The jet-black, elegant Dream Demon moved slowly through the forest.
Its graceful back carried three people: an adult and two children. The adult appeared to be severely injured, lying on the Dream Demon's back. The two children, a boy and a girl around six or seven years old, sat quietly, observing their surroundings. As they passed between the trees, dappled sunlight filtered through the leaves, falling on them.
Occasionally, their gazes met, and they remained silent.
"Don't be so gloomy, kids should be lively. Both of you look so miserable every day, it's almost making me depressed," Meng Qianji said, breaking the silence.
"Master..."
"Where are we going next? Are we just wandering aimlessly?" Ming Tian asked, displeased.
Ever since they briefly escaped Qian Suoning's pursuit, they had been moving further away from the direction of Tianling City, heading north, and they didn't dare to return to any human city. They had been living rough for several days.
"We've offended the Spirit Hall, so we can only run, to places where their influence doesn't reach. If I'm not mistaken, the human cities are actively hunting us. No one can protect us, especially since you've been branded as an Evil Soul Master by the Spirit Hall, making you a target for everyone."
"Right now, it's not really fleeing, consider it training instead. Use this time to become stronger, explore other parts of the Douluo Continent. Adventure is better than living cautiously and fearfully in human cities. It's better to wander freely and strive in the Soul Beast world."
"With your incredible abilities, you should start absorbing more Soul Beasts as your martial souls and strive to fill all the Soul Rings. When you have a certain level of self-protection, you can sneak back into the human world. By then, even Qian Suoning and Qian Daoliu won't be your match, and you can take revenge on those you want to." Meng Qianji said, lying on the Dream Demon's back, looking at the sky.
"Yes, Master, you're right. I will become stronger, revenge..." Ming Tian's eyes became firm. After the incident in Tianling City, he had grown a lot.
"Revenge is not a problem for you, it's just a matter of time. After all, your freakish ability is there."
"You can think about which martial souls you should focus on next. Your current martial souls are too singular, all four are attack-type. I suggest you find some control-type Soul Beasts, as well as agility-type, and defensive-type. In short, get more Soul Beasts of all types, you won't be short on them."
"For you, there is no weakness, that is, being targeted by others. No one can naturally restrain you because your martial souls can endlessly devour and obtain. Sigh, I'm envious. Why are you so freakish, disciple? People are so infuriating."
"Hehe." Ming Tian scratched his head, embarrassed.
"You're at level thirty-nine now, right? When you become a Soul Ancestor, I'll teach you an ability that can be used from Soul Ancestor level onwards."
"Ring Fusion! Why could your Uncle Du defeat Qian Daoliu? Because his ability, combined with Ring Fusion, can be maximized. Ring Fusion merges all Soul Rings together, combining Soul Skills. It requires at least four Soul Rings and concentrates on enhancing Soul Skills, increasing their power. When you learn it, you'll definitely be even more powerful than your Uncle Du."
"We're now heading to the Extreme North. After passing through this coniferous forest and a frozen grassland, we'll reach the northernmost city of the Douluo Continent. After crossing a sea of ice, is the core area of the Extreme North. It's autumn in the inland now, and winter is approaching. The Extreme North should be in perpetual daylight, meaning no night."
"There, there are countless powerful Soul Beasts, the domineering extreme ice, the deep Extreme North Abyss, the long-sleeping Ice Giants, and the beautiful aurora. Many people yearn for it."
"I've never been there either. We'll treat this as training. Maybe I can break through to the Title Douluo level and obtain my ninth Soul Ring. Then, hehe, I won't be afraid of the Spirit Hall!" Meng Qianji said.
"Master will definitely break through to the Title Douluo level! I believe in you!"
"Gurggle~~"
A hungry stomach rumbled, and Yan Qingwan smiled a little bashfully, saying, "Hehe, I'm a little hungry, sorry."
"Ming Tian-gege is right, I will fully support you too!" Yan Qingwan said with a smile, raising her hand.
She was already very thin, and she was still growing. Ming Tian and Meng Qianji felt bad having this girl wandering with them, two grown men.
It had been a long time since they had eaten. Meng Qianji glanced at Ming Tian and said, "Alright, let's take a break first. Releasing the Dream Demon for a long time has also drained my soul power a bit. Ming Tian, I'm giving you a mission to find some food and drink. Shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"Yes! No problem. Master, you're still injured, stay with Xiao Wan. I'll go find some food for you, and I'll be right back!"
"Ming Tian, be careful."
"Xiao Wan, I will." Ming Tian patted Yan Qingwan's head and directly released his Crimson Hound martial soul. The Crimson Hound has a keen sense of smell and alertness, making it suitable for traversing the forest.
Hound Speed was activated, leaving behind a trail of crimson afterimages. Some weaker Soul Beasts, sensing this, scattered in all directions.
This coniferous forest was vast, mainly consisting of spruces and cold pines. Most of the creatures that lived there were small Soul Beasts, such as squirrels, moles, and owls, with occasional foxes and wolves.
Ming Tian moved quickly through the forest. The tree trunks around him were bare, with no fruit-bearing trees.
"Should I hunt a beast and eat it? But it would be better for Xiao Wan to eat some fruit."
"But where can I find fruit?" Ming Tian stopped and thought.
"Jiji Jiji!"
On a tree trunk, a few small squirrels were chattering. A couple of pinecones fell from the tree, landing at Ming Tian's feet.
The squirrels were not afraid of people and came down from the tree to get their pinecones.
Ming Tian picked up the pinecones at his feet and handed them to the squirrels, thinking of something, he smiled, "Here, for you, little squirrels, do you know where there are any fruits? Edible ones."
Ming Tian pointed at the pinecones and then at his mouth.
The squirrels, holding the big pinecones, shook their big brown tails, looking up at Ming Tian...
"Jiji!! Jiji!!"
The squirrels pointed in one direction and ran that way.
Ming Tian quickly followed. Did they understand?
Regardless of whether they understood, he would just follow them.
Man and squirrel ran for a while. The squirrels sensed something and stopped, pointing at a large tree ahead.
Ming Tian didn't need them to point; he saw it too.
The tree in front of him had a red crown, and the crown had small red leaves. Several red fruits hung between the leaves.
The sun shone on this tree, it was exceptionally beautiful.
"This is..."
Having such a tree in this coniferous forest seemed a bit out of place.
Ming Tian quickly took out a Soul Beast encyclopedia from his storage soul tool and flipped through it.
"Crown Blood Fruit, a fruit that can fill the stomach and aid in cultivation, red, small, mostly found in northern coniferous forests, produces the Soul Beast: Crimson Crown Wood Demon."
"A-moo moo..."
The tree in front of him suddenly trembled, letting out a yawn, and a face emerged from the tree trunk.
Two eyes, a mouth, no tongue or pupils, empty, only black.
"A-moo?"
The Crimson Crown Wood Demon had just woken up and, seeing Ming Tian in front of it, made a puzzled sound.
"Uh, hehe, sorry for disturbing your sleep, may I pick a few of your Crown Blood Fruits to eat?"
"A-moo moo!!!"
Several crimson tree branches stretched out from the crown, attacking Ming Tian, and at the same time, countless red Crown Wood leaves shot out, sharp and piercing.
The squirrels quickly ran away, they had completed their task of guiding the way, so they had to run first.
Hound Speed was used, and this time it was Ming Tian's turn to be shocked.
"Crown Leaf Flying Needles, a thousand-year Soul Skill of the Crimson Crown Wood Demon?"
It was obvious that this Crimson Crown Wood Demon had reached the thousand-year level, and it was considered powerful in this forest.
"The Crimson Crown Wood Demon belongs to the defense type, the plant type, the Crown Wood Demon family, and is considered quite powerful among the Crown Wood Demons."
"Heh, since you're the one who attacked me, I'll take your fruits and Soul Ring today."
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