While Ye Qingxian was absorbing the Soul Ring, Lin Xiao and Dugu Bo helped protect her.
When Ye Qingxian opened her eyes, a faint smile graced her lips, indicating that her Eighth Soul Ring was quite good.
"Aunt Ye, how is it?"
Ye Qingxian glanced at Lin Xiao and said succinctly:
"As long as your head doesn't fall off, Aunt Ye can save you!"
Dugu Bo exclaimed in surprise:
"That exaggerated?"
With such an ability, if those Soul Masters with thick health bars were paired with the support of the Nine Hearted Begonia, they could take on three opponents at once!
Even Titled Douluo! As long as they weren't instantly killed!
"Hey, doesn't that mean this old man can take on Chrysanthemum Pass and Guimei at the same time? And still have a hand free to deal with a third!"
Dugu Bo rubbed his hands together, seemingly still not ready to let Yue Guan off the hook. It seemed that if Yue Guan hadn't already returned to the Spirit Hall and become wary of the Poison Burst Technique,
Dugu Bo would have beaten him a second time!
Lin Xiao poured cold water on him.
"Theoretically, that's how it is, but the premise is that you can protect Aunt Ye, or end the battle before Aunt Ye's Soul Power is exhausted!"
The thoughts that Dugu Bo had just ignited were instantly extinguished.
He himself still had to rely on his thick health bar to take hits and seize the "timing" for a Poison Burst Technique.
How could he have the means to protect Ye Qingxian?
However, Lin Xiao fell into deep thought. Speaking of which, was there a way to bring Aunt Ye along when fighting, or to ensure Aunt Ye's safety?
In fact, with the Blue Silver Emperor's Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone's Flight and Healing Soul Skills, coupled with Ye Qingxian's own terrifying healing abilities, Ye Qingxian's safety factor was already very high.
But it also depended on who she was fighting.
Lin Xiao really wanted to have a power bank by his side!
Dugu Bo urged, "It's time to go."
"We still can't stay in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest for long."
He himself didn't care, but since he had to ensure the safety of Lin Xiao and Ye Qingxian, it was better to leave as soon as possible.
...
After Dugu Bo and the other two left.
About half an hour later.
Beast Roars suddenly echoed in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The roars were extremely violent and angry.
The Emerald Swan was originally a physician among Soul Beasts, and an Emerald Swan of nearly sixty thousand years was extremely rare, with only a few in the entire Emerald Swan clan.
This led to the anger of the Soul Beasts in the core area.
Fortunately, there were no abnormalities on the Lake of Life side.
Exiting the core area, Dugu Bo said,
"Ye Family Head, I'll escort you to Yak City. After you meet with your contact, will you return?"
Ye Qingxian's Eighth Soul Ring had already been acquired.
Next was Dugu Bo's time to torment Lin Xiao.
Hehe, he was determined to mess with this kid!
Ye Qingxian shook her head, "No matter what, Lin Xiao is someone I watched grow up. There's no need for me to avoid it. I'll join you, Senior Poison Douluo."
"Or, we can train him together?"
Train…
A chill rose in Lin Xiao's heart.
His eyes widened, feeling a pang of betrayal.
"Aunt Ye, I've always considered you my safe harbor, but you actually want to collude with Senior Dugu?"
Ye Qingxian chuckled.
"Safe harbor?"
"Hehe, harbors are built in windy places!"
"Auntie is only doing this because she cares about you, that's why she wants to train you properly."
Ye Qingxian felt that if she didn't train him, someone else would in the future. It was better for her to do it, at least she could control the intensity.
Dugu Bo chuckled.
"Together, together!"
Lin Xiao's heart felt ice-cold.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that the Feng Yu on his shoulder was the most reliable.
"Feng Yu, it's a good thing I have you!"
Under Feng Yu's disdainful gaze, Lin Xiao held her and kissed her.
Dugu Bo and Ye Qingxian discussed something behind Lin Xiao's back.
Immediately afterward, Dugu Bo's face revealed an expression of admiration, and he even gave Ye Qingxian a thumbs up!
Then, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.
But in the end, he gritted his teeth and agreed.
Throughout the entire process, Lin Xiao couldn't hear their conversation at all due to the Soul Power Barrier.
But just looking at their expressions was enough to make one's heart chill!
...
In the Soul Master World, within the various large and small Soul Hunting Forests, there exists a special kind of entity.
Mercenary Groups.
These are mostly teams composed of Soul Masters, jointly taking on tasks to earn money.
Their business is quite extensive, including but not limited to:
Helping Commoner Soul Masters hunt for Soul Rings, collect herbs, hunt Soul Beasts, and capture Soul Beasts that can be domesticated for breeding or sale.
This is a normal mercenary group.
However, in the various Soul Hunting Forests, there is also an infamous presence that is always active.
The "Wolf Bandit Mercenary Group."
Wolf Bandits are a notorious type of Soul Beast, inherently licentious, and fond of raping and killing human females and other Soul Beasts, which are detested by the vast majority of Soul Masters.
And a mercenary group that can be named with the words "Wolf Bandit" is naturally not a good thing.
In fact, Wolf Bandit Mercenary Groups are bandits.
They kill and rob, rape and enslave, basically doing all kinds of bad things.
This is a more disgusting existence than assassins.
Assassins carry out tasks, frankly speaking, for a profit; but Wolf Bandit Mercenary Groups are extremely pure evil.
The test Lin Xiao accepted:
Was to eliminate an entire Wolf Bandit Mercenary Group!
Dugu Bo glanced at Lin Xiao and said:
"You brat, don't you think your wings have hardened? Didn't you say you didn't want to live under the shelter of me and Ye Family Head all the time? Didn't you say you wanted to go out and train yourself?"
"I am not a pedantic person, I will agree to whatever you want to do!"
"But you have to prove it to me."
"You really have hardened your wings, instead of just being stubborn! It's normal to want to fly when your wings are hard, but if you're stubborn and your wings are soft, you'll fall to pieces!"
Ye Qingxian also nodded in agreement.
"That's right, Lin Xiao, your task is to find a Wolf Bandit Mercenary Group and eliminate it within a month. Exceeding the time limit, failing to eliminate it, or not eliminating it thoroughly will all be considered a failure of the test."
"Then in the future, you will continue to follow me and learn and cultivate in a solid manner!"
"Go out and train when you are an adult!"
Dugu Bo coughed twice.
"Ye Family Head is right!"
Dugu Bo said very loudly, forcibly suppressing his lack of confidence:
Originally, his plan was to find a Wolf Bandit Mercenary Group, and then eliminate it together with Lin Xiao, mainly to let Lin Xiao, who had never killed anyone, see blood and understand the cruelty of the Soul Master World. As long as his performance wasn't too bad, Dugu Bo would consider Lin Xiao to have passed.
But after discussing it with Ye Qingxian.
She directly increased the difficulty tenfold!
Lin Xiao had to find the Wolf Bandit Mercenary Group himself!
He had to rely on himself alone to eliminate the Wolf Bandit Mercenary Group!
With a time limit of one month!
Dugu Bo muttered to himself:
"These days, Wolf Bandit Mercenary Groups all pretend to be normal mercenary groups. Who would dare to commit crimes against the wind? It's already very difficult to ask a mere teenager to find these old foxes, let alone within a month?"
"Moreover, Wolf Bandit Mercenary Groups vary in strength. What if this kid finds a very strong mercenary group? It would be good enough if he doesn't get himself killed!"
He even suspected that Ye Qingxian was deliberately trying to make things difficult for Lin Xiao.
Or... did she want Lin Xiao to stay by her side and study?
PS: Asking for monthly tickets, sob sob, the Qidian side is also almost at a thousand monthly tickets!
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