Skywater Forest lay on the outskirts of Skywater City.
This was where Skywater Academy raised soul beasts, primarily for low-ranking soul masters to hunt for soul rings and for students to improve their practical combat skills.
Most of the soul beasts in the forest were ten-year or hundred-year beasts. Thousand-year soul beasts were exceedingly rare, so the danger was relatively low.
Even so, ordinary people would take long detours to avoid it.
No matter how weak a soul beast was, it was still beyond their ability to handle.
Yet to Ning Wen and his companions, this forest, perilous as it was to ordinary people, might as well have posed no obstacle at all.
Thin mist lingered among the trees, thick moisture hanging heavy in the air. Crystal-clear droplets studded the lush green leaves and branches.
A gentle breeze brushed past, carrying the fresh, damp fragrance of vegetation to them, refreshing their hearts and minds.
Ning Wen and the others were about to stroll through the woods and head straight for Skywater City.
Just then, a series of violent soul skill explosions suddenly erupted deep in the dense woods ahead, accompanied by the low, frenzied roars of a ferocious beast that shook the forest.
"Someone's fighting!"
Zhu Zhuqing stopped in her tracks. Her ears twitched slightly as she keenly caught the sounds, and her delicate brows furrowed as she spoke softly.
"Let's take a look." Ning Wen raised his eyebrows.
Pushing aside layers of interwoven branches and leaves, they suddenly caught sight of a fierce battle in a forest clearing.
Several girls dressed in matching uniforms were locked in combat with a thousand-year Crystal Wolf.
The girl leading them had striking, long ice-blue hair, a cool demeanor, and exquisite features.
The girls fighting beside her were around the same age, each