Ye Feng: Master, Can You Defeat Poison Douluo?

"Poison Douluo's Soul Power Level is ninety-two, four levels lower than mine," Sword Saint Chen Xin answered.

"So that means you can crush Poison Douluo, Master?" Ye Feng knowingly asked Sword Saint Chen Xin.

"Mm." Sword Saint Chen Xin nodded.

"Master, once I obtain my Third Soul Ring, can you take me to Sunset Forest?" Ye Feng asked with concern, his gaze fixed on Sword Saint Chen Xin.

"Why do you suddenly want to go to Sunset Forest?" Sword Saint Chen Xin asked curiously.

"I heard there's a Poison Mountain in Sunset Forest. Poison Douluo occupies that mountain. I heard there are some rare medicinal herbs inside. The village healer once said that if Soul Masters consume aged medicinal herbs, it can benefit their cultivation," Ye Feng answered.

Ye Feng had already obtained two Soul Rings and was about to acquire his Third Soul Ring. As a transmigrator, Ye Feng knew that Dugu Bo's Herb Garden contained some Immortal Herbs that could greatly strengthen a person's physique.

The number of years of a Soul Ring a Soul Master could absorb was not actually fixed. The exact age of the Soul Ring they could absorb depended on the strength of their body.

Ye Feng knew that Dugu Bo's Herb Garden contained the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the Infernal Delicate Apricot, and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. Together, these three things could not only strengthen the body, but also grant the miraculous effects of Ice Immunity and Fire Immunity.

If he had not taken a Titled Douluo as his master, then so be it. Ye Feng could only follow the proper course and wait for that day to come. But now that he had taken a Titled Douluo as his master, with the powerful Sword Douluo as his teacher, Ye Feng naturally wanted to enhance his combat ability ahead of time.

"You're saying... Old Poison has a Poison Mountain in Sunset Forest?" Sword Saint Chen Xin stopped walking and stared at Ye Feng.

"Mm. I heard he also has a Herb Garden inside that Poison Mountain," Ye Feng answered.

"Is the information reliable?" Sword Saint Chen Xin asked.

"I don't know about that either. I only heard this information from a Soul Master by chance," Ye Feng said. His eyes flickered as he told a well-intentioned lie to avoid trouble.

"Ye Feng, remember this: relying on external forces to improve your strength is not a good thing," Sword Saint Chen Xin advised. He was deeply worried that Ye Feng would aim too high and become impatient. If he pursued increases in Soul Power Level too eagerly, his foundation might become unstable.

"I know, Master. But if the information is true, I still want to obtain some medicinal herbs," Ye Feng said firmly.

"Fine. Once things here are settled, I'll have Feng Zhi send people into Sunset Forest to investigate. If there truly is a Poison Mountain like the one you described, I'll take you there for a look," Sword Saint Chen Xin agreed.

"Thank you, Master," Ye Feng said happily.

"You're my student. You don't need to be so polite with me." Sword Saint Chen Xin reached out and ruffled Ye Feng's hair.

Five days later, Ye Feng obtained his Third Soul Ring. Afterward, he rode Sword Saint Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword, flying by sword all the way from Soul Hunting Forest back to Notting City.

Once Sword Saint Chen Xin brought Ye Feng to the gates of Notting Academy, he parted ways with Ye Feng and headed for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Ye Feng returned to Seventh Dorm alone.

"Teacher, isn't what we're doing a little immoral?" Tang San asked Master Yu Xiaogang beside him, his eyes full of struggle.

"Different people define morality differently under different circumstances. If the two of us don't do this, we'll only end up packing our things and leaving like them," Master Yu Xiaogang answered.

Ahead of Tang San and Master Yu Xiaogang were Work-Study Students who had already packed their belongings and were leaving Seventh Dorm with bags and bundles in hand.

When Ye Feng returned to the entrance of the Seventh Dorm building, he happened to see this scene.

"Ye Feng, you're finally back." Xiao Wu's eyes trembled with emotion as she greeted Ye Feng with a trace of resentment.

"Xiao Wu, what happened to you all?" Ye Feng frowned and asked curiously.

Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and the other eight Work-Study Students were not only carrying bedding over their shoulders, but each held a bucket filled with daily necessities such as towels and toothpaste.

"We... we were expelled from the academy." Xiao Wu lowered her head, her sorrowful expression pitiful enough to stir anyone's heart.

"Expelled?" Ye Feng was stunned.

"Mm." Xiao Wu nodded.

"What happened? What did you do to get expelled from the academy?" Ye Feng frowned even more deeply and asked Xiao Wu with great curiosity.

In the original storyline, Xiao Wu had graduated normally from Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy. Yet now, she had been expelled from the academy. Ye Feng could not help but wonder whether it had something to do with him.

Sure enough, only after listening to Xiao Wu's account did Ye Feng learn that it truly was related to him.

Before leaving, Ye Feng had given the nine Work-Study Students of Seventh Dorm promissory notes. The notes had come from the upperclassmen who had tried to bully them some time ago. Xiao Wu received a promissory note worth five hundred Gold Soul Coins from Xiao Chenyu's side, while Wang Sheng, Tang San, and the others also received varying amounts of compensation.

In order to rid themselves of their Work-Study Student status, Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and the others began demanding repayment from Xiao Chenyu's group. Xiao Chenyu kept promising that he would pay them back, but he never did. Until today, when Xiao Chenyu saw that Tang San had returned after obtaining a Soul Ring while Ye Feng had yet to return, he assumed Ye Feng would not be coming back. Thus, he resisted with force, and the two sides began fighting.

Xiao Wu had a First Soul Ring. How could Xiao Chenyu possibly be her match? Without any suspense, he was defeated by Xiao Wu.

But that was how the trouble began.

After Xiao Chenyu returned home at noon, his father noticed something was wrong. Out of concern, he pressed Xiao Chenyu until he revealed the entire story. Xiao Chenyu's father was fiercely protective of his son, so he used his connections to have the Vice Dean of Notting Academy expel those Work-Study Students who had dared to bully his son.

"Tang San, is that true?" Ye Feng asked.

Ye Feng knew that Tang San's teacher, Master Yu Xiaogang, had ties with the Dean of Notting Academy. If Yu Xiaogang had stepped in, Xiao Wu and the others should not have been expelled. The cause of the matter had been Xiao Chenyu and the other upperclassmen bullying Ye Feng, Wang Sheng, and the other Work-Study Students.

"Don't ask him. He isn't one of us." Wang Sheng glanced sideways at Tang San, looking at him coldly. His tone and wording showed his strong rejection of Tang San.

"What happened to him?" Ye Feng asked curiously.

From Wang Sheng's answer, Ye Feng learned that Tang San had not been expelled. Tang San originally should have been expelled as well, because he too possessed a promissory note given to him by Ye Feng. But he had Master Yu Xiaogang as his teacher. Out of consideration for Yu Xiaogang's relationship with the Dean, the Vice Dean gave Tang San the punishment of probation. It was called probation, but in truth, Tang San received no punishment at all.

"Where are the Work-Study Students who beat my son?"

A vigorous male voice rang out from beyond the crowd of onlookers. The man had not yet appeared, but his voice had arrived first.