Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 87 The Beginning of Fate ②
Star Dou Forest, outside.

Just as the group of eleven had stepped into the Star Dou Great Forest, about a hundred kilometers away on the official road, a boy who looked only twelve or thirteen years old was carrying a small bundle and was looking at a map in his hand. On the map, he had marked a place with a red circle.

That place is the Starry Sky Forest.

Since the last beast tide, the quality of soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest has been getting higher and higher, especially in the forests near the outer areas, where the probability of encountering soul beasts has increased by at least five times compared to the past thousand years.

This is not good news for low-level Soul Masters, because no one knows whether they will be torn apart by a powerful Soul Beast that rushes out from the shadows at the next moment. But for mid- to high-level Soul Masters, this is not so important.

This soul hunt does not require entering the core circle or even deeper areas; the soul beasts they need are located around the mixed circle.

Shu Yan himself didn't really want to go deeper into the inner circle. After all, not long ago, they had just met with the Crimson King and the auspicious beast in the core circle.

The operation was accompanied by an elder, a fact that Zhang Lexuan had informed Shu Yan of, but even if she hadn't said it, Shu Yan would have known it.

After all, his spiritual sea still contained the Evil Princess, whose spiritual power was already transforming into divine consciousness, the Soul-Devouring Spider Queen.

The elder who was with Shu Yan and the others had a cultivation level of around level 96, but it seemed that he was not one of the elders that Shu Yan knew. However, Shu Yan knew that the Sea God Pavilion of Shrek Academy was full of hidden talents. Apart from the elders who often showed up, there should be many more old monsters lurking in the shadows.

Having such a Super Douluo by your side certainly guarantees safety, but it also makes the whole matter a bit tricky.

Shu Yan had some guesses that this elder probably wasn't just there to protect them, the original Soul Hunters; part of the reason was related to Bei Bei and Tang Ya.

As the only bloodline successor of Mu En, the master of the Sea God Pavilion of Shrek Academy, Bei Bei is still only a Soul Master, no matter how powerful his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul is. How could Shrek Academy dare to let such a combination of two enter the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt souls alone? There must be a powerful person secretly following and protecting them.

Unless Moon and Shrek Academy want to see the tragedy of the past repeat itself...

……

The group traversed through the lush forest. Shu Yan led the way, using spatial power to clear a path. Wherever the silver light reached, all the bushes and thorns turned to dust and disappeared, also startling away the soul beasts lurking within a radius of fifty to fifty meters.

Wu Ming followed at the very back of the group. She was responsible for the safety of the rear of the group and ensuring that no one fell behind, while the safety of the flanks was entrusted to Shuang Yu and Dou Yang, the two quasi-Soul Kings.

Control and support-type Soul Masters like Ling Luochen and Ning Yufan are positioned at the very center of the team.

This is a very standard Soul Hunter formation; it can be described as an "impregnable fortress" on all sides.

Just as everyone was steadily advancing towards the mixed zone, Lan Yuxin, who had been following behind Shu Yan, suddenly spoke up:
"Senior Shu Yan, I heard you're only twelve years old this year, but your cultivation has already broken through to the Soul King realm. I'd like to ask if you have any unique insights into cultivation? If so, could you teach me..."

Shu Yan turned slightly to look at Lan Yuxin's almost perfect oval face... It has to be said that this girl's appearance is somewhat similar to Tang Ya's, with the same oval face, but her appearance is obviously more aggressive than Tang Ya's, but not to the coldness of Ling Luochen.

"My takeaway... is that you need to first determine your goal and give yourself a strong conviction to keep going. Of course, since you're studying and training in a place like an academy, it's best to have a few like-minded partners."

Shu Yan replied casually.

Lan Yuxin nodded as if she understood, then she suddenly smiled and said:

"Well... senior, do you think it's possible for me to become your like-minded partner?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than two completely opposite pressures, one hot and one cold, came from behind Lan Yuxin. Caught off guard, Lan Yuxin was almost forced to her knees by the pressure.

Before the little girl could react, Wu Ming was already in front of her, and then pinched her chin with one hand.

"Little girl, I'm not trying to be mean, but didn't you do any research before you started thinking about this?" "Shu Yan is about to get engaged to Sister Ruoruo, and now you're saying this... are you trying to... um?"

Lan Yuxin looked up and saw Wu Ming's golden-red eyes, which seemed to be burning with raging flames. She trembled all over, and her martial spirit trembled as if it had been frightened. She swallowed hard and then whispered:

"Senior, I didn't know about these things..."

"You'd better not know..."

Wu Ming gently released her hand from the little girl's chin. She had been extremely gentle with Lan Yuxin.

Seeing Lan Yuxin shrink back into the group, Wu Ming nodded in satisfaction. Then she turned to Shu Yan and smiled smugly:

"What are you looking at? These are all tasks that Sister Ruoruo assigned to me. With me around, you can forget about cheating on me with other women behind Sister Ruoruo's back."

Shu Yan shrugged, offering no further comment.

Seeing this, Wu Ming didn't say anything more. However, as Ling Luochen passed by, her expression suddenly turned cold, and then she said in a low voice:

"Ling Luochen, don't forget what Sister Ruoruo told you."

Ling Luochen paused, but her expression remained unchanged. She merely glanced at Wu Ming before continuing forward.

Wu Ming snorted lightly and didn't argue with Ling Luochen too much.

As Han Ruoruo's "number one lackey" to outsiders, as long as she is around, no outsider can think of ruining the relationship between Shu Yan and Han Ruoruo!

……

A deafening roar of a bear shattered the tranquility of the forest.

Dou Yang was excited. As a bear-type martial soul master, he had a corresponding understanding of all bear-type soul beasts.

Almost instantly, he recognized the giant bear in front of him, which was as big as a small mountain.

The Mutant Mighty King Kong Bear! A true top-tier existence among bear-type soul beasts. After undergoing a benign mutation, its fur turned a dark red, like congealed blood, and its entire body exuded a frenzied fiery aura, making it resemble a small, moving volcano.

"Senior! Please lend me your strength... Ah no no no, senior, please lend me a hand!"

After saying that, Dou Yang immediately activated his martial spirit and rushed forward, only to be slapped away by the frightened Mighty Vajra Bear.

Wu Ming said with exasperation:

"Dou Yang! What's wrong with you? Didn't I tell you to calm down? Don't you understand?!"

Shu Yan's lips twitched, and he looked at Wu Ming with amusement.

Hearing such words from Wu Ming, he truly didn't know whether to laugh or feel gratified...

(End of this chapter)