On the eighth day, when everyone gathered at Shrek Academy's training ground, Oscar happily announced that his Soul Power Level had broken through level thirty. Flender then declared that Zhao Wuji would accompany them as they set out early the next morning for the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain the spirit ring Oscar needed.
Xiao Wu was incredibly excited upon hearing the news. Her Soul Power showed signs of breaking through level forty. She had been worrying about finding an excuse to leave the academy and obtain a spirit ring through cultivation.
The Star Dou Great Forest was one of the three most famous soul beast gathering grounds on the Douluo Continent. It was nearly as vast as the entire Balak Kingdom, stretching across the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire. Two-fifths of its area lay within the Heaven Dou Empire, while three-fifths lay within the Star Luo Empire.
The part of the Star Dou Great Forest located in the Star Luo Empire was a primeval forest. Its terrain was complex, with wetlands, swamps, and more. The soul beasts there were also exceptionally terrifying. The closer one got to the center, the more powerful the soul beasts became. It was said that there were even formidable hundred-thousand-year soul beasts within it.
The Star Dou Great Forest lay southeast of the Balak Kingdom, with a small portion of it bordering the kingdom. It was not far from Shrek Academy either, only five hundred kilometers away. With Oscar's sausages supporting them, the nine from Shrek Academy reached the town closest to the Star Dou Great Forest in just one day.
As the saying went, those by mountains lived off mountains, and those by water lived off water.
The town was close to the Star Dou Great