Chapter 16: Hu Liena, are you not even going to pretend anymore?

"Trial activity?" Su Linfeng looked blank.

"The so-called trial is soul hunting."

Lu'erdi'ala explained, "According to custom, the Wuhun Academy organizes students to go to the Death Canyon in batches every month, and students must independently complete a soul-hunting operation..."

Lu'erdi'ala patiently recounted the trial rules to Su Linfeng.

Indeed.

This was the Wuhun Academy's unique teaching method.

Unlike the noble academies on the continent, the strong were never coddled; Wuhun Academy students had a soul-hunting operation every month to stimulate their growth under high pressure.

Although there were Wuhun Hall teachers secretly protecting them during the soul-hunting operations, to thoroughly stimulate the students' potential, the teachers would not intervene unless there was a life-threatening danger.

As the Wuhun Academy put it: if you can't compare your background, then work hard to change it.

This was also the part of Wuhun Academy that Su Linfeng appreciated.

"How about it? Do you dare to compete?"

Hu Liena looked at Su Linfeng provocatively, "Let's compete to see who can defeat more soul beasts in this soul-hunting operation."

Why wouldn't he dare?

Su Linfeng smiled. It seemed he had an advantage in hunting souls, and one could even say he had more experience.

After all, although Su Linfeng had already transformed, the aura of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast was still there. Thinking about it, this kind of competition seemed a bit unfair to them.

Some might ask at this point:

Su Linfeng himself was a transformed soul beast, so why not stop humans from dealing with soul beasts?

Stop being so soft-hearted.

Reality is always far more cruel than the glass-hearted "don't eat the bunny, the bunny is so cute."

You must know that bunnies also eat grass, and Blue Silver Grass is also a soul beast.

Therefore, the world of soul beasts has always respected the law of the jungle where the weak are prey to the strong; Su Linfeng had the most say in this.

Over these hundred thousand years, in the eyes of soul beasts at the top of the food chain, he was nothing more than delicious food.

If soul beasts had a sense of unity, they would have wiped out humans long ago. However, soul beasts don't have much intelligence; they only gain intelligence when they reach the hundred-thousand-year level, so in their cognition, only food chain relationships exist.

"Then what is your condition?" Su Linfeng had essentially agreed.

"You agreed?"

Hu Liena was instantly overjoyed.

She had quite a bit of experience with soul-hunting operations, and with Lu'erdi'ala's help, she was very confident she would win.

Seeing the scheme succeed, Hu Liena said impatiently, "If you lose, you'll accompany Zhang Ping and me for dinner."

"Fine."

Su Linfeng shrugged indifferently, "And if you lose?"

Hu Liena: "If we lose, you can accompany us for dinner once too."

Su Linfeng: "???"

Seeing Hu Liena slip up, Zhang Ping tugged at her sleeve; how could she make a bet like that?

You're not even pretending anymore!

You just blurted out your true intentions.

"Oh, no."

Hu Liena laughed awkwardly, "If we lose, we can agree to any condition you have, including dinner or whatever."

Su Linfeng: "."

Death Canyon.

Located in the northwest of Wuhun City. It is an excellent cultivation and soul-hunting place controlled by the Spirit Hall.

It is called Death Canyon not only because of its harsh environment but also because of the many powerful poison-type soul beasts there.

Death Canyon is divided into three zones: the Forest Zone on the periphery, the Poison Miasma Zone in the center, and the Lava Zone in the core. The deeper you go into the canyon, the higher the age and danger level of the soul beasts.

Some ordinary soul beasts live on the periphery of the canyon, with cultivation ages ranging from ten to a hundred years. The Wuhun Academy's soul-hunting activities take place on the periphery of the canyon.

Going deeper, thousand-year or even ten-thousand-year soul beasts like Phantom Demon Foxes and Death Demon Spiders will appear. As for the deepest lava area, even Wuhun Academy teachers dare not enter rashly, as five-thousand-year-plus terrifying soul beasts like Blazing Scorpion Kings and Rock Armor Earth Dragons exist there.

At this moment.

Su Linfeng had also arrived at the entrance of Death Canyon with thirty-one other freshman students from the junior class, including Hu Liena.

Lu'erdi'ala was the general leader of this trial activity, and there were nine other teachers above level sixty, Soul Emperors, accompanying them, responsible for protecting the students' safety.

When Su Linfeng saw this mountain range and forest before him, he couldn't help but be surprised. The environment here was no worse than the Star Dou Great Forest, and the overall feeling was even more sinister.

On the periphery of the canyon, there was a circle of huge iron fences, with a large number of sharp spikes facing the canyon. The height of the fence exceeded one hundred meters, looking extremely solid.

That wasn't all; outside the fence, teams of a hundred Spirit Hall soldiers were patrolling. These soldiers were all wearing fine iron full-body armor, holding long spears, and their military appearance was strict. These iron warriors standing together gave people a feeling of murderous intent.

The soldier captain in charge of inspection saw the Wuhun Academy teachers, and a look of respect appeared on his face, hurriedly ordering the soldiers to clear a path.

Passing through the iron fence and entering the mountain forest, Lu'erdi'ala did not rush forward after entering the forest, but habitually exhorted the thirty-one teenagers and girls: "The soul beasts within a hundred miles of the Death Canyon have been cleared by the Spirit Hall, basically ranging from ten to a hundred years. This time, it mainly tests your individual abilities!"

"The soul beasts inside will actively attack humans, and what you need to do today is to capture them alive within the specified time. The Spirit Hall guards will escort these soul beasts to the Heaven Dou Empire's Spirit Hunting Forest to be kept in captivity, and at the same time, the accompanying teachers will calculate points for you based on the number and age of the soul beasts."

"Below, you can enter the Death Canyon one after another. Unless you encounter life-threatening danger, the teachers will not intervene."

Capture soul beasts alive? Cannot kill them?

And they have to be sent to the Heaven Dou Empire's Spirit Hunting Forest?

Su Linfeng's heart moved, thinking, no wonder the teachers and students of the Heaven Dou Empire academies need a Spirit Hunting Order from the Spirit Hall to enter the Spirit Hunting Forest to hunt soul beasts.

He used to think the Spirit Hall was interfering with the power of the Heaven Dou Empire; now it seems the Spirit Hall is more like a working hall serving the Heaven Dou Empire.

The Heaven Dou Empire just provided the corresponding venue, which became the Heaven Dou Empire's Spirit Hunting Forest, supplying soul rings for students of various academies.

Looking at it this way.

It's not that the Spirit Hall is interfering with the power of the Heaven Dou Empire; the Spirit Hall is more like a laborer serving the Heaven Dou Empire.

Lu'erdi'ala finished speaking.

The thirty-one teenagers and girls began to enter the Death Canyon one after another.

"Nana, are you ready?"

Yan swept a proud glance at Su Linfeng, looking arrogant, and then fawned over Hu Liena, "With me here, you definitely won't lose to that guy again."

"Are you stupid?"

Hu Liena glared at Yan, reminding him, "The protagonist of this competition is Zhang Ping; we must ensure she can win."

"Understood."

Yan scratched his head awkwardly, saying righteously, "Then the soul beasts I catch will all count towards her points, if..."

"Shh, keep your voice down..."

Hu Liena hurriedly made a gesture to keep quiet, secretly glancing at Su Linfeng, afraid that what Yan just said would be heard by him.

"Hehe..."

Hu Liena giggled at Su Linfeng and hurriedly urged the Golden Generation to enter the Death Canyon one after another.

Uh...

Are you not even going to pretend anymore?

Could he not hear that?

(End of chapter)