Upon entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Zhao Wuji instructed Ye Fan and Dai Mubai to walk at the very front, while he personally brought up the rear.
In such a place, one could never be too careful.
After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu was the most excited.
She seemed to not consider it a dangerous place at all.
She skipped and hopped, brimming with indescribable joy.
After all, for Xiao Wu, this was like returning home.
This made Zhao Wuji frown, but since Xiao Wu didn't exceed his restricted range, he didn't say much.
Following a path carved out by others, the group advanced steadily.
While it saved them the trouble of clearing a path, they still had to be wary of Spirit Beasts that might spring out from the surrounding bushes.
Unknown dangers were the most terrifying.
The group traveled for about an hour.
By then, it was midday.
During that hour, they had encountered quite a few Spirit Beasts.
However, most were ten-year or hundred-year Spirit Beasts, and they mostly avoided them, not engaging in direct conflict.
Occasionally, some foolish ones came to their deaths, and Dai Mubai's tiger palm directly solved the problem.
"Alright, everyone, let's rest for a while."
Zhao Wuji's voice caused everyone, who had been on edge, to relax.
Dai Mubai cleared the surrounding thorns, creating an open space of nearly a hundred square meters as a buffer zone.
Everyone sat down against the trees to rest temporarily.
Oscar naturally contributed his Sausage again.
At this moment, no one was in the mood to discern what tasted good or bad.
Eating Oscar's Sausage and drinking the water they carried, they rested temporarily.
Zhao Wuji had given the order to rest for one hour.
This area was still on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, where high-level Spirit Beasts were rare, making it relatively safe.
Their goal was to help Oscar hunt a suitable thousand-year Spirit Beast, which required them to go deeper.
The deeper they went, the more dangerous it would become, and resting time would become more crucial.
Therefore, adjusting to optimal condition in a relatively safe place was essential.
Xiao Wu leaned on Ye Fan's shoulder.
For some reason, she, who had been so cheerful when they first entered the forest, seemed dispirited after their first encounter with a Spirit Beast, as if something was on her mind.
Ye Fan guessed that she might have sensed the Titan Giant Ape detecting her aura, which made her worried.
Thinking about the Titan Giant Ape coming, Ye Fan was also considering how to best prevent it from coming.
[Xiao Wu's Spirit Beast transformation aura spread out, accurately captured by the Titan Giant Ape…]
"Add 'not' before 'accurately captured'."
[Xiao Wu's Spirit Beast transformation aura spread out, not accurately captured by the Titan Giant Ape…]
This way, if the Titan Giant Ape couldn't pinpoint Xiao Wu's exact location, then the Titan Giant Ape wouldn't come.
Deep in the forest, the Titan Giant Ape was currently galloping forward.
Suddenly, he felt Xiao Wu's aura disappear.
It wasn't that it was gone, but rather extremely chaotic, here one moment, there the next.
"Roar!"
A terrifying roar suddenly erupted.
Powerless rage.
…
Just as everyone had rested for about half an hour, Ye Fan suddenly spoke.
"There's a Spirit Beast coming."
The Dolphin Rider Zombie, acting as a scout outside, discovered a Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent fleeing towards them.
Zhao Wuji's gaze immediately shot in one direction.
He had sensed it too.
"Everyone up, something's approaching."
Immediately, everyone, including Zhao Wuji, released their Spirit.
The rustling sound grew from faint to loud.
Even Oscar and Ning Rongrong, who were support Spirit Masters, could clearly feel how fast the unknown creature was approaching.
"Zhu Zhuqing, see what it is." Zhao Wuji ordered in a deep voice.
Zhu Zhuqing didn't say a word, quietly leaping up.
Her claws extended, and she swiftly climbed a nearby tree as if walking on flat ground, looking in the direction of the sound.
Zhu Zhuqing's clear, cold voice came from the tree, "It seems to be a flying snake, but it can't fly high, only about three meters off the ground.
It has a fleshy crest on its head that looks bigger than its head, fresh red as blood. Its tail is unique, fan-shaped."
"Its length is probably between six and eight meters."
Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up.
"It's a Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent! This kind of Spirit Beast is quite rare. The fleshy crest on its head has many miraculous uses."
"Oscar, you're in luck."
"Six to eight meters, that's just under eighteen hundred years, perfect for you."
"Good luck."
"It's coming in our direction, very fast."
"However, its body seems to be having trouble maintaining balance."
Zhao Wuji quickly issued an order, "Everyone get ready, take it down!"
The Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent's speed was extremely fast.
"Here it comes!"
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly shouted.
Her first spirit ring flashed, and she swiftly charged downwards, aiming directly at the flying Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent.
Screech! A series of sounds appeared on the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent's body.
Although it was just a not-very-strong Spirit Beast, it was still at the thousand-year level, and its snake scales provided considerable defense.
However, the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent's speed slowed a bit, and it began to descend.
"Zhu Zhuqing, stand on the tree trunk and don't move," Ye Fan suddenly called out to Zhu Zhuqing.
Although Zhu Zhuqing didn't know why, she instinctively complied.
Immediately after, Ye Fan's third spirit ring flashed.
A Three-Leaf Clover, with only three leaves and resembling a fan, appeared on the ground.
It looked only palm-sized.
A casual step could easily flatten it.
The Three-Leaf Clover, with a human-like smile, looked at the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent flying in the air.
"Are your feet off the ground?"
"No, you don't have feet at all, you won't be able to endure this in your lifetime."
Immediately after, the Three-Leaf Clover's three leaves spun violently.
A surge of extremely strong wind arrived.
Although the wind was strong, they were unaffected.
Only one was affected.
The Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent, which had been rushing forward, was uncontrollably blown backward.
"Bang!"
The Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent crashed heavily into a tree trunk, breaking clean in half at the waist, and its body dropped to the ground, lifeless.
Although not dead, it was clearly on its last legs.
Instantly, the few people present were somewhat stunned.
"Fan Ge, what kind of plant did you just summon? It's so powerful."
Ma Hongjun swallowed hard.
"It instantly took down the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent?"
Dai Mubai was also incredulous.
Back then, Ye Fan had almost beaten him to death with an inconspicuous melon.
It seemed he had held back a lot.