The little rabbit who had just obtained her second hundred-year soul ring had been showing off all day long. Fortunately, Lin Yang was there to quickly bring her back to reality.
Even though the little rabbit was no longer the same one who used to get "bullied" every day, Lin Yang was still the same Lin Yang!
Suppressing a whimpering rabbit with one hand was as easy as flipping his palm!
There was no helping it—the silly rabbit was like a wind-up toy. She needed tightening from time to time, or she would flip the sky upside down.
Xiao Wu's second soul skill was still Charm, a control-type soul skill.
The skill didn't sound impressive, but mental-type abilities were extremely overpowered in the early stages for soul masters.
At the same rank, very few people could resist mental control.
Hmm… Lin Yang was an exception.
The little rabbit had used the Charm soul skill on Lin Yang before, but the result… Lin Yang simply thought she was giving him a flirtatious wink and felt nothing at all.
The little rabbit tried several times in a row and finally admitted unwillingly that Lin Yang's spiritual power was stronger than hers.
After all, with three lifetimes of accumulation, it was reasonable for Lin Yang's spiritual power to be a bit stronger.
As for the little rabbit, a transformed soul beast, she had to start accumulating from scratch. There was naturally a gap between them.
But no matter what, being immune to mental control was definitely a good thing.
The little rabbit didn't take it to heart either. Getting hit with setbacks in front of Lin Yang was nothing new to her.
Although a tiny accident had occurred, she had still reached the two-ring level. The little rabbit comforted herself this way.
Lin Yang was two-ring, and she was two-ring too. Rounding it off, weren't they basically the same?
However, this Ah Q-style spiritual victory didn't last long. A piece of news instantly struck the little rabbit like five thunderbolts from a clear sky.
Lin Yang had broken through!
Little Rabbit: Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?
Xiao Wu looked at Lin Yang with a conflicted expression, her small hand repeatedly poking his arm.
"How did you break through so fast? This doesn't make sense!"
Lin Yang gave a skin-deep smile that didn't reach his eyes. "It sounds like you're unconvinced?"
"How could I be!"
The little rabbit's ability to read the room had long been trained to perfection. She admitted defeat at light speed.
Lin Yang snorted lightly. "Tomorrow I'm heading to the Star Dou Great Forest. You stay here."
"I want to go too. I want to go back and see Da Ming and Er Ming."
Lin Yang hesitated slightly, but thinking that returning to the Star Dou Great Forest was like going home for Xiao Wu, he didn't refuse.
"Then the day after tomorrow. Pack your things. We probably won't be coming back for a while."
...
Two days later.
"Time to go!"
Lin Yang locked the gate of the small courtyard, turned around, and got into the carriage.
Xiao Wu glanced back at the courtyard with reluctance.
Unknowingly, she had already lived in this courtyard for more than three months.
Three months wasn't very long, but she felt that this place was the second home—besides the Lake of Life—that gave her peace of mind and warmth.
It carried almost all her beautiful memories of the human world.
Seeing Xiao Wu's nostalgic look, Lin Yang chuckled softly.
"Alright, stop being sentimental. I already bought this courtyard yesterday. You can stay here whenever you want, for as long as you want."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu's face instantly brightened, full of surprise. "Are you serious?"
"Of course," Lin Yang smiled.
Houses in Suotuo City weren't cheap, but the two of them had earned quite a bit from the Great Soul Arena, so buying a small courtyard was more than enough.
Xiao Wu was no longer sentimental and quickly climbed into the carriage.
This carriage was the same one Lin Yang had used before, only with a more comfortable compartment swapped in.
Over the three months, the carriage shop had fattened up the old horse until it was strong and sturdy. Now it was time for it to put in some work.
The carriage quickly left Suotuo City and headed east, straight for the Star Dou Great Forest!
The goal of this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest was simple: to find a suitable third soul ring.
Lin Yang already had several targets in mind, but whether they were suitable or not would depend on the situation at the time.
After all, the Star Dou Great Forest was the largest gathering place for soul beasts on the entire continent. It was hard to say whether the soul beast knowledge he knew would still apply.
As for Xiao Wu?
She definitely knew far more types of soul beasts, but Lin Yang's emotional intelligence wasn't zero. How could he possibly ask such a question?
Suotuo City was more than four hundred kilometers from the Star Dou Great Forest. If the two of them traveled on their own, day and night, it would take three or four days.
The reason they chose to take the carriage was, on one hand, because Lin Yang wasn't in a hurry—it wouldn't delay his cultivation anyway. On the other hand, he wanted to use this time to guide Xiao Wu a bit more and see if he could help her awaken the "Transparent World."
Xiao Wu's Soft Breathing Technique was already very perfect now.
Her various moves were also nearing completion, but she still couldn't comprehend the "Transparent World."
In Xiao Wu's own words, it felt like looking at flowers through fog—separated by an invisible thin membrane!
As someone who had already experienced it, Lin Yang knew very clearly that her current situation had nothing to do with talent or technique. It was just missing the right opportunity.
When the opportunity came, everything would fall into place naturally!
If the opportunity hadn't arrived, then everything would be like fishing for the moon in water.
So along the way, Lin Yang didn't talk too much to avoid adding unnecessary pressure to Xiao Wu.
He simply guided her to continuously solidify the foundations of the breathing method.
A ten-thousand-foot tall building rises from the ground!
Repeat, repeat—until you achieve your goal, you must keep repeating!
And Xiao Wu once again experienced that feeling of being in deep water and scorching fire.
Ten days later, the two of them arrived by carriage at a small town on the outermost edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Such small towns were basically standard for every major soul beast gathering place and didn't need much introduction.
The town near the Star Dou Great Forest was noticeably much larger, like a miniature city. It was no less impressive than Nuoding City.
The two left the carriage at the carriage shop. After eating and drinking their fill in the small town, they returned to the inn to rest for the night and recuperate.
Meanwhile, at the center of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Moonlight spilled down, stars dotted the sky—this area was like a true paradise on earth.
At the center of the paradise was a clear, vast lake.
At this moment, a huge black shadow suddenly rose rapidly from the bottom of the lake.
Boom!
Accompanied by massive waves, a monster with an ox head and snake body emerged from the center of the lake surface. Just the part exposed above the water already reached a shocking hundred meters.
"Er Ming, I sense her aura!"
As the low, booming voice rang out, two moons suddenly appeared at one corner of the lakeside.
Upon closer look, how could those be moons? They were clearly a pair of enormous yellow beast pupils.
Under the faint moonlight, it quickly became clear that the owner of these huge beast pupils was a figure also exceeding a hundred meters in size, resembling a combination of a gorilla and King Kong.
Its massive body was like a mountain range that was breathing.
"She must have run into trouble. I'll go pick her up right now!"
Er Ming's enormous body slowly began to stand up. His buzzing voice was like thunder!
"No need," Da Ming said in a deep voice.
"If you go out now, you'll only attract powerful human experts. Wait until she enters our range."
After a moment of silence, Er Ming's buzzing voice sounded again. "Understood!"