Chapter 13: Journey to Soul Hunting

“Bo-bo~”

On the other side, Bobo, upon seeing Mo Hui being attacked, quickly flew to his side, alertly scanning the surroundings. However, despite his sharp gaze lingering for a long time, he could not discern where anyone might be hiding.

After a long while, Mo Hui finally recovered from that blow. He slowly stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said to Bobo, “Bobo, let’s leave here quickly.”

Bobo nodded, gripping the collar of Mo Hui’s neck garment with his feet, assisting him in swiftly departing from the small mountain peak.

Only after Mo Hui and Bobo left did Tang Hao’s figure gradually appear.

“A self-created soul skill, this kid is somewhat interesting. But it’s a pity his innate soul power is only level three, and he lacks the backing of any major force. His future achievements will be limited,” Tang Hao said, looking toward Notting City.

The reason Yu Xiaogang could initially pursue research on Martial Soul theory was that he belonged to one of the top three sects—the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Sect—as the son of the sect leader, granting him access to extensive archives of both his sect and the Martial Soul Hall.

Otherwise, Yu Xiaogang’s published “Top Ten Competitive Martial Souls” wouldn’t have been half correct; it would have been entirely wrong.

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After returning to Notting Academy, Mo Hui immediately sought out the female teacher named Li Ya to help tend to his wounds.

“How did you get hurt so badly?” Li Ya asked with some surprise.

Mo Hui’s injuries were similar to those Tang San suffered yesterday but much more severe, even with a broken rib.

Hearing Li Ya’s question, a bitter smile flickered across Mo Hui’s lips.

He truly hadn’t expected that Tang Hao, a formidable titled Douluo, would come to trouble someone like him—a child who wasn’t even a first-ring soul master.

Fortunately, Tang Hao probably only intended to teach him a lesson to avenge his son, Tang San. Otherwise, today might have been the day Mo Hui lost his life.

Still, today’s events made Mo Hui realize something he had subconsciously overlooked before: Douluo Continent, unlike his previous life, was not a safe world.

This world was governed by the law of the jungle, where the strong preyed on the weak without any fear of punishment.

Just like today—Tang Hao could have killed him without consequence. Even when Mo Hen and the others found his corpse later, they might not even know who the culprit was.

It seemed he would have to be more cautious from now on.

Seeing Mo Hui unwilling to speak further, Li Ya did not press but changed the subject.

“By the way, rest more these days. Don’t train so hard. Your uncle Mo Hen has discussed it with us. In two days, he’ll take you to the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain your soul rings!”

A broken bone might have been a major injury requiring long recovery in Mo Hui’s previous life, but here on Douluo Continent, with soul masters and their healing soul skills, as long as it wasn’t severe enough to cause permanent disability or compound fractures, recovery was not difficult. Two days would suffice.

“I understand, Teacher Li Ya!” Mo Hui nodded. He hadn’t rested for a long time, so taking a break during this period was good.

Although meditation without sleep was beneficial, it placed a tremendous strain on one’s spirit. Without Mo Hui’s exceptional spiritual power, he wouldn’t have been able to sustain such intense meditation training.

The Soul Hunting Forest lay four hundred li northeast of Notting City. It was a designated area enclosed by the Tian Dou Empire for lower-level soul masters to hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings.

Most soul beasts inside were ten or a hundred years old; those reaching a thousand years were rare. Compared to wild forests, the danger level was much lower.

Mo Hen attached great importance to Mo Hui’s upcoming soul ring hunt. Not only did he personally participate, but he also invited Li Ya, a great soul master, and Director Su, a soul sovereign.

Such a lineup was sufficient to handle most situations in the Soul Hunting Forest. Even if fate led them to encounter a thousand-year soul beast, as long as it wasn’t too powerful, they could manage.

Moreover, the forest mostly contained ordinary soul beasts; truly formidable ones were few.

“Xiao Hui, do you have any idea about the soul ring you want? What type of soul beast do you wish to hunt?”

After entering the forest, Mo Hen asked Mo Hui.

Mo Hui had long thought about which soul beast to obtain his soul ring from, so he replied without hesitation, “I want to hunt a hundred-year-old wind-element bird-type soul beast for my first soul ring, preferably a Green Rainbow Falcon. If I can’t find one, then any other strong wind-element soul beast will do.”

Though he had seen many fanfiction protagonists choose to form self-condensed soul rings, in reality, such self-condensation was not so easy; it involved much pioneering knowledge.

Perhaps later, when Mo Hui’s knowledge reserve improved, he might try, but for now, it was best to follow the original Douluo Continent cultivation system.

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“Green Rainbow Falcon, huh? That soul beast isn’t easy to kill!” Mo Hen frowned.

The Green Rainbow Falcon was a powerful wind-element bird soul beast. Its name came from its incredible speed—it hunted like a streak of green lightning.

There were two main difficulties in hunting a Green Rainbow Falcon: first, as a bird, it could fly very high, making it hard for soul masters without flight abilities to catch.

Second, its speed was tremendous. Even without bursting, it ranked among the fastest bird soul beasts, and during bursts, its speed could multiply three to four times. Apart from some rare soul beasts, it was basically the fastest.

At such speed, if it tried to escape, it was nearly impossible to catch.

Upon hearing Mo Hui’s wish, Director Su smiled slightly and said, “It’s good to have a goal. But the Green Rainbow Falcon is quite rare, so finding one will require luck. We’ll do our best to help you.”

Although the Green Rainbow Falcon was incredibly troublesome for most soul masters because of its speed, it was not so difficult for him.

Director Su’s martial soul was a bow, and as a soul sovereign ranked at level 38, even a hundred-year-old Green Rainbow Falcon was no match if they encountered one. He was confident in helping Mo Hui capture it.

This was also why Mo Hen was willing to pay the price to invite Director Su. The bow martial soul was particularly effective against most bird-type soul beasts, greatly aiding Mo Hui in acquiring his soul rings.

“Don’t worry. Even if we can’t find a Green Rainbow Falcon, we’ll find you a good soul beast for your soul ring.”

At this moment, Li Ya patted Mo Hui’s shoulder, smiling gently.

As a support-type soul master, Li Ya naturally radiated a sense of closeness. Coupled with her smile, everyone present relaxed considerably.

Hearing the two teachers’ words, Mo Hui gratefully said, “Thank you, Teacher Li Ya and Director Su.”