Soul Hunting Forest

Tang San hurriedly looked at Yu Xiaogang, only to see his teacher wearing an expression of serious contemplation.

"If I can only choose one..."

"Then I..."

The instant Yu Xiaogang looked at Ao Yin, Ao Yin hurriedly waved his hands.

"You hesitated!"

"You should choose Tang San. You two are the best match!"

Ao Yin hurriedly spoke up. He had only been making a joke.

He had originally wanted to irritate Tang San, but he had never expected Yu Xiaogang to truly be this shameless. To prove his Martial Soul theory, he had actually considered choosing him just now. It was no different from using one person as a backup while seeking another—utterly disgusting.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang realized he had nearly been toyed with by a six-year-old child!

His face immediately darkened as he snorted. "You don't know what's good for you! Without this master's token, let's see how you enter the Soul Hunting Forest!"

Now that he had seen Ao Yin's attitude, Yu Xiaogang did not even bother pretending anymore, his face full of disdain.

"How do I get in?"

Ao Yin laughed at Yu Xiaogang's words. "I walk in, of course!"

As he spoke, Ao Yin did not even raise his eyes. He walked straight past Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, heading directly for the entrance to the Soul Hunting Forest.

Yu Xiaogang, who had just been so arrogant, was instantly dumbfounded. How could he be so confident?

"Stop him! This brat is trying to force his way in!!!"

Before the guards could react, Yu Xiaogang seemed to sense something and immediately shouted a warning at them.

Startled by Yu Xiaogang's sudden yell, the armored guards reacted at once. The guards on both sides raised their spears, blocking Ao Yin's neck.

"How dare you!" an armored guard shouted sternly.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Yet faced with this situation, Ao Yin remained completely calm and even complained to the guards.

Just as the armored guards were about to teach this six-year-old brat a small lesson, Ao Yin suddenly raised his hand. A gleaming token was clasped between his two fingers!

"Hm? That is...?"

Even Yu Xiaogang, standing behind him with his vast experience, could not help narrowing his eyes.

"Guard, please verify it," Ao Yin said blandly.

"A Spirit Hall token?"

The two guards froze slightly, recognizing its origin at once.

Spirit Hall's status surpassed even that of the Upper Three Sects. After all, they were the true top power that did practical work for commoners.

This place was under Spirit Hall's jurisdiction, so anyone holding a Spirit Hall token could naturally enter and leave the Soul Hunting Forest freely.

"Our apologies! Please enter!"

The two guards awkwardly put away their weapons, their attitudes becoming considerably more respectful.

Then they turned to Yu Xiaogang and Tang San and said coldly, "Do not make reckless accusations!"

Yu Xiaogang's face flushed red as he asked in shock, "How... how does he have a Spirit Hall token? Could this kid really have been trained by Spirit Hall?"

Thinking of Ao Yin's talent, Yu Xiaogang swallowed. If Ao Yin came from Spirit Hall, then everything made sense.

Ao Yin sneered. He ignored Yu Xiaogang's shocked gaze and had no obligation to explain. He stepped directly into the Soul Hunting Forest.

From beginning to end, he had never intended to force his way into the Soul Hunting Forest. Su Yuntao had given him this token when he awakened in Holy Soul Village and invited him to join Spirit Hall.

He had naturally known long ago that entry to the Soul Hunting Forest was restricted. He had merely forgotten to take it out.

"Spirit Hall? Why does that sound so familiar?"

Watching Ao Yin be respectfully ushered into the Soul Hunting Forest by the guards, while his teacher wore a look of astonishment, Tang San was utterly confused.

Yu Xiaogang coughed twice, then flipped his hand and took out another token that looked extremely similar to Ao Yin's.

"Teacher, you have one too?"

Tang San was surprised. Though it was not exactly the same, both were black tokens engraved with six Martial Soul emblems. Aside from the small hammer, dragon beast, and sword that matched the emblems on his teacher's family token, there were three new emblems: chrysanthemum, ghost, and star crown.

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and muttered, "Teacher's is a third-rank Spirit Hall token, valid for life. Ao Yin's is an ordinary Spirit Hall Academy token. With student status, it allows temporary entry into the Soul Hunting Forest once!"

"Spirit Hall Academy?"

Only then did Tang San remember. That meant Ao Yin's token had been given to him by Su Yuntao!

Yu Xiaogang finally came to a realization. "No wonder. How could Spirit Hall possibly feel at ease letting someone with Innate Full Soul Power attend Notting Academy?"

A genius like that would receive focused training in Spirit Hall. Even if they wanted to temper his character, someone would still need to protect him.

"Is Spirit Hall very powerful?"

Tang San became increasingly curious about Spirit Hall.

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and explained, "Spirit Hall is the number one power on the entire continent, standing above all sects and clans."

Then he pointed at the ghost, chrysanthemum, and star crown emblems on his third-rank Spirit Hall token and said, "There are six Titled Douluo represented here. Of those, three belong to Spirit Hall!"

Tang San clicked his tongue. They held up half the sky!

Still, Tang San felt that the hammer looked vaguely familiar. He asked, "Teacher, why does this hammer look a little like my second Martial Soul?"

Cough, cough!

Yu Xiaogang hurriedly put away the token and coughed twice. "It merely looks somewhat similar."

"Come on. Hunting a Soul Ring for you is what matters most!"

Yu Xiaogang hurriedly changed the subject and entered the Soul Hunting Forest with Tang San, relying on the token.

However, Ao Yin had already vanished without a trace.

"Teacher, is Little San really inferior to Ao Yin?"

Along the way, Tang San asked dejectedly. Yu Xiaogang patted his shoulder and comforted him. "You each have your own strengths. You have Twin Martial Souls, while he has Innate Full Soul Power. Teacher simply does not want such a fine genius to be buried!"

Yu Xiaogang led Tang San slowly into the Soul Hunting Forest and spoke in a grave voice as they walked.

"People come to this forest all year round to hunt Soul Beasts. But ninety percent of Soul Masters only dare to linger around the outer perimeter."

The true inner and core regions concealed countless ancient Soul Beasts and were extremely dangerous. Ordinary Soul Masters risked death if they entered!

Such dangerous places—

Only when led by teachers and traveling in groups would anyone dare to barely set foot there.

Hearing this, Tang San's eyes lit up.

By his teacher's account, Ao Yin was hunting a Soul Ring alone without an elder or academy teacher leading him. Did that not mean he was surely doomed?

Yu Xiaogang said blandly, "Forget about him. We should take care of ourselves. Teacher's strength is limited, and I never take reckless risks. Today, we will only move through the outer and middle regions."

But not long after they ventured deeper, an unexpected change erupted!

The grass rustled on all sides.

Stalk after stalk of Pig Luo Grass burst from the earth, instantly surrounding them and completely blocking the path ahead of the three.

They were all the lowest-grade, ten-year Soul Beasts.

Yu Xiaogang smiled faintly, his eyes filled with composure.

Would mere trash fish dare block his path?

If he could not even handle such minor nuisances, then he was unworthy of being called... a master!

"Luo Sanpao, appear!"

Buzz!

Two bright yellow hundred-year Soul Rings suddenly revolved around Yu Xiaogang.

Soul Power exploded violently, surging toward them!

This was Tang San's first time personally seeing his teacher's Soul Rings.

The Soul Power fluctuations were overwhelmingly powerful!

And the Soul Rings were yellow in quality!

The aura of genuine hundred-year Soul Rings crushed everyone without Soul Rings!