章 188: Chapter 188: The Great Barbecue Battle
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Lunch?
Looking at the motionless giant cat on the ground, Zhu Zhuqing fell into silence.
It turned out that it wasn't the soul beast she needed, and she was happy for nothing.
Thinking about it, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes looked at Zeng Yi with some resentment.
Accidentally catching a glimpse of Zhu Zhuqing, Zeng Yi saw the expression in her eyes and seemed to guess what she was thinking. He smiled awkwardly.
"We have only been here for two or three hours. The Star Dou Forest is so big, how can we find a suitable soul beast so quickly? Relax a bit, let's barbecue first and rest for a while before continuing our search."
Watching the soul beast he killed, Zeng Yi rubbed his hands excitedly. It had been a long time since he had tasted wild game, and coming to a place like this, Zeng Yi couldn't help but feel a bit greedy.
"A 800-year-old Spotted-tail Black Panther, it's enough for a feast."
"An 800-year-old soul beast? How do you know?" Ning Rongrong asked in surprise.
An 800-year-old soul beast was not something an ordinary soul master could handle. Even a Spirit Elder would find it difficult to quickly kill one. Yet, Zeng Yi had casually slain it with a single strike.
But considering Zeng Yi's terrifying combat power, not even the Spirit Elder was his match, Ning Rongrong felt relieved.
Zeng Yi looked at Ning Rongrong and felt speechless.
Do I have to tell you that I have cheats and I can instantly know the information?
Nevertheless, Zeng Yi still explained to Ning Rongrong that he wasn't completely clueless without the system functions. After all, he had read the encyclopedia of soul beasts.
"Look at the tail of that big cat. The number of white rings on it represents its age. If it advances to a thousand years, the spots would turn blood-red."
After listening to Zeng Yi's explanation, Ning Rongrong counted the eight rings on the big cat's tail and said, "Really, I never thought you were really good at this."
"Do you really think I'm joking?" Zeng Yi laughed and took out a small knife, approaching the big cat.
Seeing Zeng Yi's movements, Flender said, "Let's just eat some rations. It's dangerous to start a fire in this dangerous Star Dou Forest. It's likely to attract soul beasts."
"Yeah, what if a ten-thousand-year soul beast comes? We'll be in danger." Ning Rongrong agreed with Flender. She didn't want any accidents to happen just because they were too greedy.
Although Zeng Yi's barbecues were really delicious.
"Don't worry, we are at the outer edge of the Star Dou Forest. There won't be any ten-thousand-year soul beasts here, at most a few hundred or thousand-year ones. If a thousand-year soul beast comes, we can also see if there's a suitable one for Xiao Zhu. Isn't it more convenient this way?" Zeng Yi continued dealing with the body of the soul beast and said, "Besides, even a ten-thousand-year soul beast would only be at the level of a Soul King or Soul Emperor. Our Dean is a Soul Saint at over level seventy, if anything happens, he can handle it."
Listening to Zeng Yi's words, Flender felt speechless, but found Zeng Yi's arguments reasonable.
However, Ning Rongrong didn't think the same way. She said, "Last time, we encountered the Forest King outside the Star Dou Forest. It was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast!"
This made Zeng Yi inadvertently stunned, but then he thought about it and said, "That was just your bad luck. You encountered that one-in-a-million chance. It's unlikely to happen again in your lifetime."
He said that, but Zeng Yi knew that the Titan Giant Ape had come to play with Xiao Wu. Now that Xiao Wu wasn't here, the Titan Giant Ape wouldn't bother with them.
Seeing Zeng Yi's persistence, Ning Rongrong didn't argue further. She thought, "Let him be if he thinks he can handle it. After all, it won't be us who will be tired."
Zeng Yi was quite skilled at this. He quickly processed the soul beast with dexterity. Seeing Zeng Yi's skillful technique, all three of them were surprised and a thought emerged in their minds.
Does he do this often?
Zeng Yi cleaned the meat and put it into his spatial bracelet. Then, with a thought, a gust of wind suddenly blew, dispersing the heavy scent of blood in the air.
As the scent dissipated, the three of them all heard faint roars coming from the forest, making them tense.
"Don't worry, they're just some hundred-year soul beasts. Let's change our location first and then continue our barbecue feast." Zeng Yi sensed the scent carried by the wind and smiled at them.
"What, are you afraid?" Ning Rongrong teased Zeng Yi.
Zeng Yi glanced at her and said, "Afraid? Don't joke, that word will never appear in my dictionary."
Why change the location? It was because Zeng Yi felt that the soul beasts in this area were too weak, and there were no suitable ones for Zhu Zhuqing. That's why he planned to change the location.
He didn't want to keep blindly searching in such a vast forest. Zeng Yi wanted to do something big.
This plan was called the Great Barbecue Battle!
"Tidy up, let's change our location."
Zhu Zhuqing and Flender trusted Zeng Yi a lot, and they had a good idea of what he wanted to do.
After cleaning up the somewhat messy site, the four of them immediately set off from there.
After half an hour of walking in the forest, Zeng Yi stopped.
Zeng Yi surveyed the surroundings. This location was relatively open with a diameter of ten meters, providing a clear view, making it a suitable campsite.
Without dense trees for cover, it also reduced the possibility of being ambushed by soul beasts, making it an ideal location for the plan.
"Here will do." Zeng Yi said, and told them to gather some firewood while he took out a large iron rack from his spatial bracelet. This was a tool he had prepared specifically for barbecuing. He had asked Tang San to make it for him when he was back at the academy. Tang San was somewhat puzzled why he needed it, but after hearing its purpose from Zeng Yi, even Tang San was speechless.
After placing the barbecue rack, Zeng Yi put the prepared ingredients on it. Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong brought some firewood, and Zeng Yi started the fire.
Soon, smoke rose into the air, the flames flickered and danced, and Zeng Yi's barbecue officially began.
"What should we do?" Ning Rongrong couldn't help but ask when she saw how busy Zeng Yi was.
"No need to help, you two should rest and prepare for battle. I'll take care of everything." Zeng Yi said while rotating the iron rack, simultaneously brushing the ingredients with oil. The intense heat roasted the meat, making sizzling sounds as it released an appetizing aroma.
Prepare for battle?
Hearing Zeng Yi's words, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but feel uneasy. Sure enough, he was really planning to do this.
Flender's eyes twitched after hearing Zeng Yi's words, and he said, "Zeng Yi, aren't you committing suicide by doing this? Although your strength is great, if a group of soul beasts attack, even you won't be able to resist. Let's spend more time and search slowly."
Flender was really anxious. He couldn't believe that Zeng Yi would be so crazy and dare to do this.
Zeng Yi gave them a reassuring look and said, "There's nothing to worry about. I will keep an eye on the surroundings. If there's any danger that we can't handle, I'll notify you. At that time, Dean, you can take the two of them and run. Don't worry about me, I have my own way to escape."
"How can that be? I'm your Dean, I won't abandon any of the students." Flender replied angrily.
Seeing his reaction, Zeng Yi smiled. Although this plan was impulsive, Zeng Yi had considered it. Around the outer area of the forest, there were at most ten-thousand-year soul beasts, which he could handle for the most part. Besides, Flender could fly and take care of the two girls, so Zeng Yi didn't need to worry. If there really was a soul beast he couldn't defeat, he could always escape, right?
As time passed and with Zeng Yi's special seasoning, the aroma of the barbecue became more and more intense. Zeng Yi controlled the airflow, causing the enticing aroma to spread even further.
Smelling the aroma in the air, Xiao Ju in Ning Rongrong's arms stared at the meat on Zeng Yi's rack with greedy eyes, and even a drool dripped from the corner of her mouth. Flender, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong couldn't help but grow even more eager, having all tasted Zeng Yi's barbecue before and knowing its irresistible taste.
However, they were not as clueless as Xiao Ju.
This tempting delicacy also carried fatal danger.
On the other side of the Star Dou Forest, a group of people walked through the dense forest. This group consisted of three individuals, two men and one woman. The two men were a middle-aged man and an old man with white hair, who, despite his age, exuded a powerful aura, visible in his white eyebrows. It was clear that he was not an ordinary person.
These two men stood on either side of the woman, two steps behind her. They resembled her bodyguards.
The woman wore a white moon-patterned robe that couldn't conceal her exquisite figure. Her pale golden hair cascaded down to her waist like a golden waterfall.
Her face was covered by a layer of purple gauze, making it impossible to see her appearance. However, her eyes, as clear as autumn water, exuded a sacred aura that made people perceive her nobility and majesty.
Suddenly, the woman stopped in her tracks, her two bodyguards also stopping behind her.
"What's wrong, Your Highness?" the middle-aged man respectfully asked.
The woman didn't speak but sniffed the air through her veil. She could faintly sense a very weak smell, the scent of food.
Occasionally, roars of beasts could be heard from the forest.
The woman couldn't help but raise her delicate chin and looked up at the sky. Birds and beasts fluttered in the woods, their calls pervading the forest with a tense atmosphere. Obviously, something was about to happen.
As she stepped on the ground, she could feel the slight trembling of the earth.
"We are very close to here. Who triggered the soul beast riot?" the woman wondered. Her voice was soft, with a melodious tone, ethereal like an angel.
"Let's go and have a look."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The two bodyguards bowed together, and in the next moment, their figures instantly disappeared from the spot, like phantoms.
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