Soul Hunting Forest!

Only at this moment did Tang San finally utter the words he had not dared to speak in front of Tang Hao last night.

"Tang Hao, you have already invited your own death!"

Of course, there is a saying that a gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years.

Hatred was hatred, but Tang San was clear-headed in his heart.

Although he possessed the supreme arts of the Tang Sect, he was currently nothing more than a Soul Scholar without even a single soul ring, while the man before him was the long-renowned Clear Sky Douluo.

A direct confrontation would be no different than throwing an egg against a rock!

But fortunately...

"I am still young, and I still have time!"

"I am not yet strong, but when I am, things will change!"

"Tang Hao, we have plenty of time to settle the debt regarding Mother."

"As for the few years of care, consider it the repayment of your debt of upbringing. From this day forward, you and I are strangers."

"Should we meet again, it shall be a battle of life and death!"

A journey of four hundred li is neither long nor short.

The carriage swayed and jolted until the following noon, when Qin Yun and his party of four finally arrived at their destination: the Soul Hunting Forest!

However, when Tang San and Xiao Wu stepped off the carriage, they discovered that the Soul Hunting Forest was completely different from what they had imagined.

A forest!

In their minds, it should have been filled with the breath of nature, serene and tranquil, with fresh air and few signs of human life.

Yet, this Soul Hunting Forest—at least outside its perimeter—felt more like a massive marketplace.

Large swaths of buildings, or rather shops, had been constructed outside the forest.

Various hawking cries rose and fell in succession, and simple, man-made paths crisscrossed the area. The noisy atmosphere made Tang San frown repeatedly.

"We have a permit! Looking for a group to hunt a power-type Soul Beast, need two more people!"

"Hunting an agility-type Soul Beast! Seven people waiting for a permit, ten Gold Soul Coins!"

Similar cries echoed incessantly, and the shops lining the streets mostly sold weapons, defensive gear, and various food supplies.

Qin Yun led the three of them into this market, which could practically be called a small town.

Only now did the three of them understand why Qin Yun had purchased so many supplies before they even set off.

"What the hell? A single carrot for fifty Copper Soul Coins? Are they robbing people?!"

Xiao Wu pointed at the prices marked in the shops; had Qin Yun not stopped her in time, she likely would have started a fight.

Qin Yun: "Don't get excited. The prices here are marked up by at least double!"

"Are you wondering why it's so lively outside a forest?"

"The reason is actually quite simple: where there are Soul Beasts, there is profit."

"This is especially true for these forests specifically enclosed by the state to raise Soul Beasts."

"Soul Masters are a wealthy group, and there are far too many people looking to make money off them!"

The wool comes off the sheep's back!

The two great empires lacked the courage to oppose Martial Soul Hall, so they could only sit by and watch them throw money around!

But!

When it came to dealing with ordinary Soul Masters, the two great empires not only had the courage, but they had plenty of it!

"Brother Yun, what did those people calling for groups mean just now?"

Qin Yun: "Soul Beasts are not that easy to hunt."

"Some naturally powerful Soul Beasts, even if their cultivation years are not long, still possess formidable offensive power."

Titan Giant Apes or Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears, which can kill ten-thousand-year beasts while only being a thousand years old themselves, aren't even considered to have the highest bloodlines.

Take the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion; with only fifteen thousand years of cultivation, it can not only complete its transformation early, but its strength is not even inferior to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

Unless one possesses absolute strength, wanting to contend with such beasts alone is nothing more than a pipe dream!

"This so-called group hunting is where multiple people cooperate to hunt the specific Soul Beasts they need to obtain soul rings."

"With the help of others, one only needs to land the final blow on the Soul Beast."

"This is the most common and safest way to hunt Soul Beasts on the continent. But, is forming a group really that easy?"

"Logically speaking, an excellent soul-hunting team must consist of at least five components."

As if providing them with a basic education on Soul Masters, Qin Yun slowly opened his palm and held up five fingers.

"A Food-type Tool Soul Master is responsible for supplies and recovery; a Recovery-type Soul Master is responsible for status and soul power restoration."

"An Agility-type Battle Soul Master is responsible for scouting, a Power-type Battle Soul Master is responsible for defense, and an Attack-type Battle Soul Master is responsible for eliminating the enemy."

Only a group composed of these five parts can be considered a complete team.

Furthermore, the coordination between members cannot be formed in a day or two.

The process of subtle influence alone requires at least several years of working together.

More importantly, members of the same group must trust one another—absolute trust.

Otherwise, when encountering danger, it is very easy to collapse in an instant!"

"Of course, you only need a general understanding of this knowledge; for a spirit master team like this, reaching the level of a Spirit Saint is already the theoretical limit.

If it goes any higher..."

"What happens if it goes higher?" Xiao Wu asked vaguely while gnawing on a carrot.

"Heh, in front of true powerhouses, so-called team coordination is nothing but a joke!"

Before reaching the Spirit Saint level, everyone's cultivation is similar, and the gap in combat power is not significant, so they can still coordinate to some extent.

However, if one continues to cultivate further, the coordination will inevitably become disjointed.

It is only a loser like Gangzi who wants to use the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament to make a name for himself, which is why he emphasizes coordination so much.

But in reality?

Look at those Titled Douluo; who plays at team coordination with you?

Except for people like Yue Guan and Ghost who possess a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Titled Douluo are existences who hold down their own territories; where would the conditions for a siege even come from!

After a brief explanation, Qin Yun led the three of them toward the depths of the market.

Having been a worker who frequented the Soul Hunting Forest for years, Qin Yun had a firm grasp of the situation here.

Although the market was noisy and chaotic, when they walked out of it and saw the vast forest before them, Tang San still couldn't help but feel a sense of shock.

The height of the trees revealed their age.

On the outskirts of the forest, there was a circle of massive steel fences, with numerous spikes protruding toward the forest side.

The fence was over ten meters high and looked extremely sturdy.

That wasn't all; outside the fence, a squad of a hundred soldiers was patrolling.

These soldiers were all clad in full-body refined iron armor and held long spears. Their military bearing was strict, and the hundred steel warriors standing together gave off a chilling, murderous aura.

"A captive Soul Hunting Forest isn't something just anyone can enter.

Generally speaking, only spirit masters who have obtained a permit issued by Martial Soul Hall can enter the Soul Hunting Forest to hunt spirit beasts.

Although there are those who sneak in, those people rarely meet a good end.

These soldiers are just the outer defense; inside the Soul Hunting Forest, there is a Law Enforcement Group specifically from Martial Soul Hall that checks for permits at any time.

Those people are not known for their mercy."

Tang San: "Brother Yun, then does this Soul Hunting Forest belong to Martial Soul Hall or the empire?"

"Hmm, that's a good question; don't ask it again next time.

Although the Soul Hunting Forest was funded by the two great empires and, logically speaking, the jurisdiction should be in the hands of the empire, it is a pity that it is not so. The arm cannot twist the thigh, after all!"