Before the boundless ocean of forest.
Everyone came to a halt.
The scents of the forest ahead grew stronger. Zhu Zhuqing could smell the blood drifting from dead soul beasts, along with the distinctive smell of sap from trampled patches of blue silver grass.
There were even wafts of strange fragrance rising from the enormous ancient trees.
"Rest for ten minutes!"
Flender and Zhao Wuji raised their hands, signaling everyone to rest where they stood.
Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Tang San sat in a circle and began handing out antidotes and recovery potions. These potions had been specially made by support-type soul masters and were particularly effective for venturing into the forest.
Meanwhile, Oscar chanted his vulgar incantations, then kept handing out sausages to the teachers and Ma Hongjun.
Oscar was especially happy today because he would soon have his third soul ring. Unless something went wrong, with so many teachers leading the way, a Thousand-Year Soul Ring was practically guaranteed.
Zhao Wuji casually ate a sausage, then stood and addressed everyone loudly. "This is the Star Dou Great Forest. Thousand-year, ten-thousand-year, or even older soul beasts could attack at any moment, so don't ever leave the protective circle formed by us teachers. Understood?"
"Understood!"
Everyone answered together.
Flender walked over to the four of them and asked with concern, "Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, has your soul power recovered?"
Tang San looked around at the four of them. After confirming their answers, he told Flender, "Teacher, we're fine. We've all fully recovered."
Flender nodded, then began arranging their formation.
Zhao Wuji took the lead, while Flender brought up the rear. Of the other three teachers, the Six-Ring Soul Emperor named Li Yusong stood on everyone's left, while another teacher, a level sixty-six control-type