After a while, everyone calmed down, and someone spoke up, "That's great! You're so strong. With you here, we can definitely escape from the Holy Light Forest. As long as we escape, we'll be safe."
"That's right, I don't want to stay in this damn place for a moment."
Le Qianyao looked at everyone and said slowly, "I have some bad news for you all. We have already been to the outskirts of the Holy Light Forest. The entire Holy Light Forest has been blocked by the evil soul master in some unknown way. We have no way to escape for the time being."
As soon as these words were spoken, the relief of surviving the disaster that had just appeared on everyone's faces disappeared instantly, and was replaced by deep despair.
Chu Mingyu's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "How could this happen... Is there really no way out for us?"
A female student couldn't help crying: "I don't want to die here, my parents are still waiting for me to go back..."
The other students also began to whisper to each other, and panic quickly spread among the crowd.
Le Qianxue frowned and shouted, "Stop arguing! Since we can't escape for the time being, calm down and think of other ways!"
"Then tell me, is there any other way for us to survive?" a student asked excitedly.
Le Qianxue looked at Le Qianyao. Le Qianyao pondered for a moment and said slowly, "The most important thing right now is to find a safe hiding place and avoid the evil soul masters' searches as much as possible. This forest is huge, and they can't search every corner."
Chu Mingyu raised his hand to wipe the tears from his face, and said with all his strength, "That's true, but the forest is full of dangers, evil soul masters and powerful soul beasts. Where can we hide?"
Yali pondered and said, "We can look for some hidden caves or valleys, preferably places that are easy to defend but difficult to attack. As long as we can hold on, we will definitely find hope of survival."
Le Qianyao nodded in agreement. "Lier is right. Everyone should remember to avoid fighting as much as possible and conserve their strength. Every battle consumes our soul power and physical strength, and may also attract more evil soul masters, making the situation even more dangerous."
A male student looked worried: "But, if we really encounter an evil soul master, we can't escape without fighting. Just like just now, if you hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid we would have already..."
Le Qianxue said, "If we really encounter a situation that we cannot escape, we must not sit still and wait for death. We must persevere as much as possible and wait for support. But before that, we must do everything we can to hide ourselves and never expose ourselves."
Le Qianyao then added, "Also, finding food and water is crucial. In the forest, without sufficient food and water, we simply can't survive for long. Everyone should try to act as a group and never leave the group alone."
Chu Mingyu looked at Le Qianyao, a glimmer of hope rekindled in his eyes: "Brother Qianyao, we'll listen to you! We'll all do as you say. As long as we all work together, we'll definitely be able to hold on until the Temple sends someone to rescue us!"
The other students also nodded. Although the fear in their hearts was still like a shadow, Le Qianyao's words were like a ray of light in the darkness, giving them some confidence.
After a short rest, everyone began to act according to Le Qianyao's arrangements.
They moved cautiously through the forest, always alert to any movements around them.
Shortly after setting off, a terrifying roar came from the depths of the forest.
This roar seemed to carry an invisible pressure, causing everyone's heartbeat to suddenly accelerate.
"What's that sound? It sounds so scary!" a student whispered, with obvious fear in his voice.
Le Qianyao's eyes glared, and he said seriously, "Everyone, be careful. I'll go check out the situation first. Sister Xue, you stay here and protect everyone! Don't alert the enemy."
After saying that, Le Qianyao quickly shuttled through the forest, quietly approaching the source of the sound with agility.
He gently pushed aside the dense grass and cautiously reached out to a place not far away.
I saw a huge, thousand-year-old earth demon bear fighting fiercely with a sacred Pegasus.
The sacred Pegasus was covered with scars, and blood kept oozing from the wounds, dyeing its white fur red. It was obvious that it had been seriously injured.
Under the fierce attack of the Earth Demon Bear, it gradually became unable to cope.
The Earth Demon Bear let out a deafening roar, and its thick bear paws slammed towards the Holy Pegasus with a whistling sound.
The Holy Pegasus wanted to dodge, but because of its severe injuries, its movements became extremely slow, and was hit hard by the bear's paw. Its huge body fell directly to the ground, raising a large amount of dust.
"It's the Holy Pegasus and the Earth Demon Bear! But why is there a Holy Pegasus here?" Le Qianyao was full of doubts.
With doubts in his heart, Le Qianyao returned and informed everyone of the situation.
"Isn't Pegasus a social soul beast? How come it's alone here? And I remember that the Holy Light Forest is a habitat specially built by the Temple for Pegasus. There shouldn't be other ten-thousand-year soul beasts here!" Le Qianxue said with a puzzled look on her face.
"I don't know either, but the question now is, should we save that sacred Pegasus?" Le Qianyao asked.
"That's a ten thousand year old soul beast! A ten thousand year old Earth Demon Bear, its strength is comparable to that of a Soul King. With our current strength, we can't compete with it at all." A student said with fear on his face.
"That's right, let's leave quickly and not go to die in vain." Another student echoed.
Le Qianxue shook her head and said firmly, "No, we have to go save that sacred Pegasus!"
"Pegasus are rare, and each one is extremely precious. Moreover, if we rescue that Pegasus, perhaps we can forge a sacred contract with it!"
"Sacred Contract?" Everyone looked puzzled.
"That's right. Signing a sacred contract with Tianma is an essential step to becoming a member of the Knights of the Sun, just like Chief Instructor Mu Yan. Once the contract is successfully signed, not only will you have a powerful helper, but you can also share Tianma's abilities and soul power, multiplying your own strength!"
After hearing this, many students were tempted. If they could really sign a contract with the sacred Pegasus, it would be a great opportunity to reach great heights overnight.
"But, that's a ten-thousand-year-old Earth Demon Bear. How can we defeat it?" Some students were still worried.
"Yes, with our current strength, challenging it is just like tickling it." Another student said helplessly.
"It's not that we have no way to defeat it. Maybe we can use that trick!" Le Qianxue looked at Le Qianyao with a hint of expectation in her eyes.
"Which move?" Everyone's eyes were focused on Le Qianxue and Le Qianyao, full of curiosity.