Shi Yu shrugged, see? He wasn't wrong.
"Just good luck," Xu Sanshi insisted, unwilling to admit the accuracy of Shi Yu's judgment.
Bei Bei crushed the poisonous snake to death and casually tossed it aside. A white ten-year Soul Ring floated out.
"In the Star Dou Great Forest, besides being wary of powerful Soul Beasts with high cultivation, you also need to be highly vigilant against some weaker Soul Beasts."
"For example, this tree snake. It's very difficult to detect when it's clinging to a tree. If Shi Yu hadn't warned you beforehand, you might have been bitten."
"And this kind of tree snake possesses potent venom. Don't underestimate it just because it hasn't reached a hundred years; its toxin can definitely leave you, a quasi-Soul Grandmaster, half-dead."
"You're still safe and sound now, thanks largely to Shi Yu. Is this the attitude you have?" Zhang Lexuan frowned and said, not giving Xu Sanshi any face.
"Shi Yu..." Xu Sanshi wanted to retort that even without Shi Yu's reminder, he would have been fine.
But seeing Zhang Lexuan's stern gaze, he couldn't speak and glared angrily at Shi Yu.
Shi Yu just watched him like this, waiting for his thanks.
"Thanks," Xu Sanshi really didn't want to say it, but constrained by Zhang Lexuan's assertiveness, he could only express his gratitude.
Shi Yu didn't add anything or respond, which made Xu Sanshi's teeth itch with frustration.
This person wasn't giving him any face at all, not even pretending?
"Your judgment is quite reliable. Next, I'll have to trouble you to sense the surroundings more. If there are hard-to-detect creatures hiding, be sure to point them out. It's always good to be cautious in advance," Zhang Lexuan said to Shi Yu.
After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, she was quite vigilant, mainly because she had suffered a great loss before and had a bloody lesson, so she really didn't dare to be careless.
In the Star Dou Great Forest, a place filled with danger everywhere, let alone her, a Soul Saint, even a Title Douluo would need to proceed cautiously.
"Alright," Shi Yu nodded, taking on the task of sensing the surroundings.
Zhang Lexuan's spiritual power was also released appropriately. Her spiritual power was above Shi Yu's, but her sensing ability was not as good as Shi Yu's.
This was mainly because Shi Yu's sensing was quite special, relying on the feedback given by Space. This sensing effect was above the effect of general spiritual sensing.
Unconsciously, they had been in the Star Dou Great Forest for half a day.
Along the way, they encountered quite a few Soul Beasts, but none were suitable to become their Soul Rings.
There were ten-year Soul Beasts, hundred-year Soul Beasts, and they even encountered one thousand-year Soul Beast.
But none were suitable. The Soul Beasts needed by Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nan Nan were all four to five thousand years old, and it was still difficult to encounter them in this location.
There were many suitable Soul Beast cultivation years for Shi Yu, but the attributes weren't right. He hadn't encountered a Space-attribute Soul Beast yet.
He hadn't even encountered attributes related to Space.
After a simple rest and eating some dry food, the group continued their search.
They continued to go deeper, prioritizing the search for Soul Rings for Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nan Nan.
As for Shi Yu's Soul Ring, that depended on luck. Space-attribute Soul Beasts were hard to come by and not suitable for priority searching.
A few hours later...
"Roar!" The Lightning Azure Wolf roared and charged fiercely at Bei Bei, preferring to attack Bei Bei, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master who also controlled lightning, seemingly wanting to compete with him in lightning ability.
Bei Bei was not afraid. His arm dragonized, releasing lightning and engaging in multiple clashes with the Lightning Azure Wolf, coming out on the losing end each time.
This five-thousand-year-old Lightning Azure Wolf had powerful combat strength. Bei Bei was not its opponent in a one-on-one fight.
Fortunately, he wasn't alone. Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nan Nan both joined the battle, assisting him in dealing with the Lightning Azure Wolf.
Shi Yu stayed with Zhang Lexuan. As someone who currently only had one Soul Ring, he didn't join the battle.
Zhang Lexuan just watched intently, without any intention of intervening.
Her main task was protection, and she wouldn't act unless it was a moment of crisis.
Letting them face this kind of Soul Beast on their own could also temper them. Shrek Academy students shouldn't grow up in a hothouse. Shi Yu's attention was mainly on Jiang Nan Nan. This was someone he was familiar with, a friend, so he was naturally more concerned.
"Nannan, be careful!" Shi Yu's heart tightened when he saw the Lightning Azure Wolf seize the opportunity and pounce fiercely at Jiang Nan Nan.
Without any hesitation, his yellow Soul Ring, which had floated from his feet, began to flicker with light as his first Soul Skill, Imperial Sky Technique, was activated.
Jiang Nan Nan felt a strong sense of pressure as the Lightning Azure Wolf pounced, and her body was slightly numb from the lightning.
She was about to use her Naruto's Instant Transmission skill to dodge when her body suddenly felt light, and she rapidly moved upwards at a speed that startled her.
Jiang Nan Nan shot upwards, avoiding the pouncing Lightning Azure Wolf, slowly decelerating, and finally stopped at a position twenty to thirty meters above the ground.
"What is this..." Jiang Nan Nan was a bit bewildered at first but quickly realized something and looked towards Shi Yu.
The latter gave her a smile, indicating that it was good that she was alright.
A smile bloomed on Jiang Nan Nan's face instinctively, and her heart felt warm.
Although she could have dodged it herself, being rescued by Shi Yu still touched her a little.
Zhang Lexuan watched in surprise, her gaze moving back and forth between Jiang Nan Nan, who was flying in the air, and Shi Yu.
"Can this Soul Skill of yours keep the target suspended in the air?" Zhang Lexuan asked curiously.
"As long as I want to and still have Soul Power, I can keep the target suspended," Shi Yu replied.
"Doesn't that mean you can give your teammates the ability to fly? And make opponents rise off the ground?" Zhang Lexuan said in surprise.
"Something like that," Shi Yu nodded.
"This ability is quite powerful if used well," Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but praise, thinking of the many uses of this Soul Skill.
Just the ability to make opponents collectively rise off the ground is equivalent to a very good support skill, which can sometimes play a crucial role.
"I'll show you for hurting Nannan!" Xu Sanshi was a bit slow to react, holding his Xuanming Tortoise Shield and fiercely charging into the Lightning Azure Wolf.
He hated this beast, it actually gave Shi Yu the opportunity to be a hero saving a beauty.
He also secretly blamed himself for being slow, missing such a good opportunity.
"Bang!" The enraged Xu Sanshi actually knocked the Lightning Azure Wolf flying.
Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi cooperated tacitly, with many attacks linking up, heavily injuring the Lightning Azure Wolf.
After more than ten minutes of fighting, the Lightning Azure Wolf was killed, and a purple Soul Ring floated out.
After a brief rest, Bei Bei began to absorb the Lightning Azure Wolf's Soul Ring.
"Nannan, are you alright?" After the battle ended, Xu Sanshi ran to Jiang Nan Nan, showing all sorts of concern.
"Don't call me so intimately, please call me by my full name," Jiang Nan Nan's attitude towards Xu Sanshi was very cold, not paying much attention to him.
She came over to Shi Yu, smiling and saying, "Thank you for your help just now."
"No need to be so polite with me. Besides, even if I hadn't intervened, Nannan probably could have handled it, right? I saw you were quite calm just now," Shi Yu also said with a faint smile.
Jiang Nan Nan didn't deny it; she could indeed have handled it.
Xu Sanshi watched Jiang Nan Nan, who was extremely cold towards him but so enthusiastic, even a little intimate, towards Shi Yu, and couldn't help but feel angry.
"Shi Yu, you stay away from Nannan!" Xu Sanshi couldn't help but scold and warn again.