Senior Chen, Director of Proctology, and Su Ling Going All Out

In the clearing.

Chen Yangyu casually wiped the blood from his face and stared excitedly at the Thorn Iron Rhino convulsing on the ground.

"Zonghui, while it's still alive, hurry up and kill it so you can absorb its Soul Ring."

Yi Zonghui nodded, withdrew his Armadillo Shield Martial Soul, pulled a straight saber from his waist, and walked directly over to the Thorn Iron Rhino.

Looking into the rhino's resentful, unwilling eyes, he silently muttered, Forgive me, then drove the blade in with all his strength. The silver-white blade sank more than halfway in, piercing straight into its brain.

The Thorn Iron Rhino soon lost all signs of life, and a black Soul Ring slowly rose from its corpse.

Zhang Lexuan led Su Ling and the others back into the clearing, joining Chen Yangyu in standing guard for Yi Zonghui.

Half an hour passed.

Yi Zonghui finished absorbing the Soul Ring and entered the rank of a level 52 Soul King. His fifth soul skill could transform the Armadillo Shield into armor and attach it to a soul master.

It was an exceptionally good shared defensive soul skill.

Chen Yangyu was the first to congratulate him, while secretly looking forward to his own fifth soul skill. His best buddy had gained such an amazing skill—his couldn't possibly be worse!

Under Zhang Lexuan's direction, the group continued onward. With her Soul Sage-level Soul Power perception, Chen Yangyu quickly found a soul beast suitable for himself.

A Thousand-Blade Earth Dragon that was nearly twenty thousand years old.

Though it was called an Earth Dragon, its true form actually looked like a turtle. Its hide was thick and durable, and its specialty was firing the spikes on its shell as weapons.

After confirming the target,

Chen and Yi took the lead, while the other three female students joined the battle as well. Zhang Lexuan stood in place to oversee the fight, guarding against any sudden developments.

"Roar!"

Seeing that it was badly outnumbered, the Thousand-Blade Earth Dragon proved to be quite cunning. It pulled all four limbs into its shell, its turtle-like face revealing a human-like sneer.

From time to time, it would launch the sword-like spikes on its back to ambush them.

Its shell was incredibly hard. Once Chen Yangyu and the others got close, they could not find an opening to attack, while also having to watch out for surprise strikes from its back spikes.

Seeing the stalemate.

Zhang Lexuan prepared to intervene.

After all, the main purpose of this trip was to obtain Su Ling's third Soul Ring. There would be time for training later; there was no need to waste time here.

"Sister Lexuan, leave it to me."

Seeing how shamelessly the Thousand-Blade Earth Dragon was hiding, Su Ling's hands began to itch. He immediately activated Martial Soul Possession, stepped forward, and two purple Soul Rings lit up beneath his feet.

"Xiao Ling, you..."

When Zhang Lexuan saw the two thousand-year Soul Rings beneath Su Ling's feet, the words on her lips came to an abrupt halt. She was slightly stunned.

"Fine! But be careful. A ten-thousand-year soul beast is no laughing matter!" With that, she circulated her Soul Power, ready to act at any moment.

"Mm!"

Su Ling nodded and shot forward in a burst. Black lightning gathered in his palm and streaked toward the Thousand-Blade Earth Dragon's head.

"Whoosh, crackle."

Seeing that black lightning, contempt flashed through the Thousand-Blade Earth Dragon's eyes. It casually lowered its head to evade.

Su Ling's lips curved upward.

His first Soul Ring suddenly lit up!

Firmament Thunder Leopard right leg bone skill—Firmament, activated!

In an instant!

Su Ling appeared above the Thousand-Blade Earth Dragon's head. His right Qilin Claw blazed with violent black lightning, and enhanced by the Prison Breaker soul skill, it slammed fiercely down onto its head.

The claw sank three inches into flesh, and Ultimate Thunder poured in after it. Black lightning of extreme destructive power rapidly spread.

The entire sequence flowed like water, completed in one smooth motion.

The contempt had yet to fade from the Thousand-Blade Earth Dragon's eyes when its sturdy body suddenly went limp. It did not even have time to cry out before its four limbs slid weakly out of its shell.

"Damn! Junior Su is awesome!"

"Fuck, you like hiding in your shell, huh? Take this spear! Eat this!"

Chen Yangyu reacted instantly. Excitedly gripping the Bright Silver Spear, he gave the Thousand-Blade Earth Dragon several direct thrusts right at its rear end.

"Roar!!" The Thousand-Blade Earth Dragon let out a heart-wrenching scream, its four legs stretching straight out.

A black Soul Ring rose up.

Chen Yangyu was all about speed. He sat cross-legged and began absorbing the Soul Ring, opening his eyes right on schedule half an hour later.

His fifth soul skill was called the Thousand Spear Thrust Array. It was an area-of-effect offensive skill with extremely impressive power!

"Thanks, Junior Su. The lightning from your Martial Soul is insanely fierce! I saw it just now—that old turtle even got shocked so hard it shit itself..."

Chen Yangyu spoke without the slightest restraint, his expression animated.

"Yangyu! It's one thing when it's just us, but Junior Su is here! And Sister Lexuan's right there too. Watch your mouth, okay?"

"Ptooey, ptooey, hehe. I'm just used to it."

Hearing Xiao Ying's reproachful scolding, Chen Yangyu immediately shut up and scratched his head awkwardly.

Seeing this, Su Ling did not know whether to laugh or cry.

Still, he did not dislike this atmosphere. On the contrary, he found it rather nice. At the very least, it made him feel relaxed.

After resting in place for ten minutes,

Zhang Lexuan took out a map. Once she confirmed that the area ahead had the greatest concentration of lightning-type soul beasts, she led the group onward.

Along the way, they encountered quite a few soul beasts, but unfortunately, none met Su Ling's requirements. The only lightning-type soul beast they found was far too low in age.

As time passed, the sunlight gradually turned orange.

Seeing that it was getting late, Su Ling simply suggested helping the other three senior sisters hunt their soul beasts first. Zhang Lexuan readily agreed.

The three women all cast grateful looks his way.

Before long, they discovered three soul beasts fighting beside a deep pool.

Zhang Lexuan looked carefully and found that the ages and attributes of these three soul beasts suited Xiao Ying and the others perfectly.

"Perfect. This saves us the trouble of searching everywhere. Let's take all three at once. I'll handle the lone one trying to run away!"

Chen Yangyu raised his Bright Silver Spear and charged forward first, attacking the Deep Water Salamander that was most severely injured.

The others quickly discussed their tactics and formed two teams of two to intercept the other two soul beasts.

Having their fight interrupted, the three soul beasts immediately grew furious. After exchanging looks, they stopped fighting each other and turned their united hostility outward.

Su Ling did not stand idle. Since he had not found a suitable third Soul Ring, he might as well gain some practical combat experience here.

And take the opportunity to better coordinate his own soul skills.

"Seniors, let me help you!"

The Thunder Prison Qilin Emperor instantly possessed him. Brilliant black lightning coiled around him as he unleashed all his skills, transforming into a streak of lightning that raced among the three great soul beasts.

Xuan Zi, who was observing from the shadows, clapped and cheered, his eyes filled with excitement. He did not even notice when the chicken leg in his hand fell to the ground.

Zhang Lexuan's beautiful eyes shimmered, her emotions tangled.

She suddenly thought of Bei Bei.

The same lightning attribute, the same top-tier beast Martial Soul, the same youthful spirit, and the same habit of calling her Sister Lexuan at this age.

But Su Ling was far, far stronger than Bei Bei.

They said one should not meet someone too dazzling in one's youth, but in her view, the reverse was equally true.

Chen Yangyu and the others were even more astonished!

Only now did they learn Su Ling's true strength!

Two thousand-year Soul Rings! A top-tier lightning-type beast Martial Soul!

The massive phantom of a beast eye summoned by his second soul skill floated behind him. It could actually lock onto enemies automatically and unleash terrifying lightning strikes!

Even the Deep Water Salamander's rapid healing ability suddenly failed beneath that black lightning, allowing the group to swiftly finish it off!

Even the Shadow Mist Lynx, which excelled at creating illusions, had every one of its clones destroyed by a special soul skill called Startling Thunder. Its true body was seriously injured as well.

Lightning filled the skies and scorched the ground, as though divine punishment had descended!

The group instinctively swallowed, looking at one another.

"Now I finally understand why Elder Xuan told us to take special care of Junior Su." Chen Yangyu shook the filthy blood from his Bright Silver Spear and smiled helplessly.

"He's only a Soul Grandmaster, yet he can already injure ten-thousand-year soul beasts. And I have to admit, even I felt a trace of heart-pounding fear from that pitch-black lightning."

Yi Zonghui sighed with emotion.

At that moment, one of the female students suddenly spoke up. "Don't you think Junior Su is very handsome?"

"Hehe, tell us something we don't already know."