The Monster That Made the Earth Tremble

The Dual-Core Drive within her Dantian would help Zhu Zhuqing continuously absorb Soul Power from heaven and earth, converting it into the purest energy for her to level up or restore her Soul Power.

Zhu Zhuqing's body would also rapidly improve under the endless cleansing of Soul Power.

She had finally developed an ability that allowed her to grow stronger even while lying down.

The only issue was that the commotion was a little too great!

The Soul Power of heaven and earth continuously poured into Zhu Zhuqing's body, making it difficult to conceal.

It might have been difficult for others, but for Zhu Zhuqing...

A surge of Dark Energy spread out, directly shrouding a fifty-meter radius around Zhu Zhuqing.

Under the cover of that Soul Power, the fluctuations from Zhu Zhuqing absorbing Soul Power like a thirsty ox drinking water were completely masked.

Of course, anyone looking down from high above would still notice that the Soul Power beyond the fifty-meter radius around Zhu Zhuqing kept flowing toward her.

But because it covered such a large area, it was actually less conspicuous.

Compared to the terrifyingly dense concentration of Soul Power at Zhu Zhuqing's original center, this dispersed flow of Soul Power was far less likely to draw attention.

It was more than enough under normal circumstances!

"What time is it now?"

Zhu Zhuqing did not know exactly how much time had been spent absorbing the Soul Ring and condensing her Soul Core, but she vaguely felt that several days had passed!

"If the plot hasn't changed much, Tang San and the others should be in the Star Dou Great Forest hunting Soul Rings by now. I just wonder whether the Titan Giant Ape has appeared yet!"

Zhu Zhuqing walked out of the cave, basked in the bright sunlight, and stretched lazily.

In the past, the first thing she would have done when moving about on the continent would have been to hide in the shadows.

But now, she didn't need to!

With her current strength, she could handle ordinary Titled Douluo in her normal state, types like Dugu Bo.

After entering her combat Eternal Form, she should be able to contend with anyone below Level 95.

And in her Martial Soul Fusion state, she should not be much weaker even against someone at Level 97.

As for Level 98 and Level 99...

Her luck could not possibly be that bad, and she had never heard of any force other than Spirit Hall having experts of that level.

So long as Qian Daoliu or Jin E did not personally make a move, she would be invincible.

Naturally, there was no longer anything for her to fear.

Moreover, since she no longer needed to cultivate Soul Power, she had plenty of time to deal with those who had offended her.

Thinking of her shattered right arm, Zhu Zhuqing could not suppress the fury in her eyes.

Boom!

Wings spread behind her back, but Zhu Zhuqing had no intention of searching the entire Star Dou Great Forest for Tang San and the others.

Would finding Tang San now be of any use?

Perhaps, but at most, it would only stop him from obtaining the Eight Spider Lances.

Yet Zhu Zhuqing understood perfectly well which hurt more: never obtaining something, or obtaining it and then losing it.

Tang San's External Soul Bone had only fully fused with him at Heaven Dou Royal Academy with the help of the three members of the Teaching Committee.

Before it had completely fused, the External Soul Bone could actually be stripped away.

Zhu Zhuqing did not know whether Tang San had already obtained his third Soul Ring and the Eight Spider Lances. Rather than searching the whole forest for him, she might as well wait at Shrek Academy and find every possible way to help Tang San resolve that disaster hanging over him.

Tang San was still too weak. At only Level 32, he already possessed the External Soul Bone ranked second on every Soul Master's dream list across the continent.

That was simply too dangerous for him!

It would be better to let kind-hearted Miss Zhu Zhuqing keep it safe for him first.

It would not be too late to return it to Tang San when he needed it in the future.

With her perfect plan in mind, Zhu Zhuqing shot into the sky and flew toward Suotuo City.

"Ah-choo!"

At a camp somewhere in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Tang San, who was roasting fresh corn for Xiao Wu, sneezed uncontrollably.

He always felt as though some great terror had its eyes fixed on him.

This journey into the Star Dou Great Forest had not gone smoothly, but no further mishaps occurred when they later searched for Oscar's Soul Ring.

Just moments ago, they had successfully obtained a Crystal Salamander beneath a small waterfall for Oscar's third Soul Ring.

It had also granted Oscar a third soul skill capable of regenerating severed limbs.

However, regenerating a severed limb was not something that could be accomplished with a single sausage.

Oscar could not produce too many Rebirth Sausages in a short period of time either.

Soul skills with such miraculous effects came with severe restrictions. The restriction on the Rebirth Sausage was that only three could be made per day, an absolute limit.

To regenerate a severed limb on the level of Kun Kun's recovery would likely require eating Rebirth Sausages continuously for an entire month.

For someone like Zhao Wuji, whose hand had been severed and whose cultivation was much higher, he would likely need to eat them for a year.

As the saying went, a teacher's lax discipline was his own fault.

The Shrek teachers bore half the responsibility for Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun turning out this way.

And after learning that the effect would only take hold after a period of time, Zhao Wuji gave the first two slots to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, allowing them to decide which of them would recover first.

He could endure it and wait until last.

As for the recovery of their little brothers, both Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun wanted the other to recover first.

The two nearly came to blows over who should go first.

In the end, Oscar made the final decision and had Ma Hongjun recover first.

Although Ma Hongjun had caused this incident, he really would die without Kun Kun.

After holding it in for a month, Oscar feared that Ma Hongjun would be burned to death by his own evil fire.

Dai Mubai was dissatisfied with the order, but since Ma Hongjun's life was at stake, he could not say anything more.

He could only nod to show his understanding.

But no one knew what he truly thought of Ma Hongjun in his heart.

The reason they had not left after hunting the soul beast was that Tang San's Soul Power had broken through after he captured the Crystal Salamander for Oscar.

The group of seven remained behind to hunt a soul beast for Tang San.

But that night, Tang San felt uncomfortable all over, as though something bad was about to happen.

Rumble!

Tang Hao, hidden in the darkness, saw a figure rapidly approaching from the distance.

"The forest king, the Titan Giant Ape?"

Looking at that towering figure, Tang Hao lowered his head and looked toward Xiao Wu, who was leaning against Tang San among the Shrek group.

"It should be here to find her!"

Tang Hao hesitated, but in the end, he chose not to interfere. If his appearance drove the Titan Giant Ape mad, it would not be worth the cost.

If the Titan Giant Ape had no connection to Xiao Wu, or was even hostile toward her, he would still have time to intervene and save them.

But if they knew each other and even had a good relationship...

His presence would likely drive the Titan Giant Ape mad.

Taking everything into consideration, it was better for him not to show himself yet!

With that in mind, after confirming that no one else was nearby, Tang Hao retreated dozens of meters and concealed every trace of his aura.

At Shrek's resting camp, Zhao Wuji, whose right hand had been severed, roasted a piece of salamander flesh over the firelight.

He had tested Oscar's third soul skill. It truly worked, so he was no longer worried about his severed arm. It was only a year; he could wait.

With that thought, Zhao Wuji's mood actually improved.

But at that moment, a force powerful enough to make the earth tremble entered his senses.

Let's pause here. Everyone, stay and discuss something.

I have a small question. If Zhu Zhuqing kills Tang Hao first to get revenge, then goes looking for trouble with the Clear Sky Sect afterward, would people complain? And would it be okay to drag the innocent Tang Yuehua into it as well?

Give me an answer: should it end after killing Tang Hao, or should she wipe out the entire Clear Sky Sect after dealing with Tang Hao, including Tang Yuehua?

For some reason, Chapter 45 was banned, but it's fine. You can skip it and still read without any issue.