Long Aotian's third spirit ring was taken from a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.
The quality of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear needs no further explanation; it can be said to be a mandatory choice for any Transmigrator.
Long Aotian's luck was also quite good. The third spirit ring provided by the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was not only a powerful Spirit Ability.
It even dropped an external Spirit Bone that countless Spirit Masters flock to—the dark gold dreadclaw!
This point, even when placed in the entire history of the Douluo Continent, is an extremely rare opportunity.
In the original work, even with his outstanding talent, it would have been impossible for Long Aotian to obtain this top-tier external Spirit Bone.
But under the current changes, this immense opportunity happened to fall upon Long Aotian.
Even Xu Tianhao couldn't help but feel a few sparks of genuine envy at that time.
After all, the dark gold dreadclaw external Spirit Bone is publicly recognized as one of the top-tier pieces of equipment in the eyes of any Transmigrator.
With peerless attack power and infinite potential, once fused, it allows one's own combat strength to achieve a leap-forward improvement. It is a supreme treasure that countless Spirit Masters dream of.
Now that this opportunity has been obtained by Long Aotian, how could it not arouse envy?
It's just that Xu Tianhao doesn't know at this moment that the reason Long Aotian could have this heaven-defying luck and obtain the spirit ring and external Spirit Bone of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear by chance is, at its root, simply a matter of proximity to the good.
Over the past few years, Xu Tianhao's own opportunities and gains have been far greater than Long Aotian's.
Just a mere dark gold dreadclaw external Spirit Bone... Xu Tianhao says he wants one too.
Hehe, he just wants it.
He really wants such a treasure; it's pure longing for a top-tier Spirit Bone.
And when Xu Tianran originally arranged for his confidants to infiltrate the Star Dou Great Forest, besides looking for high-quality spirit rings for everyone, he actually had two other preparations.
That Ninth-Rank Soul Engineer confidant, in addition to scouting for Spirit Beast tracks and recording information, also carried two top-secret missions.
First, to secretly collect intelligence on the various major forces of the original Douluo Continent's Three Great Empires, Shrek Academy, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, etc., and master their troop deployments, movements of the powerful, cultivation resources, and so on.
Second, to secretly contact those forces dissatisfied with the Three Great Empires who want to take shortcuts or seek a greater backer, laying the groundwork for the Sun Moon Empire's future layout.
The original Douluo Continent seems like a monolithic block, with the Three Great Empires and Shrek Academy being closely linked and jointly resisting the expansion of the Sun Moon Empire.
But people's hearts are hidden behind their skin. There will always be some forces and Spirit Masters who, for the sake of power, resources, and opportunities, choose to betray their camp and defect to the more powerful Sun Moon Empire.
And this Ninth-Rank Soul Engineer was the key figure responsible for acting as a bridge and gathering these forces.
Xu Tianran originally only regarded this as a long-term layout and didn't expect to have gains in the short term.
But he never expected that just as he had broken through Level 80, his confidant would send back news of a hundred thousand year Magic Thunder Tyrannosaurus Rex appearing in the Star Dou Great Forest.
The Magic Thunder Tyrannosaurus Rex itself is a top-tier existence among dragon-type Spirit Beasts, controlling the ultimate power of thunder and the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
It can be said to be a perfect match for Xu Tianran's Spirit and cultivation route; saying it is a hundred thousand year soul ring tailor-made for him would not be an exaggeration at all.
As for the dangers of the Star Dou Great Forest itself, Xu Tianran, Poison Immortal, and their group never took them to heart.
On this trip, they have the Level 98 Super Douluo Poison Immortal personally leading the way, assisted by two accompanying Ninth-Rank Soul Engineer Titled Douluos.
Add to that the Ninth-Rank Soul Engineer confidant who had already been lurking in the Star Dou Great Forest and was familiar with the terrain and environment.
The group had a full four top-tier experts of the Titled Douluo level as guards.
Such a lineup, luxurious to the point of extravagance, would be considered top-tier in the entire Douluo Continent.
As long as they didn't encounter a Limit Douluo, they could be said to be unhindered.
Even if they really encountered an existence at the Limit Douluo level, with the combined power of four Titled Douluos...
Plus Poison Immortal's trump cards, they might not necessarily be unable to trade blows.
It was precisely because of this confidence that Xu Tianran dared to boldly venture deep into the Star Dou Great Forest.
And Xu Tianhao's sudden inquiry about his Elder brother Xu Tianran's itinerary was not just ordinary concern, but because he had other calculations in his heart.
According to the original timeline's calculations, at this very moment, Zhang Lexuan should have also reached the critical node of breaking through the Level 80 bottleneck.
In the original work, after Zhang Lexuan broke through Level 80, she also went to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain her eighth soul ring.
But unfortunately, at this time, the gluttonous Xuan Zi secretly left the team because of his appetite and went missing.
Having lost her strongest protector, Zhang Lexuan could only lead several other equally talented Shrek geniuses to face a hundred thousand year soul beast alone.
After a tragic battle, Xuan Zi arrived late.
But by the time he arrived, out of the ten Shrek genius youths who had traveled together, the only one who ultimately survived was Zhang Lexuan.
Everyone else perished in the mouths of Spirit Beasts, their souls returning to the Star Dou.
It can only be said that while names can be wrong, nicknames never are.
Xuan Zi's title as the Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult is truly well-deserved.
You should know that even with the Holy Spirit Cult being so evil and slaughtering countless people, if they wanted to kill so many top-tier Shrek geniuses at once, they would need to pay an extremely heavy price.
They might not even have a chance of succeeding.
But Xuan Zi, in just the time it took to have a meal, caused Shrek to lose a full ten future pillars.
Such a terrifying record is even more tragic than if the Holy Spirit Cult had taken action.
One can only say he is truly worthy of being the Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult.
Of course, Xu Tianhao certainly wouldn't care about Shrek's plight.
He was just wondering, now that his Elder brother has gone there with his master Poison Immortal and three Ninth-Rank Soul Engineers, is it possible they will encounter Zhang Lexuan?
If they really meet, with his brother's methods, as long as there is a chance, he certainly won't let Zhang Lexuan go...
But those are all matters for later. Right now, Xu Tianhao doesn't know the specific situation of his brother, master Poison Immortal, and the others.
Shaking his head, Xu Tianhao stopped thinking about it and continued: "Alright, then we'll talk about it when Big Brother gets back."
As he spoke, a wicked smile appeared at the corner of Xu Tianhao's mouth: "Brothers, we haven't had a real combat session for half a month, right? How about a match?"
Xu Tianhao had been soaked in Jing Hongchen's laboratory for the past half month. Now that the Fifth-Rank spirit tool has been made, he naturally needs to properly consolidate his Spirit abilities.
After all, the Spirit is his foundation.
Long Aotian's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Great! Fighting against Soul Engineers like Xiao and the others is boring. I still prefer flesh-to-flesh combat with Your Highness!"
Xiao Hongchen rolled his eyes: "I don't like hearing that. Do you know what it means to play to one's strengths and avoid weaknesses?"
Meng Hongchen nodded vigorously: "Exactly, exactly! With that combat strength of yours, anyone who fights you in close quarters is a fool!"
After speaking, Meng Hongchen suddenly turned back, pulled Xu Tianhao's arm, and blinked her large eyes:
"Your Highness, I didn't mean anything else. You know I wasn't talking about you."
Among them, Long Aotian is undoubtedly the strongest in close combat. The only one who can trade blows with Long Aotian in a melee is Xu Tianhao.
But what Xu Tianhao is actually best at isn't close combat; the reason he fights Long Aotian in a melee is more to hone his own combat techniques.
Although the others also occasionally fight Long Aotian in close quarters to challenge their own weaknesses.
But the only one who can make Long Aotian feel satisfied is Xu Tianhao.
The reason Meng Hongchen said that was also because she had been dominated by the horror of Long Aotian's close combat before.
Listening to Meng Hongchen's coquettish voice, Xu Tianhao patted her fragrant and soft little hand and smiled: "I know, just watch my performance later."