Chapter 139: Righteousness Often Resides Among the Dog-Butchers

That evening, Ning Feiliu arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Lingling is going to obtain her third Soul Ring?" Dugu Yan asked curiously.

"Yes, because Lingling took a Mysterious Water Pill," Ning Feiliu said. "She just had a breakthrough, didn't she? So I plan to help Lingling come here to the Sunset Forest tomorrow to obtain her Soul Ring."

Dugu Bo also knew Ye Lingling, having met her before, after all.

"I see..." Dugu Yan, however, was somewhat hesitant.

"Does Sister Yan have something on tomorrow?" Ning Feiliu immediately asked with curiosity.

"Hmm... the academy said that the seniors from the first team have finally returned," Dugu Yan said at once. "Senior Meng and the others want me to meet them and get some coordination practice in... after all, we have to participate in the tournament together later."

Just as mentioned before, ever since Dugu Yan took the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, her strength and talent had improved significantly.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy naturally wanted Dugu Yan to participate in this Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament ahead of schedule.

After all, she was a Soul Ancestor!

And a level 44 Soul Ancestor at that.

Placed in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, where the generally highest cultivation level was the Soul Ancestor realm, that was undoubtedly top-tier combat power.

The Spirit Hall Golden Generation reaching the Soul King level was merely an extremely rare occurrence.

Did people really think a Soul King-level Spirit Master would appear in every single Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament?

Otherwise, the Spirit Hall Golden Generation wouldn't be called the Golden Generation, nor would they be so shocking.

If the Spirit Hall could produce a Soul King contestant under the age of 25 every year, then "Golden Generation" wouldn't be such a rare title.

And Dugu Yan did not have the same reasons as Ning Feiliu for not wanting to participate in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

In the original plot, she participated in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, and now it was just because her cultivation had surged that she was participating early, so there was fundamentally no difference.

"The Soul Masters from the first team have finally arrived?" Ning Feiliu paused for a moment and said.

"Yes... it is said they just returned from training abroad; they supposedly went to the Hagendasi Wangguo for training," Dugu Yan said.

Hagendasi Wangguo... although this name was a bit hard to keep a straight face at, it was indeed one of the four subordinate kingdoms that truly existed in the Heaven Dou Empire. (This is still a place name from the original work, not an original creation by the author.)

It was still some distance from Heaven Dou City, so it was no wonder they hadn't appeared in Heaven Dou City for so long.

This had kept Ning Feiliu waiting for a long time.

It seems... the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team going out for training in the original plot wasn't something only Yu Tianheng's group did.

This felt like a fine tradition of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team.

Considering Dugu Yan had to meet with the members of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team.

"Then how about I just help Lingling obtain her Soul Ring," Ning Feiliu said immediately.

In any case, Ye Lingling obtaining her third Soul Ring was expected to be around a thousand years; for Ning Feiliu to deal with a thousand-year Soul Beast alone was absolutely no problem.

Even for creatures like the Titan Giant Ape or the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, whose thousand-year cultivation was equivalent to the combat power of a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, he had the summons of the God of Smelting and the God of Ice and Snow, so he wasn't afraid at all.

Moreover, Ning Feiliu did not plan to head to the Star Dou Great Forest, but rather to help Ye Lingling obtain her third Soul Ring right here in the Sunset Forest.

The Sunset Forest simply didn't have such hardcore, vicious beasts, so there was no need to worry about accidents.

The good thing about the Sunset Forest is precisely that there aren't that many accidents.

However, there aren't as many types of Soul Beasts here, and you might not be able to find certain rare, specific Soul Beasts.

If you don't have specific requirements for the type of Soul Beast, this place is very suitable for obtaining a Soul Ring.

But if you have specific requirements and need relatively rare Soul Beasts, such as the Titan Giant Ape, Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Three-Headed Red Demon Hound, or Emerald Swan...

Then you must go to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Dugu Yan nodded immediately and said, "That's true... Lingling's requirements for her Soul Ring aren't that high; you helping her obtain it shouldn't be a problem."

She also knew Ning Feiliu's strength, so there wouldn't be any accidents.

Anyway, there was no necessity, and she had things to be busy with, so Dugu Yan and Ning Feiliu decided on this.

The night passed without incident.

The next day, Ning Feiliu returned to Heaven Dou City on time to meet Ye Lingling.

After all, Ye Lingling was an Auxiliary System Spirit Master; leaving the city alone, even before reaching the Sunset Forest, carried a certain amount of danger.

"Lingling, have you had breakfast?" Ning Feiliu said to Ye Lingling, holding the buns he had just bought.

Ye Lingling, wearing her veil again, glanced at him and then said softly, "No need, I ate breakfast before coming out."

"That's good."

However, Ning Feiliu looked at Ye Lingling, who had put her veil back on, and felt a bit curious.

Actually, after becoming familiar with Ye Lingling, she didn't wear her veil much when she was alone with Ning Feiliu...

But... she would put the veil back on when seeing patients or heading to the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.

"Lingling, actually I'm very curious, is there a reason you always wear a veil?" Ning Feiliu asked with immediate curiosity.

Since they were familiar with each other now, he thought of this and didn't have any reservations about asking directly.

Ye Lingling hesitated for a moment, then said, "My father made me wear it. Actually, he was afraid that I would be targeted by those enemies who knew my true face. Gradually, I also got used to wearing this veil in front of outsiders."

Ning Feiliu thought about it carefully, because of the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul's characteristic of single-line inheritance...

The main issue was that the Nine Heart Begonia was too easy to have its lineage cut off. However, according to the original plot's explanation, even if Ye Lingling died, Ye Tianxin could give birth to another one, and the newborn would be able to inherit the Nine Heart Begonia again.

But considering that birthing a new one would mean having to raise them all over again, it was naturally better to protect Ye Lingling well.

But one point Ning Feiliu hadn't expected was that Ye Lingling's father, Ye Tianxin, was...

A pure-love God of War.

Ever since Ye Lingling's mother died, Ye Tianxin had absolutely no intention of remarrying.

Let alone having new children with other women.

Therefore, for the sake of the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul's inheritance, and also for Ye Lingling's mother, Ye Tianxin wanted Ye Lingling to wear a veil and protect herself well.

This is the gold content of a pure-love God of War!

"That's true..." Ning Feiliu thought about it and understood, saying, "When out and about, one really must protect oneself well... Alright, let's go."

"Mm." Ye Lingling nodded, following closely behind Ning Feiliu, preparing to head toward the Sunset Forest.

But what they did not notice was...

In the crowd behind them, a seemingly ordinary burly man with a scar on his face was staring at them with hateful eyes.

Finally... he had finally waited for this opportunity to take revenge for his partners!

He had waited so long, and finally, he had waited for these two little beasts who caused his partners' deaths to leave the city together!

Inside Heaven Dou City, he had never dared to make a move, mainly for fear that the Law Enforcement Officers and powerhouses within the city would strike him down in time.

Especially since he knew these two little beasts had extraordinary backgrounds: one was a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect whose teacher behind him was the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, and the other was the apple of the eye of the Nine Heart Ye Family.

Therefore, it was truly not easy to make a move in the city; one never knew if there were powerhouses protecting them hidden among the crowd.

After considering this point, he decided to wait until the two left the city to observe in the open wilderness whether there were indeed powerhouses following Ning Feiliu and Ye Lingling.

And when only Ning Feiliu left the city at night, after he had carefully observed from several miles away that no powerhouses were following Ning Feiliu...

He had actually intended to make a move.

But... the moment he thought about how killing Ning Feiliu might alert Ye Lingling.

If Ye Lingling were to become cautious because of it, stay behind closed doors, or have powerhouses protecting her every time she went out...

Then he would have no more chance for revenge.

The scarred burly man was not actually afraid of being killed himself, but he was afraid of not being able to avenge his two brothers!

Now that he finally saw the opportunity had come, a smile he could not suppress appeared on his face.

"If I do not avenge my brothers, what face do I have to live in this world!" the scarred burly man said viciously.

Perhaps it is hard for some to understand his mentality, but in Ning Feiliu's past life, there was a saying that those who act with righteousness are often the dog-butchers.

Ordinary people from grassroots backgrounds are more prone to value emotions; after all, they have nothing to lose anyway.

Unlike the so-called meat-eaters from the upper echelons, things like family background or enjoyment are not important.

So-called brotherly loyalty is the most precious thing they have, and of course, they will risk their lives for it.

Moreover, the scarred burly man was very confident... after all, he was a Soul King!

Ning Feiliu also did not expect... that the two nameless small fries he had killed casually before would actually have a follow-up!

At this moment, in a corner unknown to Ning Feiliu and Ye Lingling, the scarred man summoned his martial soul. One could see circular colored scales appearing on his body, his head becoming flat, his eyes growing larger, and a long tail appearing behind him.

His martial soul was... a Ground Dragon.

It was what people in Ning Feiliu's past life often called a large lizard, only the scarred burly man's martial soul was more special; it was a Ground Dragon with camouflage abilities, also known as a chameleon.

Five Soul Rings appeared under his feet: white, white, yellow, purple, purple...

It could be called a trashy combination among trashy Soul Rings, but one saw his second white Soul Ring and third yellow Soul Ring light up.

"Second Soul Skill! Camouflage!"

"Third Soul Skill! Breath Concealment!"

Then, the scarred man's entire massive body seemed to vanish on the spot, following closely behind Ning Feiliu and Ye Lingling.

This was the unique aspect of the scarred burly man; among his first three soul skills, only the first was an offensive soul skill.

The second and third soul skills were both concealment and camouflage types. Although he would inevitably be discovered if he got too close, within a range of ten meters, his second and third soul skills were not of high quality or age.

Yet such soul skills had still helped him resolve many strong enemies and kill many pieces of prey!

Sunset Forest.

"It's here!" Ning Feiliu said excitedly, looking at a Soul Beast not far away.

He and Ye Lingling had not ventured very deep into the Sunset Forest, so they quickly reached the area where thousand-year Soul Beasts gathered and began searching for their target.

Ye Lingling had also mentioned on the way that because their Nine Heart Begonia martial soul's specific soul skills were all Healing Spirit Skills.

However, the effect of the Healing Spirit Skill would still be determined by the species and quality of the Soul Beast the Soul Ring came from.

Simply put, one could not just absorb any Soul Ring.

For example, if Ye Lingling absorbed a Soul Ring from a poison-attribute Soul Beast, although the soul skill would still be a Healing Spirit Skill, the healing effect... would certainly not be very good.

Therefore, it is best not to choose poison-attribute, dark-attribute, or fire-attribute Soul Beasts.

General Soul Beasts are fine, and of course, if it were a Soul Beast like an Emerald Swan, it would naturally allow Ye Lingling's soul skill healing effect to reach its best.

And in Ye Lingling's family education, besides special and rare Soul Beasts like the Emerald Swan, there were also some relatively common top-tier Soul Beasts that would be the first choice.

For example, the Fairy Spirit Tree, Fragrant Purple Jade Bamboo, Light Goddess Butterfly, Forest Luo Spirit Silkworm, and Pale Scale Flying Fish were all Ye Lingling's first choices for Soul Rings.

Ning Feiliu could see that Ye Lingling's best choices for Soul Rings were all light or nature-attribute Soul Beasts.

However, these top-tier Soul Beasts might only exist in the Star Dou Great Forest; as for the Sunset Forest... it seemed they really didn't have them.

But Ye Lingling didn't think much of it; she wasn't necessarily tied to those five preferred Soul Beasts.

Even her father, Ye Tianxin, had only absorbed a Fragrant Purple Jade Bamboo that had just reached ten thousand years for his fifth Soul Ring, and a Pale Scale Flying Fish for his seventh Soul Ring.

As for other top-tier Soul Beasts, especially the Light Goddess Butterfly, those were ancient top-tier Soul Beasts that had never been seen.

It was even said in the classics that they might be related to the ancient Dragon God and were top-tier Soul Beasts with Dragon God bloodlines.

Hearing what Ye Lingling said, Ning Feiliu expressed... it seemed the Light Goddess Butterfly really did have some connection to the Dragon God. If he remembered correctly, in the legends of the God Realm, the Golden Dragon Spear passed through the God Realm and fell into the hands of Tang Fozu, after which Tang Fozu gave the Golden Dragon Spear to Tang Wutong.

And the settings stated that the Golden Dragon Spear was the pride of the Dragon God; no one could wield it except for the possessor of the Golden Dragon martial soul and those with Dragon God bloodlines.

This could also prove from the side that there was a high probability that Tang Wutong possessed the Dragon God bloodline from the beginning.

As for how the descendant of a human and a rabbit like Tang Wutong had it...

Everyone who knows, knows about Tang Fozu's character and the plot during the Peerless Tang Sect era where he set a trap for the San Yan Jin Ni.

So, why did Tang Wutong not inherit Tang Fozu's grass and hammer martial souls, nor the rabbit martial soul, but instead the Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul?

According to the ancient records in the Haishen Ge of Shrek Academy in the original plot, the Light Goddess Butterfly is a rare martial soul that only appears on females due to its extreme beauty.

The Radiant Goddess Butterfly martial soul is a martial soul that should appear randomly among females with an extremely low probability.

However, with the Dragon God bloodline, it is basically much more likely to appear.

In short, this thing called the Radiant Goddess Butterfly is truly very difficult to appear on the current Douluo Continent.

The other top-tier Soul Beasts mentioned are also likely just for show.

Ning Feiliu really didn't hold any expectations, yet he has actually seen it now...

Just then, not far from them, a huge, flying long-fish with a pair of scale-wings made of leaves was resting on a tree.

A flying fish...

However, having seen a flying snake, Ning Feiliu found he could accept this sort of thing.

Overslept again, I'm numb.

Forget it, I'll just sleep for a while at night and then get up to write the book; I might as well update at dawn tomorrow, things written after a good rest are more engaging.

Otherwise, every time I come back from work to rush for the perfect attendance bonus, the things I write really end up being filler unconsciously (covers face).

(End of this chapter)