Departure, Star Dou Great Forest

Chapter 31 Departure, Star Dou Great Forest

"I am Zhao Wuji, and from now on I will be your Beast Spirit Attack Instructor. Today, I'll take you to the Star Dou Great Forest to broaden your horizons!"

At five o'clock in the morning, Zhao Wuji's loud voice echoed in the air above Shrek Academy's playground.

For one reason or another, he was in good condition and didn't get dark circles under his eyes from being punched.

The original four were already used to getting up early, but among the new four, only Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing got up relatively early. One was practicing the Purple Demon Eye and also tidying up the hidden weapons from yesterday, while the other was training with Chi Ping and the others. Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong hadn't gotten used to the high intensity of Shrek Academy yet, and they only got up when Zhu Zhuqing went to wake them up. They were still yawning.

"Xiao Ao, Xiao Ping, get the newbies a travel kit."

Zhao Wuji waved his hand, and Oscar and Chi Ping immediately began chanting the Soul Incantation.

"Life surges like white mushrooms."

"I have a big sausage."

The new four-person group each received four white mushrooms and two large sausages to replenish their physical strength and soul power.

There was a minor mishap during the distribution. Although the new group of four didn't say anything, their expressions and actions clearly showed their aversion to the giant sausage.

Zhao Wuji stroked his chin and said righteously, "You little brats, if you can't even overcome this little difficulty, how will you survive in the Soul Master world in the future? Back when I, Old Zhao, was hiding from the Spirit Hall, I went to every nook and cranny and ate every kind of junk. Don't even mention eating a sausage; when my life was in danger, I wouldn't let even a rat, cockroach, or earthworm go!"

"Don't they need to eat?" Xiao Wu asked, pointing to the group of four.

Zhao Wuji gave a signal with his eyes, and Oscar immediately began distributing sausages.

While eating, Dai Mubai said with a smile, "I'm hungry too. Xiao Ao's sausages taste really good."

Ma Hongjun also said, "It tastes much better than Ping Ge's tasteless mushrooms!"

Chi Ping: "Don't overthink it, relax. It's just a regular sausage. If you think it's hard to swallow, you're just overthinking it."

Apart from Oscar, the producer, the other three took turns offering their advice to the new four.

"I'll do it."

With a crisp sound, Ning Rongrong picked up the large sausage and took a big bite, looking rather fierce.

Looking at her expression, Oscar felt a tingling sensation in a certain part of his body and subconsciously took a step back.

"Your sausage tastes pretty good when you bite into it."

Ning Rongrong gave a smile that sent chills down one's spine.

Ning Rongrong had already excluded Chi Ping from the category of support-type Soul Masters, so she instinctively wanted to build a good relationship with Oscar. However, her mischievous personality led her to choose a somewhat crude approach, trying to gain the upper hand in their interactions.

After her, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu also ate the giant sausage.

Zhao Wuji was fairly satisfied with the performance of the four new men.

"Alright, let's line up and set off!"

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Prior to this soul hunt, the four members of Shrek Academy had conducted four group soul hunts in the Star Dou Great Forest. Dai Mubai's third soul ring, Chi Ping's third and fourth soul rings, and Oscar's third soul ring were all obtained in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The four of them were already familiar with the entire Soul Hunting process.

We set off at dawn and arrived at Soul Hunter Town in the evening.

It's not that we can't go faster, but we need to take care of the newcomers and also prepare supplies here.

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, three girls with weaker constitutions who were not good at long journeys, all looked pale when they arrived in the town.

Zhao Wuji casually chose a hotel that looked very ordinary and asked the waiter to book nine rooms.

"We'll stay here for the night. We'll depart tomorrow morning. You'll be responsible for your own accommodation and meals."

After saying that, Zhao Wuji left on his own, leaving the time and space to the younger generation.

Dai Mubai looked around and said, "From now on, we'll be classmates. Because of Pingzi, Shrek Academy has a very heavy daily training schedule, so we won't have many opportunities to get together."

Let's book a private room in the hotel restaurant and treat it as our first class reunion to catch up.

Pingzi and I are the oldest and have the highest cultivation level, so we'll cover the expenses. Fatty and Xiao Ao, one of you loves to eat, and the other has received Master Shao's true teachings, so the task of ordering food is entrusted to you two!

No one objected to this.

Soon, Ma Hongjun and Oscar showed everyone Dai Mubai's evaluation of them. They called over a waiter and quickly ordered more than a dozen dishes, many of which Tang San and the others had never even heard of.

While waiting for the food to be served, Oscar and Ma Hongjun quickly livened up the atmosphere.

"Why do you call him Fatty? He's not fat at all!" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

Dai Mubai explained with a smile, "That's because you guys didn't see what Fatty looked like when he first entered school. Goodness, he was practically a ball! But you can't blame him. His martial soul mutation wasn't complete. Going from a chicken to a phoenix isn't an easy thing. It was only after mastering Pingzi's blood and qi that his martial soul evolved autonomously under the influence of the blood and qi, and his size was finally brought under control."

"Can Qi and Blood evolve a Martial Soul?" Tang San's eyes lit up.

"This is your area of ​​expertise, Hirako."

Chi Ping nodded: "My initial research into Qi and Blood was to break down the barriers between Martial Soul quality and innate Soul Power. Qi and Blood are the power of life, and Martial Soul is the collection of bloodline and spirit. Problems like Hong Jun's incomplete Martial Soul evolution can be gradually resolved by using the nourishment and harmonization of Qi and Blood. However, if you want to solve the problem of a Grandmaster with Qi and Blood, I'm afraid that won't work."

Tang San asked, puzzled, "Why?"

Chi Ping: "Firstly, the Qi and blood cannot be released externally, at least not now, because no one can help the master evolve his martial soul. Secondly, the master is too old, his potential has been exhausted, and he cannot withstand the training volume of cultivating Qi and blood."

Dai Mubai asked, "Who is this master you're talking about? Is it the one I know?"

Chi Ping: "Grandmaster is a guest elder of Notting Academy and also Tang San's teacher. I used to be his assistant. He's the one you're thinking of."

Everyone present was aware of Yu Xiaogang's reputation in the Soul Master world, but since Tang San had already become his disciple and Chi Ping had also studied with someone for a period of time, no one wanted to say anything, so they just laughed it off and skipped the topic.

"By the way, what was the fourth test when you enrolled?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

Dai Mubai and Chi Ping exchanged a smile. Dai Mubai said, "When Pingzi and I enrolled, Shrek Academy had just sent off all its students, so it was Teacher Zhao who assessed us. Fatty was specially recruited by the dean and didn't get assessed. Xiao Ao is from the Food Department, so I was the one who assessed him."

"Fight the Soul Saint?" Xiao Wu's eyes widened.

The two nodded, and Chi Ping said, "Back then, we really gave it our all! We were exhausted of our soul power and were finally knocked unconscious by Teacher Zhao with a single palm strike."

"Could you tell me what happened?"

Dai Mubai said with a smile, "Let me tell you. Back then, Pingzi wasn't as strong as he is now. He hadn't even fully developed the Six Forms, and his Qi and blood and intuition were nowhere to be seen. He was knocked unconscious by Teacher Zhao after his soul power was exhausted."

Everyone looked at Chi Ping, who nodded with a wry smile.

"How come I've never heard you mention this before, Brother Ping?" Oscar asked, also somewhat curious.

Ma Hongjun said matter-of-factly, "You enrolled late, and Brother Ping also has his pride!"

"Are you even listening anymore?!"

"Listen to this!"

After calming Fatty and Xiao Ao down, Dai Mubai began his story.

Everyone listened quietly, and Chi Ping added tea much faster.

How to bridge the gap? By reopening old wounds.

This trick works very well for twelve- or thirteen-year-olds.

As Dai Mubai vividly described the scene, dishes were served one by one, and the atmosphere among the four, both old and new, became much more harmonious. Even the most aloof Zhu Zhuqing spoke three sentences, totaling 21 words, which Dai Mubai remembered clearly.

They didn't drink alcohol; this was a rule Chi Ping had asked Flander to set for Shrek Academy, prohibiting it at least until the age of 18. Alcohol cloudes the mind and impairs judgment; unless under special circumstances, children and youths under 18 are not suitable for excessive drinking.

There are many similar rules, some of which were requested by Chi Ping and others were added by Flander.

They probably thought that a true monster should be someone with exceptional talent and impeccable character.

Before we knew it, half an hour had passed in laughter and joy.

After eating and drinking their fill, the group dispersed.

Chi Ping, Dai Mubai, and Tang San stayed behind, partly to pay the bill and partly to prepare various supplies for entering the Star Dou Great Forest.

Dai Mubai has a storage soul tool, and Chi Ping needs to confirm the intelligence information that Flander collected earlier. Ma Hongjun's third soul ring is in trouble, and they are counting on this intelligence! Tang San was also called along for this reason. He received Yu Xiaogang's true teachings and his knowledge of soul beasts far surpasses that of ordinary people.

The next day, the nine entered the Star Dou Great Forest.

(End of this chapter)