With a low shout from Xin, he was already galloping away on his horse.
Ning Rongrong was so scared her soul nearly left her body.
She instinctively shrank into Xin's arms, her hands tightly clutching his waist.
Only after she adjusted did Ning Rongrong finally dare to look up at Xin.
From this angle, although Teacher Xin wore a mask, his exquisite jawline was clearly visible, as was his Adam's apple—ah, so masculine!
The faint, fresh scent of cherry blossoms from Teacher lingered around her nose.
Teacher, so fragrant, wow~
She was enchanted.
"Giddy up!"
Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing also mounted her horse sideways, following closely behind Xin.
"Indeed, it's a magnificent steed. This must be a thousand-year Spirit Beast itself, a Azure Cloud White Dragon Horse, which is quite expensive. This isn't 'limited conditions' at all; even noble mansions rarely see one. A single Azure Cloud White Dragon Horse is worth thousands of gold."
Zhu Zhuqing had some discernment and recognized the white horse Xin summoned. It rode with an ethereal grace, as if treading on clouds, light and swift.
Here, Xiao Wu couldn't help but ask:
"Dean, they from Heart of Fire Academy are riding horses to the Star Dou Great Forest, what about us?"
"They from Heart of Fire Academy Academy indulge in pleasure and take shortcuts, which is unacceptable. We Shrek Academy members are all hardworking monsters. We'll run there; it'll both exercise our bodies and save money."
Flender glanced at Oscar, who was quick to understand: "I've got a Big Sausage."
"I've got a Small Sausage."
One thick and one thin, two distinctly flavored Sausages appeared in Oscar's palm.
He continuously produced several Big Recovery Sausages and Small Detoxifying Sausages, which could be used to restore teammates' stamina and spirit power, and remove negative statuses.
"Don't worry, Soto City isn't far from the Star Dou Great Forest, less than five hundred kilometers. With Little Ao's Sausages to restore everyone's spirit power, and Teacher Zhao Wuji leading you to run for a day, you'll definitely get there."
Flender reassured the Shrek Academy students.
Xiao Wu pouted: "Heart of Fire Academy Academy next door claimed they had limited conditions, but they're traveling on such beautiful white horses. We, on the other hand, have to run. Aren't we the ones with truly limited conditions?!"
"Alright, Xiao Wu, stop complaining. If we have to run, then we run. What the Dean said isn't wrong; running there can be considered training."
Tang San, who had endured hardship since childhood, had no complaints about this. After all, being able to rely on Shrek Academy was already quite good for him, and Dean Flender and the others were Spirit Saint powerhouses.
He recalled how, at Nuoding Academy, Grandmaster had to beg the Nuoding Academy Dean for help just to hunt a Ghost Vine.
"If I had known this, we might as well have joined Heart of Fire Academy Spring Academy."
Xiao Wu felt resentful; there was no harm without comparison.
It was truly suffering at Shrek Academy. Look at those two girls who joined Heart of Fire Academy Spring Academy; not only did their strength transform, but they were also radiant.
Starting from the same point, Ning Rongrong, a support type, could already single-handedly challenge attack system Spirit Masters of the same rank.
She wondered to what extent Zhu Zhuqing would learn.
I want to become stronger too!
Tang San glanced at Xiao Wu again, and only then did Xiao Wu sigh helplessly:
"Alright, alright, if we have to run, we run."
"Truly enduring hardship unnecessarily, sigh~"
...
While the Shrek Academy group was running at full speed like idiots under the scorching sun.
Xin had already taken Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to a small town on the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, found a hotel, settled the white horses, and after lunch, they directly entered the Star Dou Great Forest.
Xin was also quite familiar with the conditions in this area of the Star Dou Great Forest. Almost all of his ten-thousand-year spirit rings were obtained in the Star Dou Great Forest.
The Star Dou Great Forest is currently divided into four regions: the Fringe Zone → the Outer Circle → the Mixed Zone → the Core Zone.
Aside from the Core Zone, which Xin was unfamiliar with, he had some experience in both the Outer Circle and the Mixed Zone.
The Fringe Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest consists of human settlements like small towns and villages. Unless special circumstances like a beast tide occur, only ten-year Spirit Beasts usually appear. The Outer Circle has hundred-year and thousand-year Spirit Beasts roaming, while the Mixed Zone is more dangerous, harboring many ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts.
This time, to hunt the third spirit ring for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, the area they were heading to was the Outer Circle.