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The two of them chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at the academy gate.
Dormitory.
"Boss, are you still waiting for Sister Yanzi? Maybe Sister Yanzi won't be back today?" Yu Feng lay languidly on the sofa in the living room.
When Oslo was around, the two of them would occasionally bicker.
Now that Oslo wasn't here, the Shi Family Brothers and Ye Lingling didn't like to talk, and Shi Quan and Dugu Yan weren't around, so the only person he could chat with was Yu Tianheng.
As for Ning Rongrong, ever since Sword Douluo came to their door that day, he had already put Ning Rongrong on the list of people to absolutely not provoke.
"Probably not." Yu Tianheng shook his head, looking playfully at Ning Rongrong, who was also sitting on the sofa, and said, "Besides me, someone else is waiting for someone else. She's not anxious, so why should I be?"
Ning Rongrong said stubbornly, "I want to see if that stinky guy is dead or not. It'd be best if he doesn't come back, that way no one will control me, and I can do whatever I want."
"Is that so?" Yu Tianheng said with a faint smile, his words full of teasing.
Ning Rongrong pouted and simply ignored Yu Tianheng.
Among the Heaven Dou Battle Team, in terms of status, Yu Tianheng's status was no less than hers. Ning Rongrong was the daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Sect Master, and Yu Tianheng was also the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Clan Chief. With equal status, Yu Tianheng was the only one in the entire team who didn't need to consider Ning Rongrong's status, so when he spoke, he naturally had fewer reservations.
"They're back." Yu Feng looked at the figures gradually approaching from outside the main door, stood up, his gaze slightly condensed, and said hesitantly, "Boss, Sister Yanzi brought a man back."
Yu Feng's Martial Spirit was a Wind Chime Bird, and his eyesight was the best among them.
"That stinky guy Shi Quan is back?" Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up, and she quickly turned to look. When she saw the tall, blurry figure in the distance, Ning Rongrong's eyes immediately dimmed, and then she looked at Yu Tianheng mockingly, "Oh, isn't Dugu Yan's official boyfriend here?"
A flash of electric light appeared in Yu Tianheng's eyes. After giving Ning Rongrong a cold glance, he stood up and walked out the door, "Yan Yan."
He waved hello, but Yu Tianheng's gaze remained on the man beside Dugu Yan.
"Tianheng."
Yu Tianheng frowned as he looked at Shi Quan's figure, which was both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar.
Yu Feng and Ning Rongrong also came out to join the fun. Ning Rongrong looked at Shi Quan's appearance and didn't react for a moment, still laughing and fanning the flames, "Oh, this person looks much handsomer than you, the official boyfriend."
Yu Tianheng clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth to Ning Rongrong, "You'd better shut your mouth."
Ning Rongrong, however, stuck out her tongue at Yu Tianheng, looking smug.
Yu Tianheng controlled his expression, forced a smile, and asked the approaching Dugu Yan, "Yan Yan, he is?"
"Captain, it's only been less than two months, and you don't recognize me?" Shi Quan said with a faint smile.
"This voice…" Yu Feng, who was observing, widened his eyes, stepped forward, stared at Shi Quan's well-defined face, and after taking a deep breath, exclaimed, "Hiss… you're Shi Quan."
Yu Tianheng looked at Shi Quan's face and also realized where that familiar feeling came from. He raised his hand and patted Shi Quan's shoulder, saying with a laugh, "It's you, kid! You've changed so much in just over a month."
"I encountered some opportunities, so my body grew prematurely." Shi Quan explained with a smile.
"What were you just thinking?" Dugu Yan walked to Yu Tianheng's side with a sinister smile, raising her hand to pinch the soft flesh on Yu Tianheng's waist.
"No, no, no." Yu Tianheng immediately pulled Dugu Yan into his arms and quickly explained, "Isn't this a misunderstanding?"
"Shi Quan." Ning Rongrong called out to Shi Quan with a flushed face. She hadn't forgotten that when she was mocking Yu Tianheng just now, she had personally praised Shi Quan's handsomeness. Now that she reacted, she was clearly a little embarrassed.
"Mm. How's your Cultivation lately?"
"Cultivation?" Before Ning Rongrong could reply, Yu Tianheng interjected, saying, "She misses you so much every day, how can she Cultivate?"
"No!" Ning Rongrong snapped, then quickly said, "I Cultivate diligently every day. I said I was going to surpass you, so I won't relax."
"You shut up for me." Dugu Yan glared at Yu Tianheng, and the force in her hand suddenly increased.
"Hiss." Yu Tianheng gasped in pain, then quickly patted Dugu Yan's hand gently, saying, "I know, I know."
"Let's go, let's go inside first." Only then did Dugu Yan greet everyone and walk into the dormitory.
As soon as they entered the dormitory, Yu Feng yelled upstairs, "Shi Mo, you two, and Lingling, come down quickly! Shi Quan is back, come and see Shi Quan's new look."
The three people upstairs heard Yu Feng's voice and came out of their rooms. When they saw Shi Quan's appearance, they were all clearly stunned. They all called out Shi Quan's name uncertainly, and when they saw Shi Quan nod, all three of them showed surprised expressions.
Facing everyone's curious gazes, Shi Quan briefly explained what had happened over the past month. As for Dugu Yan's issues, Shi Quan only mentioned them briefly, and he didn't mention the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well either, only saying that Dugu Bo had given him a special Herb, omitting many details.
"Shi Quan, don't hide it anymore, just tell them directly." Dugu Yan said anxiously when Shi Quan still hadn't mentioned his strength.
"Shi Quan, what are you still hiding?" Yu Feng asked curiously.
"Actually, it's nothing much. It's just that the Immortal Herb Grandpa Dugu gave me, besides making some changes to my appearance, also helped me Evolve my Martial Spirit, and my strength also increased a bit."
"Your Martial Spirit Evolved?"
"And your strength increased?"
"Then what Rank are you now, Shi Quan?"
Everyone asked in a flurry.
Shi Quan raised his right hand, summoned his Blue Silver King, and three spirit rings, one yellow and two purple, rose from beneath him.
"I call the current Blue Silver Grass the Blue Silver King, the king among Blue Silver Grass. My strength just Broke through to Rank thirty. A few days ago, Grandpa Dugu helped me hunt a Spirit Beast, and after absorbing its spirit ring, my spirit power Rank is now thirty-one."
The surroundings were silent, only the rapid breathing of everyone could be heard.
"Holy crap, you're a monster! You're Rank thirty-one so quickly?!" Yu Tianheng, the strongest, recovered his senses, his tone sour and full of envy.
It wasn't just him; who among those present wasn't envious? No one had expected Shi Quan to gain such a great benefit from Dugu Bo.
Yu Tianheng swallowed and asked, "Shi Quan, what is an Immortal Herb? How can its effects be so exaggerated? Not to mention the Martial Spirit Evolution, it actually let you directly Breakthrough from twenty-three to thirty."
"An Immortal Herb is something that should only exist in Heaven, and is rarely heard of in the human world." Shi Quan directly used the original Tang San's explanation of an Immortal Herb.
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianheng and the others couldn't help but look at each other, their eyes turning a bit fervent as they looked at Dugu Yan.
"Don't get your hopes up. Didn't Shi Quan say it? Rarely heard of in the human world. I don't even have one. Shi Quan was just lucky. I can only envy and be jealous here." Dugu Yan waved her hand, looking helpless.
Shi Quan could only smile and say that it was just a coincidence, that the Herb just happened to suit his Martial Spirit, and if others consumed it, it would only be harmful and not beneficial.
Hearing the two of them say this, everyone could only look on longingly.
Especially Ning Rongrong, upon hearing that Shi Quan's spirit power had directly Ascended to Rank thirty-one, her heart became even more complex. She didn't know whether to be happy for Shi Quan, or envious, or even a little unwilling.
Unwilling that Shi Quan, with his Innate Rank one spirit power, had crushed her like this. She had originally thought that as long as she worked hard, the gap between them could be closed, but now the gap between the two of them was growing wider and wider.
For Ning Rongrong, this night was destined to be a sleepless one.
Early the next morning.
Shi Quan came to the Education Committee and simply and clearly explained his situation. With Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, as proof, his matter was cleared up in just a few words.
Meng Shenji personally agreed to help him hide his secret, and also inquired about Shi Quan's new ultimate spirit ring theory.
Shi Quan had just returned, and he hadn't yet had time to deal with the theory. After a brief understanding, Shi Quan promised to perfect the new spirit ring ultimate theory within seven days.
Afternoon, training ground.
"Didn't sleep well last night?" Shi Quan asked, looking at Ning Rongrong's obvious dark circles.
"None of your business?" Ning Rongrong turned her head away, turning her back, and continued to squat in her horse stance by herself.
Seeing this, Shi Quan rubbed his head, not knowing what was wrong with Ning Rongrong today that she was so irritable.
But it wasn't his business either.
During the more than a month he was away, Yu Tianheng and the others had been training in an orderly manner under Qin Ming's leadership. The individual training plans Shi Quan had set were general directional plans, and Qin Ming was responsible for their specific implementation.
Even without Shi Quan, their training was not particularly affected.
"Shi Quan." Ye Lingling's cold voice suddenly came.
"What's wrong, Lingling?" Shi Quan's movement of preparing to Cultivate paused slightly, and he turned to look at Ye Lingling.
Ye Lingling habitually wore her veil, but through the veil, one could still see Ye Lingling's cold and beautiful face. Ye Lingling's beauty was that of an ice-cold beauty, and coupled with the lonely and desolate aura she exuded, she gave people the feeling of a solitary beauty who had long sat in a high position and endured much hardship.
"I encountered some problems in my Cultivation, so I wanted to ask you for advice."
"What problems?" Shi Quan got up and walked towards Ye Lingling.
Among the Heaven Dou Battle Team, in terms of Martial Spirits, only Ye Lingling and Shi Quan both had plant-type Martial Spirits. The commonalities in their Cultivation were actually the most, it was just that the two of them took different directions, one being a support system and the other a control system.