Douluo: The Gate to Heaven

Chapter 47 Inner Court Disciples?

The group proceeded cautiously through the Star Dou Great Forest.

Just as Xiong Cheng said, after being possessed by the Dog Fang Martial Soul, he had an extraordinary sense of smell. Throughout the day, the group encountered almost no powerful soul beasts.

Although Sirius is the leader and strongest member of the Sirius Mercenary Group, Fang, an agility-based attacker, is the core of the team. His exceptional sense of smell allows the Sirius Mercenary Group to avoid danger time and time again, eventually making them one of the most renowned mercenary groups in Shrek City. As night falls, Fang returns.

"I've scouted around, and there's only one relatively weak hundred-year-old soul beast clan within ten miles. We could set up camp here," said Fang as he released his martial soul possession. The prolonged martial soul possession had taken a heavy toll on him.

Sirius nodded, took out some dry rations and distributed them to everyone, saying, "You've worked hard. Everyone, rest here for a bit. Tonight, Xiongcheng and I will take turns keeping watch. Everyone else, get some rest. Tomorrow, we might encounter soul beasts that are over a thousand years old in the area we're venturing into. Get your spirits up and get ready for battle."

The others silently took the dry rations and began to eat. Even though Fang had confirmed that there were no particularly powerful soul beasts around, no one lit a fire and silently gnawed on the cold, hard rations.

"In the Star Dou Great Forest, fire is a very dangerous thing, especially at night. Although fire can drive away some soul beasts that are afraid of fire and light, those that are not afraid of fire and are attracted by it are all terrible creatures. So no matter what, even if you are eating raw food, do not light a fire in the Star Dou Great Forest at night." After swallowing a mouthful of water, Quan Ya walked to Tuoba Wukong's side and explained to him.

Tuoba Wukong nodded, indicating that he had made a mental note of it.

Canine Tooth patted Tuoba Wukong on the shoulder and said, "You don't need to be too nervous. I'm not afraid of anything else, but my ability to detect things is absolutely unique. This is just the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest. Get a good rest tonight, and maybe we'll meet a suitable soul beast for you tomorrow."

"Thank you very much, Brother Fang." Tuoba Wukong nodded. Among the entire Sky Wolf Mercenary Group, Fang was the one he was most familiar with and the one who held nothing back the most.

"You're welcome. My younger brother is also a Soul Master, but he's much younger than you and is still studying at the Soul Master Academy. Seeing you reminds me of my brother."

"Although you Soul Masters possess powerful Soul Tools, your combat abilities are better suited for the battlefield. In a place like the Star Dou Great Forest, your abilities will be somewhat limited. I am very happy to help you find a suitable Soul Ring."

As he spoke, Fang chuckled and joked, "Besides, you're our employer. Even if it's just for the gold coins, I have to maintain a good relationship with you, haha."

Tuoba Wukong asked curiously, "Brother Quan, is your younger brother studying at Shrek Academy?"

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Canine Tooth said with a wry smile, "Shrek Academy isn't that easy to get into. In our Sky Wolf Mercenary Group, only our boss studied at Shrek Academy, but he didn't pass the Shrek Academy's promotion exam and was ultimately rejected. He didn't graduate from Shrek Academy. If our boss really had a Shrek Academy diploma, he wouldn't still be hanging around in our mercenary group. My brother is called Canine Tooth, and he studies at an advanced Soul Master Academy in Douling City."

Although they make a living in Shrek City, not everyone has a Shrek Academy background. Even if they only studied at Shrek Academy and did not get a diploma, they are still geniuses among geniuses.

"Alright, it's getting late. Get some rest; there's a challenge tomorrow. In the Star Dou Great Forest, getting enough sleep and maintaining a good condition is also very important," said Fang.

Tuoba Wukong nodded, crawled into a single tent, but did not go to sleep immediately. Instead, he summoned the Heavenly Gate and began to meditate and cultivate.

Although his soul power had reached the bottleneck of level 20, Tuoba Wukong had never given up on his arduous training over the past few months, working day and night. It was estimated that his soul power in both bodies was now approaching level 24.

Nothing happened that night.

As dawn broke, after a quick breakfast, the group set off again.

However, as they ventured deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest, their pace slowed considerably. Fang led the way, gradually showing signs of battle.

Throughout the entire process, the tall young man Xiong Cheng stayed by Tuoba Wukong's side, vigilant against any potential dangers.

As dusk approached, Fang returned with a grim expression and said, "A large number of auras are rapidly approaching from ahead, most likely a herd of Bloodthirsty Yaks, numbering no less than a hundred. We are in their path of attack."

The Bloodthirsty Yak is shaped like an ox with blood-red eyes. It is easily angered and bloodthirsty. The attribute of its attached soul ring is likely to be the type that sacrifices reason for a powerful burst of strength. It is actually suitable as the first soul ring of Tuoba Wukong's "I Am My Own" martial soul.

"What level of strength? Can you avoid it?" Sirius asked.

After sensing the surroundings, the dog-tooth said, "Most of them are from ten or a hundred years ago. There are only three thousand-year auras, which are probably from one to two thousand years ago. They are very fast and difficult to avoid. Moreover, I haven't explored the environment on both sides yet. If I step in rashly, I may encounter an accident."

After thinking for a moment, Sirius quickly made a judgment and said, "The Bloodthirsty Tyrannosaurus is easily angered and has canine teeth. You are the fastest, so try to lure them away. Anyway, it's getting late, so let's retreat three miles, set up camp, and rest for the night."

Canine Tooth nodded, and in a flash, his figure disappeared into the bushes.

"We retreat!" Tianlang shouted, giving the order.

Upon hearing this, everyone retreated, with Sirius remaining at the rear.

About ten minutes later, everyone heard a roar and saw a group of ox-shaped soul beasts, guided by Canine Fang, bypass Tuoba Wukong and his group and run to the side.

In fact, with the strength of the Sky Wolf Mercenary Group, even though the Bloodthirsty Yak Clan has a large number of soul beasts, they are mainly ten-year and hundred-year soul beasts. The Sky Wolf Mercenary Group has nothing to fear. They can even take advantage of the Bloodthirsty Yaks' easily angered nature to lure and kill a few Bloodthirsty Yaks to earn extra money, as Bloodthirsty Yak meat is quite valuable in the outside world.

But this time, the Sirius Mercenary Group's mission is to help Tuoba Wukong obtain a soul ring.

Sirius knows very well that the most important reason why their Sirius Mercenary Group has survived to this day is that they have been able to stick to their principles, never be greedy, and never do anything that would cause trouble for a little bit of profit.

About half an hour later, Fang returned panting, "The Star Dou Great Forest is getting more and more dangerous. Fortunately, this time it was just a brainless bloodthirsty lizard. If it had been other soul beast groups, it wouldn't have been so easy to deal with them."

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"When will the Star Dou Great Forest stop being dangerous? Let's rest for a bit." Chen Qi, who hadn't said much, offered a water bag and complained.

"Hehe!" Canine Tooth took a sip of water and chuckled.

Tianlang said, "As we venture deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest, we will encounter more and more dangers. Everyone must be vigilant. Fang, we should reach the inner layer of the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow. Keep an eye out for any suitable soul beast auras and notify us immediately. We should find suitable targets in the area just inside the inner perimeter and leave the Star Dou Great Forest as soon as possible."

"No problem." Fang nodded. His keen sense of smell made him not only the team's pathfinder but also a key player in finding soul beasts.

Sirius continued, "It's not dark yet. I'll go ahead and explore a bit more. The Bloodthirsty Yaks wouldn't suddenly riot or migrate for no reason. There might be some unforeseen events ahead. Chen Qi and Chen Xiu, you two are in charge of keeping watch. Fang, quickly recover your soul power. Xiong Cheng, protect everyone."

"No problem, boss, go ahead!" No one had any objections to Sirius's arrangement.

As a level 58 offensive Soul King, Sirius's Martial Soul, Hunting Sirius, also contains the character "Hunting." His ability to detect and track enemies is not much inferior to that of Fang. However, since his Martial Soul is primarily offensive, his speed is not as good as Fang's agility-based Martial Soul. When encountering Soul Beasts, his ability to escape is not as good as Fang's. In addition, he also needs to coordinate the overall situation, so Fang has always been the main force for exploration.

Even without the canine tooth, Sirius can still serve as a pathfinder.

Sirius's departure took an hour.

Sirius returned only after it had completely darkened.

"Boss, what's going on? Why did it take so long?" Chen Xiu, who was on guard duty, sensed Tianlang's presence and quickly went to greet him, asking.

Sirius shook his head and said, "It's nothing, don't worry, we just ran into a fellow traveler."

"A fellow traveler?" Chen Qi exclaimed in surprise.

Tianlang nodded, his expression grave, and said, "That's right. There's a group of Soul Masters ahead hunting Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings. The Bloodthirsty Lizard herd was alerted by them. Judging from their attire, they are likely disciples of the Shrek Academy's Inner Court. Don't worry, the disciples of Shrek Academy's Inner Court are all very powerful. Their target is at least a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, so they wouldn't be interested in our target."

"However, to avoid being caught in the crossfire, we'll change direction tomorrow and avoid Shrek Academy's active areas."

When the city gates catch fire, the fish in the moat suffer. Shrek Academy is renowned, and its inner disciples are exceptionally strong, but they are also notoriously lawless.

Although Shrek Academy has a good reputation, even in the Star Dou Great Forest, it does not bully human soul masters, and will even help those in danger.

However, their targets are at least ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, and the commotion they cause in the Star Dou Great Forest will definitely not be small.

If you stay in the area behind the inner disciples of Shrek Academy, you might indeed encounter fewer soul beasts and have a chance to snag some. However, the greater possibility is that you will be implicated by the inner disciples of Shrek Academy and suffer collateral damage from the terrifying soul beasts they have provoked.

Bloodthirsty lizard herds are one example.

This is only the outermost area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest. If we continue to go deeper, who knows what terrible challenges we might encounter?

For the Sirius Mercenary Group, avoiding areas frequented by Shrek Academy disciples is the least risky option.