Douluo 2: Way of Fake God With Soul Tools

The scent of blood from the soul beast's corpse would attract other soul beasts, so Su Luoheng didn't linger for long and set off again.

As he ventured deeper into the forest, he encountered more soul beasts.

Su Luoheng's target for challenges also progressed from ten-year soul beasts to hundred-year soul beasts.

During the actual combat, the experience from his usual training quickly came together, allowing Su Luoheng to master his control over his strength more skillfully. With the soul tool in hand, ordinary hundred-year-level soul beasts were no match for him.

A day passed by quickly.

Su Luoheng had hunted a total of four soul beasts under a hundred years and three soul beasts of the hundred-year level.

Although he hadn't encountered a soul beast suitable for him to absorb, the experience gained from today's training left him satisfied. A suitable soul beast would be found sooner or later, but real combat experience couldn't be replaced by training.

The sky was gradually darkening.

Su Luoheng found a relatively open area and set up a campfire.

After casually eating some prepared dry food, he began summarizing the day's battle experiences.

Every hundred-year soul beast made him aware of his shortcomings.

The most memorable one was the Armored Rhinoceros.

At the time, after consecutively defeating two hundred-year soul beasts, he was bursting with confidence and challenged it.

However, its formidable defense left Su Luoheng in despair.

Fortunately, the creature wasn't fast, giving him a chance to escape.

Perhaps because he hadn't encountered any real danger throughout the day, Su Luoheng's vigilance towards the Soul Beast Forest had diminished compared to before.

He was completely unaware that a dark shadow had already infiltrated the camp from the darkness, silently lurking in the bushes. Its blood-red eyes gleamed with a chilling, cold light, staring intently at Su Luoheng's tent, ready to strike at any moment.

Inside the tent, Su Luoheng had already begun meditating.

The natural energy transformed into pure soul power, continuously merging into his body.

"Hiss~"

At the same time, the shadow, seizing the opportunity, suddenly sprang out, moving as fast as a bolt of lightning, far faster than the Shadow Panther from earlier in the day! The tent was instantly torn apart.

The moment the pitch-black figure appeared, a strong stench filled the air.

Su Luoheng, who was meditating, was abruptly startled awake!

Focusing his gaze ahead, he saw a snake-like soul beast that had torn through the tent, its jaws wide open, revealing sharp fangs. Thick, clear, and sticky saliva dripped from its mouth, while its forked tongue flicked in and out menacingly. Its eyes shone with a ferocious, bloodthirsty glow. Judging by the luster of its scales and its length, it was at least over two hundred years old.

A Black-striped Viper!

Su Luoheng couldn't help but curse his own carelessness. In the Soul Beast Forest, he had neglected the possibility of a soul beast attack.

But now was not the time for regret; the Black-striped Viper was already lunging at him.

Fortunately, he had reacted in time and leaped to the right, avoiding the attack.

However, how could the Black-striped Viper, known for its speed, let its prey escape so easily?

Before Su Luoheng could stabilize himself and draw his weapon, the Black-striped Viper abruptly accelerated, its massive body twisting agilely like lightning, rapidly closing in on Su Luoheng's landing spot, jaws wide open.

The speed was astonishing!

Just as it was about to bite down on Su Luoheng...

At this critical moment, Su Luoheng's mind was extraordinarily clear.

Countless thoughts spun rapidly, contemplating a way out of the predicament.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck!

A glimmer of determination appeared in Su Luoheng's eyes, and instead of resisting, he unexpectedly charged straight toward the snake's open mouth.

The Black-striped Viper closed its mouth, about to swallow him whole.

'Crack!'

At the last possible second, a light blue soul power shield appeared in front of Su Luoheng, rippling outwards to block the Black-striped Viper's bite.

'Boom!'

Then, with a slight shift of his feet, Su Luoheng lifted his leg and kicked the Black-striped Viper hard in the abdomen!

The pained Black-striped Viper crashed heavily against a tree trunk.

Immediately, Su Luoheng drew his short sword and infused it with a large amount of soul power. The dark red blade was particularly striking in the night. In the next moment, the short sword slashed upwards diagonally to the right, and a blood-red sword beam roared out, striking the vital spot of the Black-striped Viper. Bright red snake blood spurted out instantly.

Having anticipated this, Su Luoheng quickly dodged backward to avoid getting drenched in snake blood.

With a final pitiful and agonizing cry, the Black-striped Viper took its last breath.

"Whew—"

After finishing all this, he finally let out a heavy sigh of relief.

Looking at the ice crystal bracelet on his right wrist, which now emitted a faint light, a hint of gratitude flashed in Su Luoheng's eyes.

It was fortunate that he thought of it at the critical moment and activated it in advance.

If he hadn't had the protection of the ice crystal bracelet this time, even if he had been able to defeat the Black-striped Viper, he would have been gravely injured.

After a brief rest, Su Luoheng stood up and looked at the devastated campsite, showing a wry smile.

Not to mention the camp, he had almost been eaten by that creature himself. This experience was a profound lesson—one must never let their guard down for a moment in the Soul Beast Forest.

'Swish, swish!'

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared.

Su Luoheng instinctively gripped his short sword, but when he saw it was Su Junran, he finally lowered his guard.

Su Junran did not directly ask about the battle just now but instead asked first, "How do you feel about the training in the Soul Beast Forest today?"

"It was fulfilling. I learned a lot."

"Did you realize your problems?"

"Yes."

A hint of shame flashed in Su Luoheng's eyes, but he quickly began to summarize seriously, "In the Soul Beast Forest, danger can arise at any time. We must always remain vigilant and never relax. If I hadn't activated the ice crystal bracelet in time earlier, I might not have made it out."

"Well said, a very accurate summary."

Hearing this, a smile of satisfaction appeared on Su Junran's face.

Everyone makes mistakes; what's important is learning from them.

Luoheng was able to recognize his shortcomings and strive to correct them. For his age, that's already quite commendable.

"Remember this experience."

"Dad, is my training over this time?"

"It's over. You did quite well today," Su Junran replied with a slight smile, gently patting Su Luoheng's shoulder. "Get a good night's rest. Tomorrow morning, I'll take you to hunt a spirit ring."

"Okay."

With Su Junran's help, a new tent was quickly set up.

Having just gone through a fierce battle, the physically and mentally exhausted Su Luoheng soon fell asleep.

Although meditation can restore energy, only sleep provides true relaxation.

Meanwhile, Su Junran stood guard outside, keeping watch through the night.

Seeing the already sleeping Luoheng, Su Junran smiled.

In fact, it was he who had personally released the Black-striped Viper into the camp earlier. Otherwise, how could he have arrived at Su Luoheng's camp at just the right time?

He did this to increase Luoheng's vigilance.

Having a smooth first experience in the Soul Beast Forest is not ideal; one must have a deeply impactful experience.

He had gone through the same thing back then.

Some lessons, no matter how many times you explain them, can't compare to experiencing them firsthand.

And from the looks of it now, the result was pretty good.