Mushroom Sausage

Seeing this, Tang San hurried forward and, together with Xiao Wu, helped Gu Chen and Gu Yuena to their feet.

Completely missing the annoyed look in Gu Chen's eyes, Tang San asked, "Brother Chen, are you okay?"

Gu Chen's mind was entirely on Gu Yuena. He licked his lips, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly. "I'm fine. I just used up a bit too much Soul Power. I'll be fine after recovering."

"Grandpa! Grandma!" Meng Yiran cried out and rushed toward the fallen Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang.

"They still have a breath left. If you take them out of the Star Dou Great Forest now, they might still be saved. That is, if you can leave alive." Gu Chen looked at Meng Yiran coldly as he spoke.

Meng Yiran was terribly afraid of Gu Chen now. Supporting Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang, she headed toward the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving a deep footprint with every step.

Damn it! If I ever become strong enough, I'll make them die!

Meng Yiran thought bitterly.

Gu Chen rubbed his brow. He had originally had Oscar kill the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent to avoid trouble, yet the result was countless times more trouble...

After asking Oscar for several sausages, Gu Chen gave a few to Gu Yuena and ate the remaining Great Sausages for recovery.

After cultivating for two hours, the two had recovered more than half their Soul Power.

While they were recovering, Oscar absorbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's soul ring. The purple soul ring slowly contracted into Oscar's body.

Letting out a long breath, Oscar slowly opened his eyes. In that instant, the pale pink glow around him abruptly changed, turning into a vivid rose pink that bathed his entire body.

"Congratulations, Little Ao." Zhao Wuji smiled at him.

After obtaining his third soul ring, Oscar had undergone some subtle changes. He seemed to have grown a little taller, and he looked more spirited overall. The biggest change was in his peach blossom eyes, where seven-colored light flickered. It was just like the energy the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent had released when it intimidated everyone earlier.

Dai Mubai's hearty laughter rang out as well. "Little Ao, you're the second among us to break through rank thirty. Congratulations! Hurry up and let us see what your third soul ring skill is."

Oscar was clearly thrilled to have gained his third soul ring, but when Dai Mubai mentioned his third soul ring skill, he could not quite smile anymore. Embarrassed, he said, "Forget it. Let's talk about it after we get back."

Ma Hongjun said irritably, "Little Ao, what are you afraid of? Are you worried we'll laugh at you? Your Third Spirit Ability's Spirit Incantation can't possibly be even more ridiculous than the first two, can it? We put in plenty of effort for you too, so hurry up and show us the results."

Oscar nodded helplessly. "But let's agree on this first—you absolutely can't laugh after hearing my Spirit Incantation."

Everyone nodded at once, though faint smiles had already appeared on their faces.

Oscar raised his right hand and finally recited his third Spirit Incantation. "I've got a Mushroom Sausage."

Pfft—

At those words, everyone burst out laughing at once. Even Zhao Wuji threw back his head and laughed. Even Gu Chen, who knew the plot, could not help but laugh when he truly heard that Spirit Incantation.

Oscar stared wide-eyed at everyone. "Didn't you promise not to laugh?"

That only had the opposite effect, making everyone laugh even harder.

Zhao Wuji was a teacher after all, and he was the first to stop laughing. Looking at Oscar's aggrieved expression, he said, "Little Ao, tell everyone what this Mushroom Sausage of yours does. A soul skill produced by a thousand-year soul ring shouldn't be too weak."

Oscar snorted indignantly. "Go ahead and laugh. From now on, none of you are getting any of my Mushroom Sausages. Hmph!"

Oh? He's getting all tsundere now?

Gu Chen found it amusing.

Oscar held up the Mushroom Sausage in his hand, his expression becoming somewhat strange. Then, in a proud tone, he loudly announced, "Mushroom Sausage, third soul ring skill. Effect: flight."

The laughter came to an abrupt stop. Other than Gu Chen, everyone looking at Oscar wore stunned expressions. All because of those two simple words: flight.

"Ahem." Seeing everyone's dumbfounded looks, Oscar secretly reveled in it. After coughing twice, he continued, "Well, I'm not finished yet. My third soul ring skill is flight for one minute."

"Sure enough, your sausage is just like you—short and weak!" Although Gu Chen knew that the Mushroom Sausage could grant the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's flying speed, he still could not resist laughing.

Dai Mubai curled his lips. "That's a useless skill, isn't it? What good is flying for one minute? You couldn't even cross a slightly wider river or a cliff."

The seven-colored light in Oscar's peach blossom eyes seemed to grow brighter. "Is that really so? What if that one minute of flight is at the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's speed?"

"What?" Dai Mubai was greatly shocked. "You mean eating your Mushroom Sausage lets someone fly at the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's speed for one minute? Is that possible?"

Oscar said proudly, "Why wouldn't it be? My third soul ring came from the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, so naturally my soul skill is related to it. My feeling can't be wrong. If you want to eat my Mushroom Sausage in the future, you'll have to beg me properly."

"You pause for dramatic effect when you speak. Sooner or later, you'll choke to death!" Tang San said venomously.

Zhao Wuji nodded in satisfaction. "At least our effort wasn't wasted. Little Ao, your third soul ring is very good. With your current Soul Power, how many Mushroom Sausages like this can you make?"

Oscar thought for a moment. "This Mushroom Sausage consumes far more Soul Power than the first two types of sausage. With my current strength, I can make at most ten at once. After that, my Soul Power will be completely depleted, and I'll need to fully recover before making more."

Looking at the students, Zhao Wuji said with satisfaction, "Ten is enough. As your Soul Power improves, that number will continue to increase. Among food-type auxiliary martial souls, your sausages can now be considered top-tier. All right, everyone prepare yourselves. We'll leave immediately and return to the academy."

"Teacher Zhao, I'm afraid we can't leave yet." At that moment, Tang San suddenly spoke to Zhao Wuji.

Worthy of being this world's protagonist, even without fighting Meng Yiran, Tang San had still broken through during that brief period of cultivation and reached the rank-thirty bottleneck.

Zhao Wuji froze for a moment. "Can't leave? Why not? Little San, the Star Dou Great Forest isn't a place for playing around. I'm the teacher, and I make the decisions. Our goal has been accomplished, so we must return to the academy as soon as possible. Otherwise, if any of you run into trouble, how am I supposed to explain it to Flender when we get back?"

"But..." Tang San began anxiously, only for Zhao Wuji to cut him off. "No buts. Since you're awake, no one needs to rest any longer. We'll talk after we leave the Star Dou Great Forest. Before it gets completely dark, we set out immediately."

"Teacher Zhao, could you let me finish?" Tang San looked at Zhao Wuji helplessly.

A cold glint flashed through Zhao Wuji's eyes, but it seemed he recalled something, and the glint vanished as quickly as it appeared. In the past, anyone who dared defy him would have already received a slap from his bear paw.

But at the thought of Tang Hao, Zhao Wuji chickened out once again.

Without waiting for Zhao Wuji to speak, Tang San quickly said, "I need a soul ring too. Why not find a soul beast this time and get it done? It'll save us another trip soon."

"No. Can't you understand what I'm saying?" Zhao Wuji replied without thinking. Then, his body suddenly stiffened. His eyes widened as he stared at Tang San. "What did you just say?"

Tang San repeated seriously, "I said that I need a soul ring too. Watching Brother Chen and Sister Na'er fight benefited me greatly, and during my cultivation just now, I also broke through to rank thirty. So I need a soul ring as well. Teacher Zhao, is that all right?"

Zhao Wuji stared at Tang San with wide eyes.

Oscar, who had been smugly gesturing with the Mushroom Sausage in his hand, loosened his grip, and it fell to the ground.

The two pupils in Dai Mubai's evil eyes strangely merged into one.

Ma Hongjun's fat mouth fell open, while Zhu Zhuqing's cold expression turned into astonishment.

Two dimples appeared on Ning Rongrong's gentle, pretty face, while Xiao Wu excitedly grabbed Tang San's arm.

Though Tang San's talent was far inferior to Gu Chen's and Gu Yuena's, becoming a Soul Elder at twelve years old was still something only a genius could achieve.

I'm really speechless today.

@A certain reader, I'll spare you some face and won't name you. If you don't like Spirit Hall, then you don't like it. If you oppose the protagonist joining Spirit Hall, then oppose it. But because this novel is about the protagonist joining Spirit Hall, you directly leave a one-star bad review??!

I'm guessing this person hasn't even read the book, right? They read the synopsis and immediately left a bad review?

What the hell!

(Well, you don't need to go looking for them either. For this sort of person, I'll just permanently mute them and delete their review. All I can do is wish them the best on their journey toward being muted across the entire platform.)