Chapter 8 Contradictions half a month later. Deep in the Star Forest. A strange soul beast with a shoulder height of more than nine meters, eight legs on its belly, wings on its back, and covered with snow-white scales was lying on a huge rock to take a nap. Qin Ming and others were hiding carefully in a pit not far from the soul beast. He was afraid of causing any noise and alarming the soul beast. Just when Qin Ming and the others were getting nervous. "Roar--" A roar of an unknown soul beast was heard in the distance. Hearing the sound, the strange soul beast stood up, spread its wings and flew towards the direction where the sound came from... Wait until its figure disappears into the sky.
Qin Ming and his group crawled out of a pit nearby, covered in dust and dirt. Their clothes were mostly torn and their bodies had many scars. "Mad, I'm scared to death. What was that just now?" As he spoke, Zhao Wuji kept looking around to prevent other soul beasts from hiding around them... While looking at the direction where the soul beast had just gone, Ke Lin explained to Zhao Wuji. “That should be an eight-legged Pegasus with a cultivation period of about 70,000 years. According to the records in our Spirit Hall’s books, this kind of soul beast has the blood of a true dragon, and its strength far exceeds that of other soul beasts of the same level…” "Another Spirit Hall book? Do you people from the Spirit Hall understand theoretical knowledge?" Before Ke Lin could finish his words, Liu Erlong interrupted him. There was a lot of impatience in her tone. “Humph, you guys said Xiaogang was a waste before. In my opinion, you people in the Spirit Hall are the real rubbish who don’t understand the theory of spirits. You have been taking us to visit Xingdou for so many days. I haven't even seen the shadow of the soul beast you mentioned, but I have encountered a lot of other ten thousand year soul beasts... If Xiaogang were here, he would definitely be able to help us avoid these risks." After hearing what Liu Erlong said, the other people in the team fell silent. Everyone's eyes wandered, and they couldn't help but recall the experiences of the past few days.
Soto City is not far from the Star Dou Great Forest, and almost all members of the team have the cultivation level of Soul King. Therefore, in just two or three days, they arrived at the Star Forest. During the rest of the time, they continued to explore the Star Forest in depth under the leadership of Kelin. It was fine at the beginning. The soul beasts they encountered had only cultivated for a few hundred or a thousand years, so they could easily deal with them. The atmosphere in the team was also quite relaxed. But as they went deeper, the soul beasts they encountered became stronger and stronger. In recent days, the soul beasts encountered generally have cultivation levels of 70,000 to 80,000 years. Faced with these soul beasts, they could only dodge in a panic. Fortunately, Flanders' martial soul, the Four-eyed Cat-Owl, is one of the rare martial souls that can give a soul master the ability to fly, and it also greatly enhances the soul master's vision. By exploiting Flanders, he was forced to scout the surrounding situation day and night. Qin Ming and his group avoided many dangers without any harm. Thinking about the thrilling experiences of the past few days, everyone in Shrek Academy felt that this soul hunting operation was a huge loss. Especially Flanders, who was a profiteer and contributed the most, was so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe... Seeing everyone's performance, Qin Ming also had a headache. Glancing at Liu Erlong who was eager to speak, Qin Ming knew he had to stand up and say something. When they assembled half a month ago, Qin Ming wanted to squeeze out Liu Erlong, a "factor that was not conducive to unity". But he didn't expect that Liu Erlong was so thick-skinned. In other words, Liu Erlong would be so persistent about Yu Xiaogang. She was originally a normal person, but when Yu Xiaogang was mentioned, she turned into a crazy woman. These days, when I communicate with other people in the team, I can't finish three sentences without mentioning Yu Xiaogang. I don't know how Flanders feels when he hears this... Thinking of this, Qin Ming sighed helplessly in his heart. 'I had already bullied Liu Erlong like that, but she still insisted on following me. This Yu Xiaogang really deserves to die... The teammates I met here are all incredible. Without me, this team will be disbanded today! ' After shaking his head, Qin Ming walked out from behind Ke Lin. "Cough-cough-" Qin Ming cleared his throat, attracting everyone's attention, and then slowly spoke.
"Dean Flanders, the difficulty of this soul hunting operation is indeed beyond the imagination of Bishop Kelin and I." As he spoke, Qin Ming took out a gold soul coin card from his pocket and handed it to Flanders. “Dean Flanders, your college is currently in the construction phase. It must cost a lot to build supporting facilities for the college. I still have 8,000 gold soul coins in this card. The money is not much, but it is a small gift from Bishop Colin and me. I hope you will accept it. ” Hearing this, Flanders' eyes lit up, and his previous unhappiness disappeared. "How can this be so embarrassing? This operation was actually quite smooth, Qin Ming, you don’t have to be like this…” Although he was refusing, Flanders had already grasped the card handed to him by Qin Ming with both hands. Seeing this, Qin Ming felt relieved. "As long as Frank is willing to accept the money, the rest will be easy." Thinking of this, Qin Ming loosened his hand and pushed the gold soul coin card towards Flanders. "Take it, Dean Flanders." After the two sides argued for a while, Flanders reluctantly put away the card that Qin Ming handed over. Seeing this scene, the expressions of the other members of Shrek looked better, and the atmosphere in the team was no longer as strange as before. Seeing that everything was moving in a good direction, Liu Erlong spoke again. "Boss F! The people in the Spirit Hall know nothing about spirit theory. He has been taking us to wander in the forest for almost half a month. There was no trace of the three-headed red devil dog. If Xiaogang were here, we would be able to find that dog in one day..." Noticing that Liu Erlong wanted to continue speaking, Qin Ming hurried forward to interrupt her "casting". “Senior Liu Erlong, please rest assured. Bishop Colin had already made an inference about the location of the three-headed red demon dog when he was exploring the Star Dou Great Forest in depth. Bishop Colin roughly marked three places where this kind of soul beast may exist, and we have now explored two of them. We are now less than a day's journey away from the last location. If after exploring the last location, we still haven't found any trace of the three-headed red demon dog. Then we will just exit the Star Forest.
This operation was also declared over. Of course, regarding the Shrek Academy procedures, I will also ask Bishop Ke Lin to help you complete them as soon as possible." As he spoke, Qin Ming turned his head and looked at Zhao Wuji. After spending these few days together, Qin Ming knew clearly. When facing Liu Erlong, Flanders was like a different person. His unscrupulous businessman nature disappeared and he became timid and shy. But Zhao Wuji is different. Although he looks rough, he is actually a smart guy and can cooperate with him. More importantly, Zhao Wuji will not indulge Liu Erlong at all. Moreover, Zhao Wuji’s prestige in Shrek Academy is no less than that of Flanders. With him around, Liu Erlong's problems can be solved. At this moment, noticing Qin Ming's expectant look, Zhao Wuji felt a little helpless. After patting Flanders on the shoulder, Zhao Wuji walked up and said. "Liu Erlong, we, the rest of us at Shrek, don't want to get involved in the matter between you and the dean. Likewise, you should keep your mouth shut about the actions between Shrek and Spirit Hall." Before Liu Erlong could speak, Ke Lin came over. Ke Lin first took out a gold soul coin card from his pocket and handed it to Qin Ming, then said quietly. "Qin Ming, this gold soul coin card also contains 10,000 gold soul coins, keep it. This action was due to my lack of consideration and has nothing to do with you. You shouldn’t have to pay for this.” Having said that, Ke Lin, who had once again paid a large sum of gold soul coins, retracted his gaze. Ke Lin didn't dare to look at the gold soul coin in Qin Ming's hand, for fear that he would regret it... After simply adjusting his mood, Kelin looked at Flanders again and said. “Dean Flanders, this Soul Hunting Operation encountered so many risks. It’s my fault. But don't worry, no matter whether our soul hunting operation can be successfully completed. I will definitely do what I promised you." Seeing that Colin had said this, Flanders couldn't continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb. After a helpless sigh, Flanders grabbed Liu Erlong who wanted to speak. "Sister Erlong, how about I ask Lao Zhao to take you back, and you go back to the academy to rest first?" "Flanders, you..."
Liu Erlong stared at Flanders. She couldn't believe that Flanders would actually talk to her like that. At this moment, Liu Erlong's eyes were almost filled with anger, but she still held back. After glancing at Qin Ming, Liu Erlong said coldly. "Why are you leaving? I will help that kid hunt souls. I would like to see whether the theory of your Spirit Hall is bullshit or not. It’s okay if I can’t find that three-headed red demon dog later. I will personally help this kid catch a high-quality fire-attributed soul beast with a cultivation base of two to three thousand years..." As she spoke, Liu Erlong walked to within a foot of Qin Ming. Liu Erlong stared into Qin Ming's eyes and said with gritted teeth. "Little ghost, it's okay if you don't dare to absorb a spirit ring that exceeds your limit later. However, you need to apologize for the slanderous words you said before about Xiaogang!" Hearing this, Qin Ming ignored Liu Erlong's gaze and responded as if nothing had happened. "As it should be." (End of this chapter)