Chapter 63: Heading to the Star Dou Great Forest

In truth, to most people, the military talent Zhou Sheng'an gained from his fourth simulation was the most valuable.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say that if Zhou Sheng'an were given a single city, he could devour the entire world like a whale swallowing the sea.

This was the power of the world's greatest general!

The problem was…

No matter how much people criticized the Douluo world, it was still a fantasy world!

No matter how strong your military strategy, in the end, fate was decided by individual strength. After reaching Level 100 and becoming a god, wouldn't the empire's future direction just be a matter of a single word?

Disagree? Then just kill them!

Precisely because he understood this, Zhou Sheng'an wasn't particularly excited about his newfound military prowess. He simply sorted through his memories and, in less than an hour, wrote a military treatise titled The Sheng'an Art of War.

After that, he peacefully fell asleep.

...

The next day, Zhou Sheng'an held another public class.

It was once again packed to the brim. The entire Blue Tyrant Academy—students, teachers, even janitors and parents—crowded into one classroom, eagerly awaiting Zhou Sheng'an's lecture.

"..." Zhou Sheng'an was a bit helpless. While he was lecturing, at least the room stayed quiet.

But the moment it came time for questions, a whole sea of hands shot up.

Zhou Sheng'an picked out a few representative ones to answer.

After the lecture, Liu Erlong called him to the principal's office.

...

Inside the office, there were two other people: Yin Shu and Jiang Zhu.

As soon as Zhou Sheng'an entered, the gazes of all three landed on him.

Liu Erlong gave a slight nod. Though she was still unhappy about Zhou Sheng'an's misunderstanding of Yu Xiaogang, there was no denying his ability. In terms of theory, perhaps no one could outmatch him.

"Please have a seat, Teacher Zhou," Yin Shu quickly moved to give him space.

Zhou Sheng'an nodded lightly and sat down on the sofa nearby.

Liu Erlong got straight to the point: "Teacher Zhou, last night Jiang Zhu broke through and became a Level 30 Soul Elder. She's broken Blue Tyrant Academy's record. Very impressive..."

Jiang Zhu blushed and immediately looked at Zhou Sheng'an, saying softly, "It's all thanks to Teacher Zhou..."

"..." Liu Erlong glanced at her helplessly.

'Shouldn't you be thanking the academy first? Zhou Sheng'an has only been teaching you for a few days!'

Liu Erlong let it slide and continued, "So, we're planning for her to get her next soul ring. Originally, we were going to have her hunt one near the Sunset Forest, but now we'd like to ask for your opinion."

After saying this, Liu Erlong mentally checked out.

She didn't think Zhou Sheng'an would suggest anything different. That mental demon from last night had returned again—she hadn't slept well and was visibly fatigued.

After hearing her out, Zhou Sheng'an turned to Jiang Zhu with a smile.

"Jiang Zhu, release your martial soul and show me your soul rings. Then tell me what each of your soul skills are and their age…"

He asked quite a lot.

Jiang Zhu immediately complied and followed his instructions one by one.

"Teacher Zhou, my first soul ring is about 370 years old, and it comes from... the soul skill is..." Jiang Zhu explained everything in detail.

Zhou Sheng'an pulled out a notebook and began jotting things down.

After finishing, he nodded gently. "Alright."

Liu Erlong and the others looked curiously at the notebook in his hand, unsure what he was writing.

Zhou Sheng'an quickly closed it and handed it to Yin Shu with a smile. "Director Yin Shu, please use this format to collect information on all the students in Blue Tyrant Academy. I'll help choose the appropriate soul rings for each of them."

"Ah...? Understood, Teacher Zhou. But this is a huge task. Are you sure you can manage it alone?" Yin Shu asked in concern, worried he'd overwork himself.

Zhou Sheng'an shook his head and smiled. "Don't worry. As for Jiang Zhu's next soul ring, I don't think it should come from the Sunset Forest. The soul beast variety there is limited and offers few options. I have a theoretical hypothesis that requires Jiang Zhu's cooperation. If we can find a specific soul ring, it will benefit her immensely."

"You don't mean... the Star Dou Great Forest, do you?" Liu Erlong asked in surprise.

Zhou Sheng'an nodded. "Yes."

"No way! It's too dangerous!" Liu Erlong rejected the idea immediately.

"If it's just the outer area, we probably won't run into any real danger," Zhou Sheng'an said with a smile.

"But still—" Liu Erlong was about to refuse again.

Jiang Zhu suddenly said, "I'm willing! Even if there's danger, I trust that Teacher Zhou will keep me safe."

Her eyes as she looked at Zhou Sheng'an were full of admiration and trust.

So pure, that if Zhou Sheng'an told her to head to Slaughter City, she probably wouldn't even frown.

Seeing this, Liu Erlong was thoroughly annoyed. 'She's supposed to be my student—how'd Zhou Sheng'an manage to lead her around his finger like this?'

"This..." Liu Erlong glanced at Zhou Sheng'an's calm expression, gritted her teeth, and said irritably, "Fine, fine, I'll go with you two myself. Just the three of us!"

"Thank you, Dean Liu. Don't worry—this trip will pay off handsomely," Zhou Sheng'an said with a cheerful smile.

The reason he insisted on getting Jiang Zhu's soul ring in the Star Dou Great Forest—

Was because of the semi-complete theoretical path from the third simulation's Grand Sage Master route!

At worst, it would boost the effectiveness of her soul skill.

At best, it might fundamentally change it!

...

Yin Shu and Jiang Zhu were dismissed, leaving only Liu Erlong and Zhou Sheng'an in the office.

Looking at his smile, Liu Erlong frowned and said coldly, "You know how dangerous the Star Dou Great Forest is. I'll have to go out of my way to protect you. How do you plan to repay me?"

"Repay you? I don't need Dean Liu to protect me," Zhou Sheng'an corrected her calmly.

"You're confident now, but once you step inside, you'll realize how wrong you are. Soul beasts don't fight fair, and the danger isn't just from them—other soul masters are dangerous too! I speak from experience. You're still young, you don't understand yet."

Liu Erlong spoke proudly.

Zhou Sheng'an wasn't irritated by her underestimation. He smiled and asked, "So what exactly is Dean Liu trying to say?"

"Smart people don't need extra words. I'll be straight with you—I want to invite the Grandmaster. When that happens, both of you are intelligent, and if your minds can collide..."

Before she could finish, Zhou Sheng'an interrupted, "If Yu Xiaogang comes, I will leave Blue Tyrant Academy."

"What did you say?!" Liu Erlong was stunned. Was he threatening her?

Zhou Sheng'an met her gaze firmly. He had no intention of getting involved with Yu Xiaogang. That man only brought misfortune!

...

Around noon, Tang Yuehua paid a visit to Blue Tyrant Academy.

Officially, it was under the pretense of opening indirect communication with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and to meet Liu Erlong.

In truth, she wanted to find out more about Zhou Sheng'an.

However, only Director Yin Shu received her and informed her that Liu Erlong had already left.

Tang Yuehua let out a soft sigh and gave a bitter smile. "What unfortunate timing..."

She had already confirmed through the students that Zhou Sheng'an did indeed exist!