Chapter 33 - Reluctant to Leave, Farewell

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Outside the forest.

The father and son duo walked near the dead river, maintaining a certain distance from each other.

“Lil’ Ran, did you absorb the Nine-Tailed Fox’s Soul Ring?”

Hearing those words, Li Ran raised his head to look at the man beside him, and his heart pounded. He had concealed it well enough, so how could he be seen through?

“I don’t blame you. Everyone wants to increase their strength as soon as possible. If it’s what you want, just absorb it.”

Li Xun smiled and patted the youth’s shoulder. Time really passed quickly. Yesterday, it seemed like Li Ran was still the child hugging his thigh and crying loudly. In the blink of an eye, he had grown so tall and had become a Soul Warrior.

“Father, I’m sorry, it’s because…”

Li Xun directly interrupted, “There’s nothing to be sorry about. It’s just that I’m thinking too much. Anyway, you’re still young. In terms of Body Cultivation, you’ll still improve!”

He believed that Li Ran would be able to walk very far on the path of Body Cultivation and stand at a very high position!

“I still can’t figure it out. Father, how did you see that I absorbed the Soul Ring?”

Li Ran lowered his head and looked at his arm. The Soul Ring was still the same. How could others see the stone floating in his body?

“In the jungle, I thought that it was because of your strong physical body that you were able to gain the upper hand under the encirclement of dozens of monsters.

“After thinking about it carefully later, I realized that it was impossible. No matter how weak the monsters were, with dozens of them together, you still don’t have the strength of a Great Soul Master. How could you kill those monsters one by one and still stand here unharmed?”

Li Xun smiled and pointed out Li Ran’s loophole.

“At that time, I thought that it might be because you absorbed the Nine-Tailed Fox’s Soul Ring that your Innate Soul Ring was strengthened. In addition to your physical advantage, it allowed you to gain the upper hand in the battle.”

It was already very impressive.

This was far beyond Li Xun’s expectations.

“Even so, Lil’ Ran, despite the help of your Innate Soul Ring, the reason you were able to kill those monsters this time was mostly because of your physical power!”

If not for the fact that Li Ran’s ten-year-old Soul Ring had absorbed the Nine-Tailed Fox for 10,000 years, no matter how much he strengthened it, it would have been impossible for him to soar to the heavens in a single step and reach the rank of a Great Soul Master.

Using the basis where one’s Soul Ring’s age would increase by five times after being strengthened once… Li Ran’s Innate Soul Ring was at most 100 years old at the moment.

After absorbing the Nine-Tailed Fox of 10,000 years old, his Innate Soul Ring should have improved quite a bit. It should be around 1,000 years old, right?

How could a Soul Ring that was 1,000 years old deal with dozens of monsters?

That was impossible.

That was why Li Xun felt that it was Li Ran’s physical power that took up the majority of the work.

Hearing this, the youth secretly heaved a sigh of relief. ‘He almost suspected my Soul Ring.’

Since everyone thought that he had used his physical power to subdue those monsters, he did not mind taking advantage of the situation.

“Father, you have good eyes. I knew I wouldn’t be able to hide it from you.”

The youth was embarrassed. He smiled embarrassedly when his lie was exposed.

“Let’s leave the matter of the Soul Ring as it is. That said, Lil’ Ran, your physical body has improved very quickly. You’ve reached the level of a Great Soul Master in just a few days.”

It was because of what happened tonight that all the worries in Li Xun’s heart had been dispelled!

‘What do they mean by Body Cultivation won’t work? All of that is b*llshit!’

Li Ran’s talent in Body Cultivation was extraordinary. Others would take around 100 years to become a Great Soul Master, but he had only been in Body Cultivation for a few days, and he had successfully entered the realm of a Great Soul Master.

He was born to be a Body Cultivator!

In the future, there might be a Supreme Martial God who would walk out of Body Cultivation on the Azure Dragon Continent!

Or an even higher existence!

‘By then, who would still dare to say that Body Cultivation won’t work?’

Li Ran did not know the excitement of the people around him. He lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

The Innate Soul Ring had fused with the Nine-Tailed Fox’s Soul Ring, so its age had suddenly increased to more than 10,000 years. At the same time, due to the fierce battle tonight, Li Ran had a clearer understanding of his strength.

He could barely be considered a Great Soul Master.

Having said that, could he deal with monsters that were more than 10,000 years old?

As long as the monster’s Soul Skill was not too shocking, he could give it a try. Otherwise, it would be very dangerous.

‘The increase in its age is so fast. It’s a good thing, but it’s also a bad thing.’

Li Ran’s face was gloomy. He had just fused with a Nine-Tailed Fox, and he was already worried about the next monster.

At this time, the stone was very picky. It could only fuse with monsters that were more than 10,000 years old. It would not care about anything else.

The second half of the night was still rather peaceful. No new monsters appeared. Just like that, Li Ran and the others spent the night near the dead river.

After that, Li Ran and the others first wandered around the dead river. They confirmed that there were no monsters hidden inside, but the surface of the river seemed to be shrouded in a mysterious halo. No one could pry into the secrets within.

In the next few days, they entered the central region of the Desolate Millet Mountain Range and encountered four or five monsters that were hundreds of years old. Without a doubt, they were all killed by them.

After staying in the central region of the Desolate Millet Mountain Range for a few days, they had not encountered any high-level monsters like the Nine-Tailed Fox. Not even the people from the Wang Xiang family were seen.

In the end, Li Ran and his group had entered the depths of the Desolate Millet Mountain Range.

As soon as they entered, they encountered a high-level monster that was more than 200,000 years old. Such a monster was terrifying. With a flap of its wings, it could shatter the entire mountain peak.

With their strength, there was no need to even think about it. Only the monster would hunt them down. They would become its food and enter its stomach.

Therefore, Li Ran and the others only met the monster once and ran away. They ran as far as they could and did not dare to enter the depths anymore.

There were great opportunities hidden in the depths of the mountain range but whether they had the ability to take them or not was another matter.

Li Ran and the others fled all the way. When they were close to the dead river, they finally shook off the terrifying thing behind them.

Later, they stayed a few days closer to the periphery. Most of the monsters they killed were around 1,000 years old. The higher-level monsters were in the depths and rarely showed up.

In total, they had stayed in the Desolate Millet Mountain Range for almost ten days, killing a total of 15 monsters. There were various types of magical creatures, including magical beasts and spiritual materials. The oldest was 8,000 years old while the youngest was 300 years old, and most of them were only around 1,000 years old.

They hunted monsters every day. Sometimes, they even spent the whole day fighting monsters. After killing one batch, another batch came. At first, Li Ran was not used to such days.

Later, as time passed, he gradually integrated into such a life. He was used to fighting monsters in life-or-death battles. Every time he attacked, he was ruthless and decisive.

As long as the monster did not die, there would be no time to stop!

This was the lesson he had learned with his blood.

In the middle of the Desolate Millet Mountain Range, when he was fighting a monster, he did not kill it. Who would have known that the monster, which was barely breathing, would still fight with all its might? He almost died there.

From then on, when he was fighting with monsters, there was only one thought in his mind.

Kill!

If the monsters did not die, there would be a disaster!

At the Pure Wind Clan, Li Ran had come into contact with Body Cultivation, but he only stayed on the surface and carried out simple body tempering.

In the Desolate Millet Mountain Range, he truly began his path of Body Cultivation. He personally fought with monsters in life or death. There were no fancy moves, only fierce and bloody battles!

At that moment, his path of Body Cultivation was complete.

After every battle, Li Ran gained a lot. It was not as simple as obtaining the physical bodies of the monsters. It was the satisfaction of both spiritual and physical aspects. His physical power had increased, and he had enriched his combat experience.

His strength, which had skyrocketed after fusing his Soul Ring with the Nine-Tailed Fox’s Soul Ring, became easier to control through life-or-death battles.

These unexpected gains could not be exchanged for any amount of monsters.

‘This trip was really worth it!

‘Now, it’s time to leave.’

When he walked out of the black hole, Li Ran turned his head to look at the Desolate Millet Mountain Range, which he had been fighting in for dozens of days. It had carried too many things and given him many unexpected things. He could only feel reluctance and gratitude in his heart.

One day in the future, he might return to this place.

It was because he did not have the time to unravel the secret of the dead river.

It was also because he had yet to kill that monster that lived in the depths of the Desolate Millet Mountain Range.

He wanted to kill it, fuse it with his Soul Ring, and add bricks and tiles to his life goal!