Chu Ruolan's Extreme Anger

Inside the Star Dou Forest, after Ma Yan finished fusing his spirit ring and soul bone, Xiao Chen and the group immediately relocated.

Ma Yan was incredibly excited, unable to believe he had actually obtained a Head Soul Bone.

What surprised Ma Yan even more was that the moment he absorbed the spirit ring and soul bone, his Spirit Power reached Level 22.

"Ma Yan, how do you feel? Any discomfort?" Chu Ruolan asked.

Ma Yan quickly replied, "Teacher Chu, I feel great—better than ever!"

"What's the skill of that soul bone?" Chu Ruolan pressed on.

"It's a mental attack skill that can stun the opponent!" Ma Yan said.

"Try using it on me!" Chu Ruolan wanted to gauge the power of the soul bone skill.

Ma Yan nodded, then activated the soul bone skill.

"Watch out, Teacher Chu!" Ma Yan warned, then softly shouted, "Black Mane Devouring Thought!"

With that, Ma Yan focused his mind, and a faint grayish Spirit Power glow flickered at his forehead. His mental energy instantly condensed, shooting out from the soul bone straight toward Chu Ruolan.

Chu Ruolan, already a Level 51 Soul King, possessed mental strength far beyond ordinary spirit masters. She didn't bother to set up any defense against a mental attack launched by a Level 20 spirit master.

In her view, no matter how strong this spirit skill was, it couldn't possibly affect her.

Yet, the moment Ma Yan's mental impact struck, her figure suddenly faltered.

Chu Ruolan's brow furrowed slightly, a brief flicker of daze and pain flashing in her eyes.

But she recovered in an instant, and a look of disbelief immediately spread across her face.

A mental attack from a Level 22 Soul Grand Master had actually managed to affect her.

Though she had been careless, this was still terrifying.

She understood clearly that if this move were used against a Level 30 Soul Elder, as long as the target wasn't a mental-type spirit master, they would likely fall for it.

Chu Ruolan exclaimed in amazement, "Such a powerful skill!"

Amid her astonishment, she quickly felt happy for Ma Yan.

She knew that with Ma Yan's current strength, if his Spirit Power could keep up, he would definitely enter the first tier of Fabia Academy.

Afterward, they rested on the spot for a while before setting off again to find a spirit ring for Su Qing.

To test his strength, Ma Yan tried his hand against a few low-level spirit beasts. Those around two hundred years old were no match for him. Even without using his soul bone skill, Ma Yan could easily defeat them.

Chu Ruolan's teaching philosophy was sound. Since there was no need to attach a spirit ring, Ma Yan didn't kill those spirit beasts—he simply drove them off one by one.

Xiao Chen also made a move during this time, taking on a Blazing Claw Porcupine of about two hundred years on his own.

Ma Yan and the others initially wanted to help Xiao Chen, but they found that the arrows Xiao Chen shot were surprisingly powerful and extremely accurate.

After the porcupine was hit by seven or eight arrows in a row from Xiao Chen, it fled in panic.

"Xiao Chen, I didn't know your archery was this good!" Ma Yan said with some admiration.

Lin Feng and the other two were also impressed by Xiao Chen's marksmanship.

"With just a Ten-Year Spirit Ring, he can shoot arrows of such power. If his first spirit ring were a hundred-year one, with distance on his side, aside from Ma Yan, Lin Feng and the others probably wouldn't be a match for this kid!" Chu Ruolan thought to herself.

At that moment, she had already formed the idea of bringing Xiao Chen back to Fabia Academy.

Just then, she suddenly sensed a ripple of Spirit Power emanating from Xiao Chen.

"Hm? He leveled up!" Chu Ruolan hadn't expected Xiao Chen to advance right after a single battle.

"That works out," Chu Ruolan murmured to herself. "I can help him hunt his second spirit ring at the same time!"

Chu Ruolan's intentions were good, but a dozen minutes later, Xiao Chen's actions nearly infuriated her.

After breaking through to Level 20, Xiao Chen wanted to find an excuse to separate from Chu Ruolan and the group.

He needed to attach a spirit ring to his Second Martial Soul, and he didn't want to reveal his Twin Martial Souls here.

Just as Xiao Chen was thinking of an excuse to leave, the system suddenly scanned a suitable spirit beast.

Following the system's guidance, Xiao Chen spotted a Four-Eyed Cat Owl Hatchling hanging from a tree trunk not far away.

The system immediately pulled up the information—Four-Eyed Cat Owl, nine years old, just right.

Without a second thought, Xiao Chen drew his bow and shot an arrow, bringing it down in one shot.

Chu Ruolan and the others, seeing Xiao Chen's action, thought he had encountered some spirit beast. But when they looked closely, they saw it was only a Ten-Year Spirit Beast.

"Xiao Chen, don't kill spirit beasts without attaching a spirit ring to your martial soul—" Chu Ruolan started to warn.

But before she could finish, she saw Xiao Chen dash forward. The cat owl was caught in his hands, and a white spirit ring rose up.

Without any hesitation, Xiao Chen immediately released his Wooden Bow martial soul and began absorbing the spirit ring.

This move left Chu Ruolan and the others dumbfounded. For a moment, they even forgot to stop him.

It wasn't until Xiao Chen started absorbing that Chu Ruolan snapped back to reality, but by then, it was too late to intervene.

Xiao Chen finished attaching the second spirit ring to his Wooden Bow in just two and a half minutes. He had deliberately dragged it out; with his ability to attach spirit rings at a 100% success rate, he could have completed it in an instant.

"Xiao Chen, you... you... what are you doing?"

Chu Ruolan's expression was utterly grim. The woman who was usually as gentle as water now had her chest heaving slightly, barely holding herself back from charging forward and giving Xiao Chen a harsh lesson.

"This is the first time I've seen Teacher Chu this angry," Ma Yan muttered under his breath.

"No kidding. I was just starting to see Xiao Chen in a better light, and then he pulls something like this!" Lin Feng said from the side.

"I really don't know what he was thinking. Teacher Chu clearly agreed to hunt a spirit ring over three hundred years for him, but he goes and gets a ten-year one instead!" Su Qing also looked helpless.

"Ah..." Zhou Ming sighed, a hint of regret on his face. "Xiao Chen, this time he's truly finished."

Ma Yan and the other three all felt sorry for Xiao Chen. They quickly stepped forward and held Chu Ruolan back, afraid that in her fury she might actually kill him.

"Get lost, you worthless, unambitious brat. Get out of my sight right now!" Chu Ruolan was genuinely enraged.

Xiao Chen felt a twinge of guilt, but he had to leave. So he bowed to Chu Ruolan and said, "Thank you, Teacher Chu, for taking me to hunt a spirit ring. I'll be waiting for you all in that small town."

With that, Xiao Chen dashed off toward the edge of the Star Dou Forest.

A long while passed, and Chu Ruolan's anger still hadn't subsided. Yet she began to worry about Xiao Chen, since they had already ventured deep into the forest.

"Teacher, how about we escort Xiao Chen out of the Star Dou Forest first?" Su Qing noticed Chu Ruolan's concern, knowing she was too embarrassed to say it herself, and so made the suggestion.

Thus, the group followed the direction Xiao Chen had left in and gave chase.

Xiao Chen had long anticipated they might turn back, so once he disappeared from their sight, he subtly changed his course.