Douluo Continent: Getting Stronger After Heartbreak

Chapter 71 Return to the Star Dou Great Forest

"Qin Jian, how do you plan to train team coordination going forward?"

After the team training ended and the girls dispersed, Yan Zhi Ning took Qin Jian to a restaurant for dinner.

The female students in the academy have gradually gotten used to Qin Jian's presence. Although they still pay attention when they see him, they no longer crowd around him.

"Instructor Zhi Ning, there's nothing better for team coordination training than real combat..."

Qin Jian sat at the table and said, "Now Xue Wu and Yu Hai Rou are both at level 30 in spirit power and urgently need to obtain their third spirit rings, so I plan to take them to the Star Dou Great Forest and let them live there for a while."

"Starry Sky Forest?"

Yan Zhi Ning frowned: "Generally speaking, when your team members want to obtain a spirit ring, we mentors will accompany them to hunt. If you want to rely on yourself, it will be very difficult, after all, the requirement for the third spirit ring is at least a thousand-year-old spirit beast."

"Instructor Zhi Ning, there are eight of us. If we coordinate well enough, hunting down a thousand-year-old soul beast shouldn't be a problem..."

Qin Jian said, "This is the key to team cohesion. If our team can't even do this, how can we participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament?"

Yan Zhi Ning nodded: "What you said is true, but the area inside the Star Dou Great Forest is extremely dangerous, with ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts appearing, so you can only move around on the outer perimeter, and I will secretly follow and protect you."

"But if we go inside, I might not be able to protect you," Yan Zhi Ning said.

Qin Jian nodded to indicate that he understood.

A hint of a smile flashed in his lowered eyes, unnoticed by Yan Zhi Ning.

"Starry Sky Forest...that's my home turf...there's no danger there..."

And just like that, a week passed.

Once everyone was ready, Qin Jian led the seven girls out of the academy in a grand manner, passing through the sight of countless people in Tianshui City, and headed towards the Star Dou Great Forest.

These girls had been training in the academy for several years and hadn't left the academy in a long time. Now they were like a group of rabbits running wild, wanting to see and play everywhere, which seriously slowed down their progress.

Yan Zhi Ning, watching from the shadows, shook her head: "These kids really need some training. With this kind of discipline, they think they can participate in the Elite Soul Master Competition?"

Along the way, Qin Jian didn't pay any attention to them, letting them do whatever they wanted while he chatted and flirted with Shui Bing'er, enjoying himself.

Even after entering the Star Dou Great Forest, they didn't get nervous. Fortunately, the outermost areas only encountered soul beasts that were a few decades or at most a hundred years old, posing no threat to them.

Until they encountered their first thousand-year-old soul beast, a bloodthirsty demon fox…

"Bing'er! Seal it up quickly!"

Amid Qiu Ruoshui's panicked voice, Shui Bing'er locked onto the Bloodthirsty Demon Fox without hesitation and unleashed her first soul skill: "Ice Seal!"

Click!

The unavoidable first soul skill was indeed effective. Several offensive soul masters, including Hai Rou, Shen Liu Yu, and Qiu Ruo Shui, immediately surrounded and attacked, while agile attack soul masters Gu Qing Bo and Shui Yue Er also quickly went up to help.

Unfortunately, they underestimated the strength of the thousand-year-old soul beast. With just a sharp fox howl, it broke Shui Bing'er's ice seal.

"Wow!"

The blood-red fox swelled several times in size, its body spinning rapidly like a rapidly expanding blood sphere, instantly sending all five attackers flying.

"Whoosh!"

Its cunning blood-red eyes swept over everyone in the woods, then it flashed and charged towards Xue Wu, who was standing at the back.

At this moment, the other five people were temporarily exhausted, and Shui Bing'er was at a loss. Her ferocious fox claws actually grabbed Xue Wu's face.

"Snow Dance!—"

Several people exclaimed in surprise.

At this moment, Qin Jian, who had been watching the show, finally made his move: "Bing'er, second soul skill!"

"Ah...yes!"

Shui Bing'er's second spirit ring lit up instinctively: "Second Spirit Skill, Ice Soul Armor!"

Click click click…

A group defensive armor instantly appeared on Xue Wu and Qin Jian.

"Bang!"

Under the attack of the millennium-old soul beast, the ice-blue armor shattered instantly.

But that brief pause was enough; Qin Jian, wielding his Martial Soul Sword, rushed to Xue Wu's vicinity: "Sword Qi!"

A sword light slashed out, landing right beside the demon fox and knocking it back a few steps.

"Snow Dance! Second Soul Skill, give it to me!"

At his command, Xue Wu quickly unleashed her second soul skill, increasing his defense and attack by 30%.

"Second Soul Skill, Sword of the Beginning!"

As the demonic fox's bloodthirsty eyes fixed on him, Qin Jian's eyes instantly blazed with sword energy.

All of your attributes are boosted!

All of the opponent's attributes have been reduced!

"First Soul Skill, Bewitching Sword!"

Without letting up, he used his first soul skill in the next moment.

The fox that had already lunged at the attacking demonic fox froze, pausing for two seconds.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

At this opportune moment, Qin Jian unleashed ten sword energies in quick succession, blasting the demon fox's skin and flesh to shreds.

The others finally recovered and rushed forward.

"Wow!"

Unfortunately, the Bloodthirsty Fox was very cunning. As soon as it saw that things were not going well, it turned tail and ran away, giving them no chance to kill it...

"Huff huff..."

Seeing that the soul beast had finally retreated, almost everyone sat down on the ground in an instant, panting heavily, except for Qin Jian, who was in a better state.

After the seven girls calmed down, he walked to the center of them and said, "Come on, it's time for a debriefing, just like when we practice dancing. Let's summarize the problems we just discussed."

However, the group remained silent, especially Shui Bing'er, who couldn't lift her head.

"What were my plans for you before you entered the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Qin Jian wasn't particularly serious, but the seven girls involuntarily straightened their posture and listened attentively to what he was saying.

"My arrangement is that Bing'er will be in charge of command and control, Xue Wu will be in charge of assistance and observation, the others will follow orders, and I will stand by as a backup."

He pointed at Xue Wu and said, "Come on, starting with Xue Wu, each of you tell me whether you did it or not."

Xue Wu lowered her head and whispered, "I didn't do anything just now. I should have used a group support soul skill before they faced the soul beasts..."

"Besides, I didn't pay attention to my positioning. As the only support-type Soul Master in the team, I should be standing in the safest position... According to the previous arrangement, I should be closely following behind you, Captain..."

Qin Jian nodded and said, "That's right. If you had been standing behind me just now, the demonic fox wouldn't have attacked you, and that dangerous situation wouldn't have happened."

"Next, Ruoshui, tell me whether you met my requirements just now."

He then pointed to Qiu Ruoshui.

This girl, who is usually always cheerful, can't even lift her head now.

"My...my problem is bigger...bigger than Xuewu's mistake..."

(End of this chapter)