When the teacher in charge of Canghui Academy saw the colors of their soul rings, he couldn’t help but be greatly shocked.
Upon seeing Xue Lei Han’s unusually proportioned soul rings, he was instantly horrified beyond measure.
If he offended the disciples of those major sects, the academy dean would definitely expel him.
They had truly kicked an iron plate this time.
The teacher in charge stepped forward, slightly cupping his hands with an unsightly smile, “I am Ye Zhiqiu, Director of the External Affairs Department of Canghui Academy.
May I ask… which sect are you from?” As the saying goes, one doesn’t hit a smiling face.
Xue Lei Han put away his stance and said indifferently, “Shrek Academy.” Hearing that the other party was not a disciple of some major sect, Ye Zhiqiu felt relieved in his heart, but at the same time couldn’t help feeling somewhat powerless.
He had always believed that Canghui Academy’s students were already very outstanding.
This time, they had come to the Star Dou Great Forest to help one student obtain their third soul ring for advancing to the thirtieth rank, that was the female student who hadn’t come out earlier.
But the few youths before him gave him a huge blow.
“You want to set the rules?
It seems your students don’t have that kind of strength.” Xue Lei Han looked at the five students who were gradually retreating, his tone still as calm as ever, as if stating a fact.
Seeing Ye Zhiqiu’s expression changing repeatedly, a light flashed in his eyes, and he released his own martial soul.
“Mystic Tortoise, possession.” Mystic Tortoise and Black Tortoise Turtle?
Xue Lei Han suddenly thought of the martial souls of the Shi Mó and Shi Mò brothers.
Although there was a difference in the grade of the martial souls, the Black Tortoise Turtle martial soul’s rank was far above that of the Mystic Tortoise.
Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San felt the pressure emanating from Ye Zhiqiu forcefully suppressing their auras.
A trace of mockery flashed in Xue Lei Han’s eyes.
“Only capable of bullying the weak with the strong, huh.” Ye Zhiqiu’s expression also didn’t look good.
“Today, I’ll teach you a good lesson on behalf of your teachers.” “Everyone, esteemed soul masters.
Please, I beg you, don’t fight inside the small shop.
It’s a small business… small business…” The shop owner had no choice but to run out at this moment.
If he didn’t intervene, the entire shop would likely be washed over by a storm in the next second.
“Let’s go outside.” Ye Zhiqiu snorted angrily and walked out of the hotel first.
Xue Lei Han, however, returned to his seat holding his sword.
“His martial soul is the Mystic Tortoise, a defense-type soul master with soul power around the fiftieth rank.
There’s no point if I make a move.” With that, he glanced at Tang San and said, “Tang San, I’ll leave the command of this battle to you.
You are a control-type soul master, more suitable for commanding than strong attack types like Mubai and me.” Tang San nodded upon hearing Xue Lei Han’s words.
Dai Mubai grinned at Xue Lei Han and led everyone majestically out the door.
“Ma Hongjun.” Xue Lei Han spoke again.
Ma Hongjun turned his head to look at him.
“Your martial soul counters the Mystic Tortoise.
Use it flexibly.” Fatty Ma Hongjun chuckled, then followed the others out the door.
Inside the hotel, only the five standing students from Canghui Academy and the female student sitting at their table remained.
Xue Lei Han sat to the side, drinking by himself, completely ignoring those five people.
“Snow kid, why aren’t you going with them?” Zhao Wuji walked out from the shadows nearby, came to Xue Lei Han’s side, snatched the wine pot in one grab, and sat down heavily.
“If I went, it would lose its meaning.
This is also training for them; we can’t let them rely on me too much.” What Xue Lei Han wanted was not followers, but strong experts with their own independent thinking who could one day exchange blows with him.
“You are truly far-sighted.” Zhao Wuji laughed heartily, downed the wine in his hand in one gulp, then slowly walked out the door.
“I’ll handle the aftermath as their teacher.” Xue Lei Han also smiled.
In the soul master world, the Unmoving Bright King had a notorious reputation, calling it infamous wouldn’t be an exaggeration, but he genuinely cared for his students.
This surprised Xue Lei Han while also making him somewhat emotional.
What a reliable teacher.
He swallowed the wine in his cup, casually glanced at the dazed Canghui Academy group standing not far away, then went upstairs and found the room he shared with Tang San and Oscar.
Sitting cross-legged, he held the Azure Rose Thorn Sword in his arms and began cultivating.
The next morning, just as the sky began to brighten, Zhao Wuji used his loud voice to wake everyone up.
Xue Lei Han and Tang San didn’t mind.
The two walked down the stairs side by side.
Tang San even asked Xue Lei Han for advice on some cultivation knowledge, which Xue Lei Han naturally didn’t mind, in fact, he welcomed it very much.
The two chatted at the dining table while waiting for the other classmates to arrive.
Someone like Oscar, who loved to sleep, found it extremely painful, so much so that his face still looked sleepy while eating breakfast.
Once everyone had gathered, Zhao Wuji gave a brief explanation and once again handed control of the team over to Xue Lei Han.
Xue Lei Han said a few simple words.
The summary was: Do not provoke soul beasts, not even ten-year ones.
If you see wolf-type soul beasts, the first reaction is to avoid them, because you might have intruded into their territory.
If wolf soul beasts attack you, kill them immediately at the first moment.
Do not let them emit a wolf howl, or it will attract the pack.
The corpse must also be buried on the spot, the wolf pack will smell the scent of the person who killed their kin with their keen noses.
After giving these instructions, everyone set off, quickly running toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
Before long, they arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.
The tall trees were at least over twenty meters high.
This was only the outermost periphery.
The dense forest had no paths at all.
Layers of tree shadows made it impossible to see the true scene inside.
“Oscar, are your sausages ready?” “They’re ready.” After hearing Xue Lei Han’s words, Oscar distributed the sausages he had prepared long ago to everyone.
After making slight adjustments, the group stepped into the forest.
“Mubai, go to the front and clear the way for Tang San.” Xue Lei Han said calmly.
His expression was highly alert, because even he didn’t know just how powerful the soul beasts in this Star Dou Great Forest were.
The reason for having Dai Mubai go to the front was that his soul power rank was second in the team.
Even if they encountered a ten-thousand-year soul beast, he could hold on for a while using the White Tiger Vajra Transformation, and during that time, Xue Lei Han at the rear would immediately step forward to assist.
He believed Dai Mubai understood this.
Xue Lei Han, on the other hand, took on the role he had always performed in the team: guarding the rear.
“No problem.” Dai Mubai walked to the very front of the team, exchanged a few words with Tang San, who nodded and gave up the lead position, standing behind Dai Mubai.
Zhao Wuji nodded silently from the side.
He had originally wanted to instruct Dai Mubai to clear the path ahead, but Xue Lei Han had said it before he could open his mouth.
He maintained a moderate distance from the Shrek group.
This trip to the Star Dou Great Forest was their own training experience; Zhao Wuji did not intend to intervene too much.
Seeing Xiao Wu jumping around energetically as soon as they entered the Star Dou Great Forest, Xue Lei Han frowned and slowly walked forward.
“If you don’t want us to be wiped out, get back in formation.” Xue Lei Han’s calm voice suddenly sounded.
The people ahead also turned their heads.
Xiao Wu’s mouth opened, but in truth, she really wasn’t good at dealing with someone as perpetually calm as Xue Lei Han and still felt a bit afraid of him.
“Xiao Wu, get back in formation.
Don’t run around.” Tang San saw the atmosphere between the two becoming a bit tense and quickly smoothed things over.
He gently took Xiao Wu’s hand and shot Xue Lei Han an apologetic look.
Xue Lei Han nodded, returned to the rear of the team once more, and continued to stay alert.
The group had walked for about an hour.
During this time, they encountered many ten-year soul beasts and a few hundred-year soul beasts.
Whenever they met soul beasts, they avoided them, clearly not wanting to stir up trouble.
Xue Lei Han was relatively more relaxed.
Along the way, they hadn’t encountered any wolf-type soul beasts, nor did he feel the chilling sensation of being targeted by snake-type soul beasts.
Dai Mubai and Tang San at the front had clearly succeeded in clearing the path, and the group hadn’t encountered any danger.
“Alright, everyone rest for a while.” Zhao Wuji’s voice allowed the constantly tense group to relax.
Dai Mubai cleared away the thorns in the surrounding area, creating a nearly hundred-square-meter open space.
Everyone sat down against the trees to rest temporarily.
Oscar naturally contributed his sausages again.
At this moment, no one was in the mood to care about whether they tasted good or not.
Eating Oscar’s sausages and drinking the water they carried with them, they rested for the time being.
Zhao Wuji had ordered a one-hour rest.
This area was still the outer periphery of the Star Dou Great Forest, where high-level soul beasts were rare and it was relatively safe.
Their goal was to help Oscar hunt a suitable thousand-year soul beast, so they needed to go deeper.
The further in, the more dangerous it became, and rest time would become more precious.
Therefore, adjusting to peak condition in a relatively safe place was very necessary.
When everyone had rested for about half an hour, suddenly, Xue Lei Han, Tang San, and Zhao Wuji’s gazes simultaneously turned in one direction.
“Zhu Zhuqing, see what that is.” Zhao Wuji ordered in a deep voice.
Xue Lei Han sensed a soul beast rapidly approaching.
Based on the pressure he felt, it should be a thousand-year soul beast.
He assumed a stance, drawing the Azure Rose Thorn Sword, but did not release his soul rings.
He felt that this thousand-year soul beast was relatively weak among the thousand-year ones, so he had no intention of releasing his soul rings.
Soon, Zhu Zhuqing’s cool voice came from the tree.
“It seems to be a flying snake.
But it doesn’t fly very high, only about three meters above the ground.
It has a fleshy crest on its head that looks even bigger than its head, bright red as blood.
Its tail is quite special, fan-shaped.” Zhao Wuji’s eyes lit up.
“It’s a Windtail Crested Snake.
This kind of soul beast is quite rare.
The fleshy crest on its head has many wonderful uses.
Oscar, you’re in luck.
It’s just a shame we don’t know how many years this Windtail Crested Snake is.
Zhu Zhuqing, keep watching the direction of movement.
Report to me immediately if there’s any change.” “Yes.
It’s heading straight toward us, very fast.
However, its body seems a bit unstable in maintaining balance.” Xue Lei Han said coldly, “It looks like the Windtail Crested Snake is injured.
No matter how a Windtail Crested Snake flies, they can always maintain balance.
This is a skill they master from birth.” Tang San then carefully introduced the detailed information about the Windtail Crested Snake to everyone.
“Oscar, if you absorb this snake’s soul ring, your third soul ring skill might be increased speed or gliding.” Xue Lei Han looked at the excited Oscar, then held his sword vertically in front of his chest, his gaze calm as he stared at the approaching black shadow.