Soul Hunting Forest

Tang San hurriedly looked at Yu Xiaogang, only to see a serious, contemplative expression on his teacher's face.

"If I can only choose one..."

"Then I..."

The moment 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 quickly spoke up. He had only been making a joke.

He had meant to provoke Tang San, but he had never expected Yu Xiaogang to be so shameless. To prove his martial soul theory, he had actually considered choosing him just now. It was no different from keeping one option while looking for another—utterly disgusting.

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

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

After seeing Ao Yin's attitude, Yu Xiaogang no longer even bothered to pretend, his face full of disdain.

"How do I get in?"

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

As he spoke, Ao Yin did not even raise his head. He walked straight past Yu Xiaogang and Tang San toward the entrance of Soul Hunting Forest.

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

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

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

Startled by Yu Xiaogang's sudden shout, the armored guards reacted at once. The guards on both sides raised their spears, crossing them directly before Ao Yin's neck.

"How presumptuous!" the armored guards barked.

"Hey, what are you doing~?"

Yet in the face of such a scene, 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. Between his two fingers was a gleaming token!

"Hm? That is...?"

Even Yu Xiaogang, who stood behind him and had seen much of the world, could not help narrowing his pupils.

"Guards, why don't you verify it?" Ao Yin said blandly.

"A Spirit Hall token?"

The two guards froze for a moment, recognizing the token's origin at once.

Spirit Hall's status surpassed even that of the Upper Three Sects. After all, it was the foremost power that truly 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 Soul Hunting Forest freely.

"Our apologies! Please enter!"

The two guards awkwardly withdrew their weapons, their attitudes becoming far more respectful.

Then they looked at 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 that boy truly have been raised by Spirit Hall?"

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

Ao Yin sneered. He ignored Yu Xiaogang's stunned gaze and had no obligation to explain anything. He strode directly into Soul Hunting Forest.

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

He had long known that there were restrictions on entering and leaving Soul Hunting Forest. He had simply forgotten to take the token out for a moment.

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

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

Yu Xiaogang coughed twice and produced another token with a flip of his hand, one extremely similar to Ao Yin's.

"Teacher, you have one too?"

Tang San was surprised. Though it was somewhat different, it was also a black token engraved with six martial soul emblems. Besides the small hammer, dragon beast, and sword that were the same as those on his teacher's family token, there were three new emblems: chrysanthemum, ghost, and star crown.

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and muttered, "This is a third-class Spirit Hall token, valid for life. Ao Yin's is an ordinary Spirit Hall Academy token, which allows him to enter Soul Hunting Forest once temporarily as a student!"

"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. "I was wondering how Spirit Hall could 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 really that powerful?"

Tang San became increasingly curious about Spirit Hall.

Yu Xiaogang drew 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-class Spirit Hall token and said, "There are six Titled Douluo represented here. Three of them belong to Spirit Hall!"

Tang San clicked his tongue. They accounted for half the power!

Still, Tang San felt that the hammer on it 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. "They merely look somewhat alike."

"Come on. Getting your Soul Ring is what matters most!"

Yu Xiaogang quickly changed the subject and headed into Soul Hunting Forest with Tang San, relying on his token.

However, Ao Yin was already nowhere to be seen.

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

On the way, Tang San asked gloomily. Yu Xiaogang patted his shoulder and comforted him. "You each have your own advantages. You have Twin Martial Souls, while he has Innate Full Soul Power. Your teacher simply doesn't want such an outstanding genius to go to waste!"

Yu Xiaogang led Tang San slowly into Soul Hunting Forest, speaking in a grave voice as they walked.

"People come to this forest year-round to hunt soul beasts. But ninety percent of soul masters only dare to linger around the outer regions."

The true inner and core regions concealed countless ancient soul beasts and were exceedingly dangerous. Even ordinary soul masters risked perishing if they entered!

Places like that...

Only teams led by teachers and formed by multiple people dared to venture into them reluctantly.

Hearing this, Tang San's eyes lit up.

From what his teacher said, if Ao Yin was hunting for a Soul Ring alone without an elder or academy teacher leading him, wasn't he surely doomed?

Yu Xiaogang said indifferently, "Forget about him. We should look after ourselves. Your teacher's strength is limited, and I never take unnecessary risks. Today, we'll only operate in the outer and middle regions."

But shortly after they ventured deeper, an accident suddenly erupted!

The grass in every direction stirred.

Clumps of Pig Luo Grass burst from the earth, instantly surrounding them and blocking the path of all three.

They were all the lowest-grade, ten-year soul beasts.

Yu Xiaogang smiled faintly, his eyes filled with composure.

Mere trash dared to block his path?

If he could not handle something this insignificant, then he was unworthy of being called... a master!

"Luo Sanpao, appear!"

Buzz!

Two bright yellow, hundred-year Soul Rings suddenly circled Yu Xiaogang's body.

Soul Power exploded violently, surging toward them!

This was Tang San's first time seeing his teacher's Soul Rings with his own eyes.

The fluctuations of Soul Power were incredibly powerful!

And the Soul Rings were yellow in quality!

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