At the entrance of the Star Dou Great Forest, the group didn't immediately enter but paused temporarily.
As the leading Teacher, Yun Chuan, as per custom, needed to explain some things beforehand. He looked at the seven students in front of him and said, "The Star Dou Great Forest is not a place where the country raises Spirit Beasts; the Spirit Beasts here are extremely dangerous. You could face attacks from thousand-year, or even ten-thousand-year level Spirit Beasts at any time. Therefore, after entering the forest, none of you are to leave my side by more than twenty meters. Without my command, no one is allowed to easily attack a Spirit Beast. Do you understand?"
"Understood."
Oscar rapidly chanted a spell. In a short while, he had a large handful of Sausages and preserved Sausages. He handed each person one Sausage and one preserved Sausage, saying, "My Sausage can maintain its vitality in the air for twelve hours, which means it will be effective if eaten within twelve hours. The Sausage provides restorative healing and also fills you up, while the main purpose of the preserved Sausage is to detoxify."
Everyone took them, carefully storing them on their person. They understood that Oscar was afraid they wouldn't have time to give them Sausages during a crisis, so he gave them some beforehand. The continuous release of his spirit power made Oscar's face a bit pale, but fortunately, it wasn't obvious due to his beard.
"Since everyone is ready, let's go!" Yun Chuan waved his hand, having Dai Mubai and Tang San walk at the front, while he personally brought up the rear, taking the first step into the Star Dou Great Forest.
After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu was the most excited. She didn't seem to feel that this was a dangerous place at all, skipping and hopping, indescribably happy. Yun Chuan knew that this was because she was returning home, as she was a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast transformed into human form. The Star Dou Great Forest was like her home, so she naturally showed no sense of danger.
The terrain within the Star Dou Great Forest was extremely complex, with no paths in the forest at all. The work of clearing a path naturally fell to Dai Mubai. Although Yun Chuan could control plants to make a path, he was too lazy to do so. He was the leading Teacher, not a babysitter for this group of people.
Using his Spirit Avatar, Dai Mubai's tiger claws extended, and as he swung his palms, he cut through the thorns in their path, not affecting their go ahead speed at all.
Tang San followed closely behind Dai Mubai, elevating his sight and hearing to their strongest states, cautiously observing his surroundings. The others were much the same, all looking vigilant.
Yun Chuan looked at them, actually wanting to tell them: You don't need to be so nervous; as long as I am here, no one in this forest can harm your lives.
However, after thinking about it, he felt this was also a form of training, so he didn't say much, letting them be nervous on their own. Anyway, after this trip, he would bid farewell and leave this place.
After all, staying at Shrek couldn't help his strength. The reason he came here was purely to see the original characters. And incidentally, to gain some favorability with the female characters. Now that his goal was basically achieved, and he had also eliminated two love rivals, he could naturally leave with peace of mind.
After advancing for about an hour, it was now midday. During this hour, they had encountered many Spirit Beasts, but most were ten-year and hundred-year ones. When they encountered Spirit Beasts, they mostly avoided them and did not directly conflict. Occasionally, some ignorant ones would come to their deaths, and Dai Mubai's tiger claws directly solved the problem.
"Alright, everyone, let's rest for a bit." Yun Chuan's voice relaxed the group, who had been on edge. Dai Mubai cleared the surrounding thorns, creating an open space of nearly a hundred square meters.
Everyone sat down leaning against trees, taking a temporary rest.
Oscar naturally contributed his Sausages again. At this time, no one was in the mood to care about what tasted good or bad. Eating Oscar's Sausages and drinking the water they carried, they rested temporarily.
The place they were currently in was still considered the outer area of the Star Dou Great Forest, where high-level Spirit Beasts were not common, and it was relatively safe. Their goal was to help Oscar hunt a suitable thousand-year Spirit Beast, so they needed to go deeper.
The further in they went, the more dangerous it would become, and resting time would also become more important. Therefore, it was very necessary to adjust to the best state in a relatively safe place.
After resting for about half an hour.
Suddenly, Yun Chuan sensed something approaching from a distance. He quickly released his Plant Domain. The Plant Domain, spanning a hundred li, unfolded, and everything within the Domain was clearly visible to him.
Soon, he saw that the approaching creature was a snake with wings. Behind it, an old woman and a young girl were chasing this snake.
"This should be Granny Snake and Meng Yiran, right? Is it plot inertia? Or is there really a so-called corrective force, a World Will?" Yun Chuan wondered in his heart, but on the surface, he slowly stood up and said, "Everyone, get up, there's a Spirit Beast approaching."
Since it was still quite far away this time, Tang San hadn't sensed anything unusual. But since Yun Chuan, as their Teacher, said there was a Spirit Beast approaching, everyone naturally didn't dare to be negligent and stood up, ready for battle.
"Teacher Tang, what kind of Spirit Beast is coming?" Ning Rongrong leaned next to Yun Chuan and asked curiously.
"According to my senses, it should be a Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent, its age is roughly between one thousand and two thousand years, which is just right for Oscar." Yun Chuan did not hide it and spoke directly.
"Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent!" Tang San exclaimed, saying, "This kind of Spirit Beast is quite rare! The fleshy crest on its head has many wonderful uses, Oscar, you're in luck."
"Indeed, if Oscar hunts this Spirit Beast, he should have a very high chance of increasing his speed, and even gaining the ability to fly." Yun Chuan nodded and said.
Soon, more time passed.
This time, even Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others sensed the Spirit Beast's aura, and they all tensed up, looking forward!
"Here it comes."
Finally, accompanied by rustling sounds, a flying snake appeared before everyone's eyes.
It was a huge snake, about six or seven meters long, with a bright red fleshy crest on its head, looking somewhat ferocious. It had a pair of wings on its body and was flying towards them at high speed.
Tang San and the others were about to make a move, but Yun Chuan stopped them. He was simply too lazy to watch their childish fighting. Moreover, Granny Snake and her granddaughter were about to catch up from behind.
"Get down here, you!"
To deal with a mere thousand-year Spirit Beast, Yun Chuan was even too lazy to use a Spirit Ability. He simply extended his large hand forward and made a grasping motion in the air. Immediately, a surging spirit power within him erupted, and the azure spirit power transformed into a large net, directly netting the entire flying Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent. Then, with a forceful tug, the Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent, flying in mid-air, was thus pulled down.
"Bang!"
The Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent, completely enveloped by the spirit power net, heavily slammed onto the ground.
To effortlessly capture a thousand-year Spirit Beast like this, without even using a Spirit Ability, merely forming a net with spirit power, and capturing a thousand-year Spirit Beast.
The strength Yun Chuan inadvertently displayed made the students secretly tremble in their hearts!
Tang San finally understood that when he fought Teacher Tang that day, Teacher Tang wasn't serious at all. Using Spirit Abilities was just to amuse them. Otherwise, putting everything else aside, just with this exquisite spirit power net technique, not one of them would have been able to escape. He wouldn't even have had the chance to release his Hidden Weapons.