However, Dugu Bo has a granddaughter, Dugu Yan. Although she's involved in poisons, this little vixen is quite beautiful, with a seductive, slender waist. Perhaps she's worth considering?
"Pah! Pah! Pah! I'm not that shallow. Besides, even if I were looking for a girl, isn't Qian Renxue much better?"
Shaking his head, Wang Teng banished these chaotic thoughts from his mind.
He was someone with cheat codes; he didn't need to cling to powerful figures. He, Wang Teng, possessed the potential of a god! He would be the strongest figure on the Douluo Continent from now on!
After Dugu Bo had gone far away, Wang Chengkun calmed the frightened horse and led Wang Teng on their way. As evening approached, Wang Teng arrived again at the supply town outside Sunset Forest.
The supply town was just as bustling as when Wang Teng had last visited, as there were quite a few Soul Masters coming from the direction of Heaven Dou City to Sunset Forest to obtain Soul Rings. The spending power of Soul Masters far exceeded that of ordinary people.
Putting everything else aside, once you become a Soul Master and register with the Spirit Hall, you can receive a monthly subsidy of gold soul coins. Although this subsidy is canceled after reaching the Soul Grandmaster level, Soul Grandmaster level strength is not considered weak.
Even without other good jobs, hunting low-level soul beasts in the Soul Beast Forest can bring in a considerable income. Wang Teng couldn't understand why Shrek Academy, with three Soul Saint level experts in the original story, was still so impoverished.
After all, reaching the Soul Saint level means being considered a master in any faction on the continent. Even if Shrek Academy didn't accept political investment from the Barak Kingdom, could three Soul Saint level experts leading a team to hunt a few soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest solve their financial problems? Stealing even the student registration fees is utterly disgraceful for a master.
Perhaps Flander likes this kind of behavior? Flander's spirit is a cat-owl; wouldn't this spirit give a Soul Master a greedy and stingy personality? It's estimated that Flander's personality was inherently like this.
In the Douluo Continent, the influence of a Martial Soul on a Soul Master is profound and pervasive. It's not just about physical appearance; personality is also affected to some extent.
For example, the Chrysanthemum Douluo of the Spirit Hall was influenced by his Martial Soul, resulting in a sissy personality. Another example is Bu Le, one of the so-called "Three Perverted Scoundrels" of Soto City, whose unique Martial Soul (T/N: A f**king Bra) led to a lecherous personality.
Of course, this isn't absolute; it's not that a Soul Master with a righteous Martial Soul is necessarily a good person.
After all, the former Pope of the Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji, theoretically possessed a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, and his personality should have been filled with holiness and a sense of justice. However, he couldn't resist his lecherous nature and directly... well, you know... with Bibi Dong.
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After resting for a night in the supply town, early the next morning, Wang Chengkun led Wang Teng into the Sunset Forest.
This was Wang Teng's second time entering Sunset Forest. He had no intention of being unconventional regarding his second spirit ring, even though he could now withstand a thousand-year-old spirit ring. Wang Teng, a man of deep-seated cunning and a cautious nature, only planned to obtain a yellow spirit ring under a thousand years old for his second spirit ring.
He figured he wouldn't lack a little bit of Lord's Essence in the future, so a normal spirit ring setup would suffice.
Wang Chengkun and Wang Teng had searched the outskirts of Sunset Forest for a long time without finding a suitable spirit beast. Just after they finished their packed lunch, a small accident occurred.
A team of spirit masters appeared in the distance. The leader, a burly man, looked like someone not to be trifled with. In the Spirit Beast Forest, one needed to be wary not only of powerful spirit beasts but also of unfamiliar human spirit masters.
After all, the Spirit Beast Forest wasn't a place governed by law; murder and robbery were commonplace. And even outside the Spirit Beast Forest, there were plenty of people who would ambush and rob people on the road these days.
However, people like this rarely end well; sooner or later, they'll run into trouble. And here's a perfect example!
"Boss, these two look well-dressed, obviously rich, probably rolling in money. Should we do a job?"
A tall, thin Soul Master in the Soul Master team said to his leader.
"Yeah, Second Brother's right. I hate rich people like this the most. Let's do it!"
Although the leader couldn't sense Wang Chengkun's Soul Power level, he figured that with his own Soul Saint level strength, plus several Soul Emperor level underlings, he didn't believe they couldn't defeat Wang Chengkun alone. After all, his 'Deadly Squad' was infamous.
He believed they could easily pull off a job. As for Wang Teng, he was completely ignored; after all, he was just a kid. How strong could he be?
Little did they know, although the two sides were quite a distance apart, Wang Chengkun, with his Soul Douluo level strength, had exceptionally sharp ears and heard their conversation clearly.
Upon hearing their exchange, Wang Chengkun's face darkened. Clearly, they had encountered a Soul Master squad intent on murder and robbery. After all, Wang Chengkun, as a high-ranking officer in the Heaven Dou Empire's military, was naturally well-dressed, and it was understandable that they might have malicious intentions before he revealed his strength.
After all, Wang Chengkun and Wang Teng appeared to be two easy targets. Wang Teng, on the other hand, was somewhat uncertain.
Due to his lack of strength, he didn't know their conversation, but from the hostile looks the Soul Master squad gave him in the distance, Wang Teng could roughly guess that a scene he was about to witness was about to unfold.
Before Wang Chengkun could even make a move, the Soul Master squad approached Wang Teng. The squad's leader, Wang Tianba, stepped forward.
"Hehe, you two are just unlucky. Who told you to run into my 'Deadly Squad'?
Let's start the robbery! Hand over your money obediently. If I, Wang Tianba, am happy, maybe I'll let you go!"
Although he said this, Wang Tianba was determined that if Wang Teng and his companion cooperated obediently, he might be kind enough to leave them with a whole corpse.
"Hmm, it's settled then!"
With that, Wang Tianba released his martial soul—Black Tiger, and his underlings followed suit, releasing their respective martial souls.
Well, they've run into someone from the same clan! Of course, there are plenty of people with the surname Wang in the world.
"Father, have we run into robbers?"
Wang Teng, who was familiar with all sorts of robbery methods, felt that a good show was about to begin. As for obediently handing over his money and being let go? Only a fool would believe that.