Cai Meir, the vice-dean of the Wuhun Department, naturally became the commander-in-chief of this operation. After the application was approved, Ye Qian'an also obtained the list of people for this operation. The team leaders were Cai Meir, Ye Qian'an, Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo. None of them had any need for spirit rings, and their main purpose was to protect other inner courtyard team members. A Titled Douluo, two Soul Douluos and a Soul Sage of immeasurable strength leading students to hunt soul beasts. Perhaps only Shrek Academy can do it so easily and comfortably. The list of inner court students who need to obtain spirit rings includes Huo Yuhao, Li Yong and Mo Xuan. A total of three inner court students need spirit rings. Together with the follower Wang Donger, the entire action team consists of eight people. "Na'er, I'm leaving now. Take good care of Xiyao and be careful of the people upstairs." Ye Qian'an raised his hand and gently stroked Gu Yuena's hair, saying softly. "I understand." Gu Yuena nodded slightly. "wait me back." After he finished speaking, Ye Qian'an turned and walked towards the gate of the academy, and his figure gradually disappeared from Gu Yuena's sight. Gu Yuena looked at the direction where Ye Qian'an left, turned and walked towards the inner courtyard. Although there were restrictions set by the two on Ye Xiyao, it is better to be safe than sorry. Ye Qian'an soon arrived outside the academy gate and waited. Not long after, all the inner court students who were going to the Star Dou Great Forest had arrived. When Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er arrived, their attention was instantly drawn to them. However, Ye Qian'an's gaze was directed towards Wang Dong'er. Wang Dong'er dodged and hid behind Huo Yuhao, and said coquettishly: "Brother Ye, what are you looking at? Haven't you seen it before?" Ye Qian laughed and said, "I have seen her before, but the one I know is Wang Dong, not Wang Dong'er. Where did this beauty come from?"
Wang Dong'er poked her head out from behind Huo Yuhao, her pretty face slightly reddened, "Brother Ye just loves to tease people." Huo Yuhao also smiled helplessly and said to Ye Qian: "Brother Ye, Dong'er..." Before Huo Yuhao could finish, Ye Qian waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright. I understand." Cai Meir was the last to arrive. She was wearing a simple grey cloth dress. Her actual age was already over ninety. Seeing that everyone was present, Vice President Cai Meir clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention to her. Cai Meir smiled and said, "You are all inner courtyard students, and this must not be your first time entering the Star Dou Great Forest. We have new members joining this operation, so please introduce each other and briefly talk about your names, martial arts spirits, and cultivation levels, so that it will be easier for you to cooperate with each other in the Star Dou Great Forest." As she spoke, she nodded to Zhang Lexuan, who understood and spoke first: "My name is Zhang Lexuan, an assistant teacher and student in the inner courtyard. My martial soul is the moon. I am a strong attack-type combat soul master. I will be responsible for leading and commanding the team this time, and I do not need soul rings. My soul power is level 86." When the students heard her mention the words "Level 86", they were all a little shocked. Han Ruoruo spoke right after her, "Han Ruoruo, inner courtyard student, assistant teacher, martial spirit Huang Jinsheng, control-type combat spirit master, the main controller of this operation. No spirit ring required, level 82 spirit power." Seeing that the two had finished their introductions, Ye Qianan said in a deep voice, "Ye Qianan, a student of the inner courtyard, the planner of this soul ring acquisition operation, martial soul golden dragon, strong attack system combat soul saint. No soul rings required, level 73 soul power." After Ye Qi'an and the other two finished their introductions, Cai Mei'er interrupted and said, "I am only accompanying you on this operation. Qi'an, Le Xuan and Ruoruo will be in charge of the operation. Everyone must obey orders and must not act on their own. The destination of our operation this time will be the junction of the mixed area and the core area of the Xingdou Great Forest. There, we may encounter powerful soul beasts at any time. Okay, continue. Yuhao, it's your turn." When he heard Cai Mei'er point out him, Huo Yuhao quickly responded, "My name is Huo Yuhao, I'm an inner court student, I'm a control and attack type, I have twin martial souls, Spirit Eyes and Ice Jade Scorpion. I'm a level 52 Soul King, I need the fifth soul ring of my spiritual martial soul, Spirit Eyes." Wang Dong'er beside him continued, "Wang Dong'er, inner court student, powerful attack department, martial soul: Light Goddess Butterfly. Level 61 Soul Emperor. No soul ring required. Can perform martial soul fusion skills with Huo Yuhao, and cooperate with him in this operation." A male student said, "Li Yongyue, inner courtyard student, Agility Attack War Soul King, level 60, requires the sixth soul ring. Martial Soul Moon Blade. Senior Sister, do you still remember me? When you use your martial soul, I will naturally gain an amplification." Zhang Lexuan smiled and nodded to him, but said nothing more, and motioned for another male student to introduce himself. "My name is Mo Xuan. I'm a long-range all-round auxiliary combat soul king. I'm level 60 and need a sixth soul ring. My martial soul is a halo. My close combat ability is relatively poor, so I'll leave it to you this time." A long-range all-round auxiliary combat soul master? Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Vice Dean Cai Meier explained, "I guess you have never seen Mo Xuan. He is a special talent specially trained by our inner courtyard. His combat ability is relatively weak. Le Xuan, you must pay special attention to protecting him. In individual combat and team combat, Mo Xuan's auxiliary ability is not outstanding. However, he is the only long-range all-round auxiliary combat spirit master in our academy in the past thousand years. His auxiliary role on the battlefield is incomparable to any auxiliary combat spirit master. When you arrive in Xingdou, you will experience it for yourself." Zhang Lexuan said: "Okay, everyone has finished introducing themselves. I will briefly assign our formation after entering the Star Dou Great Forest..." "President Cai will follow us, but she won't take action unless it's absolutely necessary. Okay, if everyone is okay, then let's go." After leaving Shrek City, everyone deployed according to the formation arranged by Zhang Lexuan and headed straight for the Star Dou Great Forest. Along the way, no one deliberately demonstrated their speed, and under the intentional control of the team leader, the formation was maintained very well.
Shrek City was very close to the Star Dou Great Forest. Without exerting their full strength, they arrived safely before noon. "Everyone, take a break and eat something. Adjust your condition to the best. In half an hour, we will enter the Star Dou." Zhang Lexuan's command was very concise. Everyone came to the roadside. Although they were far from feeling tired given their cultivation level, they still felt good to relax their whole body. Zhang Lexuan smiled and said to Huo Yuhao, “Yuhao, I heard that your cooking skills are amazing! You used to sell grilled fish at the entrance of the academy. How about it? Show us your skills?” Huo Yuhao's heart moved, and he said, "Big Sister, there seems to be a small river nearby." Zhang Lexuan smiled and said, "I know. We don't know how many days it will take to get out of Xingdou this time. We will definitely have to sleep outdoors. Let's have a good meal before we go in. How about this, Qi'an and I go catch fish. Yuhao, you cook, is that okay?" "Okay." Ye Qian'an and Huo Yuhao responded at the same time. Zhang Lexuan stood up and said, "Others, help Yuhao prepare firewood for grilling fish. If we act together, we can eat faster." Ye Qian'an and Zhang Lexuan walked side by side towards the stream. Along the way, both of them maintained a moderate silence. Occasionally, their eyes met and they only nodded slightly. Arriving at the river, the water was clear and flowing. Zhang Lexuan looked at the river and said softly, "There should be a lot of fish in this river. Let's go down and catch some." Ye Qi'an nodded slightly, "I have some experience in catching fish. Senior sister, you stay on the shore and I'll go into the water." Zhang Lexuan was slightly stunned, then smiled and nodded, "Okay, then you should be careful." Ye Qian'an took off his outer clothes, revealing the outline of his abdominal muscles, which glowed with health under the sunlight. Zhang Lexuan was slightly startled, a hint of barely perceptible admiration flashed in her eyes, then she turned her head and continued to pay attention to the movements on the river. Ye Qian slowly walked into the river, and the coolness of the river water instantly surrounded him. Wherever his eyes went, his hands were swift and fierce, and he caught fish one after another accurately and threw them to the shore. Zhang Lexuan caught the fish in an orderly manner, strung them together with a vine and placed them aside. She looked at Ye Qian'an who was busy in the river and couldn't help feeling a little admiration in her heart. After a while, Ye Qianan came ashore, put on his coat, and said to Zhang Lexuan with a smile: "Senior Sister, these should be enough." Zhang Lexuan nodded. "Thank you for your hard work, Qi'an. Let's go back." "Senior Sister, you... I'm afraid you have never cooked before? The fish needs to be gutted and scaled." As he spoke, Ye Qian'an took the vine with the fish on it from Zhang Lexuan, found a relatively flat stone, and placed the fish on it. He skillfully took out a small knife and began to carefully gut the fish. His movements were precise and neat. After a while, the fish's internal organs were cleaned out. Ye Qian'an then used the knife to gently scrape off the fish scales. Every piece of fish scale was completely removed without any residue. After processing all the fish, Ye Qian stood up and said to Zhang Lexuan, "Senior Sister, let's go back." Zhang Lexuan nodded, and the two of them took the processed fish back to where everyone was resting. When Huo Yuhao saw the processed fish, he used local materials and found some spices and herbs that he was familiar with. He picked a bunch of them, placed the fish and the cleaned herbs on some large leaves, and immediately started cooking. Perhaps because he had a hard life since he was a child, he always carried kitchen utensils with him, including pots, pans, and various seasonings. After a while, the aroma of grilled fish wafted out. Although the others had already taken out their dry food and sat around, when they smelled the aroma of the grilled fish and looked at the dry food in their hands, it was really hard to swallow. Soon, the first grilled fish came out of the oven. Without a doubt, the elders were given priority, and Huo Yuhao placed the grilled fish in front of Cai Meir. Cai Meier took the grilled fish with a smile, sniffed it gently, and praised: "It smells so good! Yuhao, your cooking skills are really extraordinary." Huo Yuhao smiled modestly and said, "President Cai, thank you for the compliment." Then, Huo Yuhao grilled other fish one after another and distributed them to everyone. Everyone tasted the delicious grilled fish with a satisfied look on their faces.
Zhang Lexuan said as she ate the grilled fish: "This time we entered the Xingdou Great Forest, with Yuhao's cooking skills accompanying us, we are in for a treat." Everyone nodded in agreement. The grilled fish had a strong aroma. Although the meal was far from sumptuous, it was full of wildness. Coupled with the excellent taste, everyone was smiling from ear to ear. There was even a scramble for the last few pieces of grilled fish. Of course, the way to scramble was the simplest game of finger-guessing. The half-hour rest eventually turned into an hour. After a delicious meal, everyone meditated under the protection of Dean Cai, and everyone recovered to their peak condition. After entering the outer area, under the leadership of Zhang Lexuan, they moved inward at full speed and headed deep into the Star Dou Forest. They had no intention of carefully exploring and just moved forward at full speed. A layer of light golden light shone from Ye Qian'an's body. Wherever he passed, the bushes on the ground automatically opened up a path. The pressure of the Dragon King released from his body made low-level soul beasts dare not get close at all. As the sky gradually darkened, they had passed through the outer area and began to enter the mixed area. Ye Qian'an's speed slowed down significantly. The main enemy they were about to face would become thousand-year soul beasts, or even ten-thousand-year soul beasts, which were originally the target of their trip. With the help of Wang Donger, Huo Yuhao immediately released mental detection and mental sharing. With the existence of mental detection sharing, Ye Qian'an once again led everyone to speed up and still went straight to the inner circle. Not long after the group walked forward, a danger signal immediately appeared in everyone's mind. Ye Qian'an immediately stopped and looked in one direction. About two hundred meters away from them, a soul beast was squatting on a thick branch. This soul beast looks green all over. If you don't pay close attention, it would be difficult to find it in this lush forest. They had encountered quite a few soul beasts before, but most of them avoided them from a distance. Even some of the hostile soul beasts only threatened them and did not approach them. But the one in front of them was different. When it discovered them, it did not retreat, but quickly approached them. A strong killing intent immediately emanated from it. “It seems to be the Blue Sea Spirit Ape, whose cultivation should be more than ten thousand years.” As a user of mental detection, Huo Yuhao immediately reported the cultivation status of this soul beast. "Who has any needs?" Zhang Lexuan asked immediately. After a slight hesitation, Mo Xuan said, "Big Sister, I'll take it. I hope this Azure Sea Spirit Ape's cultivation is higher. It would be best if it could reach 20,000 years." Zhang Lexuan smiled and said, "I'm lucky. I found the need so quickly. "Let me do it. After all, we need a living person to conduct testing experiments." A light flashed on Ye Qian'an's body, and the golden dragon martial spirit instantly possessed his body. The pressure of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline radiated in all directions. The emerald green figure was bouncing towards them quickly. It was coming directly from the tree. Every time it stepped on the treetop, the emerald green light on its body would become stronger. The distance of more than 200 meters was reached in an instant. When he got closer, Ye Qian'an could see the appearance of this ten thousand year old soul beast clearly. The Blue Sea Spirit Ape was about meters tall and extremely strong. Covered with emerald green hair, one could see that its not-so-big body was full of power. Its dark green eyes were full of ferocity. ………(End of chapter)