Stellarium Forest is one of the three most renowned soul - beast gathering places on the Evans Continent. It's incredibly vast, stretching across the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Xing Luo Empire.
There are countless soul - beasts in there. It's like a paradise for all soul masters to obtain soul rings. As long as a soul master is tough enough and lucky, they can find the most suitable soul ring for themselves here.
Of course, it's also a hell for soul masters. After all, it's a cradle for soul - beasts. There are many powerful ones lurking around. One wrong move, and a soul master could end up biting the dust.
Early in the morning, everyone gathered at the academy gate. The moment they saw Gordon, all the students except Leo were shocked. They were trying hard not to burst out laughing.
Gordon looked really rough right now. There were still several bruises on his face that hadn't faded, especially one eye with a huge shiner, which was really hard not to laugh at.
Everyone was curious about how Teacher Zhao ended up like this, but only Leo knew that he got his ass kicked by Ryan's dad, Hector.
Speaking of Hector, that guy is quite something, but unfortunately, he was really messed up by the previous Pope of the Spirit Hall.
"What are you looking at? You brats, are you itching for a beating?" Gordon was furious when he saw the students trying to hold back their laughter.
Xiaowu, who was originally a 100,000 - year - old Soft - Bone Rabbit, wasn't happy when she heard Teacher Zhao's words. She mumbled, "Why not say little blind bear?"
"Huh?! What did you say?" Gordon glared and roared.
When Teacher Zhao got angry, Ryan beside him instinctively stepped in front of Xiaowu. His protective gesture was clear as day.
As soon as Gordon saw Ryan, his anger vanished. After all, he ended up like this because of him. He didn't pursue Xiaowu's sarcasm and said, "Get ready to move out. Mu Bai, you lead the team."
"Sure thing." Blake nodded, then his expression turned serious. He explained to everyone, "Listen up, there are a ton of soul - beasts in Stellarium Forest, and they're terrifying. Xiao San and Zhu Qing, you two go in front. Oscar and Ava, you follow them."
"Fatty and Xiaowu, you're in charge of the sides. As for me and Leo, we'll cover the rear. Keep this formation once we enter the forest."
This formation was a bit different from the original one in the story, but it was the best for the current eight - person team. Aria, as an agility - attack - type soul master, was good at scouting. Ryan, a control - type soul master, could support her at any time.
Oscar and Ava were both support - type soul masters, so they had to be in the middle, protected by Fatty and Xiaowu on the sides. Blake, with his beast martial spirit, was suitable for covering the rear.
As for Leo, because of his extreme mutated martial spirit, he could be a vanguard, cover the rear, or even take care of the sides if necessary. He was an all - around mobile soul master.
With an order, everyone started running quickly. The little fox on Leo's shoulder couldn't hold back any longer. It jumped down and ran along, looking extremely happy.
As they kept going, they soon noticed something. With Oscar's Sausage for replenishment, their consumed energy was quickly restored.
Even Ava could barely keep up with everyone. This made everyone admire Leo. You never really know how important something is until you use it.
Of course, they also looked at Oscar in a new light. They didn't expect a food - type martial spirit to be so useful.
"Leo, aren't you tired?" After traveling for most of the day, even with Oscar's Sausage, everyone was starting to feel mentally and physically exhausted, although they still had some energy left.
But Blake saw that Leo didn't show any signs of fatigue at all. Instead, he was full of energy, as if he was just taking a stroll.
Looking at the little fox, it was even more amazing. It had been excited from the beginning and was still the same. Sometimes it would run quickly to the students in front, then slow down and wait for its master, treating the journey like a play.
"Maybe I've just trained a lot before." Leo said casually.
As a Level 100 titled Douluo on the Evans Continent, if he got tired from traveling at this speed, he might as well just give up.
Hearing this, Blake fell silent. He found that both Leo and Ryan seemed to be much better than him in this regard.
As the third prince of the Xing Luo Empire, he was a bit arrogant, but this made him feel discouraged.
If he knew that Ryan was actually the son of Haotian Douluo, a time - traveler with a cheat like the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, and Leo was the husband of the Pope of the Spirit Hall, a legend hailed as the strongest Holy Douluo on the entire continent ten years ago, would he still think the same way?
However, although Blake felt discouraged, he didn't feel jealous at all. Although he was a bit arrogant, he was also an honest and straightforward guy.
In a blink of an eye, another half - day passed. When night fell, the group finally arrived at the town closest to Stellarium Forest.
Before entering Stellarium Forest, they had to be in top condition. So this town was the perfect place to rest. Gordon gave the order to rest in this town.
Although it was just a town, it was much livelier than other ordinary towns in the Evans Kingdom. After all, it was close to Stellarium Forest. Soul masters from all over the kingdom came here to hunt soul - beasts and obtain soul rings, making it the best stop - over.
Entering the town, they quickly found an inn and walked in.
As soon as they entered the inn, Xiaowu rushed to find a seat, slumped on the table, and said weakly, "Ah, running all day, I'm beat."
As soon as Xiaowu finished speaking, Ryan next to her took out a carrot from his belt and put it in front of her, showing off their love in front of everyone again.
Seeing the carrot, Xiaowu's eyes lit up. Without hesitation, she took a bite with a crunch.
Seeing Xiaowu's appearance, Leo couldn't help but shake his head. With her eating like this, didn't anyone suspect? I mean, who in their right mind eats carrots raw?
If it was said that this was the female - lead aura that could make others act stupid, well, Ryan was the male lead, not affected, and he was a time - traveler. Why didn't he find it strange?
"Squeak, squeak." Just as Xiaowu was enjoying the carrot, the little fox on Leo's shoulder got jealous and called out to its master.
Hearing the little fox's cry, Leo thought it was funny. This little guy was actually jealous. He had to take out a wild fruit from the storage ring and put it in front of the fox.
The little fox happily reached out its two small paws to take it, then jumped onto the table. Whether it was intentional or not, it seemed to show off, "I have one too," and took a bite of the wild fruit while looking at Xiaowu.