Star Dou Great Forest

Zhao Wuji had made it clear beforehand: before they encountered a thousand-year soul beast, he would not intervene.

Of course, that was after entering the Star Dou Great Forest.

Before entering the Star Dou Great Forest, they would not encounter any soul beasts, though they might run into people looking for trouble.

Dai Mubai arranged their formation, and they immediately set off.

They raced all the way without any time to rest.

Zhao Wuji, a Soul Saint, followed behind them.

After running for less than an hour, the weaker ones among the seven could no longer hold on.

That was when Oscar's sausages came in handy.

With Oscar continuously supplying them with sausages, they eventually reached a small town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

They had run from morning until night, an entire day. Not only had they not eaten a single bite, they had not even had a sip of water.

After arriving at the inn, Zhao Wuji went to his room alone.

Dai Mubai and the others stayed in the main hall, planning to fill their stomachs with a hearty meal.

Tang San asked why Zhao Wuji was not dining with them. Dai Mubai explained that academy rules stated that students paid their own expenses while traveling, and teachers would not take advantage of them.

Before long, the dishes they had ordered were delivered, filling the entire table.

The seven starving people immediately dug in.

Just then, another group entered the inn.

They were much like Shrek Academy's group.

They wore matching academy uniforms and had a teacher leading them.

They were students from Canghui Academy.

They were probably also heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for soul rings.

Ma Hongjun held a drumstick in each hand. He took a bite from the one in his left hand, then a bite from the one in his right.

He went back and forth between the drumsticks in his hands.

Ma Hongjun had been eating with great relish and would not normally have noticed the Canghui Academy students.

But the Canghui Academy students made quite a commotion when they entered.

Many diners in the main hall instinctively looked over.

Once they realized they were soul masters, the ordinary people who could not afford to provoke them immediately lowered their heads.

Ma Hongjun noticed a pretty girl among the Canghui Academy students.

His eyes narrowed at once as he excitedly said to Dai Mubai, "Boss Dai, look!"

"That girl from Canghui Academy is pretty hot!"

Before this year's new students joined Shrek Academy, there had only been Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai.

Oscar was utterly absorbed in cultivation and never went to Suotuo City to have fun.

Though Dai Mubai had come here while fleeing trouble, he had brought plenty of money with him.

With money in hand, he often went to Suotuo City to have fun.

Ma Hongjun was poor, but his martial soul had its hidden flaw.

To ease his suffering, he had developed a way to have fun in Suotuo City.

Dai Mubai also often went to Suotuo City to have fun.

One time, the two of them ran into each other while having fun.

There was no awkwardness, only kindred spirits recognizing one another.

While Oscar found it all baffling, Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai became close.

Now, because Dai Mubai wanted to pursue Zhu Zhuqing, he had chosen to turn over a new leaf and become a better man.

Ma Hongjun thought he was putting on an act and could never keep it up to the end.

When he spoke to Dai Mubai now, his tone was still the same as before, without the slightest change.

"Fatty, you've got good taste." Dai Mubai glanced over and nodded in agreement.

But as soon as the words left his mouth, he thought of Zhu Zhuqing and immediately realized he had said the wrong thing.

He hurriedly looked toward Zhu Zhuqing.

He saw her frowning, her face full of anger.

"Hehe... Boss Dai, I've got plenty of experience. I could tell at a glance that she's no worse than those little girlfriends you used to date," Ma Hongjun said with a grin.

Hearing that, Dai Mubai felt as if a bolt from the blue had struck him. He shot Ma Hongjun two fierce glares, threatening him to shut up with a vicious look.

Ma Hongjun was indeed frightened by Dai Mubai and obediently closed his mouth, no longer spouting nonsense.

Just as Dai Mubai was about to explain himself to Zhu Zhuqing, the Canghui Academy students, having heard Ma Hongjun's remarks, became furious and came over to make trouble.

Their arrival ruined Dai Mubai's chance to explain.

Dai Mubai was furious.

He attacked directly and clashed with the Canghui Academy students.

Seeing Dai Mubai make a move, Tang San joined in as well.

So did Xiao Wu, who loved excitement.

The three did not join forces. Each fought on their own, defeating the Canghui Academy students.

Oscar, a food system soul master, did not participate. Instead, he was promoting Shrek's monster motto to Ning Rongrong—a soul master who does not dare to cause trouble is not a good soul master.

Ning Rongrong also had a mischievous nature and thought Shrek Academy's motto was quite good.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

When Madam Ning saw the Shrek students fighting the Canghui Academy students, her brows had not yet furrowed.

But after hearing Oscar introduce Shrek's monster motto, she frowned, and her expression darkened.

"Fengzhi, when Rongrong is born in the future, we absolutely cannot send her to Shrek Academy!" Madam Ning said seriously.

What did they mean, a soul master who did not dare to cause trouble was not a good soul master?

Did soul masters have to stir up trouble?

It was one thing for battle system soul masters to go looking for trouble, but for support system soul masters to do so? Were they tired of living?

The Canghui Academy students were utterly worthless.

The Shrek students had not even all taken action before they were knocked to the ground.

This enraged the teacher leading the Canghui Academy group.

Ye Zhi Qiu came over to cause trouble.

The seven Shrek Academy students immediately confronted Ye Zhi Qiu.

A conflict was unavoidable.

Just as Ye Zhi Qiu was about to engage the seven Shrek Academy students in a fierce fight, Zhao Wuji emerged.

He displayed the strength of a Soul Saint, drove off Canghui Academy, and took the opportunity to teach the Shrek Academy students that they needed to stand united.

The next day.

Zhao Wuji took them to the Star Dou Great Forest.

The moment they entered the Star Dou Great Forest, it felt as if they had entered another world.

Zhao Wuji reminded them to be careful and not stray more than twenty meters away from him. Otherwise, if they encountered danger, it would be too late to save them.

Oscar and Ning Rongrong, the two support system soul masters, especially needed to stay by his side.

He also warned them not to attack soul beasts carelessly.

After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, influenced by their surroundings, the Shrek Academy students all became more obedient.

The morning passed quickly.

Because they had to proceed carefully, they did not move very fast. By now, they had only gone less than five li into the Star Dou Great Forest.

The strength of the soul beasts had also risen from ten-year to thousand-year levels.

To Soul Grand Masters, thousand-year soul beasts were already formidable. They generally could not defeat them, especially not groups of thousand-year soul beasts.

Just as they were preparing to rest, an unexpected incident occurred.

Tang San's Purple Demon Eye proved its worth, allowing him to spot the ambushing soul beast first.

Then Zhu Zhuqing used her own agility to identify the soul beast charging toward them as a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.