Douluo: One man returns, Fan Tianyin smashes Tang San to death

Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong's eyes flickered slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Firstly, I want to lead the students of the academy to hunt soul beasts to improve their practical combat experience; secondly, I want to investigate some specific matters."

Lu Yu raised his eyebrows, with a hint of warning in his tone: "The Star Dou Forest is not peaceful right now, especially the soul beasts near the center area, which have been extremely violent recently.

In the past, as long as I didn't provoke them, I might be able to get away safely, but now... the situation is completely different.

Dean Liu, you must remind the students to be more careful."

Liu Erlong waved her hand, a determined look on her face: "Lu Yu, you also know that it is difficult for a soul master to truly grow without experiencing the trials of life and death.

I brought them here to let them hone themselves in actual combat.

Whether they can survive in the Star Forest depends entirely on their own luck."

Lu Yu frowned slightly when he heard this.

He glanced at Meng Yiran who was standing beside him. Seeing that she had a complicated expression and seemed a little confused about Liu Erlong's educational methods, he didn't say anything more, but just nodded slightly, but felt a little uneasy in his heart.

At the same time, in another part of the Star Dou Forest, the students of Blue Bully Academy were walking cautiously in a dense forest.

In the team, Lu Ming walked in the front. He had a tall and straight figure, and his green robe made him look extraordinary. There was a hint of pride on his face.

The students around seemed a little nervous, and there was an invisible sense of oppression in the air, as if some danger was secretly watching them.

A thin student couldn't help but speak, his voice filled with uneasiness: "Senior Lu Ming, the atmosphere in this place is too strange. I always feel like something is watching us... Otherwise, why don't we hurry up and leave?"

Hearing this, Lu Ming snorted coldly, a look of disdain on his face: "What are you afraid of? I'm here, so what are you worried about? This time I entered the Star Dou Forest for the purpose of training.

If you can't even face a little danger, how can you become a strong person? "

A burly man standing next to him frowned and said in a deep voice: "Experience is experience, but our overall strength is limited.

If we encounter a soul beast that is too old, we may not be able to deal with it.

Senior, how about we retreat to the outskirts of the forest first?"

Lu Ming waved his hand, his tone filled with impatience: "What kind of challenge can the soul beasts outside pose? You are too timid! Don't worry, with me here, any soul beast can be a problem!"

Just as everyone was discussing, a deafening roar suddenly came from the distance.

Before the voice fell, a hot breath hit my face.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a huge tiger slowly walking towards them from dozens of feet away.

Its fur was dark red, with faint flames dancing on its body, emitting a terrifying aura of oppression.

"It's the Fiery Tiger!"

A student exclaimed in a low voice, "Judging from its aura, it must have been cultivated for at least 14,000 years!"

Lu Ming's eyes flashed with excitement. He said in a deep voice, "It's only fourteen thousand years. With our combined strength, we can take it down! This is a great opportunity. If I can obtain its soul bone, my strength will definitely reach a new level!"

After hearing this, everyone felt relieved.

They were quite confident in Lu Ming's strength, and with the advantage in numbers, they had a chance of winning against a 14,000-year-old soul beast.

Under Lu Ming's command, everyone quickly dispersed and formed a battle formation.

The fire tiger roared and pounced forward, flames leaping between its claws, bringing up a wave of hot air.

The battle unfolded quickly.

Lu Ming's martial soul is a green long sword. As the soul ring flashes, the sword energy is rampant and slashes fiercely towards the Fiery Tiger.

The other students also used their soul skills, either attacking from a distance or restraining the enemy at close range, engaging in a fierce battle with the Fiery Tiger.

The battle lasted for nearly half an hour, and the Fiery Tiger finally fell to the ground exhausted, with blood staining the ground red.

Lu Ming put away his sword and a smug smile appeared on his face.

He stepped forward and took out a shimmering soul bone from the Fiery Tiger's body, his eyes filled with blazing heat. "A fourteen-thousand-year-old soul bone! With it, my breakthrough to Soul Emperor is just around the corner! Let's find a quiet place. I want to absorb this soul bone immediately!"

Although everyone was tired, they felt a little relieved when they saw Lu Ming so confident.

However, before they had taken a few steps, a rapid sound of breaking wind suddenly came from the front.

A black shadow flashed by at lightning speed and landed not far away in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, a student was caught off guard and was knocked away by a huge force. He fell heavily to the ground and fainted.

"what?!"

Lu Ming turned his head suddenly and his pupils suddenly contracted.

Not far away, a soul beast of even larger size slowly approached.

Its body is similar to a wolf but not a wolf. It is covered with pitch-black scales, its eyes flash with scarlet light, and it exudes a terrifying aura that makes people's heart palpitate.

"It's a 30,000-year-old dark-scaled demon wolf!"

A student's voice trembled, his eyes filled with fear, "Senior Lu Ming, this... this is something we can't handle at all!"

Lu Ming's expression also became extremely ugly.

He knew very well that with his own strength, he had almost no chance of winning against a 30,000-year-old soul beast.

This dark-scaled demon wolf was extremely fast, and escaping seemed like a luxury.

His hand unconsciously tightened around the hilt of the sword, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Senior, what should we do next?"

Another student's voice trembled, his eyes full of panic.

Lu Ming gritted his teeth, his mind racing, and suddenly said, "Don't panic! Dean Liu must be observing us in secret! This is just a test for us! As long as we work together to trap this soul beast and make as much noise as possible, Dean Liu will definitely take action! She's a Titled Douluo, so dealing with a 30,000-year soul beast is no problem at all!"

When everyone heard this, a glimmer of hope ignited in their eyes.

They had full faith in Liu Erlong's strength and immediately felt more confident.

One student asked hurriedly, "Then what should we do?"

Lu Ming suppressed his fear and said in a deep voice, "Split up! We'll attack together and try to delay the enemy! If we're truly defeated, scatter and flee. The spirit beasts won't be able to catch up to everyone!"

Everyone nodded and quickly dispersed according to Lu Ming's arrangements.

However, just as they were about to act, Lu Ming suddenly turned around, burst out with all his soul power, and rushed backwards like an arrow.

His movements were so swift that he disappeared into the depths of the forest in the blink of an eye.

"Lu Ming! What are you doing?!"

One student was stunned and roared in anger.

"Asshole! He actually ran away on his own!"

Another student gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with anger, "He's not worthy of being our senior!"

"When I get back, I'll definitely tell Dean Liu about this! Lu Ming is such a selfish guy!"

Someone else cursed angrily.

However, before their anger could subside, the Darkscale Wolf roared and pounced. Its speed was astonishing; with a swift swing of its claws, a student was torn apart, blood splattering onto the ground.

Screams rang out one after another, and everyone panicked and fled in all directions.

However, the strength of the 30,000-year-old soul beast was far beyond their imagination. Before they could run far, the magic wolf's claws swung down again, and two more people fell in a pool of blood.

Screams echoed in the forest.

The students' hearts were filled with despair and anger. They never expected that Lu Ming would abandon them and escape alone at the critical moment.

The current tragic situation seems to be entirely caused by Lu Ming's selfishness.

The pursuit of the Dark Scale Demon Wolf continues, the shadow of death hangs over everyone, and the crisis is approaching more than ever before.

Lu Yu stood on a high slope in the distance, gazing into the depths of the forest.

The faint screams made him frown, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

He turned to look at Liu Erlong and whispered, "Dean Liu, are you really not going to take action?"

Liu Erlong was silent for a moment, a complex look flashed in her eyes, and she slowly said, "They need to grow... but perhaps, I should go and see them."

Lu Ming stumbled through the dense forest of the Star Dou Forest. The dead branches under his feet made crackling sounds, and the air was filled with the smell of damp earth and a faint smell of blood.

His heartbeat was as rapid as a drum, and every breath he took felt like it was tearing at his chest.

Although the roar of the armored rhinoceros with 30,000 years of cultivation behind him had faded away, the suffocating pressure seemed to still be close to his back, making him dare not pause for a moment.

He knew that he was no match for the soul beast. If no one had tried to stop him, he would have turned into a pile of bones by now.

However, Lu Ming, who was fleeing, did not realize that his footsteps had already deviated from the edge of the safe area and accidentally entered the central area of ​​the Star Dou Forest.

Here, towering ancient trees block out the sun, and sunlight can only shine through sparse gaps, casting mottled shadows.

There was a strong smell of danger in the air, and the growls of soul beasts could be heard faintly in the distance.

Cold sweat broke out on Lu Ming's forehead. He gripped the sword in his hand tighter, and his knuckles turned white from the force.

The figure of Dean Liu kept flashing in his mind - the elder who always had a gentle smile on his face. He didn't know where he was at the moment, and whether he was in the same danger.

Just when he was feeling uneasy, the air around him suddenly tightened, and three cold auras rushed towards him from different directions, like invisible chains that trapped him tightly.

Lu Ming looked up suddenly and saw a huge black-scaled leopard silently leaping out from the woods on the left, its emerald green pupils flashing with bloodthirsty light; on the right, a two-headed poisonous python spit out a scarlet tongue, and its scales glowed faintly in the dim light; and right in front, a giant elephant soul beast was approaching with heavy steps, and every step made the ground tremble slightly, making Lu Ming's heart seem to jump out of his chest.

The giant elephant's fangs flashed coldly in the dim light, and its huge body was like a moving mountain. The pressure it exuded made Lu Ming almost unable to move.

"It's over..."

Lu Ming's throat was dry and his voice was so low that it sounded like he was talking to himself.

He subconsciously raised his sword, but even his arms were shaking slightly.

Just as the giant elephant raised its front hooves and was about to crush him, a sharp sound of breaking through the air broke the silence.

A silver arrow accurately hit the giant elephant's throat, and blood spurted out like a fountain, splashing all over Lu Ming.

The giant elephant roared in pain, and its huge body fell to the ground with a loud bang, raising a cloud of dust.

Lu Ming stood there in a daze, his mind blank. The warm smell of blood made his stomach churn.

Before he could come to his senses, several figures jumped down from the woods, making almost no sound when they landed.

The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a dark golden robe with intricate soul beast patterns embroidered on the corners. He had a powerful yet unassuming aura.

Behind him followed three soul masters, each with sharp eyes and a badge on their waist with the word "Martial Soul" engraved on it.

Two words.

"Are you OK?"

The middle-aged man spoke, his voice low but with unquestionable majesty.

Lu Ming came back to his senses and recognized the logo on the other party's clothes, and his heart trembled - Wuhun Empire.

He had no good feelings towards this force, but the other party saved his life after all.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart, and said with a bow, "Thank you for your help, senior. I am Lu Ming, and I am very grateful."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly and introduced himself: "My name is Luo Quan, a general under the Wuhun Empire.

Why are you alone in the depths of the Star Dou Forest? Have you ever seen a spirit master from my Spirit Empire?"

Lu Ming was stunned, and the image of a Wuhun Empire team he encountered when entering the forest emerged in his mind.

He recalled for a moment, then shook his head and said, "After entering the forest, I only saw a small team on the outskirts. After that, I never saw any other spirit masters from the Wuhun Empire."

Hearing this, Luo Quan frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something, but his eyes became sharper.

At this moment, a young spirit master hurried over, with a look of panic on his face, and whispered: "General Luo, the bodies of our spirit masters have been found ahead, and there are quite a few of them!"

Luo Quan's expression suddenly changed, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes, and he shouted in a low voice: "Lead the way!"

He turned and looked at Lu Ming, motioning him to follow.

Lu Ming hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to follow.

Firstly, he was in danger and it was too dangerous to act alone; secondly, he was curious about the cause of death of those soul masters.

Passing through a dense woodland, the smell of blood in the air became stronger.

Following Luo Quanshen, Lu Ming soon saw a tragic scene - more than a dozen corpses of Wuhun Empire soul masters were scattered in the clearing in the forest, their clothes torn and their flesh and blood blurred.

Some soul masters had their chests pierced by sharp weapons, and some had their heads almost cut off, with faint soul power fluctuations still remaining in the wounds.

Luo Quan squatted down and carefully examined the body, his face becoming increasingly gloomy.

"These wounds..."

Luo Quan's voice was so low that he almost sounded like he was talking to himself. "They are all sword wounds, clean and neat. They are definitely not the work of a soul beast."

Lu Ming was shocked and couldn't help but move closer to take a closer look.

Sure enough, although the wounds on the corpse were deep, they were unusually smooth, as if the person was killed by a single blow from an extremely sharp sword.

He originally thought that these soul masters had encountered powerful soul beasts, but Luo Quan's judgment gave him a chill - anyone who could kill so many soul masters silently was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Who is it? Who dares to do such a cruel thing to the people of my Wuhun Empire!"

Luo Quan stood up suddenly, his eyes blazing with anger.

He turned to look at his men and shouted, "Search the surrounding area immediately and find the murderer!"

Lu Ming stood aside, silent, but secretly alert in his heart.

Although he did not like the Wuhun Empire, he did not want to get involved in such disputes.

Right now, he just wanted to find Dean Liu as soon as possible and leave this dangerous forest.

However, Luo Quan's gaze fell on him, with a hint of scrutiny: "You, come with us." (End of Chapter)