Chapter 14:Light Beetle
"Father, is this really that funny?"
Wang Teng spoke faintly, looking at his father who was still laughing.
"Don't worry, Wang Teng, your father has received professional training and will definitely not laugh, unless he really can't help it!"
"If you keep laughing, I'll go home and tell Mom that you scared me with a snake!"
Left with no choice, Wang Teng had to bring out his 'backer'.
As expected, this move was very effective, and Wang Chengkun immediately stopped laughing.
"You brat, are you asking for a beating? You need a good lesson!"
It wasn't that Wang Chengkun was afraid of his wife; rather, their relationship was good, and his mother had always been the one in charge at home.
"Hehe!"
Afterward, Wang Chengkun lost the mood to tease and directly chased away the Datura Snake, then continued to search for a suitable Spirit Beast for Wang Teng around the outer perimeter of the Sunset Forest.
The Spiritual Light Attribute Spirit Beast Wang Teng needed was around four hundred years old. A Spirit Beast of this age could not survive in the inner parts of the Sunset Forest; it could only appear in the outer areas.
However, the outer area of the Sunset Forest was very large, and Spiritual Light Attribute Spirit Beasts were indeed relatively rare. Moreover, with specific age requirements, it was not so easy to find one.
As dusk gradually fell, they still hadn't found a suitable Spirit Beast. The two could only find an open space and prepare to rest.
During this time, they did find Spiritual Light Attribute Spirit Beasts, but their ages were not suitable—either too old or too young—so they were all abandoned.
The various Spirit Beasts in the Sunset Forest also broadened Wang Teng's horizons.
After all, these were living Spirit Beasts, more visually impactful than those he had only seen in illustrations before.
"Wang Teng, finding a suitable Spirit Beast can't be rushed. Some Spirit Masters even fail to find a suitable Spirit Beast. Just take your time. Let's rest for the night and continue tomorrow."
"Mm~!"
Wang Teng also knew that this couldn't be rushed, and he had already been searching for a day. Wang Teng was tired and needed a good rest at night, otherwise, he wouldn't have the energy to search tomorrow during the day.
Soon, a tent was pitched in the open space.
Then, Wang Teng saw Wang Chengkun take out a bottle of medicinal powder from his storage spirit tool and sprinkle it around the tent.
Seeing his son look at him, he immediately began to explain.
"The medicinal powder I sprinkled can repel small insects. Camping in the wild is not like being at home. If you don't have insect repellent powder, you won't be able to rest peacefully at night."
Afterward, Wang Teng made do with dry rations and water for a meal.
Wang Teng didn't need to stand guard at night.
Even if Wang Teng wanted to, his father wouldn't let him! He might be carried away by a Spirit Beast without even knowing it while on guard.
The next day, at dawn, the father and son continued their search for Spirit Beasts.
Their luck was good today. Nearing noon, they finally discovered a Spiritual Light Attribute Spirit Beast less than 500 years old.
"Father, is this a Light Armored Beetle?" Wang Teng asked his father, looking at the Spirit Beast in front of him.
"That's right, it's a Light Armored Beetle. The characteristic of this Spirit Beast is its sharp mouthparts. A hundred-year-old Light Armored Beetle is usually not an opponent for an ordinary Spirit Grandmaster. But looking at its age, it should be close to 500 years old, quite a bit over the limit of 423 years!"
After his precious son awakened his Spirit, Wang Chengkun specifically looked at many illustrations of Spiritual Light Attribute Spirit Beasts, so that he wouldn't be unfamiliar if he encountered one. Now, he was putting his newly acquired knowledge to use.
"It should be fine. After all, it's not much over, and I used to specifically train my body. I also had many medicinal baths."
This Light Armored Beetle's age had not reached 500 years, still within Wang Teng's absorption range. Although it exceeded the limit for a normal Spirit Master's first spirit ring, it wasn't by much.
If he hadn't undergone the 'experience' enhancement from the vice copy before, even with his previous physical training, the difficulty would likely have been very high. Wang Teng would not joke with his own life, as many Spirit Masters die each year from body explosion due to absorbing spirit rings beyond their limit.
Seeing his son's confident demeanor, Wang Chengkun knew that Wang Teng's physical quality was stronger than that of ordinary people. Moreover, Wang Teng had his own opinions from a young age and knew he wouldn't joke with himself, so he let him be.
"If that's the case, then fine!"
It was just a hundred-year Spirit Beast; it certainly couldn't stump Wang Chengkun, a Spirit Douluo expert.
Without even activating his Spirit, he directly subdued the distant Light Armored Beetle with his bare hands.
The unfortunate Light Armored Beetle struggled unwillingly, but alas, the one who caught it was a powerful Spirit Douluo, whose strength it, with its mere less than 500 years of power, could not break free from.
Immediately, Wang Teng took out a sharp dagger from his storage spirit tool and ended the Light Armored Beetle.
Instantly, from the body of the Light Armored Beetle, numerous yellow light spots appeared. Slowly, the yellow light spots condensed, and a yellow spirit ring bloomed from beneath the Light Armored Beetle.
"Wang Teng, you absorb it. I'll guard you."
"Mm."
Without much hesitation, Wang Teng took a deep breath, sat cross-legged on the ground, released his first Spirit: Xuan Guang Cross, and began to draw in the Light Armored Beetle's spirit ring.
The moment the Light Armored Beetle's spirit ring appeared above his head, Wang Teng immediately felt a heavy pressure, as if it was about to crush him.
Soon, the spirit ring contracted, directly settling onto the Xuan Guang Cross in Wang Teng's right palm.
Suddenly, a vast amount of spirit power surged into Wang Teng's body from the spirit ring.
This was the spirit power contained within the Light Armored Beetle's spirit ring.
Amidst this vast spirit power, Wang Teng seemed to see a luminous cross, rising and falling in the ocean of spirit power.
As Wang Teng fully circulated his meditation technique to absorb and refine this spirit ring, he could feel that his Spirit, the Xuan Guang Cross, was absorbing the power within this spirit ring and beginning to undergo a transformation, though this process was slow and the increase was negligible.
However, Wang Teng knew that if he could always absorb suitable spirit rings in the future, one day, his first Spirit would be able to evolve.
Fortunately, Wang Teng's physical quality was good, and this spirit ring did not exceed Wang Teng's endurance limit.
As Wang Teng put all his effort into refining it, the vast energy within the spirit ring gradually began to be absorbed, and Wang Chengkun, who was guarding nearby, finally felt relieved.
At this moment, Wang Chengkun had a look of gratification.
'My son, Wang Teng, is indeed worthy of the title of a Titled Douluo! His first spirit ring's age can already surpass the limit of ordinary Spirit Masters.'
As time passed, three hours later, Wang Teng opened his eyes, his entire body emanating the spirit power fluctuations of a Spirit Master.
"Haha~, good! Wang Teng, I was worried about you earlier, but I didn't expect you to absorb a nearly 500-year-old spirit ring so easily."
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