19 Chapter 18 I'm Already a Titled Douluo, You Want Me to Go Soul Hunting?_1

"Your Highness, do you also wish to take a stroll in the Aquipeia Forest?"

Zhao Wuji couldn't help but ask when Qin Xiao remained silent.

What's there to stroll about in the Aquipeia Forest?

Qin Xiao subconsciously shook his head in refusal.

However, just at this moment, the System's voice rang out:

[Ding, newcomer guide task issued.]

[Rookie, after these few days of cultivation, your Cultivation Level has seen substantial progress. But while Cultivation Level is important, Practical combat is equally crucial.

Task Requirement: Slay a soul beast of over five thousand years alongside the Shrek students in the Aquipeia Forest.

Task Reward: The Soul Ring of the slain soul beast will fuse with your own Soul Rings.

Attention: A five-thousand-year soul beast possesses formidable strength. A group of rookie Soul Masters could be in life-threatening danger if they are not careful.]

This task...

Is truly of hellish difficulty.

Hehe.

Qin Xiao's heart was undisturbed, he even felt like laughing.

ヽ(ー_ー)ノ.

If this task had been issued normally, and if he were a normal Grand Soul Master, it indeed would be quite dangerous.

But...

He isn't normal, and neither is the System.

With his strength, a single headbutt could kill a soul beast of five thousand years. You're telling him it's dangerous?

The danger's for the soul beast, okay?

"However, this task is still somewhat interesting. Slaying a soul beast of over five thousand years,

Over...

Does that mean I would have no problem slaying one of ten thousand, twenty thousand years, or even higher?

And the task completion reward is the slain beast's Soul Ring, fusing with my own. Wouldn't that mean the age limit of a certain Soul Ring would get a huge boost?"

Qin Xiao's eyes grew brighter. This means the first ten-thousand-year ring isn't a dream...

It might even go higher.

Looking back, Zhao Wuji, seeing Qin Xiao shake his head, slowly let out a sigh of relief.

It must be said, having Qin Xiao by his side always made him feel quite pressured.

He was just being polite earlier.

"Well then, since that's the case, let us set out."

Zhao Wuji spoke solemnly to everyone.

"Alright, let's set out now," Qin Xiao responded.

Zhao Wuji: !!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ.

He had just seen Qin Xiao shake his head, indicating a no, right? He was full of surprises.

"What's the matter, Old Zhao, is there a problem?"

Qin Xiao asked, looking at the dumbfounded Zhao Wuji with a smile.

"No, no problem."

Zhao Wuji answered with a strong desire to live.

"Let's set out now."

In the crowd.

Ning Rongrong covered her mouth with her hand, trying to hide her laughter upon seeing Old Zhao so deflated.

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes flickered, and a small smile unwittingly formed at the corner of her mouth.

The crowd thought, only in front of His Highness would Teacher Zhao, known as the Unmoving Ming King, genuinely live up to his title.

The Aquipeia Forest is located to the southeast of the Barak Empire, bordering it in a small section.

And Soto City itself lies in the southeast of the Barak Empire, not far from the Aquipeia Forest, just under five hundred kilometers away.

According to Zhao Wuji's estimate, even with Oscar's assistance, this journey would take about a day to complete.

Although the students of Shrek were no ordinary individuals, most of them were only at the level of Grand Soul Masters.

However, they only took half a day's time to travel the distance of over four hundred kilometers, arriving not far from a small town outside the Aquipeia Forest.

And all this was thanks to the casual striding youngster at the end of the team.

That's really harsh.

Whoever couldn't keep up was zapped. Zhao Wuji nearly shed tears watching.

Too cruel!

At the very least, it shouldn't be done to people!

"Your Highness, that small town ahead is the only place to stay outside the Aquipeia Forest. Let's temporarily stop there to rest and purchase some supplies,"

Zhao Wuji suggested.

Upon hearing this, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and others were filled with gratitude.

At that moment, they thought Zhao Wuji was so gentle...

"Alright," Qin Xiao nodded.

He was also aware that everyone's potential was almost at its limit, and the remaining hundred plus miles without rest would break them.

Even though he was eager to reach the Aquipeia Forest immediately to kill soul beasts and complete the mission, he was not short of this brief period.

"Did you hear that?"

"What are you waiting for? Prepare whatever you need, and meet back here in one hour."

"We aim to leave the forest before it gets dark," Zhao Wuji shouted.

If it had been the past, he certainly would have rested for a bit and entered the Aquipeia Forest the next morning.

After all, the Aquipeia Forest was not a domesticated soul hunting forest, and even a Soul Sage would have to be extremely cautious inside.

One couldn't take it lightly even at the outermost fringes, for who knows when a soul beast of tens of thousands of years might emerge.

But this time it was clearly not necessary.

With His Majesty the Thunder Emperor so formidable, wouldn't the Aquipeia Forest be just like his own backyard?

"We've got it."

"We'll be right back within an hour," Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and others responded as if they had been pardoned.

And Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and others finally understood why Ning Rongrong called Qin Xiao a big demon in private.

"Your Highness, you?"

Zhao Wuji tentatively looked at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao waved his hand, "Just mind your own business, don't worry about me."

Saying so, he walked over to a large tree by the roadside, sat down against the trunk, and slowly closed his eyes.

...

"Xiaosan, this is the Aquipeia Forest," Xiaowu said with a complex expression, standing outside the forest.

"Once we're here, Er Ming should come to us very soon."

"In the center of the Aquipeia Forest, no one can hurt you, not even Qin Xiao."

She hadn't expected to return in this manner.

"Xiaowu, don't worry, from now on, besides the normal acquisition of soul rings, I won't wrongly kill any soul beast," Tang San promised Xiaowu as he held her hand.

After all, he would still have to kill...

Xiaowu managed a strained smile but also knew it was a necessity.

"Let's go.

"I've got you covered here," she said, pulling Tang San into the forest.

...

An hour passed quickly. When Qin Xiao opened his eyes, Zhao Wuji, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing had already returned.

"Those three brats, who knows where they've run off to," Zhao Wuji said, frowning.

In such a scenario... Qin Xiao unconsciously had a thought and sighed, "Try looking for them in the tavern here."

"What, we wait for them here while they've gone off to indulge in pleasure?"

"Once I find them, I'll definitely give them a good thrashing," Zhao Wuji said, suddenly stern.

His imposing figure soon disappeared from Qin Xiao's sight.

"Big demon, how did you know they were at the tavern?" Ning Rongrong, suddenly very curious, asked after Zhao Wuji left.

Zhu Zhuqing, too, pricked up her ears to listen.

Could it be that Qin Xiao had some unusual tracking habit?

Both couldn't help think so.

Qin Xiao smiled slightly and answered with two words: "Guessed it."

Ning Rongrong: ￣へ￣.

Deep down, she didn't believe Qin Xiao.

And Qin Xiao had no desire to further entangle himself with their doubts; he turned and entered the town.

"Come on, follow him," Ning Rongrong said as she followed suit immediately.

Zhu Zhuqing hesitated for a moment and quickly followed too.

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