"Please show me your warrant."

A soldier from the Templar Knights, clad in black armor, stepped forward and raised his hand in a gesture to stop them from proceeding.

This is a necessary procedure for every Soul Master to enter the Soul Beast Forest, and they will not feel offended.

Wei Ming opened his palm, revealing a black token engraved with six totem symbols.

The soldier in charge of the inspection straightened up, a look of shock in his eyes: "A papal decree?!"

The six totem symbols represent the highest level of command.

For the members of the Spirit Hall, this was no longer just proof of entry into the Spirit Beast Forest, but a papal decree symbolizing the presence of the Pope himself!

Hearing their teammates' exclamations, the other Templar Knights all looked over.

Everyone present possessed Soul King-level Soul Power and exceptional eyesight, especially considering that the furthest distance between them was only a few dozen meters.

Immediately, led by the soldier who had shouted the papal decree, all the soldiers wearing black armor knelt down on one knee, lowered their proud heads, and placed their right fists against their left chests, performing the highest level of courtesy to Wei Ming and Qian Renxue.

Having grown accustomed to the occasional display of such high-level etiquette by those around her, Qian Renxue glanced at them with unwavering eyes, remaining silent behind her teacher as if oblivious to the world around her.

Wei Ming's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded slightly: "Everyone has worked hard, get up."

"yes!"

The soldiers shouted out in unison, single syllables.

Looking at the well-trained soldiers, a sense of pride welled up within him. He nodded inwardly, but his face remained impassive as he said, "You must be thorough in the upcoming inspection. Don't let any troublemakers into the Soul Hunter Forest, understand?"

"yes."

This time, the one who answered alone was the squad leader of the Guardian Knights' detachment stationed in this small Soul Beast Forest.

In any Soul Beast Forest where soldiers are stationed, the Soul Beasts inside are all captured from outside and released into this natural area. They are Soul Beasts that are deliberately raised to make it easier and more convenient to select the first Soul Ring for future promising talents, and their highest level is no more than five thousand years.

If you want to obtain higher-level soul beasts, you still have to enter the truly natural soul beast forest.

Passing through the iron-forged defensive line and entering the forest, the solemn air seemed to melt away with the warm sunlight streaming down from the sky, easing Qian Renxue's tension considerably. No longer feigning seriousness, she turned to her teacher and asked, "Teacher, what kind of spirit beast should I choose for my first spirit ring?"

Looking at the composed Qian Renxue, Wei Ming's eyes flashed with admiration, but his tone remained calm as he passed the buck back to her: "I remember when I gave you a theory lesson before, I said that a Soul Master must be careful when choosing their Soul Rings. If you are promoted from Soul Warrior to Soul Master, the maximum age of the hundred-year Soul Beast Soul Rings you can absorb is 423 years. Although the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul has extremely strong compatibility, it is best if the Soul Beast's attributes are close to the Light attribute and also have attack power."

Qian Renxue lowered her head and fell into thought, searching through the theoretical knowledge of soul beasts she had learned, looking for a suitable soul beast.

Wei Ming didn't urge her, because he was intentionally cultivating Qian Renxue's autonomy and logical thinking.

If a student's answer doesn't quite fit within his mental framework, he will offer guiding suggestions to help the student explore the correct answer.

This is not only what Qian Renxue will experience, but also what every student who enters the Spirit Hall Academy and is about to become a Spirit Master will experience.

Qian Renxue did not disappoint Wei Ming. After a moment's thought, she gave him a name for a soul beast that fit his criteria.

"Teacher, how about the black sparrow?"

Wei Ming nodded in agreement, then asked gently, "What are your reasons for choosing it?"

Qian Renxue calmly analyzed, "The wings of the Black Golden Sparrow are the strongest defense and the most powerful part of its body, making it both offensive and defensive. It is both a light-attribute soul beast and a flight-type soul beast, which is a perfect match for my Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul."

“That’s right. Xiaoxue, you’ve learned the theoretical knowledge very well. The Black Golden Sparrow is indeed my favorite soul beast choice.” At this point, Wei Ming sighed and said, “When I brought other students with Angel Martial Souls to the Soul Hunting Forest, their answers were very close to the Black Golden Sparrow, but very few people were right on the first try.”

He truly lives up to his reputation as the young master of their Spirit Hall; even at such a young age, one can already glimpse his future potential.

Qian Renxue smiled modestly, "Teacher, you flatter me. Let's go to the habitat of the black-feathered sparrow now."

She had already memorized the map of the Soul Beast Forest before she even left, and she couldn't wait to become a real Soul Master!

Wei Ming smiled gently. "You should have memorized the map by now, right? Now is the time to put it to the test. You run ahead, and I'll follow behind you."

Qian Renxue nodded, adjusted her breathing rhythm, shifted her center of gravity forward, and pushed off the ground with her feet. She shot forward more than a meter like an arrow, running through the lush, shadowy forest at a speed beyond that of an ordinary adult.

This ability to move quickly through the forest was also part of Qian Renxue's training course.

Watching Qian Renxue dart away in a flash, Wei Ming lightly touched the ground with his foot and caught up with her in the blink of an eye. He kept a distance of five or six meters behind her.

The Black Gold Sparrow is a social spirit beast. Usually, three to five of them will form a family chain and live in the same place. When they give birth, one member of the family will stay behind to take care of their own children and the children of other families, to raise the offspring together and to keep watch together.

It can be said that provoking one means being targeted by the entire Blackbird family.

But against Wei Ming, who possesses the cultivation level of a Contra Douluo, even dozens more wouldn't be enough.

The golden sparrow, grieving the loss of its family members, flapped its wings and flew away, landing on a branch. Looking at its destroyed home and its clansmen lying unconscious at Qian Renxue's feet, it let out mournful cries, desolate and poignant, which saddened the listener.

"Xiaoxue, you deliver the final blow." Wei Ming stood with his hands behind his back beside the three adult black sparrows, whose cultivation levels were around a thousand years, which he had knocked unconscious. Behind him was a messy, dilapidated bird nest.

Qian Renxue looked at her destroyed homeland, then at the black sparrow at her feet. Her hand holding the dagger trembled slightly as she looked at her teacher with a hesitant expression.

"Teacher...I..."

She was a little... hesitant to do it.

Although she had mentally rehearsed countless times before the day arrived, when she actually faced them... she felt that they instantly became the type of people she hated the most.

He is the murderer who destroyed a family...

Looking at Qian Renxue's hesitant expression, Wei Ming didn't think she was weak, because many children would feel the same way when they obtained their first spirit ring.

This is the psychological journey they must go through and the threshold they must cross.

As mentors, their responsibility is to step forward at this time and guide these children who dare not move forward.