Stellarium Forest is one of the three most famous soul - beast gathering places on the Evans Continent. It's freaking huge, spanning across the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Xing Luo Empire.
There are tons of soul - beasts in there. It's like a dreamland for all soul masters to get their soul rings. As long as a soul master is badass enough and has some good luck, they can find the perfect soul ring for themselves here.
Of course, it's also a nightmare for soul masters. Since it's the birthplace of soul - beasts, there are a bunch of powerful ones. One slip - up, and a soul master could bite the bullet.
Early in the morning, everyone gathered at the academy gate. The moment they saw Gordon, all the students except Leo were stunned. They were trying so hard not to burst out laughing.
Gordon looked like a total mess right now. There were still a bunch of bruises on his face that hadn't healed, especially one eye with a massive shiner. It was really hard not to crack up.
Everyone was wondering how Teacher Zhao ended up like this, but only Leo knew that he got his butt kicked by Ryan's dad, Hector.
Speaking of Hector, that dude is something, but unfortunately, he got totally screwed over by the previous Pope of the Spirit Hall.
"What the hell are you looking at? You little brats, are you asking for it?" Gordon was pissed off when he saw the students holding 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 just say?" Gordon glared angrily.
When Teacher Zhao got angry, Ryan beside her instinctively stepped in front of Xiaowu. His protective intention was crystal clear.
As soon as Gordon saw Ryan, his anger disappeared. After all, he ended up like this because of him. He didn't bother to care about Xiaowu's sarcasm and said, "Get ready to go. Mu Bai, you lead the pack."
"Got it." 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 super scary. Xiao San and Zhu Qing, you two go upfront. 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 back her up anytime.
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 fit to cover the rear.
As for Leo, because of his super - mutated martial spirit, he could be a front - liner, cover the rear, or even take care of the sides if needed. He was an all - around flexible soul master.
With an order, everyone started running like crazy. The little fox on Leo's shoulder couldn't hold back any longer. It jumped down and ran along, looking super excited.
As they kept going, they soon noticed something. With Oscar's Sausage for energy replenishment, their exhausted energy was quickly restored.
Even Ava could barely keep up with everyone. This made everyone admire Leo a lot. You never really know how important something is until you use it.
Of course, they also looked at Oscar differently. They didn't expect a food - type martial spirit to be so useful.
"Leo, aren't you beat?" After traveling for most of the day, even with Oscar's Sausage, everyone was starting to feel worn out both physically and mentally, 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 beans, as if he was just taking a casual stroll.
Looking at the little fox, it was even more amazing. It had been excited from the start 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 game.
"Maybe I 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 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 cocky, 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 down, he didn't feel jealous at all. Although he was a bit arrogant, he was also an honest and straightforward guy.
In a flash, 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 tip - top shape. 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 way 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 get their soul rings, making it the best pit - stop.
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, "Man, running all day, I'm totally exhausted."
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 dumb, 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've got one too," and took a bite of the wild fruit while looking at Xiaowu.