Shangguan Li said, "There should be quite a few, after all, such high-age soul bones couldn't possibly all come from a single Spirit Hall Branch, and soul bones aren't something every branch has, either."
That was true. Soul bones were the supreme treasures of the soul master world, and high-level soul bones like those were even rarer. Tang Hao collecting so many soul bones was likely preparing for Tang San's twin martial souls.
Meanwhile, having fled out of the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang Hao couldn't help exhaling a breath of relief inwardly-he had actually escaped. But that woman was truly detestable; once he recovered, he would definitely find her, kill her to take back his things, and then casually harvest her soul bone as well.
The escaped Tang Hao didn't leave the vicinity of the Star Dou Great Forest because he needed to find his son, Tang San. Tang Hao intended to infuse soul power into Tang San to help his wounds heal faster.
At the same time, everyone from Shrek Academy had also rushed to the inn where the Imperial Fighting Team was staying.
Seeing Qin Ming return, the members of the Imperial Fighting Team immediately stepped forward to greet him, "Teacher Qin, you're back."
Qin Ming asked, "How come it's only you guys here? Where are Yanzi and Lingling?"
Qin Ming had brought the Shrek people to this inn partly because he wanted Ye Lingling to use her martial soul to treat them.
Yu Tianheng said, "Teacher Qin, you also know that Lingling is a support system soul master. She ran for too long earlier and got a bit tired, so she should be resting in her room right now."
Qin Ming frowned. "Call Lingling down. We have wounded people here who need treatment."
Yu Feng narrowed his eyes and said with some helplessness, "Teacher Qin, it's not that we don't want to call them down, but Captain Yanzi told us not to go up and disturb them unless there's an emergency."
Just moments before the Shrek Academy students arrived, Shangguan Li and Shaohua had returned, calling Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing out. Ye Lingling didn't want to sit downstairs alone either, so she had followed them back to the room.
"What do you mean it's not an emergency? We have wounded people here." Irritated, Qin Ming went straight upstairs and knocked on Dugu Yan's door.
Although Qin Ming was angry, he hadn't lost his reason. Even though Dugu Yan was a soul king, due to her martial soul's quality and her soul ring configuration, she was already a match for Qin Ming in strength. On top of that, her grandfather was a titled Douluo; if he really pushed her too far, not only would her grandfather let him have it, but those two young ladies wouldn't let him off either.
Knock, knock, knock. The sound of knocking rang out. "Yanzi, Lingling, Zhuqing, are you in your room?"
Hearing Qin Ming's voice, Zhu Zhuqing still opened the door. "Teacher Qin, is something the matter?"
Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing was the one who opened the door, Qin Ming asked, "Zhuqing, where is Lingling?"
Zhu Zhuqing said indifferently, "Sister Lingling and Sister Yanyan are currently in deep cultivation, so it's not convenient to disturb them."
Qin Ming asked anxiously, "Why are they cultivating at a time like this? There are still wounded people downstairs waiting for treatment."
Ye Lingling wasn't actually cultivating, but because Dugu Yan was currently absorbing a soul bone, Ye Lingling, acting as a good best friend, intended to guard her, leaving other matters temporarily pushed aside.
Why was Dugu Yan absorbing a soul bone while Zhu Zhuqing wasn't? This went back to right before Shangguan Li and Shaohua had returned.
Shaohua had originally wanted to give the hundred thousand year soul bone directly to Zhu Zhuqing for her to absorb, but Zhu Zhuqing's soul power after absorbing her soul ring had exceeded expectations. With her current strength, dealing with Dai Mubai was no problem at all, and this hundred thousand year soul bone could be saved for her later.
Most importantly, if Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the Titan Giant Ape's soul bone at this juncture, she might become the target of a manhunt by Tang Hao.
Therefore, Shangguan Li and Shaohua unanimously decided to first let Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing absorb the soul bones given by Tang Hao. Although the soul bones Tang Hao gave away were of very high age, they weren't all that hard to come by.
Yet just as Shangguan Li gave the soul bone to Dugu Yan and had her begin absorbing it, Qin Ming knocked on the door.
Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Ye Lingling stepped forward as well. "Teacher Qin, I'm willing to go treat the wounded."
Believing that Ye Lingling had heard him interrupt her cultivation and felt deeply moved, Qin Ming said, "Lingling, thank you for the effort."
Not quite following, Ye Lingling replied, "Teacher Qin, saving the dying and healing the injured has always been my original aspiration. I want to be just like my grandfather and become a great healing system soul master."
Soon, Ye Lingling followed Qin Ming into a large room where Zhao Wuji and Tang San were lying. "These two are the wounded. Lingling, I'm counting on you."
Without any superfluous words, Ye Lingling directly activated her martial soul. The Nine Heart Begonia martial soul emerged from her hands, and numerous drifting Nine Heart Begonia petals appeared in the surrounding air.
The petals landed on both Zhao Wuji and Tang San, but Ye Lingling's soul power differed too vastly from Zhao Wuji's, resulting in very low healing efficacy. Tang San, however, was completely different-his wounds healed at a rate visible to the naked eye.
The Shrek crowd had never witnessed a healing martial soul with such powerful effects. Within moments, Ye Lingling had exhausted most of her soul power. Although Tang San's wounds were mostly healed, Zhao Wuji hadn't recovered nearly as much.
With a hint of apology, Ye Lingling said, "Teacher Qin, this person's soul power is simply too far apart from mine. I can only treat him to this extent, I'm sorry. As for the other person, his external wounds have already healed, but he still needs to rest for a few days."
Qin Ming said happily, "It's fine, Lingling. You've already done very well, go back and rest."
Soon, Ye Lingling left the room, and Oscar asked impatiently, "Senior Qin, what is this girl named Ye Lingling's martial soul?"
"Her martial soul is the Nine Heart Begonia, a miracle among martial souls." It wasn't Qin Ming who answered him, but Ning Rongrong.
Ma Hongjun said incredulously, "A miracle among martial souls? That martial soul is this powerful? What does it do?"
Ning Rongrong said, "Just as you saw a moment ago, it's an area-of-effect group healing. Moreover, the higher the rank and the more soul rings she has, the more soul power she can use for healing."
After Ye Lingling returned to the room, both Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing were already absorbing their soul bones. Shaohua said, "Lingling, you're back. How did it go?"
Ye Lingling said, "Sister Hua, I just went to treat two people, it's fine."
Shaohua stroked the top of Ye Lingling's head. "You say it's just treating two people, but one of them is a spirit saint. There's no way you could heal him."
"I did my best." Ye Lingling had a clear conscience; in order to treat Zhao Wuji and Tang San, she had completely exhausted all her soul power.
Shangguan Li said, "Lingling, take this snow lotus, it's very suitable for you."
Shangguan Li took a snow lotus out of her soul tool and handed it to Ye Lingling.
Ye Lingling shook her head. "Sister Li, there's no need, my soul power will recover after meditating for a little while."
Shangguan Li shook her head instead. "That's not the issue. Rather, we found some soul bones, and neither of those two soul bones is quite right for you. Since you're Yanyan's friend and best friend, just treat this as a gift from us."
Shaohua nodded along as well. Seeing this, Ye Lingling had no way to decline and could only extend both hands to take the millennium snow lotus.
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