The Star Dou Great Forest is a vast wild Spirit Beast forest that spans across the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, occupying two-fifths in the Heaven Dou Empire and three-fifths in the Star Luo Empire.
It contains various terrains and landforms, so with a bit of luck, one can hope to find any Spirit Beast they desire.
Qin Ming's suggestion to take Wang Li to the Star Dou Great Forest, both to hone the team and to search for Spirit Beasts, was an excellent one.
Therefore, it also received Meng Shenji's approval, and thus the matter was settled.
The Heaven Dou Royal Team was still the one Wang Li knew: Yu Tianheng, a blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit Master; Dugu Yan, a Bi Lin Snake Spirit Master; Shi Mo and Shi Mo, Black Tortoise Spirit Masters; Yu Feng, a Wind Chime Bird Spirit Master; Oslo, a Ghost Leopard Spirit Master; and Ye Lingling, a Nine-Heart Begonia Spirit Master.
Wang Li had been away for three years, but his strength was undoubtedly recognized by everyone; those were lessons Yu Tianheng learned through his battered body.
Was Yu Tianheng not strong enough?
Not so, Wang Li was too strong!
After that, Yu Tianheng, who was already stern-faced and spoke little, became even more silent; no one dared to provoke him, but he couldn't get over it himself.
Occasionally, when he looked at Wang Li, his eyes surged with lightning, as if he couldn't wait to fight again; this was no longer just about the struggle for Dugu Yan, it concerned the dignity of a blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit Master.
In his opinion, Wang Li had become powerful by exceeding the limit when absorbing his third spirit ring; at the Spirit Elder stage, he could no longer defeat him.
But once he reached the Spirit Ancestor stage, after absorbing his fourth spirit ring, a second part of his body would undergo dragon transformation, and both his physical quality and the power of lightning would experience a qualitative leap.
Once that time came, he might not be without the strength to fight again.
A blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit Master is absolutely not weaker than a Blue Silver Grass Spirit Master.
Getting back to business, the journey from Heaven Dou Royal Academy to the Star Dou Great Forest was still very long, requiring passage through the Silves Kingdom and the Balak Kingdom; even if they only took the official road and traveled at full speed, it would still take a considerable amount of time.
Qin Ming also didn't plan to make the students run there; instead, they rode in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's carriage. The horses were good horses, and the carriage was a good carriage, both fast and smooth.
Along the way, they also discussed many new tactical plans. The only relatively difficult point was Wang Li's positioning.
He was simply too versatile; his first Spirit Ability was control, his second Spirit Ability was healing, and his third Spirit Ability was attack, and crucially, he could perform excellently in all three aspects.
This made it difficult for Qin Ming to decide; Wang Li could fill any role.
After much deliberation, due to Wang Li's powerful strength in defeating Yu Tianheng, he was placed in the strong attack position, while also being tasked to support various sides depending on the situation.
This would allow him to adapt to various roles and also allow the other members to adapt to Wang Li's versatility. In the future, when encountering different situations, they could quickly change tactics to achieve unexpected results.
With this thought, everything suddenly became clear!
At this moment, they also arrived at a small town a hundred miles away from the Star Dou Great Forest. Living by the mountains, one lives off the mountains; living by the water, one lives off the water. Being close to the Star Dou Great Forest meant making money from Spirit Masters. This town, though called small, was not small at all; to serve Spirit Masters, its scale was quite vast.
Upon entering the town, they found a rather luxurious hotel. Qin Ming requested nine rooms and a large private dining room, with rooms for lodging and the private room for meals.
Of course, Qin Ming did not pay for these himself; they could all be reimbursed upon returning. After all, Heaven Dou Royal Academy was not comparable to an ordinary small, broken academy; with full support from the imperial family, it would never lack money, resources, or cultivation environments.
In the hotel's private dining room, they were eating!
Just then, outside a window on the side facing the street, a spirit power fluctuation suddenly appeared, and its intensity indicated that Spirit Masters were fighting.
Yu Feng, the handsome young man with golden short hair, immediately showed great interest. He stood up and said,
"Spirit Masters are fighting!"
After speaking, he walked to the window, opened it, and looked down.
And then, Yu Feng exclaimed loudly:
"Six two-ring Spirit Grandmasters and one three-ring Spirit Elder fighting a five-ring Spirit King! Those Spirit Masters are very young, aren't they students from some advanced Spirit Master academy?"
Hearing this configuration, Wang Li's heart stirred. He put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up, and walked towards the window:
"Spirit Grandmasters and a Spirit Elder challenging a Spirit King, that's quite interesting!"
Standing by the window, looking out, Wang Li narrowed his eyes and thought:
"Sure enough, Tang San and Xiao Wu have grown a lot. The others must be Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong. They really love to cause trouble. Not daring to cause trouble is mediocrity, tsk tsk..."
Their opponent, Ye Zhiqiu, the director of Cang Hui Academy's external affairs department, suffered greatly because he was wary of the teachers behind the Shrek Seven Devils and never dared to go all out.
Finally, in a fit of rage, just as he was about to unleash his full power, a burly man immediately came downstairs and with one slap cracked the tortoise shell of Ye Zhiqiu's Black Tortoise Spirit.
It was truly unlucky; female students were harassed, male students were beaten, and finally, even the teacher was suppressed with a single hand. The reason was simply, "Not daring to cause trouble is mediocrity."
It seems I need to speed up; find the Greedy Root Demon sooner and absorb the Immortal Herb sooner. But since we've met, I might as well say hello.
Wang Li had once thought that when he saw Tang San and Xiao Wu again, he would surely surprise them. So he chuckled and said:
"I've seen some acquaintances; I'll go say hello and be back soon!"
After speaking, under the curious gazes of the people behind him, he jumped from the second floor to the first, then walked towards the place where the fight had just occurred.
...
Having just bullied Cang Hui Academy, Zhao Wuji and the Shrek Seven Devils, like victorious warriors, were about to go back to continue eating and resting.
Then a voice came:
"Six Spirit Grandmasters and one Spirit Elder challenging a Spirit King, and not falling behind. That was truly a spectacular fight. Tang San, Xiao Wu, long time no see."
This voice attracted everyone's attention. Zhao Wuji and the Shrek Seven Devils all looked over in the direction of the voice.
A handsome young man over 1.8 meters tall, dressed in sky blue strong attire, was smiling at them. It was this person who spoke.
Tang San and Xiao Wu were stunned when they saw this person. Then Tang San frowned slightly and said hesitantly:
"You are... Wang Li..."
Wang Li nodded upon hearing this, still smiling, and continued:
"That's right, it's me. You've graduated from Notting Academy. It's been five years, hasn't it!"
Xiao Wu reacted, her face also surprised; Wang Li's change was too great. But she immediately said coquettishly, as if showing off:
"Wang Li, you have to call me Sister Xiao Wu! When we graduated from Notting Academy not long ago, we were all twenty-ninth-level Spirit Grandmasters!"
Wang Li heard this, clapped his hands, and smiled calmly:
"That's amazing, as expected of Sister Xiao Wu, and our boss from Notting Academy, graduating as a twenty-ninth-level Spirit Grandmaster!"
Xiao Wu lifted her head high, very proud, fully accepting the flattery. Her appearance was already good, and she looked quite cute like this. But Tang San frowned; he probed:
"Wang Li, you've also come to the Star Dou Great Forest. Are you here to hunt Spirit Beasts?"
Wang Li looked at Tang San, who was even more astute than the foolish rabbit, and smiled mischievously in his heart. He spoke calmly:
"I'm here to hunt the Spirit Beast needed for my fourth spirit ring!"
What?!
Tang San's face instantly turned pale, then black, his eyes filled with shock.
Xiao Wu also looked confused, seemingly at a loss.
The rest of them—Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong—had also heard the conversation and were all greatly alarmed.
And in Wang Li's heart, he was very satisfied with their reactions. To gain this strength, he was tormented to death under Dugu Bo's hands, so being able to show off in front of the protagonist group made him feel quite good.
He was just a common person. His strength had improved, and he had a backer. Couldn't he enjoy himself a bit?