Arriving

Meanwhile, Luan Yu is planning to take Liuxing and Liuying to hunt soul beasts in the Demon Forest. She doesn't mind bringing Ye Guyi along, as she has a fondness for the blonde girl.

Xu Tianran is in a similar situation. There are several ninth-level soul engineers in the Sun and Moon Empire, but very few have the time to take newcomers to hunt soul beasts and the freedom to leave Mingdu.

Originally, Xu Tianran's plan was to assign a Soul Douluo to take Xu Tianzhen to the Demon Forest. However, after learning that Liuxing and Liuying also possessed full innate soul power, he changed his mind and approached Luan Yu, entrusting Xu Tianzhen to her care.

He wasn't worried about his sister's safety, as they were only hunting for the first soul ring and not seeking out a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

With a ninth-level soul engineer leading the team, it was unlikely that anything would go wrong. If something did happen, it would simply be a matter of bad luck.

Moreover, this trip provided an opportunity for Xu Tianzhen to interact more with Liuxing and Liuying and to build a relationship with Fire Phoenix Douluo.

Through Xu Tianzhen, he could achieve this without needing to intervene directly, making it a rare opportunity.

"Ice Phoenix Douluo, I'll trouble you with my sister," Xu Tianran said.

"Sister Luan Yu, I'll leave Ye Guyi in your care," Shangguan Wei'er added.

Xu Tianran and Shangguan Wei'er entrusted Ye Guyi and Xu Tianzhen to Luan Yu, respectively. They watched as Luan Yu flew into the air with the four youngsters, heading towards the Demon Forest.

"Liuxing, Liuxing! I didn't expect you to have full innate soul power. That's really amazing!" Xu Tianzhen exclaimed, her well-behaved demeanor from earlier completely gone. She greeted Liuxing and Liuying excitedly through the soul guide shield.

Liuxing and Liuying found it hard to dislike the lively Xu Tianzhen. Despite being a member of the royal family, she showed no arrogance and never flaunted her status as a county lord. The two were happy to be friends with her.

One of Liuying's dreams is to meet more friends, so she naturally didn't refuse Xu Tianzhen. She had a good impression of Xu Tianzhen, whose personality reminded her of Nan Qiuqiu.

"Hello, I'm Liuxing. Your name is Ye Guyi, right?" Liuxing smiled at Ye Guyi, who was in another soul guide shield, and greeted her warmly.

"Yes, I'm Ye Guyi. You also have full innate soul power, and your martial soul must be very strong. I'd love to learn from you sometime," Ye Guyi replied, her big golden eyes sparkling with fighting spirit as she looked at Liuxing.

A drop of cold sweat rolled down Liuxing's forehead. He hadn't expected this blonde little girl, who looked like a delicate porcelain doll, to be such a battle maniac.

She had just awakened her martial soul, yet she was already thinking about sparring.

"Eh, eh! You want to fight? Count me in! I'll fight with you. Let me tell you, I'm really strong!" Xu Tianzhen chimed in excitedly, her eyes lighting up at the prospect of a challenge.

Liuxing felt a bit embarrassed. What was it with the people of Douluo Continent?

They were only a few years old, yet they were already so eager to fight. Was this normal for Douluo people? Was there something wrong with him?

Luan Yu watched the little ones getting acquainted and felt a sense of relief.

Children should make more friends, and as for the fighting, it seemed perfectly normal to her. On the Douluo Continent, it was common for soul masters to start sparring from a young age. Combat was a tradition here!

For example, Heavenly Dragon Sect and Earth Dragon Sect often arranged sparring sessions after Nan Qiuqiu and others awakened their martial souls.

If they didn't fight three to five times a month, they weren't considered qualified soul masters.

Even among soul masters and academies, there were dedicated sparring platforms to encourage students to gain combat experience.

Fighting was a way of life on the Douluo Continent, regardless of age or gender.

Liuying didn't mind. Compared to the Douluo people, she, as an outsider, was even more accustomed to combat.

She had been fighting on the battlefield since birth, facing overwhelming odds. Sparring was child's play to her.

Even if Xu Tianzhen and Ye Guyi wanted to fight, could they really match up to Liuying?

Liuxing could confidently say that ten Xu Tianzhens and Ye Guyis combined wouldn't stand a chance against Liuying. It was a complete mismatch.

Liuxing silently mourned for Xu Tianzhen and Ye Guyi for two seconds. These two little girls might end up living in Liuying's shadow in the future.

Despite carrying four little ones, Luan Yu managed to reach the outskirts of the Demon Forest in just half a day.

Although the Demon Forest is located to the south of Mingdu, it is actually close to the northern part of the Douluo Continent and belongs to the temperate monsoon climate zone. As far as the eye can see, most of the vegetation consists of coniferous forests.

From a distance in the air, one could see that many of the trees in this coniferous forest had black-gray branches and leaves. The oppressive, dark hue gave off a heavy, almost suffocating feeling even before stepping foot inside.

The Demon Forest, there was no doubt that their destination had arrived.

Luan Yu slowly descended from the sky with the four youngsters, landing on the ground and coming to a stop.

Any soul master with a modicum of common sense would know that flying over a forest inhabited by a large number of soul beasts was tantamount to suicide.

Luan Yu didn't immediately take the little ones into the Demon Forest. Instead, she pulled out the food she had prepared earlier and distributed it to them.

After traveling for so long, the four growing children were indeed hungry. They accepted the food from Luan Yu without complaint.

Although Xu Tianzhen had been pampered since childhood, she wasn't the type to be overly delicate. She could handle a bit of hardship.

However, when she noticed that Liuying's food was different from theirs, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Liuying, what are you eating? Why is it different from ours? Can I try some?"

Liuxing nearly choked on his bread when he heard this. He watched as Liuying happily shared the oak cake roll in her hand with the curious Xu Tianzhen and Ye Guyi.

Sharing her favorite oak cake rolls with friends was something Liuying loved to do.

Although both Nan Qiuqiu and Liuxing had warned that it was practically inedible, Liuying remained puzzled.

In her opinion, oak cake rolls were delicious! Why didn't Liuxing and Nan Qiuqiu like them?

She could only conclude that the two of them simply weren't suited for oak cake rolls.

Liuxing lowered his head and silently nibbled on his bread, counting down in his head: three, two, one...

"Ugh! What is this? Why does it taste like I'm chewing wood?!"

Xu Tianzhen took a big bite of the oak cake roll and nearly gagged. Her face turned red as she stared at Liuying in disbelief, wondering why Liuying would try to "murder" her with such a thing.