Chapter 318: Nan Tianchen's Decision

Nan Tianchen, who did not yet know that his "little cotton-padded jacket" was about to be pried away, was trembling while looking at the items his wife had brought back.

This was not fear, but excitement.

Four top-tier soul bones, plus a Blood Bead containing vast soul power—if all of these were used on him, it would be difficult for him not to become a Title Douluo.

These were all his son's filial piety; as a father, he would not let his son down.

"Tianchen, you should first use the Blood Bead for cultivation. I estimate that once you have absorbed the soul power within the Blood Bead, your level will at least increase to around level 88 or 89. If that is not enough, use the soul bones to supplement it. I think it should not be necessary to use all four pieces. You still have the medicinal power of the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma within your body that has not been fully unleashed; you can rely on secluded cultivation to trigger it. For you, as long as the soul power is sufficient, level 90 is not much of a bottleneck," Lan Xue said.

Nan Tianchen nodded, "I understand this. Xue'er, after Feihuang returns from hunting the Spirit Beast, I will enter secluded cultivation for two years. During this period, all affairs in the imperial court will be decided by my son alone. He is already sixteen; it is time for him to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Crown Prince acting as regent."

"Rest assured, Tianchen, our son is the most outstanding. His abilities in all aspects will not be inferior to yours, and furthermore, he has Xun Yu to assist him. You just need to focus on your secluded cultivation," Lan Xue also very much hoped that Nan Tianchen could break through to become a Title Douluo before emerging.

In that case, he would be the strongest among all the kings of the current age.

For a husband and wife to both be Title Douluo—if word got out, it would be a beautiful story, and the Gulei Kingdom would surely become famous.

Now, they just had to wait for Nan Feihuang to return.

At this moment, Feihuang, following Dugu Bo, had already entered the deepest part of the Sunset Forest.

Quite a few high-level Spirit Beasts were staring at them viciously from the shadows; had it not been for Dugu Bo constantly diffusing his own poison mist, it is feared that crazed Spirit Beasts would have already rushed up to tear them into pieces.

This was all Tang Hao's fault; his indiscriminate killing in the Sunset Forest had caused the Spirit Beasts here to have a greatly increased hostility toward humans.

Nan Feihuang took a document out of his Spirit Tool; it was handwritten for him by Qian Renxue, and the images of the Spirit Beasts on it were also drawn by her own hand.

Feihuang had come here specifically to find this Spirit Beast, known as the Demon Shadow Beast.

Its frontal combat ability was not considered very strong, but it was proficient in various peculiar skills, such as clones, replication, and shadow fusion.

However, not being strong in frontal combat did not mean its attack power was weak. It possessed a surprise ultimate skill called Shadow Underworld Kill; it is said that even a defensive-type Title Douluo could not fully defend against this move, and its speed was extremely fast—it was the Demon Shadow Beast's greatest killing move.

It was a non-attribute Spirit Beast, so Feihuang did not need to worry that absorbing its Spirit Ring would affect the attribute power within his own body.

Dugu Bo took the document from Nan Feihuang's hand and sighed, "This little angel of the Qian Family really has depicted the word 'gift' to the extreme. This document is too detailed; with this, hunting that Demon Shadow Beast can be said to be completely effortless."

"No wonder you didn't want your mother to come and help; indeed, this old man alone is already enough."

The document Qian Renxue gave to Nan Feihuang clearly wrote out everything: how to lure out the Demon Shadow Beast, the Demon Shadow Beast's weaknesses, and the methods to deal with that Shadow Underworld Kill move.

It was practically like stripping the Demon Shadow Beast bare and exposing it before the enemy; any Title Douluo could easily hunt it.

"Xue Jie is indeed very good to me; apart from my family, she is the best to me," Feihuang smiled, "It should be about right here. Let's first follow Xue Jie's method to lure the Demon Shadow Beast out."

Feihuang flipped his palm, and a black Immortal Herb appeared on it, but it did not directly touch his skin.

Because this was a highly toxic Immortal Herb; although it increased cultivation power even more effectively than the Hunyuan Immortal Grass, once consumed, one would be a 'five-minute real man'—cultivation would skyrocket in a short time, but once the poison took effect, death was certain.

Feihuang first found an open space and planted the highly toxic Immortal Herb so that the Demon Shadow Beast could pick it itself later.

"That Qian Renxue's document says this guy likes to consume the spirit of purity, but do the two of us have that?" Dugu Bo quipped.

He already had a granddaughter, and as for Nan Feihuang, looking at the intimacy between him and that little girl Lv Lingqi, it was feared that the two of them had long since had the reality of husband and wife.

The word 'purity' had absolutely nothing to do with them.

"Hehe, I was prepared," Feihuang smiled slightly, took a red mane from his bosom, and called out, "Heavenly Spirit Horse, obey my command and come to see me."

As soon as Nan Feihuang's voice fell, a series of thumping sounds were suddenly heard nearby; it was the sound of an animal running quickly.

A snow-white spirit horse appeared before the two, and on its forehead, there was a single horn.

This one was precisely the special Spirit Beast that Chi Tu had saved from Qian Renxue's hands back then, possessing the bloodline of a unicorn: the Divine Heavenly Spirit Horse.

Out of longing for the majesty of the Horse King and gratitude for the life-saving grace, the Heavenly Spirit Horse had completely submitted to Chi Tu as its master.

This time, it was acting on Chi Tu's orders, having come to the Sunset Forest from the Star Dou Great Forest ahead of time specifically to wait for Nan Feihuang and prepare to lend him a hand.

When it came to the word 'purity', whether human or Spirit Beast, it was impossible for anyone to embody it more thoroughly than a unicorn.

The Heavenly Spirit Horse was the same; as a descendant of the unicorn bloodline, it would only allow a pure maiden to ride it.

"Heavenly Spirit Horse, I will have to trouble you this time. Please diffuse your aura to lure the Demon Shadow Beast out. Don't worry, we will protect you from the shadows; nothing will happen," Nan Feihuang said.

The Heavenly Spirit Horse nodded and walked to a relatively open area, radiating its most pure aura.

Nan Feihuang and Dugu Bo hid themselves in the shadows for the time being.

Dugu Bo asked suspiciously, "Little Flying General, why does this Heavenly Spirit Horse listen to you so much? How did you manage that?"

Feihuang smiled, "Hehe, that's a secret. Old Poison, don't be anxious; if there's a chance in the future, I will definitely tell you."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo stopped pursuing the matter. As a Spirit Master, everyone had secrets; since Nan Feihuang did not want to say for now, he had no need to get to the bottom of it.

How holy and pure the Heavenly Spirit Horse's aura was; after it diffused outward, in a dark, dense forest far away, a pitch-black figure suddenly opened its eyes.

This was the Demon Shadow Beast. It looked somewhat like a fox; the black fur on its chest covered up to its shoulders, its claws and ears were red, and the fur around the corners of its mouth and eyes was also red. It had three fingers on its hands, and like its legs, it only had three toes.

This image was somewhat like Zoroark from Pokémon.

Its abilities were also similar, as it was proficient in various illusions.

Its nose twitched, and it smelled a scent—alluring, it was simply too alluring.

To it, the Heavenly Spirit Horse's aura was like sweet rain after a long drought, causing its Desire to reach its peak all at once.

Without hesitation, the Demon Shadow Beast turned into a black streak of light, rushed out of the dense forest, and ran toward the direction where the Heavenly Spirit Horse was.

(End of this chapter)