Tang San had originally wanted to defend Yu Xiaogang's theory, but at this moment, he didn't know what to say.
Although the process of absorbing the Soul Ring was painful back then, the improvement was indeed significant. Especially since Yang Xiong in front of him had actually exceeded the absorption limit for Soul Rings, did that mean the teacher's theory was wrong?
Tang San had many thoughts at this moment. As for Yang Xiong and Oscar, both had their own cultivation plans. Oscar sat directly on the bed to meditate, while Yang Xiong, after a conversation, went to find Zhao Wuji again for combat training.
Next to the original dormitory, construction for the new dormitory had already begun, but it looked like it would take a few more days to complete. For now, Yang Xiong, Oscar, and Tang San were sharing one room.
Shrek Academy had few students and even fewer dormitories, which Yang Xiong still found a bit awkward.
Early the next morning, everyone followed Zhao Wuji, preparing to set off for the Star Dou Great Forest.
Zhao Wuji had been extremely disheveled after being beaten by Tang Hao, especially since Tang Hao had used some unknown method that prevented a dignified Soul Saint from immediately resolving the various bruises on his face.
Yang Xiong had gone to fight Zhao Wuji these past few days, and the two had talked quite a bit. Without a word, Yang Xiong gave Zhao Wuji some Spirit Herbs to treat his bruises. Zhao Wuji had initially wanted to refuse, but after looking in the mirror, he felt that using medicine would be better, so he reluctantly accepted.
After discussing some precautions for the Star Dou Great Forest, they prepared to depart from Shrek Academy.
The Star Dou Great Forest was a full five hundred kilometers away from Shrek Academy, and the academy hadn't prepared carriages. Everyone needed to run the entire way. According to Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai, this was also a form of training.
A distance of five hundred kilometers was still quite far for a Soul Greatmaster, but everyone had Oscar's sausages to replenish their stamina. Ning Rongrong also seemed to have reduced the distance between herself and the others, using her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to assist everyone. The three girls, in particular, kept chattering the entire way.
In just one day, the group arrived at Soul Hunting Town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The Star Dou Great Forest would be exceptionally terrifying at night, so everyone planned to eat something in Soul Hunting Town to replenish their energy before entering the Star Dou Great Forest the next morning.
Just as in the original work, they indeed encountered Canghui Academy while eating.
After some words exchanged between Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, a conflict arose between the two sides, and they immediately started fighting. Even the teachers from Canghui Academy were jointly taught a lesson by everyone, especially after Tang San displayed the impressive power of his Hidden Weapons.
Yang Xiong disliked this kind of fighting throughout and just quietly stayed to the side.
Oscar, however, was a bit confused: "Brother Xiong, why do I feel like you don't like this kind of fighting? The dean said that we are all monsters, and our academy rule is that not daring to cause trouble is being mediocre."
Yang Xiong was just a little helpless: "So-called causing trouble is just bullying the weak. In this incident, we weren't actually in the right, especially Oscar, you need to be a little more careful in the future. You are a food-type Soul Master with weak combat power. The Soul Master world is extremely cruel, and some people are very extreme."
Oscar said, "Don't you think the dean's words are very encouraging?"
Yang Xiong shook his head: "The death rate of our senior brothers and sisters is so high. Besides dying while hunting Soul Beasts, a large part of it is probably because they liked causing trouble too much and were killed by others."
"When we go out, we don't always have a teacher with us. The highest level a student can reach is only Soul Ancestor, which is still too weak in the Soul Master world. Some people might not dare to attack us because they fear our academy or the strength of our dean and other Soul Saints, but more people in the Soul Master world like to cut the grass by the roots. Sometimes being low-key is better than being too flamboyant."
"Especially after we graduate, we can say that we have severed ties with Shrek. Shrek will no longer be our backing. If we really cause too much trouble, it's easy to lose our lives in the Soul Master world."
Oscar, who came from a commoner background, couldn't help but nod at this moment: "Brother Xiong, you really understand the Soul Master world. You have such rich experience."
Yang Xiong shook his head: "This isn't Soul Master world experience, but some of my personal survival experience. I was born in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. To put it bluntly, not many people dare to easily provoke me, but I personally still feel that there's no need to be so high-profile in how you conduct yourself. Instead of saying that not daring to cause trouble is being mediocre, I prefer another saying - don't cause trouble, but don't be afraid of trouble."
Oscar was just a food-type, with very weak combat power, and at this moment, he strongly agreed with Yang Xiong's saying of not causing trouble but not being afraid of trouble.
Although Yang Xiong and Oscar spoke in low voices, everyone present as Soul Masters could hear them clearly, but they didn't care much. After all, everyone present had more or less some background and was very arrogant.
Zhao Wuji had originally had some opinions about Yang Xiong not taking action, but after hearing Yang Xiong's words at this moment, he didn't say anything more. Everyone had their own way of dealing with the world. For now, they were just classmates and hadn't reached the point of facing things together.
Yang Xiong was also arrogant, but he was even more aware of the cruelty of the Soul Master world.
In fact, Yang Xiong had always been a little suspicious. Although the Shrek group had strong backgrounds, it was a bit exaggerated that they had never been ambushed when training alone in the Soul Master world.
Especially considering Ma Hongjun's personality, this kid particularly liked causing trouble, and he was actually able to grow up, which was simply incredible.
As for Dai Mubai, as a prince of the Star Luo Empire, he definitely had people protecting him in secret, and their strength wasn't weak. Otherwise, with his arrogant personality, he would have been killed long ago.
After resting for a night, everyone brought their bodies to their peak condition, ready to enter the Star Dou Great Forest.
Even Yang Xiong himself was very much looking forward to it. This was his first time entering the Star Dou Great Forest. This time, it wasn't just his first encounter with top-tier soul beasts; he might even witness the might of the Titan Giant Ape for the first time. Perhaps in the future, he would need to plan in this direction.
Before entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Oscar provided everyone with sausages in advance. Clearly, everyone now highly approved of Oscar and his sausages.
Zhao Wuji appeared exceptionally serious: "After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, no one is allowed to leave my side by more than twenty meters, especially Oscar and Ning Rongrong. You two must stay close to me, and you are not to attack any soul beast without my command."
According to Zhao Wuji's arrangement, Tang San and Dai Mubai walked at the very front, Zhao Wuji himself brought up the rear, and Yang Xiong followed beside Ning Rongrong.
After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Yang Xiong once again felt like he had entered a new world. Even just the outer perimeter here had trees and weeds that were more lush than those in the Sunset Forest, and the terrain was even more complex.
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