Douluo: I am Onmyoji

Chapter 18 The Misty Forest
At this moment, a faint blue talisman paper appeared in his hand, with crooked spells drawn on it, at first glance, it looked like a seal.

This is the mission reward he got this time, the mysterious spell.

As long as the talisman is torn apart, it is as if a mysterious power sealed in the talisman can be released.

But there is another saying that the mysterious spell itself can mobilize strange power from the underworld, or between heaven and earth, and attract a random monster (shikigami) for its own use.

Shen An looked at the talisman in his palm and was inexplicably excited.

You know, this thing is much stronger than that broken spell.

The broken spell can only summon cannon fodder N, and there is a very low probability of R.

The mysterious spell is to randomly summon R, SR, SSR, and SP.

The two are simply worlds apart.

Slightly calming down his excited mood, he suddenly thought that he couldn't just summon so casually.

He is not sure what the summoned shikigami will be, if there is no good place to place it, it will be troublesome.

The kappa is lucky for him. This kind of shikigami is put into the river to let it develop on its own, and it is difficult for others to find it.

But there are not many shikigami living in the river.

This is very troublesome.

"Forget it, it seems... I need a secret space of my own to quietly cultivate shikigami."

This idea did not come to him suddenly, but according to the development of this situation, he must occupy a secret stronghold of his own in advance.

That's right, it's the base.

Otherwise, the shikigami in the future, or even the shikigami after ten consecutive draws, he can't choose the stocking mode, right? His current strength is so bad.

Sitting down immediately, he drew a circle on the white paper and divided it into two areas.

"First of all, this stronghold can only be known to me, and the location must be hidden."

"Furthermore, shikigami of different grades have different talents, so...they can also improve themselves. Naturally, they need an environment for self-development. I can't always use Zhaofu Dharma to help them improve their cultivation. "

"Based on the above two points, the location should be hidden as much as possible, and the shikigami can develop by themselves... This place can only be the Soul Beast Forest."

Thinking of this, Shen An flicked the pen in his hand, frowning.

"It's a pity that my current strength is still too weak to establish my own space and influence. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so troublesome to arrange a few shikigami."

"Forget it, everything is difficult at the beginning. I am now a poor commander, so I can only take my time."

After thinking about it, I still picked up the pen and drew an arc between the two areas.

"The location is confirmed, Soul Beast Forest, the places I can go now, there are, the Star Dou Forest controlled by the Wuhun Temple, and the Misty Forest in Feith City."

Shen An thought for a while, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Going to the Star Dou Great Forest is very convenient in my capacity, but with my current strength, shikigami are only a dozen or so levels at most, barely able to fight a 100-year-old soul beast?"

The Star Dou Great Forest, ranked from low to high in terms of danger, is divided into—

Marginal zone→peripheral zone→mixed zone→core zone→terrible place.

For example, if he sends a level 13 kappa there, he can only stay in the fringe area, or in the outer area that is slightly closer to the inside.

"But if it's in the fringe area, it has a higher chance of surviving, but there are often patrols from the Wuhun Temple on duty there, and shikigami are easily exposed..."

"The most important thing is that the Star Dou Forest is controlled by the Hall of Spirits. It's not convenient for me to place shikigami or visit them."

"That woman, Bibi Dong, is too suspicious, plus I am weak now, she will definitely send someone to take me to the Star Dou Forest, which is not easy to handle."

"There, at least until I become a soul sect or a soul king level, I can set foot there, establish my own real stronghold, and cultivate my own power."

Shen An thought for a while, and resolutely crossed out the Star Dou Forest, "This won't work, let's go."

"Now it seems that we can only go to the foggy forest in Feith City."

Feith City is the city where he is now, and the Misty Forest is two kilometers away from their Martial Soul Junior Elite Academy.

Two kilometers, or 2000 meters, is not that far away.

When he took the physical education entrance examination in high school, it only took 1000 minutes and 3 seconds to run 26 meters around the playground.

It's just a broken leg, a piece of cake.

The Misty Forest in Feith City is not as famous as the Star Dou Forest and Dugu Bo's Sunset Forest. Even outside this province, almost no one knows where the Misty Forest is.

But it is also the reason for its existence and the role it plays in this city.

Near the misty forest is a mercenary registration hall. The mercenaries there are organized groups that enter the forest to hunt and kill soul beasts, or take orders to escort others and collect mercenary fees.

The reason why he is so clear is that during this period of time, he has also roughly figured out the major landmarks of Feith City, including the natural environment.

Teacher Xiang Xinyi also said before that for the top three students in the class who become soul masters, the school will reward the best matching soul beasts of about 400 years.

As for the source of this soul beast, apart from part being supplied by the hunting ground of the Wuhun Temple, the other part is the soul beast from the misty forest.

Including other students who later became soul masters in the school, all classes in the school will lead students to hunt and kill soul beasts in the misty forest in an organized way.

Helping them obtain the first spirit ring, after all, this is also the responsibility of the school.

But with so many people in the school, there is a great demand for beast sources, and the Spirit Hall manages more than a dozen martial arts academies at the same time, which is not enough to unilaterally provide soul beasts all the time.

Therefore, the Misty Forest is an excellent place to go. In Feith City, it is even equivalent to the permanent residence of the Martial Soul Junior Elite Academy.

With the efforts of Wuhundian, the school leaders, and with the approval of high-ranking officials, deliberately divided a school area in the foggy forest.

It is said that they have a history of nearly 50 years.

As for the foggy forest, he also went to the library to check related books and made some notes.

It's not as clear as Star Dou Forest, edge area, mixed area and so on.

That place is a living mixed zone.

Coupled with the weird fog floating in the forest all year round, there is no division of regions in terms of danger.

Basically, the more you go inside, the more dangerous it is, that's for sure.

Shen An turned the pen in his hand, full of thoughts.

"It seems that this is a barely passable stronghold. Anyway, I will stay in this school for more than five years. I can only choose the roughest way between two points and the shortest straight line."

"The shikigami I summoned are not like those spirit beasts. They can talk, and their IQs are generally relatively high... Well, if they grow up and develop, their survival rate is still good."

The best thing about choosing the Misty Forest is that the place is secluded enough. Compared with the Star Dou Forest, it is not well-known and sparsely populated.

Coupled with the cover of fog, the possibility of shikigami exposure is relatively low, and the survival rate is high.

Moreover, it is close to the school, so he can check the situation occasionally.

For now, that's all there is to it.

"Okay, it's decided for the time being."

Shen An flicked the pen in his hand and stretched comfortably.

"That boy Yang Bin, it's been more than three months, and he should break through to level 10. When the time comes, follow him. In the case of a school team, maybe you can follow him and step on your feet."

"Phew, don't think about it, go to sleep."

Turn off the light, cover the quilt, and sleep soundly.

Another night of good dreams.

(End of this chapter)