A Century Becomes a Millennium, Oscar's Spirit Ring Upgrades!

A trail of crystalline drool flowed from the corner of Great Master Yu's mouth. His gaze was fixed on the direction of the pigsty in the distance, as if he were looking at the holy land of his dreams.

"Ugh!"

Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong could not hold it back any longer; they covered their mouths and began to retch.

Tang San stood frozen to the side, stunned. Having spent six years together, he never imagined his teacher had such a heavy-handed, peculiar hobby!

Shen He waved his hand with a smile: "Since you have no objections, hurry up and pack your things to move over there, won't you?"

"Yes, yes, yes, coming right up!"

Great Master Yu's face was flushed with excitement as he sprinted toward the pigsty, as if rushing toward the sanctuary of his heart.

Watching Great Master Yu transform into a scavenger, a flicker of coldness flashed through Tang San's eyes.

He then turned his head and said to Shen He: "Shen He, the reason Teacher isn't giving you trouble is because he is kind! He doesn't want to make things difficult for you or leave you in an awkward position."

"But I must ask you: you previously claimed that by strengthening one's physique through exercise, one could absorb a Soul Ring of a higher age. Is that reasonable?"

"If you cannot prove this theory, then Ning Rongrong is not in the wrong for failing to follow your so-called teaching methods."

Upon hearing Tang San's words, Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up. Tang San was undoubtedly trying to exonerate her, and he had found a very good reason to do so.

Shen He smiled faintly. Tang San clearly felt that he couldn't handle him alone, so he had started looking for allies.

Just as he was about to say something, the figure of Oscar appeared in the distance.

He had run the ten laps without any shortcuts. Although he had consumed quite a few Recovery Big Sausages, it was within the permitted range.

Seeing Oscar, Shen He's eyes brightened immediately. He spoke up: "Oscar, release your Martial Soul!"

Exhausted to the point of collapse, Oscar subconsciously activated his Martial Soul Avatar upon hearing Shen He's command.

Two bright yellow Soul Rings appeared around his body. At the same time, the System's narration appeared in Shen He's field of vision.

[Oscar has released his Martial Soul, and two Hundred Year Soul Rings have appeared on his body.]

With a thought, Shen He directly changed the word "Hundred" to "Thousand"!

In the next instant, Oscar suddenly felt an endless surge of power erupting from his exhausted body.

"What, what is that?!" Ning Rongrong exclaimed.

They watched as the two Hundred Year Soul Rings on Oscar's body grew increasingly deep in color, eventually transforming into a dark purple.

The fluctuations of Soul Power emanating from his body surged as well; it was clear that his Soul Power had increased significantly due to the change in his Soul Rings.

The students of Shrek Academy widened their eyes, all feeling their heads buzzing with disbelief.

What the hell is going on? A Hundred Year Soul Ring turned into a Thousand Year Soul Ring in the blink of an eye?

You have to understand, once a Soul Master absorbs a Soul Ring, there is basically no way to increase its age.

Yet, Oscar had broken this law, shattering their worldview.

Is this even reasonable?

Oscar came running over in a hurry, shouting loudly as he approached.

"Brothers, good news! Both of my Soul Rings have actually turned into Thousand Year Soul Rings!"

"And my cultivation has broken through; I've reached level thirty!"

"What?!" Hearing this, everyone was instantly stunned.

You have to realize, Oscar possessed a Food System Martial Soul, which is the most difficult type of Martial Soul to cultivate.

Yet, he had reached level thirty Soul Power at the age of fourteen. He could truly be called a genius among geniuses, and he had certainly given everyone a huge surprise.

Shen He nodded with a smile, "As the age of the Soul Ring increases, one's Soul Power cultivation naturally rises along with it. This is perfectly normal."

"Good, good. Oscar, you truly didn't let me down. Tomorrow morning, the whole group will set off. Teacher Zhao Wuji will lead you all to the Star Dou Great Forest to help Oscar and Shen He obtain their Third Soul Rings."

"This isn't just a matter for the two of them; it is also a trial for all of you. Before you encounter a Thousand Year Soul Beast, Teacher Zhao will not easily intervene. Everything will depend on yourselves." Flender nodded with satisfaction as he announced his arrangements.

At this moment, Shen He also spoke up, "Do you see? This is the effect of training. If you want Soul Rings of higher age, you have to go through training."

Ning Rongrong's red lips parted in shock, Tang San's body stiffened, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing let out a series of gasps.

Shen He's special training actually had such an effect?!

"How about it, Tang San? Do you understand now?" Shen He said indifferently.

"If someone who runs ten laps can obtain a Thousand Year Soul Ring, what would happen if you ran one hundred, one thousand, or ten thousand laps?"

"That would mean Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, or even Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings. If you understand, give me a round of applause!"

"Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!"

Whether it was Xiao Wu and the others, or Ning Rongrong, who had previously been somewhat unconvinced by Shen He, all of them applauded vigorously.

Tang San stood frozen in place, unable to say anything for a long time.

[Experience gained, System upgraded to LV2]
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Shen He was overjoyed. He then turned his head and said with a smile, "Ning Rongrong, have you made up your mind? Are you going to leave Shrek Academy?"

"Have you ever thought about what the others in your sect would think of you if you were expelled from the academy and sent home?"

"If you went back now, wouldn't you become a laughingstock? And if you miss this opportunity to increase your spirit ring age, what would Sect Master Ning do?"

"Ning Rongrong, you wouldn't want to be expelled from Shrek Academy, would you?"

Ning Rongrong froze. After a long silence, her small mouth puckered, and she hesitated, but eventually, she spoke up.

"Shen He. No, Dean Shen, can you please not expel me? I accept the punishment. I will absolutely never do this again."

"Hmm, that's a good girl." Shen He smiled and stroked his chin. "If you had said that earlier, your Principal brother would surely have doted on you well."

"I'll punish you by having you make up the ten laps you missed. Go eat lunch, rest for a while, and then go. Oscar is in charge of supervising you."

Afterward, Shen He walked over to Tang San, patted him on the shoulder, and said indifferently, "Go back and find Great Master Yu to help you move things. You don't need to eat lunch anyway; there's plenty of excrement to go around."

The next day, Zhao Wuji was in charge of leading the team and gathered all the students together.

"I heard about what happened yesterday. Oscar, you brat, your luck is quite good to have actually increased the age of your spirit ring," Zhao Wuji said with a hint of envy.

Then, he walked over to Shen He and asked in a low voice, "Dean Shen, do you think at my age, there's any point in giving it a shot?"

"As long as I can increase my spirit ring age, never mind ten laps, even a hundred or a thousand laps would be no problem for me!"

"It should have some effect, but because Oscar is a Food System Soul Master with a weaker body, he gets better results from the training," Shen He said, stroking his chin.

"Your physical strength is dozens of times greater than theirs—it's a complete gap in tiers. If you train, it would only be the icing on the cake, but there's no harm in trying."

Changing only two words to alter Zhao Wuji's spirit ring age wouldn't be easy.

I'll just dangle a carrot in front of him for now and deal with it later.

Suddenly, not far away, Great Master Yu came running over, looking excited.

Following behind him was his good disciple Tang San, though Tang San seemed to be intentionally keeping his distance from Great Master Yu, even covering his nose and mouth with his hand.

"I've broken through! I'm a Soul Elder now too!" Great Master Yu exclaimed excitedly.

However, he was greeted only by a wave of nauseous retching.