In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

Seeing Xiao Wu blush, Tai Long knew that Ning Rongrong was probably telling the truth. He said indignantly, "No, I'm not convinced. Why should that Tang San be able to have Xiao Wu? I want to challenge him."

"You think you can challenge Third Brother? You're too arrogant..." Ning Rongrong's words were cut short as she froze on the spot. The other four Shrek Seven Devils and Yu Xiaogang were equally stunned. Their gazes were fixed on the doorway, where an ordinary-looking young man slowly approached. It was Tang San, who had just returned with his fourth spirit ring.

"Everyone's here!" Tang San greeted everyone with a smile.

P.S.: Third update. Requesting recommendation votes and monthly tickets.

Chapter 135 Ma Hongjun and Oscar are oblivious to their own ignorance

After a series of boastful acts, just like in the original story, Tai Long was beaten black and blue by Tang San and went home to find his father, Dali Wang.

After witnessing Tang San's advancement to Soul Master, the Shrek Five all gathered around, showering him with praise.

Tang San first comforted the worried Xiao Wu, then asked the question he was most concerned about: "By the way, it's been over a year since we last met. I wonder how much everyone's strength has improved?"

Upon hearing this, everyone introduced themselves one by one.

Dai Mubai spoke first, "I am level 42. I obtained my fourth soul ring eight months ago. I have to thank the immortal herb you gave me, which allowed me to break through level 40 directly after breaking through level 39. Otherwise, I might not have been able to break through the level 40 bottleneck now."

Ning Rongrong smiled and said, "I'm level 36."

Oscar chimed in, "Little San, thanks to your Blood Ginseng, I've reached level 38. During the time you were gone, I leveled up three more times. I feel like my cultivation speed is faster than before."

Ma Hongjun chuckled, "Third Brother, I'm level 37 too. Almost catching up with Xiao Ao."

Upon hearing that only Dai Mubai among the four had advanced to the Soul Master level, Tang San frowned and asked Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, what level is your soul power?"

"I'm level 39 now," Xiao Wu said with a smile.

“Level 39? During the Soul Master Competition, Xiao Wu might be able to reach level 40, but three Soul Masters are far from enough.” This thought flashed through Tang San’s mind. After thinking for a moment, his gaze swept over everyone, lingering on Ma Hongjun and Oscar, before finally settling on Yu Xiaogang. After a slight hesitation, he suddenly said, “Teacher, perhaps I have a way to help Xiao Ao and Fatty break through to Soul Master before the Soul Master Competition. With Xiao Wu’s upcoming breakthrough, the Shrek Academy team will suddenly have five Soul Masters.”

Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up. "Could it be that you've found the immortal herb?"

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, the others' eyes lit up as well, watching Tang San with curiosity and anticipation. After all, they had already experienced the effects of the immortal herb—the feeling of rapidly increasing strength without any side effects was hard not to be addicted to.

"No." Tang San shook his head, reaching into the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon at his waist. One was black, the other red, and two gleaming soul bones came into view.

"A soul bone?!" The crowd's spirits, which had been low because Tang San hadn't found the immortal herb, suddenly soared again. However, after hearing what Tang San said next, everyone except Oscar and Ma Hongjun instantly lost interest. The reason was simple: they didn't think much of it.

Xiao Wu is a soul beast, and in her childhood, she neither needs nor cares about soul bones.

Dai Mubai is a prince of the Star Luo Empire, and Ning Rongrong is the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the richest sect in the world. Their vision is far beyond that of Ma Hongjun and Oscar, two commoners, and they simply look down on such low-level soul bones.

As for Yu Xiaogang, he is now single-mindedly focused on making a name for himself in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament with the Shrek Academy team, and he can't wait for the students to become stronger as soon as possible.

"Yes, this is a right arm bone of a fire lion that's nearly a thousand years old, and a head bone of a spider-like soul beast called the Weaver, which is about two thousand years old. I got these after being attacked by a soul beast while hunting for my fourth soul ring, and I killed it in the process. The fire lion's right arm bone is suitable for Fatty, who has a fire-attribute martial soul, and I plan to give the Weaver's head bone to Xiao Ao," Tang San nodded.

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"Wow, Xiao San, I love you so much!" Oscar, unaware of Tang San's thoughts, was moved to tears upon hearing that Tang San was going to give him the only head soul bone, and threw himself into Tang San's arms.

"Third Brother, I love you too." Ma Hongjun also rushed into Tang San's arms.

Tang San pushed the two away with a look of disgust and said with a wry smile, "Alright, you two take the soul bones and find a quiet place to absorb them later."

Upon hearing this, the two quickly accepted the soul bone and nodded emphatically.

“Xiao San, although these soul bones can increase soul power to some extent, due to their low age, at most they can only advance one level at the Soul Venerable stage. Even Ma Hongjun’s bone couldn’t advance even one level. Now there are only three months left before the start of the competition. How do you plan to help them advance to Soul Master?” Yu Xiaogang said to Tang San.

Tang San hesitated for a moment, then touched the storage soul tool at his waist with both hands again. A flash of blue light appeared, and two blood-red ginsengs of different sizes appeared in his hands.

"Blood ginseng?" Everyone exclaimed in unison.

“But Third Brother, didn’t you say that one shouldn’t be too greedy? These rare medicinal herbs are all treasures favored by Heaven. Having too many is not only useless, but also harmful. Xiao Ao has already taken a blood ginseng. Could it be…” Ning Rongrong said with some worry.

Since Tang Ritian vanished from the face of the earth more than a year ago, as time passed, Ning Rongrong gradually forgot about that handsome man who seemed to have stepped out of a painting. Even the Ritian Friendship Association disbanded after searching for Tang Ritian for two months without success.

Oscar then launched another offensive against her.

Now, a year has passed, and she has gradually developed a slight liking for the handsome boy who has pursued her since she entered Shrek Academy. Although she is unwilling to admit it, that liking is real. At least, she no longer feels as repulsed by Oscar as before.

"It doesn't matter. What I said was based on different kinds of immortal herbs. Blood ginseng is different. Xiao Ao has already taken blood ginseng before, so taking it again will only slightly reduce the effect." Although Tang San was a little surprised by Ning Rongrong's concern for Oscar, he still said the insincere words without blushing or skipping a beat.

In fact, even he didn't know what the consequences would be if he continued to take the blood ginseng.

Consuming one herb will significantly accelerate cultivation speed before level 60. After level 60, the herb's effects gradually wear off, and the difficulty of increasing soul power will increase exponentially. This is a method of rapidly increasing soul power by squeezing out potential.

Taking two of these herbs might not only increase the difficulty of cultivation beyond level 60, but also, with the medicinal effects still accumulating in the body, while the soul power continues to increase rapidly, the potential will also be exhausted, perhaps resulting in a lifelong stagnation at level 79, like Ning Fengzhi.

This is based on the premise that the two are exceptionally talented; otherwise, their potential might be even lower.

However, none of this concerns him, because these events are already ten or twenty years in the future.

By then, he had already reached a higher level. Even if Ma Hongjun and Oscar, two ordinary people without any backing, realized what was happening, they wouldn't be able to pose any threat to him.

His top priority is to defeat Lan Si, and Lan Si's Royal Fighting Team, as well as the Star Luo Team and the Spirit Hall Team, to win the final championship.

For this, he would not hesitate to sacrifice everything except himself and Xiao Wu.

P.S.: Fourth update. I've made up for the missed update; I still owe three more.

Chapter 136 Tang Ritian Appears

That night!

The moon was like a silver plate, and the sky was filled with countless stars.

Xiao Wu, who had spent the whole day being all lovey-dovey with Tang San, returned to her room happily, only to fall into a huge dilemma once again.

She was destined not to participate in the Soul Master Tournament, but at the same time, she knew how much her third brother valued this competition, which targeted advanced Soul Master academies across the entire continent.

The Shrek Academy team was already incomplete without Zhu Zhuqing. If she were to leave as well, their situation in the Soul Master Competition would become extremely difficult.

She didn't want to see her once incredibly confident third brother fall into a state of despair again.

"I must say, you're really bold. A transformed soul beast, before even reaching maturity, dares to run away from human society and even come to Heaven Dou City, and even prepare to participate in the Soul Master Competition." Just then, a deep voice interrupted Xiao Wu's thoughts.

"Ah..." Xiao Wu was startled and instinctively screamed. Then she heard the person say, "Don't shout. The space in this room has been sealed by my soul power. Your voice can't get out. Of course, even if it did, the result would be the same."

"Who exactly are you?" Xiao Wu's face was deathly pale, and a look of despair appeared in her eyes. The person who could see through her soul beast identity must at least be a Soul Douluo, but the aura of the person in front of her was obviously not comparable to the three Soul Douluo instructors of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and even the Title Douluo Dugu Bo she had met was not as strong.

In other words, the person in front of me is at least a Title Douluo, and not just an ordinary one.

Was she destined to say goodbye to her third brother forever?

"Tang Hao." A strong wind blew by, the dark clouds dispersed, and moonlight poured down, shining into the room through the open window. Xiao Wu finally saw the person who had come in.

This was a middle-aged man, appearing to be around fifty years old. He had sallow skin and an unusually tall and burly build. A dirty, tattered robe was draped over his body, revealing only half of his face. One could vaguely see, beneath the robe, a tangled mess of hair and a disgusting, bushy beard.

But this disheveled person possessed a pair of piercing, imposing eyes, like an ancient demon god, exuding an aura of dominance.

He is Tang San's father, the Haotian Douluo Tang Hao, whom Lan Si jokingly calls Tang Ritian.

"Tang Hao?" Xiao Wu was startled again and couldn't help but ask, "Are you the mistress's father?"

Tang Hao nodded slowly.

"Now that you've discovered my identity, Uncle Tang, what do you plan to do with me?" Although Xiao Wu was very curious about the fact that Tang San's father was a Title Douluo, she still did not let her guard down.

"You don't need to be nervous. Indeed, from my perspective, upon discovering a transformed soul beast, I should capture and imprison it, using it as a soul ring and soul bone for a mistress in the future." Tang Hao pondered for a moment, then a self-deprecating smile appeared on his old face. "But I wouldn't do that?"

"Why?" Xiao Wu looked puzzled. In this day and age, there were still humans who didn't care about a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast. She really couldn't understand it.

A look of pain flashed across Tang Hao's eyes, and his eyes became slightly moist. "Because Xiao San's mother, like you, is also a transformed soul beast."

"The mistress's mother is also a transformed soul beast?!" Xiao Wu's voice trembled.

Now she finally understood why she felt a sense of closeness to Tang San when they first met.

Despite Lan Si's superior strength, talent, and even appearance compared to Tang San, and the fact that the two had fought countless times at Notting Academy, she should have developed feelings for Lan Si. However, she ultimately chose Tang San.

It turns out that it wasn't just because Tang San made the promise to protect her, but also because Tang San possessed half of the bloodline of a soul beast.

"Yes. But she sacrificed herself for me and my mistress." Tang Hao recounted his past with A Yin to Xiao Wu.

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Xiao Wu was somewhat silent, even more so with sadness and heartache. She covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face. After learning how Tang San's mother had died, she couldn't help but cry with grief.

That Blue Silver Emperor was actually willing to sacrifice himself for the people he loved and his children.

If a mistress were to encounter such danger one day, could she do the same?

"Does Xiao San know about this?" At this point, she was very worried about Tang San. No one probably knew better than her how painful it must be to lose one's mother, because her mother had also been killed.

“No, he doesn’t know yet. In fact, in his mind, I’m still just a blacksmith.” Tang Hao shook his head. He didn’t say anything more, but took out a strange flower that was pure white and crystal clear, resembling a peony, from his bosom and handed it to Xiao Wu.

"What is this?" Xiao Wu wiped away her tears and asked curiously.

“I don’t know what it is either, but Ah Yin gave it a beautiful name, the Other Shore Flower. Its only function is to conceal the aura of a soul beast. Unfortunately, by the time Ah Yin and I found it, Ah Yin had already been discovered by the Spirit Hall.” Tang Hao, tears streaming down his face, said to Xiao Wu, “I’ve been observing you for a long time since Notting Academy. You and Ah Yin are very similar, really very similar. Although your personalities are different, I know that you really like Xiao San. Xiao San loves you just as much. Take this and go participate in the Soul Master Competition. With it, no one will be able to find you.”

"Thank you, Uncle Tang." Xiao Wu happily accepted the exotic flowers and plants.

"Are you still going to call me Uncle Tang?" Tang Hao glared at Xiao Wu, annoyed.

"Dad...Dad..." Xiao Wu blushed and lowered her head, her voice barely audible.

"Hmm." Tang Hao smiled knowingly, his stiff old face revealing a kind smile like that of an old father. He turned around, his back to Xiao Wu, and said, "Then I should go too."

"Wait...aren't you going to see the mistress? He misses you a lot." Xiao Wu called out to Tang Hao.

Tang Hao thought for a moment and sighed, "It's not the right time yet. I hope you won't tell anyone about tonight's events, including the mistress. When the time comes, I will naturally go to see him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Hao's figure vanished from the room. A gentle breeze blew in from the window, and apart from the spider lily in Xiao Wu's hand, it was as if he had never been there.

...........

Meanwhile, in Yu Xiaogang's room.

"Teacher, actually, besides the two I gave to Fatty and Xiao Ao, I also obtained a soul bone. But I didn't absorb it directly and would like to ask for your opinion." Tang San took out the Ghost Eye Jade Lion head soul bone from his storage soul tool.

"What kind of spirit beast did this come from?" Yu Xiaogang examined it carefully and then asked.

"The Ghost-Eyed Jade Lion was about 15,000 years old. It was hunted down for me by the Old Poisonous Creature," Tang San replied.

Yu Xiaogang nodded and said, "Yes, you didn't absorb it. That was a wise choice. Although the Ghost Eye Jade Lion is an extremely rare spiritual-type soul beast, and the head soul bone it produces is an intelligence skull, the age of this soul bone is ultimately a bit low."

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