As expected, human men are all pigs! He's just lusting after her body!
"Don't even think about it! I would rather die than give my body to you!" A Rou shouted furiously, her originally gentle voice becoming sharp.
Yu Qing helplessly touched his forehead: "What I value is your strength, not your body!" Of course, lusting after your body is a matter for the future; for now, I'll flicker you into my hands first!
A Rou looked at him suspiciously: "Really?"
"You are already over level ninety, right? To me, the value of a Titled Douluo far exceeds your spirit ring and Spirit Bone." As Yu Qing spoke, he released his spirit rings. When those three blood-red hundred thousand year spirit rings appeared, A Rou's pink pupils suddenly constricted.
"See, I really don't need your spirit ring or Spirit Bone."
Only then did A Rou believe his words, scratching her face awkwardly: "Sorry, I was overthinking..."
"So, can you come with me now?"
A Rou nodded in agreement but set a condition: "Fine, but I must come back frequently to see Xiao Wu."
"Deal," Yu Qing agreed readily.
Seeing Yu Qing "abduct" A Rou into the team so easily, Duan Xin and Zi Ruyi exchanged a look and quickly reached a consensus: first, evaluate the threat level of this woman named A Rou. If the threat isn't great, they might consider letting her become someone to "share the firepower"!
However, seeing how defensive A Rou was against men, it was actually a plus.
At this moment, A Rou was repeatedly instructing Xiao Wu: "You must stay safe. Unless there's an exceptional circumstance, never leave the Lake of Life!"
"I know, Mama~" Xiao Wu's eyes darted around as she nodded obediently.
"Er Ming, look after Xiao Wu in the future and don't be so reckless anymore. If you encounter danger again, I won't be able to save you." A Rou said, looking up at the Titan Giant Ape.
"Okay, Aunt Rou!" The Titan Giant Ape nodded repeatedly.
After finishing her instructions to Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape, A Rou came to Yu Qing's side: "Let's go."
"Mm." Yu Qing nodded and waved to Duan Xin and Zi Ruyi.
Just as the four of them were walking further away, Xiao Wu suddenly ran forward a few steps and shouted loudly: "Human! I'm entrusting you to take care of my Mama!"
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of your mother~" Yu Qing waved back, his tone full of hidden meaning.
The four soon disappeared from Xiao Wu's sight. Yu Qing was in no hurry to leave the Star Dou Great Forest, as he was calculating another matter in his heart.
He wasn't thinking about how to trick A Rou into signing a dao companion contract; rather, he felt this deal was a bit of a loss—A Rou had exchanged four Head Spirit Bones for the Titan Giant Ape's life, but his second Spirit had lost its most suitable first spirit ring as a result.
Since they were still in the Star Dou Great Forest, he might as well make up for the spirit ring! And the targets were exactly Tang San's spirit ring sources from the original work—the Three Thousand Jun Ant Emperor Brothers!
"Hehe, Tang San, I'll be taking your spirit rings without ceremony!" Yu Qing gloated inwardly.
"What bad idea are you cooking up?" Seeing the upward curve of Yu Qing's mouth, A Rou felt he was up to no good and immediately asked warily, her gaze as sharp as a knife.
Yu Qing turned to look at her, having a sudden inspiration: "A Rou, don't you think it's a bit of a loss for me to have let the Titan Giant Ape go this time?"
A Rou's gaze hardened: "Human, I've already followed you, what more do you want?"
Yu Qing sighed, feigning distress: "I have twin spirits, and the Titan Giant Ape was originally very suitable as a spirit ring for my second Spirit. Now that I've let it go, I feel like my thoughts aren't smooth..."
After hearing his complaint, although A Rou was shocked that he possessed twin spirits, she still gritted her teeth and said: "If you really can't get over it, I can Sacrifice myself to you right now!"
Yu Qing feigned helplessness: "Why is your head so full of Sacrifice?"
A Rou countered: "Then what do you want?"
Yu Qing chuckled: "I just wanted to ask if there are any other high-age power-type Spirit Beasts in this Star Dou Great Forest?"
A Rou frowned in thought for a moment: "There are. Are you going to hunt them for spirit rings?"
"Mm." Yu Qing nodded.
A Rou's expression was conflicted: "I... don't want to betray them." She, Da Ming, and Er Ming had lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for many years and were on friendly terms with many high-age Spirit Beasts.
Yu Qing thought for a bit and settled for the next best thing: "Then are there any high-age Spirit Beasts that grow by devouring others, like the Man Faced Demon Spider?"
A Rou was slightly stunned, not expecting Yu Qing to accommodate her. Her gaze gradually softened: "There are, and there are three of them."
Yu Qing's eyes lit up: "What Spirit Beasts? What's their age?"
"Thousand Jun Ant Emperors; their ages have all exceeded ninety thousand years. If nothing goes wrong, the three of them are the most likely existences in the Star Dou Great Forest to promote to hundred thousand years." A Rou told him truthfully.
Yu Qing asked excitedly: "Can you take me to find them?"
A Rou nodded without hesitation: "I can." Those three Thousand Jun Ant Emperors were too dangerous. Now that she was leaving Xiao Wu, if they came knocking on the door, even with Er Ming's protection, Xiao Wu's life would be in danger. It was better to take this opportunity to eliminate the hidden threat for her daughter!
Once their conversation concluded, Duan Xin and Zi Ruyi finally had a chance to interject: "Husband, your innate Soul Power is level three, how can you have twin spirits?"
They had originally thought their husband was already very powerful, but it seemed what he had shown before was just the tip of the iceberg!
"It's simple, I was hiding my brilliance." Yu Qing's tone was deep. "A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. You also know that my innate Soul Power is only level three, and the Green Leaf Spirit is also publicly recognized as a trash Spirit. If I exposed my second Spirit, would those guys who research Spirits let me go?"
"To the Spirit Hall and the major Sects, a twin spirits possessor with level three Innate power is excellent experimental material. Therefore, I had to hide my brilliance."
"Husband must have been only six years old when you had your Spirit Awakening, right?" Zi Ruyi was somewhat surprised. Most children at that age would be unable to resist showing off after Awakening twin spirits.
"Yeah." Yu Qing nodded. "But at that time, my intuition told me that if I exposed my twin spirits, I would die." This explanation was a bit forced, but under the underlying rules of the Douluo Continent, it was reasonable.
He was no greenhouse flower, but a Transmigration traveler who had experienced twenty years of wandering. He had seen too much of the darkness in the Spirit Master's world—many commoner Spirit Masters were captured by major powers because of their unique Spirits, ultimately ending up dead or crippled.
"Your human World is truly too dangerous..." A Rou patted her chest, feeling a bit regretful about agreeing to go to the human World with Yu Qing.
"You're a dignified Titled Douluo, and yet your courage is so small?" Yu Qing couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Hmph! This is called being cautious, not being small-hearted!" A Rou retorted.
"Husband, what is your second Spirit?" Duan Xin asked curiously.
"A blade," Yu Qing replied.
Because they still had to hunt the Thousand Jun Ant Emperors, their idle chatter ended there.
Under A Rou's lead, the four soon arrived at a desolate valley. Not a blade of grass grew here, and within Yu Qing's spiritual perception, three Spirit Beasts with cultivation as high as ninety thousand years were lurking within.
Their auras were slightly weaker than the Titan Giant Ape's; it wouldn't be difficult for Yu Qing to deal with them.
"When the fight starts later, help me protect Xiner and Ruyi," Yu Qing instructed A Rou.
"Don't worry, their safety is on me!" A Rou promised, patting her chest. She might not be able to do anything to the three Thousand Jun Ant Emperors together, but protecting two people was more than enough. If it were a one-on-one fight, she could even kill one of them.
Soon, the four came face-to-face with the three Thousand Jun Ant Emperors. They were three giant ants three meters long, covered in dark gold shells, and were almost identical except for the color of their compound eyes.
Seeing humans delivering themselves to the door, the three Thousand Jun Ant Emperors immediately let out piercing screeches. Deep black spirit power surged out like a tide, and the terrifying pressure instantly made Duan Xin and Zi Ruyi's faces turn pale, almost losing their ability to move.
Yu Qing waved his hand and struck out a jade-green ripple, dispersing the spirit power pressure weighing down on the two women.
The strength of these three Thousand Jun Ant Emperors was roughly equivalent to a level ninety-four Titled Douluo. If they took another step and promoted to hundred thousand years, they would possess the strength of a Super Douluo! At that time, even if the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python teamed up, they might not necessarily be able to suppress them.
Looking at the three Thousand Jun Ant Emperors surrounding him, Yu Qing intentionally released more life aura. As expected, the greed in the Thousand Jun Ant Emperors' eyes almost overflowed!
The reason he chose these three brothers was precisely to see if he could catalyze their cultivation to a hundred thousand years—after all, compared to ninety thousand year spirit rings, the temptation of hundred thousand year spirit rings and Spirit Bones was greater!
Even if he didn't succeed in the end, he still had the "synthesizer" as his ultimate trump card!