Chapter 6
Star Dou Great Forest
Chapter 6 Star Dou Great Forest
Title Douluo are extremely fast; they arrived outside the Star Dou Great Forest in just two days.
Throughout the journey, Ye Jingqiu was held securely in Yue Guan's arms, which improved the relationship between Ye Jingqiu and Yue Guan considerably.
They scoffed at the idea of ghosts and demons.
Although they are currently on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, Gui Mei dares not relax in the slightest. The outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest are generally the habitat of ten-year and hundred-year soul beasts.
Unfortunately, the woman in Yue Guan's heart is the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, and anyone with eyes can see how much Bibi Dong values her.
Ghost was on high alert, fearing that Ye Jingqiu might get hurt and he wouldn't be able to explain himself.
Ye Jingqiu's eyes widened as she stared at the red-glowing, still-moving flowers by the roadside. Pointing at them, she asked, "What are those? Why are they moving?"
Yue Guan looked in the direction she was pointing and smiled, "That's a ten-year peony, a plant-type soul beast. Ten years is too low a level to be your first soul ring."
Ye Jingqiu nodded and said, "Yes, my aunt told me that the best first spirit ring is one that absorbs the spirit ring of a hundred-year-old spirit beast."
Neither Gui Mei nor Yue Guan released their soul power. After all, this was the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, and their soul power was too strong. If they revealed it, all the surrounding soul beasts would scatter, and it would be difficult to find a suitable soul beast then.
Just then, the ghostly figure's gaze fell on something not far away, and he said, "It's the Hundred-Year-Old Dream Vine, which can enhance mental power, and the aura it releases can make enemies feel disoriented."
As he spoke, the ghost turned to look at Ye Jingqiu and asked, "What does the Holy Maiden think of this soul beast?"
Ye Jingqiu didn't understand any of this, so she nodded haphazardly, "I'll listen to Uncle Ghost."
Upon hearing this, the ghost continued, "If you want to successfully absorb a soul ring, there is another necessary condition: the soul beast's life must be ended by the person absorbing the soul ring. So, I will control this Dream Vine in a moment. You aim at its head and stab it hard."
As he spoke, the ghostly figure reached out and handed Ye Jingqiu a short knife. The hilt was engraved with exquisite golden patterns, yet it exuded a chilling aura. Several gems were also inlaid at the tip of the knife, shimmering with various colors of light.
Ye Jingqiu reached out and took it, nodding naturally.
Her reaction made Ghost glance at her again. At first, he thought she was just a little girl and he probably wouldn't have the heart to do anything to her, but he didn't expect her to be so calm.
What he didn't know was that Ye Jingqiu often went to the river to catch fish in order to improve her life with Grandma Li. As a child, she had a kind of innocent cruelty in her nature.
As his name suggests, Ghostly Man was as elusive as a ghost. He did not release his martial soul or any soul skills, yet his speed was significantly faster than Chrysanthemum Douluo's. Almost instantly, the Dream Vine appeared in his hand.
Ye Jingqiu's eyes widened in surprise, and she whispered, "So fast." She didn't even see how the ghost moved; it was gone in a flash.
Yue Guan said, "Ghostly can be said to be the best among agility-type Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent. Although we are both Title Douluo, I am really no match for him in terms of speed."
As they spoke, the ghostly figure returned to their side. "Chrysanthemum Gate, what are you talking about? In what way are you my match? Hmm?"
Yue Guan was so angry she gritted her teeth. "Didn't I tell you before not to call me Chrysanthemum Guan?" she said.
Ghostly chuckled lightly and teased, "Alright, alright, Yue Guan."
"That's more like it."
Ye Jingqiu's eyes sparkled as she looked at Yue Guan and then at the ghost. With her childlike intuition, she felt something was amiss, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.
With a wave of his hand, the Ghostly Vine appeared in front of Ye Jingqiu. It was clear that the purple vine was making a slight attempt to break free, but it was simply impossible for a hundred-year-old soul beast to break free from the grasp of a Title Douluo.
This is an overwhelming constraint.
Yue Guan carried Ye Jingqiu forward a little. At this moment, Ye Jingqiu was very close to the Dream Vine, just a hand's breadth away from touching it.
Without hesitation, Ye Jingqiu raised his hand, picked up the knife, and plunged it into the head of Youmeng Tengluo. Purple blood then dripped from Youmeng Tengluo's head.
A short while later, a yellow soul ring appeared on Youmeng Tengluo's body.
The ghost spoke, "This is the spirit ring. You can now absorb its energy."
Yue Guan then bent down and put Ye Jingqiu down, saying, "Holy Maiden, when you absorb the soul ring later, you must maintain your true self and stay true to yourself. Absorb this power without fear or apprehension. But you don't need to worry too much. I believe you will be fine."
Ye Jingqiu nodded as if he understood, and then sat down under Yue Guan's guidance, releasing his martial soul, the Soul-Capturing Bell.
The Soul-Capturing Bell instantly released a silver light, and under the pull of the silver light, the Soul Ring of the Dream Vine drifted towards Ye Jingqiu.
When the spirit ring landed on her head, Ye Jingqiu instantly felt an extremely powerful force descend upon her.
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The next instant, Ye Jingqiu lost all perception of the outside world. It was as if she had been dragged to another space by the Dream Vine.
It was pitch black here. The Soul-Capturing Bell was at the highest point and the only light. People in the dark always have a common problem: they run towards the only light. Ye Jingqiu was no exception.
After walking a few steps, countless Dream Vine suddenly appeared on the ground, and then those Dream Vine seemed to have a life force and began to grow rapidly.
These Dream Vine vines came towards Ye Jingqiu, countless Dream Vine vines like ghosts, baring their fangs and claws as they came.
Even though Ye Jingqiu was usually very calm, she was still just a six-year-old child. She had never seen anything like this before, and she instinctively turned around and prepared to run away.
As soon as he took a step, Ye Jingqiu suddenly remembered Yue Guan's words.
Do not be afraid, do not be terrified.
Ye Jingqiu has one advantage: he's not stubborn and listens to advice.
She pulled her foot back, turned her head, and ran towards the Dream Vine without fear. Perhaps the Dream Vine didn't expect this development either. The moment Ye Jingqiu arrived, all the Dream Vine shrank again.
At the same time, the Dream Vine on the ground flew towards the Soul-Capturing Bell hanging in the darkness. The purple light landed on the Soul-Capturing Bell and then disappeared inside.
Meanwhile, Yue Guan sat not far away, keeping a close eye on Ye Jingqiu, paying close attention to her expression, afraid that something unexpected might happen.
Ghostly said calmly, "Don't worry, no matter what, the Holy Maiden is born with full soul power. With such talent, she certainly wouldn't be unable to absorb even a hundred-year soul ring."
(End of this chapter)