Doulou Dalu: The Power of a Book

'Wind Baboon?'

Su Wen looked surprised at Feng Yuan.

"Yeah, just call me Uncle Feng."

Su Yuntao's face turned black.

This old Feng still loves taking advantage.

"Brother Tao, since we are all here, theres no need to wait any longer, let's go right now" Su Wen said.

As the person involved, how could he not be eager to hunt for his Spirit Ring after preparing all this time for it?

"Okay." The others agreed.

...

The four of them arrived at the Spirit Hunting Forest.

The well-equipped guardians, upon seeing the Spirit Hall robes of Su Yuntao and the others, greeted them respectfully.

However, greetings aside, the necessary inspections still needed to be carried out.

With the credentials in order, Su Yuntao and his group surrounded Su Wen from three directions to protect him in the middle and led him into the Spirit Hunting Forest.

"Although it's said to be enclosed, the empire only surrounds this forest. Most of the Spirit Beasts inside still grow naturally, and their wildness is preserved," Su Yuntao said solemnly, temporarily giving up even flirting and emphasizing safety details with Su Wen.

Within the Spirit Hunting Forest, there are indeed century-old Spirit Beasts, and quite a few of them. However, overall, the majority are Spirit Beasts that are a decade old.

After searching for a while, the four of them actually found three Spirit Beasts that were over a hundred years old. However, none of them were what Su Wen needed, so the four of them wisely avoided these century-old Spirit Beasts from a distance.

"Plant-based Spirit Beasts are relatively rare, but there is a specific area in this Spirit Hunting Forest with a higher concentration of plant-based Spirit Beasts," Sisi spoke up.

Her Martil Spirit is a whip, and when obtaining her Spirit Rings, she had also searched for plant-based Spirit Beasts. She had some understanding of the distribution of plant-based Spirit Beasts in the Spirit Hunting Forest.

"Wait!" Su Yuntao spoke cautiously, instinctively sensing danger. In his current form, merged with his the Martil Spirit, his emerald eyes scanned the surroundings.

Suddenly, his gaze fixed on the ink-green vines.

"Ghost Vine!"

There was actually a Ghost Vine in the Spirit Hunting Forest!

Ghost Vine is considered a more advanced Spirit Beast. Even though it's a plant-based Spirit Beast that cannot move easily, hunting it is not any easier than most animal-based Spirit Beasts. Its most powerful ability is parasitism, and Spirit Masters often get parasitized by Ghost Vines unintentionally.

By parasitizing spores containing Soul Power on an enemy, they can be instantly activated. Coupled with the toxicity and tenacity of the Ghost Vine itself, it can instantly bind the enemy.

"This Ghost Vine has at least a lifespan of six hundred years. Let's try to avoid it," Sisi observed the patterns on its vines, estimated its age, and warned the other three to stay away.

'At least six hundred years old Ghost Vine?'

Su Wen speculated, 'could this be the same Ghost Vine that Tang San hunted in the original work?'

Continuing to search in the surroundings.

"Xiaowen, you're lucky!" Su Yuntao's emerald eyes revealed a hint of excitement.

Following Su Yuntao's gaze, Su Wen saw the source of his excitement.

It was a three-meter-high purple fruit tree emitting a faint starlight. On the tree, there were nine purple fruits with yellow or white patterns.

"Starlight Fruit Tree. This fruit tree would definitely not disappoint as your first Spirit Ring. Moreover, with three yellow-patterned Starlight Fruits and six white-patterned Starlight Fruits, it should be a cultivation of three hundred and sixty years."

'Three hundred and sixty years would be more than enough for a first Spirit Ring.'

Su Wen had also seen the introduction of the Starlight Fruit Tree in the library.

The Starlight Fruits produced by the Starlight Fruit Tree were treasures for Spirit Beasts, capable of directly enhancing their strength.

Producing a white-patterned Starlight Fruit represented a cultivation of ten years.

At the age of a hundred, ten white-patterned Starlight Fruits would fall off, and a new yellow-patterned Starlight Fruit would form.

Around the Starlight Fruit Tree, there would usually be Spirit Beasts guarding, waiting to devour the fallen Starlight Fruits.

Forcibly picking the fruits was inadvisable. The violent stellar energy within them, if ingested, not only could not be digested but might rampage within the body, causing severe internal injuries.

The cultivation of the fruit tree is that it absorbs stellar energy to produce fruits, then transmutes the violent stellar energy. Part of the transmuted energy remains in the Starlight Fruit, turning into gentle power. Another part transforms into the strength of the Starlight Fruit Tree.

Afterwards, the fruit tree continues to absorb stellar energy, directing it to be stored in the Starlight Fruits for further transformation.

"Starlight Fruit Tree meets your requirements; its Soul Power is absolutely substantial enough." Su Yuntao stared at the violent bear beneath the Starlight Fruit Tree, staying alert while awaiting Su Wen's decision.

'To take or not to take?'

"Starlight Fruit Trees are usually refined by Auxiliary Spirit Masters, allowing them to gain strengthening auxiliary spirit skills. Especially for Food Spirit Masters, the effects can be maximized. Xiaowen, your Book Martial Spirit follows the auxiliary route quite well. Even without skill development, with the guidance of the tree's power, you are likely to obtain a powerful auxiliary spirit skill," Sisi said.

The characteristics of the Spirit Ring itself are very obvious. Even without the need for the development of the Martil Spirit or specific skills, one would still acquire a corresponding Spirit Skill under the guidance of the Spirit Ring.

In order to obtain a suitable Spirit Skill, she had researched information on Spirit Skills.

Su Wen nodded and said, "Brother Tao, Uncle Feng, Sister Sisi, I appreciate your help."

Starlight Fruit Tree!

This is undoubtedly the most suitable Spirit Ring for his first one.

'The Starlight Fruit Tree continuously refines stellar energy, undergoing tempering and constant improvement. It benefits the refinement of my Martil Spirit and the future strengthening of the origin through the refining of various energies.'

Moreover, the most important thing is that Su Wen believes he is extremely compatible with the Starlight Fruit Tree in the development of his Martil Spirit.

'Enhancement spirit skill?'

'Auxiliary spirit skill?'

Su Wen smiled inwardly.

'Sorry, but I also have a direction for the spirit skill I plan to develop, and the target of its enhancement is my own Martil Spirit!'

Whether it's briefly manifesting pages with Soul Power or directly strengthening Martil Spirit with Origin Soul Power, Su Wen's development is in the enhancement direction of his own martial spirit, not that of others.

'I hope I will get the results I want.'

While Su Wen was contemplating, Su Yuntao and the others had already initiated the battle.

Feng Yuan, with fused with his martial spirit, had a faint green aura swirling around his body. His physique became much more robust, and his hands transformed into strong and powerful claws.

Sisi wielded a purple whip in her hand, positioned behind Su Yuntao and Feng Yuan, while subtly looking out for Su Wen.

The violent bear, upon noticing the four of them, immediately assumed a vigilant posture. When Su Yuntao and Feng Yuan's fused with their Martial Spirits, the Soul Power within the violent bear surged.

"Roar!"

"This violent bear has at least a cultivation of five hundred years. Be cautious!"

Su Yuntao transformed into a green afterimage, appearing at the side of the violent bear. Wind-attributed Soul Power enveloped Feng Yuan, preparing for a head-on collision with the violent bear.

Sisi swung her long whip, entangling the right leg of the violent bear.

At this moment, Su Wen's inner thoughts were somewhat stirred. He calmly observed the situation on the field. In front of him, a book emitting a faint glow was suspended. Pages of the book danced around him, ready to respond to any potential dangers.

"Sister Sisi, give it your all in the battle and don't worry about my safety"