Seeing Ye Liangchen and the two women heading to Sunset Forest, Dugu Yan immediately pulled Dugu Bo and chased after them.
"Ye Liangchen, it's too dangerous for you to bring Ling Ling and Aunt Su Ling into Sunset Forest alone. My grandpa and I will go with you."
Since her good sister was going to obtain her fourth spirit ring, Dugu Yan naturally wanted to help.
"Ah! Senior Dugu, will this delay your time?"
Ye Liangchen didn't expect these two to be willing to help, which surprised him greatly.
"Xiaozi Ye, I just joined your organization, so naturally I have to do something. Besides, I'm not at ease with you bringing two Spirit Masters with no combat power into Sunset Forest alone."
Dugu Bo had lived in Sunset Forest for a long time and knew how dangerous it was inside. Moreover, Ye Lingling was his granddaughter's good friend, and as an elder, he couldn't let them go adventuring casually.
"Then many thanks, Senior."
"Yan Zi, thank you."
The Ye family mother and daughter were very excited. With a Titled Douluo escorting them, this trip would be even safer.
"Ling Ling, we are good sisters, no need to be polite."
"Aunt Su Ling, let's go to the carriage."
Dugu Yan pulled the Ye family mother and daughter into the carriage, then poked her head out and called out to Ye Liangchen and Dugu Bo.
"Ye Da Shuaige, you and my grandpa will drive the carriage outside, no problem?"
Ye Liangchen quickly replied: "No problem, it's my honor to drive for a beauty."
"Senior Dugu, I'm troubling you a bit."
Dugu Bo waved his hand indifferently: "Xiaozi Ye, let's go! I have some things I want to talk to you about."
Dugu Bo directly jumped to the front of the carriage and worked as a coachman with Ye Liangchen.
"Giddy up…"
Ye Liangchen cracked his whip, and the magnificent horse pulled the luxurious carriage forward.
"Xiaozi Ye, how did your parents die?"
Dugu Bo had a very good impression of that pair of immortal-like couple. If they hadn't died, they would surely have become Titled Douluo.
"Aunt Lan and the others said that a mysterious Titled Douluo, whose whole body glowed red, attacked my parents. My parents self-destructed in the end, which allowed Aunt Lan to escape. We still don't know who it was."
Ye Liangchen casually found an excuse to gloss over it. There was no need to tell others the identity of his enemies, lest he alert them.
"So that's how it is! But with your growth speed, you will definitely be able to kill your enemies with your own hands in the future."
"I've lived for over 70 years and have never seen a genius as monstrous as you. Looking at your spirit ring combination, each ring exceeds the limit. Tell me, how did you do it?"
In Dugu Bo's understanding, no one had ever been able to absorb spirit rings beyond the limit, and this Xiao Jiahuo's first spirit ring was at least nine hundred years old, which was truly incredible.
"Senior Dugu, I found that the standard spirit ring combination for Spirit Masters only applies to ordinary Spirit Masters."
"But the standard combination is not suitable for super geniuses. The more powerful the Spirit, the more likely it is to absorb over-aged spirit rings. Also, by training the physique, or by using Spirit Bones to enhance the body, making one's physical quality stronger, one can absorb spirit rings beyond their level, but it also depends on one's personal tolerance limit."
In fact, Ye Liangchen felt that as long as ordinary Spirit Masters trained their physical quality well, absorbing spirit rings a few hundred years beyond their level should not be a problem, but without cheating, they couldn't exceed too much, otherwise they would explode and die.
"Hmm! What you said does make sense, but in this World, the improvement of a Spirit Master's spirit power slows down with age. Ordinary Spirit Masters all hope to cross level 30 by the age of 20, which is a hurdle in Spirit Master cultivation, so everyone will try their best to improve their spirit power while they are young, and neglect physical training."
Dugu Bo thought carefully, wasn't this how he had cultivated his entire Life? Fortunately, his talent was decent, otherwise it would have been impossible for him to cultivate to Titled Douluo.
"Senior Dugu, so there is still a gap between super geniuses and ordinary geniuses."
"That's right, you, Xiao Jiahuo, are the most monstrous super genius, and your Spirit is also very powerful. I feel that even the Seraphim Spirit of the Qian family in Spirit Hall cannot compare to your Spirit."
...
The two were like old friends, driving the carriage and chatting about many things. Dugu Bo was very curious about Xiao Jiahuo's medical skills, so Ye Liangchen had to deliberately say that he learned from a super Douluo. As soon as Dugu Bo heard "super Douluo," he immediately stopped asking, thinking that perhaps that super Douluo had always been by Xiao Jiahuo's side.
Inside the carriage, Dugu Yan also chatted with the Ye family mother and daughter about Ye Liangchen, very curious about this young man who suddenly appeared.
"Aunt Su Ling, you're not really planning to let Ling Ling and that handsome young man date, are you?" Dugu Yan felt that Ye Lingling and Ye Liangchen were quite a good match.
"I do want my daughter to date him, but the key is whether he would even look at her! This Xiao Jiahuo was raised by the Shui Lanxin Sisters, so they must have already arranged everything for him. When Xiao Chen saw you and Ling Ling, his gaze was very clear, without a ripple. Both of you are beauties, but in his eyes, you're just like ordinary people."
Ye Suling said with a chuckle. Of course, she hoped her daughter would have a good home, and that Xiao Jiahuo was undoubtedly the best candidate. Besides, they had received such a great kindness from him, and still didn't know how to repay him!
"Mom, don't say anymore."
"Ling Ling, I think this Xiao Jiahuo is very interesting. At only 12 years old, he's already a Level 49 Spirit Ancestor. It feels like all these years we've been cultivating for nothing. Anyway, we've already joined his organization, let's see what kind of surprises he'll bring us in the future?"
"Yan Zi, being curious about a man is the beginning of liking him! Are you going to dump Yu Tianheng? He's quite fond of you!"
"Ling Ling, don't mention that Yu Tianheng. There's nothing between him and me, just friends. There's no talk of dumping or not dumping. Besides, Grandpa told me that Yu Tianheng's dating me was only because he saw my grandpa was a Titled Douluo, and his purpose was just to have more leverage in the competition with Yu Tianxin."
"Pfft...! Yan Zi, you've changed so much."
"Ling Ling, our destinies have changed, so of course people change too."
...
Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were both troubled by their Spirits, but now everything had gotten better, and both girls' personalities had brightened. They chatted and laughed happily along the way.
...
Three days later, everyone arrived at the edge of Sunset Forest. Looking at the towering trees in the distance, Ye Liangchen was filled with emotion, having circled back to this place again.
These past few days, staying with Dugu Bo, Ye Liangchen had to keep Blue Silver Emperor in the Game Pet Space, and he wondered if she would get bored.
"Xiaozi Ye, did you enter the forest alone back then?" Dugu Bo asked Ye Liangchen curiously.
"Yes, alone. My Spirit possession allows me to fly, so entering Sunset Forest isn't a problem."
"Swish swish..."
Ye Liangchen directly released his Spirit, and with a flap of his divine armor wings, he flew hundreds of meters into the sky.
"Oh my! This Xiao Jiahuo even has the ability to fly, that's great!"
Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ye Suling watched Xiao Jiahuo soar in the sky, very envious. Even Dugu Bo was the same; although he was a Titled Douluo, he still couldn't fly hundreds of meters high.
"What an incredible Xiao Jiahuo, his future is limitless!"
Ye Liangchen flew a few times, then descended directly, asking Dugu Bo: "Senior Dugu, now that your and Yan Jie's Spirits have evolved into flood dragons, can you fly hundreds of meters high in the sky?"
"No, only short low-altitude gliding. With my spirit power as a Titled Douluo, I can momentarily hover, but only about one hundred eighty meters high. Your Spirit, Xiao Jiahuo, is truly formidable."
Dugu Bo slowly said, becoming more and more curious about Ye Liangchen's abilities.
"Xiao Chen Didi, what abilities does your beautiful Spirit have? It's so pretty, can it fight?" Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling asked curiously.
"Two older sisters, my Spirit has both offensive and supportive abilities. I'll show you."
"First Spirit Ability: Life Strangulation."
"Swish swish..."
"Bang bang..."
Ye Liangchen activated his Spirit Ability, and several emerald green and tough vines twisted towards a few trees with bowl-sized trunks in front, directly strangling them.
"Third Spirit Ability: Life Absorption."
"Buzz buzz..."
A green light emanated from his hands, enveloping a tree, instantly turning it into a withered tree.
"Swish..."
At this moment, Ye Liangchen injected the absorbed Life energy back into the tree, instantly restoring it to a vibrant state.
"Fourth Spirit Ability: Life's Thorns."
"Swish swish..."
Ye Liangchen's hands transformed into a dozen green spears, which he directly shot into the ground 20 meters away.
"Bang bang bang..."
Explosions sounded, and for a moment, earth and rocks flew, dust billowed, and the power was quite significant.
"Xiao Jiahuo's few Spirit Abilities are very powerful, especially his Life Absorption, which can extract the opponent's Life force, it's terrifying."
Ye Suling and Dugu Bo, as experts, saw the extraordinary aspects of this Xiao Jiahuo's Spirit Abilities. With Xiao Jiahuo's current strength, a Spirit King-level powerhouse probably wouldn't be able to defeat him.
"Xiao Chen Didi, why did you only use three Spirit Abilities? What about your second Spirit Ability?" Ye Lingling asked curiously.
"My second Spirit Ability is a support skill. It can increase all attributes for teammates by 30% within 10 minutes. Now I'll let you experience it."
"Life Blessing."
"Buzz buzz..."
Four green lights shot from Ye Liangchen's body towards Dugu Bo and the other three, directly doubling their overall strength.
"All attributes increased by 30%? This support ability is too powerful."
Dugu Bo and the others felt their powerful strength at this moment, extremely shocked. If this guy provided support during a battle with an enemy, they could instantly crush the enemy.
"Xiaozi Ye, your Spirit is truly strange. You handle both attack and support alone. I've lived for decades and have never seen such a Spirit."
Dugu Bo thought highly of this Xiao Jiahuo; given time, he would surely stand at the peak of this World.
"Senior, you flatter me. Let's hurry and find a Spirit Beast for Ling Jie!" Ye Liangchen waved his hand, suggesting that everyone should act quickly.
"Right, we just had our strength boosted by Xiao Chen's support skill. Let's hurry while it lasts."
"Ling Ling, let's go! Our sisters are of one heart, and our combined strength can cut through metal."
Dugu Yan called out to Ye Lingling and sprinted into the forest.
"Yan Zi, you're so much faster!"
"Xiao Chen Didi's skill is really amazing."
Watching the two girls dart through the forest like two butterflies, Ye Liangchen, Dugu Bo, and Ye Suling also quickly followed.
"Aunt Ye, what kind of Spirit Beast do we need to hunt for Ling Jie's fourth spirit ring?" Ye Liangchen asked Ye Suling while they were on their way.
"For our Spirit's fourth spirit ring, we need a Devil Pattern Dragon Tooth Flower plant Spirit Beast."
"The Devil Pattern Dragon Tooth Flower, this plant Spirit Beast, can release red mist to make enemies hallucinate, and then entangle them with its branches. It's also an offensive Spirit Beast."
"Aunt Ye, Three-Leaf Begonia should also be quite suitable for your Spirit."
"Xiao Chen, our Spirit's second spirit ring came from a Three-Leaf Begonia."
"So that's how it is..."
The three chatted while closely following Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, heading deeper into the forest.