"He succeeded! Little San actually managed to absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring!"
"With this ten-thousand-year fourth Spirit Ability, Little San's strength has greatly improved. I believe he can shine in this year's Spirit Master Tournament."
Outside the valley of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang San and his group, who had already joined Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, had just arrived at Sunset Forest to hunt for his fourth spirit ring.
Tang San used the top-grade herbs he collected from Heavenly Dou Royal Academy's medicinal garden to create a special fragrance to lure Spirit Beasts, and then used the poison array set up by Dugu Bo outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to hunt them.
After Tang San successfully absorbed a ten-thousand-year devil spider as his fourth spirit ring, Yu Xiaogang also showed a satisfied smile on his face.
"If we encounter the Peach Garden Battle Team again, our chances of winning have increased by a few points."
"No, not just Peach Blossom Spring Academy, our goal is the champion team." Yu Xiaogang's eyes were firm.
Qin Ming, a teacher from Heavenly Dou Royal Academy who was accompanying them, also had an incredulous expression on his face:
This disciple of Grandmaster is truly abnormal. At only fourteen years old, he not only became a four-ring Spirit Ancestor, reaching the same level as Heavenly Dou-level core members, but he also absorbed a ten-thousand-year spirit ring beyond his age limit.
"Ah, it feels so good to break through to forty-first level spirit power."
Meanwhile, the two brothers, Shi Mo and Shi Mo of Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, also stretched their limbs. They had just absorbed a thousand-year Armored Beast as their fourth spirit ring and walked towards the group.
The accompanying teachers also included Flender and Zhao Wuji.
The accompanying students were naturally the members of the Heavenly Dou Battle Team from Heavenly Dou Royal Academy and the original Shrek team members. The two teams had merged, and they also included Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, Ye Lingling, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
Among them, Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai had both reached forty-level spirit power and obtained their fourth spirit rings.
After absorbing the ten-thousand-year spirit ring, Tang San clearly felt the changes in his body. He clenched his fists and murmured:
"I wonder what the strength of Peach Blossom Spring Academy's students is now. Dad, I will prove to you that even without Xiao Wu as a spirit ring, I can become a powerful Spirit Master."
After the defeat at Sotou City Great Soul Arena and his separation from Xiao Wu, Tang San underwent special training with his father, Tang Hao, mastering the unique skill that only the second Spirit, Clear Sky Hammer, could unleash. His father also gave him a Spirit Bone to absorb.
After half a year of training, his father finally allowed him to go to Heavenly Dou Royal Academy to reunite with the Shrek people.
"Fatty, Little Ao, among our original Shrek teammates, only the two of you haven't reached level forty. You need to work harder and try to reach level forty before the Spirit Master Tournament qualifiers."
Grandmaster looked at Ma Hongjun and Oscar. Without the help of immortal-grade herbs, their spirit power was only around level thirty-six. Dai Mubai had only reached over level forty because he was a few years older.
However, a fourteen-year-old high-level Spirit Elder was actually considered a genius on the continent. But because of the shadow Peach Blossom Spring Academy cast on them in the Spirit Arena competition, they had trained diligently and undergone rigorous special training this year. Even though their strength had improved significantly, Grandmaster was still not satisfied with them and was still increasing the intensity of their training.
For this, the three chairmen of Heavenly Dou Royal Academy's academic affairs all praised Grandmaster: "As expected of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang! He's not even satisfied with such geniuses, which shows how strict his teaching is and how superb his level is!"
After being called out by Grandmaster, Oscar and Ma Hongjun both scratched their heads awkwardly. Their condition was not good; their faces showed signs of fatigue, and their dark circles were heavy, which was likely due to being overwhelmed by the training.
"We will continue to work hard."
Their current team had more than nine people, but only seven teammates could participate in the Spirit Master Tournament. This meant that whether they could get a chance to play would depend on their individual abilities, survival of the fittest, or choosing a formation based on the enemy's lineup, otherwise they would become reserve players.
Ma Hongjun licked his lips, glanced at Ye Lingling, and said to Yu Xiaogang:
"Grandmaster, my evil fire accumulation has no stable outlet, which greatly affects my training. If you could let Lingling be my girlfriend and help me release my evil fire from time to time, maybe I really can break through to level forty before the qualifiers."
Yu Xiaogang looked at Ma Hongjun intently: "If she is willing to be your girlfriend, then it's up to you. She is a core Spirit Master of the Heavenly Dou-level in the academy. As a teacher, I cannot interfere with such matters."
Seemingly sensing Ma Hongjun's lewd and vulgar gaze, Ye Lingling frowned and moved even further away from the Shrek people.
Ever since these Shrek teammates merged, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had not stopped harassing her, making them seem very flirtatious and vulgar.
Moreover, they had also corrupted her original teammates.
Dai Mubai often said to them:
"Training is too tiring, it's time to reward ourselves. Want to go find some girls tonight?"
At first, her battle team teammates only treated it as a joke and laughed it off, not taking it seriously. But as they spent more time together and became more familiar, Yu Tianheng and Shi Mo, after going out with Dai Mubai one night, completely changed.
They became addicted, and whenever they felt tired after a few days of training, they would go do what they called "rewarding themselves." Afterwards, when they returned to special training, they even learned to tell dirty jokes.
This made Ye Lingling, as the only remaining girl in the team, feel very offended.
"Thanks to Little San's strategy, using the scent of herbs to lure Spirit Beasts here, otherwise, with such strong Spirit Beasts, we probably wouldn't have succeeded in hunting them so easily."
"Alright, since everyone who needed to absorb a spirit ring has succeeded, it's time for us to go back and prepare for the upcoming Spirit Master Tournament."
"Little San, let's go."
Yu Xiaogang patted Tang San's shoulder. All his hopes were now placed on this disciple.
Tang San, however, stepped back, slightly cupped his hands, and activated his Purple Demon Eye, looking at the poisonous mist behind him. He always felt that this place was a bit unusual:
"Teacher Yu, these poisonous mists are very strange. They seem to be deliberately distributed around this valley. If they are not artificially set up, then there must be some poisonous Spirit Beast inside, using these poisonous mists to guard something."
"Little San, do you mean there's some treasure inside this poisonous mist?"
Flender asked.
"Yes, if it were a natural poisonous barrier, it should be diffused and irregular. But this poisonous mist is very neat; it just surrounds the valley, not an inch more, not an inch less. If it's not man-made, then it's a Spirit Beast territory.
Why would that person or Spirit Beast set up such a large and dense poisonous mist in this place? Would they do this if there were no valuable treasures inside?"
"Teacher Yu, Dean Flender, I want to go in and see. If there really is a treasure inside that can enhance our strength, then it's worth a try."
Tang San looked into the depths of the poisonous mist. He was very eager to become stronger now and didn't want to miss any opportunity to do so.
"I still have some barrier-avoiding pills here. I found some detoxifying herbs in the academy's medicinal garden and made them into sachets. Breathing with them near your mouth can purify the poison to a certain extent. Those who want to go in and see can take one. Those who don't want to go in can wait for us outside."
Tang San took out two more bottles of pills and a dozen or so detoxifying sachets from his spirit tool—the Twenty-Four Moonlight Bridge.
"Since Little San wants to go in, of course we have to go with him. We are a team!"
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were the first to take a sachet and said.
"Little San's judgment is rarely wrong. Since Little San wants to go in and see, as teachers, we can't let you students go in and risk it alone. Flender, Zhao Wuji, let's go."
Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang signaled Flender and Zhao Wuji to follow.
"Then I'll go with Uncle." Yu Tianheng nodded, choosing to trust his uncle Yu Xiaogang's judgment.
"Fatty, poison is most afraid of fire, especially alcohol fire. I still have a jar of wine here. You take a sip and spray it out with Phoenix Fire Wire; it can open a path." Tang San threw another jar of strong liquor to Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun turned back handsomely, winked at Ye Lingling, and struck a cool pose: "No problem, watch me!"
"Lingling, if any of us are still injured by the poisonous mist, you must immediately use Nine Heart Begonia to help heal them."
Qin Ming instructed Ye Lingling.
Ye Lingling nodded lightly: "Mm, okay."
Finally, the team reached an agreement and walked into the depths of the poisonous mist.
Tang San's method was indeed effective: fire to clear the way, sachets to avoid poison, pills as a backup, and Nine Heart Begonia for life-saving. It truly broke Dugu Bo's poison array.
But just as they reached the depths of the poison array, nearing its end, and precious herbs began to appear in their sight,
a clear, cold voice came from within:
"This place is a restricted area. Please, trespassers, return the way you came, or bear the consequences."
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