From afar...
Yang Fan saw the magnificent silhouette of Tian Dou City again, stirring a different emotion in his heart.
This prosperous metropolis had borne his three years of cultivation time, witnessing his promotion from Dou Qi to Dou Shi.
What a coincidence!
Just as Yang Fan walked to the outskirts of Tian Dou City, he met members of the Blazing Fire Academy wearing fire-red uniforms head-on.
Normal!
In order for Soul Masters to cultivate peacefully, the five great element academies had all chosen to build their academy locations in the suburban outskirts.
"Yang Fan?"
"Where have you been during this period?"
Huo Wu hurried over in three long strides.
She was supposed to get an answer from him about whether he would join the Blazing Fire Academy.
But as a result...
This guy went missing.
"I... went home."
Yang Fan said.
"You left Tian Dou City without a word."
"Truly disloyal!"
Huo Wu glanced at him sideways.
Yang Fan's departure had made her search all over Tian Dou City for him; she even thought this guy was already dead.
"Hey—"
"Are you willing to come to our Blazing Fire Academy or not?"
Huo Wu spoke quickly and directly.
Her straightforward personality meant she never beat around the bush when handling matters.
Along with her straight-to-the-point question, the gazes of the other Blazing Fire Academy members around her also focused entirely on Yang Fan.
Thanks to Huo Wu...
The members of the Blazing Fire Academy's next team already knew there was a young guy who could defeat Huo Wu, and he was even likely to join the Blazing Fire Academy.
"Mm..."
"Didn't I already come?"
Yang Fan smiled and shrugged.
Really!
Facing an invitation from an old-established fire attribute academy like the Blazing Fire Academy, which had hundreds of years of history, he had absolutely no reason to refuse.
"You fellow!"
"From the time I met you until now, I finally heard you say something pleasing."
Huo Wu laughed!
In her heart, she hoped Yang Fan could join the Blazing Fire Academy, although this might threaten her status in the Blazing Fire Academy team.
But she didn't care!
"You must be Yang Fan."
"I am Huo Ran, a teacher at the Blazing Fire Academy. Welcome to enroll."
Standing before Yang Fan was a young man wearing black-rimmed glasses.
Handsome features, tall figure!
Huo Ran?!
Judging by this name, he should also be a member of the Fire family.
However, this middle-aged man named Huo Ran was not as irritable as other members of the Fire family.
Polite and refined was very suitable for him!
"Teacher Huo Ran."
"Since Yang Fan has already joined our Blazing Fire Academy, why not let him go with us."
Huo Wu's proposal did not meet any opposition; there was a bit more expectation in the gazes looking at Yang Fan.
As if they wanted to strip him naked...
"Are you preparing to go to the Soul Beast Forest to hunt for soul rings?"
Yang Fan guessed the purpose from the stance of this group of teachers and students, and it was highly likely they were going to the Star Dou Forest.
"Yes."
"Let's go together!"
Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, the brother and sister, had already obtained their third soul rings under the leadership of their family elders before this.
The reason for following along this time, besides helping other students hunt for soul rings, had an even more important purpose.
Tempering!
"Uh..."
"I think it's better not to go recently."
"I just came from the direction of Qingfeng Town, and I heard people say that a very powerful Soul Beast has appeared on the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest recently; many Soul Masters have already died at its hands."
This news caused subtle changes in the expressions of the teachers and students present.
"Powerful Soul Beast?"
"How could a powerful Soul Beast appear on the outskirts of the Soul Beast Forest?"
The distribution of Soul Beasts in the forest was very obvious and simple.
From outside to inside...
Successively the Hundred-Year Soul Beast area, Thousand-Year Soul Beast area, Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast area.
Powerful Soul Beasts in the Soul Beast Forest would almost never appear on the forest outskirts.
"How would I know."
"Perhaps this Soul Beast is in heat."
Huo Wu suddenly leaned closer, her pair of fire-red eyes seeming as if they wanted to see through Yang Fan.
"You aren't scared, are you?"
Yang Fan laughed.
Yes!
He was fucking really scared.
Recently, even if you called him dad, he wouldn't go to the Star Dou Forest again.
"Student Yang Fan."
"Did that powerful Soul Beast you mentioned appear near Qingfeng Town?"
Yang Fan nodded slightly: "When I came from Qingfeng Town, it was like that."
He thought the Titan Giant Ape shouldn't leave the place where Xiao Wu's brains were splattered.
But he didn't dare to guarantee it!
After all, how could the thinking of a Soul Beast be guessed by humans.
"Student Yang Fan just returned today; it's better to rest first, then go handle the enrollment procedures."
As an academy teacher, Huo Ran had to ensure the safety of every student.
However, the holiday was approaching...
Hunting for soul rings for students was also the academy's first promise!
After weighing it...
Go!
Yang Fan's reminder did not dispel the Blazing Fire Academy's plan, but it did make them change their strategy.
If there was a powerful Soul Beast near Qingfeng Town, then they just wouldn't go to Qingfeng Town, and that would be fine.
The Star Dou Forest spanned across the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires.
Could there be no place for their two students to hunt for soul rings?
"See you later!"
Everything that needed to be said had been said.
Yang Fan could only pray that this future group of teammates could return safely.
Returning to Tian Dou City...
The first thing Yang Fan did was go into the city to buy medicinal herbs.
This time when he returned to the Breaking Clan, he had given all the million gold soul coins on his person to the family.
However, when he left, Grandpa Yang Wudi had still stuffed another two hundred thousand into his hands.
Using Grandpa's words...
Without the million gold soul coins he provided, there would not be the Breaking Clan's present.
He was the family's future!
"Master, what pill are we preparing to refine with the Hundred Thousand Year soul bone we got in the Star Dou Forest?"
Yang Fan thought it over...
Still had to refine it!
Although Xiao Wu's Hundred Thousand Year soul bone could provide a Soul Master with Teleportation and Invincibility Golden Body.
But that was provided to Tang San under her sacrifice situation.
Could it still provide these two bug-like life-saving skills under his forced absorption situation?
This question must be marked with a big question mark!
Yang Fan didn't dare to gamble!
He was afraid of being made a fool of himself!
Moreover, in terms of attributes, this Hundred Thousand Year soul bone of the Soft Bone Rabbit was not very compatible with him who was fire attribute.
He believed such a Hundred Thousand Year Left Arm soul bone could play a greater role in Yao Lao's hands.
"Haven't thought about it yet."
"You don't need to be so anxious about this soul bone for now; refining it will definitely not be easy."
A meaningful smile appeared on Yao Lao's face.
Yang Fan knew!
Once this kind of expression appeared on Yao Lao's face, there must be some 'scheme' born in the old man's heart.
He only hoped it wasn't bad news!
"What you need to do now is put all your attention on that soul bone we got from the Elephant Armored Sect before."
Although the quality of that soul bone was not good, anyway it was still a soul bone that could be encountered but not sought.
Yang Fan's eyes suddenly lit up.
He knew Yao Lao was preparing to refine pills!
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