Douro Continent

Chapter 127 The Thousand-Year-Old Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent (Part 1)

Both he and Flander, the dean of Shrek Academy, are proud and aloof. In this respect, Dai Mubai's personality is most similar to theirs.

"You..." Ye Zhi Qiu was furious and stopped arguing. He strode towards Zhao Wu Ji. Judging from his aggressive demeanor, he clearly had no intention of letting the matter rest.

Zhao Wuji turned around and said to the seven teenagers who had gathered around him, "You guys are really useless. You can't even handle an old turtle. I'll deal with you when we get back to the academy."

The fat man kindly reminded him, "Teacher Zhao, that old bastard is here."

Zhao Wuji snorted coldly, "Go back to sleep, all of you." After saying this, he turned around, and Ye Zhi Qiu, who was exuding a chilling aura, happened to be standing in front of him.

"Let's let our strength speak for itself." Zhao Wuji said arrogantly, without using his martial spirit possession, he raised his right hand and slapped Ye Zhi Qiu.

Ye Zhi Qiu was now completely enraged. He unleashed the full power of his Xuan Shui Ice Seal, a powerful chill sweeping towards Zhao Wu Ji. At the same time, he turned his back, using his tortoise shell to block Zhao Wu Ji's palm. He thought to himself, "You're too arrogant. Even if your soul power is superior to mine, I won't even need to use my martial soul; I'll make you suffer a great loss."

Unfortunately, it wasn't Zhao Wuji who suffered the loss.

The Xuan Shui Ice that had previously caused Tang San and the others considerable trouble was completely ineffective against Zhao Wuji. The next second, Ye Zhi Qiu's body was sent flying by Zhao Wuji's slap, as if riding on clouds. A large crack appeared on the tortoise shell, and it flew more than ten meters before crashing heavily to the ground.

Zhao Wuji cast a disdainful glance in Ye Zhi Qiu's direction before turning and leading the Shrek Academy students towards the hotel. As he walked, he muttered to himself, "The feeling of striking someone without using my martial soul is really great, no wonder..."

Zhao Wuji had witnessed Dai Mubai and his group provoking Canghui Academy from upstairs. He initially didn't want to intervene, preferring to let the children practice their teamwork in real combat. However, seeing Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others ganging up on Ye Zhi Qiu, he inexplicably recalled his recent beating and couldn't resist stepping in. He just hadn't expected that old turtle to be so easily defeated, slapping him away with a single blow.

Of course, Zhao Wuji understood the real reason: the opponent was using a defensive skill from their first spirit ring, and hadn't yet used the skills from their last two thousand-year spirit rings. However, having slapped Ye Zhi Qiu away, he had no desire to entangle himself with an opponent far weaker than himself. At this moment, he felt as if he were standing in front of that person that day.

With the help of many students from Canghui Academy, Ye Zhi Qiu struggled to his feet. He spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling as if a mountain was pressing down on his back, making it hard to breathe. He was also horrified.

He knew his own defensive capabilities all too well. His opponent hadn't even used his martial soul, yet a casual palm strike had managed to injure him. Even if his opponent was a strength-type soul master, the difference in strength was no less than fifteen levels, or even more.

The thought of the opponent's Soul Master level sent a chill down Ye Zhi Qiu's spine. He glanced venomously in the direction the Shrek Academy group had left before leading his students away in a sorry state. One of the female students even gave Dai Mubai a final, deliberate look before departing.

Oscar has a beard, Tang San's appearance isn't particularly outstanding, and Dai Mubai's wicked eyes are clearly the most attractive. As for the fat guy, he's a character that girls usually ignore.

Of course, Dai Mubai didn't notice her. It wasn't that the white tiger was innocent; it was simply because he was arrogant and had seen many beautiful women, so his taste was far superior to that of the fat man.

As he walked back, Zhao Wuji said irritably, "You lot have really embarrassed me. I'll remember this. It looks like I'll have to give you some special training when we get back."

Tang San and the others exchanged glances, but none of them refuted it. Instead, they all wore smiles. This Immovable King was clearly protecting his own, afraid that something might happen to them, but he was unwilling to say it outright.

For a Soul Master of level 20 or 30 to fight against a Soul Master of level 50 or so without being at a disadvantage is quite impressive. It's hardly shameful, especially since the oldest among them is only fifteen years old.

Zhao Wuji's gaze suddenly shifted to Ning Rongrong. "Why didn't you use your martial spirit to assist everyone just now?"

Ning Rongrong blinked her big eyes and said, "That time wasn't suitable. No one knows I'm a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. If I activate my Martial Soul at a crucial moment, the effect will be better. It will be more unexpected."

Everyone else cast questioning glances at Ning Rongrong, but Tang San nodded and said, "Surprise attack will be more effective. If Mu Bai's strength and speed suddenly increased by thirty percent when he used the White Tiger Vajra Transformation, even that Xuan Turtle Soul King would probably suffer."

Hearing Tang San's words, Zhao Wuji nodded in relief and said in a deep voice, "You must remember, now that the seven of you have all entered Shrek Academy, you are a unit. You are all little monsters in the academy, and when you go out, you can also be called the Shrek Seven Devils. You must help each other. With your talents, if you also have good teamwork, it will not be difficult to defeat a Soul Master who is stronger than you."

"Yes, Teacher Zhao."

Amidst the envious glances of many commoners, the Shrek Academy group returned to their hotel.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Zhao Wuji woke everyone up with his booming voice.

Tang San didn't mind; he got up very early every day and had long since developed good sleep habits. But for others, especially those who loved to sleep like Oscar, it was a bit of a struggle. As a result, most people were still in a daze when they ate breakfast.

The sun slowly rose from the east, gradually enlarging the pale white glow of dawn, and the sky gradually brightened.

Although Tang San witnessed this scene every day, no matter how many times it happened, the feeling brought by the appearance of light still deeply moved him. The sunlight dispelled the darkness, signifying the arrival of a new day.

After leaving the town, the group sped up their journey. They were very close to the Star Dou Great Forest, and everyone traveled at full speed. The most excited person was naturally Oscar, who was about to receive his third spirit ring. He was eager to know what kind of enhancement his third spirit ring would bring.

He knew that without his prompting, Zhao Wuji would definitely lead everyone to kill at least one ordinary thousand-year-old soul beast for him.

The Star Dou Great Forest is located directly south of the Heaven Dou Empire, straddling the two empires. Due to the abundance of spirit beasts here, it is also the area where the border between the two countries is least clearly defined. Looking at a map, most of the Star Dou Great Forest lies within the Star Luo Empire's territory, a fact that the Heaven Dou Empire has never acknowledged.

As one of the three major habitats of wild soul beasts, this place is naturally the place that soul masters most hope to come to, because every time they come here, it means that they are about to advance in rank.

No one knows exactly how many years the Star Dou Great Forest has existed on the Douluo Continent, but once you enter the forest, its dense, sky-covering vegetation is enough to tell you how long it has existed.

From afar, Tang San vaguely sensed a refreshing breeze blowing towards him from the front. The scent of fresh plants was invigorating and indescribably comfortable. Taking a deep breath of the fresh air, it felt as if all 36,000 pores on his body had opened up, a feeling of indescribable comfort.

Using his Purple Demon Eyes, Tang San gazed into the distance and saw a green ocean. The boundless green in front of him was so breathtaking, and the comforting, refreshing air emanated from it.

Finally, they arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest. The trees were at least twenty meters tall, and this was only the outermost part. The dense forest had no paths, and the shadows of the trees made it impossible to see the true scenery inside.

Upon reaching the forest, the air became even more pleasant, as if the temperature had dropped several degrees. The refreshing scent, carrying the aroma of damp earth, continuously stimulated everyone's sense of smell.

"Stop, everyone," Zhao Wuji said.

The group stopped, their bodies already warmed up from traveling over a hundred miles. Oscar and Ning Rongrong, in particular, were support-type Soul Masters. Although their physical abilities were not bad, they were still no match for Tang San and the others.

Oscar chanted his lewd incantation under his breath, handing each person a sausage. After a few days of getting to know each other, everyone was no longer disgusted by his sausages; at most, they would just pretend not to hear him chanting the incantation.

The sausages, once inside, transformed into a warm current, restoring everyone's strength and lifting their spirits.

Zhao Wuji looked sternly at the seven students before him. "Listen carefully, the Star Dou Great Forest isn't some place where the government keeps magical beasts. The magical beasts here are extremely dangerous. You could face attacks from thousand-year-old or even ten-thousand-year-old magical beasts at any moment. Therefore, once you enter the forest, none of you should stray more than twenty meters from me. Ning Rongrong and Oscar, you two must stay right next to me. Without my orders, no one is allowed to attack any soul beasts. Do you understand?"

"clear."

Oscar chanted the incantation quickly, and in no time, he had a handful of sausages and bacon in his hand.

(End of this chapter)