This Teacher Su Ran, Please Judge Who's Right

The two elite Soul Beasts that had once run rampant through a certain territory in the Outer Circle died just like that, stifled and aggrieved.

Two purple Soul Rings appeared over their corpses.

"Not a bad fight. These past two months of training weren't wasted."

"The age of these two Soul Beasts is still a little high for you as you are now. Recover a bit before absorbing the Soul Rings."

Su Ran was fairly satisfied with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong's performance. He had originally estimated that it would be very difficult for the two of them to win.

Although both of them had used every trump card they had, and Zhu Zhuqing had even brought out the self-defense Hidden Weapon Ghost Shuttle he had only taught her over the past two days, neither of them had suffered any serious injuries.

"Mm!"

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were also somewhat excited.

They had actually defeated two Soul Beasts close to three thousand years old!

Although these two Soul Beasts had not reached three thousand years in age, because of their high quality, their combat strength was actually stronger than that of ordinary three-thousand-year Soul Beasts.

A quarter of an hour later.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong both decisively landed the finishing blows, sat cross-legged, and began absorbing their Third Soul Rings.

Su Ran leaned against a large tree nearby, protecting them.

Time passed little by little.

Expressions of pain slowly appeared on both Zhu Zhuqing's and Ning Rongrong's faces.

Their brows were tightly furrowed, their faces drawn taut.

This was caused by the power contained within the Soul Rings expanding a Soul Master's meridians. The higher the age, the more violently that power surged through every part of the body. Once it exceeded the Soul Master's physical limit, their meridians might even burst, and blood could pour from all seven orifices.

However, with the protection of the Ten Palaces of Hell and the Golden Bell Shield, Su Ran was not worried that Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong would be in mortal danger.

Sure enough, when Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong's pain reached a certain point...

Boom~

A muffled sound came from within both girls' bodies.

Above Zhu Zhuqing's head, the shadow of the Hell Spirit Cat shifted, and the Ten Yama's Palaces appeared. A stream of Yama killing intent spread out, protecting her heart meridian.

Golden light also surfaced around Ning Rongrong, shaped like a golden bell, indestructible. Her tendons, bones, and bloodline all became extremely resilient.

Third Soul Ring absorption progress: 90%

"Almost done!"

Su Ran raised his head, a trace of anticipation in his eyes.

He was somewhat looking forward to what Zhu Zhuqing's Third Soul Skill would be.

"Who's there?"

Right at that moment, a sudden buzzing stir came from the forest, followed by a noise that put Su Ran on alert.

A great serpent with a red crest on its head and red wings was smashed hard into the grass a hundred meters away, covered in blood.

Two voices accompanied it, one rough, one that of an old woman.

"Honored Soul Sage, we were the ones who attacked this Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent first. You cannot snatch it from us."

"Elder sister, the Soul Beasts in this Star Dou Great Forest are ownerless things. There's no such thing as first come, first served. Besides, when we made our move, we didn't see any sign of you. My student needs it very much too, so there's no way I can give it to you. Xiao Ao, go finish it off."

"You dare!"

"Sister Chao, this Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was already nearly beaten to death by me. It's perfectly reasonable for it to belong to us. If Sister Chao is unconvinced, you're welcome to make a move and contend with me. We'll settle it according to the rules of the Soul Master World."

"You—"

The old woman was so angered by the burly man that her face filled with indignation.

Just from hearing their voices, Su Ran understood the situation and could not help sighing.

Sometimes, fate really was something you could not avoid no matter how you tried.

The people from Shrek Academy had still ended up fighting Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang over the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

To be honest, Su Ran had no interest in this Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent. Its age was too low.

But if they disturbed his disciples while they were absorbing their Soul Rings, that would not do.

"Everyone, my students are absorbing Soul Rings here and need quiet. Please take your dispute elsewhere."

Standing in the tree, Su Ran sent his voice over calmly.

"Who's there?"

"Your words make no sense, sir. The land of the Star Dou Great Forest is ownerless. We can be wherever we want. If anything, you can only blame yourself for choosing a poor breakthrough location for your students."

"Hiding your head and showing your tail—do you dare come out and have a clash?"

Zhao Wuji snapped in annoyance.

Some time ago, he had been seriously injured by that beast of a teacher from Peach Blossom Spring Academy. After finally recovering and coming out, his temper was very irritable, and he wanted nothing more than to find a fight and vent his anger.

From the way that Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was covered in blood, its body beaten flat, and barely clinging to life, it was clear this was Zhao Wuji's handiwork.

Now that her tongue had had its fun, Xiao Wu seemed to realize it a little late and muttered:

"That voice... I feel like I've heard it somewhere before. It sounds really nice."

"A pleasant voice is just like that. People only have so many kinds of voices."

Tang San's expression shifted. He was a little sharper than the others. "Teacher Zhao, that voice sounds like..."

"What? Does Teacher Zhao still want to spar?"

Sure enough, a graceful Youth dressed in a Clear Cloud White Robe and wearing a dragon-patterned Peach Blossom Mask moved, and in the span of a breath, he had leaped onto a thick branch of a large tree nearby.

He just stood there quietly, looking down at them from above.

On the left were two people, one old and one young, both women. The old one was Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang. She looked about sixty or seventy, with neatly combed white hair, yet her spirit was extraordinarily vigorous, and her complexion was as ruddy as a baby's. In her right hand she held a three-meter-long Snake-head Cane, and six Soul Rings moved rhythmically up and down around her as she faced off against Zhao Wuji.

Following beside the old woman was a beautiful girl, Meng Yiran. She had short hair that reached her ears, was sixteen or seventeen years old, and wore a neat, form-fitting outfit that tightly wrapped around her already well-developed figure. Her dark-brown eyes were fixed on the heavily injured Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent opposite them, anger showing on her face.

On the right, naturally, were the people from Shrek Academy.

Once he saw the newcomer's attire clearly, Zhao Wuji's arrogant air vanished in an instant, and that fierce face of his immediately turned fawning.

"So it's Teacher Su Ran from Peach Blossom Spring Academy. Please don't take offense, please don't. Zhao was being rash. We'll leave at once."

Cold sweat had already broken out on Zhao Wuji's forehead.

He considered himself above average even among Soul Sages, but when facing this young Soul Sage, he had been beaten miserably.

He really did not want to admit that his Great Vajra Bear was nothing but a Hole Cotton Bear in front of him.

On the left, Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran both looked at Su Ran in some surprise.

Meng Yiran's brown eyes narrowed in astonishment. Who was this person? Why was he wearing a mask?

Judging by his bearing, he seemed rather impressive, but he did not look very old. He was very young. Why did Zhao Wuji seem a little afraid of him?

Could he have power surpassing a Soul Sage at such a young age?

"Wait."

"Zhao Wuji, you can't take the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent away."

"You are Teacher Su Ran, yes? This old woman would ask you to judge fairly. I was the one who first chose this Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for my granddaughter Yiran, and it still bears wounds I left on it. It was only through a moment of carelessness that I let it slip away. When I chased after it, they had already severely injured it. I can see that this Zhao Wuji holds some fear and respect toward you, so I ask you to uphold justice for this old woman and my granddaughter!"

Chao Tianxiang cupped her hands slightly toward Su Ran, her attitude still fairly proper.