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Now that he has taken on a beloved disciple, he is determined not to let his disciple repeat the same mistakes.
As night falls, the bright moon hangs high in the sky, and starlight spills through the woods.
Chen Xin, who was walking ahead, suddenly focused his gaze. He saw that a poisonous fog was spreading in front of him, obscuring the view inside.
"Is it a poison-attribute soul beast?" Dongfang Yao peeked out from behind her master, looking around curiously.
The soul beasts they encountered along the way were either driven away by Chen Xin or killed.
Just then, two figures slowly emerged from the woods not far from the edge of the poisonous fog.
Chen Xin remained calm and composed, his expression unchanged.
The visitors were an old man and a young girl.
The old man was tall and thin, with dark green hair and eyes that exuded a cold and sinister aura. His venomous gaze sent chills down people's spines, and he reeked of a pungent, fishy smell.
The girl had short, dark purple hair and a very spirited air. Her emerald green eyes had a strange quality, but being a woman added to her eerie charm.
This was Dongfang Yao's first impression of the two.
'Sword Dao Chenxin? What's he doing here?' The old man was surprised, but outwardly he respectfully bowed.
"So you are the Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. I have long admired your name."
Chen Xin nodded slightly in return: "Azure Scale Douluo, you needn't be so polite."
He then introduced the disciple beside him: "Yao'er, this is the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, who is known as the number one poison soul master in the world and is unparalleled in poison skills."
Dongfang Yao was startled and quickly bowed, saying, "Greetings, Senior Dugu. I am Dongfang Yao, and I have long admired your name."
Dugu Bo nodded in acknowledgment, secretly wondering if this little girl could be Ning Fengzhi's youngest daughter.
He then called out to the purple-haired girl beside him, "Yanyan."
Upon hearing the voice, the girl quickly bowed to Chen Xin: "Junior Dugu Yan greets Your Majesty Sword Douluo."
After some polite exchanges, the atmosphere fell silent.
Chen Xin was a man of few words and had only met the other party a few times.
Dugu Bo was a loner by nature, hated trouble, and disliked dealing with strangers.
Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School supports the Heaven Dou Royal Family, and Dugu Bo is also a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Royal Family, the two sides have never had any dealings, so there is naturally nothing to talk about at the moment.
Surprisingly, it was Dugu Bo who spoke first this time.
Although Dugu Bo appears to be older, Chen Xin is actually older and his soul power has reached level ninety-six, far beyond Dugu Bo's reach.
"I wonder what brings Sword Douluo to this Sunset Forest? Is there anything I can do to help?"
Seeing Chen Xin staring at the poison array he had set up, Dugu Bo's heart tightened, worried that the other party might have discovered his cultivation treasure.
Chen Xin did not hide anything and told him frankly: "I have long heard that Poison Douluo has lived in this forest for a long time and has extensive knowledge. The girl beside me is my personal disciple and needs a spirit ring to break through, but unfortunately, I have been searching for many days and still have not found a suitable spirit beast."
Dugu Bo breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they weren't here to take over his territory.
However, Chen Xin's disciple?
He looked closely at Dongfang Yao; the girl looked even younger than his own granddaughter.
The fact that Chen Xin had taken on a disciple was common knowledge within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but Ning Fengzhi and others did not publicize it widely. Those who needed to know would naturally find out at the appropriate time to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Although he had doubts, providing information about the soul beast was just a small favor, and he could even do it for them.
"What kind of spirit beast does your beloved disciple need? Perhaps I know where they live."
After Chen Xin explained the requirements, Dugu Bo frowned deeply.
'A two-thousand-year-old soul beast? Has Chen Xin lost his mind? How old is that girl?'
Despite his doubts, he only hoped that Chen Xin would leave the poison array as soon as possible to avoid discovering his herb garden.
After all, he knew he was no match for Chen Xin.
After pondering for a moment, Dugu Bo actually remembered that there was a soul beast nearby that met the requirements.
He looked up at the sky; the timing was perfect.
"Come with me, there might be one that suits you, let's see if it's here today."
Chen Xin nodded.
He led Dongfang Yao and followed Dugu Bo through the forest.
A moment later, the four stopped behind a dense thicket of trees.
Dugu Bo pointed ahead and whispered, "We're lucky, look!"
Following the directions, they saw a small cave with green moss covering the rocks at the entrance, which stood out vividly in the moonlight. Standing atop the moss was a wolf-like spirit beast.
This is a moss wolf, which only lives near burrows where moss grows.
Normally, mossy wolves have dark green fur, but this one is deep blue.
Upon closer inspection, its fur is dotted with tiny white spots, resembling stars in the night sky.
At this moment, its entire body, including its claws and fangs, was faintly glowing in the bright moonlight and the dazzling starlight.
You can sense from afar that the soul power within its body is constantly condensing and increasing!
“Cultivating by starlight? Could this be a mutated moss wolf? Although its cultivation is only 1,900 years old, its attributes are a perfect match!” A look of joy flashed in Chen Xin’s eyes.
Although it is unclear what skills this soul beast possesses, light attribute soul beasts are rare, especially since Dongfang Yao's Star Sword clearly has the light attribute!
If the attributes of a soul beast match the attributes inherent in a martial soul, it might produce unexpected results!
Absorbing a soul beast that is related to starlight and has considerable attack power would be perfect for Dongfang Yao!
"Master, I'm going!" Before Dongfang Yao finished speaking, she had already rushed out like an arrow.
Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, who were standing to the side, were dumbfounded.
This little girl is actually going to fight a thousand-year-old soul beast all by herself?
Dugu Yan felt even more disdain.
She is only fourteen years old and has recently obtained her third spirit ring and been promoted to Spirit Master. She is already an outstanding person among her peers.
But she didn't dare to face the thousand-year-old soul beast alone.
This little girl in front of me looks no more than seven or eight years old. How could she possibly win?
Dugu Bo shared the same thought, believing that Chen Xin was simply training his disciple and would eventually lend a helping hand.
However, the next second,
The millennium-old soul ring rising from beneath Dongfang Yao's feet left the grandfather and granddaughter speechless with astonishment.
Chapter 101 Dugu Bo's Little Thoughts, Dongfang Yao's Dilemma
Dongfang Yao's first soul ring was a thousand years old, which was clearly beyond the comprehension of the Dugu grandfather and granddaughter.
What's even more shocking is that this little girl actually fought the Starlight Moss Wolf to a standstill!
Dongfang Yao flipped backward, nimbly avoiding the Starlight Moss Wolf's sharp claws.
She once fought against the Millennium Armored Saber-Toothed Leopard and the Millennium Mirror Image in the Hall of a Thousand Mirrors.
Although her brother was there to control the beast, which greatly weakened its strength, it also gave her valuable combat experience.
Facing this starlight moss wolf, she remained calm and composed, her movements clean and swift, each sword strike incredibly sharp!
But this is ultimately a life-or-death struggle, far beyond the sparring matches in the Hall of Ten Thousand Mirrors.
After less than ten rounds of fighting, Dongfang Yao's moves began to show weaknesses.
After all, this is a mutated thousand-year-old soul beast, which even ordinary soul masters would find difficult to deal with, let alone her who doesn't even have a second soul ring yet.
As the wolf's claws attacked again, this time faster and with a faint glint in their light.
Unable to dodge in time, Dongfang Yao had no choice but to parry with her sword.
"clang!"
With a loud bang, Dongfang Yao was thrown back several meters, her shoes leaving two deep marks on the ground.
She gasped for breath, and couldn't help but think of her brother.
Back then, my brother didn't even have a spirit ring, yet he dared to hunt down a thousand-year-old spirit beast all by himself.
I want to help my brother, how can I admit defeat here!
But at that moment, she suddenly felt a wave of weakness and her vision went black.
To his horror, he discovered that a portion of his soul power had vanished into thin air.
Looking down, he saw a five-claw mark glowing yellow on his chest, faintly visible, as if it might disappear at any moment.
The Starlight Moss Wolf pounced again with its gleaming claws. Dongfang Yao raised her sword to defend herself, but was knocked back several meters once more. The powerful impact made her hand holding the sword ache.
Immediately afterwards, the feeling of soul power being drained came again, and one of the five claw marks on his chest became unusually bright.
"Buzz-"
The air vibrated slightly.
Chen Xin's figure had already blocked Dongfang Yao's way.
“My disciple, you have performed very well, far exceeding my expectations.”
This was indeed the truth; he never expected that his young disciple could be so adept at dealing with a thousand-year-old soul beast.
"Calm down now, we still need to absorb the spirit ring later. This spirit beast's ability is quite special, I'll leave the rest to you."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Yao stopped insisting and nodded in agreement.
The Starlight Moss Wolf's soul skill was indeed strange; it could drain her soul power even though it didn't hit her directly.
She glanced at the claw marks on her chest that had disappeared, then sat down cross-legged and calmed her agitated state.
With Sword Douluo's intervention, Starlight Moss Wolf was on the verge of death in the blink of an eye, unable even to commit suicide.
The Dugu grandfather and grandson, standing to the side, were dumbfounded.
Dugu Bo glanced at his granddaughter, who was standing there dumbfounded, and sighed inwardly, hoping that he wouldn't discourage Yan Yan's confidence in her cultivation.