Breakthroughs in Succession

Clearly, Li Ang intended to give his two newly accepted disciples a few more cheats.

So how could a single Immortal Herb be enough? According to Li Ang's plan, once the two disciples had completely absorbed the herbs' medicinal effects, he would prepare new Immortal Herbs for them.

He planned to get Zhu Zhuqing another Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. As for Ning Rongrong, Li Ang chose the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid.

These Immortal Herbs all had relatively balanced and mild effects. Even ordinary Soul Masters would have no problem consuming them. Moreover, the herbs Li Ang had chosen for his two disciples happened to complement one another in their medicinal effects.

Speaking of which, Li Ang had always been curious about something. In the original timeline, Dugu Bo had guarded the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, so why had he never eaten even a single Immortal Herb?

If he did not dare consume the poisonous ones with more domineering effects, then why had he not touched the Immortal Herbs with balanced, mild effects either? He was practically an old grandpa whose sole purpose was to deliver opportunities to the protagonist's party.

Li Ang could not figure out why Dugu Bo had made such an idiotic choice in the original timeline, but he took it deeply to heart as a warning.

Thus, ever since finding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he had not held back from plundering the Immortal Herbs within it.

Because he had eaten quite a lot himself, he understood these local specialties of Douluo Dalu, the Immortal Herbs, rather well.

To be honest, more was not necessarily better with these things.

Soul Masters with ordinary talent simply could not digest the medicinal effects of multiple Immortal Herbs. Eating one was enough to benefit them for a lifetime. Continuing to eat more would not be very useful and might even interfere with the herbs' effects.

For Soul Masters with fairly good talent, like Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, two Immortal Herbs were basically the limit.

Unfortunately, Li Ang had not understood this principle back then. After entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he had gnawed on Immortal Herbs like they were cabbages, and he had plundered the place several times.

As a result, the medicinal effects of all kinds of Immortal Herbs had accumulated severely within his body, limiting his potential to a certain extent instead.

Of course, every advantage had its disadvantage. After regaining his youth and returning to his physical peak, the medicinal effects of those Immortal Herbs became the resources Li Ang needed to advance further.

Especially after Li Ang spent a hefty sum to buy a Dao Scripture from the System Shop, his efficiency in utilizing the herbs' medicinal effects increased severalfold.

That was also why, in the years since regaining his youth, Li Ang's strength had advanced at an astonishing pace. When he previously broke through to the realm of Super Douluo, he had not even encountered a bottleneck.

At this rate, in no more than a few years, Li Ang's Soul Power would reach the ultimate limit mortals could attain on Douluo Dalu, making him a rank ninety-nine Limit Douluo.

"What's going on with you two today? Why are you both late together?"

At Shrek Academy's training grounds, Flender looked displeased as he watched Ning Rongrong and Oscar rush over. "Don't tell me you two want to run laps again?"

"No, Dean, listen to my explanation! I broke through! I reached rank thirty, so..." ×2

"Wait, you broke through too?" Ning Rongrong and Oscar looked at each other in surprise and spoke in unison.

Flender: ???

As the students stared at Ning Rongrong and Oscar in astonishment, Flender wore an equally incredulous expression.

Flender was not particularly surprised that Oscar had broken through to rank thirty. After all, Oscar was highly talented, and his Soul Power had already been close to rank thirty.

His breakthrough now could only be described as a natural progression.

But Ning Rongrong breaking through to rank thirty as well was rather unbelievable.

Ning Rongrong was not even twelve yet. Among the Shrek Academy students, she was only slightly older than Zhu Zhuqing.

Compared to Oscar, she was nearly three years younger.

Yet the two of them had actually broken through the rank-thirty bottleneck together.

How could Flender not start doubting his life?

Flender had always believed Oscar's talent was astonishing, no weaker than that of a direct-line Soul Master from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect like Ning Rongrong.

Yet the facts before him dealt Flender a hard slap, leaving him almost unable to believe what he was seeing.

Meanwhile, perhaps worried that someone would question her, Ning Rongrong did not hold back. As soon as she finished speaking, she directly released her Aura.

Although the teachers and students of Shrek Academy were somewhat unwilling to believe Ning Rongrong, the Soul Power Aura emanating from her was beyond doubt. It had indeed reached the level of rank thirty.

Now, it was not only Flender who found this hard to accept. Oscar, who had been feeling rather pleased with himself over his breakthrough, and the other Shrek Academy students were also struggling to accept the scene before them.

Just recently, Ning Rongrong's Soul Power had only been rank twenty-six. She had been the weakest among them all, so how had her Soul Power suddenly reached rank thirty?

However, just as everyone was doubting their lives, Zhu Zhuqing, who had been standing among the group, suddenly stepped forward and said expressionlessly, "Dean, my Soul Power also reached rank thirty two days ago."

As she spoke, Zhu Zhuqing released her Soul Power Aura as well.

Flender: ...

Everyone at Shrek Academy: ...

Flender was utterly baffled. What was going on? Could it be that Soul Masters from great families all possessed some secret technique that could rapidly increase Soul Power in a short time?

That could not be right!

At that thought, Flender could not help looking toward Dai Mubai. It was not as though he had never seen Soul Masters from great families before. Dai Mubai's Soul Power advancement had always been extremely steady, and especially recently, it had not moved at all.

"All right, everyone has done very well. Since that's the case, we won't train today. I'll give you one day to make adjustments. Tomorrow morning, the whole group will set out. Teacher Zhao Wuji will lead you to the Star Dou Great Forest and help the three of you obtain your Third Soul Rings. Remember, this isn't just Oscar and the other two's business. It is training for all of you. Before encountering a thousand-year Soul Beast, Teacher Zhao will not intervene lightly. You will have to rely on yourselves for everything. All right, dismissed."

Although he was baffled by how quickly Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had improved, to Flender, an increase in his students' strength was unquestionably a good thing.

So Flender was in no mood to conduct training today. He directly ordered everyone dismissed, then hurried off to find Zhao Wuji without delay. It looked like he intended for Zhao Wuji to lead the students to the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow and hunt Third Soul Rings for Oscar and the other two.