Outside the city gates of Shrek City, apart from a few broad avenues, lay endless woods. Setting out from Shrek City and heading southeast deeper into the woods for a few dozen kilometers would bring one to the outer periphery of the Star Dou Great Forest, the largest soul beast gathering area on the continent.
One could say that Shrek Academy was the first line of defense blocking the Star Dou Great Forest. Back during that terrifying Beast Tide years ago, it was precisely Shrek Academy that withstood the tide's first wave of attacks, ultimately establishing a treaty with the many ferocious beasts of Star Dou through its cooperation with the Body Sect.
Generally speaking, entering the Star Dou Great Forest from this direction meant encountering soul beasts with vastly stronger average strength. If students intended to acquire soul rings independently without relying on the help of elders, they would prefer to enter Star Dou from within the borders of the Star Luo Empire, which was relatively safer and could also be considered a trial for themselves.
Choosing to enter Star Dou from Shrek usually meant having teachers lead the team and traveling together on days with pleasant weather.
Right now, it was a dark and windy night. Fallen leaves swayed with the wind and made an eerie rustling sound, and the desolate branches resembled upright skeletons, appearing incomparably bizarre. It felt as though evil entities were lurking deep within the invisible woods.
On such a pitch-black night, a figure bypassed the broad avenue, bursting straight into the woods after emerging from the North Gate. Not long after that figure slipped into the woods, another figure followed closely behind.
Ye Guyi condensed her soul power into her eyes, emitting an eye-catching pale golden glow in the pitch-black woods as she