The Uninvited Guest, the Astonished Grandmaster

When they returned to the dormitory, it was still early, but everyone's nerves had been taut for the days they spent in the Star Dou Great Forest, and none of them had slept well.

Zhu Zhuqing fell asleep early.

Ning Rongrong did not want to wake her. With a tender look, she said, "Good night," then got into bed to rest as well.

But her idea of resting was not sleep. Instead, she released her Martial Soul and continued using Healing Sword.

With her powerful Soul Power and stamina to support her, she would not feel tired even if she used Healing Sword all night. Instead, the more she used it, the more refreshed she felt.

Moreover, she could use Healing Sword much faster now. She no longer needed her hands to guide the Soul Power over her Martial Soul; she could do it with her thoughts alone. She was more than ten times faster than before.

Previously, she could use Healing Sword only about sixty times an hour. Now, she could manage as many as eight hundred.

That meant she could use Healing Sword at least several thousand times in a single night.

This made her very happy.

It looks like it won't be long before I can use Healing Sword a hundred thousand times. That way, I can also increase the true ages of my second and third Soul Rings.

Ning Rongrong began cultivating with a determined look.

She paid no attention to sleep at all.

In her heart, she also believed that only by becoming stronger could she protect what she wanted to protect.

Her family and her sect, for example, and the bond between her and Zhu Zhuqing.

The dean's office.

At that moment, an uninvited guest had arrived at the exceedingly simple office.

Of course, he was an uninvited guest only as far as Ning Rongrong was concerned.

To the others in the office, his arrival was akin to that of an important figure.

If Tang San had been there, he would have recognized the man at a glance.

It was Tang San's teacher-Yu Xiaogang!

The man many called "Grandmaster."

In the original story, he had once shocked the entire Douluo Continent with a set of theories.

As soon as Yu Xiaogang arrived, he heard that Tang San had nearly gone off alone to find the Titan Giant Ape and rescue Xiao Wu. His heart clenched, and he flew into a rage. "Flender, Tang San is my only student. If anything happens to him, I won't let you off."

Though Yu Xiaogang would never be able to break through level thirty in his lifetime, he spoke as condescendingly as a Titled Douluo.

Even Flender, once his good friend, could not help feeling a little angry when he heard this. But given Yu Xiaogang's identity and standing on the continent, he could only swallow his temper. "Teacher Zhao was the one leading the group this time. I didn't even go... Besides, didn't everything turn out all right in the end? As long as everyone came back safe, that's what matters."

"Yes, Grandmaster, that's right." Zhao Wuji wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, never expecting Flender to sell him out like that.

"Hmph! If something had happened, I wouldn't have come either." Grandmaster looked at the two men crossly. "So what did you gain in the end? I heard you went to get a Third Soul Ring for a Support System child. Don't tell me you failed to do that too?"

With that, Grandmaster turned an angry gaze on Zhao Wuji.

Zhao Wuji smiled awkwardly, then said with pride, "Not at all. That kid Oscar got a pretty good Soul Ring and Soul Skill this time, and there was an unexpected gain too."

"An unexpected gain? From Tang San?" Grandmaster's angry gaze softened somewhat. He knew Tang San's potential and had always been confident in him. If there really was an unexpected gain, it surely came from Tang San, and it had to be a good one. "Could it be that Tang San broke through level thirty too? Ahahahaha!"

Without Zhao Wuji having to say much at all, Grandmaster had guessed what Tang San had gained. Zhao Wuji could not help flattering him. "Grandmaster lives up to his name. You truly predict things like a god."

"Naturally. I trained Xiao San myself. As long as he steadily lives up to his potential, he can break through level thirty with a little effort now. He should be the most talented Little Monster at Shrek Academy, shouldn't he? Hahahaha."

Zhao Wuji's words further confirmed what Grandmaster had been thinking, making him so happy that his earlier anger vanished.

How old was Tang San? Only twelve, yet he had already broken through level thirty. His future was certainly bright.

But Zhao Wuji's next words left Grandmaster rooted to the spot. "There were even more unexpected gains, though... Several other Little Monsters at Shrek Academy also broke through level thirty. When Xiao Wu came back after being taken by the Titan Giant Ape, her Soul Power Level had also broken through level thirty."

"Mm, presumably the immense pressure of surviving a brush with death caused it. Her Soul Power was originally at level twenty-nine, so breaking through level thirty still shows considerable talent." Grandmaster paid it little mind.

"Ning Rongrong's Soul Power Level reached thirty-five after she returned from the Star Dou Great Forest." Zhao Wuji continued as though showing off, "Her Soul Power Level was only thirty before."

"What???" Grandmaster's jaw dropped.

He had been about to feel proud of Tang San.

How had a Ning Rongrong suddenly popped up, raising her Soul Power Level by five levels in just a few days?

Even if it was still relatively easy to raise their Soul Power by one level at their current cultivation,

surely it should not have been that fast?

"There's one more. Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power Level has now reached thirty-nine. She was only level twenty-six before."

"What???" Grandmaster really was rooted to the spot, utterly unable to keep it together.

Could it be that gaining five levels in a few days was not the limit, and someone had gained even more?

A full thirteen levels!

What kind of Douluo joke was this?

How was that possible?

It completely contradicted his theories.

"Don't give me that bullshit, Zhao Wuji. Where on the whole Douluo Continent is there anyone like that?" Grandmaster stood frozen for a long time before finally swearing. "Do you know the limits of a human Soul Master? No matter how talented someone is, they can't possibly make such a huge improvement in just a few days. I'll put Ning Rongrong down to good luck, but how did Zhu Zhuqing do it?"

Grandmaster knew when Tang San had gone to the Star Dou Great Forest.

That had only been about four days ago.

Yet Zhu Zhuqing had raised her Soul Power by thirteen levels in just four days, an average of more than three levels a day.

Did she need only a hundred days to become a god, when everyone else needed a hundred levels?

That was fucking absurd.

Even if he applied every theoretical limit he knew, along with Tang San's talent, it would still be impossible to achieve anything like that.

So Grandmaster could not help feeling that Zhao Wuji was talking utter nonsense and paying no regard to his theories whatsoever.

"Do you know who you're talking to? You're talking to the Grandmaster with the most complete theories on the entire Douluo Continent!" Grandmaster was beside himself with anger.

Flender was also full of shock after hearing this. "You're saying Ning Rongrong gained five levels, and Zhu Zhuqing gained thirteen? Could it be Ning Rongrong...???"

Zhao Wuji nodded firmly, leaving Grandmaster completely on the sidelines.