Star Dou Great Forest!

Two days later, Du Busi set out with Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu.

In the carriage, Lu Xiao took out a bottle of pills and handed it to Xiao Wu. "These are Breath-Concealing Pills I refined. After taking one, no one will be able to see through your Soul Beast identity for seven days."

Xiao Wu was overjoyed. She immediately pulled out the stopper, and a fresh, elegant medicinal fragrance spread through the air.

"Can it really hide it completely?"

Xiao Wu looked up, a trace of cautious unease in her watery eyes.

After all, this was why Du Busi had captured her and made her Lu Xiao's personal maid.

Of course, she was quite satisfied with that—she even felt a little fortunate!

Lu Xiao reached out and rubbed her head. "Don't worry. Even if a Limit Douluo examined you at close range, they would only sense the aura of a human Soul Master and find nothing unusual."

"And the medicine is mild. It won't cause you any side effects."

Xiao Wu nodded and, without hesitation, poured out a glossy white pill and swallowed it.

The pill melted as soon as it entered her mouth, turning into a cool, gentle medicinal force that instantly flowed through her limbs, bones, meridians, and blood vessels.

Xiao Wu froze slightly. She could clearly feel the innate bloodline aura of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast around her being completely wrapped, smoothed away, and concealed by a gentle force.

The instant Xiao Wu's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast aura vanished.

Du Busi, who was driving the carriage, narrowed his eyes, unable to suppress his amazement.

With the terrifying perception of a Rank 98 Super Douluo, he could only catch a faint trace of human Soul Power and could not sense even the slightest Soul Beast aura.

"You brat, just how many hidden tricks do you have?"

Du Busi looked at Lu Xiao, his voice full of emotion and satisfaction. "This old man really found a treasure in this life."

But whenever he thought of all the girls around Lu Xiao, his head began to ache!

Five days later, after a long journey, the three finally arrived at a small town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The sun hung low, and dusk gradually deepened.

Du Busi led the two into an inn in town. "We'll rest here tonight and enter the forest at dawn tomorrow."

Even from so far away, Lu Xiao could clearly hear the successive roars of Soul Beasts from deep within the forest.

Sitting in the inn, Lu Xiao sighed. "The Star Dou Great Forest truly deserves its reputation as one of the three most famous Soul Beast habitats on the Douluo Continent! Even from this far away, I can feel its oppressive presence!"

Hearing this, Du Busi said, "The Star Dou Great Forest has complex terrain, with wetlands and swamps everywhere. The deeper you go, the stronger the Soul Beasts become. Here, as long as you have enough strength and the right luck, you can find the Soul Ring that suits you best."

As he spoke, he licked his lips and muttered, "There are plenty of delicious Soul Beasts inside. Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears, Sky-Shaking Roars, Heavenly Dragon Horses, Golden Hawksbill Turtles... all of them are top-grade delicacies."

Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu exchanged a glance, their mouths twitching.

Looking at Du Busi, whose mind was filled with nothing but eating Soul Beasts, Lu Xiao truly felt helpless.

Xiao Wu shrank her neck, secretly feeling fortunate.

After a simple dinner, the three returned to their rooms to rest.

At dawn the next day, the sky was faintly bright, and a thin white mist coiled between the mountains and the town.

The three rose early and packed their belongings.

Du Busi looked at Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu and warned them, "The Star Dou Great Forest is not the Soul Hunting Forest. Even this old man may encounter ferocious beasts he cannot defeat. Do not run around recklessly. You must stay close to me!"

Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu nodded.

Once they were ready, the three immediately left town and headed toward the endless primeval forest in the distance.

The closer they came to the Star Dou Great Forest, the heavier the oppressive feeling in the air became. A faint scent of blood rode the soft morning breeze.

From afar, the entire forest was filled with towering ancient trees and interwoven giant trunks.

Long, violent roars of Soul Beasts rose one after another from deep within the forest.

When they first entered the forest, they could still see scattered groups of Soul Masters. But after going deeper for a while, all that remained around them were towering ancient trees that blotted out the sky. The dense forest cut off all outside sounds, leaving only the roars of Soul Beasts fighting to the death echoing among the trees.

The three continued onward without attacking any weak Soul Beasts.

The Star Dou Great Forest was divided into five major regions: the Fringe, the Outer Region, the Mixed Region, the Core Region, and the Land of Great Beasts.

The three were moving quickly, yet it still took them a full three hours to reach the boundary between the Outer Region and the Mixed Region.

"Alright, let's rest for a while!"

Lu Xiao and the others sat down against a large tree. Du Busi took out the jerky he had made and handed some to each of them.

Xiao Wu took small bites of the jerky and softly said, "Lu Xiao, we've walked for so long, but it seems like we haven't encountered any suitable Soul Beasts."

Lu Xiao smiled faintly. "That's normal. The outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest are mostly home to ordinary Soul Beasts. Rare top-tier Soul Beasts are usually hidden deep within the Mixed Region or near the edge of the Core Region. They naturally won't be easy to find!"

Both he and Du Busi had extremely high standards. Ordinary Soul Beasts could no longer satisfy either of them.

Lu Xiao had even set his sights on a super Soul Beast like the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Ordinary Soul Beasts generally had only one specialty, such as speed, attack, or defense.

But the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was an oddity. It excelled at both attack and defense, making it a complete contradiction.

A Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Soul Ring would absolutely be the most suitable Soul Ring for Lu Xiao!

After a brief rest, the three set off once more and entered the Mixed Region.

The deeper they went, the denser the forest became. The branches of towering ancient trees intertwined, nearly blotting out the entire sky. The forest was dim, and the smell of dampness and rotting leaves washed over them.

From time to time, enormous Soul Beasts darted through the woods. Their layers of savage auras made the air feel even more oppressive.

Relying on his exceptional perception, Du Busi led the two in a precise search for solitary Soul Beasts with excellent attributes.

Yet after running around for an entire afternoon, they still found nothing.

Time slowly passed. The light in the sky gradually faded, and the gloomy dusk seeped into the dense forest as the temperature rapidly dropped.

The once-constant roars of Soul Beasts gradually became sparse. Most Soul Beasts returned to their lairs and lay dormant, and the forest fell into a silent atmosphere fraught with hidden danger.

The sun had completely set, and night enveloped the entire Star Dou Great Forest.

The three stopped beneath a thick ancient tree that was over a thousand years old!

"Looks like our luck really was a little poor today."

Du Busi stroked his chin and said in a deep voice, "The Star Dou Great Forest is at its most dangerous at night. We'll rest for the night, then continue deeper tomorrow and try our luck near the Core Region."

Xiao Wu nodded lightly and said regretfully, "There are clearly so many Soul Beasts here, but so few of them are suitable."

Lu Xiao took a deep breath, suppressing the slight disappointment in his heart as he looked toward the pitch-black depths of the forest!

Du Busi carved out a tree hollow large enough to hold all three of them in the thick trunk.

The three took out dry rations and jerky, forcing them down with spring water.

After eating and drinking their fill, Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu fell peacefully asleep.