Team Up to Enter Star Dou, Space Perception Ability

"Sister Nannan, you don't need to stand in front of me. Let him come. I'll give him seven more moves this time. If he can land a hit on me, then I'm a Turtle Bastard."

"If he can't hit you, then he can forget about ever shaking off that Turtle Bastard title." Shiyu was getting angry too.

"I'll kill you!" Xu Sanshi's thinking had already been clouded by the flames of jealousy. With that extra provocation, he could no longer endure it.

"Sanshi, don't do anything rash." Seeing that Xu Sanshi's power was becoming a little unstable and that he might truly kill someone in his fury, Beibei hurried over to grab him, signaling for him to calm down.

"What are you doing?" A cool, reprimanding voice rang out.

Everyone looked over and saw Zhang Lexuan walking out through the academy gates.

Upon seeing her and hearing her reprimand, Xu Sanshi's temper was quickly extinguished. He withdrew the Martial Soul he had been about to summon and abandoned any thought of continuing the fight. Mainly because he did not dare.

Beibei, meanwhile, looked utterly awkward. He almost did not even want to go obtain a Soul Ring anymore.

"Senior Sister." Jiang Nannan knew Zhang Lexuan and greeted her politely.

"Senior Sister?" Shiyu looked Zhang Lexuan up and down. In Shrek Academy, the only student who seemed worthy of being called Senior Sister was Zhang Lexuan, wasn't it?

Of course, it was also possible that, at this point in time, the title of Inner Court Senior Sister had not yet passed to Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan swept her cold gaze across Xu Sanshi, Shiyu, and Jiang Nannan.

Finally, her gaze settled on Xu Sanshi. Under that icy stare, Xu Sanshi shrank his neck and instinctively hid behind Beibei.

"You're all students of the same academy, yet you actually intended to kill him?" Zhang Lexuan gave Beibei a complicated look before turning to question Xu Sanshi.

"I-I was just trying to scare him. How could I really have meant to kill him?" Xu Sanshi said with an awkward laugh, fear filling his heart.

"I don't want to hear anything like that again, nor do I want to see fellow students killing each other. Otherwise, don't blame me for being harsh." Zhang Lexuan warned.

"I was wrong." The arrogant Xu Sanshi had no temper at all when facing Zhang Lexuan.

For Beibei's sake, Zhang Lexuan could not say much more to Xu Sanshi. Her gaze shifted to Shiyu.

"Hello, Senior Sister. I'm here to join the Soul Hunting Team because I need a Soul Ring," Shiyu said, not dwelling on the matter with Xu Sanshi.

Continuing to press the issue would only make him seem petty.

More importantly, it was pointless. Rather than expecting someone else to stand up for him, he might as well work harder, grow stronger, and deal with Xu Sanshi himself.

Besides, if this really was Zhang Lexuan, could he expect her to punish Beibei's good brother Xu Sanshi?

Shiyu handed his soul hunting document to Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan accepted it, gave it a brief look, and put it away.

"This time, the four of you will form a team to hunt soul beasts. I'll be responsible for protecting your safety. This is my End-of-Semester Assessment Task."

"I don't care what conflicts or grudges you had before. Once we enter the Star Dou Forest, forget all of them. Work together wholeheartedly, cooperate with and help one another, and strive for everyone to obtain the Soul Ring they want most."

"If anyone lets personal conflicts affect the soul hunt and causes me to fail my assessment, then don't blame me for making trouble for you." Zhang Lexuan warned them in advance.

"Of course not, of course not." Xu Sanshi hurriedly shook his head in assurance.

Beibei, Jiang Nannan, and Shiyu all nodded.

"Let's go. I'll tell you some things to keep in mind on the way." Zhang Lexuan did not waste any time.

When Zhang Lexuan was not looking, Xu Sanshi shot Shiyu a vicious glare. He would not let this matter go.

I hope you don't do anything foolish. Shiyu thought, becoming even more wary of Xu Sanshi.

The five of them headed for the Star Dou Forest, traveling by foot at a run. At their speed, they could reach the Star Dou Forest in roughly an hour.

Shrek Academy was only a little over a hundred li away from the Star Dou Forest, making it extremely convenient to obtain Soul Rings.

Zhang Lexuan led the way. Beibei and Xu Sanshi ran together, while Shiyu ran with Jiang Nannan. There was some distance between each group.

Seeing Jiang Nannan walking so close to Shiyu, Xu Sanshi's jealousy began to flare up again.

"Hold it in, hold it in," Beibei kept urging Xu Sanshi.

"Sister Nannan, what's Senior Sister's name?" Shiyu asked curiously, wanting to confirm whether she was Zhang Lexuan.

The answer was affirmative. She was indeed Zhang Lexuan, making Shiyu unable to stop himself from glancing at Zhang Lexuan and Beibei a few more times.

In less than an hour, they arrived outside the Star Dou Forest.

"Rest for a bit." Zhang Lexuan did not rush to lead them into the Star Dou Forest. After running more than a hundred li in one go, even she needed a moment to recover.

They needed to remain at their peak condition before entering the Star Dou Forest.

Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan were all breathing heavily. Running more than a hundred li was quite physically demanding for them as well.

They all looked at Shiyu, who was curiously surveying the Star Dou Forest.

"What is it?" Sensing their stares, Shiyu turned to look at them, asking in confusion.

"Aren't you tired?" Seeing that Shiyu was not even breathing heavily, Jiang Nannan felt somewhat ashamed.

"I'm fine." Shiyu roughly understood why they were staring at him.

"What are you showing off for?" Xu Sanshi tried hard to stop panting. He could not let Shiyu outdo him.

Zhang Lexuan gave Shiyu a deep look, recalling the faint energy fluctuations that had appeared around him as he ran earlier.

This was different from ordinary Spirit Masters using Soul Power to reinforce their bodies so they could run faster and farther.

The faint energy he used seemed to have shortened the distance he could run.

She was not entirely sure what was going on, but it was probably related to Space abilities.

"This person's Martial Soul is rather interesting." From Shiyu's soul-hunting list, Zhang Lexuan had learned that his Martial Soul was space.

She had seen some Space Martial Souls before, but she had never seen one whose Martial Soul was space itself.

That was an entirely different concept from Martial Souls such as the Space Leopard or Void Mink.

After resting for over ten minutes, the group of five entered the outer region of the Star Dou Forest.

They moved in a formation of four around one: Xu Sanshi led at the front. As a Defense System Battle Spirit Master, he was less likely to be caught off guard by a sudden attack.

Beibei was on the left, Jiang Nannan on the right, and Shiyu, the weakest in cultivation, was in the middle.

Zhang Lexuan, the strongest of them all, brought up the rear. She had to ensure that all four others remained within her sight.

"There seems to be a snake lying in wait around seventy or eighty meters ahead," Shiyu suddenly warned.

The others all looked at him.

"Don't spout nonsense here and try to scare us. Why haven't I sensed any Spirit Beast aura ahead?"

"You're only a Level 20 Spirit Master. Do you think your senses can surpass mine?" Xu Sanshi already disliked Shiyu, so naturally, he would not miss this chance to take a jab at him.

"Psycho." Shiyu could not be bothered to deal with Xu Sanshi.

"You..." Xu Sanshi fumed.

"How do you know?" Jiang Nannan had not sensed anything herself, but she did not think Shiyu was joking. It might actually be true.

Zhang Lexuan merely watched Shiyu, her gaze carrying the same question. She had already released her Spiritual Power to search the area, yet she had not detected any Spirit Beast aura either, making it hard for her to believe Shiyu.

"My Martial Soul is space. I have relatively keen senses toward objects and living creatures that exist within space. Of course, there is a range limit. I can roughly sense the existence of objects and living creatures within a five-hundred-meter radius," Shiyu explained.

He did not possess exceptionally powerful Spiritual Power, but his affinity with space allowed him to obtain much information from it.

"Proceed carefully," Zhang Lexuan said to Xu Sanshi, leaving Xu Sanshi, who had wanted to keep mocking Shiyu, no choice but to shut up and continue onward.

After walking roughly seventy or eighty meters, they still had not seen any Spirit Beast, nor was there any sign of a snake on the ground.

Xu Sanshi turned around and gave Shiyu a contemptuous smile.

Shiyu ignored him and simply looked in one direction.

"Watch out!" Beibei suddenly warned urgently. His right arm underwent Dragon Transformation, fine scales appearing over it as he reached out with force.

He precisely seized the head of the tiny poisonous snake that had shot toward them.

Xu Sanshi's entire body tensed. Seeing the poisonous snake so close to his neck made him break out in a cold sweat.

Beibei, Jiang Nannan, and Zhang Lexuan all looked at Shiyu. His warning had been accurate—there really had been a poisonous snake lying in wait here.

The poisonous snake had been pressed against the tree trunk, its coloring nearly identical to that of the bark. Without careful observation, it truly would have been difficult to notice.

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