First Entry into the Star Dou Great Forest

The long night had passed, and the next morning arrived.

Inside the inn, Zhao Wuji used his booming voice to wake everyone up.

Among them, only Ma Hongjun had been striving for self-improvement lately, having developed the habit of waking up early. Oscar and Dai Mubai, those two brothers in misfortune, found getting up extremely painful.

So much so that when eating breakfast, Oscar was still somewhat dazed.

After leaving the small town, the group accelerated their pace. They were already very close to the Star Dou Great Forest, so everyone traveled at full speed.

Oscar still held some expectations for his second Spirit Ring. He knew that the academy's collective outing this time was specifically to find a suitable Spirit Ring for him.

Once he possessed a Spirit Ring that could replenish vitality, his Feng Hou Qi Gate and Turtle Fly Body could be used without restriction!

The Star Dou Great Forest is located directly south of the Heaven Dou Empire. The forest spans across the two great empires, and because there are so many Magic Beasts here, this is also the most ill-defined part of the border between the two countries.

Looking at the map, the majority of the Star Dou Great Forest lies within the territory of the Star Luo Empire; of course, the Heaven Dou Empire has never acknowledged this.

As one of the three great wild habitats for Spirit Beasts on the entire continent, no one can say for sure how many years the Star Dou Great Forest has existed on the Douluo Continent, but after walking into the forest, the dense canopy that blocked out the sky was enough to tell people of its long history.

Finally, they arrived before the Star Dou Great Forest.

The towering trees were at least over twenty meters tall, and this was only the outermost perimeter. The dense forest had no paths at all, with layers of tree shadows obscuring any view of the true scenery within.

Upon arriving at the forest, the air became even more comfortable, as if the temperature had dropped by a few degrees.

Oscar vaguely felt waves of refreshing energy blowing toward him from the front, and he took a deep breath, feeling as if every pore on his body had opened up.

"Everyone stop." Flender spoke up.

The group immediately began to rest. After Oscar produced three recovery sausages, he ate one himself, then handed one each to Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai.

As the sausages entered their stomachs, they turned into rolling heat, restoring everyone's physical strength.

Ma Hongjun's hunger was relieved significantly, and Dai Mubai's complexion also improved quite a bit.

Flender looked at the three students sternly and said, enunciating every word.

"You listen to me clearly: the Star Dou Great Forest is not a place where the state keeps Magic Beasts in captivity; the Spirit Beasts inside here are extremely dangerous!

You could face attacks from thousand-year or even ten-thousand-year level Magic Beasts at any moment!

After entering the forest, you must ensure you stay in the center of the team! Without my order, no one is allowed to attack a Spirit Beast lightly, do you understand?"

"Understood."

Oscar produced two more sausages and handed them to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.

"My sausages can maintain their vitality in the air for twelve hours. That is to say, if you eat them within twelve hours, they will be effective; they can restore spirit power, heal injuries, and satisfy hunger."

The two took them and carefully tucked them away.

They understood that Oscar was afraid he wouldn't have time to give them sausages when facing a crisis, so he was giving them some in advance.

The continuous release of spirit power made Oscar's face turn somewhat pale. He then produced two more, quickly swallowed them, and then made two more to stuff into his stomach.

He didn't know the reason, but ever since returning to the Douluo Continent, his spirit had become extremely absurd.

The effect of his sausages on himself was twice as strong as it was on others!

In other words, with these four sausages in his stomach, his spirit power was already completely full, and the excess energy was overflowing through his pores.

This was also the most frustrating part; if his recovery sausages could ensure all spirit power was retained, he wouldn't know what level he would be at by now!

Seeing that the students had taken his words to heart, Flender nodded to the other three teachers.

"Let's move!"

Shao Xin stood in the center of the team, ready at any moment to prepare Sugar Beans, which he handed to the three children respectively.

These Sugar Beans were much stronger than Oscar's sausages, though... the downside was that they couldn't satisfy hunger.

But along the way, Oscar was like a perpetual motion machine, helping Shao Xin restore his spirit power until both master and disciple were completely full, at which point they stopped.

The terrain inside the Star Dou Great Forest was very complex; there were no paths in the forest at all, so the task of clearing the way naturally fell to Zhao Wuji.

Zhao Wuji was bold and valiant. He took a Refined Iron Longsword from Oscar and, with wild swings, slashed through the thorns in their path, not affecting the group's speed of advance in the slightest.

As they walked deeper, Oscar's brows furrowed slightly. He felt something was wrong; it seemed as if something was tempting him to head deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest!

"Wait a moment!"

Oscar said hurriedly. The team stopped instantly, and everyone looked at him with confusion.

"I feel like something is contacting me, tempting me to walk inside... but we don't feel any malice from it; it seems like a child who doesn't know any better, just playing around."

"Rest in place for now."

Flender, who had dropped down from the treetops, said. This was his first time encountering such a thing, so his vigilance was instantly raised. He grabbed Oscar's hand and poured his own deep spirit power into him.

The group stayed under the trees for a full half-hour. The four teachers took turns checking him, but they didn't find any problems.

Flender frowned, his eagle eyes fixed on Oscar as he asked.

"Is it because you are too nervous about coming to the Star Dou Great Forest for the first time?"

Oscar shook his head. This matter was truly hard to explain; it seemed he was the only one who had this feeling, and it had even triggered his Inner Scene.

Things were not that simple; they could only be more cautious. After all... they couldn't just skip hunting for a Spirit Ring.

Soon, they encountered soul beasts, and it was a whole pack of them.

Crouched on a treetop, Flender waved his hand at the group, and everyone stopped moving forward.

This group of soul beasts was a pack of Rodent Weasels; this type of soul beast was small in stature and not particularly strong in terms of attack power, but their teeth were incredibly sharp, capable of biting through gold and iron.

The Rodent Weasels had a keen sense of smell, and at this distance, they had clearly discovered them, yet they showed no reaction, evidently having no interest in them at all.

None of them were novices, so they naturally knew to conserve resources for future generations, and they turned around, preparing to leave.

Only as Oscar walked past did he feel the soil beneath his feet bulge slightly; he reached out to touch it and found a Rodent Weasel, which was holding a slip of paper in its mouth.

On the slip of paper, a line of words was scrawled crookedly: Kid, your spiritual power is very high. Come save me, brother, and I will definitely make you a Title Douluo!

Oscar furrowed his brows and tucked the slip of paper into his pocket.

Judging by the current situation, the fact that the other party could evade the observation of the four teachers and deliver the note into his hands meant their strength clearly surpassed these people.

Most importantly, the other party had definitely set their sights on him; turning back now might alert the enemy and cause trouble.