39Chapter 39: Human Desires Are Like Rolling Stones on a Mountain
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"How long is this Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent? What color are its wings?" Tang San quickly asked.
"Light red wings, about seven or eight meters long."
Tang San nodded slightly: "Oscar, you're lucky. This Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent is a thousand-year Spirit Beast, and it's within eighteen hundred years."
"Little San, you're truly amazing, like an encyclopedia of the Spirit Master's world!" Oscar began to brag.
Zhao Wuji and the others also looked at Tang San, their gazes showing a slight change.
Xiao Ze almost laughed out loud.
It seems that the people in Shrek Academy don't study at all; they're all illiterate.
In the Spirit Beast illustrated guide compiled by Spirit Hall, there's plenty of information on the Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent, not to mention thousand-year ones, even ten-thousand-year ones.
There are even pictures, just so you won't fail to recognize them.
So Xiao Ze had nothing to say; he decided to leave Shrek Academy quickly.
His purpose in coming here was twofold.
First, to see Shrek Academy.
Second, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
The first has been completed, and the second is half-completed.
Ning Rongrong is definitely not a problem; she has no affection for this Academy either.
It's just that Zhuqing is a bit troublesome.
If she doesn't leave with him, then if they meet again in the future, Xiao Ze will only be able to ruthlessly destroy the flower.
Xiao Ze discusses, but will not be kind to enemies, even if they are women.
After Tang San and the others discussed, the Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent charged directly towards him.
Tang San summoned a large amount of Blue Silver Grass, binding it.
The Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent twisted its body, breaking free from the Blue Silver Grass.
The others also started fighting the Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent.
"Xi Mang Sacred Judgment Scythe!"
Xi Mang's nine main awns merged into a giant light scythe, sweeping out horizontally.
The Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent was too slow to dodge and was heavily struck on its body.
A shrill scream sounded, and the Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent crashed heavily to the ground, with a beam of light appearing at its wound.
This was the "Awn Injury" state of the Sacred Judgment Scythe.
It would reduce the target's defense by 15%.
"White Tiger Vajra Transformation!" Dai Mubai, after his amplification, punched the Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent's head.
Ma Hongjun also came to the side of the Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent, which trembled as it felt the suppression from Ma Hongjun's Spirit.
Soon, the Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent was knocked to the ground by everyone.
Oscar excitedly walked over.
"Do we really have to hunt Spirit Beasts?" Xiao Wu asked, her face full of reluctance.
"Are you kidding? If you don't hunt Spirit Beasts, where do your spirit rings come from?" Xiao Ze laughed.
Even though Xiao Ze knew that Xiao Wu's spirit rings were condensed by herself, she was now considered human, just a traitor to Spirit Beasts.
Xiao Ze held no ill will towards Spirit Beasts, not even the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger.
Because the law of the jungle is instinct.
Humans are the same.
"I…" Xiao Wu wanted to argue, but thinking of her identity, she said no more, her face just a little pale.
"Xiao Ze, Xiao Wu is just kind; she doesn't want to see too many casualties." Tang San sighed softly, saying earnestly.
"Kind? Neither Spirit Masters nor Spirit Beasts are kind. It's just survival of the fittest, natural selection.
There are many human corpses in the mouths of Spirit Beasts, and many Spirit Beast blood in the hands of Spirit Masters. Unless the cultivation system of Spirit Masters can be changed, it's impossible for anything to change.
Coupled with the greed of Spirit Masters, perhaps tens of thousands of years later, Spirit Beasts will disappear, and the disappearance of Spirit Beasts will also lead to the extinction of Spirit Masters. Unless spirit rings can be created."
Xiao Ze said so much, not because he thought they would listen, but just because he felt this World was quite distorted.
The future scarcity of Spirit Beasts is foreseeable.
Everyone was speechless upon hearing this.
Oscar was stunned; Xiao Ze was indeed very cultured.
"Isn't this a bit alarmist?" Xiao Wu swallowed and said.
Xiao Ze chuckled: "Alarmist? You should know that Spirit Beasts don't just have spirit rings; they also have Spirit Bones. Once spirit rings are satisfied, people will specially hunt Spirit Beasts to get Spirit Bones.
Human desire is like a rolling stone down a mountain; once it starts, it can never be stopped."
"Alright, you're still young; this has nothing to do with you. Oscar, go kill it." Zhao Wuji quickly interrupted.
He was speechless; is this what a cultured person is like? What he said really made sense.
He even suspected Xiao Ze's Spirit was his mouth.
"Stop!"
At this moment, two figures came from a distance.
One old, one young.
A white-haired old woman, and beside her was a beautiful young girl, her lithe body encased in a tight outfit.
"What is it?" Zhao Wuji asked.
"This Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent is one we've been chasing; you can't give it to him."
"What evidence do you have!" Oscar felt that if he killed this Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent, he would definitely get a good Spirit Ability.
"This Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent has two scars on its abdomen, caused by my snake staff. My granddaughter is at level thirty and needs her third spirit ring."
Zhao Wuji looked and indeed saw the scars, then sneered: "May I ask your esteemed name?"
"This old woman is Chao Tianxiang."
"Snake Woman?!" Zhao Wuji was a little surprised.
"That's me. And you, sir?"
"Zhao Wuji."
"Immovable King?!" Chao Tianxiang was astonished.
Xiao Ze was a bit speechless watching their exchange.
They were already starting to probe, but this would indeed make things more stable.
In case the other party was from some big power, they would quickly run away.
After a long discussion, the two still decided to use the rules of the Spirit Master's world to determine the ownership of the Spirit Beast.
"Since he's a food system, I'll fight him!" Meng Yiran pointed at Xiao Ze.
Xiao Ze was stunned, pointing to himself: "Me?"
"That's right." Meng Yiran nodded.
This guy is so handsome, just a bit dark, but he doesn't look strong.
Oscar's face lit up; he was challenged to Xiao Ze's head, so his Spirit was not going to be obtained.
Everyone believed Xiao Ze's strength was only weaker than Dai Mubai's and Tang San's with his Hidden Weapons.
Of course, this was only a part of Xiao Ze's strength that he had revealed.
"Alright."
Xiao Ze slowly stepped forward, and the others retreated, making space for the two.
"Xiao Ze, Spirit Black Soil, twenty-eighth level summoning system Spirit Grandmaster."
"Meng Yiran, Spirit Snake Staff, thirtieth level attack system…"
Meng Yiran hadn't finished speaking when she saw Xiao Ze's two spirit rings, one yellow and one purple.
Chao Tianxiang was also stunned.
"Your spirit rings?"
"Oh, thousand-year spirit rings, just average, absorbed by luck."
Upon hearing this, everyone almost went up and beat Xiao Ze to death.
If he couldn't absorb those spirit rings, his body would have exploded. What did he mean by luck?
Zhao Wuji's mouth twitched. This guy looked quite serious and spoke very articulately, but now he was even showing off.
However, it's just a thousand-year spirit ring. My spirit power is better, so the advantage is mine.
Meng Yiran cheered herself on.
She was older, shedding the awkwardness of youth, with a mature figure, especially her waist, which twisted unconsciously like a beautiful snake.
Seeing her waist, Xiao Ze felt she could do many movements.
"Sui Hua, Xi Mang."