Chapter 255.1. The Setting Sun Forest


    These soul engineers didnt show any mercy at all, and all nine soul paralysis rays fired at nearly the same time. One could tell that they had a lot of practice, as their shots didnt just target them, but also blocked off their paths of escape.


    Huo Yuhao was also a soul engineer, and he could be considered one of the most outstanding soul engineers of Shrek Academys younger generation. Huo Yuhao would have let himself down if he was so easily taken down by these ss 4 soul paralysis rays.


    A yellow light suddenly expanded from Huo Yuhaos body and enveloped the two of them: a ss 6 soul barrier!


    Nine beams of lightnded on the barrier and created ripple after ripple, but the soul barrier didnt so much as tremble. Huo Yuhao knew that they had no choice but to fight.


    Dont do anything, Qiuer. Huo Yuhao instructed Wang Qiuer as his eyes suddenly lit up.


    The air within thirty meters of them seemed to contort, and the nine soul engineers second shots all missed, while three of them were identally struck by theirpanions and fell from the sky.


    Light erupted from behind Huo Yuhaos back as he activated his soul thrusters explosively and crashed against two other soul engineers. He had never been afraid of meeting force with force with anyone at his level, except for Wang Qiuer. Furthermore, these soul engineers were just four-ringed Soul Ancestors, and they werent even powerful Soul Ancestors.


    He forcefully knocked these two soul engineers out of the air, and golden light flickered in his eyes as he turned towards Mu Xue, who was about to make a move.


    Mu Xue suddenly felt an intense dizziness in her head, and immediately lost her bnce. They were high up in the sky, and losing control meant she could no longer hover, so she plummeted towards the ground.


    What are you waiting for? Hurry up and save her! Huo Yuhao shouted at the soul engineers before they could fire off a third wave of soul paralysis rays as he dragged Wang Qiuer off and turned around to run.


    Three of the soul engineers were struck by their own paralysis rays and plunged limply through the air. Mu Xue was struck by Huo Yuhaos Spiritual Confusion and temporarily lost control of her body. The other two that were sent hurtling through the air were rtively stronger than the others, but Huo Yuhao didnt damage their flying-type soul tools, so they could still move around. The remaining four soul engineers were able to rescue their fallenrades, but that also meant they couldnt pursue Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiuer anymore.


    Huo Yuhao shook his head lightly as he watched the falling soul engineers and theirrades who were attempting to rescue them. He controlled his flying-type soul tool and positioned himself urately behind Wang Qiuer before he pressed his hands against her back and activated the soul thrusters. Searing white mes extended from behind his back, and Huo Yuhao pushed Wang Qiuer forward as they rocketed through the air. They raced for several hundred meters before he turned around as he held Wang Qiuers hand and they immediatelypleted their martial soul fusion. He pushed his flying-type soul tool to the highest possible speed, and the two of them transformed into a ray of light as they disappeared over the horizon.


    By the time the Heavenly Soul Empires team of soul engineers finally settled down, the two of them had already be two ck dots in the distance. Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiuer hadpletely vanished from their field of view when they managed to gather themselves.


    Bastards! Mu Xues fists were tightly clenched, her pretty face all tensed up.


    What should we do, team leader? Do we report to our superiors and request reinforcements? These two are difficult to deal with, one of the soul engineers whispered to Mu Xue.


    The fury on Mu Xues face vanished and she answered coldly, Theres no need. I can tell from their behavior that they dont mean any harm. Otherwise, do you think wed still be hovering in midair? Lets go back. I will report this to our superiors. She was still rational. If Huo Yuhao had really wanted to hurt them, he definitely wouldve had something else up his sleeves if he could release a ss 6 protective barrier. It was unlikely that any of them would have survived this ordeal if Huo Yuhao had unleashed his true abilities.


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    Wang Qiuer didnt struggle as Huo Yuhao grasped her hand. She was being pulled along, and this meant she was positioned slightly behind him, and could clearly see Huo Yuhaos profile.


    Huo Yuhaos face was still scrunched up like before, and his expression was still as ck as ever. However, he was a lot calmer than he was when he had left the academy.


    Wang Qiuer felt the cirction of soul power between their bodies, and their soul power was intertwined and even flourished. Her eyes were a little lost and vacant.


    This feeling


    Theirbined efforts had raised their ss 6 flying-type soul tools flight speed to the highest possible level, and Heaven Dou City was now far behind them.


    An enormous forest gradually came into view in the distance. They were about to reach their destination ording to the maps instructions.


    It wasmon knowledge that soul masters shouldnt fly above a ce inhabited by soul beasts, as it made them easy targets. Huo Yuhao dragged Wang Qiuer along and quickly descended from the sky, and naturally let go of her hand once theynded on the ground.


    Have you not seen enough after staring at me for so long? Have I recently be more handsome? Huo Yuhao turned around and smiled at Wang Qiuer.


    Wang Qiuer grunted and said, Why didnt you kill those people? They were so unreasonable. You didnt let me fight, either.


    Huo Yuhaoughed exasperatedly. They were just executing their duties, and they had no intention of hurting us. How could I kill them? Furthermore, we did trespass into a citys airspace, so we were in the wrong.


    Is this the ce? Wang Qiuer didnt pursue the matter, instead changing the topic. Her eyes turned towards the vast forest in front of them.


    Huo Yuhao nodded and retrieved the map. He had already determined their direction while they were still flying, and the forest had a jagged patch at this location, which was easy to find when they were looking down from high in the sky. It was a lot easier to follow the map and venture into the forest after finding this prominent geographical feature.


    Lets get going. Wang Qiuer was the first to move, and she widened her stride towards the forest.


    Be careful, Huo Yuhao hurriedly caught up with her. ording to the maps markings, the ce we are looking for is full of dangers.


    Wang Qiuer tilted her mouth indifferently and said, Its just a tiny Setting Sun Forest, how dangerous can it be? Dont forget that I lived in the Great Star Dou Forest by myself for a year.


    Huo Yuhao had nothing else to say. She was incredibly powerful, after all. However, he activated his Spiritual Detection at once and shared it with her before they proceeded.


    The reason why those soul engineers had lost their ability to aim was due to Spiritual Interference, a soul skill of his that had been continuously evolving. It was also a soul skill that Huo Yuhao hadnt used for a long time. The logic was the same as when he used Imitation when he faced the three evil soul master brothers in the Great Star Dou Forest: not using this soul skill didnt mean it wasnt good. He had to hide it because it was far too powerful.


    Spiritual Interference wasnt as brutal or forceful as Spiritual Shock. However, there wouldnt be any negative bacsh, and he could use it continuously. This soul skill was a nightmare for most soul masters, and could cover an increasinglyrger area as Huo Yuhaos cultivation increased over time. Huo Yuhao could currently cover a radius of fifty meters at this point, and he could reach one hundred meters if he was focusing on a smaller target area, and he could reach two hundred meters if he used his Eye of Destiny. This was the reason why Huo Yuhao had been so calm andposed when the soul engineers had surrounded them.


    Huo Yuhao had once remarked to Skydream that Skydream had changed his entire life, and that statement was absolutely true. He could only have todays sess and his exemry aplishments with the abilities and help that Skydream had given him. Otherwise, he probably wouldnt even have passed Shrek Academys freshman examination.


    The Setting Sun Forests vegetation was a little sparsepared to the Great Star Dou Forest, and the nt species were slightly different as well. The main reason for this was due to their distinct geographical locations.


    The Great Star Dou Forest was located in the Continents central regions, and the temperature there was pleasant. The temperature within the Great Star Dou Forest remained between twenty to thirty degrees celsius year-round, while winter was almost nonexistent, and ice and snow were rarities.


    The Setting Sun Forest was more than a thousand kilometers north of the Great Star Dou Forest. If they travelled far enough north, they would enter the Extreme North, and so this forests temperature was much lower than the Great Star Dou Forests. Under such circumstances, coniferous trees were the main nt species found in this area, as they were more suitable for living in below-average temperatures. There were also some subtropical nts in the area as well.


    There were not that many species in this forestpared to the Great Star Dou Forest, and therefore it appeared to beparatively scarce. However, the nts that could survive in a ce like this would naturally have superior survival capabilities.


    They stepped into the Setting Sun Forest, and they hadnt even taken that many steps before soul beasts appeared within Huo Yuhaos Spiritual Detection. These soul beasts were pitifully weak, Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiuer didnt even have to release their auras, and the soul beasts were already scampering away. There was no need to talk about these soul beasts attacking them.


    Theyre all ten-year soul beasts. This ce is terribly barren and infertile, Wang Qiuer frowned.


    Huo Yuhao said, You cantpare this ce to the Great Star Dou Forest. In the end, the Great Star Dou Forest is one of the most prominent ces in the entire Continent, and the Core Regions ughtering Grounds isparable to the core regions of the Extreme North. Those spots, along with three other extremely dangerous ces, are known collectively as the Five Great Forbidden Regions.


    Wang Qiuer grunted and said, There should only be three. The other two only appeared because of our collision with the Sun Moon Continent. Dont you want to speed up?


    Alright. Lets pick up the pace. They didnt feel any threatening presences within the Setting Sun Forest, and Huo Yuhao naturally didnt want to waste any more time. The two of them quickened their pace and ventured deeper into the Setting Sun Forest.


    The vegetation here wasnt as dense as the Great Star Dou Forest, so their movements were unimpeded. Furthermore, Huo Yuhao was anxious and worried, so he was moving forward at sixty percent of his maximum speed, while Wang Qiuer followed closely beside him. The two of them had a tacit understanding, and they didnt hold each others hands anymore. They were both exceptional individuals among everyone else at the same level, even before they had their martial soul fusion skill.