Tang San stepped forward respectfully. "Teacher Zhao, I apologize for earlier. I must give my all to pass the entrance exam. Now, I will withdraw the Dragon Whisker Needle from your body."
Zhao Wuji nodded silently but thought: Do these younglings take this seriously? He only wanted to vent his pent-up energy, but these prodigies—how can he let them off easily? Especially Xiao Tian—the sixteen consecutive strikes he delivered were extraordinary!
Zhao Wuji's mind focused on Xiao Tian as Tang San activated a formation, causing him great pain.
Oscar arrived amid the chaos and saw both deans present. He looked confused and asked Dai Mubai, "Where's the business you mentioned?"
Dai Mubai pulled Oscar aside urgently. "Stop talking and make a recovery sausage and a detoxification sausage for Teacher Zhao."
Oscar's excited face instantly changed—cooking sausages for Teacher Zhao wouldn't earn him money.
He glanced around to see several unfamiliar faces and three beauties—had they teamed up to overwhelm Teacher Zhao?
Feeling helpless at having to chant soul spells before these freshmen, Oscar feared ruining his reputation.
But seeing the fierce look in Zhao Wuji's eyes, he grew scared.
Still, Oscar gritted his teeth, made two large recovery sausages and one detoxification sausage, and handed them to Zhao Wuji.
Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing had never heard of such a disgusting soul technique. Oscar's eager approach only made it worse.
They turned away, unwilling to look at him.
Dai Mubai noticed their reactions and quickly explained, "Don't judge Xiao Ao's sausages by looks. Their effects are excellent."
"His first soul skill continuously restores physical and soul strength; the second detoxifies. Both are practical. Moreover, he's the continent's first food-type soul master with innate full soul power!"
Flanders picked up Dai Mubai's words. He wanted these talented newcomers to appreciate the academy's geniuses.
Food-type soul masters with innate full soul power were rare.
Xiao Tian inwardly wondered if Oscar truly had full innate soul power, considering how Flanders could seemingly perform miracles.
Still, whether Oscar was born with full power didn't concern Xiao Tian much.
Ning Rongrong's eyes brightened with curiosity on hearing Oscar's status.
She'd never encountered a food-type soul master with innate full soul power. Why did he live in such a small village?
Flanders grinned, pleased their words attracted attention.
He recalled the letter he'd received recently and began scheming.
"Hehe, Xiao Ao, whether you succeed will depend on your effort."
Then, as if remembering something, Flanders asked loudly, "Oscar, has your soul power reached level 30?"
Everyone looked at Oscar.
Oscar seized the moment to boast. "Dean, I broke through to level 30 a few days ago. The vice dean is aware too; since you were away, I waited for your return to discuss the third spirit ring."
Flanders was pleased. "Not bad! You're only fourteen, and you've hit level 30, plus you're a food-type soul master. If you weren't so lazy, you'd have achieved this sooner.
"But maybe it's fate—I'll introduce something to you."
He pointed at the jade jar beside him. "This is the master, my old friend. After enrolling the new students and giving you a chance to bond, we'll depart to the Star Dou Great Forest to seek your third spirit ring!"
Yu Xiaogang rose confidently: "I'll study your martial spirits and skills, then design the best spirit ring configuration for you."
Oscar smiled brightly at the jar. "Thank you very much, Master."
Yu Xiaogang felt his vanity gratified.
[Ding! Congratulations! After fully unleashing his strength just now, Xiao Tian's sword intent was enhanced, attracting favor from the three gods—Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong—triggering a critical hit reward.]
[Rewards: Scarlet Sakura Spirit Hidden Ring, Sword Red Dragon Fang]
[Scarlet Sakura Hidden Soul Ring: Composed of delicate petal patterns capable of storing soul guides and living beings. When worn, it hides the wearer's soul beast aura and energy fluctuations.]
[Treasure Sword Red Dragon Fang: Crafted of Longquan, Tai'a, Gongbu, and Fire Crystal, extremely powerful.]
"System, why the delay in issuing rewards?" Xiao Tian wondered.
Yet after distributing the items, the system vanished.
He didn't mind—the reward for his displayed strength was generous.
The soul storage system seemed catered specially for Xiao Wu. After Tang Hao left, he planned to explain matters to her.
Though late, it was better than risking other Titled Douluo discovering Xiao Wu was an incarnation of a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast.
Though he knew magic grass was in the Sunset Forest, he lacked means to penetrate the poison barrier set by Dugu Bo.
He wished to avoid antagonizing Dugu Bo, who left a good impression.
He desired to establish relations with Dugu Bo before being intercepted by Tang San.
But after forming ties, curing poison in Dugu Bo's body posed challenges.
Forget it—no use worrying now. There must be solutions later. If all else failed, he'd offer Dugu Bo some spirit bones or borrow his Eight Spider Lance from Tang San, hehe.
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