The solid ground beneath his feet came into focus, and the scene before Duan Fan's eyes gradually grew clear.
He realized he was standing outside a forest.
"Let's go."
Ghost Leopard Douluo's voice sounded beside him. A moment later, Ghost Leopard Douluo headed forward with his hands behind his back, his pace steady and unhurried.
Duan Fan followed.
The two of them soon entered the forest, one after the other.
Just a few minutes ago, Duan Fan had been in his dormitory.
He had just finished washing up and was getting ready to head out and start a new day.
Who would have thought Ghost Leopard Douluo would suddenly appear, announce that the mission had begun, and bring Duan Fan straight to this forest?
It was an ordinary patch of woods.
Compared with the towering trees in Soul Beast Forest, the trees here were only of normal size, though they grew somewhat close together.
A layer of dry leaves covered the ground, crackling beneath their feet.
As he walked through the woods, Duan Fan couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching him from the shadows.
But Ghost Leopard Douluo, a Titled Douluo, was right beside him, so Duan Fan didn't think too much of it.
After about ten minutes, Ghost Leopard Douluo stopped.
The trees ahead had grown sparse. A clearing lay not far away, with a secluded path on the other side.
A carriage stood in the clearing. It looked perfectly ordinary, but the horses pulling it gave Duan Fan the faint impression of Soul Beasts.
Duan Fan didn't linger on the carriage. Instead, his gaze fell beside it.
A young woman in blue stood there, about the same age as Duan Fan.
It was Wen Xiyue.
At twelve, Wen Xiyue had grown much taller, probably over a