Following Su Yuntao and his party, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San successfully passed the guards' inspection and entered the Soul Hunting Forest.
After hearing Su Yuntao's introduction, the two also learned why the Spirit Hall party had appeared in this forest.
It was simple: Soul Hunting.
Officially, this Spirit Hall team was a Mobile Squad responsible for garrisoning the Soul Hunting Forest, suppressing Soul Beast riots, and patrolling for poachers. In practice, however, its personnel rotated frequently.
Apart from the two Yellow-robed Senior Stewards at the Soul Ancestor realm leading them, everyone, including Su Yuntao, was a Spirit Hall Seed Member who had obtained a Soul Hunting slot. Most were high-level Soul Masters or Soul Grandmasters.
Normally, they diligently performed their assigned duties. When someone in the squad reached a bottleneck, a Yellow-robed Senior Steward would lead them into the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain a Soul Ring.
After successfully breaking through, they would be replaced by another Spirit Hall Soul Master who had obtained a slot and return to their original post.
Naturally, Lu Yun and Li Feng had arranged Su Yuntao's slot for him. Otherwise, his less-than-optimal Soul Ring Configuration of one white and one yellow would alone have doomed him to miss out on a Seed Member slot.
Thus, Su Yuntao would carry out his benefactors' instructions without the slightest compromise!
Just as he was considering what excuse he could use to bring out the map, Yu Xiaogang stepped forward of his own accord and said:
"I know there may be a Soul Beast riot in the Soul Hunting Forest soon. You gentlemen are busy with official duties, and we are already deeply grateful that you helped us enter the Soul Hunting Forest.
"How could we impose further on your schedule because of my disciple?
"Let us