Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor

The sweet-looking senior student was the first to jump out: "Hello, junior, my name is Mingjing, a level 60 support-type Soul Master, I need my sixth Soul Ring~"

Ye Qing glanced at the senior with a strange look in his eyes. Why did he have the feeling that the senior was too enthusiastic?

But in reality, apart from the sweet girl Mingjing in front of them, the inner court disciples in the other teams also looked at Ye Qing with a strange gaze. A level 50 Quasi-Soul King in the third year of the outer court, his cultivation level is simply heaven-defying.

Even though the third year is over and the fourth year is just around the corner, Ye Qing is only about fifteen years old at most (entering the outer academy before the age of twelve, and graduating from the third year is three years, so it's estimated he's under fifteen). A Soul King around fifteen years old...

This young man has the potential to be granted a title!

Regardless of gender, everyone in the team immediately thought about how to get along with Ye Qing, since this Soul Hunt was a great opportunity.

This is a real, future superstar!

It wasn't just Ye Qing who wanted to find some help for his future; these senior students were also happy to build a good relationship with a genius destined to become strong. Perhaps this junior could solve any trouble that might leave them with nowhere to turn in the future with just a word. Such a foreseeable and generous return was well worth their effort to befriend him.

In the world of Soul Masters, unless one possesses the power to make a decisive move, interpersonal relationships are an unavoidable factor.

Of course, Ye Qing didn't mind getting to know them a little better. Whether he would help them in the future was another matter, but being friends for now wouldn't hurt anyone.

"Let's talk about everything once we get to the Star Dou Great Forest. It's getting late, and now that everyone's here, let's set off," said Zhang Lexuan, the team leader.

"Okay, Sister Lexuan!"

Zhang Lexuan's words were met with no objection from the group. After checking that they hadn't forgotten anything, she took the lead and set off, while the other inner court disciples formed a team behind her and traveled in an orderly manner.

Zhang Lexuan, the strongest among them, was at the very front of the team. Behind her was a defensive inner court disciple. On either side of the team were a strong attacker and an agile attacker responsible for guarding the rear. At the very back of the team was a strong attacker covering the rear.

Ye Qing, Ming Jing, and another food-type Soul Master were protected by the team while they were in the middle of the group.

Ye Qing was the weakest in terms of apparent strength, Ming Jing was the weakest because she was a support-type Soul Master, and the same applies to another food-type Soul Master named Mo Lang.

Although Mo Lang is a food-type character, he is a soul master. His bamboo shoot martial soul did not give him combat power, so he joined the soul guidance system.

But without exception, all of these people obeyed Zhang Lexuan's arrangements.

At this moment, she already had the demeanor of a future senior sister of the inner court. Originally, she had gained the status of senior sister after becoming the strongest person in the inner court by absorbing the 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone during this operation.

Of course, she now enjoys a high level of prestige within the inner courtyard.

The Soul Saint's strength is already considerable.

Being in the team, Ye Qing kept a low profile. It wasn't the time for him to stand out. In order to ensure that the team would encounter the 100,000-year-old soul beast just like in the original story, Ye Qing decided to remain inconspicuous.

And so, the group finally arrived at the outskirts of the Starry Sky Forest before sunset.

"Let's rest for the night and set off tomorrow!"

Chapter 114 Okay, I'll feed you tonight.

Fifty miles outside the Starry Sky Forest, Shrek and his crew set up camp by a stream.

Water is the source of life. Spending the night by a stream saves a lot of effort, as you don't need to look for other water sources, and you won't lack food by the stream.

As soon as they landed, the eight inner court disciples tacitly split into two groups. Four people pitched tents by the stream, while the other four went to pair up, with two people hunting and two people gathering firewood.

Once you enter the Star Dou Great Forest, you can't make fire. Ordinary wild beasts are afraid of firelight, but many soul beasts are not only unafraid of fire, but are also attracted to it.

So after entering the Star Dou Great Forest, everyone could only eat dry rations. This last meal before entering the Star Dou Great Forest was the last hot meal they could have. For the next half month, they could only eat dry rations with an indescribable taste.

For this meal, any team that knows how to enjoy themselves will naturally try to eat well to reward their stomachs, which will suffer for some time to come.

However, Ye Qing experienced a leg cramp, not because he was walking too fast, but because his pace was too slow.

Normally, the distance from Shrek Academy to Star Dou Great Forest would take him several round trips in a day, but this time he could only travel slowly all day, which was really quite painful.

Everyone was busy, and Ye Qing naturally felt embarrassed to stand there alone. Since others had tents, he naturally had one too. As someone who often went out during holidays, how could he forget to buy such an essential temporary shelter in the wild?

After quickly setting up his own tent, Ye Qing glanced at the other people's tents.

They formed a circle on the open ground by the stream, with the middle spot presumably for setting up a campfire, since the others had already piled up a considerable amount of firewood on the ground. Seeing this, Ye Qing also transformed into a streak of light and moved along the stream, collecting a lot of stones and putting them into his soul tool to take back to the camp to build a campfire.

"Sister Lexuan, your brother knows quite a lot too!" Mingjing whispered to Zhang Lexuan as she watched Ye Qing busy at work.

Zhang Lexuan stopped what she was doing, looked back at Ye Qing, and replied softly, "My younger brother has indeed been very sensible since he was a child. Whether in life or in cultivation, he has never caused us much worry. He is very self-disciplined and self-aware."

Speaking of self-discipline and self-awareness, Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but think of her other younger brother, Beibei.

Compared to Ye Qing, Bei Bei is really nothing. Before meeting Tang Ya, he was fine. He cultivated diligently and his soul power level even surpassed Ye Qing's. But since meeting Tang Ya, he has become a completely different person.

Before this, he would call Zhang Lexuan "sister" affectionately, but after he met Tang Ya, three years have passed and Bei Bei has not come to see her even once.

On the contrary, Ye Qing often came to the inner courtyard to play with Zhang Lexuan after the start of the second year. It seemed that Ye Qing had healed Zhang Lexuan's loneliness of many years. With such a talented and handsome younger brother who was also considerate and sensible, Zhang Lexuan was truly envied by many senior and junior students in the inner courtyard.

Han Ruoruo was the first to be affected, and she expressed her envy, jealousy and hatred towards Zhang Lexuan more than once.

Even though Zhang Lexuan didn't care about these trivial matters, she was still a little proud.

There's no difference without comparison...

Zhang Lexuan sighed inwardly, then smiled and walked towards Ye Qing to help him start a fire and cook. Judging from the original work, in terms of strength and talent, the people in the inner courtyard were indeed unmatched, but when it came to cooking, they were far behind. Otherwise, they wouldn't have given Huo Yuhao the opportunity to show off.

Anyway, Ye Qing didn't expect them to make anything delicious. Rather than having to suffer for her stomach, she might as well spend some time making it herself.

"Sister Lexuan, leave the rest to me. You can trust me when it comes to cooking." After lighting the campfire, Ye Qing patted the dust off his hands and said to Zhang Lexuan with a smile.

Zhang Lexuan didn't press the issue, her tone carrying a hint of anticipation: "Then it's up to you. I haven't had your cooking in a long time, so you'd better feed me well tonight."

Feed...feed them until they're full...

Ye Qing's expression changed, and his smile became somewhat strange. Originally, the word "feed" was a very proper word, but ever since that old man Mu En misinterpreted the word "feed," he could no longer look at it the same way.

Now that Zhang Lexuan has spoken, Ye Qing, who was already being led astray by Mu En, immediately started to misunderstand.

However, as a disciple of Wei Bao Douluo, it's quite reasonable for Ye Qing to inherit Wei Bao's spirit, right?

"Okay, okay... I'll definitely feed you well tonight."

As soon as Zhang Lexuan looked up, she saw Ye Qing's somewhat strange smile. She quickly realized that there was something wrong with the conversation, and a blush crept onto her beautiful face.

"You little rascal, you even dare to tease your own sister now, huh?" Zhang Lexuan glared at Ye Qing with annoyance, then turned and left.

But for some reason, her departing figure looked like she was fleeing in panic, even though it was clearly her words that were full of ambiguity.

Illuminated by the campfire, the blush on Zhang Lexuan's face appeared magnified in Ye Qing's eyes, and he clearly saw the fleeting hint of shyness in her eyes.

"Wow, Zhang Lexuan really does have a brother complex, huh? I won her over so easily!" Ye Qing clicked his tongue, gaining a deeper understanding of the love-struck characters in Douluo Continent.

Ye Qing had originally planned to just have a casual dinner, but it would be fine if he were to cook for Zhang Lexuan alone. He wouldn't mind holding Zhang Lexuan's hands and seriously making a dinner that was delicious and visually appealing in every sense of the word.

But if we were to do it for so many people...

Stop joking, he's not a real chef and he has no interest in cooking for others.

But given Zhang Lexuan's current flustered state of mind, if she were to showcase her culinary skills, it seems quite possible that it would further fuel her romantic infatuation!

Coupled with the upcoming storyline of a 100,000-year-old soul beast blitzing Shrek Academy, and his own hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress act, wouldn't Zhang Lexuan be completely captivated by his endless, cheesy routines?

"It's feasible! It's feasible!"

With that in mind, Ye Qing became serious and used seventy percent of his cooking skills.

The first dish is a pot of fresh fish soup with a sour and spicy flavor, made by frying fish in high-grade spirit beast fat until golden and crispy, and then simmering it with various seasonings.

If Huo Yuhao's fish soup focuses on the flavor of the fish itself, then Ye Qing's hot and sour fish soup emphasizes the ultimate stimulation of the sense of smell and the ultimate enjoyment of the taste buds! The milky white fish soup is sprinkled with some chopped green onions, and just looking at it and smelling it is enough to make one's mouth water.

The second dish was stir-fried river crab, made with locally sourced ingredients. We can't do anything about the river crab god, so let the little river crab be the scapegoat.

In the Douluo Continent, where there are no heavy metals or pollution, the river crabs are incredibly clean. However, no one has ever eaten them before. Ye Qing showed the Shrek Academy group what it meant to be the first to eat crabs. A plate of stir-fried river crabs smelled delicious for miles around.

The third and fourth dishes used rabbits and roe deer brought back by the two inner court disciples who went hunting. Ye Qing made several rabbits into whole roasted rabbits, cut off the rabbit heads to make spicy rabbit heads, and cut the roe deer into strips to make kebabs.

Finally, there was a refreshing and delicious cold salad of blue silver grass.

This dinner even lured out Xuanzi Laodeng, who was drinking in the shadows. Laodeng drank a third of the fish soup by himself, and he ate half of the stir-fried river crabs.

"I never imagined that crabs could be eaten, and even cooked so deliciously!" Xuanzi said, crunching on a river crab as he couldn't help but give Ye Qing a thumbs up.

Ye Qing smiled slightly: "As a crustacean, river crabs actually have a rather fishy taste. Coupled with their less-than-appealing appearance, almost no one eats them. But if you remove the internal organs, coat them in breadcrumbs, deep-fry them until golden brown, and sprinkle them with cumin and other seasonings, they can make even the neighbor's kids cry with envy."

"Brilliant."

Nine thumbs were raised in front of Ye Qing, and the plate of river crabs was quickly devoured by everyone.

Ye Qing didn't do anything else, just sat next to Zhang Lexuan with a smile and ate. When others praised Ye Qing, Zhang Lexuan could naturally see it too.

Sometimes, pursuing a girl doesn't require you to express any attitude. Just let her see your shining points, and she will be attracted to you involuntarily. Just like now, in Zhang Lexuan's eyes, Ye Qing is simply radiant.

Another innocent Douluo Continent girl has been seduced by Baby's Ye Qing, revealing her true nature as a love-struck individual.

……

The next day, as dawn broke and the sun was still far from rising, everyone got up at the same time, had a quick breakfast, and then dismantled their tents, erasing any traces of their presence before heading towards the Star Dou Great Forest.

Fast, quiet, efficient, and coordinated.

Ye Qing had made this assessment of the inner court disciples' behavior more than once. To be fair, although Shrek Academy's outer court had given Ye Qing a huge thrashing, the inner court's teaching was indeed quite good.

"We're about to enter the Star Dou Great Forest, everyone be on high alert," Zhang Lexuan, who was walking at the front, said in a low voice, her soul power forcing her voice into a line that accurately reached everyone's ears.

"Everyone here is an elite who has entered the Star Dou Great Forest several times, so I won't say anything more. You all know what to do. Now, maintain formation. Mingjing and Molang, you two are ready to provide support at any time. Luo Ge and Yiyun, you two guard the flanks and watch out for soul beasts that may attack from both sides at any time."

"Yang Jingjun, your task is quite important. When you encounter a soul beast attack, you must rush to the front and prevent it from breaking our formation."

"Zhou Lu, Xue Zhenyu, you two will cover the rear and provide support to other teammates as needed."

"Do you understand everything?"