Chapter 96: Conflict
As the group headed toward the village, they passed by a thatched house, where a crowd of men and women caught their attention.
"Cuīhuā, are you going to leave me too? I don't agree with this."
With that, the red-haired fat man began a series of entanglements with the woman.
Xiao Wu, seeing this, immediately felt the urge to intervene. Her meddling soul surged, and she was about to step forward to teach the red-haired fat man a lesson.
Dai Mubai quickly stopped her and explained, "Er, this is also one of our academy's students, named Ma Hongjun. His martial soul is a bit special, it's not what you think."
Ma Hongjun seemed to have noticed the presence of the academy members, and with a sly glance, he quickly spotted the three girls behind Dai Mubai. He completely ignored Cuihua and walked straight toward the group.
Cuihua, seeing this, quickly took the opportunity to leave the village.
"Hello, ladies. My name is Ma Hongjun, a level 27 Great Soul Master. My martial soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix."
The three girls scoffed and turned away, ignoring him.
The fat man wasn't in a hurry and followed the group to the cafeteria. Oscar was already there.
At this point, he had shaved off his beard, revealing the face that Ma Hongjun described.
When he saw Ning Rongrong, his eyes brightened. This girl gave him a different feeling, and he decided to try harder.
"You guys are here, come sit down."
He greeted everyone to take their seats, and then he glanced at the fat man.
His eyes were wandering between the three girls, making Dai Mubai furious. Oscar, too, was speechless, not wanting to let his target slip away.
"By the way, have you met him? His name is Ma Hongjun, and his martial soul is the Evil Fire Cock."
"You're the only one who's a cock. I'm the Evil Fire Phoenix."
Ma Hongjun was not pleased when he heard Oscar insult him.
"Where do you see a phoenix as fat as you?"
"I don't care, I'm a phoenix."
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong silently sighed. This wasn't a monster academy, it was just a gathering place for perverts—one color old tiger, one color cock, and one lecherous old man.
"Fatty, keep your eyes to yourself and stop looking around."
"Dai laoda, when you eat meat, you should at least leave me some soup, right? Or are you planning to take all three of them?"
Dai Mubai nervously glanced at Xiao Cat beside him, seeing her looking at him with disdain. He quickly reprimanded Ma Hongjun.
"Stop talking nonsense, you fat pig. Be careful, or I'll beat you into a dead chicken."
"Tch."
As they spoke, Oscar brought the food to the table: porridge with salted vegetables.
The others lost their appetite at the sight, except for Tang San, who wasn't picky and slowly started eating. After all, he had endured far worse when he was a child.
"By the way, is your academy really that poor? I can't even see any meat."
Ning Rongrong scooped some of the watery porridge with her spoon. Forget about meat, there was barely any rice. The water content was over 90%, it was like food for a dog.
Dai Mubai's face flashed with embarrassment. "If you hadn't come, we'd likely be the last batch of students here. The headmaster said that we'd rather not take anyone than take mediocre students."
If Ning Bei had heard these words, he would have contemptuously told him to shut down the academy and stop exploiting mediocre talents.
"Why don't you ask your headmaster to go out and ask for some money? That teacher Zhao has Soul Saint-level strength, and the headmaster's strength should be even higher."
Dai Mubai and the others looked at Ning Rongrong in confusion.
"Ask for money?"
"Well, just go to the local gang and borrow some money. My brother says that blackmailing is the fastest way to make money."
Ning Bei, far in the distance, sneezed.
"Ah-choo! Strange, who's thinking about me?"
Dai Mubai and the others, as if they had discovered a new world, agreed to bring this up to the headmaster. Especially Oscar, who was getting tired of eating plain porridge every day, though luckily he had his sausages.
While they were talking, the sound of a bell rang across the playground.
Xiao Wu looked at Dai Mubai in confusion.
"What's that sound?"
"Let's hurry, the headmaster is calling us to assemble."
They quickly made their way to the playground.
As they stood there, a figure appeared in the center of the field.
With a shoehorn-shaped face and large glasses, it was none other than Flander.
"Ah-hem, let me introduce myself. I'm Flander, the headmaster of Shrek Academy, a level 78 Battle Soul Saint. Welcome, little monsters, to our academy. First, please pay your tuition, which is 100 Gold Soul Coins per year."
Ning Rongrong was secretly amazed. From the teaching staff alone, this academy had some merit. There were already two Soul Saints, not to mention the Soul Emperor elder who was in charge of admissions.
"Ning Rongrong and Oscar, step forward."
"???"
Ning Rongrong walked out of the line in confusion.
"As an auxiliary Soul Master, the first thing you need to learn is to run away. Your task is to run twenty laps around the village."
The others were free to move around, but they had to assemble again in the evening.
"Yes."
Oscar immediately began his running task. Ning Rongrong, disdainfully looking at the meticulous lecherous old man, didn't move and instead called Xiao Wu to go to Soto City for lunch.
Ning Bei, watching Oscar run alone, felt a bit puzzled. Flander shouldn't have received a letter from Ning Fengzhi yet, so how was he still able to act this way? Or was this old man just trying to drive away the two "young ladies?"
As expected, when night fell and everyone gathered again at the playground, Flander called out Oscar's name with a dark expression.
"Oscar, did you finish running twenty laps?"
"I finished."
"I asked, did you finish?"
Oscar, with a troubled look, glanced at Ning Rongrong behind him and then made up his mind.
"We finished."
"Good. Since you like to protect her, you can run her laps as well. I've sealed your soul power, go ahead."
He patted Oscar's shoulder, signaling him to start running.
Flander then looked at Ning Rongrong, who was kicking stones on the ground with an indifferent expression.
Sighing slightly, Flander thought to himself. This girl, with Xiao Wu, was the "arrogant little sister" that the elder mentioned. She was truly quite conspicuous. It would be better to send them back as soon as possible. Otherwise, if anything went wrong, Jian and Gu wouldn't be playing around.
"Ning Rongrong, have you finished running?"
"No, why should I run that ridiculous circle? I haven't even eaten lunch."
"So you ran off to Soto City to eat whatever you wanted?"
Ning Rongrong's face changed, and she felt a trace of displeasure.
"Are you spying on me? Flander, you're just a small Soul Saint. I advise you not to meddle in other people's business, or the consequences will be beyond what you can bear."
Ning Rongrong's words made Zhu Zhuqing and the others look at her with some strange expressions. What a domineering girl, but she clearly had the capital to back it up. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so bold. However, her "young lady" image in their hearts was quietly shattered.
Ning Bei, watching from the tree, couldn't help but laugh at Ning Rongrong, who was angrily pointing at Flander.
She had always been cute and obedient in front of the elders, but now her true nature was showing.
"I may just be a small Soul Saint, but Shrek is nothing compared to your Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. So now, you can leave."
"And that girl behind you, at level 40, is already eligible to graduate from here. You don't even need to enroll."
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong's faces stiffened. What was this? They had just escaped from their sect, and now they were already told to leave?
"Rongrong, what should we do? Go back?"
After a moment of hesitation, Ning Rongrong glared at Flander.
"Just because you told me to go back, does that mean I will? That would be too embarrassing! I'm not leaving."
With that, she folded her arms and turned away.
Flander, realizing it wasn't so simple, thought to himself that a few hundred gold Soul Coins weren't that easy to collect.
"Then let me make this clear: if you want to stay at the academy, you have to listen to orders just like the other students. Otherwise, why not go back to your Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect? Why stay here?"
Ning Rongrong felt irritated, almost wanting to flip the table and go home, but since she had finally left the sect, she didn't want to leave so quickly without finding a new place.
"I'll listen, fine. It's just twenty laps, right? I'll catch up tomorrow morning."
After strengthening her body with whale glue, Ning Rongrong wasn't the small fry she used to be. Twenty laps was nothing, she just didn't want to run.
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Chapter 97: The Appearance of Tang Hao
After temporarily handling the little girl, Flander breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at the other students.
"Next, I'll give you your first lesson at the academy, follow me."
"Uh, headmaster, are we really going there on the first day?"
Flander smiled faintly without explaining. Such a good money-making opportunity shouldn't be missed.
"Let's go."
The group followed Flander as they exited the academy. Ning Bei wasn't interested in following. With Flander around, no one in Soto City could harm the two little girls.
Some of Tang Hao's aura was still locked onto him. He didn't know what Tang Hao was still waiting for. Was the Hammer Bear really that important?
Or was he afraid that after Ning Bei made a move, he'd need to flee and was planning to leave Flander and the others to take care of the God King before taking action?
Ning Bei couldn't figure it out and stopped thinking about it. He lay back on the tree and began resting his eyes, not worried about Tang Hao ambushing him. The countless camouflage butterflies around him were his best ears and eyes.
After a while, the students returned to the academy, but Dai Mubai and the fat man were missing. Xiao Cat's face was still stained with tears, so it seemed there had been some kind of argument, and they parted unhappily.
As night fell, Ning Bei opened his eyes, guessing that it was about time.
Sure enough, not long later, the grim-faced Bear appeared in the forest. It seemed that Tang Hao had given him a mental message.
"Who is it? Show yourself."
As soon as the words left his mouth, a figure hidden under a cloak appeared before him.
Next came the moment for Tang Hao to show off.
Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red soul rings appeared one by one on the hammer.
Zhao Wuji's expression changed from disdain to fear.
"Which noble is here?"
"Didn't expect to run into the famous Immovable King Zhao Wuji in this little village. My hands are itching, care for a little spar?"
"Your Highness, you're joking. I don't have the ability to spar with you."
"Stop talking nonsense. Wasn't it fun bullying a few kids earlier? Come on, make your move, don't blame me for not giving you a chance. Also, the one hiding in the shadows, come out too."
The sound of wind blowing through the trees was heard, and Flander's figure appeared before the two.
"Greetings, Haotian Your Highness."
"Haotian?"
"Oh? I didn't expect someone still remembers me. Flander, step aside."
"Your Highness, is there some misunderstanding here? Old Zhao hasn't offended you, right?"
Flander thought to himself that it had been an unlucky year. He had provoked a Soul Douluo, but luckily the other party didn't hold it against him, and now Zhao Wuji had come with something bigger.
"Hmph, you hit the younger, now the older comes to seek justice. Step aside, or I'll beat you too."
"Is there no room for negotiation?"
"Mm, I won't use my martial soul. As long as you can last a full incense stick's time under my hands, I'll let you go."
Seeing this, Flander didn't argue anymore. He took a few steps back and gave Zhao Wuji a look that said, "Good luck."
In an instant, the small forest was filled with Tom-brand screams.
The students who were about to rest in the academy were puzzled by the sounds of howling outside. Who was singing in the small woods at this hour? And it sounded so awful.
Before long, Zhao Wuji collapsed on the ground, lying still. Tang Hao, seeing this, retracted his aura, as he had only intended to teach him a lesson.
"Zhao Wuji, do you understand now?"
Zhao Wuji, seeing the sparring over, finally stood up, cupping his hands to Tang Hao.
"Yes, yes, I will follow your instructions."
"Good, next I need you to do something for me."
As Tang Hao was about to give his orders, Ning Bei smiled and quickly ran toward the dense forest that he had scouted earlier.
Tang Hao, who had been focusing on him, suddenly looked startled. He hurriedly gave a few instructions to Flander and Zhao Wuji and rushed after him.
Leaving the two of them standing there, staring at each other.
Ning Bei ran all the way to the dense forest on the outskirts of Soto City, stopped running, and stood still, waiting.
Soon after, the cloaked Tang Hao caught up with him, standing before him.
"You are from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, right? Don't be alarmed. Swear on your martial soul that you won't tell anyone about seeing the Haotian Hammer, and I will let you go. Otherwise..."
Ning Bei now understood why Tang Hao hadn't made a move earlier. It turned out he was trying to protect the interests of the Three Major Sects.
He chuckled at Tang Hao's mistaken assumption.
"Oh? What if I say no?"
"Very well. Hmm?"
Tang Hao couldn't believe his ears. Was this person sick? Didn't he understand the situation?
"Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"
His Haotian Sect already had the Spirit Hall as a major enemy. Tang Hao didn't want to offend the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect unless absolutely necessary.
Ning Bei nodded in affirmation to Tang Hao.
"Aren't you just confident that you've got me under control? Come, let's test it."
Tang Hao's expression darkened, but he had no choice. Tang San was his only spiritual support, and he couldn't afford to let anything happen to him.
"Then don't blame me, little brat. The heavens have given you a path, but you chose the path to hell."
Saying this, the Haotian Hammer appeared in his hand once again. Nine soul rings appeared in sequence, but he didn't use his soul skills. He swung the hammer directly at Ning Bei.
Ning Bei wasn't in a hurry. He activated his Radiant Wall, placing it in front of him.
Tang Hao's expression stiffened. The scene he imagined, where Ning Bei was smashed into meat paste, didn't happen. Instead, the Haotian Hammer seemed to strike water. There was a sound, but it clearly didn't break through the defense.
The Radiant Wall shone brightly, rippling like water, spreading the force of the Haotian Hammer across the wall before rebounding it back.
Seeing the hammer-shaped shadow charging toward him, Tang Hao's pupils contracted. In a rush, he raised the Haotian Hammer to block.
"Boom!" The hammer, reinforced by the Radiant Wall, blasted him a hundred meters away. It would be interesting to see what Tang Hao's mood was now.
Ning Bei's face showed a slight smile. No matter what, Tang Hao had made his move. He knew that Tang Hao would go all out now, so he didn't hold back. His Dan Tower appeared in his hand, with two yellow, one purple, three black, and two red soul rings appearing in sequence.
At that moment, Tang Hao appeared in front of Ning Bei again, looking at Ning Bei's martial soul and soul rings, his eyes filled with deep shock, which quickly turned into excitement.
Yes, excitement. With two 100,000-year soul rings, that meant the person before him had at least two 100,000-year soul bones, which would become his son's inheritance.
"Kid, I have to admit you have some strength, but the one thing you shouldn't have done was stand against us. Now, everything about you will become the foundation for my son's rise."
It had to be said that blackmailing was one of the most profitable trades, and Ning Bei was thinking the same. He intended to collect the entire set of soul bones from Tang Hao.
"Oh? Is it because your wife's soul rings gave you confidence? Are you that sure you've got me under control?"
As he spoke, Ning Bei's eighth soul ring flashed, and Ah Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill appeared in his hand.
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Chapter 98: The Hammer Hunt
Tang Hao, seeing the eighth soul ring on the opponent, glowing with four golden patterns, felt a slight sense of caution rise within him. After all, it was a 100,000-year soul skill, even though the opponent was just a Soul Douluo.
However, after a few seconds, Tang Hao didn't sense any attack that could pose a threat to him. The only thing that appeared in the opponent's hand was a purple-white pill.
Seeing Tang Hao's change of expression, Ning Bei guessed his thoughts and flicked his right index finger and thumb. The Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill shot straight towards Tang Hao.
Feeling the pill with no power, Tang Hao felt a bit puzzled. Was this a hidden weapon similar to his son's techniques? It didn't seem to have any power at all!
He directly caught it with one hand and looked at the purple-white pill with confusion.
"Kid, are you surrendering?"
Ning Bei smiled but didn't answer, directly summoning the Radiant Wall to cover himself from all sides.
Tang Hao paused for a moment, wondering what this kid was up to. Before he could figure it out, dark clouds suddenly began swirling above the sky. The violent lightning made the entire outskirts of Soto City brightly lit.
Inside the Rose Hotel in Soto City, Bibi Dong, who had been meditating with her eyes closed, felt the violent aura from afar. She opened her beautiful eyes and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
"It's started!"
After saying this, she vanished from the room.
The thunderclouds condensed into eight-colored pill lightning, heading straight for Tang Hao. Feeling the terrifying aura of the pill lightning, Tang Hao realized that it had been summoned by the pill in his hand. With no time to throw it away, the lightning was already near him. Tang Hao had no choice but to raise the Haotian Hammer to block it.
"Haotian Nine Extremes, Break Word Technique, forceful combined power, breaking through."
The Haotian Hammer in Tang Hao's hand turned into golden light and directly collided with the incoming pill lightning. An explosion sounded, and the terrifying aftershock spread in all directions.
The Radiant Wall surrounding Ning Bei instantly flared up, clearly being impacted by the shockwave.
After a while, the smoke cleared, and Tang Hao appeared before Ning Bei again. His cloak, which had covered his face, was now torn to shreds. His slightly pale short hair and the stubble-covered face were visible in front of Ning Bei.
"So, this is your reliance? If so, you can say goodbye to this world."
Looking at the heavily panting Tang Hao who was threatening him, Ning Bei couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that the injuries were still affecting this genius of the Haotian Sect, who appeared once in a century.
"Reliance? Could it be that this is just a signal for a decisive battle?"
Tang Hao's expression slightly stiffened. What did that mean? Was there an ambush?
As if answering Tang Hao's thoughts, Ning Bei summoned Daming, Erming, Ah Bao, Azhur, Yaoyao, Chang´e, and Wang Wang.
With each figure appearing in front of him, Tang Hao's heart sank further. This was undoubtedly a killing formation aimed at him. Just a brief sensation told him that the three robust figures ahead had the aura of Super Douluos.
Although the remaining figures weren't as strong, the dangerous aura surrounding them indicated that they weren't easy opponents either.
"I'll let you leave. How about we end this here? We have no real enmity between us, right?"
Seeing that the situation wasn't right, Tang Hao tried to communicate with Ning Bei.
"Heh, this really fits with the style of your Tang family, doesn't it? If you can win, you go all in; if you can't, you talk your way out?"
"So, are you planning to fight to the death?"
Seeing Tang Hao still trying to threaten him, Ning Bei couldn't help but laugh.
"You die, I die? That's right, you die, I die!"
No longer wasting words with the big hammer, Ning Bei's hand brushed over the soul guide, and dozens of pills appeared in his hand. He threw them directly to his partners.
Having never tried before, Daming and Erming didn't ask questions and immediately swallowed them, seeing that the nearby beasts had already taken theirs.
The two beasts felt a familiar aura coming from Tang Hao. It seemed that a familiar soul beast from the Star Dou Forest had been killed by the person in front of them and turned into a soul ring. Their faces gradually turned cold.
They swallowed the Power Pills, Dragon Power Pills, Beast Power Pills, Qi Boosting Pills, and Windwalking Pills. As they felt their attributes double in strength, their eyes lit up, and they glanced at Ning Bei behind them.
Their looks seemed to say, "With such good things, you only just brought them out now?"
Tang Hao felt the aura of the group surrounding him intensify, and his heart sank even more.
"No, this won't do. My injuries don't allow me to fight a prolonged battle. I have to capture the leader first."
His eyes turned vicious as they locked onto Ning Bei behind the beasts.
"Kid, no matter how many helpers you have, you're just a Soul Douluo. I can easily take you down. Remember, don't be so arrogant next time."
"Explosion Ring, Great Sumeru Hammer."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Hao's first eight soul rings exploded simultaneously, and a terrifying aura rose from his body, shooting into the sky. The Haotian Hammer in his hand instantly grew dozens of times, forming a hundred-meter giant hammer that charged toward Ning Bei.
Ah Bao and Erming felt the hair on their bodies stand up. Even they felt a sense of heartache from this strike.
Turning into a nearly 20-meter giant bear and giant ape, they blocked the attack for Ning Bei.
"Roar, Million Ton Gravity Fist."
"Tearing Claw."
"Soul beasts?"
The two beasts didn't dare slack off and directly combined their strongest strike to go against Tang Hao's Great Sumeru Hammer.
"Boom!"
A massive explosion, like the roar of a wild lion, echoed, and the terrifying shockwave spread through the entire body.
Ning Bei's figure was sent flying nearly a kilometer away.
Residents in Soto City, seeing the disaster-like scene in the distance, began to pray, hoping they would see the sun tomorrow.
At Shrek Academy, everyone was awakened by the noise and stared at the outskirts of the city in shock.
"Flander, is this the one..."
"Shh, don't say anything. It's none of our business. From now on, don't mention anything related to this person. Understood?"
Zhao Wuji scratched his head, quickly agreeing. As a mere Soul Saint, he certainly didn't dare to get involved in such a high-level battle.
A minute passed before the shockwaves slowly dissipated. Daming looked at the center of the battle anxiously.
"Erming!"
As the smoke cleared, Ah Bao's right side was covered with terrible wounds, clearly heavily injured. Erming was in a worse condition, his chest collapsed, and it seemed like he was on the verge of death.
Tang Hao wasn't in a good condition either. His right arm, which had swung the hammer, was twisted at an irregular angle. He was kneeling on the ground, struggling to regain his strength.
Daming, seeing his long-time brother injured like this, couldn't hold back. He transformed into an enormous serpent, spitting out the Devouring Thunder directly toward Tang Hao.
Tang Hao, seeing this, didn't care about his injuries anymore. He immediately jumped back hundreds of meters, narrowly dodging Daming's enraged strike.
Ning Bei, seeing this, didn't waste time either. He took out two Life Revival Pills and threw them into Ah Bao and Erming's mouths.
What happened next left Daming speechless. The injuries on the two beasts' bodies began to heal at a visible speed. In just a few seconds, Erming and Ah Bao stood up, full of vitality, stretching their waist and neck.
"This... this..."
Tang Hao, looking at the two beasts recovering to their full condition, was deeply shocked. Was this really something achievable by human power? At least in his knowledge, even the strongest healing martial soul, Nine Heart Sea Pangolin, couldn't do this.
If Ning Bei had known what Tang Hao was thinking, he would have scoffed. Nine Heart Sea Pangolin? What level! Comparing that to me!
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Chapter 99: The End of Tang Hao
Wanting to exchange injuries for a life, Tang Hao clearly miscalculated his intentions. Ning Bei was the last person to fear such a move.
Looking up at the stunned Sky Blue Bull Python in the sky, Ning Bei smiled.
"Daming, deal with him. Don't worry about injuries. As long as you still have one piece of snake skin left, I can make you recover."
Daming looked at Ning Bei in surprise, then nodded. His expression turned serious as he turned toward Tang Hao.
"You're hitting my little brother? Only I can hit him."
Tang Hao's pupils shrank. Seeing that things weren't going well, he immediately gathered all his strength, but instead of charging at Ning Bei and the others to fight to the death, he turned his soul power into speed and fled desperately toward the distance.
Ning Bei couldn't help but laugh in his heart. If you had just run with all your might from the start, you might have had a chance to escape, but now you're trying to run? Too late.
Before Tang Hao collided with Ah Bao and Erming, Ning Bei had already given a signal to Yaoyao and Azhur. The two had already circled around to Tang Hao's back.
"Tree Bind Kill."
"Deadly Spider Web."
Yaoyao transformed into a towering giant tree, and thousands of branches shot toward the fleeing Tang Hao. Azhur activated invisibility and Spider God possession, easily catching up to him and spitting a spider web toward him.
Just as the web and branches were about to entangle him, Tang Hao's urgency increased. Given his current physical state, he couldn't last much longer.
"Haotian Nine Extremes, Shock Word Technique."
Tang Hao swung the Haotian Hammer with all his might. A terrifying shockwave instantly spread out, instantly dispersing the branches and spider webs.
"Paralysis Beam."
Seeing that the web couldn't bind him, Yaoyao shot a golden beam from her tree-like eyes directly at Tang Hao.
"Ah!"
Tang Hao felt a wave of paralysis wash over him, and his steps came to a halt.
Azhur, seeing the opportunity, quickly shot forward and thrust a venomous spike directly into Tang Hao's chest.
"Ugh."
Another muffled grunt escaped Tang Hao as his face grew even more twisted. He activated his God of Killing domain, slightly suppressing Azhur, preventing her from using her devouring talent. Immediately after, his ninth soul ring, which represented his wife, exploded, and his soul power pushed Azhur back. He then used his increased speed to continue fleeing into the distance.
Ning Bei wasn't in a rush. He had already felt the presence of the Pope.
"Death Spider Web Bind."
A crisp, female voice sounded like a whisper from hell in Tang Hao's ear, and his body was immediately wrapped in a spider web, crashing heavily to the ground.
"Bibi Dong? How did you end up with this kid?"
"Hmph."
Bibi Dong coldly snorted, not bothering with the bloodshot-eyed Tang Hao. She turned to look at Ning Bei and the beasts slowly approaching.
Feeling the overwhelming aura emanating from Daming, Erming, and Ah Bao, which even made her feel a hint of threat, Bibi Dong was slightly surprised.
"Seems like I'm starting to see through you, kid. I thought you'd hold him off for me to arrive, but I didn't expect you to nearly kill him."
"By luck, by luck."
"Heh, should I thank you for showing mercy last time?"
"Where, where."
Tang Hao looked at the two people who clearly didn't take him seriously, and his lungs nearly exploded with rage.
"Do you two think you have me at your mercy? Even if I die, I won't let you have it easy."
With that, he erupted with all his strength, shaking off Bibi Dong's spider web. The Haotian Hammer reappeared in his hand, and he swung it with full force toward the two of them.
Ning Bei and Bibi Dong immediately stepped back, and with the beasts, they prepared to use their soul power to resist this desperate strike.
However, before anyone could use a defensive soul skill, Tang Hao suddenly closed his eyes, lay on the ground, and lost all sound. The terrifying aura dissipated from his body.
At Shrek Academy, the students, who had been waiting for the noise outside to subside, were about to fall back asleep when Tang San suddenly sat up, clutching his chest with a grim expression.
"It's happening again. This chest pain, this feeling of being suffocated with no clear cause. Damn, what's going on? What more do I have to lose?"
In the teachers' dormitory, Flander and Zhao Wuji exchanged glances.
"Is it over?"
"Looks like it!"
"Sleep?"
"Let's go!"
Ning Bei and his group watched Tang Hao, who had collapsed, in silence for a long time.
"Is it over?"
Bibi Dong seemed slightly reluctant to believe that it had been so simple.
Ning Bei rolled his eyes and looked at her with a speechless expression.
"I fought for half the day with my team to deal with him, and you watched the whole thing from the sidelines and shot a web. Of course, you think it's simple."
Ning Bei couldn't help but imagine a scene in his mind where, under his profile, the highest damage, most kills, and most damage taken icons appeared.
Meanwhile, the MVP icon appeared under Bibi Dong's profile.
This ambush journey had been harder than he had imagined, and he wasn't sure if the Asura God's influence had played a role.
"Cough, cough."
Seemingly noticing Ning Bei's contempt, Bibi Dong awkwardly cleared her throat twice.
"Well, his soul bones should be quite a lot."
Ning Bei nodded and began his search for the body.
As expected, all six soul bones were present.
Among them, the right arm bone and left leg bone were Haotian Sect's inherited soul bones, with a nearly 90,000-year age.
The other four were also around 50,000 years old.
Holding the soul bones, Ning Bei looked at Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong didn't say much and took the 50,000-year head bone and stored it in the soul guide.
"I didn't put in too much effort, the head soul bone is fine, right?"
Ning Bei rolled his eyes. She didn't even give me a chance to refuse!
He nodded, agreeing with Bibi Dong's distribution.
After collecting the beasts and soul bones, Ning Bei looked at her again.
"Planning to go back?"
"Yeah, next time let me know when you have a plan."
Just as he was about to say goodbye, Ning Bei suddenly remembered the soul bone of Xiao Wu's mother.
"By the way, Pope, do you still have the left arm bone of that Soft Bone Rabbit?"
Bibi Dong turned her head, frowning as she looked at him. "What strange way of addressing things is this?"
"What? Did you find a soul bone suitable for me?"
Ning Bei nodded, then took out the left arm bone of the Black Pear Bull Ant King that had been given to him by the King of Ten Thousand Beasts.
"The left arm bone of the Black Pear Bull Ant King, this soul beast has a strong toxicity. I believe it would suit you better than the Soft Bone Rabbit's."
Bibi Dong looked at the 100,000-year left arm bone handed to her with a complex expression. She hadn't expected him to really bring it.
"Wait for it. Next time I come for pills, I'll hand it over to you."
With that, she disappeared into the forest.
Ning Bei wasn't worried she'd stand him up. Moreover, changing soul bones was certainly not an easy task.
After cleaning up the battlefield, he headed back toward Soto City.
This battle with Tang Hao had given him a clearer understanding of his own combat abilities. The opponent was at the Super Douluo level, and without running away, he could rely on his soul beast team to finish the job.
Now that the bodyguard of Tang Shen Wang was taken care of, there was no need to hold back. His Illusion Dream Butterfly had already reached an 80,000-year cultivation, and Ning Bei wanted to try if he could extract Tang San's techniques. The rest didn't matter much, but the Purple Extreme Magic Eyes would help with mental power.
(END CHAPTER)
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Chapter 100: Oscar's Breakthrough
The next morning, the Shrek students arrived at the cafeteria, yawning.
"By the way, did you guys hear the noise outside the city yesterday? It was such a terrifying aura. I guess at least two Soul Saints were fighting."
Ma Hongjun spoke with a look of lingering fear about the terror of the Hammer Hunt battle.
Ning Rongrong curled her lips in disdain. "My family's Title Douluo sparring is just like that. What's a Soul Saint?"
Tang San sat at the table, silently drinking porridge with a dark expression. He didn't participate in their conversation. The feeling of losing something important still lingered in his heart, and it wouldn't go away.
After the soul fight yesterday, the Fatty wanted to go to the brothel with Dai Mubai, but after a careless slip of the tongue—"My taste is much better than yours!"—Xiao Cat couldn't stand it and had a quarrel with him. The group left in bad spirits.
So until now, the atmosphere was rather gloomy. It was thanks to Fatty's jokes that everyone was able to eat breakfast in silence.
The bell rang again with a "dong, dong, dong" sound, and the group hurried to the playground.
Flander's shoehorn face appeared before them again.
He scanned the student lineup and then frowned slightly.
"Where is Oscar?"
Tang San then remembered that Oscar, who shared a room with him, seemed to still be cultivating.
"Dean, I saw Oscar still cultivating when I woke up, so I didn't wake him up."
"Mm, Hongjun, go call him down for the assembly."
"Yes, Dean."
Before Fatty could do anything, Oscar's voice came from the direction of the dormitory.
"No need, Dean. I'm here."
"Good boy, didn't run enough yesterday with those 20 laps? Then today you can run 40 laps with Ning Rongrong. The young lady said she would make it up today."
Ning Rongrong snorted but didn't argue. Forty laps? Easy.
"Dean, I was late because I was breaking through my soul power. I'm at level 30 now."
"Oh? Good job. A 14-year-old Auxiliary Soul Master at Soul Ancestor rank, not bad, not bad!"
Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu didn't show it on their faces, but they were a bit surprised inside.
After all, Oscar didn't have the help of his brother's elixirs for cultivation. Having this kind of cultivation at this age was impressive. If he had been born in Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, he would likely be a Soul King by now.
"Oscar, what was your innate soul power level?"
Yesterday, when Ning Rongrong had exploded in anger, although it had disappointed him, his admiration for her had not completely died. Hearing the little princess ask, he happily patted his chest.
"I'm a genius with innate full soul power."
"Innate full soul power?"
"Really?"
Listening to their conversation, Tang San's eyes gradually became sharper. There was indeed a reason why the teacher had sent him to this academy. Not to mention the numerous teachers, just looking at these students—each one was extraordinary. The top-level White Tiger and Phoenix Soul Masters, and now, an Auxiliary Soul Master with innate full soul power.
Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, though surprised, didn't say anything like in the original story, that it was impossible for an Auxiliary Soul Master to have innate full soul power. After all, her brother was much more of a freak than this guy.
Flander, happy for Oscar, clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention.
"Since Oscar has broken through, today's lesson is canceled. Prepare yourselves. Today, I'll have Teacher Zhao take you for a Soul Hunt."
"Thank you, Dean!"
Oscar said excitedly, looking forward to his third soul ring.
The other students had no objections and dispersed to adjust their states. After all, the Star Dou Forest was not a place to relax your guard.
Only Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu looked indifferent. Ning Rongrong always had Title Douluo leading when going there, and Xiao Wu was from that area, so how could she feel nervous?
The two sisters, hand in hand, found Zhu Zhuqing, planning to invite her to go to Soto City for a stroll.
"Zhuqing, Rongrong and I are going to look at some clothes in the city. Do you want to come?"
Through their conversation, they learned that Zhu Zhuqing was a few months younger than them. When they first found out, the two girls called it unfair. Why did you grow meat in the right places and still not call her elder sister?
"You guys go ahead. I don't have much time left, I need to focus on cultivation."
The two exchanged glances and looked at Zhu Zhuqing walking towards the small forest. They couldn't quite place the feeling in their hearts.
"She's making us look so lazy!"
"Yeah, and she says she doesn't have much time. If she doesn't want to hang out with us, she should just say it."
Rongrong, watching the retreating figure, stomped her foot in frustration.
From a distance, Ning Bei looked at the scene and couldn't help but laugh. Couldn't it be that the two of you are really lazy, and not that you look lazy compared to her?
This was also why Ning Bei hadn't given the magical herbs to the two girls yet. They didn't have much enthusiasm for cultivation, and once they were given the herbs, they would be even worse.
He needed to think of a way to spark some motivation in these two greedy girls so they wouldn't turn into a waste of good potential.
Though the two girls were somewhat irritated by Zhu Zhuqing's diligence, they still had good intentions and packed some food for her. After all, the academy's food was really lackluster.
They arrived at the small forest and saw Xiao Cat practicing soul techniques on a tree stump.
"Zhuqing, time to eat. Eat first, then practice."
Xiao Cat turned and looked at the two, not refusing. She came over and took the food.
"Thanks!"
The two waved their hands, signaling that it was no trouble, watching her eat.
"By the way, Zhuqing, why are you working so hard?"
Zhu Zhuqing's movements paused for a moment.
"To survive. I can't stop cultivating for a second. I don't have the talent like you two. I'm sure you worked hard in your sect too, otherwise, you wouldn't have this cultivation level."
Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu smiled awkwardly. Their cultivation and talent couldn't really be attributed to hard work, but rather something else.
"But why does working so hard for cultivation have anything to do with survival?"
Xiao Cat's gaze gradually dimmed.
"It's the fate of the Zhu family of Xing Luo. I can't change it."
"Zhu family of Xing Luo?"
Rongrong's exclamation left Xiao Wu confused.
"What's wrong with the Zhu family, Rongrong?"
Ning Rongrong looked at Xiao Wu with disdain. "You should've listened in class, instead of daydreaming. The sect's lessons covered the major forces on the continent."
Seemingly sensing what her friend was thinking, Xiao Wu awkwardly smiled.
"I was dozing off in class, okay? Tell me about it."
"The Zhu family is a great noble family of the Xing Luo Empire. Every generation, the direct descendants of the Zhu family will be married to the royal family."
"Doesn't that make them royal relatives? That sounds great!"
"Do you still want to listen or not? Don't interrupt me."
Ning Rongrong shot a look at Xiao Wu.
"Okay, I won't interrupt, go on."
"The royal relatives are indeed great, but the Xing Luo Empire has a cruel rule: only the most outstanding pair of children from each generation can inherit the emperor and empress' positions. The other brothers and sisters either die or have their soul power abolished and are reduced to commoners."
"What? How can there be such a brutal rule? Shouldn't siblings help each other?"
Zhu Zhuqing wasn't surprised that Ning Rongrong was aware of her background. Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had its intelligence network, after all.