Chapter 172 Adding More Burden to Corinne
Several hours later, dusk fell.
Inside a wooden cabin on the edge of the Soul Hunting Forest,
Qin Ming was communicating with the members of the Spirit Hall's enforcement team guarding the forest.
The crackling of the fire mingled with their conversation…
This Soul Hunting Forest was one of the Angel Clan's core strengths.
Since the establishment of Spirit City, successive popes of the Spirit Hall had released a large number of light-attribute soul beasts into this forest.
Over time, the forest teemed with them.
While there weren't any particularly outstanding soul beasts, the strongest only had three or four thousand years of cultivation.
However, this was enough to satisfy the Angel Clan's needs for their first three soul rings.
Not every Spirit Hall soul master was qualified to enter the Soul Hunting Forest to hunt soul beasts.
The enforcement team members were initially reluctant.
But after Qin Ming revealed his signature spirit and identified himself…
The enforcement team members handed Qin Ming a detailed map marking the territories of various soul beasts.
After receiving the map, Qin Ming greeted them.
"Thank you all. I'll return the map to you later."
Qin Ming didn't put on any airs, but the enforcement team members didn't dare relax.
The leader bowed to Qin Ming.
"Your Highness, you don't need to go to such trouble. We have many copies of this map.
You can just keep it; there's no need to waste time returning it to us."
Seeing this, Qin Ming didn't say anything more.
He nodded to them and led Xue Qinghe and the others into the Soul Hunting Forest.
Before entering the Soul Hunting Forest, Qin Ming turned to Xue Qinghe and asked,
"Qinghe, aren't you afraid?
Hunting souls deep in the forest at night is quite dangerous."
Hearing this, Xue Qinghe shook his head at Qin Ming.
"With Teacher and Elder Kelin here, I won't be in danger."
"Hmm."
Qin Ming nodded with a smile.
Qin Ming was quite satisfied with Xue Qinghe's somewhat mature demeanor.
While pondering, Qin Ming turned to look at Kelin.
'It seems Elder Kelin has some experience in educating children.
Compared to when I first met Xue Qinghe half a year ago,
this kid has changed a lot.
Perhaps I can give Elder Kelin more responsibilities.
Besides researching martial soul theory, he could also serve as a teacher at the martial soul academy.'
Thinking of this, just as Qin Ming was about to speak, he heard Zhao Wuji complain to Xue Qinghe.
"Qinghe, forget about me.
I'm very strong too."
As he spoke, Zhao Wuji showed Xue Qinghe his strong arms.
Seeing this, Qin Ming shook his head with a smile.
Qin Ming ignored Zhao Wuji and Xue Qinghe and directly told Kelin about his thoughts.
"Bishop Colleen, would you consider taking a position at the Spirit Academy?
This would open up more opportunities for advancement.
The academy's teachers also receive substantial subsidies, which should be helpful for your cultivation."
Hearing Qin Ming's suggestion, Colleen agreed without hesitation.
"Your Highness, please make the arrangements.
I will follow Your Highness's lead."
Colleen had no objections to Qin Ming's plan.
The Spirit Academy of the Spirit Hall gathers commoner geniuses recruited from across the continent.
Aside from the retention of outstanding former students, joining the Spirit Academy is not an easy task for others…
Upon receiving Colleen's reply, Qin Ming responded.
"Alright, then when we return, Bishop Colleen, please speak directly with Elder Dugu Bo and ask him to handle this matter for you."
During their conversation, Qin Ming led Colleen and the others deeper into the Soul Hunting Forest…
Under the starry night, following the markings on the map, Qin Ming led the group forward. Two or three hours later, they finally found their target.
Perched atop a thick, ancient tree, Qin Ming and the others looked down into the distance.
Under the moonlight,
a Radiant Crane drank from a stream.
Its white feathers shimmered, its red eyes sparkled.
Amidst the splashing water, it occasionally glanced around.
Seeing this, Ke Lin's face lit up with joy.
"Your Highness, this Radiant Crane should be around 650 years old, which suits Qinghe's needs."
Hearing this, Qin Ming nodded.
He looked at Xue Qinghe, who was being held by Zhao Wuji, and asked,
"Qinghe, what do you think?"
"Teacher, no need to trouble yourself anymore, just choose this soul beast."
Having received the reply, Qin Ming didn't hesitate any longer.
With a light touch of his toes, his figure transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the Radiant Crane.
In the blink of an eye, Qin Ming had captured it.
At this moment, Ke Lin and Zhao Wuji had also arrived near Qin Ming.
Qin Ming handed the Radiant Crane to Xue Qinghe.
"Qinghe, just finish him off."
With that, Qin Ming took out a dagger from his storage soul tool and handed it to him.
Compared to using soul skills to kill soul beasts,
using a dagger to kill them is less disruptive and doesn't consume soul power, allowing soul masters to absorb soul rings in better condition.
Therefore, low-level soul masters usually use daggers to kill severely injured soul beasts.
At this moment, Xue Qinghe took the dagger from Qin Ming.
Having never killed before, Xue Qinghe hesitated.
Seeing this, Qin Ming scolded Xue Qinghe,
"Seize the opportunity and finish it off in one strike. Your hesitation will only bring more pain to this soul beast."
Hearing Qin Ming's words, Xue Qinghe gritted his teeth and directly used the dagger to sever the neck of the Bright Forest Crane.
Seeing the deep yellow soul ring float up, Qin Ming waved to Xue Qinghe.
"Qinghe, adjust your mindset and hurry up and absorb the spirit ring.
This kind of low-level spirit ring can't be kept for very long."
"Yes, teacher."
Xue Qinghe took a few deep breaths, trying to relax, and then sat cross-legged in front of the Bright Crane to begin absorbing the spirit ring…
At this moment, Qin Ming leaned against an ancient tree.
Watching Xue Qinghe absorbing the spirit ring, Qin Ming's thoughts drifted away.
'In a day or two, I'll reach level 58 spirit power.
I'm not far from level 60 now, but where should I get my sixth ring? Should
I absorb the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent in the City of Slaughter, or search for some other 100,000-year-old spirit beast?
Judging from the current situation, it shouldn't be difficult for me to pass through the Hell Road of the City of Slaughter.
Moreover, I possess the Blue Silver Emperor's origin, and my vitality and recovery ability far exceed those of ordinary spirit masters.
It shouldn't take me long to achieve a hundred consecutive victories in the City of Slaughter…'
Just as Qin Ming was pondering, Xue Qinghe had already successfully absorbed the spirit ring.
"Teacher, I succeeded."
Hearing Xue Qinghe's voice, Qin Ming snapped out of his reverie.
"Qinghe, well done."
Then, Qin Ming looked at Zhao Wuji and Ke Lin.
"Bishop Ke Lin, Teacher Zhao Wuji, let's camp here tonight.
We'll head straight back to Wuhun City tomorrow morning."
"Yes, Your Highness..."
After receiving their reply, Qin Ming stretched and leaned against the ancient tree again.
He decided not to think about the sixth spirit ring anymore
. Things would work themselves out.
Qin Ming had already decided that once he returned to Wuhun City, he would first go into seclusion to break through to level 60 spirit power...
(End of Chapter)
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