Entering the Star Dou Great Forest Alone

"Come over and have some water and food! After eating, rest for two hours, then we'll continue training!"

Hu Liena and the others immediately dragged their exhausted bodies over to Li Fei. They grabbed the food from the table and began wolfing it down.

"While you're eating, let me make this clear: each of you only gets one chance to make a mistake. If it happens a second time, get back to the regular classes. Don't waste your time here."

At those words, the two students who had fallen and been unable to get back up looked ashamed. Out of fifteen people, only the two of them had fallen behind.

Hu Liena and the others also became extremely serious. They could tell that Li Fei was not joking. Even if she could not hold on, Li Fei would likely send her back to the regular classes.

Over the following days, two months quickly passed. Li Fei's Soul Power rose by one level, reaching level thirty-eight. Hu Liena and the others also grew accustomed to this extreme training method. Without Li Fei needing to urge them on, they began training voluntarily every day.

Only ten trainees remained. Five had been unable to persevere and were sent back to the regular classes. The remaining ten were all top-tier in both temperament and talent.

During this time, Li Fei had spent quite a while searching around the academy, yet he had not found a single Body Martial Soul wielder. No wonder the Body Sect had competed across the continent for Body Martial Soul wielders in the second era.

Body Martial Souls were extremely special. Most awakenings had little to do with their parents' Spirit Rings. No matter what Martial Souls their parents possessed, they could still awaken one. Only a small portion awakened them because their parents also possessed Body Martial Souls.

"It seems that if I want to establish the Body Sect, I'll need Qian Renxue's help. Once I reach the Heaven Dou Empire a year from now, I'll have him help me gather people in the empire who awaken Body Martial Souls. Preferably from remote villages!"

Sitting atop the wall around the training grounds, Li Fei began pondering.

"Your Highness, why are you here?!" Sensing a familiar presence beside him, Li Fei turned and asked curiously.

"Can't I come see you?!" Qian Renxue appeared beside him, sat down, and familiarly hooked her arm through Li Fei's, asking in a faintly dangerous tone.

"Of course you can! You can come see me whenever you want!" Li Fei said with an embarrassed laugh.

"After refining the Cloud Illusion Soul Bone, I've spent this time imitating the Swan Martial Soul and changing the colors of my Spirit Rings. After two months, I finally got the hang of it, so I came to see how things were going on your side!" Qian Renxue said calmly as she watched Hu Liena and the others training in the distance.

Yet Li Fei could hear a trace of weariness in her voice. He understood that everything which had happened recently had left Qian Renxue unsure how to face it.

"There are still ten months before you go undercover. During that time, help me put these trainees through the wringer and relax a little!" Li Fei said with a smile, casually pointing at Hu Liena in the distance.

"Teaching trainees?!" Looking at Hu Liena and the others' youthful faces, Qian Renxue recalled her own training with Li Fei. "Sure. Training there is still training. Besides, leaving some psychological trauma for her future team would be quite nice too!"

"Then I'll go down and spice things up for them!"

In a flash, Qian Renxue arrived at the Mimicry Environment control area and directly added a sunlight setting to the existing environment. Hu Liena and the others immediately began losing their stamina at a faster rate.

The sudden change made the ten people, who had been focused on running, instantly turn their attention to the Mimicry Environment controller. They saw Qian Renxue.

"Who are you?! Who gave you permission to touch that thing?!" Hu Liena demanded at once.

"You don't need to know who I am. You only need to know that I will also be one of your teachers from now on!"

Qian Renxue was utterly casual. In the next moment, four Spirit Rings—purple, purple, black, and black—burst forth. Her powerful Soul Power made Hu Liena and the others unsteady on their feet.

"Don't fall behind. And don't forget, some of you no longer have another chance!" Li Fei reminded them kindly.

Hu Liena and the others had no choice but to continue training under the additional pressure of Qian Renxue's Soul Power. Although the difficulty increased considerably, the results were indeed excellent, and the ten of them improved much faster.

In less than a month, Hu Liena and the others had improved greatly.

Unfortunately, three more people still could not endure it and were eliminated, leaving only seven: Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, Sun Chuantao, Li Kai, Zhang Ping, and Xu Yu, all members of the former Spirit Hall Golden Generation.

Everything had gotten on track. Another six months passed, and Li Fei's Soul Power smoothly broke through to level forty. It was time for him to hunt a Spirit Ring.

"Xue Er, I'll leave Hu Liena and the others' training to you for now. Have Xiao Fan come over to assist you as well. There shouldn't be any problems!"

At the academy entrance, Li Fei spoke with a trace of tenderness in his eyes. To avoid exposing their identities, the way he addressed Qian Renxue had also changed.

"You're really not going to let Uncle Yu help you hunt a Spirit Ring? Are you really going alone?" Qian Renxue looked at Li Fei worriedly, wanting to persuade him once more.

"No need. I've spent all these years in Spirit Hall and never experienced a true life-and-death battle. This is the perfect chance to use my search for Soul Beasts to temper myself properly!"

Li Fei shook his head. Although his strength had continuously grown over the years and he had sufficient combat experience, he had never truly fought to the death. That might put him at a disadvantage against opponents of similar strength, or even cost him his life.

He had realized this problem long ago. That was why he had chosen to enter alone this time to hunt a Spirit Ring.

"Then be careful. I'll wait for you to return!"

"Don't worry. I'll be back before you set out. I promised to go to Heaven Dou City with you." Li Fei revealed a confident smile.

"I'm leaving!"

Waving his hand, Li Fei ran out of Spirit City and headed toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Both the Tree of Life and the Blue Silver King were exceedingly rare, making them extremely difficult to find. Li Fei had already prepared himself to spend a long time within the Star Dou Forest.

After a week of travel, Li Fei successfully passed through Suotuo City and entered the Star Dou Great Forest. Using the spiritual detection created through his third simulated soul skill, he moved carefully through the forest.

"No, if this continues, I'll exhaust all my spiritual power. That would be dangerous in this environment!"

Feeling that more than half his spiritual power had been depleted, Li Fei immediately shut down his detection and began using his five senses to observe the threats hidden in the darkness.

"No wonder this is a paradise for Soul Beasts. There really are so many different kinds!"

As he ventured deeper, he encountered increasingly diverse Soul Beasts with stronger cultivation. He even saw quite a few Soul Beasts that had just reached ten thousand years, but they were all ordinary Soul Beasts and unsuitable for him.

"How am I supposed to find the Blue Silver King and the Tree of Life?! Neither of these Soul Beasts has much offensive power, so their ability to hide is first-rate. Without a certain level of skill, they would be difficult to detect!"

Sitting beneath a tree, Li Fei furrowed his brows as he considered a solution. He had already been here for a week, yet had not found so much as a trace of the Blue Silver King, much less the Tree of Life, whose vitality was even stronger.

He lightly punched the ground and felt that he had struck something.