Heading to the Star Dou Great Forest, a Spatial Attribute Soul Ring

"Teacher Sun..." Xue Beng wanted to say more, but Sun Buyu cut him off. "Xue Beng, it's time you learned to behave."

With that, Sun Buyu did not look back. He led Lin Chen into the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

As he watched Lin Chen walk farther away, a venomous light surfaced in Xue Beng's eyes. "Lin Chen, Xue Qinghe, just you wait! Don't think I have no way to deal with you!"

"Your Highness, isn't this a bad idea?" a student beside him ventured.

"What's so bad about it? Xue Qinghe is a prince, but aren't I one too? I'm not going to class today. I'm going to find someone to get justice for me first!

"I can't take that beating for nothing. If I don't drive Lin Chen out, the hatred in my heart won't be appeased."

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Main Campus Area consisted entirely of single-story buildings, giving it the appearance of a fortress.

The outer walls stood five meters high and were a brilliant yellow all over, making for a striking sight. Even their tops were covered in glazed tiles, which shone brilliantly in the setting sun.

"This is where you'll attend classes from now on. The academy also has various Imitation Zones you can visit later." Sun Buyu looked at Lin Chen with a smile.

"Mm, I understand. But I'm going to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts in three days. That shouldn't interfere with classes, should it?" Lin Chen thought for a moment, then looked up and asked.

Sun Buyu shook his head. "It won't have much of an impact. You can rest easy on that count."

Three days later, Lin Chen boarded a carriage bound for the Star Dou Great Forest. Rather than a carriage, though, one might have called it an army.

"What kind of ordinary person sends an army to escort someone out to hunt a Soul Beast? I thought Brother Xue was joking!" Looking at the ten knights in silver battle armor guarding his carriage, Lin Chen could barely keep his composure.

"Your Highness Lin Chen, there's no need to feel uneasy. This army will escort you a hundred li beyond Heaven Dou City and go no farther. I will be responsible for your protection after that," a slender "young" man in the carriage said coldly.

"Sorry for making a fool of myself, Senior." Lin Chen scratched his head and looked at the young man awkwardly. "May I ask your name?"

"My surname is Yun, and my given name is Mao. I'm merely a guard at the crown prince's side." After speaking, Yun Mao closed his eyes and concentrated.

"Yun Mao? Why does that sound so familiar?" Lin Chen blinked, then was suddenly startled. Isn't that Snake Lance Douluo?!

Snake Lance Douluo, She Long, was one of the two Titled Douluo lying low at Qian Renxue's side. His Soul Power Level was around 93, and he was one of Qian Renxue's trusted aides.

Looking at the face of the man beside him, Lin Chen's thoughts churned. Qian Renxue actually sent a Titled Douluo to protect me? Besides protecting me, he's probably meant to keep an eye on me too...

The Star Dou Great Forest was one of the three most famous Soul Beast habitats on the Douluo Continent.

It was almost as large as the Balak Kingdom, stretching across the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.

As long as a Soul Master was strong enough, they could generally find a suitable Soul Ring there. If they couldn't, it could only mean their luck was explosively bad.

Moreover, danger lurked everywhere in the Star Dou Great Forest. Even level 99 Peerless Douluo like Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi could not stir up so much as a ripple before the forest's true ruler.

Because the Star Dou Great Forest was so far from Heaven Dou City, Lin Chen and Snake Lance Douluo spent four full days in the carriage before arriving.

"Let's go. The Star Dou Great Forest is just ahead." Snake Lance Douluo glanced at Lin Chen and led him into the forest.

After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Chen looked around curiously. He had a Titled Douluo watching over him, after all. Surely he was allowed to look at the Soul Beasts?

"Your Highness Lin Chen, what type of Second Soul Ring do you want?" Snake Lance Douluo asked then. "Will you choose a light attribute Soul Beast again, like you did for your First Soul Ring?"

Lin Chen thought for a moment, then said in a serious voice, "If possible, I'd like to absorb a spatial attribute Soul Ring this time."

"Of course, if we really can't find a suitable one, another light attribute Soul Beast will be fine too."

Snake Lance Douluo nodded. "I understand. I'll do everything I can to find the most suitable Soul Ring for you, but spatial attribute Soul Beasts are extremely rare. I don't know when we'll find one."

"Then I'm sorry for the trouble, Senior Yun Mao." Lin Chen nodded. "I'm sure we'll find a suitable Soul Beast."

Time slowly passed.

Before he knew it, the sky had darkened, and Lin Chen still hadn't found a spatial attribute Soul Beast, though that was to be expected.

On the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Chen and Snake Lance Douluo sat on a patch of level ground with a campfire burning.

In principle, Soul Beasts couldn't light campfires at night. After all, the enormous blaze might attract Soul Beasts.

But the principle was now at Lin Chen's side. With Snake Lance Douluo, a level 93 Titled Douluo, accompanying him, almost nothing could hurt him unless a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast suddenly appeared.

"Today I brought you to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest to get you accustomed to it. Tomorrow I'll take you to the mixed zone to hunt Soul Beasts. Thousand-Year and Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts live there, so we should be able to find one that suits you."

Snake Lance Douluo glanced at Lin Chen, who sat eating rations by the campfire, and spoke coldly.

Lin Chen swallowed the flatbread in his mouth and nodded. "I understand. But there really are too few Thousand-Year Soul Beasts out here. We barely saw any all day."

Snake Lance Douluo looked at Lin Chen's youthful face, and a smile suddenly appeared on his own. "Your Highness Lin Chen, I just thought of a way to attract Soul Beasts."

Lin Chen asked in confusion, "What way?"

Snake Lance Douluo smiled and shook his head. "You'll find out tonight."

Night deepened.

The entire Star Dou Great Forest was shrouded in darkness, leaving the brightly burning campfire especially conspicuous.

But Snake Lance Douluo was nowhere to be seen beside the fire. Standing there, Lin Chen sensed the presence of dozens of Soul Beasts around him, and his mouth twitched.

"Damn... This is how you attract Soul Beasts? Senior Yun Mao, you really do think highly of me!"

The Ultimate Armor instantly covered Lin Chen's body as several Hundred-Year Soul Beasts closed in, eyeing him hungrily.

The Soul Beast leading them was a hundred-year-old black wolf. Seeing Lin Chen alone and still brazen enough to wander around at night, it immediately called to the wolf pack behind it and pounced straight at him!

Lin Chen's gaze sharpened. A purple Soul Ring rose beneath him, and he cried out coldly, "First Soul Skill, Light Sword!"