While Xiao Wu was still in a moment of frustration, she suddenly felt a chill on her neck.
"Xiao Wu!"
Er Ming turned his head to look at his shoulder and discovered a person had appeared behind Xiao Wu.
When did he get there?
Su Ming grinned at Er Ming, then grabbed Xiao Wu and vanished from his shoulder.
He reappeared some distance away in an open area, holding Xiao Wu hostage.
"You have Big Brother's aura on you!"
Er Ming roared.
"It was you! You absorbed Big Brother's Spirit Ring!"
Furious and flustered, he directly fired an air cannon towards Su Ming, aiming purely to kill him.
"Hmph!"
Chen Xin snorted coldly. Dozens of sword Qis materialized behind him, flew in front of Su Ming, and sliced the air cannon into countless pieces until it dissipated.
Su Ming remained impassive, holding Xiao Wu firmly.
"Titan Giant Ape, don't do anything rash. You don't want anything to happen to her, do you?"
"Roar!"
Er Ming roared in fury.
He stared intently at Su Ming, eyes blazing, wishing he could smash him into paste.
By taking Xiao Wu hostage, Su Ming had forced Er Ming into an extremely passive position.
"If anything happens to Sister Xiao Wu, I will make you humans pay the price!"
Er Ming's voice was low, warning Su Ming while suppressing his rage.
"If you attack any Spirit Master, then I cannot guarantee her safety."
Su Ming completely turned the tables, using Er Ming's own words against him.
"Everyone, it's time to leave."
Su Ming looked towards Yueguan and the others, reminding them they could withdraw.
"Let's go!"
Er Ming could do nothing against Yueguan's group, and with Xiao Wu captured by Su Ming, he had no way to stop Su Ming and his party.
After Su Ming and the others disappeared from view, he pounded the ground in frustration.
Before leaving, Su Ming had given his assurance that as long as Er Ming did not retaliate against Spirit Masters hunting in the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu would not be harmed.
Although he didn't trust human Spirit Masters, Er Ming didn't dare gamble with Xiao Wu's life.
Da Ming was already dead.
He, Er Ming, could not lose Sister Xiao Wu as well.
Er Ming smashed the ground hatefully, creating a crater as if a meteor had struck, then slumped onto the ground, howling in grief.
"You are truly despicable."
Xiao Wu glared furiously at Su Ming, despising him for using her to threaten Er Ming.
Su Ming ignored Xiao Wu's anger.
So what?
Su Ming didn't place himself and Spirit Beasts on equal footing.
Spirit Beasts were Spirit Beasts, humans were humans.
Using Xiao Wu to threaten Er Ming and tidy up the aftermath of this operation was already the utmost benevolence he could show, both for himself and for the Spirit Masters hunting in the Star Dou Great Forest.
He knocked Xiao Wu unconscious, slung her over his shoulder, and caught up with Yueguan and the others ahead.
"This transformed Spirit Beast—"
Yueguan started to speak, but Su Ming interrupted him.
"I captured her, so she will be detained in Heaven Refinement City for now. Her Martial Spirit is the Soft Bone Rabbit, and her true form is also a Soft Bone Rabbit. It's not suitable for me; I won't absorb her Spirit Ring. If any of your factions want her, you can contact Heaven Refinement City to negotiate after we return."
Chen Xin and Yu Yuanzhen expressed agreement.
This way, they also had the qualification to compete for this hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast.
Especially Chen Xin, who agreed with both hands and feet raised.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was never short of money.
If they could acquire a transformed hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast through a transaction, they certainly weren't afraid to spend money.
Seeing this, Yueguan and Gui Mei could only accept Su Ming's proposal.
Heaven Refinement City.
Upon returning to the city, Su Ming had someone craft a cage and imprisoned Xiao Wu inside.
He personally crafted a Spirit Power Suppressor to suppress Xiao Wu's Spirit Power, and even used a Spiritual Power Suppressor to suppress her consciousness, keeping her in a dazed, befuddled state every day to prevent any unexpected incidents.
"This harvest was not small."
"My Spirit Power broke through to level 64. Azure Bull Annihilating Thunder and Azure Bull Slow Domain—both Spirit Skills are quite good, essentially inheriting Da Ming's core abilities."
"Five ten-thousand-year Spirit Rings and one hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring, combined with my constant reflection on the cultivation effects of Spirit Power and Martial Spirits from Douluo 2, my Spirit Power quality has reached a critical point. It's time to condense a Spirit Core."
"The Spirit Hunt was nearly perfect. Next is guidance."
This Spirit Hunt was exchanged for the rights to the ruins, but that didn't mean Su Ming was unconcerned about developing the ruins.
On the contrary, he was very concerned.
He intended to use the ruins to guide the major powers into beginning to explore the seas.
Whether it was Sea God Island or the Sun Moon Continent, he would be the one to find them.
[Douluo 3]
Two and a half months passed in a flash.
Su Ming and Mu Ye ultimately failed to find a suitable sea Spirit Beast for Su Ming.
The large ship arrived smoothly at the Star Luo Continent without the mishaps from the original plot; there was no scene of sea Spirit Beasts blocking the way.
"Su Ming, when are you coming with me?"
Lin Yuhan found Su Ming.
"Let me get accustomed to the situation here first. After I've settled in, I'll contact you via Spirit Communication."
Su Ming raised the Spirit Communication device in his hand.
Lin Yuhan said "Oh" and left with her teacher.
The members of the Federal exchange group, including Su Ming, also went their separate ways according to their own itineraries.
The Shrek group's first stop was Star Luo City, the capital of the Star Luo Empire.
The Star Luo Empire's official representative, Foreign Minister Sima Lanxiao, came before the Shrek contingent.
"Elder Cai, hello."
"Hello." Cai Yue'er responded indifferently.
"Elder Cai, here's the situation. We just received news that a Youth Spirit Master Competition is currently being held in Star Luo City. Since Shrek's first stop is also Star Luo City, we were wondering if you would be interested in participating in our Youth Spirit Master Competition?"
"This Youth Spirit Master Competition is absolutely the most grand and highest-level competition for the young generation of Spirit Masters on the Star Luo Continent. If you could participate, it would undoubtedly make this year's competition even more spectacular."
Cai Yue'er glanced at Sima Lanxiao, her eyes seeming to say, 'Why should we?'
Our Shrek students aren't monkeys to just go on stage and fight for an audience's amusement.
"Elder Cai, our Star Luo Empire places great importance on the Youth Spirit Master Competition. For the individual competition rewards, we have prepared Spirit Bones. We definitely will not disappoint Shrek's outstanding students."
The look in Cai Yue'er's eyes changed, no longer one of questioning.
"We came here for exchange and observation. We don't have much time to participate in competitions."
"Given the strength of Shrek Academy's students, there's no need for them to participate in the preliminary rounds. They can start directly from the elimination rounds, which won't take much time."
"What are the participation conditions?"
"Under twenty years old. The competition is divided into individual, team, and mecha matches, among other comprehensive events. The one-on-one matches are unlimited challenge matches; any means can be used—mechas, Battle Armor, Martial Spirits, Spirit Tools are all allowed. Furthermore, participants must sign a Life and Death Waiver."
Life and Death Waiver?
Cai Yue'er frowned slightly.
But she quickly accepted this point.
In her view, this small Star Luo Continent couldn't produce any real geniuses.
While it couldn't be considered barren, the Star Luo Empire governing it wasn't exactly a powerful nation. The talents they cultivated might not be bad, but they absolutely couldn't compare to Shrek's.
Signing a Life and Death Waiver wasn't a big deal.
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