Girl in the Forest! [Please Follow and Bookmark]

From level eighteen Soul Power to level twenty Soul Power.

For other youths with Innate Full Soul Power, crossing that enormous threshold would have taken at least half a year.

Yet!

Chu Lan had taken less than six months!

On the outskirts of Sunset Forest.

Chu Lan wandered about, searching for a Soul Beast that suited him.

Xue Beng followed with three imperial consecrates.

All three imperial consecrates were formidable figures at the Soul Emperor level or above.

They were powerful enough to alter the outcome of a small-scale war.

To the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, they were already an exceptionally formidable force.

Of course—

If these Soul Kings were placed within Spirit Hall, they would merely be temple knights.

Even so, the imperial family had paid no small price to recruit the three of them.

This showed just how scarce high-level Soul Masters loyal to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family were.

"Fourth Prince, there seems to be someone ahead."

The strongest among the three, a bearded burly man with the strength of a level sixty-two Soul Emperor, spoke up to warn them.

At his words, Chu Lan immediately looked over.

As the two sides drew closer, he could already make out her features clearly.

"That's... her?"

Within his sight, a delicate and adorable little girl strolled through the forest with a flower basket in hand.

A small pink-and-white flower was tucked into her hair above her forehead.

"Brother Chu, do you know that little girl?"

Prince Xue Xing loved young girls, and Xue Beng had spent years at his side, becoming rather precocious himself.

He was only a few years older than Chu Lan, and impure thoughts arose in his mind at once.

"You're interested in her?"

Chu Lan shot Xue Beng a sidelong glance, then walked straight toward the girl.

"Brother Chu! Please forgive me, Brother Chu!"

Xue Beng panicked and hurriedly bowed in apology.

Seeing this, the three imperial consecrates exchanged looks, all somewhat baffled.

The bearded man warned in a deep voice, "It seems this person's identity is far more extraordinary than it appears."

The other two nodded in agreement.

At this moment.

Chu Lan had already reached a spot not far from the girl.

The girl had also noticed Chu Lan and Xue Beng's group. The only reason she had not left was Chu Lan.

"You?!"

"We meet again, Xiao Wu." The corners of Chu Lan's lips rose. "We really are fated."

Xiao Wu looked surprised. "We are. The Star Dou Great Forest is so vast, yet we actually ran into each other here."

Chu Lan glanced back. Xue Beng and the three bearded men were waiting some distance away, tactfully giving them space. Only then did he turn his attention back to Xiao Wu.

Chu Lan scanned the surroundings and found Xiao Wu was alone. A teasing smile appeared on his face. "You really do listen to advice... After leaving Notting Academy, you came back here and never went out again?"

Xiao Wu nodded lightly. She glanced at Xue Beng and the others in the distance, then frowned. "You didn't come to the Star Dou Great Forest for me this time, did you?"

"Soul Masters come to the Star Dou Great Forest for Soul Rings, of course. But I didn't come for you this time. Still... if you're willing to help, that would be for the best. It would save me some time." A smile lingered on Chu Lan's lips.

"You brought so many people with you, yet you want me to help? Aren't you afraid they'll find out about my situation?" Xiao Wu lowered her voice, her wary gaze falling on Xue Beng and the others.

"Besides..."

Xiao Wu stared at Chu Lan. Then she suddenly gave a soft huff and turned her head away. "What makes you think I'd help you?"

Chu Lan crossed his arms and smiled at Xiao Wu's proud little face. "I know you're a good girl who repays kindness."

"Tell me where I can find a relatively savage and powerful lion- or tiger-type Soul Beast."

Chu Lan's praise made Xiao Wu's cheeks flush slightly.

"This area is extremely vast. Even I haven't explored all of it... Try your luck to the east."

Guiding, indirectly helping a human Soul Master find Soul Beasts—Xiao Wu felt as though she had become a traitor.

Therefore.

She pouted and glared at Chu Lan, looking thoroughly displeased.

"Won't you need to hunt Soul Beasts in the future? Don't forget, you're a Soul Master now too!"

Chu Lan patted Xiao Wu's fragrant shoulder.

Xiao Wu's delicate brows furrowed, and she pressed her lips tightly together.

That was right!

Wouldn't she also need to hunt Soul Beasts in the future and absorb their Soul Rings to break through her own limits?

Unless she never became a Soul Sage for the rest of her life!

"Let's go!"

Chu Lan headed east.

Xue Beng hurriedly followed.

The bearded man swiftly followed with his two companions.

"Hey!"

Xiao Wu called out from behind them.

Chu Lan halted and slightly turned his head.

Xiao Wu hesitated, then after two seconds, called out, "Nothing. Go on."

"Crazy girl..." Chu Lan rolled his eyes.

"Brother Chu, why not take her to Heaven Dou City? I'll make all the arrangements for you~" Xue Beng fawned over him, seemingly trying to apologize for what had happened earlier.

"Watch your mouth!"

Chu Lan glanced at Xue Beng.

Xue Beng promptly shut his mouth and said no more.

Controlled by Tiger Soul's Demonic Smoke, he felt nothing but absolute obedience toward Chu Lan.

But at this moment—

He also felt that serving a ruler was like living beside a tiger. Chu Lan's thoughts were impossible to fathom.

"Head east."

"There may be a Soul Beast there that I need."

As soon as Chu Lan finished speaking.

Xue Beng immediately ordered the three imperial consecrates beside him, "Move out!"

Chu Lan did not need the three imperial consecrates to obey him. As long as Xue Beng listened, that was enough.

At this moment!

The tall man walking at the rear, responsible for covering their retreat, glanced behind them and warned, "Fourth Prince, someone is following us. It seems to be that girl from before."

"Brother Chu, what do you think?"

Xue Beng stepped forward and asked cautiously.

"Leave her alone."

Even as he spoke, Chu Lan kept his gaze on the woods to either side, searching for Soul Beasts.

With Chu Lan's orders, no one paid any more attention to Xiao Wu, who continued following behind them.

The group searched eastward for roughly a dozen li.

Then their path was blocked by a tiger-type Soul Beast covered in dark purple fur, with a pair of fangs around twenty centimeters long.

"What kind of Soul Beast is this? Does anyone know?"

Chu Lan asked.

However—

None of the three imperial consecrates could identify the Soul Beast's species or age.

They were three complete illiterates! Theory idiots!

"Brother Chu, this... really isn't because I don't know."

"This should be something Heaven Supreme Level students learn. I'm only a Heaven Subtle Level student right now."

Xue Beng wore a bitter expression.

Chu Lan could roughly guess why that trashy academy, Shrek Academy, had so many genius Soul Masters enroll but fail to graduate.

Those teachers probably did not even know how old the Soul Rings their students absorbed were.

Dying? That was perfectly normal!

Graduating? Dream on!

"Theoretical knowledge is still pretty important..." Chu Lan muttered softly.

"Roar—"

A low tiger's roar echoed through the forest.

The three imperial consecrates stood ready, forming a triangle around Chu Lan and Xue Beng.

"That's a two-thousand-year Nether Fierce-Toothed Tiger. It's extremely ferocious!" Xiao Wu came up from behind, and her words drew everyone's attention.

"How do you know?" Xue Beng looked skeptical.

Xiao Wu replied flatly, "I'm talking to your boss. Your rank isn't high enough, so don't interrupt."