Chapter 13: Wang Chengkun: "You were scared by the snake!" - Douluo: Potential to be the Strongest

During the meal, Wang Teng had hoped for some cool and embarrassing moments, but unfortunately, he didn't encounter such a delightful situation.

Indeed, in a world where strength reigns supreme, overly arrogant people don't last long; they might be taken advantage of and eliminated at any moment.

Like the lecherous fat man Ma Hongjun said in the original story—"A Soul Master who doesn't dare to cause trouble isn't a good Soul Master!"

If someone heard that, anyone capable of defeating him would definitely beat him up, unless they couldn't.

It's fortunate that Flander didn't provoke any powerful figures; if a Title Douluo were standing there, he definitely wouldn't dare to mess with them. Isn't living a peaceful life better?

Early the next morning, Wang Chengkun took Wang Teng into the Sunset Forest.

This meant Wang Teng couldn't do any dungeon runs that day; after all, if Wang Teng disappeared, it would be hard to explain.

At this stage, Wang Teng hadn't told his family about his idea of having a system. After all, even if he did, he wouldn't gain any benefits.

Later, when he's fully developed, if he can get his family to join him in dungeons, he can simply claim it's a test from the gods. Anything that doesn't make sense can be conveniently attributed to the gods.

Why is his strength increasing so quickly? Wang Teng: With the help of the gods!

It's that simple!

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From afar, Wang Teng saw the scenery of Sunset Forest.

He was used to forests in dungeons, but compared to Sunset Forest, the dungeon forest was nothing. The lush vegetation stretched as far as the eye could see.

On the outskirts of Sunset Forest, towering trees, some over a hundred meters tall and requiring multiple people to encircle, were everywhere. Furthermore, many plants weren't green; they were a riot of colors.

Forgive Wang Teng for only recently learning; he couldn't recognize many species, and small animals that hadn't yet become soul beasts were also commonplace.

After all, although Soul Power exists on the Douluo Continent, most ordinary people can't become Soul Masters, and the same goes for wild beasts.

Not every animal can become a soul beast; many small animals don't even possess soul power. Furthermore, it's not true that a soul beast of higher age is necessarily stronger than a lower-level soul beast or wild animal.

For example, a hundred-year-old Blue Silver Grass, when encountering a herbivorous soul beast under a hundred years old, can only obediently become its food.

Yes, Blue Silver Grass, this plant-based soul beast, is notoriously weak in the Douluo Continent. However, if it reaches 100,000 years of age, that's a different story.

Of course, any soul beast that reaches 100,000 years of age is incredibly powerful.

"Teng'er, be vigilant. The Soul Beast Forest is no safe haven; it's already within the range of soul beasts. Don't stray too far from me."

"Yes!"

Wang Teng knew this. In the Soul Beast Forest, danger wasn't just from powerful soul beasts; human soul masters were also a source of danger, and there were also some poisonous insects that shouldn't be underestimated. A poisonous insect might suddenly appear and bite you; if you were poisoned, that would be terrible.

Furthermore, some soul beasts are adept at ambushes. Although they can't escape Wang Chengkun's senses, good habits need to be cultivated from a young age.

"Watch out, a few soul beasts are coming!"

Instantly, Wang Teng raised his vigilance to the highest level. A moment later, three long-haired black rat-like soul beasts emerged from the grass in the distance. Excluding their tails, their bodies were over half a meter long.

To be honest, this was the first time Wang Teng had ever seen such large rats, and he was almost scared out of his wits.

"These are black-haired rats. These three black-haired rats are all around a hundred years old, but they are not the target. Just drive them away. It's best not to kill them."

Instantly, Wang Chengkun released his aura, and the three black-haired rats in the distance were immediately terrified and ran away.

"Hmm, but this is the first time I've seen such large rats."

Obviously, Wang Chengkun also understood the principle of sustainable development.

Under normal circumstances, apart from soul beast hunters who specialize in hunting soul beasts for soul bones, most soul masters will not attack weak soul beasts.

After all, killing them wouldn't bring any benefit; just driving them away would suffice. Of course, a small minority genuinely enjoy hunting spirit beasts for pleasure, but these spirit masters are generally not of good character and easily veer down the path of evil spirit masters.

And most evil spirit masters inevitably end up in the City of Slaughter, becoming Bloody Marys. Speaking of which, thanks to the Spirit Hall in Douluo Continent, evil spirit masters are always keeping a low profile and can't do anything earth-shattering.

The Spirit Hall's ultimate boss, Qian Daoliu, is a devout follower of the Angel God and is very dedicated to combating evil spirit masters, which prevents them from gaining significant power in Douluo Continent.

Therefore, the existence of the Spirit Hall has made a huge contribution to the stability of Douluo Continent.

Of course, it's just that Wang Teng's position isn't held by any of the other major powers.

Especially the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires, were extremely wary of the Spirit Hall. If the Spirit Hall hadn't been relatively peaceful at the moment, there might have been another war engulfing the entire Douluo Continent.

However, Wang Teng knew that this fragile balance would be broken in a few years. Not long after they started walking, the two encountered another spirit beast.

"Be careful!"

Following his father's gaze, Wang Teng looked into the distance and was immediately startled. It wasn't that Wang Teng was timid, but what he saw was simply too frightening.

In his previous life, Wang Teng had grown up in an urban city, and had never experienced anything like this.

On a large tree in the distance hung a Mandragora snake that was over nine meters long. Judging by its age, it was clearly over 900 years old. In addition, the Mandragora snake's scales were emerald green, almost the same color as the tree it was wrapped around, something Wang Teng hadn't noticed before.

Of course, the strength of the Mandragora Snake wasn't the key factor. After all, a 900-year-old soul beast couldn't possibly defeat its own Soul Douluo-level father. However, the Mandragora Snake's appearance was truly terrifying.

If this were in his previous life, Wang Teng would probably have been scared out of his wits just by its appearance. If he hadn't seen many soul beast illustrations at home before, it probably wouldn't have been just a simple matter of being startled.

"Haha, Teng'er, you were scared by the snake!"

Seeing his son startled by the Mandragora Snake in the distance, Wang Chengkun immediately started teasing him.

Wang Teng's face instantly darkened. This was definitely a dark history. For some reason, Wang Teng remembered a meme from his previous life on the internet. The Jade Emperor and Buddha argued over who was the supreme ruler of Heaven.

Jade Emperor: "I rule the Heavenly Dao!"

Buddha: "You were beaten by a monkey!"

Jade Emperor: "I have more subordinates than you! "

Buddha: "You were beaten by a monkey!"

Jade Emperor: "I have a wife!"

Buddha: "You were beaten by a monkey!"

Jade Emperor: "I have endured 17,500 tribulations!"

Buddha: "You were beaten by a monkey!"

Wang Teng could imagine:

Wang Teng: "I have twin martial souls, innate level 9 soul power!"