The Star Dou Great Forest was a dazzling pearl of the Douluo Continent. Not only did its boundless expanse stun the heart, but the countless soul beasts it nurtured also filled it with mystery and danger.
This vast primeval forest was like a magnificent painting carefully carved by nature. Every corner concealed the miracle of life and the mysteries of power.
Spanning the borders of two great empires, the Star Dou Great Forest was not only a geographical dividing line but also a mysterious barrier between soul beasts and the human world.
At the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, it stood silently, bearing witness to the courage and wisdom of countless adventurers while devouring those who were curious about the unknown world but ill-prepared.
The terrain within the forest was intricate and complex. Wetlands, swamps, and dense woods intertwined, forming layers of natural barriers that protected the soul beasts living there.
These soul beasts multiplied and thrived on this land, living in harmony with nature and jointly maintaining the ecological balance of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The closer one got to the forest's center, the more powerful the soul beasts became. There were even beings capable of contending with human Titled Douluo.
According to legend, traces of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts could still be found deep within the Star Dou Great Forest. These soul beasts were not only extraordinarily powerful but also possessed incredibly precious soul rings and soul bones.
For any soul master, capturing a soul ring and soul bone from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would be the greatest glory and achievement of their life. It could bring about a qualitative leap in their strength.
Thus, countless soul masters entered this mysterious forest with dreams and hopes, searching for opportunities and miracles that belonged to them.
With Oscar's sausage assistance, they had traveled more than four hundred kilometers in just one day. By nightfall, the people from Shrek Academy were already very close to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Seeing that they would not be able to reach their destination that day, Zhao Wuji ordered everyone to rest.
They had happened to arrive at a small town, and if they continued onward, it was hard to say whether they would find any supplies.
Night had descended, but the small town had not fallen silent. Instead, it was illuminated by lamp after lamp, bright and warm as though it were daytime.
The streets were packed with people and bustling with activity. Laughter, conversation, and hawking blended together into a vivid picture of everyday life.
All kinds of shops lined the streets, displaying a dazzling array of goods and each showcasing the town's unique charm.
Most of these shops catered to the needs of soul masters. From weapons and armor to antidotes and restorative potions, they had everything, providing comprehensive equipment support for soul masters who came to hunt soul rings and explore the unknown.
After a day of traveling, the people from Shrek Academy decided to stay in the town for one night.
They chose a small hotel. Though it was not luxurious, it had a charm of its own.
It was a simple yet elegant two-story building. The first floor was a restaurant, and quite a few guests were dining there at that moment.
The second floor contained the guest rooms. They went up to take a look. The rooms were not spacious, but they were clean and orderly, carrying a faint scent of pine.
The people from Shrek Academy each found a room, set down their luggage, and prepared to rest well and recharge for the adventure tomorrow.
Shen He and Zhao Wuji each had a single room. As the smell on Great Master Yu had yet to dissipate, Shen He arranged for him to share a room with Tang San.
The students gathered around a table, preparing to have dinner.
Shen He went to the bathroom. When he returned, he happened to hear Dai Mubai say with some disdain, "Isn't it just a puny Canghui Academy? What's there to be so arrogant about?"
Following the voice, he saw six boys and one girl standing before the Shrek Academy students. The seven of them were around twenty years old, and all wore snow-white soul master robes.
A cyan ring emblem was embroidered on the shoulders of their robes, with the two characters "Canghui" stitched inside the ring.
Shen He listened closely and caught Oscar whispering into Tang San's ear, "Dean Flender said that a soul master who doesn't dare to cause trouble isn't a good soul master. In other words, those who don't dare to cause trouble are cowards."
A trace of smugness flashed through Dai Mubai's eyes when he heard Oscar's words.
Without hesitation, he released his Martial Soul, preparing to teach these ignorant people from Canghui Academy a proper lesson.
In his eyes, he was a prince of the Star Luo Empire and the senior disciple of Shrek Academy. He had reached the high-rank Soul Elder realm at barely more than ten years old. Such talent ranked among the best on the entire continent.
Moreover, he usually associated with the cream of the crop among beautiful women, such as the pair of twin sisters he had met when he encountered Tang San earlier.
Today, he and Ma Hongjun had merely teased this female student of average appearance. That was already showing her some respect!
Being teased by Young Master Dai was this woman's honor! Yet these people had actually dared to attack him. They were practically courting death.
The five Canghui students stood together, fury erupting from their chests like a volcano. In an instant, they released their respective Martial Souls without hesitation.
As the outstanding students of their academy, how could they accept stumbling here and losing to this group of immature youths before them?
In an instant, brilliant colors filled the air. Five rays of light intertwined, and the colors of their soul rings were exactly the same: one white and one yellow.
Two of them wielded spears and tridents, their edges gleaming sharply.
The other three had deer, sheep, and horses as their Martial Souls. They could not be considered top-tier Martial Souls either.
At least, judging from the level of their Martial Souls, none of them had displayed any remarkable strength.
Dai Mubai snorted coldly. His White Tiger Martial Soul suddenly possessed him, and a chilling killing intent quietly spread through the air, radiating an overbearing majesty.
Two dazzling yellow soul rings and a mysterious purple soul ring rose in succession beneath his feet. As they slowly revolved, surging Soul Power roared outward like turbulent waves, making it difficult to breathe.
Perhaps because of the natural suppression between Martial Souls, when Dai Mubai completed this earth-shaking Martial Soul Possession, the three beast-Martial-Soul battle soul masters opposite him could not help trembling. Instinctively, they wanted to retreat as far as possible.
Before the king of beasts, how could docile deer, sheep, and horses not feel fear?
In particular, the Thousand Year Soul Ring on Dai Mubai was an intense shock to the hearts of the Canghui students, causing fear to rise involuntarily within them.
Watching this scene, Shen He chuckled inwardly. It seemed I had run into another classic scene from the original story.
The phrase "Those who don't dare to cause trouble are cowards" was extremely famous in the original Douluo Continent story.
Yet the essence of this saying was to encourage people to bully the weak by relying on their strength. Although Douluo Continent was a fantasy world with distinctions between the strong and the weak,
as an educational institution, shouldn't Shrek Academy at least cultivate basic morality and humanity in its students?
Were the strong supposed to bully the weak at will? Were the weak supposed to become the slaves of the strong? What kind of damned educational philosophy was that?
But things were different now, because Shrek Academy had already become Shen He's possession.
He would have the final say in how Shrek Academy developed in the future and how it educated its students!
[Dai Mubai followed the school motto that those who didn't dare to cause trouble were cowards and provoked the people from Canghui Academy.]
Looking at the narration before him, Shen He suddenly had an idea and changed "cause trouble" to "show off one's appetite."
Dai Mubai abruptly rose to his feet, slammed his hand onto the table, and snarled at the people from Canghui Academy, "Do you have the guts? Do you dare to compete with us in showing off our appetites?"
"If you win against us, we'll admit that you're the true champions of appetite!"
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