Chapter 30: Newcomer Joins the Group

"Star Dou Zhe, Level Three!"

Gazing at the glaring large characters on the Test Magic Stone Tablet, Xiao Yan now clenched his fists tightly, and a trace of self-mockery flashed across his face.

Clearly, he had been cultivating with immense effort, yet his cultivation had regressed and remained stuck at Star Dou Zhe Level Three!

Just then, the calm voice of the tester rang in his ears: "Xiao Yan, Star Dou Zhe, Level Three! Rank: Low!"

No sooner had the tester finished speaking than murmurs rose up from the crowd below.

"Another year has passed; who would have thought Xiao Yan is still stuck at Star Dou Zhe Level Three!"

"Hmph! This good-for-nothing has utterly disgraced our entire clan's face!"

"Exactly! If not for his father being the Clan Leader, he would have long been driven out of the clan to fend for himself!"

"Sigh! Who could have imagined that the genius youth famous throughout the city three years ago would end up in such a state now!"

The disdainful mockery and sighs coming from all around made Xiao Yan's expression on the platform turn even more bitter.

Back when he began cultivating Qi at four, possessed nine levels of Star Dou Qi at ten, broke through to ten levels of Star Dou Qi at eleven, successfully condensed a Star Dou Qi vortex, and leaped to become the youngest Star Dou Zhe in the Xiao family in a hundred years, how humble were these people toward him?

But now that his cultivation had regressed to Star Dou Zhe Level Three and remained stagnant, these people had started to mock and sneer again!

"Next, Xiao Mei!"

"Xiao Mei, Star Dou Qi: Seven Levels! Rank: High!"

The youth looked at the young girl ahead whose childishness had not yet faded; she was also a genius within the clan, once extremely enthusiastic toward him, but now had become very cold!

"Next, Xiao Xun'er!"

Amidst the noisy crowd, the tester's voice rang out again, and immediately everyone's gaze shifted abruptly.

Under the converging gazes of the crowd, a young girl in a purple dress walked out slowly.

She emitted a clear and indifferent aura, like a green lotus just blooming; even at such a young age, she already displayed a beauty that could topple nations and cities.

Under everyone's gaze, this purple-dressed young girl named Xiao Xun'er walked slowly to the Test Magic Stone Tablet and placed her snow-white, tender small hand upon it.

As glaring light flashed, the tester's voice rang out accordingly: "Xiao Xun'er, Star Dou Qi: Nine Levels! Rank: High!"

Hearing Xiao Xun'er's test results, a huge uproar erupted once more among the crowd below.

Even the person in charge of the testing showed a trace of a smile on his face and said seriously to the young girl: "Miss Xun'er, if you can condense a Star Dou Qi vortex within half a year and become a Star Dou Zhe at the age of fourteen, you will become the second person in our Xiao family in a hundred years!"

That's right!

Merely the second person!

Because the first person was Xiao Yan, who had already lost his genius halo!

Back when he condensed a Star Dou Qi vortex at twelve, he was truly an unparalleled genius who could rank first in the entire Wu Tan City, or even the entire Jia Ma Empire!

"Thank you!"

Xiao Xun'er nodded slightly to the tester, then under everyone's burning gazes, walked slowly to Xiao Yan's side, bent slightly, and greeted: "Brother Xiao Yan!"

"Hehe... Do I still have the qualification..."

Before Xiao Yan could finish speaking, his expression suddenly changed; he then turned his head to look around, wearing a look of vigilance.

Because a strange voice suddenly rang in his mind.

"Ding! Welcome to the Heavens Chat Group!"

Douluo Continent, outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

A youth who looked only eleven or twelve years old, wearing gray cloth clothes, was fighting a ferocious beast about one meter tall, covered in brown-yellow fur all over.

This ferocious beast was merely a baboon quite common in the Star Dou Great Forest, and only a ten-year soul beast, its strength not very strong, yet that youth was in a situation full of peril during the fight.

Aowu!

The baboon, thoroughly enraged by the youth, suddenly raised its upper body, pounded its chest fiercely with both fists, and then directly spat a ball of Bai Guang toward the direction where the youth was.

At the same time, the baboon itself directly pounced toward the youth, its eyes revealing all its ferocity.

Facing such a dangerous situation, the youth had no time to think and could only hold the dagger in his hand in front of his chest.

The dagger blocked that ball of Bai Guang, but it could not block the enraged baboon!

Just as the youth was about to die at the baboon's hands, the dagger in his hand suddenly flashed with a beam of Bai Guang, striking the baboon's body hard.

Hoo!

After being hit by the Bai Guang, the baboon's body crashed directly onto the ground; after rolling several times, it lost its vitality, and then a white light ring appeared on the baboon's body.

"Soul Ring?"

Looking at the white light ring on the baboon's body, the youth's face was full of excitement, and even the wounds on his body didn't hurt as much: "I won!"

"However, this baboon's attribute is definitely not the spiritual attribute; it probably isn't suitable for me!"

The excitement on the youth's face gradually faded: "But if a ten-year baboon is this hard to deal with, how can I go kill a spiritual-attribute soul beast?"

The youth struggled to sit up, then leaned against a large tree nearby, panting heavily.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang in his mind...

"Hahaha! Finally, I've met a human with the spiritual attribute; if you don't appear, I'm going to be done for!"

The youth hearing the voice was startled; then the ground beneath him suddenly trembled, and a crack quickly appeared.

Immediately, a golden-white light shot out violently from the crack, finally revealing a giant white silkworm with a round head, looking fleshy, yet over seven meters long!

With the appearance of this white silkworm, an icy chill instantly filled the surroundings, and even the gas exhaled by the youth turned into ice mist.

"This is..."

Looking at this all-jade-white white silkworm before his eyes, wrapped with ten golden patterns, the youth holding the dagger flashed a trace of despair on his face.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid; Brother won't hurt you." Originally, that voice rang in the youth's mind again.

The youth looked at the giant white silkworm ahead in surprise: "Are you the one talking to me?"

"That's right!" The white silkworm nodded slowly.

"What are you doing?" the youth asked, extremely wary.

"Let me introduce myself first. I am the unprecedented million-year soul beast of the Douluo Continent, Tianmeng Tianmeng Bingcan!"

Tianmeng Tianmeng Bingcan said solemnly, "Now, I, Ge, am going to become your soul ring, the first intelligent soul ring in the history of the Douluo Continent!"

"Ah?" the youth stared dumbfounded at the Tianmeng Tianmeng Bingcan before him, his mind even ceasing to function.

A million-year soul beast suddenly appeared before him, and moreover, it wanted to become his soul ring?

This matter was simply too far-fetched!

But regardless of whether this matter was true or false, the Tianmeng Tianmeng Bingcan before him was absolutely not someone he could resist!

"No time!"

Tianmeng Tianmeng Bingcan glanced warily toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, then looked at the youth and said, "I'm going to start now! Don't worry, I'll be gentle; I won't hurt you!"

"You..."

The youth had no time to object before he directly lost consciousness under the assault of an extreme cold qi.

And just as Tianmeng Tianmeng Bingcan transformed into streams of white light and surged into the youth's body, the sky, which had been incredibly clear just a moment ago, suddenly turned gloomy, followed by a clap of thunder exploding at the horizon.

At the same time, a gray qi stream suddenly descended from the sky and actually rushed into the youth's body as well.

"What thing dares to snatch my person from me, Ge?"

Seeing the gray qi stream rush into the youth's body, Tianmeng Tianmeng Bingcan instantly flew into a rage; subsequently, its enormous spiritual power surged forth, attempting to drive that gray qi stream out of the youth's body.

Just then, an incredibly blurry figure suddenly manifested behind the youth, followed by a hoarse yet infinitely majestic voice rising: "Holding the sun and moon, plucking the stars; in this world, there is no one like me! I never expected an old man like me to still have a fragment of a soul remaining in the world!"

By the time the voice completely dissipated, that blurry figure also completely drilled into the youth's body, completely ignoring Tianmeng Tianmeng Bingcan's enormous spiritual force!

"Why am I so unlucky!"

Tianmeng Tianmeng Bingcan couldn't help but complain, "After so much trouble, I finally met a human with spiritual attributes, yet some bastard wants to snatch him from me. Is it truly heaven envying talent? Damn it, why is another one coming?"

Tianmeng Tianmeng Bingcan's face instantly changed drastically, because another strange voice rang out in its mind again.

"Ding! Welcome to join the Myriad Heavens Chat Group!"

Inside the Chat Group.

【System Notification: Detected increased activity within the Chat Group; two new members will be randomly added to the Chat Group!】

【Ding! Welcome 'Genius Youth with Stagnated Cultivation' to join the Chat Group!】

【Ding! Welcome 'Average-Talent Million-Year Soul Beast' to join the Chat Group!】

【Pang Bo: Whoa, new people are coming to the Chat Group!】

Looking at the two new members who had just joined the Chat Group, Lu Qingshan had some suspicions, but he was not entirely certain.

But regardless, since new members are joining the group, they must be welcomed.

【Lu Qingshan: Welcome new members to the group!】

【Yue Buqun: Welcome new members to the group!】

【Han Li: Welcome new members to the group!】

【Cao Cao: Welcome new members to the group!】

I thought about these two nicknames for a long time and felt neither quite fit; although they only appear once or twice, can anyone think of something more suitable?

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(End of this chapter)