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As soon as Tang San was brought back to the academy by Tang Hao, he learned from his teammates that Yu Xiaogang's position in the academy had been stripped. Besides no longer receiving a salary, the Education Committee, considering Flender and others, allowed Yu Xiaogang to remain in the academy. The leader of the Shrek Team also changed from Yu Xiaogang to Qin Ming.
Although this did not affect Yu Xiaogang's ability to teach the Shrek Team, for someone like Yu Xiaogang, who was obsessed with fame, the cancellation of his title as the Shrek Team's leader meant that if the Shrek Team participated in the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament, all their achievements would have nothing to do with him.
His many years of effort, fantasizing about proving himself, were snatched away at the last moment, which was a significant blow to him.
However, Flender used the same words Yu Xiaogang had used to comfort him before to comfort Yu Xiaogang, calling it "borrowing a chicken to lay eggs." Although Qin Ming was now the Shrek's leader, everyone in Shrek understood his contribution to the entire team. Qin Ming was just the academy's external leader, while he would be the Shrek Team's external leader.
With this, Yu Xiaogang's expression brightened a little, and he regained his drive.
Tang San was originally a bit angry when he heard this, but since things had come to this, he could only accept it helplessly.
Seeing Tang San return alone, Yu Xiaogang immediately went to his room with Tang San to understand his situation over the past few days.
Upon hearing that Tang Hao still hadn't confirmed whether Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor had any issues, Yu Xiaogang's expression changed, lost in thought.
"What about His Excellency?"
"Dad said he still has other things to confirm and won't be staying nearby during this time."
Yu Xiaogang nodded upon hearing this and ultimately said nothing. After arranging for Tang San to train as usual, the matter temporarily came to an end.
On the other side, not long after school started, Zhu Zhuqing's strength had already reached Rank thirty-seven.
Among the Heaven Dou Battle Team, only Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng had not broken through Rank forty. Zhu Zhuqing herself was diligent in Cultivating, and coupled with her current Rank being the lowest in the entire team, she was almost immersed in Cultivating day and night. Additionally, she had absorbed an Immortal Herb, and with the aid of medicinal baths, her strength increased exceptionally quickly.
Compared to Zhu Zhuqing, who was diligently Cultivating, the other members of the team also became more diligent, especially Yu Feng. Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's intense Cultivation, he could only follow suit, afraid of being surpassed by Zhu Zhuqing if he wasn't careful.
As a result, two months later, Yu Feng was the first to break through Rank thirty-nine, beginning his push towards the Rank forty Bottleneck.
At the same time, the Shrek Team.
It was also time for their monthly day off.
Two months of high-pressure training had left everyone miserable.
As soon as it was time to rest, Ma Hongjun called Dai Mubai and the others to vent their internal evil fire.
Heaven Dou City, Peach Heart Hotel.
"What's going on? Is it because the training has been too tiring lately?"
Dai Mubai looked at the snowy peach garden beside him with some self-doubt, then turned over helplessly and said lightly, "Come and give me a good massage."
The young lady couldn't help but secretly roll her eyes. She had seen many impotent guests like him, but this was the first time she had encountered one so young and yet so weak.
The situation of the others was not much different. They also discovered a problem: it seemed that after recent training, each time they came to relax, the time became shorter and shorter.
The night passed without a word. The next day, the few of them looked at each other, speechless. Of course, they wouldn't talk about such private matters, otherwise, wouldn't they all become the other's laughingstock?
After making a few casual excuses, each of them secretly sought out a pharmacy and bought some tonics for themselves, preparing to replenish their bodies well so that next time they had a holiday, they could fully display their masculinity again.
A month later, Zhu Zhuqing also broke through to Rank thirty-nine.
Shi Quan's goal for Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng was for them to break through Rank forty before the preliminary rounds of the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament began.
Based on their current situation, there shouldn't be any problems.
Although Yu Feng didn't have an Immortal Herb, his daily medicinal baths were specially formulated by Shi Quan and Dugu Bo, containing some lower-grade Immortal Herbs as an aid, so his spirit power increase was not slow.
It was another rest day for Shrek.
After a month of health maintenance and major replenishment.
The masculinity of the few finally recovered somewhat. After a night, each of them felt refreshed. After the night ended, the few of them tacitly went to their previous pharmacies, bought a large amount of tonics, and then returned to the academy satisfied.
They were indeed weak, they needed to replenish.
With one month left until the competition, Yu Feng finally broke through to Rank forty first.
After a simple discussion, it was decided to wait until Zhu Zhuqing broke through Rank forty before going together to acquire spirit rings.
Another half a month passed. There was only half a month left until the competition.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy training ground.
After this period of special training, the Shrek Team's strength had also improved to some extent.
Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai both reached Rank forty-three.
Xiao Wu was Rank thirty-seven. Oscar was Rank thirty-six, Ma Hongjun was Rank thirty-five, Ning Rongrong was Rank thirty-four.
As for Tang San, his spirit power had already broken through to Rank thirty-nine.
He was preparing to push for Rank forty, but Tang San had not been Rank thirty-nine for long, so it was almost impossible for him to break through Rank forty in a short period under normal circumstances.
At such a young age, reaching such a high spirit power Rank, Yu Xiaogang, as his teacher, was very proud.
Training requires a balance of work and rest. If such high-pressure training continued until the competition began, it might not be a good thing. Flender and others also felt that the recent training intensity was a bit high.
After some discussion, the Shrek Team decided to give everyone half a month off to relax their tense minds.
Therefore, after training ended in the afternoon, during dinner, while the team members were all together, after eating, Yu Xiaogang first announced the holiday decision, and then explained the competition system of this Soul Master Competition to everyone.
When Yu Xiaogang mentioned the seeded teams, everyone's expressions were a bit downcast, but with Yu Xiaogang's encouragement, everyone quickly regained their fighting spirit.
After explaining the competition system, just as the Shrek members were enthusiastically discussing how to arrange their rest time.
Under the leadership of Dugu Bo, Shi Quan and others also set off for the Sunset Forest.
Because just yesterday, Zhu Zhuqing finally broke through to Rank forty.
The purpose of this trip was to help Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng find suitable Spirit Beasts.
"Shi Quan, you said you have a way to quickly help them find suitable Spirit Beasts. How do you do it?"
Under Dugu Bo's leadership, everyone had already arrived at the section of the Sunset Forest where thousand-year Spirit Beasts frequented.
"Wait a moment."
Shi Quan sat cross-legged, a blue-gold light emanating from his eyes, and four spirit rings appeared beneath him. A circle of blue ripples instantly spread from his body, dispersing through the forest at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.
"This is!" Dugu Bo's pupils suddenly contracted. Others might not have noticed anything unusual, but how could Dugu Bo not notice?
A Domain.
Shi Quan had actually awakened a Innate Domain.
A huge wave immediately surged in Dugu Bo's heart. Obtaining a Innate Domain at Rank forty—what kind of concept was this? Even as a Titled Douluo, he had never heard of such a thing.
"This brat actually has such a trump card. It seems the origin of his fourth spirit ring is not simple. Not only did he gain an external Spirit Bone, but he also awakened a Domain. From the looks of it, this Domain should be able to establish a connection with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, right?" Looking at Shi Quan, who had his eyes slightly closed, Dugu Bo couldn't help but think to himself.
The Blue Silver Domain could originally explore a very vast area, and coupled with Shi Quan's natural affinity, he could now use the surrounding Blue Silver Grass as a relay station for the Blue Silver Domain, further expanding its detection range.
Feeling the joyful Life aura around him, Shi Quan felt his vision, following the sensation, continuously spread out. This feeling was very peculiar.
It made him feel as if he had transformed into the plants that had lived in the forest for an unknown period. This feeling was somewhat similar to the feeling in Xiao Meng's dream back then.
It was like transforming into the entire natural world, but limited to plants.
While experiencing the mysteries within, Shi Quan continuously helped the two search for suitable Spirit Beasts.
As the range increased, more and more plants joined the Blue Silver Domain, and a large amount of information continuously transmitted into Shi Quan's mind. Shi Quan directly had Xiao Meng help him block out some chaotic information and then filter out information about Spirit Beasts for him.
Otherwise, his mental force simply couldn't handle so much information.
Everyone saw Shi Quan sitting cross-legged and were somewhat confused, but as time passed, they were surprised to find that a vibrant sense of vitality emanated from Shi Quan's body. Stimulated by this vitality, they all felt their spirit power circulate faster, their fatigue from the journey was swept away, and their Cultivation became more stable.
"Grandpa, what is Shi Quan doing?" Dugu Yan asked Dugu Bo curiously.
Dugu Bo explained, "This is a Domain. Even I don't have a Domain, but Shi Quan has awakened a Innate Domain. If I'm not mistaken, he should be able to establish some connection with the surrounding plants through his Domain, thereby achieving a detection effect. He is now using these plants to help Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng find Spirit Beasts."
Everyone's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing this.
Yu Feng swallowed and couldn't help but say, "It's actually a Domain! This guy Shi Quan is too abnormal!"
"Remember, the fact that Shi Quan possesses a Domain must not be leaked," Dugu Bo reminded everyone in a deep voice.
"Understood." Everyone nodded in agreement.
About half an hour later, Shi Quan reopened his eyes. He did not retract his Blue Silver Domain but turned to look at one side of the forest, stood up, and said to Dugu Bo, "Grandpa Dugu, let's go this way…"