Douluo Continent: My Path to Godhood Through Stat Allocation

Chapter 49 Star Dou Great Forest

Vik Icewind City is located at the southernmost point of the Kingdom of Silves, at the junction of three kingdoms.

The War King Academy is not far from the Star Dou Great Forest, only about 200 kilometers away.

This place naturally became the best place to obtain spirit rings.

One hundred kilometers away lies the area where the Soul Hunter Town is widely distributed.

Because it wasn't far, they didn't use a horse-drawn carriage and traveled on foot.

On the afternoon of the first day, the group arrived at Soul Hunter Town and took a short rest.

They then traveled at full speed and arrived at their destination the next day.

What comes into view is a magnificent primeval forest.

The surrounding trees are towering, each one at least twenty meters tall.

The majestic trees are densely packed together, forming a lush green barrier that isolates the forest from the outside world.

The trees cast deep shadows, their branches spreading out in all directions, making it impossible to find a path or see anything inside.

As you approach the forest, a sense of coolness washes over you, and the refreshing breath of life fills your lungs with each breath, seemingly nourishing your body and cleansing your soul.

"We'll stop here for now, rest for an hour, and then continue."

The dean waved to signal everyone to stop.

The teachers are fine; this distance is nothing to them.

But the trainees were indeed a little out of breath.

He was just a one-ring Soul Master who hadn't even obtained his second Soul Ring yet, and traveling 100 kilometers each day for two consecutive days was already quite a challenge.

If they go in like that, they might be too tired to notice certain subtle dangers, which could lead to injuries or fatalities among the trainees.

The trainees were resting, while the teachers stood guard around them.

The dean and Lin Tianyang walked over to Fang Ling, who was drinking water, and asked, "What kind of soul skill do you want?"

After a moment's thought, he said, "Ideally, I'd like to encounter a space-type character. I hope to acquire a teleportation soul skill that can complement my movement technique, thereby compensating for the lack of ranged attacks."

Space?

Both of them hesitated, as soul beasts with this type of soul skill are rare.

Moreover, teleportation is extremely difficult to catch.

Seeing their predicament, Fang Ling didn't press the issue: "If we can't find it, then anything that can enhance attack power, sharpness, or hardness will do."

Regardless of which one you acquire, you'll see an immediate and noticeable improvement, and your martial soul will also grow accordingly.

For Fang Ling, this is considered quite good.

He has a panel showing that the age of his spirit rings can be increased!

Is that so?

The two began to ponder, and Lin Tianyang raised an eyebrow and smiled at Fang Ling: "Okay, I'll definitely help you choose a powerful soul beast then."

"Don't worry, with Grandmaster here, a powerful hundred-year-old soul beast is nothing to us, as long as it's not some super-powerful soul beast."

The dean echoed his son's words.

"Thank you, teacher. Thank you, grandmaster." Fang Ling was overjoyed.

Then, as if remembering something, he quickly took out a few pieces of homemade jerky from his Frost and Snow Ring.

"Have some, I made it myself, it tastes pretty good."

This was intended as an emergency food reserve; because the frost and snow had a large space, he made several hundred kilograms of it.

It also carried a lot of water.

The two took it with some doubt, first sniffed it, smelling a salty aroma, and then took a bite.

It's dry but not tough, with the perfect balance of firmness and tenderness; it tastes delicious.

Lin Tianyang asked in surprise, "You can cook? It's been a year, how come I didn't know?"

Fang Ling said, "My cooking skills are pretty good. It's just that I'm engrossed in cultivation at the academy and have money now, so I don't have to live as frugally as before. That's why I've gotten used to eating in the cafeteria."

"I see."

The dean smoothed the tuft of white hair on his head and asked for another bag as a snack.

The teacher also took a bag.

After resting, the two teams separated and headed in different directions.

There are precedents that if there are too many people, it may attract an attack from the spirit beasts.

If it's a forest like the Soul Hunting Forest, where soul beasts are weak and rarely more than a hundred years old, and even a thousand years is extremely rare for captive soul beasts, then of course it doesn't matter.

Let them besiege me, I'll hunt them down.

The Starry Sky Forest is different.

As one of the three major gathering places for wild spirit beasts on the continent, this place is vast and has complex terrain, including wetlands, swamps, rivers, lakes, and more. It is home to a wide variety of spirit beasts, which frequently venture outside the forest and are quite aggressive.

Even thousand-year-old or ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts occasionally appear on the outskirts.

Legend has it that there are even 100,000-year-old soul beasts deep within.

Fang Ling knew this wasn't just a legend; the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Ape were both there.

There may be even more hidden deeper inside.

However, none of these are relevant to this trip, so there's no need to consider them.

The outer perimeter alone is already dangerous; if a riot breaks out due to the large number of people, they might all perish here.

Even the Dean, a powerful Soul Emperor, was no longer as carefree as usual; he was much more composed at this moment.

The arrangement of everyone's positions was very simple.

The teacher is on the outermost side, those with strong battle records in the arena are in the middle, and those with weak records are on the inner side.

Fang Ling is the strongest, so naturally he stands in the middle on the outside.

After arranging their formation and communicating how to escape in case of an emergency, the group began to move forward.

The terrain inside the Starry Sky Forest is extremely complex. There are no roads in the forest, and branches and vines are everywhere.

The dean has the highest and strongest cultivation level, but must be constantly vigilant to prevent any unexpected events from occurring.

The task of clearing the road naturally fell to Lin Tianyang.

He gripped the Flowing Wind Blade, and a sharp wind blade shot out, quickly clearing a path within a distance of several dozen meters.

Fang Ling followed closely behind, keeping a keen eye on everything around him and using his quickest reflexes to be alert to everything around him.

The primeval forest is teeming with poisonous creatures, and even someone as knowledgeable as him knew of quite a few of them.

The first spirit ring Tang San absorbed, the Mandala Serpent, was merely an insignificant one here.

Including the Human-Faced Demon Orb, there are countless other creatures such as the Green-Scaled Red-Ringed Serpent, the One-Horned Viper, the Plague Lizard, and the Blood-Drinking Leech.

If it were hiding somewhere and suddenly attacked, even a Soul Master wouldn't be in a good position.

They encountered no accidents and walked a short distance before they came across two soul beasts facing off.

A mandrill, entirely black with blue and dark purple fur, has relatively thin legs and walks on all fours.

With its long, sharp fangs, fierce expression, and eyes flashing a faint red light, it gave off a bloodthirsty aura.

Opposite them was a creature resembling an ostrich.

It has vine-like feathers on its body and a long, sharp beak. Judging from the still-wet bloodstains on the beak and the sharp serrations on its edges, it is also a ferocious species.

"A three-hundred-year-old raging mandrill, a seven-hundred-year-old vine-feathered sharp-beaked bird." After a brief explanation, the dean waved for everyone to stop.

We encountered a battle of spirit beasts not far along; what a great start!

"The Berserk Mountain Demon is powerful enough, but it's a pity it's too young, and its Frenzy Soul Skill has a lot of side effects. The most important thing in battle is to be rational, so I don't recommend hunting this type of Soul Beast."

The dean lowered his voice to introduce the animals to everyone, and then instructed his son to carry out the hunt.

"Tianyang, you go and scare away that mandrill. Cut off the bird's wings, beak, and feet and bring it to me."

Lin Tianyang observed for a moment, then blew away the fallen leaves on the ground.

Finding no venomous snakes or hidden traps on the ground, he quickly strode forward through the leaves.

The dean continued explaining to the crowd:

"The 700-year-old Vine Feathered Sharp-Beaked Bird is not a particularly aggressive spirit beast. Although it is carnivorous, it usually hides in the forest and ambushes others by charging and using its hard beak. This one seems to have an injured leg and was caught by that mountain demon."

"Is this a soul beast prepared for me?" Fang Ling walked to his side.

This description seems to fit his personality quite well.

"No, this kind of soul beast isn't strong enough to match a combat genius like you. It's more than enough to be a match for them."

The dean made no attempt to hide it from the crowd; geniuses naturally receive preferential treatment.

"Master said he would find you a good one. Now I have some ideas. I remember there might be a few places where suitable spirit beasts are distributed. Don't rush."

"Okay, thank you, Master." Fang Ling suppressed his excitement.

His gaze was fixed on the extremely rapid battle ahead.

I wonder what kind of soul skills or special abilities I'll gain from the new soul ring.

I'm really looking forward to it.

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