Level Up, Tang San Arrives

As for the fifty thousand Identity Points, she could no longer claim the ten-thousand-point reward, so she could only wait until she had saved up a hundred thousand Identity Points.

"Ding~"

"Fifty-thousand-year External Soul Bone—the Jade Phoenix Soul Bone."

"Beginning absorption."

"Absorption complete."

"Congratulations, host. You have obtained the External Soul Bone Soul Skill-Jade Phoenix Twin Wings."

"Soul Skill description:

[Passive Soul Skills]:

Reinforcement: strengthens all states by one hundred percent.

Extreme Speed: activated during flight, increasing speed by an additional one hundred percent.

Suppression: forcibly suppresses all of the target's attributes.

Evil Dispelling: removes all negative statuses from the user and grants immunity to any further negative statuses.

[Active Soul Skill]:

Glazed Space-Breaking Stance: raises Soul Power Level by twenty levels for five minutes. The boost changes as the host's Soul Power Level rises."

"Ding~"

"Congratulations, host. You have activated your External Soul Bone."

"Soul Power Level increased by five levels."

"Host's current Soul Power Level: thirty-five."

Ning Rongrong suppressed the joy in her heart and felt the changes in her body.

In fact, with the system's help, absorbing the External Soul Bone had hardly been difficult at all. At most, her back had felt a little itchy.

But the five-level increase in her Soul Power Level had felt different.

She could clearly feel a subtle improvement in all her attributes.

Only after all the improvements had ended did she slowly pull away from Zhu Zhuqing's embrace.

A breath of murky, jade-green Qi escaped her lips.

Anyone who didn't know better might have thought she'd been poisoned.

In fact, it was caused by the immunity to all negative statuses she had gained after absorbing the Jade Phoenix Soul Bone.

All kinds of poisonous gases entered her body, granting her immunity to them, before the excess poisonous gases were expelled. It was a cycle.

Only then could she become immune to all poisons.

Its effects were comparable to those of the Immortal Herbs Poison Douluo grew, though it simply had a more complete range of functions.

After all, the Jade Phoenix Twin Wings could not only resist poison but also remove all negative statuses.

Things like charm and dizziness were no problem at all.

Of course, there was one condition: she had to be able to release the External Soul Bone in time.

Otherwise, if she was poisoned to death or charmed before she could release the Jade Phoenix Twin Wings, she would be in grave danger.

Noticing the changes in Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly asked with delight, "Rongrong, did your Soul Power Level increase too?"

"Yes, but I'm only level thirty-five right now. It's not very high."

Ning Rongrong giggled. "I'm still not as impressive as my darling Zhu Zhuqing. You went up thirteen levels in one go."

Goodness, two Immortal Herbs had raised her by thirteen levels altogether.

That was unthinkable even in the original story, yet it had happened to Zhu Zhuqing.

Luckily, it was Zhu Zhuqing, and she herself was the one who had made it possible.

Only then did she feel at ease.

Meanwhile, Meng Yiran had also absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring and was strolling over with the Peerless Dragon Snake couple.

If nothing unexpected happened, then nothing unexpected would happen.

Sure enough, Meng Yiran had not obtained an External Soul Bone.

After all, unlike in the original story, this Man Faced Demon Spider had not died unwillingly. This time, it had passed away peacefully, without a trace of unwillingness.

If there was anything more to say about its thoughts, fear had probably been foremost among them.

Fear of Ning Rongrong.

Meng Shu, his wife, and his granddaughter all bowed to Ning Rongrong. "Thank you for what you did this time. We owe you a great favor. If you ever need anything from us, just ask."

Chao Tianxiang nodded and added, "It was also my fault for suspecting that you wanted to kill the Man Faced Demon Spider yourself. Looking back, I was so foolish."

"I did have that idea," Ning Rongrong joked.

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned.

"But I wasn't capable of killing the Man Faced Demon Spider in one blow, so I left it with its last breath. I was going to finish it off, but unfortunately, the two of you were a Soul Douluo and a Soul Emperor. I couldn't beat you, so I knew better than to press my luck and let you have the final blow." Ning Rongrong pretended to be very scared.

But she really had no talent for acting, and everyone was left utterly baffled.

Yet not one of them was angry.

To put it bluntly, they all understood.

Ning Rongrong did not want them to owe her this favor.

What did it matter whether it was a great favor or not?

They were all Soul Masters, and there was no such thing as a favor in a Soul Master's dictionary.

Relationships were what truly mattered.

Without a close relationship, a favor was of little use.

Meng Shu froze for a moment, and a great deal of gratitude suddenly appeared in his eyes. "As expected of the daughter of Ning Fengzhi, sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. You have the bearing of someone from a great family. I was being petty."

Meng Yiran scratched her head. Although she was a few years older than Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, she was rather straightforward and disliked beating around the bush. "All right, you don't have to accept the favor, but if you ever run into trouble, I'll help you!"

"There's really no need! It was only a Thousand-Year Soul Ring..." Ning Rongrong was helpless.

"But don't you only have two Hundred-Year Soul Rings and one Thousand-Year Soul Ring yourself?"

"..."

Can I tell you that my Soul Rings are actually the astonishing combination of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, and another Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?

Ning Rongrong roared inwardly.

A mere Thousand-Year Soul Ring really didn't interest her in the slightest.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries there, and eventually their conversation turned to casual chat.

During the conversation, Meng Shu asked whether Shrek Academy was still recruiting.

Ning Rongrong only said that she didn't know. After all, she couldn't make decisions for Shrek Academy.

In fact, she understood what Meng Shu meant.

He wanted to get Meng Yiran into Shrek Academy?

What a joke.

She wasn't a sheep; there was no need to keep fleecing her alone.

As for turning them down, she would let someone else tell them.

In any case, Meng Yiran's talent was ordinary and she was rather old. As long as Ning Rongrong didn't take the bait, Flender probably wouldn't agree.

Of course, if Meng Shu were less greedy and sincerely wanted Meng Yiran to enter Shrek Academy, she would still be willing to help.

Who wouldn't want a few more younger sisters around?

The group chatted there for a long time.

Just as the Peerless Dragon Snake couple were about to leave with Meng Yiran, a familiar figure came into view.

It was Tang San, looking utterly bedraggled.

Everyone was stunned, and Zhu Zhuqing involuntarily tightened her grip on Ning Rongrong's small hand.

She was probably worried that Tang San would be angry because the two of them had suddenly "fled the battlefield" when faced with the Titan Giant Ape.

Tang San was stunned too. He hadn't expected to run into Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing here, much less find the Peerless Dragon Snake couple and Meng Yiran with them.

They even seemed to have been chatting quite happily.

Then he looked at the ground and saw the body of a thousand-year Soul Beast, a Man Faced Demon Spider that had been dead for who knew how long.

At the sight of the dead Man Faced Demon Spider, Tang San's heart tightened. He couldn't shake the illusion that something dear to his heart had been taken from him.

"Why are you here?"

"Why are you all here?"