"Sister Nan, you don't need to stand in front of me. Let him come. Give him seven extra moves this time. If he can hit me, I'm a coward."
"If we can't beat him, he can forget about getting rid of that turtle bastard title," Shi Yu said, getting angry.
"I'll kill you!" Xu Sanshi's thoughts were already clouded by the flames of jealousy, and this provocation only made him more unbearable.
"Sanshi, don't do anything rash!" Seeing that Xu Sanshi's strength was getting out of control and he might actually kill someone in anger, Beibei quickly came over and pulled Xu Sanshi back, signaling him to calm down.
"What are you doing?" A clear, cold voice, carrying a hint of reprimand, rang out.
Everyone looked and saw Zhang Lexuan walking out of the school gate.
Upon seeing this person and hearing her rebuke, Xu Sanshi's temper was quickly extinguished. He withdrew the martial spirit he was about to unleash and abandoned any further thoughts of taking action, mainly because he dared not.
Beibei looked embarrassed and didn't want to try to acquire a spirit ring anymore.
"Senior Sister" Jiang Nannan recognized Zhang Lexuan and greeted her politely.
"Senior Sister?" Shi Yu looked Zhang Lexuan up and down. It seemed that Zhang Lexuan was the only student in Shrek Academy who could be called Senior Sister.
Of course, it's also possible that Zhang Lexuan hasn't yet earned the title of Senior Sister of the Inner Court at this point in time.
Zhang Lexuan's cold gaze swept over Xu Sanshi, Shi Yu, and Jiang Nannan.
Finally, the gaze lingered on Xu Sanshi. This cold stare made Xu Sanshi shrink back and instinctively hide behind Bei Bei.
"We're all students from the same academy, how could you possibly try to kill me?" Zhang Lexuan glanced at Bei Bei with a complicated expression, then questioned Xu Sanshi.
"I... I was just trying to scare him, how could I possibly kill him?" Xu Sanshi said with an embarrassed smile, though he was secretly terrified.
"I don't want to hear anything like that again, nor do I want to see infighting happen, or don't blame me for being impolite," Zhang Lexuan warned.
"I was wrong." Even the arrogant Xu Sanshi had no temper when facing Zhang Lexuan.
Out of consideration for Bei Bei, Zhang Lexuan didn't say much to Xu Sanshi and instead turned her gaze to Shi Yu.
"Greetings, Senior Sister. I need a spirit ring to join the Soul Hunting Team." Shi Yu didn't say much more about Xu Sanshi.
Holding a grudge makes you seem petty.
The main problem is that it's pointless. Instead of hoping someone else will stand up for you, you should strive to become stronger and then take down Xu Sanshi.
Furthermore, if this really is Zhang Lexuan, do you really expect her to deal with Beibei's good brother, Xu Sanshi?
Shi Yu handed his Soul Hunting File to Zhang Lexuan.
Zhang Lexuan took it, glanced at it briefly, and then put it away.
"This time, the four of you will be teaming up to hunt souls. I'll be responsible for your safety; this is my end-of-term assessment task."
"I don't care what conflicts you had before. Once you enter the Star Dou Great Forest, forget about them, work together, help each other, and strive to get the soul ring you desire most."
"If anyone gets caught up in some conflict and causes my assessment to fail, don't blame me for making trouble for you," Zhang Lexuan warned in advance.
"No, no," Xu Sanshi quickly shook his head and assured him.
Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, and Shi Yu all nodded.
"Let's go. I'll tell you some things to be careful about on the way," Zhang Lexuan said without any hesitation.
Xu Sanshi glared fiercely at Shi Yu when Zhang Lexuan couldn't see him; he wasn't going to let this go.
"I hope you won't do anything reckless," Shi Yu thought to herself, becoming more wary of Xu Sanshi.
The group of five headed towards the Star Dou Great Forest, running as they went. At their pace, they would arrive at the Star Dou Great Forest in about an hour.
Shrek Academy is only about a hundred miles away from Star Dou Great Forest, making it very convenient to obtain spirit rings.
Zhang Lexuan was at the front, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were together, and Shi Yu was with Jiang Nannan, with each of them keeping some distance from the others.
Seeing Jiang Nannan and Shi Yu walking so close, Xu Sanshi couldn't suppress his jealousy again.
"Restrain yourself, restrain yourself," Beibei kept urging Xu Sanshi.
"Sister Nan, what's this senior sister's name?" Shi Yu asked curiously, wanting to confirm if this was Zhang Lexuan.
The answer was affirmative; this was indeed Zhang Lexuan, prompting Shi Yu to glance at Zhang Lexuan and Bei Bei a few more times.
They arrived at the outside of the Star Dou Great Forest in less than an hour.
"Let's take a short rest," Zhang Lexuan said, not in a hurry to lead them into the Star Dou Great Forest. They had run more than a hundred miles in one go, and even she needed to catch her breath.
You need to be in peak condition to enter the Star Dou Great Forest.
Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan were all panting heavily; traveling over a hundred miles was quite strenuous for them.
They all turned to look at Shi Yu, who was curiously observing the Star Dou Great Forest.
"What's wrong?" Feeling their gazes, Shi Yu turned her attention to them and asked, puzzled.
"Aren't you tired?" Jiang Nannan felt a little ashamed when she saw that Shi Yu wasn't even out of breath.
"Fortunately," Shi Yu roughly understood why they were looking at him like that.
"What are you pretending for?" Xu Sanshi tried to stop himself from breathing, determined not to be outdone by Shi Yu.
Zhang Lexuan took a deep look at Shi Yu, recalling the faint energy fluctuations that had appeared around him when he ran earlier.
This is different from ordinary Soul Masters who use Soul Power to enhance their bodies so they can run faster and farther.
The limited energy he used seemed to have shortened the distance he ran.
She wasn't entirely sure of the specifics, but it was probably related to spatial abilities.
"This person's martial soul is quite interesting." Zhang Lexuan learned from Shi Yu's list of hunting souls that his martial soul was space.
She had seen some space-based martial spirits, but she had never seen a martial spirit that was entirely based on space.
This is a completely different concept from martial souls like the Space Leopard or the Void Sable.
After resting for more than ten minutes, the group of five entered the outer area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The formation was arranged with four sides and one in the middle. Xu Sanshi walked at the very front. As a defensive-type battle spirit master, he was not easily harmed even in the event of a sudden attack.
On the left is Bei Bei, on the right is Jiang Nannan, and in the middle is Shi Yu, whose cultivation is the weakest.
Zhang Lexuan, the strongest among them, was at the very back of the group, making sure the other four were within her sight.
"There seems to be a snake lurking about 70 or 80 meters ahead," Shi Yu suddenly warned.
The others all looked at him.
"Don't talk nonsense and spread alarmist rumors. I haven't sensed any soul beast aura ahead."
"You, a level 20 Soul Master, think your perception is superior to mine?" Xu Sanshi was very annoyed with Shi Yu and naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to say a few words to him.
"Crazy" Shi Yu didn't want to pay any more attention to Xu Sanshi.
"You…" Xu Sanshi said angrily.
"How did you know?" Jiang Nannan herself hadn't sensed it, but she didn't believe Shi Yu was joking; it might be true.
Zhang Lexuan simply looked at Shi Yu, her expression questioning. She had already released her spiritual perception but hadn't sensed the aura of a soul beast, so she didn't quite believe what Shi Yu said.
"My martial soul is space, which gives me a keen sense of objects and living beings that exist within space. Of course, there are distance limitations; I can sense the existence of objects and living beings within a radius of about 500 meters," Shi Yu explained.
He didn't possess overwhelming mental power, but his affinity with the space allowed him to glean a great deal of information from it.
"Be careful as you go," Zhang Lexuan said to Xu Sanshi, leaving Xu Sanshi, who wanted to continue attacking Shi Yu, speechless and continuing forward.
After walking about seventy or eighty meters, we didn't see any spirit beasts, nor did we see any snakes on the ground.
Xu Sanshi turned around and looked at Shi Yu with a disdainful smile.
Shi Yu ignored him and simply looked in one direction.
"Be careful!" Beibei suddenly warned urgently, her right arm transforming into a dragon, covered in fine scales as she gripped it tightly.
He precisely grabbed the head of the tiny venomous snake that swooped down.
Xu Sanshi tensed up, breaking out in a cold sweat as he looked at the venomous snake not far from his neck.
Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, and Zhang Lexuan all looked at Shi Yu. This was accurate; there really were venomous snakes lurking here.
The venomous snake was clinging to the tree trunk, its color almost identical to the trunk's, making it difficult to spot without close inspection.
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