Tribulation Crossing?

Chapter 85 Tribulation Crossing?

"Grandpa Sword, let's rest for a bit and set off tomorrow." Li Xun's eyes lit up as he quickly accepted Sword Douluo's suggestion.

Sword Douluo smiled and nodded when he saw Li Xun's quick reaction.

Girls always have endless topics to discuss when it comes to their appearance. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were together, ignoring Li Xun and Sword Douluo. They started a discussion about Li Xun's healing abilities.

Li Xun grinned as he heard this.

Does this mean he'll need to get cosmetic surgery while treating people in the future? Li Xun gave Sword Douluo a wink and then left the room first.

Sword Douluo quickly followed.

after one day

Starry Sky Forest.

Li Xun and his group did not choose to fly, but instead walked into the outer perimeter.

As one of the three major gathering places for high-level soul beasts, the Star Dou Great Forest is fraught with countless dangers. The inner circle is even inhabited by soul beasts that are hundreds of thousands of years old.

If one acts arrogantly and recklessly because of one's cultivation level, it is very likely to attract the attention of high-level soul beasts.

Although they had the Sword Douluo, a Super Douluo, protecting them closely, it was clear that even one person could not fight against four. If they accidentally provoked a 100,000-year-old soul beast, even the Sword Douluo would have difficulty protecting the three of them.

Even on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, Li Xun and his group remained vigilant. They were likely to encounter high-level soul beasts that had been pushed out from the inner circle.

Although these high-level soul beasts do not stay here for long, every time they appear, they will cause devastating damage to the surrounding ecology and the soul masters who come and go.

"What kind of weather is this! It was perfectly fine just a moment ago." Ning Rongrong nearly slipped on a patch of mud. "Grandpa Jian, shall we find somewhere to take shelter from the rain?"

At this moment, the sky was dark, with dark clouds overhead, and a light drizzle fell from the sky, pattering on the rain gear of Li Xun and the others.

"Rongrong, just bear with it a little longer. There's a cliff in the distance. Once we get there, everything will be fine." Sword Douluo took off and glanced at the surrounding terrain.

"Grandpa Jian, I've heard you say that twice already," Ning Rongrong said with a bitter face, feeling that there was no hope left in her life.

It's like looking at a mountain and running until the horse dies.

As soon as she entered the outer perimeter, she could already see the distant mountains from outside the Star Dou Great Forest. She hadn't expected that after walking for two hours, she would still feel like she was going nowhere.

"Rongrong, just bear with it a little longer." Seeing Ning Rongrong looking like a punching bag, Li Xun smiled and took her hand, slowly channeling his soul power into her body to soothe her and promote blood circulation.

Sensing the energy emanating from Li Xun's palm, Ning Rongrong's spirits lifted. She squinted her eyes in enjoyment, feeling as if her body was enveloped in a warm current. Her fatigue instantly lessened considerably.

Li Xun looked at Ning Rongrong's adorable appearance and chuckled, then took Zhu Zhuqing's hand with his other hand. He felt it was necessary to treat them both equally.

Perhaps she no longer felt burdened. Zhu Zhuqing had become much more accustomed to Li Xun's intimate gestures.

Although she still blushes from time to time, compared to how she used to often shyly lower her head, she can now hold her head high and stand tall in this situation.

"Brother Li Xun, which spirit beast will you choose as your fourth spirit ring?" Feeling the warm current within her body, Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face flushed as she looked at Li Xun with her beautiful eyes.

"It would be best if they were plant-type soul beasts, such as Crimson Flame Thorns, Ghost Sunflower, or Purple Radiance Bamboo." Noticing the two women's gazes, Li Xun couldn't help but feel playful and casually took their arms.

With Wood Release ninjutsu as his foundation, Li Xun didn't need to hunt soul beasts for skills like the native soul masters in the early stages.

He only needs to proceed step by step, using plant-type soul beasts that exceed his own limits to increase the quality of his martial soul, improve his soul power and physical attributes, and he will have considerable combat power.

If it really comes down to considering skills, then he should be able to absorb a 100,000-year soul ring.

"Childish." Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes at Li Xun and swung her arm in the opposite direction.

Zhu Zhuqing's lips curled slightly as she relaxed her arms, swaying gently with Li Xun's support: "Brother Li Xun, aren't these soul beasts a bit too ordinary?"

Other Soul Masters would definitely put in a lot of effort when acquiring Soul Rings in order to increase their combat power and obtain a powerful skill.

"Hmm, it's a bit ordinary. Let's look at the age range then." Li Xun held the two women's hands and swung his arms back and forth like a swift steer. "My goal this time is between 20,000 and 40,000 years."

Through continuous absorption of spirit rings of higher levels, coupled with the addition of immortal-grade spirit rings, wood-elemental spirit rings, and the Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone, his physical attributes have become increasingly superior.

Furthermore, his self-healing ability has reached an abnormal level. As long as he doesn't burst to death while absorbing a spirit ring, Li Xun is confident that he can absorb it.

As for the soul shock of the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, he was not afraid at all, given the mental strength he had gained through chakra cultivation.

"Brother, isn't this a bit too risky?" Ning Rongrong was taken aback, staring wide-eyed at Li Xun.

She knew Li Xun was strong, and she understood that he could absorb spirit rings beyond his limits. But the fact that they had both taken whale glue since childhood, yet the difference in their ability to absorb spirit rings was widening, seemed a bit absurd.

"When would your older brother ever do something he's not sure about?" Li Xun smiled confidently.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Hmph! You're so arrogant." Ning Rongrong made a face at Li Xun.

Sword Douluo hovered low in the air, looking down at the three people chatting and laughing below, and suddenly felt somewhat superfluous.

The group walked several kilometers more in the rain.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky, striking the cliff in front of them, their destination.

Li Xun and his companions didn't take it seriously at first, but then another bolt of lightning streaked across the dark sky.

After that, it was as if the sky was leaking electricity, with a third, a fourth, and more than a dozen bolts of lightning falling one after another.

"Something's not right!" Li Xun and Sword Douluo immediately perked up. Could it be that a soul beast over 100,000 years old is undergoing tribulation on the outskirts?

Soul beasts that cultivate for 100,000 years must undergo a tribulation at each subsequent stage in order to continue their cultivation. The scene before them now is exactly like the legendary lightning tribulation.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were also awestruck by this divine power, and they held onto Li Xun's hands tightly without shaking them off.

"The 100,000-year-old soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest are relatively united. Why didn't they choose the safer core area and instead came to the outer perimeter to undergo their tribulation?"

The lightning had stopped, and Li Xun gazed at the distant sky, lost in thought.

When soul beasts cultivate for 100,000 years, their intelligence becomes no different from that of ordinary humans. Although there is competition and hatred among them, they do not eliminate dissidents by any means necessary like humans do.

Sometimes, they even set aside their prejudices and unite when faced with the invasion of powerful humans. This is also a way for 100,000-year-old soul beasts to avoid death.

Li Xun couldn't understand why these soul beasts would run to the outer perimeter to undergo tribulation.

Isn't it afraid that it will be discovered by a powerful human during its tribulation, and that the human might take advantage of the moment to kill it and steal its soul bone?

"Xiao Xun, I didn't sense the aura of a 100,000-year-old soul beast at the cliff."

(End of this chapter)