MTLNOVEL Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Ancient Wood Spirit
Chapter 35: Ancient Wood Spirit
Sunset Forest
Pei Qing and Dugu Yan shielded Ye Lingling behind them, facing the gazes of countless Soul Beasts hidden deep within the forest, walking step by step toward the depths.
"The Soul Beast Sister Lingling needs is a healing-attribute Soul Beast, with the Ancient Wood Spirit of a thousand years being the first choice."
"According to Grandfather Dugu, Ancient Wood Spirits grow deep within the Sunset Forest!"
"So, our goal for this trip is to enter the depths of the Sunset Forest and hunt an Ancient Wood Spirit for Sister Lingling."
The Ancient Wood Spirit is a special plant-type Soul Beast, naturally possessing powerful healing abilities, and can barely be called an Auspicious Beast.
Absorbing this Soul Beast would greatly enhance the healing ability of the Nine Heart Flowering Apple Martial Soul.
The Sunset Forest is not the Star Dou Great Forest, after all. Although there are many Soul Beasts here, most of those on the outer perimeter are only century-old or decade-old Soul Beasts, and there are even some wild animals with no cultivation.
To the depths of the Sunset Forest, Pei Qing did not encounter a single thousand-year-old Soul Beast.
"The Sunset Forest is indeed much smaller compared to the Star Dou Great Forest. I haven't even encountered a single thousand-year-old Soul Beast along the way."
Pei Qing leaned against a tree, took out dried meat and water from his spirit tool, and distributed them to the others.
Dugu Yan took them unceremoniously and started eating with relish.
"Thank you!"
Ye Lingling softly expressed her gratitude, took the dried meat Pei Qing handed her, lifted her veil slightly, and ate it in small bites.
Pei Qing, who had been paying attention, saw Ye Lingling's true face for the first time.
She was very beautiful, with bright teeth and skin like congealed fat. Her small, palm-sized face was perfect; it was no exaggeration to say she had no flaws at all.
No wonder Ye Lingling had to cover her face with a veil. If she were to reveal it openly, probably half of the male students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy would harbor ill intentions toward her.
Pei Qing's assessment was that she was more beautiful than Dugu Yan!
Ye Lingling looked up and noticed Pei Qing looking at her, and her small face immediately flushed, lowering her head shyly.
"Hey, hey, hey, it's true that Lingling is very beautiful, but is it okay to keep ignoring me? Or should I go back?"
Dugu Yan bit into a piece of dried meat indignantly. She felt ignored.
It was simply too much; she was a great beauty too!
"Does Yan Yan want to go back?" Ye Lingling smiled slightly, her beautiful eyes blinking. She had recovered from her shyness and looked at Dugu Yan, asking softly.
She seemed to have completely missed Dugu Yan's frustration, genuinely asking as if she truly believed Dugu Yan wanted to go back.
That expression made Pei Qing want to laugh. She naturally restrains everything. Sister Lingling is not naturally innocent, but her petite figure allows her to feign innocence perfectly.
"Sure, if Sister Yan wants to go back, I can send you."
Pei Qing immediately cooperated. Teasing Dugu Yan was quite enjoyable.
"You two guys... you're making me mad. Is this what they call husband and wife singing in harmony?"
"You're not even a couple yet—apologize to me, you two scoundrels!"
Dugu Bo, hidden not far behind them, watched all this and shook his head slightly, glancing at his granddaughter.
Oh! This is truly a dog with no power!
The Dugu family won't just end with Yan Yan's generation, will they?
He was very worried now, sighing in his heart. Dugu Bo felt that the gap between his granddaughter and Renxin's granddaughter was truly immense.
After resting, Pei Qing led Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling deeper into the Sunset Forest again.
Upon reaching the depths, they finally encountered a thousand-year-old Soul Beast. Pei Qing did not hesitate—he directly activated his Martial Soul. He retracted the top-tier Bloodline suppression of the Great Sun Golden Crow.
This time, he was here to hone his combat experience. If he were to directly unleash the Great Sun Golden Crow's Bloodline suppression, ordinary Soul Beasts would likely not dare to approach.
They would have to lie prostrate on the ground even several kilometers away. If Pei Qing wanted to kill them, they would probably gratefully lower their heads and cooperate, making it easy and comfortable for him to kill them.
As for these thousand-year-old Soul Beasts, Pei Qing did not choose to kill them after defeating them.
Regarding Grandmaster and Tang San, no matter how they were portrayed in the original work, one statement they always made was true:
"The more Soul Beasts are killed, the fewer there will be."
From the development of the Douluo Continent, this is well reflected. Tens of thousands of years later, Soul Beasts were nearly wiped out, with only a few remaining.
Although this had little to do with Pei Qing, he also felt no need for excessive slaughter. Pei Qing believed he only needed to kill the Soul Beasts he required.
"It's right ahead; let's hurry!"
Pei Qing's eyes suddenly lit up. His mental force had already materialized and could spread outward. With full exploration, he could instantly survey an area of several tens of li.
And in his perception, about seven or eight kilometers away, there was an Ancient Wood Spirit roughly seventeen or eighteen meters tall!
The Ancient Wood Spirit was entirely emerald green. Every hundred years, an Ancient Wood Spirit would grow one meter taller. The Ancient Wood Spirit in Pei Qing's perception had a cultivation of over 1,700 years.
Cultivation of over 1,700 years was just right for Ye Lingling. For a Nine Heart Flowering Appl Martial Soul like hers, a high-year Spirit Ring would naturally bring significant improvement, but an Ancient Wood Spirit truly suitable for her Martial Soul was even more precious.
As Pei Qing's words fell, an irrepressible excitement appeared on Ye Lingling's face.
For a Soul Master, nothing is more joyful than a breakthrough.
First Soul Skill: Golden Crow Illumination
Pei Qing's aura instantly soared. Black-gold wings flapped behind him, and an overwhelming Bloodline suppression surged from his body, enveloping the entire surrounding area.
Countless Soul Beasts prostrated themselves under his suppression. True Sun Fire surged around Pei Qing, and looking at the massive Ancient Wood Spirit below, large enough to require several people to embrace, a cold glint appeared in his eyes!
Flame Burst!
True Sun Fire continuously gathered in Pei Qing's hand. Violent golden flames converged into his palm, forming a lifelike Golden Crow.
As Pei Qing's palm turned, the Golden Crow condensed from True Sun Fire was casually flung downward!
With a golden arc appearing, the small Golden Crow collided with the Ancient Wood Spirit.
With a bang!
A massive pillar of fire shot into the sky, and a fierce explosion erupted. The power, which Pei Qing had tried his best to control, still turned an area of about ten meters into a charred wasteland.
The Ancient Wood Spirit also suffered immense damage from this attack; its entire body turned to charcoal. Its massive body was burned by the flames. If not for the somewhat damaged tree roots still retaining some soul power and life force, an ordinary person would probably have thought Pei Qing had killed the Ancient Wood Spirit with that single blow.
"Lingling, quick!"
Ye Lingling heard Pei Qing's words and eagerly stepped forward. She held a sharp dagger in her hand and, without hesitation, plunged it directly into the damaged tree roots.
As the dagger fell, a purple Soul Ring immediately rose!
End of Chapter