Chapter 95 Star Forest

In the dense forest with tall trees, the thick branches and leaves block the scorching sun. Occasionally, some spots of light are projected from the gaps between the branches, shining on the ground in dots, forming a seamless pattern of light spots.

In the jungle, there was silence except for the occasional roar of an animal. The seriously injured Xian Lin'er took the students to hide under a big tree. When they were about to be discovered by the soldiers of the Sun-Moon Empire who were searching for them, they were suddenly killed by a mysterious man who was wearing a half-mask and holding a brown wine gourd in his hand.

A strong aura suddenly emerged from the dense forest.

“This aura…” Xian Lin’er was slightly startled, then her eyes narrowed, her expression changed from worry to joy, and she exclaimed, “Master Xuan?!”

The mysterious man moved slightly, and the whole person flashed out like a jumping star. In a few breaths, he appeared in front of Xian Lin'er and others.

The person who came was one of the elders of Shrek Academy, the ninety-eighth level Taotie Douluo Xuan Lao. Because half of his head was cut off, he was wearing half a mask on his face, and the whole person looked a little weird.

“Master Xuan…” Xian Lin’er was overjoyed when she saw that the person coming was Master Xuan.

Looking at the people from Shrek Academy who were almost all seriously injured, Elder Xuan stepped forward and came to Xian Lin'er's side. He glanced around and asked warily, "Lin'er, what happened to you? Where is your mother, Elder Song?"

Hearing this, the joy on Xian Lin'er's face faded slightly, and she clenched her jade hands, and said in a slightly excited voice: "Master Xuan, when we were in Mingdu to capture Xiao Yan, we were strongly blocked by the Sun Moon Empire. Mother... Mother, in order to protect us, is now unknown whether she is alive or dead. Please help me find her whereabouts."

With a slight frown on his brows, Elder Xuan immediately realized that something was wrong. His face darkened as he asked, "Sun-Moon Empire? What's going on? Why would the people of the Sun-Moon Empire help Xiao Yan? Could it be that they have been colluding with this evil soul master for a long time?"

Suddenly, a drop of bright red blood dripped from Dai Yueheng's broken palm. The strong smell of blood made the muscles on Xuan Lao's face twitch, and he became a little dazed. He seemed to be particularly sensitive to blood.

Suddenly, there was a hint of greed in Old Xuan's eyes when he looked at everyone. Fortunately, he was still able to control his body and was not completely controlled by evil.

Xian Lin'er was about to explain when she heard that a soldier from the Sun-Moon Empire not far away was not yet dead. At the moment of his death, he threw out a tiny soul guide signal device, and a red light shot up into the sky, accompanied by a sharp explosion.

"Over there, chase!"

Not far away, after hearing the ear-piercing explosion, the soldiers of the Sun-Moon Empire also quickly moved towards this side.

"It's bad, we've been discovered." Seeing this, Xuan Lao's face suddenly changed slightly, and he said to Xian Lin'er in a deep voice: "You take the students to the direction of Mingdou Mountain Range first. After I deal with these people, I will sneak back to Mingdu to find the whereabouts of your mother."

"At this moment, there are soldiers from the Sun-Moon Empire to your east, west, and south, so you can only flee to the north," Elder Xuan reminded.

Xian Lin'er nodded slightly without any hesitation. She glanced around cautiously. After finding no danger, she waved her hand lightly and led the students to the north of the forest.

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At the same time, in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, Mingde Hall.

This is a spacious hall. The decoration inside the entire hall is all in metal style. Everything here is mainly light gold. Although it does not look very luxurious, it is full of texture.

Xiao Yan stood in the center of Mingde Hall, seemingly talking to Jing Hongchen.

"Oh." Nodding slightly, Jing Hongchen said calmly: "So that's how it is. You killed someone from Shrek Academy... No wonder these guys came all the way to Mingdu. It doesn't matter. As long as I'm here, I'll keep you safe."

"Then I'd like to thank the hall master first." Xiao Yan said with a smile, bowing his hands.

With his brows slightly furrowed, Jing Hongchen clearly felt that after this battle, Xiao Yan's soul power seemed to be much stronger than before. He asked calmly, "Friend Yan Xiao, your soul power seems to have reached level 30, right?"

"That's right. After the battle just now, the soul power in my body increased explosively by two levels, directly from level 28 to level 30. Next, I plan to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain the third soul ring for my first martial soul." Xiao Yan nodded slightly and said lightly.

"Go to the Xingdou Great Forest?" Hearing this, Jing Hongchen was stunned for a moment, a trace of worry flashed across his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "The soul beasts in the Xingdou Great Forest are much more ferocious than those in other soul beast forests. How about this, I will send someone to go with you?"

"No need, Hall Master. I'm used to being free. I got all the spirit rings on me by myself. You should also know that I can use simulated spirit skills to drive away powerful spirit beasts. As long as it's not a hundred thousand year old spirit beast, I have a way to deal with it." Waving his hand, Xiao Yan refused without too much thought.

After a moment of silence, Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had some concerns in his heart, and said seriously: "I can't let you have any accidents, so let me let my grandson and granddaughter go to the Xingdou Great Forest with you. By the way, I will select a few young people from Mingde Hall to go with you. Only in this way can I feel at ease. Otherwise, I will have to go with you personally. There is no room for bargaining on this matter..."

Nowadays, the elder of the Sea God Pavilion died in Mingdu. Jing Hongchen has become a mortal enemy with Shrek Academy because of Xiao Yan. He cannot let any accident happen to Xiao Yan, otherwise, his investment will be lost.

Looking at Jing Hongchen's suddenly solemn face, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment before nodding his head helplessly and said respectfully, "Since Hall Master Hongchen is determined to do so, then send someone to accompany me."

"Yeah." Nodding again, Jing Hongchen raised his hand, patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Little guy, you are still young. With your talent and strength, you have unlimited potential in the future. Before you become a truly strong man, you still can't be too arrogant. Too much strength will break easily. There is not much benefit in being too sharp. I don't want you to have any accidents."

Jing Hongchen said this because he didn't know about the existence of Yao Lao.

Xiao Yan nodded silently. If he ignored Yao Lao's power, he would be nothing more than a fighter. If he just relied on a simulated spirit skill to force his way into the Star Dou Great Forest, it would indeed be too arrogant. "Well, thank you for the reminder, Master Hongchen. I'll keep it in mind." Xiao Yan nodded slightly and smiled.

"Haha, okay, I just want to remind you to be careful when you go to the Xingdou Great Forest. Your third soul ring should only last for a thousand years. You just need to hunt soul beasts outside the forest. I will send Ji Juechen and the others to go with you. It shouldn't be a problem." With a smile, Jing Hongchen stood up from his seat and said calmly, "It's getting late. You should go back and rest first. We will set off for the Xingdou Great Forest tomorrow morning."

"Yeah." After bowing, Xiao Yan stood up and left Mingde Hall.

After watching Xiao Yan leave the hall, Jing Hongchen let out a long breath and muttered to himself, "With the strength of a great soul master, he can seriously injure a soul emperor. This kid must have a 100,000-year-old soul bone, right?"

“Where on earth did he get this thing from? Now he dares to go to the Star Dou Great Forest alone. Is there some powerful force behind him that I don’t know about supporting him?” Shaking his head, Jing Hongchen felt a little puzzled. At first, he even suspected that Xiao Yan was a spy sent by the enemy country, but now that the elder of the Sea God Pavilion died in Mingdu due to the pursuit, his doubts were completely dispelled.

"I'm still a little worried. I have to send someone to follow him secretly to protect him. I can't let anything happen to this kid..."

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The next day, as soon as a faint fish belly white color appeared on the horizon, Xiao Yan and his companions left the academy and went out of the city, heading towards the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Star Dou Great Forest is far away from the Sun-Moon Empire, but fortunately with the help of a flying soul guide, the journey that would have taken a week can be reached in less than two days.

There were five people who went to the Star Dou Great Forest with Xiao Yan this time, namely Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, Ji Juechen, Ma Rulong, and a soul master named Nana.

Nana's appearance was not particularly pretty, but her wheat-colored skin looked very healthy, and she had a slender figure. She was over 1.8 meters tall, and her long dark red hair was tied up in a ponytail, which made her look very neat and tidy.

Her martial soul is a ghost, a quick attack type martial soul with extremely fast speed. When the martial soul possesses a body, the body will become somewhat illusory. If this kind of martial soul is placed in Shrek Academy, it will definitely be regarded as an evil soul master, just like the three ghosts of the Huang family.

Time passed quickly, and Xiao Yan and his companions soon arrived at the Xingdou Great Forest. From afar, everyone could vaguely feel gusts of fresh air blowing towards them from the front. The scent of the plants was refreshing and indescribably comfortable.

Taking a deep breath of fresh air, all the pores in the body seem to be stretched out. The feeling is indescribably refreshing.

Using his spiritual eyes to gaze into the distance, Xiao Yan saw a green ocean. The endless green in front of him looked so shocking, and the comfortable and fresh air was emanating from here.

Finally, they came to the Star Forest. The tall trees were at least twenty meters tall, and this was just the outermost part. There were no paths in the dense forest, and the trees were full of shadows, making it impossible to see the real scene inside.

Arriving in front of the forest, the air became more comfortable, as if the temperature had dropped a bit. The refreshing feeling with the moist earthy aroma constantly stimulates everyone's sense of smell.

The Star Dou Great Forest is the largest soul beast forest on the Douluo Continent, with many hundred thousand year old soul beasts. Almost half of the ten most ferocious beasts are in the Star Dou Great Forest. A long time ago, people from the Body Sect ran to the Star Dou Great Forest and killed several hundred thousand year old soul beasts. This behavior angered the Beast God Emperor Tian. The ferocious beasts, led by Emperor Tian, ​​once launched a beast tide and massacred several human cities.

"Is this the Star Dou Great Forest?" Looking at the towering ancient trees and the endless forest in front of him, Xiao Yan felt a little shocked. This was his second time to come to the Star Dou Great Forest and he still felt a little amazed.

Indeed, only such a forest can give birth to existences of a hundred thousand years or even higher level!

Everyone walked into the forest. Outside the forest were some ten-year soul beasts, hundred-year soul beasts, and thousand-year soul beasts, but none of these were Xiao Yan's targets.

His target this time is the mixed zone, which is where most of the ten thousand year soul beasts live. Because of practicing Dou Qi and taking some body-tempering pills made by Yao Lao, Xiao Yan's current physique has long surpassed that of ordinary people, so he wants to hunt down a ten thousand year level spiritual attribute soul beast for the third soul ring of his spirit eye.

The Star Dou Great Forest is generally divided into three areas: the outer area, the mixed area, and the core area. The level of soul beasts in the outer area is generally less than ten thousand years. The mixed area is the home ground of ten thousand year soul beasts. As for the core area, it is where one hundred thousand year soul beasts live.

"Yanxiao, what kind of soul beast are you going to hunt?" Meng Hongchen asked as they walked.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan paused slightly and said thoughtfully: "It's a spirit beast."

Then, Xiao Yan's spiritual detection sharing was quietly turned on. With his current soul power and the assistance of his spiritual eyes, spiritual detection could already maintain a perfect range of about a kilometer in diameter. A three-dimensional graphic instantly appeared in the minds of several people. Except for the lack of color, it could be said that every detail was clear.

Several weak soul beasts were watching them not far ahead. They seemed to be a little afraid of their arrival and did not approach them.

Suddenly, Xiao Yan let out a low roar, and a strong fiery red light emerged from his body, and the powerful aura spread outward in an instant. Immediately, the low-level soul beasts that were watching around him fled in panic.

This is the effect of the simulated soul skill. Xiao Yan simulated the breath of a ten thousand year old flame lion. Most of those outside were hundred year old and thousand year old soul beasts. It would be strange if they were not scared away when they suddenly felt the ferocious power of the ten thousand year old soul beast. In this way, they could save themselves a lot of trouble.

After Xiao Yan and his companions entered the Star Dou Great Forest, they moved forward quickly and in a straight line, gradually going deeper into the periphery. Along the way, he used spiritual detection to search for the traces of spiritual soul beasts, and from time to time he simulated ten thousand year soul beasts to intimidate the lower-level soul beasts around him.

It was because Xiao Yan kept simulating the breath of a ten thousand year soul beast that he actually attracted a special soul beast. It usually liked to feed on ten thousand year soul beasts. Its body was covered with a layer of golden hair, and its body seemed to be translucent crystal, full of strange texture. Its overall shape was very similar to a lion, but its four claws were like dragons, and under each dragon claw there was a ball of golden flame.

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