Meng Yiran shouted loudly, but unfortunately, no one nearby answered her.
"Wait, this doesn't seem to be the one we were chasing."
"This one's too small."
Meng Shu prodded the Man Faced Demon Spider's corpse a couple of times with his Dragon Head Cane.
"But judging by the wounds, it looks like the one from before. What a strange thing."
"Let's keep looking!"
Ye Lin had already gone far away.
She rested beneath a tree, catching her breath.
A light footstep suddenly reached her ears.
"Who's there!"
Ye Lin gripped the Immortal Sword and slashed toward the direction the sound came from.
When she saw the figure, the Immortal Sword in her hand loosened and vanished into Soul Power. She rushed forward and hugged the figure.
"Xiao Wu, thank goodness you're all right. You nearly scared me to death."
"Lin!"
Xiao Wu hugged Ye Lin in return. "I'm fine."
A rapid series of footsteps followed, and Zhao Wuji and the others quickly appeared.
When he saw Ye Lin and Xiao Wu, Zhao Wuji felt relieved as well.
Dai Mubai asked, pleasantly surprised, "Ye Lin, did you find Xiao Wu?"
"I was resting when Xiao Wu suddenly showed up."
Ye Lin gave a wry smile. She naturally knew that the Titan Giant Ape had brought Xiao Wu back.
Zhao Wuji asked, puzzled, "Xiao Wu, how did you escape from the Titan Giant Ape?"
Fear showed in Xiao Wu's eyes.
"The Titan Giant Ape had only taken me a few steps when it suddenly heard a bull's bellow. It seemed really panicked. It dropped me and ran off, letting out a roar as it went. Then I passed out."
"When I woke up, I found that several Soul Beasts nearby had been knocked unconscious. I'd also just happened to break through to level thirty, and I found a Soul Beast that was suitable for me. After absorbing its Spirit Ring, I hurried back, following the route I remembered."
Zhao Wuji nodded. "You're back safe. That's what matters."
"Do you know how worried Ye Lin was when you were taken? She asked Oscar for a Flying Mushroom Sausage and went after you."
Dai Mubai kicked Tang San. "And this guy ran away when the fight started. If he'd been there, he could've used Bind to save you."
Tang San hit the ground with a thud.
"Dai Mubai, why did you kick me?"
He barked angrily.
"Don't just blame Boss Dai. I want to kick you too!"
Ma Hongjun shot Tang San a look. "You ran away and abandoned your teammates. On a battlefield, you'd already be dead!"
Tang San fell silent and slowly got to his feet.
He gritted his teeth and thought, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, just you wait!
When my godfather gets here, I won't let either of you off!
Xiao Wu looked at Ye Lin guiltily. "I'm sorry, Lin. I made you worry."
"It's fine. You're back, and you even broke through, didn't you?"
Ye Lin let go of Xiao Wu and smiled. "Besides, I broke through too."
"I found a Soul Beast suitable for me just now and obtained my Second Soul Ring."
Two yellow Spirit Rings slowly appeared beneath her.
"You two are really lucky, huh?"
Ma Hongjun stared at them, eyes wide. "I'm honestly jealous."
"Looks like we turned a bad situation into a blessing,"
Zhao Wuji said with a chuckle. "It seems our training trip has ended perfectly."
Ye Lin shook her head. "Teacher Zhao, I don't think it has."
Zhao Wuji looked puzzled. "Why not?"
"I'm level thirty."
Everyone else present immediately widened their eyes.
"You're level thirty!"
"How is that possible? You gained ten levels at once!"
Ye Lin explained slowly, "I expected this, actually. Although I hadn't obtained my Second Soul Ring, I'd never stopped cultivating."
"The Soul Power I gained through cultivation had been accumulating. When I broke through, all the Soul Power I'd stored up was released, bringing me to level thirty."
The others pondered this.
"So that's how it works?"
"But I suggest we head back first."
Zhao Wuji considered it. "After I used my Martial Soul Avatar, all my attributes dropped by fifty percent. I can't protect you effectively right now. Let's return first. Once we're back, I'll bring the dean here with you."
"Okay!"
Ye Lin agreed without protest. "We'll do as you say, Teacher Zhao."
She also needed to go back and build up some modification points so she could make her Third Soul Ring even more powerful.
"Come on, let's head back!"
"Wait!"
Before they could turn to leave, a voice reached their ears.
Three figures quickly flew out from one side. They were the Dragon and Snake Duo and Meng Yiran.
"It's you?"
Zhao Wuji regarded them with disdain. They had only a Spirit Emperor among them. Even with his attributes reduced by fifty percent, he could still crush him.
But when he saw the two yellow, three purple, and two black Spirit Rings around Meng Shu, his heart lurched.
A Soul Douluo!
Forget being at half strength—even if his attributes were increased by fifty percent, he still might not be a match!
What was going on? They'd run into the Titan Giant Ape once and a Soul Douluo once, all in the outer area!
When Xiao Wu saw Meng Shu's eight Spirit Rings, she grew even more anxious and hid behind Ye Lin, trembling.
Why was there a Soul Douluo here?
A powerful Soul Douluo could see through her identity as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!
Ye Lin knew what she was afraid of and shielded her firmly.
"May I ask what the Soul Douluo senior stopped us for?"
Zhao Wuji did his best to stay calm.
When Chao Tianxiang saw them, she quickly whispered a few words in Meng Shu's ear.
Meng Shu glanced coldly at the group but didn't act. He merely asked, "Have any of you seen a Man Faced Demon Spider?"
"A Man Faced Demon Spider?"
Zhao Wuji shook his head. "We haven't."
Meng Shu's sharp eyes swept over the others, trying to see if he could learn anything from them.
But even after looking them all over, he found nothing. They didn't look as though they'd seen a Man Faced Demon Spider.
"Then I suppose it didn't come this way."
Zhao Wuji felt relieved and prepared to lead the group away.
"We'll be going, then. Take your time looking for it, Senior Soul Douluo."
He had barely turned when Meng Shu's voice rang out again.
"Wait!"
Zhao Wuji was inwardly at a loss, but still forced a smile. He was the mighty Immovable Bright King—when had he ever suffered such an indignity?
"What else can I do for you, Soul Douluo senior?"
Meng Shu looked at Oscar and said coldly,
"You were the ones who took that Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, weren't you?"
"How are you going to answer for stealing my granddaughter's Soul Beast?"
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