Shadow Kill Guard, Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, Great Sumeru Hammer Technique Records?!

The outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan sped along for some distance. To make sure they kept enough Soul Power in reserve for any sudden situation, the two gradually slowed their pace.

Dai Chengfeng finally had time to look around curiously at everything nearby.

Towering trees blotted out the sky on all sides. Sunlight struggled to pierce the dense branches and leaves, scattering patches of mottled light across the ground.

The earth underfoot was soft and damp. With every step, he could feel the yielding cushion of fallen leaves, and when he occasionally stepped on wet leaves, they gave off a faint rustling sound.

"So this is the Star Dou Great Forest?"

"It doesn't feel that different from Tiger Might Forest. It's just that the Star Dou Great Forest is much vaster."

But very soon, Dai Chengfeng smiled and shook his head. After all, as a transmigrator, he knew better than anyone that these were only surface appearances.

The strongest Soul Beasts in Tiger Might Forest were only around ten-thousand-year level.

But in the Star Dou Great Forest, Soul Beasts at the hundred-thousand-year level could hardly be called rare.

For example, the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts that openly lived in the center of the Star Dou Great Forest: the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.

Not to mention the many powerful Soul Beasts hidden within it, such as the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian.

Although these Soul Beasts were all extremely powerful, Dai Chengfeng was not too worried. After all, he only wanted to pass through the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest and head to the Heaven Dou Empire.

Thinking of this, Dai Chengfeng suddenly turned his head to look at Zhu Fan. "Right, Uncle."

"According to the route I planned before, we first pass through the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, then go through Treasure Sword City, Xilu City, Jialing Pass, and finally arrive at Heaven Dou City."

"About how long will that take?"

"That's hard to say." Zhu Fan shook his head. "After all, no one knows what might happen along the way."

"If everything goes smoothly, we can arrive in a few months."

"But if it doesn't... hm?"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Fan suddenly frowned slightly, a trace of vigilance appearing in his eyes.

And Dai Chengfeng, at this moment, sensed something strange as well.

When he had first cultivated Innate Skill, he had opened the Shangguan Yuzhen Gate in his Consciousness Sea.

After that, he had been able to use his Mental Power to enter a state of Microscopic Perception.

Ever since stepping into the Star Dou Great Forest, Dai Chengfeng had maintained that state of Microscopic Perception. Almost every stir of wind and rustle of grass around him could not escape his senses.

And just now...

He had clearly caught several extremely faint fluctuations of Soul Power, but they vanished in an instant.

"Was it my imagination?"

"Or is it a Soul Beast with extremely strong concealment abilities? Or perhaps..."

Dai Chengfeng pondered silently.

But very quickly, he was certain that what had just happened was definitely not his imagination.

After all, the state of Microscopic Perception meant observing everything in the finest detail. If there had been no influence from Soul Power, how could he so easily have had a mistaken impression?

"Looks like we're being followed!"

Thinking this, Dai Chengfeng looked at Zhu Fan and gave an almost imperceptible nod.

Seeing this, Zhu Fan nodded in response as well.

But his eyes were filled with surprise.

Zhu Fan did not understand!

He was a mighty rank 83 Soul Douluo, yet in that instant just now, even he had only vaguely sensed something strange.

By contrast, his nephew was merely a Soul Grandmaster, yet he had actually sensed it too?

Despite his doubts, when Zhu Fan saw the certainty in Dai Chengfeng's eyes, he could not help sighing inwardly: "Looks like Chengfeng really did sense it too..."

"Just how many abilities does this young Highness of ours have that even I, his uncle, don't know about?!"

Although he was inwardly amazed, on the surface Zhu Fan still pretended as if nothing had happened and continued traveling with Dai Chengfeng.

Until the two arrived before an enormous ancient tree, one that could perfectly conceal their figures for a short while.

They exchanged a tacit glance. "Things are about to change!"

Behind the two of them, not far away.

The Black-Clad Men who had once appeared at the camp were still silently following Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan, completely unaware that they had already been discovered.

At this moment, one of them moved close to the leader and lowered his voice. "Leader, when do we make our move?"

The Black-Clad Leader gently shook his head, his voice ice cold. "Zhu Fan is a Soul Douluo, and his Martial Soul is also the agility-type Hell Spirit Cat."

"If he refuses to obey His Majesty's orders, we won't be able to deal with him."

As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at the sun in the sky. "Wait until night. We'll seize His Highness directly, and then Zhu Fan will have no choice but to obediently follow..."

"Seize me?"

Just as the few of them were whispering and discussing their plan, a voice filled with curiosity suddenly rang out.

"At first, I thought you were sent by my eldest brother, or perhaps by that foolish Third Brother of mine."

"I didn't expect that you weren't planning to kill me, but to capture me..."

"In that case, it seems you were sent by Father Emperor?"

Hearing this sudden question, the Black-Clad Leader's expression instantly turned ugly.

He had never imagined that, despite being so careful, he would still be discovered.

"Clap, clap, clap~"

He clapped his hands and looked at Zhu Fan, who was standing on the treetop. "As expected of Commander Zhu Fan. Your instincts really are sharp."

Zhu Fan smiled and shook his head when he heard that. "Old Three, you're wrong about that."

As he spoke, Zhu Fan jumped down from the treetop. He was no longer so wary; instead, he acted casually, as if he had seen an old friend. "I did discover you, but His Highness wasn't alerted by me."

"How is that possible?"

If Zhu Fan had discovered him, Shadow Three felt he could completely accept it. After all, Zhu Fan was a Soul Douluo, a full twenty levels above him.

But His Highness?

Didn't he only have a little over ten levels of Soul Power?

But he understood what kind of person Zhu Fan was and did not think Zhu Fan would lie to him.

"No wonder Chengfeng Your Highness is so highly valued by His Majesty. He really is extraordinary!"

Shadow Three silently looked at Dai Chengfeng, his eyes filled with astonishment.

At this moment, Dai Chengfeng also jumped down from the treetop and asked Zhu Fan curiously, "Uncle, you know each other?"

Zhu Fan nodded. "More than know each other!"

"When I was the Imperial Guard Commander, I often dealt with them. We're very familiar."

As he spoke, Zhu Fan pointed at the man opposite him whom he had called Old Three and introduced him. "He is the hidden blade of our Star Luo Empire, the vice leader of the Shadow Kill Guard, which answers directly to His Majesty—Shadow Three."

"Answers directly to Father Emperor?"

Dai Chengfeng shook his head helplessly. "I didn't expect that even though I deliberately took the route through the Star Dou Great Forest, Father Emperor could still send people to find me."

"All I can say is, as expected of the Star Luo Emperor!"

At this moment, Shadow Three took a step forward and respectfully cupped his fists in salute toward Dai Chengfeng.

"Shadow Three greets Fourth Prince."

Then, he took out a tray from his Spatial Soul Tool and presented it before Dai Chengfeng. "Your Highness, this is what His Majesty asked me to deliver to you."

"You went out of your way to find me, and the goal was this simple?"

Dai Chengfeng looked at Shadow Three with a faint smile while also sizing up the items on the tray.

They were several books.

Yet with just one glance, Dai Chengfeng's pupils suddenly shrank. "Blazing Light Swordplay, Star Earth Tremor, Fierce Tiger Fist, Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, Great Sumeru Hammer Technique *Record..."

"T-this, this, this... How is this possible?!"