From Douluo to Zhe Tian

In the forest, the Lip-charming Ape turned around several times to look at Qin Tian with its big watery eyes. As a mutated Martial Soul, it was clear that the mutation was more complete. It was like a summoned beast. The Lip-charming Ape's intelligence was much higher than Master Luo's Three Cannonball Martial Soul.

However, unfortunately, just like all beast Martial Souls, it couldn't merge, which significantly reduced Leighton's combat power.

"Gazi, look how much the Lip-charming Ape likes you. You should give in and let her give you a kiss. Then, her combat power will increase, and she'll help you hunt a powerful soul ring," Leighton suggested.

To Qin Tian surprise, the name of this ape Martial Soul was really "Lip-charming Ape." He was truly dumbfounded!

However, he wasn't going to fall for his unscrupulous teacher's suggestion. Qin Tian wasn't going to sell himself for a kiss.

Every day, he had to guard against Tang San, this beast, at night, and during the day, he had to guard against the Lip-charming Ape's sneak attacks. Life was tough.

"Impossible!"

Qin Tian rejected firmly, no way it was happening.

At that moment, a yellow wild boar with tusks protruding out of its mouth, about two meters long, suddenly sprang out from the bushes nearby.

The Lip-charming Ape leapt and, using its downward momentum, jumped onto the yellow wild boar.

Bang!

With a dull thud, the wild boar collapsed to the ground, its four hooves sinking deep into the earth.

"Did you see that? This fifty-year-old Yellow Boar has great combat power, explosive strength, and defense. Its soul ring is quite suitable for you, but unfortunately, it's not over a hundred years old," Leighton explained.

Qin Tian was a little surprised. The Lip-charming Ape's speed had been incredibly fast.

He remembered Leighton once saying that although the Lip-charming Ape appeared strong, it was actually quite agile.

What he once thought was funny, he now had to admit—it was impressively fast.

The Lip-charming Ape was proudly looking back at Qin Tian, even raising its arm to show off its muscles.

Qin Tian: "…"

He looked up at the sky. The weather today was so nice!

They continued on their journey.

After all, this was a lower-level hunting forest. The strongest creatures were the thousand-year soul beasts, and those could only be found in the central area, while the outskirts were almost devoid of danger.

So, along the way, there wasn't much danger. The strongest creature they encountered was a Fire Ape, which nearly made the Lip-charming Ape's soul run away, almost causing it to betray them.

Fortunately, it was still a soul beast, and it was under control, so no issues arose.

Qin Tian was thoroughly impressed. What a strange soul beast!

No wonder Leighton and the master were friends—perhaps they had similar experiences!

They had been walking for most of the day without much success, so they decided to spend the night in the forest.

Leighton, with his experience, quickly set up a tent, sprinkling herbs to repel snakes, ants, and poisonous insects while explaining as he worked. He was quite skilled.

"Gazi, get some rest. With the Lip-charming Ape on guard, there's no need to worry about danger. Her senses can detect things up to two miles away."

Leighton yawned, clearly exhausted after several battles.

Qin Tian, on the other hand, felt wide awake and completely clear-headed. He didn't worry about the danger but was afraid that while Leighton was asleep, the Lip-charming Ape might sneak into the tent and try something with him.

Thinking about this, Qin Tian felt utterly hopeless. His life was so hard.

However, Qin Tian quickly realized that Leighton's snoring was so loud it shook the tent, and he couldn't sleep. The tent almost collapsed under the sound.

As for the Lip-charming Ape, although it didn't enter the tent, it kept circling around, seemingly patrolling. Qin Tian felt like it was waiting to pounce on him.

The next day, Leighton woke up groggily, while Qin Tian, with a face full of frustration, stared at his two dark eye circles.

It had been a safe night. No soul beasts attacked.

But Qin Tian had been on edge the entire night. How could he sleep?

"Gazi, what's wrong with you? Are you not used to sleeping in the forest? You need to rest well, or it will affect your ability to absorb your soul ring later," Leighton's loud voice mixed with concern and a little reprimand, with a tone that showed he was disappointed.

"Teacher, didn't anyone tell you that when you snore, the roof could be blown off?" Qin Tian lazily responded.

Coughed!

Hearing Qin Tian words, Leighton seemed to choke a little, slightly embarrassed, and then he realized something.

After having some dry food, they continued on their journey.

Two hours later, they arrived at their destination.

"This is the territory of the Thunder Bears. Our goal is to find a 400-year-old Thunder Bear," Leighton said.

"Teacher, actually, a 200-year-old or 300-year-old one would be fine. A 400-year-old Thunder Bear is too dangerous," Qin Tian said worriedly.

The Thunder Bear, a soul beast with the ability to control vibrations, wasn't very strong below a hundred years old. After a hundred years, it became dangerous. After a thousand years, it became super dangerous, and after ten thousand years, it was almost impossible to find.

The reason was that when the Thunder Bear was under a hundred years old, it was weak and couldn't unleash the full power of its vibration abilities.

As a result, this thick, juicy soul beast was often preyed upon by other soul beasts.

Thus, the Thunder Bear had little opportunity to grow up and quickly died out.

The master had recommended the Thunder Bear's vibration and stunning abilities, which were perfect for Qin Tian to absorb for his first soul ring.

Especially since the Thunder Bear sometimes also mastered brutal charges, which would be ideal for Qin Tian.

At least, with Qin Tian strong physical body, he could directly clash with soul beasts in physical combat.

After learning this from Tang San and observing the scene at the academy gates, the master had seen how Qin Tian, at six years old, knocked a twenty-year-old gatekeeper flying. It was clear that his body was incredibly solid.

Just like Leighton, who occasionally played the warrior role.

Qin Tian silently felt sorry for his cheap teacher for three seconds. With such a powerful soul beast, Leighton still had to step up and fight. With his physical condition, if he could merge with a soul beast, his combat power would definitely increase.

Leighton was a natural combat Spirit Master, but unfortunately, his Martial Soul wasn't strong enough!

Roar!

Just then, a furious roar came from not far away.

"Gazi, be careful. When the battle starts, remember what I taught you. Protect yourself, be ready to absorb the soul ring, and strike hard," Leighton's expression became serious, reminding Qin Tian.

That roar was from a Thunder Bear.

This type of soul beast seemed to be affected by its innate ability to vibrate, causing it to be aggressive. When it sensed an intruder, it would rush in headfirst to fight.

Unless there was an overwhelming level difference to make it feel mentally and spiritually shaken, it would never run away. Instead, it would charge in and fight to the death.