Zhang Lexuan's Anger, Punishment

First, she wiped away the blood with a handkerchief. After warning him that it would hurt and telling him to endure it, she carefully applied the medicine.

"Hiss..." The pain from the medicine was even worse than the pain caused by the Void Turtle's bite.

Shiyu clenched his fists and kept twitching, barely enduring until the treatment was finished.

"Senior Sister..." Seeing Zhang Lexuan approach with a grim expression, Xu Sanshi guiltily hid a little farther behind Beibei.

Zhang Lexuan was headed straight for Xu Sanshi, her anger plainly written across her face.

She had seen what Xu Sanshi had done just now. Although he had not directly intended to harm Shiyu, he knew that it was a Spirit Beast highly suited to Shiyu and had still tried to kill it. That was no different from ruining Shiyu's opportunity.

A Space Soul Ring was something one could only hope to encounter by chance. If Shiyu missed this Void Turtle, he might not find another suitable Soul Ring.

To put it more seriously, Xu Sanshi had tried to destroy Shiyu's Second Soul Ring. His intentions could not have been more sinister.

"Senior Sister, calm down. Sanshi only failed to hold back for a moment. He didn't do it on purpose."

Beibei reached out to stop her. He also thought Xu Sanshi had gone a little too far, but Xu Sanshi was his brother, so he had to help.

"And that counts as unintentional?" Jiang Nannan shouted indignantly.

"Senior Sister, I hope you'll stand up for me," Shiyu said as well.

He would not let Xu Sanshi's actions go so easily. He would settle the score himself someday.

But before then, having Senior Sister teach him a lesson would be quite satisfying too.

"Come over here." Zhang Lexuan stopped more than a meter away from Beibei and motioned for Xu Sanshi to step out.

"Senior Sister, I know I was wrong. I just got carried away," Xu Sanshi explained nervously.

"I told you to come over. Didn't you hear me?" Zhang Lexuan's tone sharpened.

Beibei wanted to speak up for Xu Sanshi again, but one glare from Zhang Lexuan made him lose his nerve. He sighed inwardly, knowing he could not help.

Seeing that Beibei had backed down, Xu Sanshi could only force himself to step forward, nervous beyond measure.

"After we return to the academy, I will truthfully report what you did to the Academic Affairs Office. The academy's higher-ups will decide how to deal with you."

"Now, roll over there and absorb your Soul Ring."

"Alright, alright." Xu Sanshi felt as though he had gone from hell back to heaven. He nodded repeatedly and was about to run over to absorb the Soul Ring.

The moment he took a step, Zhang Lexuan grabbed him by the shoulder.

"I told you to roll there."

"Roll there?" Xu Sanshi's expression stiffened.

"Like this." Zhang Lexuan swiftly forced Xu Sanshi's body down, making him maintain a squatting posture with his backside nearly touching the ground. Normally, this position would make it easy to fall backward.

She spread his legs slightly, then pressed his head down between them. From a distance, he really did look a little like a ball.

She used Soul Power to lock him into that position, ensuring that he would be unable to move for at least ten seconds.

"Ah!" With a kick to Xu Sanshi's backside from Zhang Lexuan, he rolled away like a ball, screaming miserably.

"Good!" Shiyu immediately cheered, feeling greatly satisfied.

Jiang Nannan laughed as well, finding Senior Sister's punishment immensely gratifying.

At first, Beibei could not help laughing. He had to admit that the posture was hilarious.

But when he remembered that this was his brother, he quickly wiped the smile from his face and hurried after him. He could not let Xu Sanshi roll himself to pieces.

Xu Sanshi did not stop until he reached the several-thousand-year Void Turtle. He lay face down on the ground, covered in grass and dirt.

His mouth was full of mud as well.

Once he regained his mobility, Xu Sanshi's hands pressed against the ground, leaving two deep handprints in the soil.

His gaze was icy, and the Soul Power around him fluctuated abnormally, revealing how violently his emotions were churning.

This was an utter humiliation for him. Even though the one who had humiliated him was the Senior Sister of the Inner Court, he could not accept it and wanted revenge.

"Sanshi." Beibei came over and helped Xu Sanshi up. Seeing that something was wrong with his mood, he hurriedly tried to comfort him.

"If you hold a grudge, you can come cause trouble for me whenever you like. I'll be waiting." Zhang Lexuan's voice came from behind him, making Xu Sanshi resolve to take revenge.

"Senior Sister, did you really have to do that?" Beibei protested on Xu Sanshi's behalf.

"I said beforehand that you were entering Star Dou Forest as a team to obtain Soul Rings, and that you were to help one another."

"After learning about the conflict between him and Shiyu, I warned him repeatedly not to act recklessly in Star Dou Forest."

"But he treated my words as though they were nothing. He actually dared to interfere with Shiyu's acquisition of a Soul Ring. This punishment is already light."

"After we return, the academy's punishment will still be waiting for him. He must pay for the mistakes he made."

Zhang Lexuan's tone was much gentler when speaking to Beibei, but her stance on the matter had not changed.

She did not think she had gone too far, nor was she targeting Xu Sanshi. He had been in the wrong first, and she could not possibly let it pass without consequence.

As the Senior Sister of the Inner Court, what she hated most was vicious infighting among students.

Healthy competition was encouraged, but vicious conflict had to be severely punished. Otherwise, everything would fall into chaos.

"One day, I will make Senior Sister repay today's humiliation," Xu Sanshi said in a low voice.

"I'll be waiting." Zhang Lexuan was not afraid of him. If she had been, she would not have punished him like this.

She knew Xu Sanshi had quite the background, but so what?

She was alone and unburdened. Why would she fear him?

Xu Sanshi said nothing more. He silently got up and ended the Void Turtle's life. A purple Soul Ring floated out.

Angry as he was, there was no way he would pass up such a good Soul Ring.

"Thank you, Senior Sister." Sitting on the ground, Shiyu thanked Zhang Lexuan as she approached.

The way she had stood up for him made him view her more favorably.

"It's nothing. Xu Sanshi was in the wrong. He violated the academy's rules and displeased me as well. Punishing him was only proper." Zhang Lexuan waved her hand.

After a brief pause, she continued, "I know you're very angry, but I hope you understand that the academy forbids students from killing one another. If that happens, the punishment will certainly be severe. There will be no leniency."

Shiyu looked at Zhang Lexuan. He was not foolish and understood what she meant.

She was warning him not to go too far, even if he intended to take revenge.

"I want to absorb this Soul Ring now." Shiyu smiled faintly without answering, instead turning his gaze to the light-purple Soul Ring.

This Soul Ring's lifespan was somewhat higher than expected. It had reached a thousand years, though only just over a thousand.

There were still traces of yellow within the pale purple, indicating that this Soul Ring had exceeded a thousand years but had not surpassed eleven hundred.

This exceeded the normal absorption limit for a Spirit Master's Second Soul Ring, but it was not impossible to absorb.

Those who absorbed a Thousand-Year Soul Ring as their Second Soul Ring were rare, but not nonexistent.

He did not want to miss this Soul Ring now, so he could only take the risk and try. He hoped he could withstand it.

It was not merely because he was a transmigrator that he thought he could casually absorb Soul Rings beyond his level. He had grounds for believing he could do so.

After consuming the Nine Star Begonia, his physique had undergone a favorable mutation. His self-healing ability was astonishing, and his ability to withstand energy had improved considerably.

Combined with the physical enhancement from the External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances, his chances of successfully absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring beyond his level were still quite high.

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