Teaching a Titled Douluo to Hunt Soul Beasts?

Outside the hotel room.

Li Yi knocked on the door and waited for quite a while, but there was no response from within.

Could Duan Fan be cultivating?

Thinking this, Li Yi stopped knocking.

Li Ruolan ran over at this moment; judging by her appearance, she had clearly chased after Li Yi.

"Brother, why are you running so fast? Are you in such a hurry?" Li Ruolan asked, sounding annoyed.

Li Yi frowned slightly. "I didn't return alone; Elder Ghost Leopard came as well."

"I was in such a rush because I wanted to tell Duan Fan in advance, so he could mentally prepare himself to face Elder Ghost Leopard."

"Elder Ghost Leopard?"

Li Ruolan's face showed surprise, and the image of Wen Xiyue, another genius student from Junior Class Ten, involuntarily flashed through her mind.

"The higher-ups actually arranged for an elder to come? Is it really such a big deal?"

"Duan Fan is only obtaining a second Soul Ring; does it really require an elder with the strength of a Title Douluo to take action?"

Li Yi's furrowed brows relaxed slightly. "This is enough to show how much importance they place on this matter."

"After I returned to report this, I was summoned by the Pope that very same day."

"It was the Pope who had Elder Ghost Leopard accompany me back."

The look of surprise on Li Ruolan's face deepened. "This matter actually alarmed the Pope?"

Li Yi nodded gently. "The Pope seems very interested in Duan Fan."

Having said that, Li Yi immediately added, "Of course, this is just my personal feeling."

Li Ruolan naturally understood her brother's caution in his words; given their status, they dared not speculate recklessly about the Pope's thoughts.

"Aren't you here to find Duan Fan? Why haven't you knocked on the door?"

Li Ruolan pointed at Duan Fan's door and asked.

Li Yi glanced at the door and said, "I knocked, but there was no response. I assume Duan Fan must be cultivating."

Li Ruolan's delicate brows furrowed. "That's unlikely. Duan Fan usually finishes his cultivation by this time."

Li Yi smiled. "Perhaps his cultivation state is particularly good today."

"And you call yourself a martial soul researcher? Duan Fan's current soul power level is twenty. Without obtaining his second Soul Ring, both his cultivation speed and state would be affected. It's impossible for him to have no reaction to external disturbances while cultivating."

"You already knocked just now; even if he were truly cultivating, he would have been interrupted by you."

Li Ruolan looked at Li Yi as if he were a fool, stepping forward to knock on the door as she spoke.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Duan Fan, are you in the room? It's Teacher Li!"

Li Ruolan knocked several times in succession and called out a few more times, but there was not the slightest response from inside the room.

Li Yi asked, "Could Duan Fan have gone out?"

Li Ruolan replied, "I've been on the first floor of the hotel; how could I not know if he went out?"

After speaking, the siblings looked at each other, their expressions turning somewhat grave.

Li Ruolan twisted the doorknob again. This time, not caring whether the door was locked, she gave it a hard shove, and the door was immediately forced open by her brute strength.

The siblings immediately looked into the room, but they did not see Duan Fan's figure.

"Where is Duan Fan?"

Li Ruolan asked subconsciously, a trace of panic flashing in her eyes.

"Don't worry, Elder Ghost Leopard must have arrived early; he's the one who took Duan Fan."

Li Yi walked into the room and finally stopped at the table by the window, picking up a token. "This is my token. When we set out from Spirit City, Elder Ghost Leopard asked for it, saying that if I arrived before him, I should return the token to him."

"I was so naive, actually thinking that just because I left before Elder Ghost Leopard, I would be able to arrive before him."

"They must have gone to the Star Dou Forest," Li Yi guessed.

Upon hearing this, Li Ruolan breathed a sigh of relief. "Then are we going to the Star Dou Forest?"

Li Yi shook his head, revealing a wry smile. "No need. By the time we reach the Star Dou Forest, given Elder Ghost Leopard's speed, he will likely have already brought Duan Fan back."

Star Dou Forest.

In front of a conical hill.

Two figures gradually solidified; they were none other than Ghost Leopard Douluo and Duan Fan.

The moment Duan Fan's feet touched the ground, his stomach churned, and he couldn't help but retch.

Ghost Leopard Douluo, standing to the side, laughed heartily. "The little guy is quite impressive, actually managing to stand steady."

"To think you could endure for so long under my speed."

"Not bad, not bad."

Duan Fan retched for a moment before his body quickly adapted. He looked at Ghost Leopard Douluo, his eyes filled with helplessness. "Grandpa Ghost Leopard, your speed is too fast. I feel like my body is about to fall apart."

Ghost Leopard Douluo laughed. "Haha, speed is what this old man excels at most in this life."

"You're a decent kid. On the way back later, I'll let you experience even greater speed."

Duan Fan shook his head hurriedly. "Let's skip that. We really don't need to be in such a rush."

Ghost Leopard Douluo chuckled, then turned to the matter at hand. "This should be the habitat of the Black Flame Demon Fox you mentioned. I can sense two Soul Beasts hiding in there, and two more over there."

Ghost Leopard Douluo's gaze fell upon the low mountain ahead, then glanced toward the other low mountain nearby.

Duan Fan carefully observed the environment in front of him.

At a glance, several low, barren mountains stood before them.

There were many caves on the low mountains, with waves of heat drifting out from them.

Just standing in front of the mountains, one could feel a scorching aura rushing toward them.

"Yes, this is the place."

A few days ago, Duan Fan had come to this vicinity with Li Yi and Li Ruolan, and he had a deep impression of the environment here.

After confirming the location, Duan Fan immediately activated his first Martial Soul, Fantasy Pen, and a yellow century-level Soul Ring rose from beneath his feet.

"Teacher Li Yi said that the Black Flame Demon Fox is cautious by nature and needs to be lured out with bait."

As Duan Fan spoke, his century-level Soul Ring glowed, and he gripped his pen to draw rapidly.

As the silver lines danced, a Dream-Weaving Spider was quickly drawn by Duan Fan.

The moment the drawing was completed, the Dream-Weaving Spider landed steadily on the ground.

"Using this Dream-Weaving Spider as bait is just right."

Duan Fan maneuvered the Dream-Weaving Spider toward the caves, then looked at Ghost Leopard Douluo. "Grandpa Ghost Leopard, let's step back a bit so we don't scare the Black Flame Demon Fox into staying inside."

It was only then that Duan Fan noticed Ghost Leopard Douluo had been looking at him with a very strange expression.

The next second, Ghost Leopard Douluo's figure vanished.

Duan Fan suddenly snapped back to reality, looked at his Dream-Weaving Spider, and couldn't help but laugh at himself inwardly.

Has the wind blown my brain to pieces along the way?

Explaining how to hunt a thousand-year Soul Beast to a Titled Douluo?

In the few short moments Duan Fan spent mocking himself, Ghost Leopard Douluo reappeared, casually tossing a massive black fox onto the ground.

"Luck is not bad. The age of this Black Flame Demon Fox is just around fifteen hundred years."