In an unknown forest in the south of the Sun and Moon Empire.
Because of the abundant sunshine and precipitation, the trees are exceptionally lush. Thousand-year-old trees up to 100 meters high can be seen everywhere here.
"Bang, bang, bang -" The dead wood in the bonfire burned and made crisp crackling sounds, dispersing the fog in the early morning forest.
Xu Zihuang, who was sitting cross-legged in front of the bonfire with his eyes closed and practicing, slowly opened his eyes. A flash of golden light disappeared in an instant, and his whole aura became extraordinarily mellow.
"Finally broke through level 23."
Nearly ten days have passed since the landing at Seaside City in the southwest of the Sun and Moon Empire.
Along the way, everyone tried their best to use flying soul guides to travel from remote and desolate areas, but there were no accidents.
During the day, he used the flying soul guide intensively to travel and practiced at night. This allowed Xu Zihuang, who had already reached the peak of level 22 soul power, to naturally break through to level 23.
"Young Master." Seeing that Xu Zihuang had finished his training, Rongjin on the side quickly handed over a bowl of thick and rich broth. A group of soldiers from the Emperor Dragon Soul Mentor Corps who were on alert around the bonfire also quickly gathered around and started eating the meat.
Tang gulped down some simple dry food.
Wang Yao, who was also holding a bowl of broth, came to sit next to Xu Zihuang and reminded: "Young Master, according to the normal driving speed, we should be able to reach the border between the Sun Moon Empire and the Starfall Empire before dusk today.
.When the time comes, we will pass directly through the outer area of the Mingdou Forest and enter the South China Sea coast of the Star Luo Empire."
Xu Zihuang nodded calmly. This was the route that everyone had discussed before.
The Ming Dou Great Forest is a soul beast forest located in the southeast of the Sun Moon Empire and the southwest of the Star Luo Empire. Although the quality of the soul beasts in the Ming Dou Great Forest is far inferior to that of the Star Dou Great Forest, where the strong are numerous, due to the rare metals
The mineral veins are rich in mutant soul beasts. These mutant soul beasts are extremely aggressive and like to attack humans actively.
It is precisely for this reason that the Mingdou Forest has become a natural barrier between the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire.
However, the more than twenty people following Xu Zihuang are all elite members of the Imperial Dragon Soul Instructor Group, and most of them have soul power cultivation levels above level 60. There is also Wang Yao, who has a soul power as high as level 89.
The top Soul Douluo and Linlong, the Soul Saint who had just broken through the seventieth level. In this Mingdou Forest, there were only a few soul beasts that could threaten everyone.
Everyone has long been accustomed to military life. It was settled with a hasty breakfast. Xu Zihuang didn't want to look special, drank the broth in the bowl in one gulp, and took out a slender dark purple flying soul from the soul guide.
guide.
This was specially prepared by Wang Yao for him. It contained special gems and core magic circles that could store and replenish soul power. Xu Zihuang's cultivation at the level of a great soul master was enough to use it.
Then, brilliant flames shot straight into the sky, but no one noticed them in this remote ancient forest.
…
On the edge of a mountain cliff on the border between the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire.
"quack--"
The setting sun was like blood, and a shrill scream passed through the sky. A large number of fat red-eyed crows swooped down, pecking at the carrion on the ground.
Looking from the edge of the cliff, you can just see the devastated town at the foot of the mountain. The charred wood chips are emitting thick black smoke.
A girl of about eleven or two years old, with red eyes, chased away a crow that had heard the wind. Perhaps she had exhausted all her strength, but in the end, the girl used her delicate body to directly block this bulging little bump.
, sobbed softly.
"Dad was forcibly recruited and went to the front line, and never came back during the war with the Star Luo Empire. Mom, how could you have the heart to abandon Orange and make Orange a homeless orphan..."
The crow standing on the branch swung its head from side to side. It just followed its instinct and hesitated for a moment. Finally, it spread its thick black wings and followed the group to enjoy this sudden feast.
Orange stood up again, her white dress was stained with muddy loess. Her big and smart eyes were red, and tears were rolling down her face. Her long black hair was messy, and her exposed white calves were scratched by thorns.
The blood stains made him look particularly embarrassed.
Biting her lower lip, Orange sobbed for a long time, the sadness in her eyes gradually being drowned by the hatred that was almost overflowing.
"War, it was war that destroyed my family! White Tiger Duke Dai Hao. I will make you pay with blood and end the inheritance of your White Tiger Duke lineage!"
Just when Orange was immersed in his emotions, a dozen figures suddenly appeared in the dense forest not far away. These people were all dressed in black armor and had a majestic white-striped tiger head on the left chest.
The middle-aged team leader, who was the leader, stretched out his right hand and lightly touched the red blood stains remaining on the leaves at his feet, while looking at the oranges.
"This blood only has the breath of one person, not the defeated remnants of the Sun and Moon Empire."
As soon as he said this, the people behind him couldn't help but secretly curse their bad luck. If they had wiped out a remnant army of the Sun and Moon Empire that had been defeated, it would definitely be a huge achievement.
On the contrary, it was one of the young men who looked to be only fifteen or six years old. His expression did not change. He stared at Tang Zi's back with a malicious expression.
"Captain, can you leave this person to me?"
The middle-aged team leader frowned slightly, remembering what happened to the young man, but he didn't say much.
A girl from the Sun and Moon Empire died here, who would know? In his opinion, taking care of the emotions of his subordinates is much more important than the lives of the people of the Sun and Moon Empire. Moreover, his subordinate's cultivation talent is very good.
There is absolutely no need for him to disgust his disciples.
Never underestimate the viciousness of human nature, but there are also people who stick to the final bottom line.
When the young man was about to get up, a man with a simple face beside him reached out to stop him.
"Forget it, Leng Jun. The war between the two countries does not involve civilians."
"Don't involve the civilians?!" Leng Jun laughed angrily, "Did you know? The small town where I was born was massacred by the army of the Sun and Moon Empire. My parents and brother all died in the hands of those bastards.
! Everyone in the Sun and Moon Empire deserves to die! Otherwise, why do you think I suddenly dropped out of Star Luo Royal Academy and joined Duke White Tiger’s Western Army? Just to kill all those bastards!"
After saying that, he immediately broke away from the man's arm and walked towards the orange step by step with a stern expression.
"Huh." A chuckle suddenly sounded, and Leng Jun turned back angrily to look at an old man who looked thin and had a lewd look on his face.
His cultivation level is second only to their squad leader among everyone, and because he comes from the Star Luo Royal Academy, he has always been dismissive of the veteran members of the soul master team whose cultivation level is almost impossible to improve.
"Yao Lao Liu, what do you mean?"
"Xiao Lengjun, don't be angry. I am a good hand at these bastards who torment the Sun and Moon Empire. Leave this little girl to me and I will help you relieve your anger later." I, Old Liu, smiled sinisterly, with an old face.
There was a bit of flattery in it.
Leng Jun looked at Yan Laoliu with disdain and warned in a cold voice: "Put away those dirty thoughts of yours."
Although he is full of resentment towards the people of the Sun and Moon Empire, like the man who stopped him earlier, he also has his own bottom line. Although this so-called bottom line is a bit ridiculous to say.
The sixth man was obviously very afraid of Leng Jun. He rolled his eyes and still refused to add to his jealousy: "The women in the small town where you were born were often harmed by those gangsters from the Sun and Moon Empire. Maybe this little girl's father is
One of them is that I am just treating others the same way they are treated."
Neither of them deliberately lowered their voices. Orange not far away had already noticed it. Seeing the white-striped tiger heads on everyone's chests, she pierced her nails hard into her palms with both hands. Especially when she heard the old man:
When Liu insulted her father, she could no longer suppress the anger in her heart.
"Did you see it with your own eyes?"
There was a bit of tremor in Orange's calm voice.
"What?" Leng Jun met Orange's gaze directly, and his breathing was slightly stagnant. From Orange's resentful eyes, he seemed to see the true reflection of himself now.
"I ask you, have you seen with your own eyes my father burning, killing, and looting in your Star Luo Empire?!" Orange yelled hoarsely: "My father is just the best chef in this town, and his greatest joy is cooking delicious food.
Give it to me and my mother. If it hadn’t been for the invasion of your Star Luo Empire, my father wouldn’t have been forcibly recruited to go to the front line, and my mother wouldn’t have died of illness due to excessive grief.”
When Orange asked this question, everyone looked thoughtful. Their hearts that were numb due to long-term killings were faintly touched.
Taking advantage of this, Orange took out a dagger from his clothes and stabbed Yan Laoliu violently. With the help of his soul power, he was extremely fast.
"Little beast!" Orange himself has more than twenty levels of soul power, which Yao Laoliu did not expect, so he quickly released his martial soul in panic.
Black fluff covered his whole body, and his hands became extremely slender. There were only three soul rings rising from his feet, one white and two yellow.
The ape-arm waved, blocking the dagger stabbed by Orange. The huge power made it difficult for Orange, a food-type soul master, to resist. He took a few steps back and fell into the cliff.
Everyone came to their senses in an instant, and Yan Laoliu uncomfortably avoided Leng Jun's cold gaze and explained nonchalantly: "You can't blame me for this. I also lost my strength for a moment. Anyway, he is a member of the Sun and Moon Empire, and he is dead.
He will die."
Before Yao Lao Liu finished speaking, a series of sounds like ice cubes sounded one after another. The face of the team leader who had been silent until now suddenly changed, and he shouted loudly: "Alert!"
But it's all too late.
Strange dark red ripples enveloped the entire cliff without warning, and everyone's consciousness became blurry at the same time.
The last thing they saw was a golden boy flying through the air with an orange in his arms. Every time he stepped into the air, a dark red crystal as thin as a mirror would condense under his feet.
There was endless anger brewing in the indifferent golden eyes.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
Everyone is always concerned about the question of female protagonists, so I will answer them here. There are many female protagonists in this book, and the one currently confirmed is Tangerine.