After entering the forest, Li Changsheng and Shen Yueliang walked one ahead of the other, while Zi Buyu followed at a distance behind them, engrossed in a book in her hands.
The instructions Li Changsheng had received were:
Until they encountered a thousand-year soul beast, Zi Buyu would not make a move.
This search for a soul ring was, in truth, a form of tempering—just as reading ten thousand books was no substitute for traveling ten thousand miles.
Zi Buyu also understood that for Li Changsheng and Shen Yueliang, combat was the best way to improve. It had to begin from an early age. Yet near the Pre-Education Academy, no one could say whether something like the previous assessment incident might happen again. So this time, she had brought them directly to the Star Dou Great Forest, thousands of miles away. It was for their safety, but also to broaden their horizons. After all, under normal circumstances, what fool would deliberately come to the Star Dou Great Forest just to obtain a second soul ring?
"What an unfathomable forest. Between every tree and leaf, it feels as though terrifying soul beasts are lurking."
As he walked through the forest, even though they had not yet reached the true Star Dou Great Forest, the rolling sea of green vegetation and shadows of hunting danger gave him a vivid sense of the place.
Seeing Li Changsheng sigh so emotionally, Shen Yueliang teased him, "Look at you, acting like you've never seen the world. It's not nearly as exaggerated as you say. This isn't even the real Star Dou Great Forest yet; it only counts as its outermost region. If you entered its core, wouldn't you be so excited you'd start running?"
Li Changsheng asked in surprise, "Why would I run? More importantly,