Flender pointed at the injured groups emerging from the forest. He had never expected to give his students such a vivid lesson before they even entered, and inwardly nodded in approval.
Looks like we arrived at just the right time.
"See that? The Star Dou Forest isn't a peaceful place. Danger and death lurk here every moment."
"Remember, when you hunt thousand-year soul beasts this time, I won't intervene unless they're over three thousand years old. You'll have to rely entirely on your own teamwork."
At first, the injured soul masters being used as cautionary examples had been thoroughly displeased.
But when they heard this middle-aged man actually intended to have these youngsters team up to hunt thousand-year soul beasts, their resentment vanished.
In their experience, teams like this consisted of the prodigies of sects or the very finest geniuses from soul master academies.
They were certainly not people that poor soul masters like them, with limited talent and scant resources, could afford to provoke.
"Understood, Dean." Tang San nodded, naturally assuming the position of leader.
"Dai Mubai will take the front."
"No problem." Dai Mubai knocked his fists together and grinned.
"Little Ao, Ning Rongrong, Cuihua, and I will stay in the middle."
Oscar and Ning Rongrong nodded.
He was a food-type soul master, while Ning Rongrong was purely a support-type soul master. Neither had much combat strength, so keeping them protected made perfect sense.
"I'll do whatever Brother San says." Cuihua nodded.
She was the weakest member of the entire team and had little say in anything.
"Xiao Wu, take the left."
"Okay." Xiao Wu nodded.
The Star Dou Forest was her home. Although she was nowhere near knowing every area by heart, she could still anticipate most routes and dangers.
The air would carry the scent of