Douluo: Poisonous Tongue, Loves Telling the Truth

The scene fell silent in an instant.

Facing Xia Ran's sharp gaze, Flender was clearly feeling guilty, his tone softening.

"Xia Ran! I'm sorry. I won't keep Tang San or Yu Xiaogang at the academy anymore. For the sake of the six years we spent as teacher and student, let's just leave it at this for today."

"After today, your grudges have nothing to do with me!"

Flender's old face seemed to age significantly all at once, his tone carrying a hint of pleading as he spoke.

As the dean, this was all he could do.

He didn't want anyone to die within this academy...

"Are you sure you want to protect Tang San?"

Xia Ran frowned slightly, his expression cold and stern.

His only response was Flender's evasive gaze and the fact that he hadn't moved a single step.

He took a deep look at Flender before sweeping his gaze over the others present.

The other party's stance was clear. Although Xia Ran was powerful, trying to kill Tang San while Flender was standing in his way was unrealistic, especially since he hadn't obtained his fifth soul ring yet.

"I hope that when Tang San grows up in the future, you won't regret this!"

Leaving those words behind, Xia Ran stopped arguing. Since Flender had chosen to stand on the opposite side today, he would no longer concern himself with their past ties.

His figure flashed and vanished from the grounds.

With the pressure suddenly lifted, Flender let out a long, weary sigh, his usually shrewd and calculating eyes dimming.

He glanced at the wreckage in the arena and spoke in a nearly hoarse voice.

"Hong Jun, Mubai!"

"Come over and help clean this up!"

Chapter 40: Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone

On the other side, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing had returned to the girls' dormitory.

Xiao Wu's sobbing filled the room, and a clear palm print was visible on her left cheek.

Zhu Zhuqing sat beside her, continuously handing her tissues.

[Xiao Wu's level of resentment toward Tang San: 100%]

[Reward for host: Second Martial Soul Ice Element Control, Fire Element Control]

[Reward for host: Choice of any Hundred Thousand Year Mysterious Cat Soul Bone]

[Please select: Head Bone, Torso Bone...]

The reason Xia Ran hadn't dawdled with Flender was that there was a countdown for the soul bone selection.

The moment Tang San roared at Xiao Wu, her system quest had already been completed. If he hadn't wasted time saving Zhu Zhuqing, he would have left long ago.

The system rewards were about to be issued, which would surely trigger some strange phenomena, and he didn't want those people to see it.

In the Back Mountain, the ice and fire elemental soul power in the air converged crazily toward Xia Ran, pouring into his right eye.

"Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!"

"I never expected that the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone the system mentioned would actually exist!"

He could choose any of the six positions. After the delay, there were less than 30 seconds left on the countdown.

He wasn't sure what would happen when the countdown ended; the system might give him a random soul bone, or the reward might be swallowed up entirely.

Xia Ran hurriedly pondered which position would be the most cost-effective.

Logically, among the six soul bone slots, the Torso Bone and Head Bone were the hardest to obtain, so he had to prioritize those two.

With his departure from Shrek imminent, surviving while traveling across the continent was his top priority.

Having made up his mind, Xia Ran chose the "Hundred Thousand Year Mysterious Cat Torso Bone"!

As the selection was confirmed, a distortion of black light appeared, and a somewhat translucent black spine suddenly manifested before him, complete with ribs and a sternum.

Mysterious golden patterns were carved onto the surface, and the soul power fluctuations it emitted caused black light to flicker in the surrounding area, the aura belonging to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone being incredibly oppressive.

Xia Ran hurriedly used his second martial soul to set up a dark barrier to avoid being discovered by those old fellows.

[Hundred Thousand Year Mysterious Cat Torso Bone]

[Soul Bone Skill: Undying Cat Demon Body--Passive skill. In a near-death state, instantly heal your own injuries and recover 30% soul power. Cooldown: 99 days]

[Soul Bone Skill: Dark Potential--Status buff skill. Activate the skill to consume soul power and increase your own speed by 300%, attack power by 100%, and defense by 100%]

His heart filled with joy, and the corners of Xia Ran's mouth curled upward.

"As expected, I've gained a life-saving skill, and the second skill is also extremely powerful. A 300% speed boost can also save my life at a critical moment!"

The moment he touched the soul bone, its information automatically surfaced in Xia Ran's mind.

Without hesitation, he began the fusion immediately; no one usually visited this place, and with the barrier set up by his second martial soul, ordinary people wouldn't be able to detect what was happening inside.

The next day.

When Zhu Zhuqing came to find Xia Ran, she discovered a barrier had already been set up. Out of politeness, she did not rashly disturb him, though her expression was slightly dejected.

We clearly had an agreement that you would accompany me to the duel with Dai Mubai today...

From early morning until noon, there was no sign of Xia Ran coming out, so Zhu Zhuqing had no choice but to leave alone.

On the training ground, the figures of Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing stood in the center.

Having learned from the lessons of Tang San and Xia Ran, Flender focused his mental energy, knowing these two little ones would have a fight, and completed his Martial Soul Possession in advance.

He did this so that he could intervene in time if either of them were in life-threatening danger.

It must be said that the relationships between the members of the current Shrek main cast are truly hard to describe...

"Dai Mubai, if I win this battle, I will no longer be your fiancée. I will only be myself!"

"From then on, you and I will have no further connection."

In the arena, Zhu Zhuqing's expression was indifferent, her beautiful eyes devoid of any emotional color.

The more she acted this way, the angrier Dai Mubai became. Standing opposite her, he felt the urge to strike this woman down right then and there.

As the dignified Third Prince of Star Luo, he was actually being pursued to this remote, broken village to have his engagement annulled!

He laughed out of extreme rage, his contemptuous gaze sweeping over Zhu Zhuqing's coat.

"Bitch! Hanging out with Xia Ran has even made your dress become conservative!"

"What? Did he demand it?"

He had specifically scanned his surroundings earlier and noticed that Xia Ran was not present, which was why he dared to speak so insolently.

To Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing hanging out with Xia Ran was one thing, but proposing an annulment in public was another.

He could pretend not to know about the former, and no one would bring it up in daily life.

The latter, however, was rubbing his dignity into the dirt.

Outside the arena, Tang San narrowed his eyes. He glanced at Xiao Wu, who was standing far away from him, and a surge of hatred toward Xia Ran welled up in his heart as well...

Facing this trash talk, Zhu Zhuqing maintained her cold attitude.

"Useless words! I said it before, I will defeat you with my own strength!"

"Heh~ your own strength? Who knows where that came from!"

"You..."

Dai Mubai's tone was laced with sarcasm as he looked at her with a disdainful gaze.

"Fine, if you want to fight, then let's fight. But if you lose..."

"If you win! I die!"

"Good!"

Her purple eyes were filled with determination. As the Second Young Lady of the Star Luo Zhu Family, her fate had been tied to another person ever since her Martial Soul awakened.

Now, she could finally put an end to it.

Regardless of victory or defeat, regardless of the outcome, she wanted to take control of her own destiny!

"Dai Mubai: Level 37 Power Attack Battle Soul Elder!"

"Zhu Zhuqing: Level 34 Agility Attack Battle Soul Elder!"

As these words fell, Dai Mubai was shocked! Everyone was shocked!

How long had it been since she enrolled? How could Zhu Zhuqing's strength have improved so rapidly!

"Level 34! How is that possible!"

"Heh heh~ so that's how it is!"

Suddenly, Dai Mubai seemed to have a realization, and he said through gritted teeth.

"Relying on crawling into Xia Ran's bed to trade for a cultivation base, Zhu Zhuqing, you really paid a heavy price just to defeat me!"

Zhu Zhuqing's eyelashes trembled slightly. Being slandered by Dai Mubai time and again caused a fire to rise in her heart.

"Disgusting!"

[First Soul Skill: Hell Stab]

No longer wasting breath on him, Zhu Zhuqing immediately activated her Martial Soul Possession and launched an attack.

Compared to the battle when she first enrolled, her movement technique was now so fast it left afterimages. Before Dai Mubai could even track her attack path with his eyes, Zhu Zhuqing had already closed the distance and unleashed her First Soul Skill.

The Slash landed. Perhaps due to testing the waters, he relied on the formidable defense of his Martial Soul Possession state to take the hit head-on.

Looking at the black wound on his arm, Dai Mubai was furious!