69novels Chapter 23 A Chance Encounter with the Heavenly Dou Royal Team
Chapter 23 A Chance Encounter with the Heavenly Dou Royal Team
Time flies, and five months have passed in the blink of an eye.
One day, another team of Soul Masters appeared in the three's field of vision.
In the past five months, they have encountered other Soul Master teams. On the contrary, they have encountered quite a few.
As the closest advanced Soul Hunting Forest to the Heaven Dou Imperial City, and with numerous advanced Soul Master academies surrounding Heaven Dou City, Sunset Forest naturally attracts many Soul Masters seeking Soul Rings after their breakthroughs.
It's not unusual to come across one occasionally.
Of course, this is also related to their training in the area of thousand-year-old soul beasts.
Soul beasts of this age are precisely the ones most in demand at advanced soul master academies. After all, the graduation requirement is breaking through level 30.
However, this time the team that came was somewhat special.
Jing Tianming, who was resting on a blanket, looked up and saw a team of nine people.
There were 7 men and 2 women, among whom an older man and a young girl stood out, with green hair and green pupils.
What a coincidence?
"The Heaven Dou Royal Academy?" Elder Ji recognized the group's origin from their attire, his gaze following the oldest member of the group. It was none other than his benefactor's old rival, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo. Although he hadn't met him in person, he already knew all the relevant information about him.
"Is someone in the team breaking through and needing to acquire a spirit ring? Did Dugu Bo come along to help?"
He followed the speculation closely.
"I never expected to run into strangers here."
On the other side, Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow, completely unconcerned that the three were scrutinizing him. After all, he had seen this kind of situation many times before. His appearance was indeed different from that of ordinary people, which often attracted attention.
"Hello." Qin Ming, who was standing at the front of the line, spoke first, his voice friendly and his smile warm.
"We are teachers and students from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. We are here to help our team members obtain spirit rings, and we did not intentionally trespass into your resting area."
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Qin Ming. I am a teacher at the college and also the teacher leading this team."
Qin Ming is indeed a good person, acting with propriety and courtesy... Jing Tianming glanced at him and made a very good first impression.
"It's alright!" As the eldest member of the group, Elder Ji replied with a friendly expression, "I am Ji Yue. I came here mainly to protect the two juniors and help them train here, and also to get to know the spirit beasts here. Please don't stand on ceremony, and feel free to make yourselves at home."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ming quickly cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you for your understanding, senior."
At this moment, Dugu Yan suddenly said, "Grandpa, Teacher Qin Ming, why don't we rest here for a while?"
"This place is spacious and perfect for resting, and I can also look after this senior."
"I think you're trying to slack off," Dugu Bo said, seeing right through him.
"Grandpa!" Dugu Yan looked to be around 17 years old, in the prime of her life, with delicate and fair skin full of collagen. Upon hearing this, she blushed almost instantly, turned her head and glared at him, as if blaming her grandfather for not giving her face in front of outsiders.
The next second, she pouted and made excuses for herself.
"We've been walking for most of the day, and the soles of our feet are almost blistered. Can't we take a break?"
After saying that, she even lifted her right foot and twisted her ankle, showing off the mud and grass clippings on the soles of her feet, showing no qualms about displaying her plump, long legs in front of outsiders.
"Since you've said that, what else can Grandpa say?" Dugu Bo shook his head helplessly.
Qin Ming just smiled when he heard this, then turned around and looked at his team members, saying, "In that case, let's rest here for a while."
After saying that, he quickly turned back to look at Elder Ji, cupped his hands again, and said politely, "Senior Ji, I wonder if you could make an exception for me?"
"It is fate that we met. Please make yourselves at home without being so polite," said Old Master Ji with a smile.
"In that case, we will trouble you." Qin Ming cupped his hands in greeting and turned to invite his team members to sit down on a carpet laid out not far away.
With the two sides positioned on the left and right, they formed a pincer movement, effectively preventing attacks from potential spirit beasts in the surrounding area.
This clearly demonstrates Qin Ming's meticulousness as the team leader, which impressed Professor Ji greatly.
After a short while, the entire group sat down.
"Hello, my name is Dugu Yan!" Dugu Yan was straightforward and very outgoing, greeting Zhu Zhuqing, who was also a woman.
"Hello, my name is Zhu Qing." Zhu Zhuqing followed the agreement and used a pseudonym to address everyone she met.
Dugu Yan, hailing from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, possessed considerable influence and confidence, thus daring to reveal her true name. They, however, were different. In this unfamiliar wilderness, with only Elder Ji, a Soul Emperor, by their side, their self-defense capabilities were limited, and they dared not casually reveal their real names.
"Hello, my name is Jing Ke," Jing Tianming introduced himself.
"Hello, my name is Yu Tianheng..." Upon hearing this, Yu Tianheng and the others introduced themselves to show their friendliness.
Only then did Jing Tianming realize that the soul ring the Heaven Dou Royal Team needed to acquire this time was Ye Lingling.
Looking at her, the girl had fair skin, delicate features, and a bit of baby fat, but her temperament was aloof and cool, though not the kind of coldness that made strangers want to stay away.
Rather, it is an extremely natural tranquility and serenity, as if it were an elf living apart from the world, born this way.
"My name is Ye Lingling." Her voice was clear and melodious, like a silver bottle suddenly breaking.
Jing Tianming returned a friendly smile and nodded slightly, then quickly looked away.
"By the way, Sister Zhu Qing, did you encounter any thousand-year-old soul beasts suitable for Lingling during your training here?" After her teammates finished introducing themselves, Dugu Yan immediately asked, fully utilizing her cheerful and talkative personality.
"By the way, Lingling's martial soul is Begonia, a pure healing type." She explained, her eyes filled with anticipation.
She felt that searching on her own was not as fast as asking directly!
Unexpectedly, Dugu Yan was so lively at this time... Jing Tianming was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but look at Yu Tianheng.
He was quietly watching Dugu Yan, a faint smile on his lips.
But the next second, as if he realized that he was being watched, he straightened up instantly and quickly looked away.
Jing Tianming understood; this was the feeling of unrequited love.
It seems that Dugu Yan's personality becomes aloof and a bit irritable later on because she has a boyfriend!
That's not the case now, so it needs to be purer, more lively, and more youthful. But after falling in love, you think more, and your habits change.
Jing Tianming had been in two relationships in his previous life. He remembered that during his first relationship, he always felt that he was already grown up and should take on certain responsibilities like adults. As a result, during that period, his temperament became more restrained and he became much more mature.
Especially in front of strangers, they always unconsciously put on a serious demeanor.
Looking back now, I realize how foolish I was!
Lost in thought, Zhu Zhuqing beside him also fell into deep thought, seemingly recalling the soul beasts she had encountered during this period.
Jing Tianming possessed an astonishing memory, quickly surpassing others. Two plant-type soul beasts quickly came to mind, and he subconsciously asked, "A 1700-year-old Blue Silver Grass and an 1800-year-old Jadeite Vine, would that work?"
"Both of these are plant-type soul beasts with extremely vigorous and tenacious vitality. They may not have much strength themselves, but as soul rings, they are still very suitable for plant-type healing martial souls."
Brother Jing is really amazing, he thought of it so quickly... Zhu Zhuqing interrupted her thoughts, and subconsciously glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, her eyes filled with a little admiration.