"Woooo...Hum..." The roars of various monsters filled the entire space. This was an unknown space, without any light. Suddenly, a white light flashed, and the roars of those monsters disappeared instantly, as if they had never appeared. The white light dissipated, and a person appeared inside was Jing Chen.

"Old Li..."

"Well... this is a bit weird." Rios said in a serious tone.

"What's wrong?" Apart from darkness and silence, Jing Chen didn't feel anything wrong.

"The hostility here is very obscure and strong, but most people cannot feel it." Rios said slowly.

"Hostfulness?" Jing Chen was stunned when he heard Rios's like this. He did not feel any hostility. It was just that the place was a bit surprisingly quiet, and there was no trace of light. Don't let your hand out and you can't even see your hand.

"This kind of thing is called a complex formation. With the help of two large formations that are mutually reborn, the magical aspects can even reach a seamless state, but this auxiliary formation does not look like an artificial one."

"It was not arranged by someone? Was it formed?" Jing Chen said in shock. If this was a formation arranged by someone, it would be so hidden that it would be full of murderous intent.

"It's not true. It's a bit like it evolved on its own, independent." Rios' tone was a bit solemn.

"Evolution by itself? What kind of thing is this?" Jing Chen was like the best student. As long as he didn't understand something, it became a habit to ask Rios.

"This involves another thing related to the formation sorcerer, earth spirit energy. This earth spirit energy is a very strange thing. The formation sorcerer mobilizes the earth spirit energy of a place to arrange the formation, but this earth spirit energy is not a soldier after all. As time goes by, the formation sorcerer's formation base mark gradually fades, and this earth spirit energy will become a free state again. However, this formation has been laid out, and the earth spirit energy has no independent consciousness, so it will gather into an independent space within or near the formation. This is self-evolution and also the magical art of nature." Rios explained.

"It seems that this spiritual energy is indeed spiritual. So why are there no other profession on the continent able to use this spiritual energy?" Jing Chen has always been very curious about this. After all, the spiritual energy is so powerful that there are so many geniuses in the past tens of thousands of years, so why no one can master other methods of using it.

"No one has tried this, but it ended in failure. This spiritual energy was produced in the earth, but the human being himself cannot do it. He cannot use methods similar to the meditation of a mage-type profession to inhale those spiritual energy into the body. Even the formation sorcerer can only borrow the spiritual energy from nature in some special ways, but cannot be stored in the body." Hearing Rios's words, Jing Chen guessed that Rios might have the same idea as himself back then. As expected, Rios continued, "I thought about it back then, as you thought so. Unlike you, I tried many methods, and even some secret techniques I used to experiment. I found that only formations can resonate with the spiritual energy of this earth, and nothing else can do, so I gave up later." Rios sighed.

"Hu..." A sound of breaking through the air came.

Jing Chen was shocked, and the habit he developed when he met Jing. He flashed slightly, feeling something crossing his skin, "Who?!"

After a while, there was still no response. Jing Chen frowned slightly, and he could not hear any sound when he leaned over. He touched the place where the thing had just passed, and zero blood had already oozed out.

"I'm heart, that thing doesn't seem to be a living thing." Rios reminded.

"Isn't it a living creature? The undead?" Jing Chen said in surprise. Although he also heard some things about the undead, after all, in the Holy Spirit Empire, the country where the Holy Holy City is located, there are very few undead magicians. The undead and the holy light are born in conflict. Although the two have nothing to do with each other, try to stay away as far as possible.

"If I guess correctly, it should be the beast soul." After a pause, Rios continued, "This blood array of ten thousand beasts has accumulated too much resentment from monsters before their death. This is another place where spiritual energy gathers. There is nothing strange about those monster souls that have no consciousness to evolve into beast souls."

"What is the beast soul? It's not the soul of a monster?" Jing Chen really didn't think of what the difference was.

"After the death of a monster, a trace of residual soul, will mostly disappear in nature as time passes, but this beast soul is different. Just like some powerful magicians, after they die, they can still live in the world with obsession, waiting for the undead magician to resurrect them. Although the price of resurrection is to lose freedom, it seems to them that it is better than death. This beast soul is similar to that of some powerful monsters who are unwilling to die after they die, but keep their own obsessions and wait for resurrection." Rios was somewhat disdainful, after all, this way of life is not as good as death.

"Swoosh..." Another sound of breaking through the air came.

"Om..." Just as the beast soul was about to hit Jing Chen's body, a light suddenly flashed out of the silver ring, and the beast soul was actually trapped in the silver light Zheng

Jing Chen looked into the silver light and saw something black all over the body rushing left and right in the light, but no matter how desperate it collided, it could not break through the barrier of the silver light. Gradually, the beast soul seemed to have lost its power, lying in the silver light and stopped moving.

"Wooah..." Just as Jing Chen wanted to get closer to see the thing, a deafening beast roar sounded.

"What!" Jing Chen was shocked, but it was pitch black around him. The sound was like thousands of monsters rushing, but when he got close, there was no sound.

"These beast souls do not have any attack power, but they are real beast souls. They are a good place to cultivate your wild heart." Rios's words made Jing Chen not know what to do.

"Don't have the power to attack?" Jing Chen reached out and touched the skin that had just been cut, and suddenly he was slightly stunned. There was no trace of the skin being cut, and he did feel the pain and bleeding just now.

"Just just now, you were just hit by the illusion of the beast soul of the mirage beast, which is not real. Your wild form needs to be in the places where there are many monsters. Only by infecting the wild energy of the monsters can you evolve to a higher level. The beast soul here is the best object. By feeling their beast nature, you can understand the true meaning of "beasts" and have a better development in the future." Rios paused for a moment and continued, "The reason why my beast soul here does not have attack power is because there is sufficient spiritual energy here and no murderous soul will be produced. Ordinary beast souls do not have attack power."

Jing Chen nodded, "Then how should I integrate into this beast soul?" Jing Chen had never heard of this method of cultivation. If it weren't for Rios's mouth, he wouldn't believe it.

"According to the records in this secret method, you only need to lead the beast soul into the body to temper it. However, if the beast soul enters the body, you have a wild heart and should be able to withstand it, but you will inevitably suffer a little."

"But this hardship is not a bad thing. This beast soul was bullied in life. Although it has now been reborn as a spirit with the spiritual energy here. It has no original hostility, but it is also unruly and difficult to control. Entering into the body to temper it will not only give you a deeper understanding of the origin of the beast, but also improve your willpower. More importantly, if you are lucky, you may be able to obtain some kind of talent skill."

Although Rios's words seemed to be relaxed, they gave Jing Chen a very serious feeling, as if a strict teacher was asking his disciple to make a very important choice.

"I understand!" As soon as Rios finished speaking, Jing Chen agreed without thinking.

"Well..." Rios responded, but seemed to be thinking about something, and he had nothing to say for a long time.

"Old Li?" After a while, Jing Chen said a little confused.

"I'm here, suddenly I remembered something from the past, nothing." Rios' tone was a little heavy, obviously I remembered something.

"Jingchen, remember, no matter what you meet or see in a while, you must keep your heart and not be confused by anything. Remember it."

"Yeah!" Jing Chen responded firmly.

"Be ready, we're starting." As soon as Rios finished speaking, a light gradually appeared in the dark space where he could not see his fingers. The light came from and shot to where he was. In the hazy, Jing Chen seemed to see many monsters lying docilely on the grass. Whether it was the huge carnivorous monster or the relatively tame herbivorous monster, they all lived together harmoniously.

Jing Chen frowned slightly. He was still a little confused about this strange but extremely real picture.

"The earth's spiritual energy condenses the illusion, the beast soul refines the heart, and guards the original source." Rios's voice came from beside him, but the sound was like thunder. At this moment, it sounded like thunder and buzzed Jing Chen's ears, but this thunderous sound also reminded Jing Chen that this is the illusion transformed by the beast souls, and it is not real, so he can integrate into it, but cannot fall into it deeply.

Jing Chen slowly walked among the monsters. The monsters did not feel any discomfort because of Jing Chen's arrival. They were still lazily lying on the grass, licking the fur all over their bodies, or grasping each other with itchyness. It was a peaceful and peaceful scene. Suddenly, a tiger-shaped monster rushed towards a demon butterfly tiger. The demon butterfly reacted quickly, but it was still a step slower. However, the demon butterfly did not catch the tiger-shaped monster, but penetrated through the gap between its claws.

Seeing this, Jing Chen was stunned. On the surface, this seemed to be just a play, but whether it was the speed of the tiger-shaped monster or the response strategy of the demon butterfly being stood first and then gave Jing Chen a sense of smoothness, as if the action was the most in line with the natural streamlined movement. When the tiger-shaped monster flew up, it was not dragging the water at all. When the demon butterfly dodged, he cleverly took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness.

The two seem simple to go back and forth, but they give Jing Chen a feeling of endless mystery...

After counting, Zeus Academy.

After breakfast in the morning, Jing Chen set out to the back mountain to prepare for practice.

The back mountain is not far from the students' dormitory area. The building passing through the dormitory area is a few days ago, after Jing Chen and Ling Su fought, he had nothing to do in the evening, so he took a walk in the academy and found that the back mountain is full of natural energy. Even Rios didn't understand why the natural energy here is several times stronger than outside. Since then, as long as there is no class, Jing Chen has been practicing in the back mountain.

Walking on the stone road in the dormitory area, Jing Chen walked slowly without looking sideways.

"That's Jing Chen, the only strong man in our first grade who reached level 4." A pleasant voice came not far ahead.

Jing Chen couldn't help but look at the source of the sound, and saw two cute girls whispering to each other, looking at Jing Chen from time to time. When Jing Chen looked over, the two girls whispered to cover their mouths and laughed.

"I actually became a celebrity." Jing Chen smiled mockingly in his heart.

In the past few days, when walking in the academy, you often hear others discussing yourself. Not only did you defeat the crazy berserker Ling Su, but more importantly, Jing Chen's major - Druid, a profession that has always been considered the weakest in the same level and often defeated by cross-level challenges. No one expected that Jing Chen would be an anomaly.

"Ah, what is ahead?" Jing Chen's eyes suddenly locked in a beautiful figure in the distance.

The long purple hair was drooping straight to the waist, and the pointed ears stood there like orchids in the valley. When he saw Jing Chen coming, he smiled slightly.

"Yanran?" Jing Chen's pupils couldn't help but shrink.

"Brother Jingchen!" Seeing Jingchen coming, Yue Yanran hurriedly came up to meet him.

The two men held each other with four hands and remained silent for a long time.

"Are you okay?" After a while, Jing Chen broke the silence first.

"Well, I'm fine. I don't know why. After we separated, I was teleported out of the palace group and happened to meet the family's demon hunting team, so I came back with them." Yue Yanran said with a smile.

"So that's how it is." Jing Chen nodded, but he was a little confused. Why was the difference between what he met and Yue Yanran?

"Brother Jingchen, where are you going?" Yue Yanran asked curiously.

"I went to the back mountain and advanced continuously some time ago, but I didn't have the chance to consolidate it. Now I have time, so I can consolidate it well." Jing Chen said with a smile.

"Oh, why haven't I seen you these days?" Yue Yanran was stunned at first when she heard Jing Chen's words, and then said with a smile.

"Have you heard it? This time, the delegation of the Royal Academy of Flan Empire came to participate in the backbone of the Gods, and there was a level five-level strong man, who was really perverted." While Jing Chen and Yue Yanran were talking, the two young men were talking to each other.

"Level 5!" Jing Chen only felt a fierce convulsion in his heart. During this period, due to the rapid increase in his level, Jing Chen gradually felt a sense of superiority in his heart. Unexpectedly, someone actually reached level 5 before the age of eighteen. Even if it was only the initial level of level 5, it would be two levels higher than him. In a few years, Jing Chen was not confident that he could break through level 5 in one fell swoop.

The two were still chatting and walking by Jing Chen and Yue Yanran.

Seeing the huge change in Jing Chen's expression, Yue Yanran wondered, "Brother Jing Chen, what's wrong with you? Didn't you listen? Among the other academy teams participating in the Gods' Backbone Competition this time, many of the chiefs have reached the peak of Level 4 or Level 5?"

"Many?!" Jing Chen was even more surprised when he heard Yue Yanran's words.

"Yes, now the chiefs of at least four or five teams have reached the peak of level 4. As for the fifth level, the chiefs of the Flan Empire Royal Academy and the St. Bruno Magic Academy have reached the peak. As for whether other teams also have strong men of this level, I haven't heard it yet. After all, the backbone competition of Gods will be several months away." Yue Yanran said for granted.

"Oh..." Jing Chen responded and then said, "Yanran, what are you going to do later?"

"Ah! I'm not going to forget you. Class is about to begin. Brother Jing Chen will chat again when he has time. I'm late!" Then Yue Yanran turned around and ran away, bringing smoke and dust all the way. Seeing this scene, Jing Chen stood there blankly, not reacting at all.

"Haha." Rios' laughter came from his mind, "Jingchen, have you seen it clearly?"

"Hmm? Mr. Li, what do you mean..." Jing Chen said in confusion.

"Although your vocation is amazing, you are not the only one in this world who has such vocations, so you still need to work hard." Rios said earnestly.

Jing Chen also understood in his heart that although his abilities are good, it does not mean that his strength will definitely reach a height that others cannot reach. In this path of cultivation, abilities are only one aspect, and more importantly, they must make unremitting efforts. The two complement each other, so that they can reach the peak step by step.

"Old Li, I understand." Jing Chen said slowly.

"It's good if you understand. Let's go. Although it's a bit difficult, I'm still sure to get you to the fourth level before the God's Backbone Competition." Rios said confidently.

Jing Chen didn't believe it very much.

"Mr. Li, haven't you lived it? The path of cultivation is only one aspect, and it also depends on unremitting efforts and the accumulation of time. In just over two months, I will improve two more classes. How is this possible?" Jing Chen is not a fool. His study at Zeus Academy made him understand the difficulty of every level of improvement no matter what profession it is.

While talking, Jing Chen kept coming to the back mountain, and he quickly rushed in the forest. Rios suddenly said, "Jing Chen, go there."

"Where?" Jing Chen said in confusion.

"You sense it, this natural energy is different from the previous few days." Rios smiled, with a hint of excitement in his voice.

"Hmm?" Jing Chen felt it carefully and found that the difference was different. The natural energy was indeed different. He stopped and closed his eyes slightly. Jing Chen felt it carefully.

"Mr. Li, is this..." Today's natural energy is incomparable to the past. Its richness is far beyond Jing Chen's cognition. Perhaps only the elf's hometown, Yuegelinhai, can have such rich natural energy.

"I think there must be something unknown here, otherwise such a rich natural energy would never be gathered. Even in the moonshine forest, not every place can have such a rich natural energy." Rios said slowly.

Hearing Rios like this, Jing Chen stopped talking and rushed towards the source of natural energy.

Not long after, Jing Chen came to the source of natural energy and saw a huge ancient tree rising from the ground. The tree was flashing with green fluorescence. The ancient tree grew in a depression. Otherwise, such a tall ancient tree would probably be seen in the dormitory area.
To be continued...