After making their agreement.
Lin Chen and Qian Dong walked together toward the inner circle of the Star Dou Great Forest.
A sixth spirit ring generally requires hunting a Spirit Beast of over ten thousand years; Spirit Beasts of this level can only be encountered in the inner circle.
After walking for about half a day.
Lin Chen and Qian Dong drew closer and closer to the inner circle of the Star Dou Great Forest.
With the Golden Dragon present, Lin Chen hardly had to worry about interference from low-level lineage Spirit Beasts or low-year Spirit Beasts.
In terms of Spirit Beast strength, the Golden Dragon was roughly equivalent to a twenty-thousand-year-old Di Tian.
After all, both beasts possessed the bloodline of second-generation Dragon Kings; one was the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King, and the other was the Golden Holy Dragon King.
A twenty-thousand-year-old Di Tian could basically walk sideways through the Star Dou Great Forest without fear.
Except for Spirit Beasts over a hundred thousand years old who might dare to interfere, other Spirit Beasts would hide as far away as possible upon seeing a beast of this level.
"Brother Chen, your Ethereal Martial Soul is truly extraordinary."
Qian Dong stepped forward and touched the scales on the Golden Dragon's body, his eyes filled with wonder.
"By the way, Brother Qian Dong, I haven't seen your Spirit yet. I'm quite curious about it."
Looking at Qian Dong, a sharp light flickered in Lin Chen's eyes, wanting to confirm the conjecture in his heart.
The surname Qian, a light-attribute Spirit, and a genius Spirit Emperor—these conditions combined made it hard for Lin Chen not to suspect this person was from the Angel Clan.
Lin Chen even had an even bolder guess in his heart: this Qian Dong was very likely that Little Angel from Spirit Hall in disguise.
"Haha, Brother Chen, my Spirit is the Two-Winged Angel."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Dong began to summon his Spirit. Five spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black—circled around him.
An angel with a pair of feathered wings appeared behind Qian Dong, radiating the power of holy light and holy fire.
After summoning his Spirit, Qian Dong explained to Lin Chen:
"Brother Chen, with your knowledge, you should be able to see my origin."
"I come from Spirit Hall. The Qian family is divided into the main family and branch families; I am a member of a branch family."
"Therefore, my Spirit is the Two-Winged Angel. Upon reaching the level of Spirit Saint, it evolves into a Four-Winged Seraph, and only after becoming a Titled Douluo can it evolve into the main family's Seraphim Spirit."
"And that female cousin I mentioned to you is the successor of the main family, the most talented young lady of our Angel Clan."
"Her name is Qian Renxue. Brother Chen, have you heard of her?"
Having said this, Qian Dong looked at Lin Chen with a playful expression, wanting to see how he would react.
Hearing Qian Dong's words, Lin Chen was a bit unable to distinguish the truth. Thinking carefully, it seemed to make some sense.
After all, the Angel Clan had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, and Spirit Hall had stood on the Douluo Continent for tens of thousands of years. No one knew for sure if the Qian family had main and branch branches.
The original story only described the stories of three generations: Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu, and Qian Xunji.
Descriptions of the rest of the Angel Clan were extremely scarce, so Lin Chen couldn't be certain if what Qian Dong said was a lie.
"Damn, now I'm really confused. Is this Qian Dong the Little Angel or not?"
Before Qian Dong told this story, Lin Chen was ninety percent certain that Qian Dong was Qian Renxue.
But after Qian Dong finished his explanation, Lin Chen only had sixty percent certainty.
After all, ten thousand years later, there really was a Spirit Master named Yu Mengdi who possessed an Angel Spirit, and her evolution path was no different from what Qian Dong described.
Seeing the doubt gradually revealing itself in Lin Chen's eyes, in a corner he couldn't see, the corners of Qian Dong's mouth curled up slightly.
"Lin Chen, you were finally bluffed by me. Hehe, this young lady is just too smart."
After learning about Qian Dong's Spirit, Lin Chen didn't think too much more and continued leading Qian Dong on their journey toward the habitat of the Light Unicorns in the Star Dou Great Forest.
It was a massive valley located in the inner circle of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Several hours passed.
The figures of Lin Chen and Qian Dong appeared before the valley, sensing the rich aura of light radiating from within.
They knew that this was the valley where the Light Unicorns lived in herds.
"Brother Qian Dong, I'll take you directly to obtain your spirit ring."
Lin Chen took Qian Dong's hand, sat on the Golden Dragon's back, and flew into the valley.
Though the Light Unicorn tribe was powerful, before the Golden Dragon, they were nothing more than lambs to the slaughter.
A twenty-thousand-year-old Spirit Beast with the bloodline of a second-generation Dragon King was an almost invincible existence in the inner circle of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Only in the core circle were there Spirit Beasts capable of threatening the Golden Dragon.
Lin Chen and Qian Dong rode the dozens-of-meters-long Golden Dragon, observing the valley from above.
At the entrance of the valley, there were mostly hundred-year and thousand-year Spirit Beasts. Only by going deeper would they encounter ten-thousand-year Light Unicorns.
Seeing the Golden Dragon flying overhead and feeling its terrifying dragon pressure, the Light Unicorns knelt one after another, showing their high respect to the Golden Dragon.
Coming to the depths, Qian Dong's eyes were fixed on a Light Unicorn in the valley whose age was close to twenty-five thousand years.
"Brother Chen, I want that one."
Qian Dong tugged at Lin Chen's sleeve and pointed at a Light Unicorn below, his eyes shining with joy.
That Spirit Beast was extremely suitable for him in both attribute and age.
"Understood. Golden Dragon, seize it."
Lin Chen pointed at the five-meter-tall unicorn in the valley, signaling the Golden Dragon to hunt it.
Hearing this, the Golden Dragon nodded in a human-like manner, then dove down, heading straight for the Light Unicorn below.
Seeing the Golden Dragon attacking, the Light Unicorn initially wanted to flee, but under the Golden Dragon's bloodline pressure, it couldn't even exert half of its strength.
"Hiee—!"
Caught by the Golden Dragon's massive claws, the Light Unicorn let out a high-pitched neigh.
After capturing the Spirit Beast, the Golden Dragon let out a roar, making the surrounding Light Unicorns dare not approach.
Immediately following.
The Golden Dragon carried Lin Chen and Qian Dong away from the valley, flying toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Half an hour later.
The Golden Dragon found an open space outside the Star Dou Great Forest and threw the Light Unicorn heavily onto the ground.
Seeing this, five spirit rings—purple, purple, black, black, black—lit up on Lin Chen's body. His eyes were filled with fighting spirit as he shouted loudly:
"First Spirit Ability, Golden Dragon Claw!"
As soon as he spoke, Lin Chen's arm became covered in golden scales, and his hand transformed into a massive Golden Dragon Claw.
The massive Golden Dragon Claw swung directly at the Light Unicorn. With just one strike, the Light Unicorn was heavily injured and fell to the ground, unable to get up.
"Alright, Brother Qian Dong, hurry up and deliver the final blow."
After finishing this, Lin Chen turned around and spoke to Qian Dong.
"Thanks, Brother Chen."
Seeing this, Qian Dong came to Lin Chen's side and gave him a big hug.
Smelling the faint fragrance coming from Qian Dong's body and feeling the soft touch against his own, Lin Chen's thoughts began to wander.
"So fragrant, so soft. Is Brother Qian Dong really a man? Are you sure he isn't a fragrant and soft little girl?"
Lin Chen was suspicious in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt this was the Little Angel from his memories.
Living in Douluo, the matter of my brother being a woman...