Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 107 First Entry into the Star Dou Great Forest

Early the next morning, the seven set off to enter the Senxingdou Great Forest.

Xiao Fei had also made plans for this trip. After entering the forest, Xiao Fei and Feng Xiaotian would lead the way, as the two could fly and were fast. Huo Wushuang and Niu Meng would walk at the back of the group, mainly to prevent anyone or any spirit beasts from following and attacking them. Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Yang Pojun would walk in the middle.

Regardless of whether they are in the front, middle, or back ranks, there is always a Soul Master with a head Soul Bone, which facilitates the detection of danger. There are also Soul Douluo-level powerhouses in each of these areas. If they encounter Soul Masters in the Star Dou Great Forest, Feng Xiaotian will handle all communication. After all, Feng Xiaotian is older and has served as the captain of the Divine Wind Team for a long time, so his communication skills are quite good, and he won't be bullied for being too young.

On the way into the Star Dou Great Forest, various Soul Masters approached them, asking if they needed help hunting Soul Beasts. Xiao Fei and his six companions ignored them all and headed straight into the Star Dou Great Forest.

Watching Xiao Fei and his group of seven head towards the Star Dou Great Forest, some Soul Masters seemed lost in thought, exchanging ideas amongst themselves. Others bluntly remarked, "Where did these idiots come from? A few juniors without any parents to guide them, daring to enter the Star Dou Great Forest." Some even moved with surprising agility, seemingly plotting something.

After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Fei took out the rough map given to him by Dean Huo Tianchen. The map only roughly divided the area into several regions, including a 200-kilometer outer zone, a 1,000-kilometer mixed zone, and a 400-kilometer core zone. The 100-kilometer center of the core zone was called the forbidden zone for life.

The outer area generally contains soul beasts under ten thousand years old, while the mixed area has soul beasts of one hundred, one thousand, and ten thousand years old, but not many of very high age. The core area is mainly inhabited by soul beasts over thirty thousand years old. The forbidden zone of life has never been explored; Xiao Fei estimates it to be the Lake of Life. (The original novel doesn't specify the exact size of the Star Dou Great Forest, only the size of the Barak Kingdom. After all, it's a fantasy world; a kingdom is roughly 2000 kilometers long and wide.)

The goal of Xiaofei and his seven companions this time is to reach the core area, which requires them to travel at least 1400 kilometers.

Upon entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Fei activated his spiritual power to its fullest extent, sensing the surrounding soul power activity to prevent being ambushed by soul beasts. This also allowed him to avoid low-level soul beasts, reducing unnecessary battles and soul power consumption.

Since Xiao Fei's head soul bone evolved to 100,000 years ago, Xiao Fei can sense the intensity and fluctuations of soul power several kilometers away. The Star Dou Great Forest would be relatively safe.

Suddenly, Xiaofei and his friends seemed to sense someone walking behind them, and the route they were taking was similar to theirs.

A moment later, eight people arrived before Xiao Fei and his group of seven. Xiao Fei estimated that the leaders were two Soul Saints, and the rest were six Soul Emperors. It seemed they were targeting Xiao Fei and his group. Had they been watching Xiao Fei and his companions from the very outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest?

Of the eight people, six were men and two were women. Both Soul Saints were men, and the eight were dressed somewhat similarly, clearly indicating that they were a team.

The leader of the eight was about 50 years old and a level 75 Soul Saint. The other Soul Saint was level 71.

The leader stepped forward and said, "Young friends, we are mercenaries from the Black Tiger Mercenary Group. Would you like to hire someone to hunt soul beasts? Rest assured, our prices are reasonable, and we can guarantee to hunt a satisfactory soul beast for you."

Xiao Fei and Feng Xiaotian exchanged a glance and nodded.

Feng Xiaotian stepped forward and said, "I'm really sorry to trouble you all a bit. We're just hunting some low-level soul beasts, so we don't need to hire anyone for the time being."

"We know what kind of spirit beast you young friends want to hunt. We are quite familiar with the area and can provide you with some guidance."

"We're just looking around casually, so we won't trouble you any further."

The leader, seemingly unwilling to give up, asked, "May I ask which family you belong to?"

Feng Xiaotian said proudly, "We come from the Elemental Academy."

Among the eight, a middle-aged Soul Emperor directly said, "Whatever this Elemental Academy, kid, just hand over what you have."

"Weren't you hired to hunt soul beasts? How did it turn into robbery? Our Elemental Academy isn't afraid of you."

The middle-aged Soul Emperor said directly, "Hmph, I don't care what kind of Elemental Academy you are. This is the Star Dou Great Forest. It's normal for people to die here. Besides, these two women are quite good-looking. Why don't they keep me company and have some fun?"

Feng Xiaotian's face had turned extremely ugly: "I advise you to leave immediately, or you will bear the consequences."

But the eight mercenaries seemed to have Xiao Fei and his group of seven completely under their control, and appeared ready to make their move at any moment.

"Quickly finish this, leave no one alive!" These eight words came out of Xiao Fei's mouth, seemingly without any emotional fluctuation.

Clearly, Xiao Fei didn't intend to take action. He wanted to test the six men's combat and killing abilities, as well as their teamwork.

The six instantly activated their martial spirits, revealing all their spirit rings. The strength of four Soul Douluos and two Soul Saints was instantly displayed, especially the red spirit rings of Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu, which stunned everyone.

Then, they immediately activated their fourth soul skill: Absolute Ice Prison, instantly freezing all eight people. The remaining five then unleashed their soul skills to swiftly attack the eight opponents. In just one round, they killed seven of them, and their leader was also severely injured.

Xiao Fei walked over and asked, "Who are you people? Why are you targeting us?"

The middle-aged man at the head of the group trembled all over: "My name is Liu Shi, and I come from the Black Tiger Sect. We are on the orders of our sect leader to scout the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest. We just wanted to make a quick buck because you are young."

Xiao Fei nodded, and a ball of flame flew from his fingertip, instantly burning Liu Shi to ashes.

Niu Meng and Yang Pojun quickly collected the bodies and took their soul tools.

Xiao Fei nodded: "Let's keep going." Then, several more flames flew from Xiao Fei's fingertips, turning everyone to ashes.

The seven continued onward, for the Star Dou Great Forest was fraught with danger and showed no mercy.

That night, everyone set up camp to rest, and several people took turns keeping watch. Xiao Fei finally relaxed a little and began to recover his mental strength.

The Star Dou Great Forest truly lives up to its reputation as the largest primeval forest on the Douluo Continent. It is home to a great variety of soul beasts. In just one day, I encountered all sorts of different soul beasts. Some of them are quite rare in the outside world, but unfortunately, their age is just too young.

It took Xiaofei and his group of seven eight days to reach the core area, covering 1400 kilometers.

Along the way, Xiao Fei and his group of seven encountered all sorts of soul beasts, many of which possessed rather strange skills and posed great danger.

For example, many spider-type venomous spirit beasts possess potent venom. Some leopard-type spirit beasts are incredibly fast, some even capable of teleportation. Even some simple plant-type spirit beasts can attack unpredictably. Small spirit beasts roam in packs, covering the sky. Even a small snake suddenly emerging from the ground might be a ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast.

Moreover, the Star Dou Great Forest is a primeval forest with trees reaching hundreds of meters in height. The dense jungle and ground covered with various plants make it particularly easy for small creatures to hide. In fact, one of the plants next to you might be a high-level soul beast. Furthermore, many plant-type soul beasts are adept at hiding and may even be undetectable.

Upon entering the core area, the seven became even more cautious. The spirit beasts in the core area were mostly over 30,000 years old, making it more dangerous than the outer area, and the dangers were also more unpredictable.

(End of this chapter)