Ye Qiong's Great Upgrade!

[Total Emotion Points: 45300]

Ye Qiong opened the system interface, his mouth curling into a grin that refused to close as he stared at the long string of numbers.

Triple the Emotion Point bonus!

"I'm rich, I'm rich."

He rubbed his hands together and, without a moment's hesitation, began frantically tapping the option to increase his Soul Power Level.

Emotion Points -3600

Emotion Points -3700

[Consumed 18500 Emotion Points, Soul Power Level increased to Level 40!]

As the Emotion Points were deducted, streams of pure energy surged into his limbs and bones.

His body was like parched earth meeting a long-awaited rain, greedily absorbing the power.

"Mi..."

Mimi, perched on Ye Qiong's shoulder, saw her pink body glow with a faint halo.

Feeling the power constantly pouring into her, she did a backflip in the air in excitement.

"Mi, Mimi!"

A moment later, Ye Qiong slowly opened his eyes, feeling the fullness within him, his face filled with pleasant surprise.

Is this the power of Level 40? I feel like I could punch a thousand-year-old soul beast to death.

However, this was not enough.

Ye Qiong's gaze turned once again to the system shop, and he clicked directly on the exchange option he had been coveting for a long time.

[Consumed 1500 Emotion Points, First Soul Ring (1500 years) age increased to 3000 years!]

As the command was issued, the light of Ye Qiong's first soul ring instantly deepened, transforming from a pale purple into a pure, deep violet, and the aura of its age surged violently.

"Second soul ring, add 2200 years!"

[Consumed 2200 Emotion Points, Second Soul Ring (3800 years) age increased to 6000 years!]

The second purple soul ring also shone brilliantly, its color becoming much richer, almost approaching black.

"Third soul ring, add 3000 years!"

[Consumed 3000 Emotion Points, Third Soul Ring (7000 years) age increased to 10000 years!]

Boom!

When the age of the third soul ring broke through the ten-thousand-year barrier, the original purple halo was instantly replaced by a deep, dark black, and an aura even more powerful than before radiated from it.

A ten-thousand-year soul ring!

After finishing all this, Ye Qiong opened the exchange shop again.

[Twenty-thousand-year soul ring, Price: 20000 Emotion Points.]

"Exchange!"

With the consumption of 20000 Emotion Points, a soul ring as black as ink appeared out of thin air.

Ye Qiong took a deep breath and began to absorb this fourth soul ring.

He was going to continue breaking through!

Violent energy rushed into his body, attempting to tear his meridians apart.

Yet, there was not a trace of pain on his face.

His foundation as a Stellar Core Essence in his past life was simply too good; his body was now like a bottomless black hole. No matter how the energy surged, it couldn't stir up a single ripple—in fact, he even felt a bit comfortable.

Soul rings produced by the system lacked soul shocks, which removed a layer of difficulty from the entire absorption process.

The next day, Shrek Academy.

Before dawn had even broken, Ning Rongrong had already climbed out of bed, her eyes burning with fierce determination.

Morning run? She used to disdain it, but now, for the sake of Stellar Jade and to avoid becoming that miserable version of herself from the future, she would accept not just twenty laps, but two hundred!

"Rongrong, we'll go with you."

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing hadn't rested either; they had already decided to stand by Ning Rongrong's side.

On the academy playground, Flender watched this scene, his eyes filled with confusion.

He adjusted his glasses, suddenly recalling the letter Ning Fengzhi had sent a few days ago.

The letter stated that his precious daughter was willful and spoiled, and insisted that he must teach her well.

But was this girl before him, gritting her teeth, sweating, and looking so determined, really the same person described in the letter?

"How strange."

Flender wanted to stop Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, but after a moment of thought, he decided against it, choosing instead to stand to the side and observe silently.

On the other side, Oscar had also begun his daily morning run, but as he ran, he noticed something was wrong.

How was that delicate young lady from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect acting like she had been injected with adrenaline today?

As a level 29 Soul Grandmaster, he was running for his life to keep up, yet he couldn't even catch a glimpse of her back.

"You've got to be kidding me..."

Oscar panted heavily. He had assumed Ning Rongrong was just starting off with a burst of energy and would surely slow down once her stamina ran out.

But he was wrong; not only did Ning Rongrong's speed not decrease, it grew faster and faster, as if her stamina were infinite.

In the end, to the look of sheer disbelief on Oscar's face, Ning Rongrong broke through her own limits and successfully completed the twenty laps.

Although she was exhausted, she was smiling.

She had pushed herself so hard for the Stellar Jade promised as a mission reward, and now, she had finally secured her qualification for the soul fights that evening!

That night, at the Soto Great Soul Arena.

Flender brought the Shrek group here, dragging Oscar along with them.

Tang San and the three girls successfully registered their information.

"How should we form our teams?" Ning Rongrong looked at the registration desk for two-on-two soul fights, feeling a bit conflicted.

She wanted to team up with Xiao Wu, but she also wanted to team up with Zhu Zhuqing.

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: @everyone, help, help! Can we form multiple teams for soul fights? I want to team up with Zhuqing, but I also want to team up with Xiao Wu. I don't want to team up with those bad men.]

In the group chat, a message broke the silence.

[Most Beautiful Pope: You can. The rules of the soul arena do not restrict the composition of team members. You can form different teams with different people, as long as you don't have two teams competing at the same time.]

Bibi Dong's authoritative reply as Pope instantly pointed the way for Ning Rongrong.

"That's great!"

Ning Rongrong announced excitedly, "I'll form a team with Zhuqing called the Glazed Cat Duo! And I'll form a team with Xiao Wu called the Glazed Rabbit Duo!"

Ma Hongjun, standing to the side, turned green with envy. He had been counting on teaming up with one of the beauties to experience the joy of carrying a girl to victory.

As it turned out, his dream was shattered.

The soul fights began quickly.

The fighting style of the three girls left everyone watching in shock.

Every time they finished a match, they would gather together to discuss it in the group chat before heading into the next one.

Moreover, their rate of improvement was terrifyingly fast.

In the group chat, Bibi Dong had transformed into a gold-medal coach, tirelessly analyzing their opponents and guiding their tactics.

Every combat video of the three girls became a live teaching case for her.

[Most Beautiful Pope: Zhu Zhuqing, your opponent is a defensive-type soul master. Do not go head-to-head with him. Use your speed to attack his lower stance and look for openings.]

[Most Beautiful Pope: Xiao Wu, do not use your Charm skill lightly. Use it at the most critical moment to interrupt the opponent's soul skill activation.]

Under Bibi Dong's careful guidance, the three girls won match after match, quickly accumulating quite a bit of fame.

Zhu Zhuqing had easily won her first two one-on-one soul fights, but for her third match, her opponent was Tang San.

[No Petting Cats: @everyone, my next match is against Tang San. Any advice? I don't want to lose.]

Zhu Zhuqing did not want her winning streak to be broken, as it would delay her progress in completing the mission.

[Most Beautiful Pope: @No Petting Cats, you can do this...]