Hero Saves the Beauty Again

Tang San was annoyed as well, but he had not eaten anything strange. He had no idea what had happened, yet he had somehow shat himself.

At first, he thought it was just a fart. Then, damn it, he ended up taking a massive dump.

Ning Chuan secretly laughed. Now that Meng Yiran has her third spirit ring, as long as she finds Dragon Lord, they will definitely give up chasing that Man Faced Demon Spider over two thousand years old. Tang San's Eight Spider Lances will be gone too.

Giving Meng Yiran a spirit ring had been Ning Chuan's spur-of-the-moment decision. After all, Oscar had no sense of propriety and still chose to cozy up to Tang San.

Since he had chosen Tang San's camp, he was an enemy.

As for the Eight Spider Lances, it was a pity that he could not obtain them. But in the original story, they only appeared after Tang San killed the creature and absorbed its spirit ring. Killing it directly would not necessarily produce a Soul Bone.

Rather than that, it was safer to make Tang San lose the Eight Spider Lances outright.

That way, without the Eight Spider Lances, Tang San would inevitably be unable to fight opponents above his level in the early stages. After suffering setback after setback, switching to cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer early would naturally follow.

However, to prevent any accidents, he still needed to chase after Xiao Wu when she was taken away by the Titan Giant Ape.

He could not afford to gamble on luck.

Oscar had lost his third spirit ring. Although Tang San had broken through the thirtieth-level bottleneck, he had turned into an Ejection Warrior and lost the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent Ning Chuan had captured, earning the disdain of everyone from Shrek.

Even Xiao Wu did not want to get near him because he smelled so bad.

Invisible cracks formed among the Shrek group, and through this setback, their relationships gradually grew more distant.

Zhao Wuji did not notice any of this. Although they had given the spirit ring to Meng Yiran, they had still offended Snake Woman. Worried that Dragon Lord would return for revenge, he led everyone away from the area.

They traveled more than ten li in one direction before setting up camp.

The night passed without incident.

Early the next morning, everyone began searching for spirit rings for Tang San and Oscar.

Before long, they found a suitable Spirit Beast for Oscar: a Thousand-Year Crested Serpent, a lower-tier Spirit Beast related to the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent. It similarly granted Oscar a speed-type spirit skill.

It allowed whoever consumed it to gain the Thousand-Year Crested Serpent's speed for one minute. At best, it was only comparable to the speed of an agility-type Soul Ancestor, far inferior to the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent's flying skill from the original story.

Not only could it not fly, its speed was far slower as well.

It could be said that by the middle and later stages, or even after the Spirit Master Competition, this skill would basically be of little use.

Oscar himself simply had not realized it yet.

He was still feeling quite pleased with himself.

Since Yu Xiaogang had planned a spider-type Spirit Beast for Tang San's third spirit ring, Tang San did not encounter anything suitable.

After a full day, they had gained nothing. Therefore, Zhao Wuji decided that the next day, they would proceed deeper into the forest according to plan and search for a suitable spirit ring for Tang San.

Night fell, and it was time to rest again.

It was Tang San's turn to stand watch tonight. Zhao Wuji and Ning Chuan had already taken the previous two nights.

Yet Ning Chuan did not sleep, because he knew tonight was destined to be anything but peaceful.

So, he got up and stepped out of the tent, only to see Zhao Wuji chatting with Tang San, who was on watch. From the sound of it, they were discussing Spirit Masters' indiscriminate hunting and killing of Spirit Beasts.

Ning Chuan found it laughable. Zhao Wuji was one thing.

But did Tang Buddha have any right to talk about indiscriminate slaughter?

"Teacher Zhao!"

Seeing them look over, Ning Chuan greeted Zhao Wuji.

"Why aren't you asleep at this hour?"

Zhao Wuji asked.

"Mm, I'm going to take a leak."

"Don't go too far from camp. Go quickly and come back quickly."

Ning Chuan casually made up an excuse, and Zhao Wuji did not take it to heart.

After all, Spirit Masters were human too. They had their bodily needs.

Not long after Ning Chuan left camp, an enormous figure silently arrived there.

Ning Chuan calculated the timing and hurried back. When he arrived, he saw Zhao Wuji, already in his Martial Soul Avatar form, flying toward him like a cannonball.

Immediately afterward, the Titan Giant Ape let out an earth-shaking roar.

By the moonlight, Ning Chuan vaguely saw a wave of black air erupt from the Titan Giant Ape's body.

Then Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Tang San were all sent flying by the black wave.

Ning Chuan ignored Zhao Wuji. As he slid beneath the black wave, his yellow, purple, and purple spirit rings flashed into existence. His third spirit ring lit up at the same time, splitting him into three. His true body caught Zhu Zhuqing, while the other two clones caught Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu.

This left Oscar, who had originally wanted to catch Ning Rongrong, empty-handed.

After all, even if one died beneath a peony flower, one would still be a romantic ghost!

Holding the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as they went to hell together would not be much of a loss.

If he survived, it would be a hero saving the beauty. Wouldn't that be a huge win?

Unfortunately, it was all wishful thinking. By the time he acted, Ning Rongrong had already been carried away from the Titan Giant Ape by Ning Chuan's clone. Oscar himself fell directly beneath the Titan Giant Ape's lower abdomen, landing face-first in the dirt. (P.S.: The clones had no self-awareness. They were merely formed from Soul Power and controlled by the true body, so there was no such thing as him praising himself.)

It was only because the Titan Giant Ape bore no ill intent that he was not reduced to scattered bones.

Then Xiao Wu's voice rang out from the sky. "Don't..."

The clone Ning Chuan had sent to catch Xiao Wu had been swatted away by the Titan Giant Ape, and Xiao Wu did not know whether it had been a clone.

After swatting Ning Chuan's clone away, the Titan Giant Ape grabbed Xiao Wu in one hand.

"No, let Xiao Wu go..."

Seeing this, Tang San, who had barely stabilized himself, nearly went mad. He no longer cared about concealing his so-called Hidden Weapons and frantically hurled them at the Titan Giant Ape's most vulnerable spot—its eyes.

Yet the Titan Giant Ape merely closed its eyes, and all the Hidden Weapons were blocked by its eyelids.

Tang San wanted to throw more Hidden Weapons, but the Titan Giant Ape roared again. Another black wave blasted Tang San, who was unleashing his Hidden Weapons with all his strength, along with the weapons themselves, into the distance. He slammed heavily into a large tree.

Ning Chuan was affected as well. Fortunately, when the clone catching Xiao Wu was swatted away by the Titan Giant Ape, he controlled the other clone to bring Ning Rongrong to his true body and Zhu Zhuqing. His second spirit ring lit up, and with the Sword Shield's cushioning, the three of them did not suffer much damage.

Ma Hongjun, who was closest to him, also narrowly escaped disaster.

After all, the kid called him Boss.

As for Oscar, who cared about him?

"What exactly is going on? Why is the Titan Giant Ape here?"

Ning Chuan knowingly asked the question. Because the Sword Shield had just been shattered, he suffered backlash and part of the black wave's impact, causing a trace of blood to seep from the corner of his mouth. However, the injury was quickly transferred to Tang San. Tang San, who had been blasted into the tree, was injured even further. After falling to the ground, he violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

"We don't know either. That monster just suddenly appeared out of nowhere."

Ning Rongrong was still terrified. In that instant just now, she had truly felt as though she was about to die. Fortunately, Ning Chuan had appeared in time.

Thinking of this, an indescribable emotion appeared in the way she looked at Ning Chuan.