Preparing for the Star Dou Great Forest!

Zhao Wuji scratched his head and looked at Cao Kun sheepishly. "Cao Kun, this ninth Soul Ring of mine... it's a bit of a problem. If I could get a hundred-thousand-year one, that would be perfect! Heh!"

Cao Kun looked at them both. He had already made up his mind.

Oscar's third Soul Ring would not be hard to find, but Zhao Wuji's ninth was another matter. To suit a Top-Tier Martial Soul like the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, it would take a powerful Soul Beast—ideally one at the hundred-thousand-year level.

Besides, it was time he got out and traveled.

Sign-in locations were useful, but staying in one place forever was no long-term plan.

The Star Dou Great Forest was vast and mysterious. It might hold unexpected rewards.

And then there were Da Ming and Er Ming, whom Xiao Wu worried about, along with the other secrets hidden deep in its heart.

"Yes, it's time to get out."

Cao Kun set down his teacup. "We leave for the Star Dou Great Forest in three days."

He turned to Zhao Wuji and Flender. "We have two goals. First, we'll find suitable third Soul Rings for Oscar and the other students who have reached level thirty, as well as an Eighth Soul Ring for Dean Flender."

"Second, we'll find a ninth Soul Ring for Teacher Zhao. It must come from a high-quality Soul Beast at least eighty thousand years old. If we encounter a suitable Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, we can try for that too. I'll lead the expedition myself."

Zhao Wuji and Flender were overjoyed.

With an expert like Cao Kun going in person, what was there to worry about?

Forget a ninety-thousand-year Soul Beast. Even a hundred-thousand-year one would probably...

Cao Kun paused, then continued. "A Titled Douluo-level elder from the