The fragrance of bamboo leaves in Douluo Continent

When Zhutan returned to the hotel again, he saw several people standing in the lobby with a smile on their faces.

"Did I miss any good show?" Zhutan stepped forward with a smile.

The fat man wiped his nose and said with a smile: "Ah Tuan, you came back at the wrong time. If you had come back earlier, you could have seen me show off my talents."

oh? Zhutan raised his eyebrows, and Xiao Wu walked closer to Zhutan and clenched his fists while explaining: "Just now, there were a few shameless bugs who dared to provoke our Shrek Academy to make them look good."

"Is it also from the Soul Master Academy?" Zhutan asked. With Dai Mubai's temperament, those who could start a fight must be from the Soul Master Academy. He took the dean's words as truth.

"Yes, there is an academy called Canghui. Do you know about it, Atuan?" Xiao Wu said.

Zhutan shook his head, and while listening to Ao Xiaowu's dancing description of how Zhao Wuji slapped the leading teacher of Canghui College, he went upstairs to rest with everyone.

What they have to do now is to recharge their batteries and save enough energy for tomorrow's soul hunting. Zhutan is not so relaxed here, and she has to make some preparations.

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The next morning, when it was just dawn, Tang San got up and practiced the Purple Demon Eye as usual.

The sun slowly rose from the east. Although Tang San would see this scene every day, no matter how many times he repeated it, the feeling brought about by the appearance of light would still shock him in his heart.

The sun's rays disperse the darkness, signaling that a new day has begun.

When I returned to the hotel, I saw that everyone had woken up, but they were still in a hazy state.

After leaving the town, everyone speeded up. We were very close to the Star Forest. The most excited person was of course Oscar who was about to get his third soul ring. He wanted to know what he would get with his third soul ring. Such a gain effect.

No one can tell how many years the Star Forest has existed in Douluo Continent, but after walking into the forest, the denseness that blocks out the sun is enough to tell people that it has existed for a long time.

From a distance, you can already smell waves of fragrance coming to your nostrils. The fragrance of plants is refreshing and indescribably comfortable. Especially for a plant-based martial spirit like Tang San, the feeling is even more obvious, and the pores all over the body It was as if they were all stretched out and breathing fresh air. The feeling was indescribably refreshing.

Finally they came to the forest, and the air became more comfortable, because the dense forest blocked the sun, and there was a slightly moist earthy aroma in the air, which constantly stimulated everyone's sense of smell.

"Everyone stop." Zhao Wuji said.

Everyone stopped and started to make adjustments. Without Zhao Wuji's need to say anything, Oscar had already tacitly started reciting the soul curse to make sausages.

The sausage entered the stomach and turned into a billowing stream of heat, restoring everyone's physical strength. Everyone's mood became high. Except for Oscar and Ma Hongjun, the rest of the people came to such a forest for the first time, and they were obviously a little excited.

Xiao Wu was inevitably a little excited because she was back in a familiar place. Zhutan looked at Xiao Wu and gently pulled her to remind her to restrain herself a little.

Although Zhutan's face was expressionless, his heart became more solemn.

Although Tang San noticed the change in Zhutan's expression, he just thought it was the first time he entered a big forest like this and he was nervous.

Zhao Wuji looked at the students in front of him seriously and said seriously: "You all must listen clearly to me. The Star Dou Forest is not a place where the state keeps soul beasts in captivity. It is surrounded by dangers. At any time, you may face thousands of years, or even It's an attack from a ten thousand year soul beast. Therefore, after entering the forest, none of you are allowed to leave me more than 20 meters away, especially Ning Rongrong and Oscar. You two must follow me closely. Without my order, no one can You are not allowed to attack soul beasts easily, do you understand?"

"Understood." Everyone replied with serious expressions. Oscar also quickly made a handful of sausages and sausages, and gave each person a sausage and sausage. Everyone also took them and kept them carefully, for fear of facing him. In times of crisis, there is no time to hand the sausage to them.

Zhao Wuji looked around at everyone and saw that the eight people in front of him were ready, and then waved his hand: "Let's go."

This time, Zhao Wuji asked Dai Mubai and Tang San to walk in front together. He cut off the back himself, and Zhu Tan also walked beside him, stroking the little jade bamboo along the way, as if he was thinking about something.

The terrain in the Star Forest is very complex and there are no roads at all. The job of opening the road naturally falls on Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai's martial spirit possessed him, and the sharp blades in his palms flicked out. As he waved his palms, he cut the thorns on the way and opened a path for everyone.

Tang San followed Dai Mubai closely, raising his eyesight and hearing to their strongest state, carefully observing the surroundings.

The master once specifically talked about the knowledge about wild soul beasts. Wild soul beasts are extremely aggressive and hate humans who hunt soul beasts. The most terrifying thing is that some of the wild soul beasts live in groups. Soul beasts, that is to say, are very likely to encounter a group of powerful wild soul beasts. In this case, unless the soul master is amazingly powerful, it will be difficult to resist them.

Therefore, Master Qian warned and urged that when entering the range of wild spirit beasts, one must be extremely careful and not make any mistakes, otherwise, one may face a disaster.

Every year, no less than a few soul masters die in the forest because of hunting soul beasts. In addition to the limitations of talent and martial souls, this is also one of the reasons why soul masters are rare in number and difficult to upgrade.

Not long after walking, Zhutan realized that something was wrong. Although the Star Dou Forest was huge, the Zhu family had been exploring for hundreds of years, and most of the places where the spirit beasts lived were still known.

The land they entered was a gathering place for Sky-marked cats, the most common small ten-year soul beast in Douluo Continent. Sky-marked cats are rare soul beasts with gentle personalities. They have little cultivation, and because of their beautiful appearance, they often have People raise them as spiritual pets.

But now, there is no trace of the sky-marked cat in this area, which is a bit strange.

The others didn't know, but Zhutan and Xiao Wu knew very well that something must have happened.

After Ben entered the forest, he became more and more excited. Xiao Wu, who had been jumping up and down, suddenly became quiet. Zhao Wuji was originally a little dissatisfied with Xiao Wu's state after entering the forest. Others were waiting closely, but she didn't seem to notice this at all. A dangerous place, now quiet, Zhao Wuji nodded with satisfaction.

It's just that it's too quiet.

"Strange, was it so quiet last time we came here? How come we didn't even meet a small spirit beast?" It was so quiet that even Ma Hongjun, who had always been a bit nervous, felt something was wrong.

Oscar couldn't hide his excitement: "Wouldn't it be better to be quiet? This means we are safe for the time being."

Tang San nodded: "Everyone should be careful."

Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and soon they encountered a group of spirit beasts, which Tang San discovered first. They were a group of rodent weasels. This kind of spirit beasts were not big in stature, and their attack power was not very strong, but their teeth It is so powerful that it can even bite through gold and iron.

Tang San held Dai Mubai, who was rushing forward, with one hand, and shook his back with the other, signaling that everyone was not in danger. Judging from the experience taught to him by the master, this group of rodent weasels were only ten-year-old spirit beasts, and the rodents were Itachi had a keen sense of smell, so he had obviously discovered them at such a distance, but he showed no signs of it, obviously showing no interest in them.

Tang San pointed to the side, Dai Mubai understood and led everyone around the area where this group of rodent weasels were moving.

While walking forward, Dai Mubai whispered: "This group of rodent weasels are not strong. Why do we have to go around them? We can just kill them."

Zhutan frowned when he heard Dai Mubai's words. Why is no one thinking about sustainable development? Jiuluoyu?

Oh, sorry, Douluo Continent does not have nine-year compulsory education.

Tang San smiled and said: "They pose no threat to us, so why kill them? If all spirit masters are like this, will there still be spirit beasts in this forest after many years? What's more, my teacher also said that in the wild In the soul beast forest, even if we encounter low-level soul beasts, we cannot take it lightly. Once we fight with them, the smell and sound of blood are likely to attract powerful soul beasts, so we'd better be careful."

This is what Oscar also added: "Boss Dai, there is also an unwritten rule in the Star Dou Forest, which is that any soul master who enters is not allowed to kill soul beasts at will, otherwise you may lose the rescue of the Zhu family~"

Zhutan was not surprised that Tang San would make such a decision, this was her third brother. Diligence, humility, and always showing reverence for life. In this world where the strong only respects the strong, people with such traits are very rare.

Zhutan admired the master who taught Tang San these things from the bottom of his heart.

"Tang San is right." Zhao Wuji nodded: "You all remember, don't provoke the spirit beast easily."

Dai Mubai was sincerely convinced: "Your teacher must be a very powerful elder. These are valuable experiences."

Tang San couldn't help but reveal a wry smile when he thought of the master.

The Star Dou Forest is really too dense. The further they go, the more spirit beasts they encounter. Most of them are ten-year and century-old spirit beasts. When they encounter spirit beasts, they mostly avoid them and do not directly conflict with them. Occasionally, when he met those who came to die without opening their eyes, Dai Mubai's tiger palm directly solved the problem. Of course, he also followed Tang San's advice and did not kill these spirit beasts, but drove them away or beat them. Forget about the injury.

"Okay, everyone, let's rest for a while." Zhao Wuji gave an order, which made everyone relax. Dai Mubai swept away the thorns around him and created an open space of nearly a hundred square meters. Everyone leaned against the trees. Sit down and rest for a while.

Oscar began to contribute his own sausages again. At this time, everyone had no choice.

People who enter Shrek Academy never ask where you are from or where you are going in the future. As long as your character and strength are qualified, you can enter the academy.

Dai Mubai had always known that Zhutan's identity was not simple, but he didn't understand it very well. Everyone should have their own secrets. At this time, he couldn't bear it any longer. He looked at Zhutan and then at Oscar, and asked : "Oscar, what is the Zhu family you are talking about?"

Zhutan glanced at Dai Mubai slightly strangely. Logically speaking, as the prince of Xingluo, Dai Mubai should not know this. The affairs of the Zhu family are not secrets among the royal family and several major families.

On the contrary, soul masters like Oscar and Ma Hongjun without family support would not know.

Oscar looked at Zhutan with a troubled expression on his face. Zhutan smiled and said, "Let me tell you."

"Our Zhu family has guarded the balance between soul beasts and soul masters for generations. The purpose is to prevent either party from growing stronger without reason."

Hearing these words, everyone except Xiao Wu had complicated expressions. As humans, they naturally hope that their race can live forever and prosper.

Zhutan continued: "Think about the consequences if one party is allowed to grow stronger. After the soul beasts are hunted down, the profession of soul masters may become history in the near future. Or if the soul beasts develop and grow, the living space of human beings will be destroyed." Being squeezed and having difficulty surviving?”

Xiao Wu said hesitantly: "I heard that a few hundred years ago there would be a siege by spirit beasts."

Zhutan nodded: "Yes, it is not difficult to know. There will be records of this part in the history of many kingdoms. The higher-level soul beasts have higher thoughts. High-level soul beasts will not take the initiative to provoke humans, while low-level soul beasts will not take the initiative to provoke humans. Not so with soul beasts. When the group of soul beasts grows and the resources in the forest are limited, these soul beasts will move towards human towns, and some towns without soul masters will face disaster."

After Zhutan said this, everyone realized how important the balanced development of soul masters and soul beasts is to Douluo Continent.

Tang San asked: "Then why does the Zhu family still protect some spirit beasts?"

"Of course it's to maintain the diversity of soul beast races and the purity of their bloodline." Zhu Tan nodded his chin, thinking about how to put it more simply: "Soul masters all want rare and high-level soul rings, so they hunt rare and rare soul rings in large numbers. and high-level soul beasts. Soon after such soul beasts are hunted down, this species will become extinct. The remaining soul masters can only settle for second best. If it continues to develop like this, the level of soul masters and soul beasts will decline. It will get worse and worse.”

"If that happens, it would be really terrible." Ma Hongjun murmured.

"And in fact, many people have a misunderstanding. They think that the rarer the soul ring, the better it is for them. In fact, this is not the case. The most suitable is the best. The effect of a rare soul ring may not be as good as the effect of an ordinary suitable soul ring. .”

"Then..." Tang San seemed to want to ask something else, but was interrupted by Xiao Wu.

"Then since you have taken on such a responsibility, why not take good care of it!" Xiao Wu's words suddenly became a little fierce, and there seemed to be a trace of tears in her eyes.

Zhu Tan was stunned, looking at Xiao Wu, feeling a little sad. She knew what Xiao Wu was talking about. Her mother, Rou Gu, was the incarnation of a hundred thousand year soul beast, the former king of the Star Dou Forest, and her relationship with the Zhu family. He was also very good, but he was still killed by the Wuhun Palace and the poaching gang. He had no soul bones, no soul rings, and only a corpse was left. The people of the Wuhun Palace were unwilling to accept it, and even wanted to continue to attack Tian Qing. The bull python and the titan ape took action, but were eventually killed by the Zhu family who arrived.

When the Zhu family received the news and rushed there, it was already too late. A Yin and Rou Gu had become the pain in her mother's heart, and they had also become two thorns in the Zhu family's heart. The actions of Wuhundian were also affected. Growing dissatisfied.

Looking at Xiao Wu like this, Tang San felt a little at a loss. In his impression, Xiao Wu had always been lively and cheerful, and rarely lost his temper like this.

"Little dance!"

Xiao Wu also realized that she was a little extreme and whispered: "I'm sorry, I'm just too excited."

Zhutan sat next to Xiao Wu and hugged her in his arms: "It doesn't matter, I remember it all."

Such unclear words leave everyone confused.

Zhutan thought to himself: "Poaching gangs are really disgusting no matter what era they are in."