Xiao Yun stood at the inn entrance until the carriage disappeared at the end of the street, then turned and walked in another direction.
He did not leave through the city gate. His figure flashed, and he had already appeared beyond the city walls.
The Star Dou Great Forest lay east of Spirit City, vast and boundless, one of the oldest forests on the continent.
The Star Dou Great Forest stretched across the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, nearly equal to the Balak Kingdom in land area. It was the largest and oldest gathering place for soul beasts on the Douluo Continent.
This was no peaceful green sea, but a kingdom built from ancient towering trees and deadly danger. The concentration of Soul Power rose step by step from the outer regions toward the core, nurturing countless soul beasts and heavenly treasures.
The danger and opportunity within the Star Dou Great Forest changed sharply the deeper one went. Broadly, it could be divided into the following regions:
Outer Region: This was the area Soul Masters most often set foot in, and it was by no means a relatively "safe" hunting ground. Large numbers of hundred-year and thousand-year soul beasts roamed here. Sunlight occasionally pierced through layer upon layer of canopies, casting mottled light and shadow on the ground, while the moist scent of earth and plants permeated the air. For many commoner Soul Masters, this place was the starting point where they gambled their lives for a future.
Inner Region: When the trunks of the ancient trees grew so thick that more than ten people would be needed to encircle them, it meant one had entered the Inner Region. This was an active zone for thousand-year and ten-thousand-year soul beasts. The terrain was complicated, and the danger