A Poison Spreads Ten Thousand Miles

Xue Xiao Ran's group of ten quickly packed their luggage. For Sun Moon Royal Academy, it was simply a matter of putting everything into their rings; for Shrek Academy's students, it meant carrying heavy loads as they traveled.

It seemed their teachers had counted traveling under heavy loads as part of their training.

Watching Huo Yu Hao panting for breath, Xue Xiao Ran thought so.

By now, they had left their original territory and traveled for roughly two hours, at Shrek Academy's pace, of course.

After all, the weight on their backs restricted their speed.

Along the way, Wang Dong had also refused to let Xue Xiao Ran store her backpack in his ring. Though she might have been sulking, she had indeed improved quite a bit compared to before.

Meng Hong Chen had nothing better to do than fawn over Xue Xiao Ran, making Xiao Hong Chen and Wang Dong grit their teeth with irritation. They wanted to drag Xue Xiao Ran, who was walking at the front so calmly, down and give him a good beating.

"Let's rest for a while. I really can't walk anymore."

Supporting herself on her knees, Xiao Xiao said between gasps.

Huo Yu Hao beside her did not look much better, but he was comparatively more mature.

"Then we'll do that. Rest briefly, but don't stay too long."

Xue Xiao Ran gave the order, then leaped onto a nearby tree. Sitting on a thick branch, he observed the movements within this area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

At the first sign of trouble, they could withdraw immediately.

He took out a water flask from his ring and silently breathed a sigh of relief.

So far, his group's performance should have been excellent. He just did not know what criteria would be used for scoring.

Academic Credit could easily buy raw materials for Soul Tools that would ordinarily cost a fortune. Xue Xiao Ran was not some spendthrift, so naturally, he would do everything possible to gather materials locally.

Because he had absorbed a Leg Bone, he did not feel much after such a long sprint.

His Leg Bone had granted him a skill, Shadow Strike. When Xue Xiao Ran's feet touched the ground, he could control his Soul Power and send it into the shadows, attacking an opponent without their knowledge. It was a useful weapon for those who traveled at night and an excellent means of ambush.

Xue Xiao Ran looked at the dark clouds gradually gathering overhead and thought, A heavy rain is coming.

"This kid is rather interesting."

Sitting on a cliff, Yan Shaozhe sighed softly.

"Still, it's fortunate that you stopped your team members from attacking Shrek's students. Otherwise..."

He murmured to himself, only to be interrupted by footsteps approaching from behind.

A masked woman with long red hair walked forward. It was Ma Xiaotao. She bowed slightly and said, "Teacher, at present, only one group of Shrek Academy students has suffered minor injuries. All the other groups are safe and sound."

"You've worked hard." Yan Shaozhe smiled, narrowing his eyes again as he looked toward Xue Xiao Ran's group.

"Still, Wang Dong and Xue Xiao Ran are actually brothers? That would be quite a good way to win him over."

Ma Xiaotao sighed. "Teacher, are you actually thinking of poaching him?"

"Xiaotao is right. Right now, I'm thinking about how to poach Xue Xiao Ran."

"That boy is deeply hidden. He really isn't simple."

A curve formed at the corner of Yan Shaozhe's lips. "Have you noticed? Whether in the forest or outside it, his emotions have not changed in the slightest. Even if they have, we can't see it."

"Who taught him to hide himself so frighteningly well? In fact, I'm beginning to suspect whether he might be a prince of the Dou Ling Empire."

After thinking for a moment, Ma Xiaotao nodded. The imperial surname of the Dou Ling Empire was indeed Xue.

"I think that if this boy became an enemy, very few among our new generation of students could defeat him."

"Is that so..."

Yan Shaozhe stroked his short beard and pondered. "Then we can only find every possible way to win him over. There must be a force behind him. I will definitely uncover the truth."

"If that still doesn't work, I'll have Xuan Zi make a move. Kidnapping him outright wouldn't be a bad strategy either."

Yan Shaozhe laughed, while Ma Xiaotao sighed helplessly.

"Oh? Something's happening." Yan Shaozhe narrowed his eyes slightly, then said, "It's a wolf pack."

"Teacher, we must go help them." Ma Xiaotao had just turned around when Yan Shaozhe stopped her.

He said softly, "This is part of their training. Unless they're about to die, we cannot show ourselves!"

"Yes."

Ma Xiaotao replied helplessly.

Halfway along the road, Xue Xiao Ran suddenly stopped and turned to look back.

Behind them was still the dim forest, with nothing in sight.

Just now, he seemed to have heard a brief wolf howl. Now, he was wondering whether he had heard it wrong.

"What is it?"

Xiao Hong Chen asked quietly.

"I heard a wolf."

Xue Xiao Ran made a gesture for everyone to stop, then leaped up a tree in a few strides. When he looked back down the road behind them, his eyes narrowed sharply.

"Run."

Xue Xiao Ran immediately slid down, his voice urgent.

"What happened?"

Xiao Xiao and Huo Yu Hao asked in confusion at the same time.

"The wolf pack is coming!"

With a sharp cry, Xue Xiao Ran instantly rushed down the path.

Yan Yuyan grabbed Xiao Xiao, who was still standing there in a daze, and pulled her after Xue Xiao Ran.

As though they had discovered prey trying to flee, the wolf pack behind them began to howl together.

Judging by the commotion, there had to be at least a hundred wolves!

Xue Xiao Ran's face darkened as he shouted at Xiao Hong Chen and Meng Hong Chen, "The three of us will use poison."

"Okay!"

The two answered at the same time. Knowing this was a life-or-death moment, they automatically fell to the rear of the group. Five Soul Rings appeared around each of them.

A cloud of black mist drifted slowly backward.

"You all run ahead behind Yan Yuyan," Xue Xiao Ran said briefly, but Wang Dong suddenly grabbed him.

She pressed her lips together, as though she wanted to say something. Those pink-blue eyes seemed to possess a strange magic, drawing Xue Xiao Ran's gaze.

Even dressed as a boy, she was still so beautiful.

A sentence came to his mind.

The first time I saw you, my heart exploded into fireworks, leaving ashes I would need a lifetime to clean away.

"Be careful." After holding it in for a long time, Wang Dong finally said softly.

"Mm. I'll be back soon."

Xue Xiao Ran smiled. A yellow and a purple Soul Ring appeared around him.

The bodies of Soul Beasts differed greatly from those of humans. Their bodies could heal themselves. Though they were still helpless against poison, if they rested quietly, they could remove the poisonous elements from their bodies.

"I'll support you, but only for a little while!"

Huo Yu Hao shouted while running ahead.

Xue Xiao Ran immediately felt his field of vision broaden. For a moment, he could see the number of wolves behind them clearly. He nodded. The eyes of a Control System Soul Master truly were a fine Martial Soul.

Xue Xiao Ran extended his right hand and grabbed through the air. A ball of icy blue mist appeared out of nowhere, and he seized it in his hand.

"Watch my A Poison Spreads Ten Thousand Miles!"

Xue Xiao Ran smiled calmly in midair. In an instant, the icy blue mist mixed with the black Toad Poison and swept toward the wolf pack in a dense black wave!