This statement, Nangong Lingyun spoke lightly, as if narrating the most ordinary of facts.
However, to the ears of the others, it carried a mysterious shock.
Among the group, except for Angel Yan, whose expression remained calm, the rest momentarily looked dazed.
Divine-level Martial Spirits, God Inheritance Grounds, the vast starry sky, other life planes—
These words carried an indescribable sense of overwhelming power, shaking their hearts deeply.
Xiao Wu and Ah Yin simultaneously looked up, staring blankly at the sky.
Although at this moment the sky was clear for ten thousand miles, not a single star in sight,they suddenly felt that those sparkling things in the sky, once taken for granted, might hide some great horror.
Especially since Nangong Lingyun had said that someone wanted to annihilate the entire soul beast race—their moods grew heavier.
One mourns their kind; the fox grieves the rabbit's death.Even the most careless person couldn't remain indifferent to something like this.
In the silence, Nangong Lingyun opened the system interface and glanced at it, a flash of joy quickly glinting in his eyes.
These things he'd said weren't made up.
They were facts—he had every reason to say them confidently. After two years of bitter cultivation, some seeds had long been planted.
It seemed like a sudden impulse, but it had actually been carefully planned and naturally followed through.
The rising account balance proved the strategy was working.
But…
The effect was far from enough. It was time to throw more fuel on the fire.
Nangong Lingyun moved with a thought, his spiritual power sweeping across the space of several hundred meters.
After confirming there were no other eyes around, he stopped walking and called out in his mind:
"Little Chan Chan?"
"Good brother, your little slave is here~"
In the next instant, a massive screen over ten meters tall suddenly unfolded before them with a loud swish, startling both Xiao Wu and Jerry.
The system's virtual interface usually used retinal projection to avoid detection by others,but in reality, this kind of physical screen projection was nothing but a party trick—not even one of its actual features.
With another flick of Nangong Lingyun's mind,
the massive screen flashed with light, and an image of them and the surrounding grass and trees immediately appeared.
Before Xiao Wu could react with surprise, the perspective rapidly zoomed out, revealing the full layout of the forest in perfect detail.
Very quickly, the Hunting Soul Forest, which had just seemed so vast, became a tiny dot,surrounded by several other flickering lights representing cities.
Notting City was one of them—and even among them, it was a relatively small one.
The zoom-out didn't stop there. Soon, the screen displayed only a glowing, multicolored planet.
Although the territories of Heaven Dou and Star Luo were still clearly visible, with the system helpfully highlighting their borders,
it was clear now that the two great empires were just a tiny corner of the entire Douluo Planet.
The planet rotated slowly on the massive screen.
One after another, thick pillars of light in various colors shot skyward from different regions.
Nangong Lingyun explained at just the right moment:
"Those are places with god inheritances, terrifying soul beasts over two hundred thousand years old, or Rank 99 Limit Douluos."
As the planet completed a full rotation and zoomed out again, even more stars came into view.
In a blink, even the entire star system became a small dot—just like how the Hunting Soul Forest was earlier within the Heaven Dou Empire.
The Divine Realm of Douluo, the Dragon-Horse Galaxy, the Crimson Domain, and the other Divine Realms that would eventually form the God Circle all appeared one by one.
This time, even without Nangong Lingyun's explanation,
the others could roughly gauge the power of those places by the brilliant lights they emitted and the terrifying fluctuations radiating outward in waves.
Besides shock, Xiao Wu was now speechless—she even forgot to ask what the heck this thing was.
Everyone remained silent, as if a heavy rock was pressing against their hearts.Then, Nangong Lingyun suddenly burst out laughing.
He waved his arm lightly, and the massive screen instantly vanished into thin air. He resumed walking as he said:
"Pull yourselves together. Sure, the opponents are strong—but I'm no pushover. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare dream of these things."
…
The Hunting Soul Forest, especially the core region where soul beasts over 500 years lived, wasn't that big.
With the Chaotic Spirit's mental scanning abilities,it didn't take long—by dusk, Nangong Lingyun had found the Ghost Vine.
Roughly five meters tall, black in color, covered in wart-like lumps—exceedingly eerie in appearance.
And during the search, he also basically mapped out what soul beasts lived in this area.
It was exactly as he estimated—as a beginner-level forest, this was the only high-quality rare beast.
Low-grade beasts were everywhere, while even middle-grade ones were extremely rare.
At this moment, Xiao Wu suddenly asked in confusion:
"Brother Yun, are you planning to have Xiao Rui hunt this Ghost Vine?"
She was a lot more knowledgeable now than in the original work—at least she understood the basics like attributes, years, abilities, and compatibility.
"It'd be a decent choice if it weren't poisonous—too bad it is, and the attribute clashes."
Nangong Lingyun shook his head, then activated his Martial Soul.
His entire body immediately transformed into dazzling gold, his height inflating like a balloon from over 1.5 meters to over 3 meters.
Then, under the increasingly puzzled gaze of the little bunny, he walked up to the Ghost Vine,grabbed the vine with his golden hand, and yanked it clean from the ground.
The Ghost Vine struggled desperately, over a dozen tendrils wrapping around him from all sides—
But alas, the gap was too vast. It was utterly futile.
The Golden Giant grabbed the root in one hand, then used the other hand to coil the vine up like a ball of string. With a thought, he tossed it into his Beast Taming Space.
The whole process didn't even take five seconds.
After returning to his normal size, Nangong Lingyun turned to Jerry and said:
"Close your eyes, focus on your Martial Soul, concentrate on absorbing the soul ring. Don't ask about anything else."
Jerry was obedient.
He immediately found a dry patch of ground, sat cross-legged, and began meditating with eyes closed.
Xiao Wu was completely bewildered—
They hadn't even found a suitable soul beast—what soul ring was he absorbing?
The next second, massive vine-like tendrils, each as thick as a water barrel and dozens of meters long, burst from Nangong Lingyun'sspatial space behind him.
These vines were extraordinary—each one crystal clear, emitting a distinct fluorescent glow.Their texture rivaled the finest blue glass, with golden patterns etched within, adding to their mystique.
The moment they appeared,
the area was immediately filled with a rich life force, incredibly gentle, nourishing, and brimming with vitality.
But what shocked Xiao Wu even more—
was that along with the vines came a semi-transparent, yet clearly visible woman, floating in midair.
This woman had long, smooth azure hair, deep blue eyes as clear and sparkling as sapphire,a graceful figure, and a nearly flawless face.
Her aura was one of supreme gentleness, yet regal and noble—like the warmth of a mother's embrace.
Instinctively, the moment she saw Ah Yin, and especially noticed the flicker in Nangong Lingyun's eyes,
Xiao Wu felt a pang of hostility rise in her heart. She wanted to ask who this woman was,
but before she could open her mouth, something even more shocking—and almost impossible to believe—happened.
(End of Chapter)