Master, Did You Secretly Eat Shit Last Night?

"Master, you were right."

"We both have Innate Full Soul Power."

"But because we were taught by different people, the gap between us is already glaringly obvious."

Ye Fan spread his hands, and the Plant Encyclopedia and Zombie Encyclopedia appeared in them.

Two yellow soul rings slowly rose and fell beneath him.

"I reached two rings half a year ago."

Ye Fan had deliberately understated it by two years, making Yu Xiaogang and Tang San think they still had a chance to catch up.

Otherwise, who knew what a scheming old bastard like Yu Xiaogang might do?

He always remembered that people feared fame just as pigs feared growing fat.

At the sight of Ye Fan's two soul rings, Yu Xiaogang's uncontrollable upturned lips instantly fell.

"No, when did you obtain your second soul ring? How did I not know?"

Ye Fan pondered for a moment.

"The last time I went home, I happened to discover a Hundred-Year Soul Beast and killed it to absorb its soul ring."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang immediately began smiling inwardly again.

Yet his face remained as stiff as ever.

"This is the drawback of not taking a master. You failed to obtain a good soul ring. Otherwise, the age of your second soul ring would have increased greatly, and so would your potential."

"How about this?"

"Come with me tomorrow to hunt Tang San's second soul ring."

"I'll let you see what age of soul ring should be absorbed as a second soul ring."

"A soul master's third soul ring is the most important. You still have a chance to correct things."

Ye Fan readily agreed.

He had been hoping to go out with Tang San. That was the only way he could get benefits from him.

Early the next morning,

Ye Fan casually pushed Xiao Wu, who had been sleeping while hugging him, aside.

Although Xiao Wu had bought new bedding as well, their beds were still right next to each other.

As they slept at night, Xiao Wu would end up hugging Ye Fan.

Whenever Tang San saw this, his heart would begin to stir.

Then his cultivation speed would start to decline.

Soon,

Four figures left Notting College together.

They were Sigma, the dean of Notting College, Yu Xiaogang, Ye Fan, and Tang San.

Their destination was still the Soul Hunting Forest.

This time, Yu Xiaogang had specifically invited Sigma, the dean of Notting College. With the protection of a defense-type Soul Ancestor, they would be far, far safer.

The four traveled quickly.

After two days, they arrived within the Soul Hunting Forest.

The moment they entered the Soul Hunting Forest, Luo Sanpao took the front while Sigma covered the rear.

They protected Ye Fan and the other two in the middle.

There were also two Dolphin Rider Zombies scouting the perimeter.

Four Snorkel Zombies tightly surrounded Ye Fan at the center.

Besides swimming, the Snorkel Zombies had another ability: invisibility.

This was the second layer of preparation. There was also a third.

The Chomper was ready to be summoned at any time.

The Chomper's ability was to swallow its target.

As long as danger arose, the Chomper would swallow Ye Fan whole in a single bite.

As long as the Chomper was not destroyed, Ye Fan would not be harmed.

With so many preparations, Ye Fan had enough to establish a powerful defensive position.

Tang San needed soul beasts that were all over five hundred years old.

The four quickly ventured deep inside over the course of a day.

Thousand-year soul beasts were rare in the Soul Hunting Forest, so heading deeper to search for high-age Hundred-Year Soul Beasts was just right.

Their luck seemed quite good. A towering bamboo rose high before them.

"Gu Zhu!"

"It's around six hundred years old."

Yu Xiaogang swiftly identified it.

A smile appeared on Sigma's face.

"Not bad, not bad. Our luck is good."

"A very fine plant-type soul beast."

"What do you think? Have your disciple absorb it?"

But Yu Xiaogang shook his head and rejected it.

"It has enough flexibility, but its attack power is lacking. Besides, it isn't the type I had in mind."

"Little San's martial soul has a problem right now. Only that kind of soul beast can change it."

The four went around Gu Zhu and continued searching through the Soul Hunting Forest.

With a Soul Ancestor like Sigma present, they could practically do whatever they wanted.

A week passed.

They encountered quite a few soul beasts suited to Tang San's martial soul.

A six-hundred-year Mandala Snake.

A seven-hundred-year Orchid Bamboo.

A four-hundred-year Cocoon Spider.

But Yu Xiaogang rejected them all.

That was until they encountered a Ghost Vine more than six hundred years old.

Ye Fan immediately guessed that this was the Ghost Vine Tang San absorbed in the original plot.

He was already considering how to alter it.

Turn six hundred into one hundred, and Ghost Vine into Grass Vine.

"Though the Ghost Vine is quite good, it's still not what we want. Keep looking!"

Yu Xiaogang glanced at the Ghost Vine, then turned away and went around it.

Plot alteration successful. Tang San did not absorb the six-hundred-year Ghost Vine as his second soul ring. Reward: one thousand freely allocable years, which can be added to any soul ring or soul bone.

Before Ye Fan could even react, he was already following Yu Xiaogang onward with the system reward in hand.

He froze for a moment.

He wasn't absorbing the Ghost Vine?

Yu Xiaogang had altered the plot with his own hands?

Still, with a reward in hand, Ye Fan was delighted.

The four spent another three or four days searching through the Soul Hunting Forest.

Finally, a pig covered entirely in brown fur appeared before them.

"A Charging Pig, nearly six hundred years old."

Ye Fan swiftly identified the pig before him using the knowledge in his mind.

"Its flesh is firm, it's very tough, and it tastes great. Perfect for stew."

"It has strong defense and strong attack power."

"Its ability is to briefly charge up, allowing it to unleash attacks stronger than before while increasing its defense severalfold."

The moment Yu Xiaogang saw the Charging Pig, he let out a long sigh of relief.

After so long, they had eaten all the rations they had prepared. He had not even eaten dinner last night. If they could not find a suitable soul beast soon, they would have no choice but to leave.

"It's the one."

"With it, the problem of Little San's Blue Silver Hammer being too fragile will be solved."

"Attack!"

"A fart like thunder, shaking heaven and splitting earth—Luo Sanpao!"

Luo Sanpao's bright blue eyes suddenly lit up, and the soul ring attached to his body was absorbed.

His round body abruptly sprang upward, rising to a height of five meters.

Ye Fan quickly put on the eighteen layered masks he had prepared in advance to avoid being stunk to death.

"Boom!"

A thunderous blast rang out.

A foul fart shot toward the Charging Pig.

Thanks to Ye Fan's advance preparations, he was not affected by the stench.

However, the muffled words he deliberately spoke through the layers of masks still reached Yu Xiaogang's ears with perfect accuracy.

"Master, that fart is way too stinky."

"A martial soul is one with its master."

"We've eaten all the rations we prepared."

"The three of us ate, but you didn't."

"You weren't so hungry last night that you secretly ate shit, were you?"

At those words,

Yu Xiaogang's face instantly turned green.

For someone as proud as him, how long had it been since anyone had mentioned such a thing?

Those who knew deliberately avoided bringing it up.

This Ye Fan truly had no sense of tact at all.

Who ate shit last night? And secretly, at that?

Would he need to secretly eat shit if he ate shit?

No.

He didn't eat shit!

A foul fart blasted out, instantly enraging the Charging Pig that had been sleeping peacefully.

The attack did little damage, but it was immensely insulting.

That fart was simply too foul.

The leaves on the surrounding tree trunks visibly turned yellow.

The Charging Pig had only just stood up before swaying and collapsing back onto the ground.

"Master, what a fart!"

"The pig was stunk unconscious."

"It nearly got smoked to death by one fart!"

Yu Xiaogang could no longer hold it in and violently coughed.

The thick layers of masks he had put on in advance slipped loose.

The intense stench swiftly entered through his mouth and nose, reaching his internal organs, and his entire body began trembling violently.

He had already gone a day and a half without food, and coupled with the power of that foul fart,

A wave of dizziness came over him. His body swayed, then he collapsed to the ground with a thud.