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"Well, elders, there's no need to intervene unless absolutely necessary. I called you here because I suspect we might encounter some unnecessary trouble during this trip to the Star Dou Forest," Duan Yu Fan explained earnestly.

“Holy Son, we understand. We will remain hidden in the shadows and will not appear unless absolutely necessary.”

Throughout the entire conversation, Chrysanthemum Douluo responded to Duan Yufan's questions, while Ghost Douluo simply stood quietly.

"Then let's set off. I presume Xie Yue and the others have arrived by now." After saying this, Duan Yufan led Hu Liena out of the Spirit Hall.

Stepping out of the Spirit Hall gate, they saw Xie Yue, Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing. The three were dressed as usual: Xie Yue in silver-gray, Yan in dark red (though mostly fiery red), and Zhu Zhuqing in black leather jacket and pants, which perfectly showcased her stunning figure.

"Now that we've arrived, let's head towards the Star Dou Forest. We should be able to reach an inn on the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest before dark to rest for the night."

Since they didn't plan to hike to the Star Dou Forest, Duan Yufan hired a horse-drawn carriage, and the five of them rode together.

"Let's go." He called to the coachman, who responded respectfully.

"Yes, Your Highness!" The one driving the carriage was a Soul Venerable level soldier.

Since Duan Yufan was looking for Shrek Academy members, he naturally needed to go to the outer edge of the Star Dou Forest facing Soto City, so he specifically instructed the coachman on the route.

Xie Yue and Yan had no doubts and unconditionally trusted Duan Yufan's arrangements.

The carriage travels at about twice the speed of walking, which was arranged by Duan Yufan, as going too fast would be very bumpy.

They left Wuhun City in no time. Duan Yufan casually asked Zhu Zhuqing, "Zhuqing, are you getting used to life at Wuhun Academy? How are you getting along with your teammates?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, everyone is doing well. They answer any questions I have, and I'm quite familiar with the academy's environment now," Zhu Zhuqing replied solemnly.

"Oh dear! Zhuqing, don't be so reserved when you're out. Relax a bit," Duan Yufan corrected Zhu Zhuqing.

“Yes! Sister Zhuqing, you can call me Xiaofan or Brother Fan.” Hu Liena, who was holding Duan Yufan’s arm, also corrected Zhu Zhuqing.

"Okay, I'll still call you Brother Fan, you're all older than me," Zhu Zhuqing said, changing her address.

"Hmm, that's a fine way to address you. Zhu Qing, do you have any plans to hunt any spirit beasts? Your family should have a book listing the types of spirit beasts suitable for the Netherworld Cat, right?"

Large families like Zhu Zhuqing's should have records of the most suitable soul beast types for their family's martial soul, so Duan Yufan wasn't worried about the type of soul beast Zhu Zhuqing possessed.

"Yes, Brother Fan, our Netherworld Cat has ancestors who recorded several types of soul beasts suitable for martial souls. The third soul ring should be a soul skill that grants powerful attacks," Zhu Zhuqing said in a clear voice.

"Okay, let us know if you encounter a suitable soul beast when you enter the Star Dou Forest," Duan Yufan said without any surprise.

"I will, Brother Fan." Zhu Zhuqing said, and then stopped talking.

"Xie Yue, Yan, what about you two? Have you decided what kind of spirit rings you want?" Duan Yu Fan asked his two best friends again.

"You know what, we came out too quickly and didn't decide which soul beast we wanted. But since it's the sixth soul ring, it definitely has to be an attack soul ring, after all, the seventh soul ring is the Martial Soul True Body," Xie Yue said helplessly.

"Yes, I still want the same thing. I need a fire- and earth-attribute soul beast, and it must also have a soul ring with added attack power." Yan didn't know what kind of soul beast he needed, but at least he knew it was one of the fire- and earth-attribute soul beasts, so it should be easier to find one.

Strictly speaking, Yan's martial soul, Flame Lord, actually possesses both fire and earth attributes in addition to fire. However, because Yan consumed the immortal herb Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, his fire attribute ability was greatly enhanced, making his fire attribute far stronger than his earth attribute, accounting for two-thirds of his power.

"That's good. It's good to have a goal and a need. But I'll still think about what kind of soul beast I'll need on the way, since it's related to my own strength."

Duan Yufan still gave a reminder.

"Yes, we know. But what I'm most concerned about is when you and my sister became so close. You've already started touching. Recently, Yan and I have been working hard in the simulated training ground. What have I missed?"

Xie Yue watched as Hu Liena intimately linked arms with Duan Yufan and voiced his doubts.

It's no wonder Xie Yue asked that question. After all, Duan Yufan and Hu Liena's relationship developed too quickly, and they went straight to bed a few days later. Xie Yue had recently been provoked by Duan Yufan and had been squatting in the academy's simulated training ground to cultivate. Therefore, Xie Yue's impression of the two was still the day Duan Yufan broke through to the Soul Saint level.

"Brother-in-law, huh! Nana and I are already living together." Duan Yufan smiled awkwardly, as if he hadn't told Xie Yue, his brother-in-law, yet. Hu Liena, on the other hand, lowered her head shyly.

"What? You're living together! No wonder I felt something was off after I met Nana yesterday. Sigh, but Xiao Fan, I believe you. It was bound to happen sooner or later, but it's happened so fast that I'm still a little dazed."

Xie Yue was shocked to find that his younger sister had been taken advantage of, but since the other woman was a princess, Xie Yue had no objections. After the initial surprise, Xie Yue felt relieved.

"Haha, congratulations, Brother Xiao Fan, on winning the heart of your beauty," Yan said happily.

"Thank you very much, brother-in-law, and Brother Yan as well," Duan Yufan said quickly.

"In that case, when can I hold my little nephew and become his uncle?" Xie Yue said with a wicked smile.

"Brother! It's not that early." Hu Liena kicked Xie Yue shyly and called out.

"Brother-in-law, give it your all! I'm really getting impatient," Xie Yue said, ignoring Hu Liena's shyness.

Hu Liena kicked Xie Yue hard again.

"Oh dear! I never expected the fox to turn into a tiger. Brother-in-law, you'd better pray for yourself," Xie Yue said with an exaggerated grin.

Zhu Zhuqing, who had a cold expression, was amused by the two of them and covered her mouth to chuckle.

Amidst the jokes, Duan Yufan and his group of five arrived at a relatively simple inn on the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest. However, there were quite a few people and many rooms.

It was already 6 p.m. when they arrived at the hotel. The sun had set, but it was still not dark. After booking four rooms, Duan Yufan waited quietly for his target to arrive.

Chapter 105 First Encounter with Protagonist Tang San

Within a few miles of the outer edge of Star Dou Forest, facing Soto City, there is only this inn. Duan Yufan believes that this inn is the one that Shrek and his group passed by.

As dusk settled, Duan Yufan saw a neat, uniformed group enter the hotel from the third floor. The leader was a middle-aged man with a buzz cut, wearing a single-lens reflex glasses and a straight mustache. He was of average appearance and short stature.

Behind the middle-aged man were seven people, six boys and one girl, dressed as students. Duan Yufan realized that this group was probably from the Canghui Academy, which he had mentioned when he came to the Star Dou Forest. Duan Yufan remembered that the teacher at Canghui Academy seemed to be a Soul King specializing in defense.

"I knew I was right. Just as I expected, the main characters should be arriving soon when it's completely dark."

Duan Yufan stood quietly on the third floor, observing. Xie Yue and Yan and the others stayed in their rooms and did not come out with Duan Yufan.

Sure enough, not long after it got dark, when the Canghui Academy students had almost finished serving their dishes...

A burly, short man with a somewhat fierce expression led six teenagers into the hotel.

It was Zhao Wuji, the Immovable King, a Soul Saint-level figure whom Duan Yufan had met when he was eight years old.

Among the six, Duan Yufan saw a pink rabbit. That's right, Duan Yufan directly saw the true form of Shrek Academy's 100,000-year-old soul beast - a Soft Bone Rabbit.

Although the human girl who was transformed from the Soft Bone Rabbit was quite cute and pretty, she held no appeal for Duan Yufan because all he saw was a rabbit.

"Hmph, here they come." Duan Yufan looked at the Soft Bone Rabbit. Standing next to it was a person with an ordinary appearance, whose skin was even darker than the other six. He was dressed in a blue coarse cloth robe and was very ordinary. He would not stand out in the crowd at all.

The genes haven't awakened at all, but a confident expression is on his face.

"So this is Tang San? He's really nothing special now."

The ones dressed better were another girl among the six, and a boy with blond hair and heterochromia; the others looked rather shabby.

"Well, we've reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest. It's getting late, so let's rest here for the night and head into the Star Dou Forest tomorrow. I'll go get rooms to rest; you can handle the rest," Zhao Wuji said after leading the six people to the inn. Then, he went down to the counter alone to inquire about getting rooms.

Zhao Wuji opened the room and looked around the upstairs. He saw Duan Yufan standing on the third floor. Zhao Wuji paused for a moment on Duan Yufan, feeling as if he had seen him somewhere before. However, he only looked at Duan Yufan for a second before looking away because the innkeeper called him and handed him the key.

"Tang San, Xiao Wu, a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form, Ning Rongrong, the princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing's fiancé, as well as the fat Ma Hongjun, whom I met once and who drank a bottle of my milk, and Oscar, the genius food-type soul master."

"I didn't expect that apart from Zhu Zhuqing not being there, everything else was the same. However, Ning Rongrong's soul power was also level 29. It must be because she was given the common spiritual medicine Lan Zi Xun Hua before."

Duan Yufan observed the six people one by one. He was slightly surprised by Ning Rongrong, as she deviated slightly from the original story, but it didn't matter.

After Duan Yufan noticed that Zhao Wuji had temporarily left, the six of them sat down around a round table, while Ma Hongjun's eyes darted around and soon spotted the only girl from Canghui Academy.

“Brother Dai, that girl over there is pretty good.” Ma Hongjun said, looking at Dai Mubai across from him.

The other five followed Ma Hongjun's gaze and looked down at Canghui Academy.

"This uniform looks like it belongs to someone from Canghui Academy," Tang San recognized it at a glance.

"So it's just a small Canghui Academy, what's with all the fuss?" Dai Mubai also withdrew his gaze and said loudly with disdain, his face full of arrogance.

Dai Mubai's words angered several students from Canghui Academy, who wanted to stand up and argue, but were stopped by their teacher.

“This is going to be good,” Oscar said gleefully.

"What a show!" Tang San and Xiao Wu asked at the same time.

“This is also part of our training. The dean said that a Soul Master who doesn’t dare to cause trouble is not a good Soul Master,” Oscar explained.

"Hmph, just as expected, like teacher, like student. They actually say such misleading things to teach their students." Duan Yufan had seen all of their actions.

However, as far as Duan Yufan knew, Canghui Academy didn't seem to have a good reputation either, being known for bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and causing trouble.

The situation escalated again. Xiao Wu, who had been in human form for 100,000 years, attacked seven students from Canghui Academy. The short teacher from Canghui Academy stepped forward.

"She's really cute and lively. It's a pity she's just a rabbit. People of other races are bound to have different hearts. And it seems she has a good relationship with Tang San. That makes me even more confident."

Duan Yufan watched Tang San pat Xiao Wu's head and sneered inwardly.

After that, they arrived outside the hotel and the six of them surrounded and attacked the teacher from Canghui Academy. This teacher was a level 52 Soul King with one white, two yellow, and two purple souls, so the fight was even and they were deadlocked for a while until Zhao Wuji arrived and stopped.

"Sigh, they're so weak, it's like children fighting." Duan Yufan instantly teleported away from his original spot and arrived outside the inn where Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were.

"Elders, you see?" Duan Yufan got straight to the point.

"Hmm, I didn't expect that one of those who escaped the net back then would appear here. What are your plans, Holy Son?" Chrysanthemum Douluo replied.

“I plan to have her sacrifice herself for Nana. I think this little rabbit has a deep bond with one of the boys. We can directly threaten him and make the little rabbit obediently sacrifice herself. It might even lure out her companions after she enters the Star Dou Forest. You know, my second martial soul is still missing a soul ring.” Duan Yu Fan said, revealing his idea.

"That's really impressive, Holy Son. To be honest, I almost appeared right in front of her just now. After all, a 100,000-year-old soul bone is very tempting. However, Holy Son, are you confident? Should we call His Holiness the Pope over tonight to hunt it together and ensure that we succeed?" Chrysanthemum Douluo said with some concern.

"No need. If I can lure out my companions, I'll keep releasing my two martial souls and they'll definitely be hunted down. I want to see if my two martial souls combined can crush a 100,000-year-old soul beast. If that doesn't work, I still have the two elders' martial soul fusion skill, the Polar Stillness Domain. They won't be able to escape," Duan Yu Fan said confidently.

"Alright, let's leave it at that for now." Chrysanthemum Douluo smiled gently, agreeing with Duan Yufan's idea.

"Hmm." Duan Yufan instantly teleported back to his room.

"Old ghost, what level do you think the Holy Son's full strength will be?" Chrysanthemum Douluo said softly.

"I don't know, but based on the battle with Miss a couple of days ago, her martial soul alone has the strength of a newly promoted Title Douluo. Adding her second martial soul's attack, it's probably no weaker than either of the two of us," Ghost Douluo guessed.

"Yes, I think so too. Old Ghost has the same idea again," Chrysanthemum Douluo replied to Ghost Douluo.

When Duan Yufan returned to the hotel, the farce finally came to an end. He lay down next to Hu Liena.

Chapter 106 Following and Tracking Tang San

Duan Yufan informed Xie Yue and Yan about what was happening outside, telling them not to get involved.

As for Zhu Zhuqing, she had no interest in these matters at all, and obediently meditated and cultivated in her room, not letting go of her cultivation for a moment.

"Xiao Fan, it's so noisy outside, what happened?" Hu Liena asked as Duan Yufan entered the room.

"Nana, it's nothing, just a few clowns fighting each other. Besides, your sixth spirit ring has appeared. Go with them into the Star Dou Forest tomorrow morning."