Chapter 34: A Great Harvest
After hearing the words of the King of All Demons, the expressions of the fierce beast rulers changed as they realized they had been deceived. They looked at Ning Bei with an unfriendly gaze.
Ning Bei remained calm, shaking his head as he looked at the mocking expression of the King of All Demons.
"Senior, you are right. I did hunt five soul beasts for my soul rings, but that is the rule of survival for soul masters. This is something that cannot be changed at present."
"Some carnivorous soul beasts also hunt other soul beasts to fill their bellies, don't they?"
"As for the soul beasts in my Dan Tower, I swear on my martial soul that I will never hunt them to make soul rings."
"Of course, if they feel their strength can't improve, or if their time is running out, and they voluntarily sacrifice themselves to me, that's a different story. In that case, I wouldn't mind reducing the bloodshed in the Star Dou Forest."
After hearing Ning Bei's words, the fierce beasts' expressions softened, and even the King of All Demons' strange face became less hostile.
"Human, how much can your martial soul improve a soul beast?"
Ning Bei thought for a moment and then answered the King of All Demons' question.
"At the moment, I can only help soul beasts below 40,000 years in age improve their cultivation."
"My Dan Tower has five levels. The first level can increase a soul beast's cultivation by one year per day. Each subsequent level doubles the previous level's increase. So, the fifth level can increase a soul beast's cultivation by 16 years per day."
Upon hearing Ning Bei's explanation, the faces of the fierce beast rulers changed drastically. Those who had reached their level of cultivation were no fools. According to current developments, once Ning Bei became a Title Douluo, he would be able to give soul beasts 256 years of cultivation per day. By then, creating a ten-thousand-year soul beast out of nowhere would no longer be a dream.
Of course, that didn't apply to soul beasts whose bloodlines were insufficient to reach the ten-thousand-year level.
"Kid, you're not deceiving us, are you?"
Ning Bei shook his head and looked at Ah Bao, who was standing in front of him.
"Ah Bao is a partner I found a year ago. At the time, it had just been born and barely reached the 100-year level. Now, it has 4,000 years of cultivation."
The fierce beasts looked at Ah Bao and realized it was true. Their hearts started to loosen up.
"Human, wait a moment."
The King of All Demons looked at Biji, and after a moment of thought, she also left the scene.
"I'll go as well. Please wait."
Di Tian and the Bear King were left standing there, confused as to what these two had in mind.
Not long after, the King of All Demons and Biji returned, bringing with them a tree and a swan.
"This is an outstanding descendant of my Demon Eye Magic Tree clan. I'm entrusting it to you for cultivation."
Looking at the small tree in front of him, which had just been uprooted and whose branches were still shaking, Ning Bei couldn't help but feel speechless.
"Did you have to be so rough?"
In contrast, Biji was much gentler, constantly speaking to the green swan standing on her shoulder.
After a moment, she looked at Ning Bei.
"Child, this is the little princess of my Emerald Swan clan. I'm entrusting her to you for cultivation. I hope you treat her well."
Looking at the tree and swan in front of him, Ning Bei's expression remained calm, but inside, he was extremely excited. With the Demon Eye Magic Tree, his soul beast team would gain a primary control-type beast. Once the Man-Faced Demon Spider reached the ten-thousand-year level and gained its concealment ability, it could switch to a speed-based attacker. With Ah Bao, a strong tank, and the healing swan, his team would be complete.
Ning Bei nodded to the King of All Demons and Biji.
"Don't worry, seniors. I will treat them as my best partners."
The two looked at Ning Bei with satisfaction. It made them happy to see their kin being well cared for.
Ning Bei then summoned his Dan Tower and brought the two young beasts in front of him.
The two small beasts immediately became excited upon sensing the fragrance of the Dan Tower. The Emerald Swan flew to the top of the tower, pecking at the tower with its green beak, while the Demon Eye Magic Tree also didn't lag behind, wrapping its branches around the Dan Tower.
Biji, watching their actions, covered her mouth and chuckled.
"It seems these two little ones really like your martial soul?"
Ning Bei collected the two soul beasts back into the Dan Tower and sensed their cultivation. He found that the Demon Eye Magic Tree had 1,200 years of cultivation, while the Emerald Swan had a bit more, with 3,000 years of cultivation, similar to Ning Bei's Man-Faced Demon Spider.
After briefly distributing them, Ning Bei decided to place Ah Bao alone in the fifth level of the Dan Tower to let it evolve into a ten-thousand-year soul beast. After that, the Man-Faced Demon Spider would be placed there. The Emerald Swan and Demon Eye Magic Tree would be placed together in the fourth level. Although the effect would be slightly weaker, it would still provide them with about four years of cultivation per day. Once the other two reached the ten-thousand-year level, they would be placed in the fifth level in turn.
After placing Ah Bao in the Dan Tower, Ning Bei turned to the fierce beasts.
"Well then, seniors, I'll take my leave now. My elders at home must be very worried about me."
The fierce beasts nodded and looked at Di Tian with disdain. From the looks of it, they could tell how Ning Bei had been brought here.
Di Tian blushed under the glares of the beasts and hurriedly grabbed Ning Bei, tearing open the space in front of them and disappearing inside.
After a while, Ning Bei and Di Tian appeared at the outer edge of the Star Dou Forest.
"Kid, I'll leave you here. You can return on your own."
Ning Bei nodded and gave a respectful bow to Di Tian.
"Thank you, senior. I'll remember the promise, and I'll see you again once I reach the Soul Emperor level."
Di Tian nodded, then vanished into the space.
At the core area of the Star Dou Forest, a massive bull head emerged from the water, looking toward the giant ape on the ground.
"Er Ming, did you feel that person's aura?"
"Roar."
Er Ming hammered its chest, indicating that it had sensed it.
"That person's strength is truly terrifying. I wonder what's going on this time."
Meanwhile, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi, who had been anxiously searching for Ning Bei at the place where he had absorbed his soul ring, had no luck.
"What do we do now? Fengzhi?"
Ning Fengzhi, listening to Gu Yong's inquiry, fell silent for a moment.
"Let's head back to the sect for now. I'll have the spies in Wuhun City look into Bei'er's whereabouts, and then we'll make further plans."
"Sigh, we don't have any other choice. Let's go."
After leaving the Star Dou Forest, Ning Bei found a small town nearby. He decided to stop by, fill his stomach, and buy a carriage to continue his journey.
This was a typical mercenary town, where a large number of mercenaries gathered to form teams for soul hunting in the Star Dou Forest. Most of the merchants and inns catered to these mercenaries.
After having a meal at a clean restaurant, Ning Bei asked the waiter for directions to a carriage shop, leaving a few gold soul coins on the table as payment.
At the carriage shop, Ning Bei bought the most luxurious carriage and hired a coachman. The two of them set off toward Seven Treasure City.
What Ning Bei didn't see was that after the carriage left the town, a greedy face appeared from the shadows of a building, watching the carriage leave and licking its lips.
(END CHAPTER)
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