Chapter 58: Is Not Causing Trouble a Mediocre Talent?

Tang San originally still wanted to defend the theory put forward by Yu Xiaogang, but now he didn't know what to say.

The process of absorbing the Soul Ring was painful at first, yet the boost was indeed substantial; especially since Yang Xiong before us has already exceeded the Soul Ring absorption limit—does that mean the teacher's theory is wrong?

At the moment, Tang San's thoughts are many; as for Yang Xiong and Oscar, each has his own cultivation plan—Oscar simply sits on the bed meditating, while Yang Xiong, after a brief conversation, goes again to find Zhao Wuji for combat training.

Next to the original dormitory, construction of a new dorm has already begun, but it looks like it will take a few more days to finish, so now Yang Xiong can only share a room with Oscar and Tang San.

Shrek Academy has few students and even fewer dorms, and Yang Xiong still feels a bit awkward.

Early the next morning, everyone follows Zhao Wuji, preparing to set out for the Star Dou Great Forest.

Originally, after being beaten by Tang Hao, Zhao Wuji looked unusually disheveled, especially since Tang Hao used some unknown method; even a Soul Saint could not instantly heal the bruises on his face.

Yang Xiong didn't hesitate to hand some Divine Medicine to Zhao Wuji to treat his bruises; Zhao Wuji initially wanted to refuse, but after looking in the mirror he thought the medicine might help a bit, so he reluctantly accepted.

After the group discussed some precautions for the Star Dou Great Forest, they prepared to depart from Shrek Academy.

The Star Dou Great Forest is a full five hundred kilometers from Shrek Academy, and the academy hasn't provided any carriage; the whole party must travel by car, and according to Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai, this also counts as training.

A five‑hundred‑kilometer trek is still relatively far for a Great Soul Master, but the party has Oscar's Sausage to replenish stamina, Ning Rongrong seems to have reduced the gap with the others, and she also used the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to assist everyone; especially, the three girls kept muttering nonstop along the way.

In just one day, the party reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest and arrived at Soul Hunting Town.

The Star Dou Great Forest becomes unusually terrifying at night, so everyone plans to eat something in Soul Hunting Town to restore energy and enter the forest again at dawn tomorrow.

Just as in the original work, they indeed ran into Canghui Academy while having a meal.

Under a verbal exchange between Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, the two sides clashed and started fighting; even the teachers from Canghui Academy were collectively taught a lesson, and Tang San especially displayed the impressive power of a Hidden Weapon.

Yang Xiong disliked the whole fight and simply stayed silently on the side.

Oscar was a bit puzzled: "Xiong Ge, why do I get the feeling you don't like this kind of fighting? The dean said we're monsters, and our school rule is that not daring to cause trouble makes one a mediocre talent."

Yang Xiong replied helplessly: "What they call 'causing trouble' is just the strong bullying the weak; this incident isn't justified at all, and Oscar, you need to be more careful in the future—you're a Food System Soul Grandmaster, with weaker combat power; the Soul Master World is extremely cruel, and some people are very extreme."

Oscar said: "Don't you think the dean's words are quite confidence‑boosting?"

Yang Xiong shook his head: "Our senior brothers and sisters have such a high mortality rate; besides dying while hunting Soul Beasts, a large part probably comes from loving to cause trouble and being killed by others."

"When we go out, we don't always have a teacher with us; the highest rank a student can reach is only Soul Ancestor. In the Soul Master World we're still too weak. Some may fear our academy or the dean's Soul Saint power and refrain from attacking us, but many in the Soul Master World like to cut the weeds at the root; sometimes staying low‑key is better than being too flamboyant."

"Especially after we graduate, we can say we've cut ties with Shrek; Shrek will no longer be our backing. If we truly cause too much trouble, it's easy to lose one's life in the Soul Master World."

Oscar, born a commoner, couldn't help but nod: "Xiong Ge, you truly understand the Soul Master World; you have such rich experience."

Yang Xiong shook his head: "That isn't 'Soul Master World' experience, just my personal survival experience. I was born in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect; to put it bluntly, few dare to provoke me lightly, but I still think there's no need to be so high‑profile in dealing with people. Rather than saying 'not daring to cause trouble makes one mediocre,' I prefer another saying—'don't cause trouble, don't fear trouble.'"

Oscar, being only a Food System practitioner with very weak combat power, fully endorsed Yang Xiong's 'don't cause trouble, don't fear trouble.'

Although Yang Xiong and Oscar spoke in very low voices, everyone, as Soul Grandmasters, could hear them clearly, yet they didn't really care; after all, each person present has some background and a lot of pride.

Zhao Wuji originally had some objections to Yang Xiong not striking, but after hearing Yang Xiong's words he said nothing more; everyone has their own way of dealing with the world, and now they're just classmates, not yet at the stage of sharing burdens.

Yang Xiong also has pride, but he understands the cruelty of the Soul Master World even better.

In fact, Yang Xiong has always been a bit suspicious—though the Shrek crowd has strong backgrounds, none of them have ever been sabotaged when training alone in the Soul Master World, which seems a bit exaggerated.

Especially considering Ma Hongjun's personality, this kid loves to cause trouble yet somehow manages to grow, which is almost incomprehensible.

On the other hand, Dai Mubai, as a prince of the Star Luo Empire, surely has secret protection and isn't weak; otherwise, with his arrogant nature, he would have been eliminated long ago.

After resting for a night, everyone raised their bodies to optimal condition, preparing to enter the Star Dou Great Forest.

Even Yang Xiong himself is very excited; this is his first time entering the Star Dou Great Forest, and it's not only his first encounter with top‑tier Soul Beasts, but also possibly his first glimpse of the Titan Giant Ape's might—who knows, he may plan to pursue that path in the future.

Before entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Oscar pre‑provided Sausage for everyone, clearly showing that everyone now highly approves of Oscar and his Sausage.

Zhao Wuji appeared unusually solemn: "After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, no one may stray more than twenty meters from me, especially Oscar and Ning Rongrong; you two must stay close beside me, and without my order you may not attack any Soul Beast at will."

According to Zhao Wuji's arrangement, Tang San and Dai Mubai walked at the front, Zhao Wuji himself personally took the rear, while Yang Xiong followed beside Ning Rongrong.

After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Yang Xiong again felt he had entered a new world; even just the outskirts here have denser trees and underbrush than Sunset Forest, and the terrain is even more complex.

(End of Chapter)