Lu Jiang was almost moved to tears again by Liu Ying.
How could there be such a perfect girl in this world?
She was simply a miracle bestowed by heaven!
The two walked side by side in the forest.
Lu Jiang kept identifying the types of soul beasts that appeared around him, while Liu Ying guarded him like a guardian knight.
Unfortunately, since entering the forest, they had only encountered ten-year-old trash soul beasts.
They could only produce the lowest quality white soul rings.
After all, there was no soul spirit system yet, and once a soul ring was determined, there was rarely a chance to change its quality.
Unless one accepted the inheritance of a god, or used techniques like the Haotian Sect to destroy a soul ring, there was a chance to obtain a new soul ring.
Otherwise, the age of a soul ring was fixed.
Lu Jiang didn't want to be so particular about his first soul ring; it had to be of the highest quality!
"A ten-thousand-year soul ring, I wonder if I can absorb it?"
Before coming here, Lu Jiang had already calculated it for himself.
Because his soul power had now broken through level 20.
In the Douluo Continent, there are many people with innate full soul power, but those who directly reach level 20 are practically nonexistent.
Therefore, theoretically, he could absorb twice the number of soul rings that come with innate full soul power.
If Tang San's first soul ring had a maximum absorption age of over two hundred years,then he should be able to absorb soul rings around five hundred years old.
He could even consider a thousand-year-old soul beast for his second soul ring.
A thousand-year-old purple soul ring for his second soul ring would be unprecedented, wouldn't it?
However, Lu Jiang's goals didn't stop there.
Since he could withstand a star core, he should also be able to withstand higher-level soul rings.
He wouldn't even dare to dream of a ten-thousand-year-old soul ring for his first.
On the way, to relieve boredom, Lu Jiang asked Liu Ying what her dream was.
"My dream?"
Liu Ying put a finger to her lips, looking a little naive.
"Let me think...eating delicious desserts, curing entropy, being able to move around freely."
Liu Ying rattled off a whole bunch of dreams. But to Lu Jiang, these were just the lives an ordinary person should have.
Even such an ordinary life seemed so unattainable for this girl suffering from entropy.
Before Lu Jiang could even process this, Liu Ying suddenly looked at him and smiled.
"And you, I want to live with you."
It was like Garen's soft whisper, silent yet breaking through his defenses.
Lu Jiang never expected that the girl he could never even dream of before would now be standing right in front of him.
And her eyes were only for him!
Before he could even feel moved, an inopportune burst of chaotic noises erupted around them.
Clearly, a powerful soul beast had appeared. Damn it, which soul beast was so blind?
This beautiful atmosphere was completely ruined!
As soon as Lu Jiang turned around, his gaze met that of a huge black panther.
The black panther slowly opened its mouth, and a dazzling, bloody stench surged into Lu Jiang's nostrils.
A hundred-year-old soul beast, a Xuan Leopard!
And judging from its size, it was at least three hundred years old!
Liu Ying, holding the transformation device, stood before Lu Jiang.
"Don't be afraid, Pioneer, I will protect you!"
However, before Liu Ying could even make a move,another sound came from behind the Xuan Leopard.
Another soul beast?
Lu Jiang was startled, but the next second, a graceful figure leaped from the forest.
After nimbly spinning a few times in the air, she pounced towards the Xuan Leopard in front of them.
"First Soul Skill, Netherworld Thrust!"
The girl transformed into a ghostly figure, instantly appearing beneath the Xuan Leopard.
Then, she delivered a fatal blow to its throat.
With a piercing scream, the three-hundred-year-old black leopard collapsed before Lu Jiang.
Then, the girl slowly walked up to Lu Jiang and asked in an icy tone,
"Are you alright?"
Lu Jiang recognized her immediately; she was Zhu Zhuqing, one of the Shrek Seven Devils.
Her martial soul was the speed-type Netherworld Cat.
However, Lu Jiang was somewhat surprised; how did she end up here?
Zhu Zhuqing saw the confusion in Lu Jiang's eyes and then said,
"I've been tracking this black leopard for a long time. He was severely injured in a battle with another hundred-year-old Netherfire Wolf, which gave me the opportunity to strike."
"It's dangerous here. Although your soul power is full, you shouldn't be hunting soul beasts here without a teacher's guidance."
After saying this, Zhu Zhuqing looked up at Liu Ying.
One glance, and Zhu Zhuqing froze.
What a beautiful girl.
Even when she saw Xiao Wu, she hadn't felt this way.
Liu Ying's beauty was the complete opposite.
If Zhu Zhuqing's beauty was the ultimate allure, an aggressive kind of beauty...
The fireflies were as pure and flawless as a piece of jade.
Even Zhu Zhuqing, a girl, couldn't help but admire them after seeing them.
However, neither of them seemed to have any fighting ability.
So, Zhu Zhuqing advised Lu Jiang and the others to leave quickly.
"But why are you here?"
Lu Jiang asked curiously.
Even if Shrek Academy was on holiday, Zhu Zhuqing shouldn't have come here alone, right?
After all, she hadn't reached the point of obtaining a spirit ring yet.
Zhu Zhuqing told him that she came here to train.
But even so, she only dared to wander around the outer perimeter. If she hadn't seen the injured Xuanbao, she wouldn't have come to such a deep place.
Lu Jiang extended his hand to Zhu Zhuqing to express his gratitude.
However, she only glanced at him and turned away.
"Ice queens are hard to deal with."
Lu Jiang sighed.
But it must be said that Zhu Zhuqing's figure was far beyond that of her peers.
Just looking at her back, her long black hair like a waterfall and her slender legs were enough to make people's imaginations run wild.
Just then, Liu Ying blocked Lu Jiang's path, her cheeks puffed out in dissatisfaction. Lu Jiang scratched his head awkwardly.
Then, he and Liu Ying went to check Xuan Bao's soul rings.
Just then, Zhu Zhuqing's scream came from afar.
"What's wrong?"
Lu Jiang and Liu Ying exchanged a glance, then quickly ran towards Zhu Zhuqing's location.
They found Zhu Zhuqing sitting on the ground, her face pale with terror.
In front of them was a huge blue-pink butterfly.
This butterfly's wings were over ten meters long, emitting a faint glow like the moon.
This was a ten-thousand-year soul beast, the Radiant Dragon God Butterfly!
Why would a ten-thousand-year soul beast appear here???
Before they could even think, Zhu Zhuqing trembled and said,
"We...we will all die here."
Her words were filled with despair.
Two soul masters and a girl without soul power facing a ten-thousand-year soul beast—it was almost certainly a certain death situation.
However, at that moment, Firefly slowly walked up to the two of them and pressed the remote control in her hand.
"I once dreamed of a scorched earth, and a new bud breaking through the soil, blooming towards the morning sun, whispering to me."
As soon as she finished speaking, a flame instantly rose beside Firefly.
(End of Chapter)