: Heading to Sunset Forest, Second Soul Ring

Suddenly, a foul odor filled the room...

The stench was extremely familiar; no one would recognize it.

Xiao Wu's struggles stopped, and she lay motionless on the ground, her face, which had been raised, now turned towards the ground, without making a sound.

"..."

This was Fang Yuan's first time kidnapping someone, and he hadn't thought things through completely. After a long silence, he asked, "...Did she poop?"

Xiao Wu didn't react, burying her face and pretending to be dead.

Although she lived in the Star Dou Great Forest when she was still a soul beast, she could do whatever she wanted without any particular sense of shame.

But now that she has transformed into a human and come into contact with the morals and sense of shame of human society, she naturally cannot accept that she actually pulled in public...

In the end, Fang Yuan changed the way the hemp rope was tied, allowing Xiao Wu to clean herself up with difficulty.

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Time passes

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Fang Yuan basically spent all his time cultivating, except for necessary activities such as sleeping and eating.

This is a ruthless method of cultivating oneself by squeezing out every last drop of time.

Fang Yuan has successfully cultivated to level nineteen and can break through to become a quasi-Great Soul Master at any time.

Fang Yuan had no warrant, was not a nobleman, and was not a student of the Soul Master Academy, so he could not enter the Soul Beast Forest kept by the Spirit Hall.

They can only seek out suitable spirit rings for hunting in dangerous wilderness areas such as forests, canyons, and mountains.

Fang Yuan, being in the Heaven Dou Empire and only possessing his second soul ring, had no intention of traveling thousands of miles and spending two months to hunt a hundred-year-old soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest at the border between the two countries.

He set his sights on Sunset Forest.

First, there are suitable spirit rings for him there.

Secondly, Fang Yuan was starting to miss the medicinal herbs in the herb garden.

His own Radiant Phoenix Martial Soul has the ability to fly, so he can completely bypass the poison barrier set up by Dugu Bo on the outside and enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to pick immortal herbs.

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On the other side...

Dugu Yan is going crazy.

After verifying the authenticity of the immortal herb, Dugu Yan could take her grandfather to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. However, A Yuan was not there.

Dugu Yan searched the entire Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, but she just couldn't find the child who was as clear and translucent as a fairy.

Ning Fengzhi also helped Dugu Yan investigate Fang Yuan's parents from her previous life.

In this life, they did not have a six-year-old son named Fang Yuan, but only a three-year-old daughter.

It was as if Fang Yuan of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School did not exist in this world; there was not a trace of his existence whatsoever.

From initial disbelief and persistent searching, Dugu Yan is now on the verge of madness.

Just when she was about to doubt whether she had really imagined a lover who didn't exist.

Dugu Yan saw those missing person posters...

"I knew it, A Yuan exists. This time I will find A Yuan first and protect her." Dugu Yan looked at the missing person posters excitedly. Her originally alluring eyes widened, and she had the look of a snake eyeing its prey, ready to hunt at any moment.

Dugu Bo, who was watching his granddaughter finally cheer up but seemed even more insane, was also very worried.

He even suspected that there might be something wrong with the magical herbs that Yan Yan had taken, which was why she had become like this.

In an instant, Dugu Bo's previous joy at resolving the Green Scale Snake venom in his granddaughter faded considerably.

For now, let's just keep our granddaughter calm and prevent her from becoming like she was before.

Dugu Bo felt a little scared when he thought about how his granddaughter had gone crazy and desperate after learning that Fang Yuan didn't exist.

At that moment, he almost thought his granddaughter would self-destruct. That look in her eyes was all too familiar; he had been in the same state when he lost his son and daughter-in-law. If Yan Yan hadn't needed someone to take care of her, he probably would have followed her in death as well.

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Located a hundred miles east of Tiandou City, it is a vast primeval forest with lush vegetation and towering ancient trees. It is a habitat for high-level soul beasts. Although it is not as dangerous as the Star Dou Great Forest, it also contains a primitive and wild beauty.

Fang Yuan, carrying the bound hostage Xiao Wu, arrived at the outskirts of Sunset Forest, covered in dust.

Xiao Wu looked at this unfamiliar forest with some disappointment; it wasn't the Star Dou Great Forest.

If it were the Star Dou Great Forest, he might be able to find Da Ming and Er Ming to rescue him.

During this time, Xiao Wu spent every day with Fang Yuan. In order to escape, she also unusually put aside her patience and began to work hard in her cultivation.

They have now cultivated to level sixteen, and Xiao Wu's soul rings were automatically formed after reaching the required level.

The first soul skill, Waist Bow, instantly increases waist strength by 100%, making it a soul skill that perfectly suits the characteristics of the Soft Bone Rabbit.

However, this soul skill clearly cannot help him escape or defeat the person who kidnapped him.

The waist arch is only suitable for close combat. Right now, I'm almost tied up like a pretzel, my hands and feet are practically bound together, my body is bent backward, and it's difficult to even move, let alone use the waist arch.

Xiao Wu even had a guess that this guy might know what her soul skill was, which was why he bound her like this.

However, she was right. Knowing Xiao Wu's soul skills and physical flexibility, Fang Yuan specially studied the binding techniques to confirm that Xiao Wu could not use the waist bow to break free of the bindings and fight back.

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Upon entering Sunset Forest.

Fang Yuan searched for a suitable soul beast while heading towards the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

In the wild, the advantages of flying-type Soul Masters are fully demonstrated.

Fang Yuan could easily fly high into the sky to spot powerful soul beasts he might encounter, or fly away to escape danger.

As long as he doesn't encounter another flying spirit beast, or if the difference in strength is too great, Fang Yuan can easily escape.

The journey was filled with bumps and setbacks.

Finally, Fang Yuan encountered a soul beast whose attributes matched his own: a 700-year-old Bright Hou. Its fur was golden, and it had a pair of antlers on its head that resembled those of a deer. It also had a thick, long mane around its neck. It was majestic and awe-inspiring, and its scales reflected a dazzling array of colors in the sunlight.

In the forest, the Bright Hou is an extremely conspicuous creature; Fang Yuan spotted it immediately at a glance.

Animals have very keen senses, and when Fang Yuan was observing the Bright Hou, the Bright Hou immediately looked over as well.

Then he let out a deafening roar, the sound waves causing the leaves of the surrounding trees to fall.

The Bright Hou treated Fang Yuan, the human cub, as a dessert after the meal.