic Souls might also come?"
Cao Yang smiled and said, "It's not a possibility, it's a certainty! That person told me about Qi Ling precisely for that purpose."
So far, four of the Eight Great Demonic Souls have appeared: Qi Ling's Blood Devil Emperor, Xiao Ye's Night Demoness, Xue Qinghe's Chaos Evil Dragon, and Cao Yang's Annihilation Demon Spear.
As for the remaining four, they are very likely to come to this world for Qi Ling's sake as well. It was after making this judgment that Cao Yang felt he needed to find allies in advance to prevent the situation from becoming too passive.
"The only thing I didn't expect was Qi Ling's strength, and the strength of those around him," Cao Yang said, sounding utterly dejected. "I really didn't expect that Qi Ling would have such powerful people around him! And I certainly didn't expect that someone who's just Soul Douluo would be so strong, even stronger than me, Demigod!"
" Demigod?" Upon hearing this new term, Xue Qinghe and Qian Xunji were both taken aback. Then, Qian Xunji asked, "What is Demigod? What level of power does that represent?"