Douluo Continent: The Destruction of Life, My Brother Huo Yuhao

Chapter 22 Heading to the Star Dou Great Forest!

"Alright! For your sincerity, I'll definitely help you! It's just a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, right? Come on, let's go find our teacher right now! We'll ask him to take us to the Star Dou Great Forest, and whatever spirit ring you want, we'll hunt for it!"

Dai Tu winced as he was slapped, but still nodded: "Thank you, senior brother."

"No need to thank me!" Long Aotian laughed heartily, pulling Dai Tu along as they walked outside. "We're family, no need for formalities!"

Just as the two reached the entrance of the inn, Long Aotian suddenly stopped, turned to look at Dai Tu, and had a strange expression on his face.

"Oh, right, junior brother, there's something I forgot to tell you."

"What?"

"I also broke through to level 60 yesterday." Long Aotian grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth, his smile filled with undisguised pride.

"Perfect timing, I also need to acquire my sixth spirit ring. Let's go together, and have our teacher guide us; it'll save us trouble."

Dai Tu: "..."

He stared at Long Aotian for three seconds to make sure the other wasn't joking, then silently swallowed.

How can a Soul Emperor be so young?

He knew that Long Aotian was highly talented, that he was the number one young person in the Body Sect, and that he was very strong.

A fifteen-year-old Soul Emperor... This is beyond the description of "genius". This is a monster, a prodigy, the kind of peerless genius who would be worshipped as an ancestor in Shrek Academy, a once-in-a-millennium talent.

"Senior brother..." Dai Tu asked dryly, "How old are you exactly this year?"

"Fifteen," Long Aotian said casually, then scratched his head.

"But my teacher said I look older than I am, like I'm eighteen or nineteen. There's nothing I can do about it, cultivating a physical martial soul makes my body develop quickly, so I look more mature than my peers."

Dai Tu fell silent.

This is a true top-tier genius! If he doesn't fall, he will surely become a Super Douluo or even a Limit Douluo.

Unfortunately... Dai Tu vaguely remembered that Long Aotian died around the age of twenty in the Sun Moon Empire...

Even if the poison from the back door doesn't kill, it will self-destruct, and the Body Sect is beginning to decline.

But now that I have my own body, I can't possibly let the original sect follow the old path.

"Alright, stop spacing out." Long Aotian took out a jade talisman from his pocket and crushed it.

The jade talisman transformed into a beam of emerald light, soaring into the sky and exploding in the night, turning into a dark green lotus pattern before slowly dissipating.

"This is an emergency communication talisman my teacher gave me. He'll come over as soon as he sees it," Long Aotian said seriously, his smile fading.

"Junior brother, are you really sure? You want to challenge for a ten-thousand-year spirit ring?"

Dai Tu nodded emphatically: "I've thought it through."

No regrets?

No regrets.

"Alright." Long Aotian didn't ask any more questions, but simply patted Dai Tu on the shoulder. "When the teacher arrives, you can talk to him yourself. Although the teacher dotes on you, he won't easily give in on such an important matter. You have to convince him."

Dai Tu nodded, indicating that he understood.

The two waited at the entrance of the inn for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Then, the sky suddenly darkened.

It's not that it's dark; something is blocking the moonlight.

Dai Tu looked up and saw a dark green figure, like a meteorite, crashing straight down from the night sky. The figure moved with incredible speed, accompanied by a whistling wind and an aura that was suffocating and overwhelmingly domineering.

"boom!"

The figure crashed onto the open ground in front of the inn, creating a crater three zhang in diameter.

Dust flew everywhere, gravel flew everywhere, and the ground cracked like a spider web.

As the dust settled, Poison Undying emerged from the pit.

He wasn't wearing that open-front shirt today; instead, he had changed into a dark green outfit, with a black leather belt around his waist and long boots on his feet, making him look much more sharp.

Her long, dark green hair was casually tied into a ponytail at the back of her head. Her face was expressionless, but her emerald green eyes gleamed with a beast-like light in the night, sweeping over Long Aotian before finally landing on Dai Tu.

"You two brats, what are you doing sending message talismans in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Poison Undying's voice was deep and clearly displeased. "I was playing chess with the Grand Elder and was about to win when you guys ruined everything."

Long Aotian chuckled and stepped forward: "Teacher, we have important business to discuss."

"Serious business?" Poisonous Immortal raised an eyebrow. "What serious business? Can't we talk about it tomorrow?"

"We can't wait." Long Aotian pointed at Dai Tu. "Junior Brother has broken through to level 30 and is about to obtain his third spirit ring. I'm also level 60 and am about to obtain my sixth spirit ring. We both want to challenge for higher-age spirit rings, and we need your guidance, Master."

Poison Undying was taken aback and looked at Dai Tu: "Level 30? That fast?"

Dai Tu nodded: "Just broke through."

Poison Undying then looked at Long Aotian: "You're level 60? Weren't you only level 58 last month?"

"I just broke through yesterday." Long Aotian said matter-of-factly, "I killed a few ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, and I broke through while fighting."

Poison Undying stared at the two of them for a few seconds, then suddenly grinned.

"Okay, both of them are quite troublesome."

He walked up to Dai Tu, looked him up and down, and a hint of approval flashed in his eyes:

"Soul power is stable, foundation is solid; it seems the pills weren't wasted. Alright, level 30, time to acquire the third soul ring. What type do you want? An eye-type or a plant-type?"

Dai Tu took a deep breath, raised his head, looked at Du Busi, and said, word by word, "Teacher, I want to add a second spirit ring to the Tree of Life first. Then, for the third spirit ring, I want to challenge for a ten-thousand-year spirit ring."

The air fell silent instantly.

The smile on Du Busi's face slowly faded. He stared at Dai Tu, his emerald green eyes devoid of their usual casualness and playfulness, replaced by a rare, almost solemn seriousness.

"What did you say?" Poison Undying's voice was soft, but every word struck Dai Tu's heart like a heavy hammer. "A ten-thousand-year soul ring? Level 30, absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring?"

"Yes." Dai Tu did not back down. Meeting Du Busi's gaze, he repeated, "I want to challenge for a ten-thousand-year soul ring."

Poison Undying fell silent.

He paced back and forth in front of Dai Tu, his hands behind his back, his brow furrowed, as if pondering something extremely important. The night breeze blew, lifting his long, dark green hair, which shimmered faintly in the moonlight.

Long Aotian stood to the side, not daring to breathe. He knew that the teacher was very serious now, so serious that... he might lose his temper at any moment.

After a long while, Du Busi stopped and looked at Dai Tu again.

"Give me a reason." His voice was calm, but beneath the calm was suppressed anger. "A reason that can convince me. Otherwise, I'll break your legs right now and lock you in the sect for ten years."

Dai Tu remained calm and repeated the reasons he had just given to Long Aotian.

After thinking it over, Du Busi finally agreed. Anyway, with him watching over things, any problems that might arise could be resolved.