Chapter 11: Encountering Shrek in the Star Dou Great Forest?

Lingxu naturally knew what Qian Renxue was going to do; for the most part, she was going to learn how to become a prince, and at the same time, she had to learn to imitate Xue Qinghe.

Lingxu had no way to stop this logic; with his level 30 soul power, he could only watch helplessly.

Only by becoming stronger was the only way out, but unfortunately, no tasks related to Qian Renxue had been refreshed these past few days.

The only task was the one received two years ago, which was to make Qian Renxue's childhood happy; it was agreed to be a three-year duration, and now only a little over two years had passed.

Shaking his head helplessly, Lingxu could only speed up his return home.

Looking at his mother, Luo Xingyue, who was busy with lunch, Lingxu said, "Mom, let's go help me find my third spirit ring tomorrow."

Luo Xingyue seemed to know Lingxu's mood as well; how could she not know about the changes in the Spirit Hall?

Quite a few Spirit Douluos had died this time, and she and her husband knew almost all of them; they also had several friends who had all died in this battle.

If they hadn't withdrawn from that combat Spirit Master regiment, their names would certainly have been on that death list as well.

Relying on the relationship between Lingxu and Qian Renxue, she and her husband had successfully escaped a disaster.

"Alright, I'll tell your father at noon, but there have been many things going on in the Spirit Hall these past few days, and Bufan might not be able to get away. If that's the case, then I will accompany you," said Luo Xingyue.

Lingxu nodded; when they returned to Wuhun City two years ago, Luo Xingyue was already at the peak of level 73, and it only took her two months in Wuhun City to reach level 74 soul power.

Subsequently, she successfully improved to level 75 last month.

Ling Bufan also spent two years raising his soul power to level 82.

According to their talent and potential, Spirit Douluo should be their limit, and now it takes a very long time to improve by each level.

The reason they could improve in two years was because of the various medicinal herbs Lingxu obtained from the system, which he then made into various foods to help his parents cultivate.

It was just that the things Lingxu obtained were truly average, and their ability to help with improvement was very limited.

Luo Xingyue being at level 75 was enough to take Lingxu to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a spirit ring.

Just as Luo Xingyue said, with the Spirit Hall's transition between the old and the new, there were many things to do, and Ling Bufan simply could not ask for leave to take Lingxu to find a spirit ring.

The next day, Lingxu and Luo Xingyue set off on their journey.

However, although Ling Bufan could not go, he still sent two subordinates.

One was named Carlos, a level 56 control-system Soul King, and the other was named Cheng Mo, a level 53 assault-system Soul King.

No matter how strong Luo Xingyue was, the Star Dou Great Forest was still full of dangers; after all, sometimes there were too many Spirit Beasts, and two fists were no match for four hands, so there were times when she couldn't look after everything.

With two Soul Kings protecting them, Ling Bufan and Luo Xingyue could be more at ease; after all, their family had the conditions and resources, so they might as well use them—it was just a matter of spending some Gold Soul Coins.

Setting off together, the four of them did not hire a carriage and all rode horses; Lingxu had already learned this and was familiar with the process.

Wuhun City was over 600 kilometers away from the Star Dou Great Forest, and even by horse, it took the four of them four days to reach the nearest Spirit Hunting Town outside the Star Dou Great Forest.

After resting for one night at the Spirit Hall Branch in the town, they walked another thirty-some kilometers early the next morning, which was when they officially entered the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Entering the Star Dou Great Forest for the first time, Lingxu was not nervous.

It was just that the degree of primeval forest here was better than the Spirit Hunting Forest, and there were more types of Spirit Beasts, making it even more dangerous.

Even walking in the middle of the three, one had to keep their focus concentrated, because you never knew if a Spirit Beast would rush out from somewhere to attack you the next moment.

Along the way, the group didn't know how many attacking Spirit Beasts they had slaughtered.

This also made Lingxu understand the difficulty for an ordinary commoner to become a Spirit Master.

Even if you successfully killed a suitable Spirit Beast alone, you wouldn't dare to absorb it; you had to have the protection of at least two or three people.

Otherwise, if just any Spirit Beast came to attack you, there would be a risk of death.

"Son, before we left, your father said that your body is much stronger than Spirit Masters of the same period. If you really want to absorb a stronger spirit ring, you can try, but its age cannot be too high," said Luo Xingyue.

"Mom, let's just absorb a suitable one when we encounter it. Actually, I'm not that obsessed with this anymore," Lingxu said calmly.

"Alright!"

Actually, what Lingxu was thinking about was the Human-Faced Demon Spider in this Star Dou Great Forest; Tang San's was just over two thousand years old, and if Tang San could absorb it, then he could too.

But whether the attributes of this Human-Faced Demon Spider could truly match his was unknown.

It might be good, or it might produce bad effects.

In that case, even if he really obtained an External Spirit Bone, it might not necessarily be a good thing.

Moreover, Lingxu could not guarantee that he would happen to encounter that specific one.

The Star Dou Great Forest was so large that there were definitely more than one Human-Faced Demon Spider Spirit Beast that was just over two thousand years old.

Entering the Star Dou Great Forest from the outer perimeter, they walked for a day and a night, and it wasn't until the second night that they arrived at the gathering place for thousand-year Spirit Beasts.

The group arrived at a relatively open area, and Luo Xingyue said, "We have reached the thousand-year Spirit Beast area. We will rest here tonight and continue to look for a suitable Spirit Beast tomorrow."

"Yes, Bishop Xingyue!" said Carlos.

Only by reaching the level of a Soul Saint could one become a Purple-Robed Bishop of the Spirit Hall; although it was only the second-to-last rank of bishop, it still distinguished them from ordinary Spirit Masters.

And not all Soul Saints could become Purple-Robed Bishops; besides soul power cultivation, a certain amount of merit was also required.

Luo Xingyue and Ling Bufan had been in the most dangerous Spirit Master mobile regiment for these past few decades, which was how they could possess their current status and position.

Luo Xingyue just guarded Lingxu, while the two Soul Kings were responsible for setting up the tents for rest.

As for keeping watch at night, it was the turn of the two Soul Kings.

These were the parents in this world, and Lingxu swore to protect them as well.

Entering the tent, Luo Xingyue saw that Lingxu still wanted to cultivate, so she said, "Son, don't be too tense. Get some good rest; it will also be beneficial for absorbing the spirit ring."

"Alright, then I'll rest for the night." Lingxu ended his cultivation and soon lay down and fell asleep.

Although there were two Soul Kings taking turns keeping watch, Luo Xingyue still did not fall asleep, her eyes fixed on the sleeping Lingxu.

I don't know how much time had passed, but she only heard Carlos outside say, "Bishop, a Spirit Beast is coming; it seems to have been chased here by someone."

This sound also startled Lingxu awake; in such a vast Spirit Beast forest, it was not easy to encounter other people hunting Spirit Beasts.

"Son, let's go out; we'll go take a look too," said Luo Xingyue.

Roar...

Just after Lingxu stepped out, he heard the miserable cry of this Spirit Beast.

This is a 1,500-year-old Earth-Turning Dragon, not the Spirit Beast Lingxu wants.

It was Cheng Mo from the team who made a move; if he had not stopped it, this Spirit Beast would surely have charged through the tent where Lingxu was located.

Perhaps it was because Cheng Mo was worried about Lingxu's safety behind him, so his strike was a bit heavy.

By the time the people chasing from behind arrived here, this Earth-Turning Dragon had already breathed its last, and the appearance of a purple Spirit Ring was the best proof.

"What are you doing? We finally found a suitable Spirit Beast and Spirit Ring, and you killed it?" the person who arrived said with some anger upon seeing the Spirit Ring that had already appeared on the ground.

With just one glance, Lingxu realized that the person who had arrived looked somewhat familiar; it was truly too coincidental, to think he could actually run into people from Shrek here.

It was as if people from an anime had walked out, only they might be slightly younger now than when they appeared in the anime.

The middle-aged man clamoring before him was none other than the short and sturdy Zhao Wuji.

(End of this chapter)