Out of Place

Standing before the forest, Ling Yi looked at the towering trees along its outermost edge, each more than twenty meters tall. They stretched away to either side as far as the eye could see.

Ling Yi looked into the forest, but layers upon layers of tree shadows blocked his view. Aside from a few paths at the edge that came to an abrupt end, he could see nothing of what lay within.

"Should we rest for a while?"

Zhang Ji looked at Ling Yi as he asked. After all, Ling Yi was the only Support System Soul Master among them, and his Soul Power was also the lowest.

"No need." Ling Yi smiled and shook his head, indicating that his physique was still up to it.

Beside him, Yang Shelly blinked. To tell the truth, she had always been curious about just how strong Ling Yi's body was.

As she thought about it, her pretty face suddenly flushed red. Who knew what she had thought of?

Zhang Ji and Woma tactfully refrained from paying attention to the only woman in the group, so they missed this little episode and focused entirely on talking with Ling Yi.

"In that case, let's go straight in," Zhang Ji said.

With that, he took the lead and walked into the forest.

On the forest path, the temperature seemed to drop several degrees, pleasantly cool and refreshing. The oxygen-rich air washed over their bodies and minds, and every step was filled with the fresh scent of vegetation and the fragrance of earth.

Zhang Ji walked at the front, solemnly cautioning them as he went. "Remember, this is the Star Dou Great Forest, not one of those little forests where Soul Beasts are kept in captivity. Almost every Soul Beast in here is fiercely aggressive. Even