Stalked and Watched by a High-Level Soul Beast

"These Ferocious Beast have always been legends; no one has ever seen their true forms. The Star Dou Forest is so vast; they might be difficult to find later."

Qian Daoliu sat on a piece of dead wood and said with a worried expression.

It wasn't that he didn't believe in their current strength; the key issue was that he didn't know the true number and true strength of these Ferocious Beast.

Moreover, these are only the known Ferocious Beast; there are certainly many more unknown Ferocious Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest.

"If we just keep going in, we should be able to find it eventually, right?"

Qian Renxue said.

Qian Daoliu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. At this moment, a group of people was slowly approaching from afar. It was the group led by Bibi Dong.

Were they waiting specifically for us?

Bibi Dong was somewhat surprised; she had assumed that Qian Daoliu and the others had already gone inside.

Qian Daoliu: "The Star Dou Great Forest is far more dangerous than Heaven Dou City. I suggest we don't split up and instead keep the main force moving deeper into the forest."

Bibi Dong had only ever been to the central part of the forest; she had never ventured into the depths of the forest.

After much hesitation, she agreed with Qian Daoliu's suggestion.

At worst, it'll just take more time.

If the people are too scattered, it is easy for something to go wrong with so many people.

After discussing the plan, the group stepped into the forest.

Qian Daoliu spoke first, "Regarding the materials for the breakthrough, let's find plants first. After we've found the plants, we'll head together into the depths of the forest."

"If anyone backs out when the time comes, they'll have to find the breakthrough materials themselves later. We won't accompany them anymore. The main reason we agreed on this time to travel together is to see if everyone is sincere in their willingness to cooperate."

He was speaking to the people of Spirit City.

These people were still clamoring against the Spirit Hall when they were in Spirit City, trying to rebel, but now they still need the leadership of the Spirit Hall to find breakthrough materials.

That's a slap in the face, isn't it?

Moreover, the breakthrough materials that the people come to the forest to find are all plant materials. They have almost no genuine five-star characters, so they don't need to face Ferocious Beast.

So, in order to stop the people from taking the plant materials and leaving, Qian Daoliu said those words.

The civilians numbered in the hundreds, a force not to be underestimated. With their participation, Qian Daoliu had enough confidence to face the Ferocious Beast he had never seen before.

Can you understand what I'm saying?

Qian Daoliu asked again.

The people looked at each other and nodded. Although they were somewhat afraid of facing the Ferocious Beast, they believed that there was strength in numbers and nothing should go wrong.

Qian Daoliu then said, "Alright, let's begin searching for plant materials."

Whether it's a four-star or five-star character, you need a plant material to upgrade them.

Five-star characters simply require higher-level plant materials.

Seeing that everyone was about to split up to search for materials, Bibi Dong reminded them, "Don't go too far. Just search within this area. If you don't find it here, then we'll head to the next area together."

Upon hearing this, the people who were about to walk further away hesitated and stopped.

"Look at the expressions on these people's faces. They're clearly prepared to rush forward and grab the materials the moment they see them. They have no intention of distributing them equally."

Bibi Dong spoke softly to Qian Daoliu and the others.

Her statement was unanimously accepted by the Spirit Hall.

These people, who were once a vulnerable group with Trash Martial Soul, have now suddenly become stronger and will certainly not let go of any immediate benefits.

Qian Daoliu: "Don't rush, let's find the plant first."

Everyone searched the northern edge of the forest for a while but didn't find any plant-based breakthrough materials.

They ventured deeper into the forest, and after passing through a relatively tall grove, Qian Renxue suddenly spotted a patch of grass emitting a purple glow ahead.

"Thunder-Patterned Grass?"

Thunder-Patterned Grass is a plant ascension material for almost all Thunder-attribute characters.

However, this plant had never received any attention before because it could not grow into Plant-type Soul Beast, and its lifespan was only a few years before it withered.

It is a type of plant that is not numerous, has no function, and has a very low presence.

"Is it Thunder-Patterned Grass? What does Thunder-Patterned Grass actually look like?"

Since we didn't know each other, we hesitated for a moment.

Qian Renxue replied, "Just use a lightning-type character to verify it."

She displayed her four-star character, Razor, and then walked to the edge of the grassy area, where she was immediately met with a response.

"It's Thunder-Patterned Grass!"

Qian Renxue's voice rang out, and everyone who possessed a lightning-type character's gaze turned fervent.

Bibi Dong immediately said, "Everyone, show your lightning-type character and line up to receive yours! No fighting or scrambling. If anyone is found to be disobeying the rules, don't blame the Spirit Hall for being ruthless!"

As soon as she spoke, the people who were about to rush forward to grab the materials calmed down.

They dared to rebel back in Spirit City because the Spirit Hall members hadn't yet drawn their cards.

But now, everyone in the Spirit Hall has at least one five-star character, so they dare not rebel now.

"Yue Guan, go and distribute the grass to them. There's not much, so no one should take more than they need."

"Yes, Your His Holiness the Pope."

The people lined up in long queues, while Qian Daoliu and the others silently observed their surroundings.

From the moment he entered the forest until now, he felt that everyone was being watched by something.

However, for some reason, the person hiding in the shadows has not yet been identified.

Qian Daoliu had not entered the Star Dou Great Forest for many years and was quite unfamiliar with it.

After claiming their Thunder-Patterned Grass, the group continued their journey, but after circling around a few times, they didn't see any other plant breakthrough materials.

With no other option, they had to head out again, circling the area where the Thunder-Patterned Grass grew, and searching in other directions.

They were unfamiliar not only with the Thunder-Patterned Grass, but also with the other plants.

It seems that these plant breakthrough materials are all types that cannot grow into Soul Beast and have extremely short lifespans.

After circling around to the east, the group indeed found the plant breakthrough materials for fire-type characters.

They continued to queue up to receive their gifts, just like before.

Something's not right.

The Gui Mei suddenly spoke.

Upon hearing Bibi Dong nodded in agreement. "Something does seem off, but I can't quite put my finger on it."

Qian Daoliu: "It's too quiet. I haven't been to a forest in many years. Is it normally this quiet?"

Only after hearing this did everyone belatedly realize what was happening.

We've been here for most of the day, and it seems we haven't seen a single Soul Beast yet, which is really unusual.

She Long: "Under normal circumstances, you'll encounter Soul Beast as soon as you enter the forest..."

Bibi Dong: "This situation could be either a coincidence, where we've been on a route free of Soul Beast from the very beginning, or it could be that we've been tracked and monitored by older Soul Beast. With these kinds of Soul Beast around, other Soul Beast dare not approach, which is why we haven't encountered a single one."