The Soul Ring Configuration That Once Again Blinds Tang San's Dog Eyes

The Shrek group froze the moment they saw the red spirit ring on Ye Qiong.

Zhao Wuji's pupils constricted violently.

"A hundred-thousand-year... spirit ring?"

"How is it possible... how could he possibly..."

Tang San's pupils also shrank sharply.

This person's spirit ring configuration was even more outrageous than Bai E's.

Didn't his teacher say that spirit rings had limits?

Yet now, Bai E, whom he had fought against, had broken that theory, and the person before him had broken it as well.

Could his teacher be wrong?

Though he thought this, Tang San suppressed the doubt in his heart and did not speak it aloud.

Ye Qiong said nothing, merely giving his baseball bat a light flick.

The next second, a wave of air swept out, forcing the Shrek group to stumble back repeatedly.

Zhao Wuji's face turned deathly pale.

This person's strength far exceeded his imagination.

Seeing Ye Qiong step forward, Bai E followed, three spirit rings rising from beneath his feet.

One yellow, two purple.

When Dai Mubai saw those two purple spirit rings, especially the age of the second one, he gasped.

"A five-thousand-year third spirit ring? And it's light-attribute?"

Hearing this, Tang San's heart sank even further.

Last time at the Spirit Fighting Arena, Bai E's second spirit ring had been a thousand-year one, which had already made him doubt his teacher's words.

Now, Bai E's third spirit ring was five thousand years, and this Ye Qiong before them was even more absurd.

So, were the limit ages his teacher spoke of even correct anymore?

Ye Qiong retracted his martial soul and looked at them indifferently.

"So, do you still require an explanation from me?"

Zhao Wuji remained silent for a long time before finally gritting his teeth and spitting out one word:

"Leave."

Ning Rongrong was unwilling to give up and wanted to say something, but she was held back by Oscar.

"Don't be impulsive."

Tang San took one last deep look at Ye Qiong, then turned and followed Zhao Wuji away.

Ye Qiong watched their retreating backs, the corners of his mouth curling upward.

Protagonists? I'm here to suppress the protagonists.

He turned his head to look at Bai E.

"Did you get the spirit ring sorted?"

Bai E nodded.

"Yes, the third spirit ring, a five-thousand-year light-attribute spirit beast."

Ye Qiong patted him on the shoulder.

"Well done."

Bai E scratched his head with a smile.

"Actually, it was all thanks to Teacher Ti Bao's help; we wouldn't have been able to handle it on our own."

Ye Qiong shook his head with a smile, then opened his system, finding that all three tasks had indeed been completed.

[Three tasks completed. Reward: 4000 Star Jade, one special card. Please collect.]

Ye Qiong did not check the rewards immediately, instead looking toward Ti Bao.

"Teacher Ti Bao, let's head back."

Ti Bao nodded and lightly raised her hand.

The next moment, a golden triangular gate appeared out of thin air.

Just as Ye Qiong stepped out with one foot, preparing to enter the portal, the system suddenly popped up a new task:

[Enhance the cultivation aptitude of five disciples other than the Golden Descendants. Reward: 2000 Star Jade per disciple; complete all to receive one special card.]

On the other side, the Shrek group found an empty space to rest.

Tang San sat beneath a tree, saying nothing.

Xiao Wu emerged from the woods at that moment.

Her face was pale and her eyes were red and swollen; she had clearly been crying.

Upon seeing her, Tang San rushed over in a flurry of emotion and pulled her into an embrace:

"Xiao Wu! Are you alright?"

Xiao Wu shook her head while tucked in his arms:

"I'm fine. That Titan Giant Ape let me go."

Tang San let out a sigh of relief before releasing her:

"That's good."

Xiao Wu looked at Tang San's slightly pale face, then glanced down at his body, her delicate brows instantly knitting together:

"Brother, why are you injured? What happened?"

Tang San gritted his teeth:

"I ran into a Human-Faced Demon Spider earlier and had a fight."

"And then?"

Tang San recounted the sequence of events, his tone laced with hatred:

"That gray-haired guy suddenly appeared, killed the Human-Faced Demon Spider with a single strike of his staff, and snatched the spirit ring for himself."

When Xiao Wu heard the words "gray-haired," her heart tightened inexplicably.

"Gray hair? What did he look like?"

Tang San recalled:

"Gray hair, amber eyes, and he looked very young. But the spirit rings on his body..."

Zhao Wuji interjected from the side:

"That man is called Ye Qiong, the Dean of Omphalos Academy. He possesses a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

A hundred-thousand-year spirit ring...

His seventh spirit ring was a hundred-thousand-year one...

That spirit ring must have belonged to Da Ming.

Her hands began to tremble.

Tang San noticed her abnormality and hurried forward:

"Xiao Wu, what's wrong?"

Xiao Wu forced a smile:

"It's nothing, I'm just a bit tired. Is that person... very strong?"

Zhao Wuji nodded:

"Very strong. And that Bai E under his command—his third spirit ring is a five-thousand-year light-attribute one. Damn it, they're even more monstrous than our Monster Academy."

Xiao Wu bit her lip hard and asked no more.

She was certain now.

That Ye Qiong was the enemy who had killed Da Ming.

But she dared not tell Tang San.

At least, not yet.

Zhao Wuji stood up:

"Alright, if you've rested enough, let's move out. Oscar still needs a spirit ring, and since Tang San just broke through to level thirty, he needs one to fill his slot as well."

The group packed their things and continued deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

However, they hadn't traveled long before they encountered three people in a clearing.

A man and a woman, both elderly, were accompanied by a girl of about fourteen or fifteen.

Upon seeing the two, Zhao Wuji cupped his hands:

"I am Zhao Wuji of Shrek Academy. May I ask who you two seniors are?"

Meng Shu glanced at him.

"Never heard of you. But looking at you, could it be that you are the Immovable Wisdom King, Zhao Wuji?"

Chao Tianxiang also sized up the Shrek group.

Zhao Wuji felt a bit awkward, but he maintained his courtesy.

"That is indeed me. But from which direction have you two seniors come?"

Meng Shu pointed behind him.

Zhao Wuji followed the direction of his finger, his heart stirring.

That direction was precisely the way the Omphalos Academy had departed.

"Might I ask if you two seniors encountered a group of people? Led by a grey-haired youth?"

Chao Tianxiang's expression changed in an instant.

"You know that bastard?"

Zhao Wuji frowned.

"How so? Have you seniors also had a run-in with them?"

Meng Shu let out a cold snort.

"As it happens, just a moment ago, we tried to follow them to see if we could find a spirit ring for our granddaughter, but we were discovered by the red-haired woman among them."

Chao Tianxiang took up the thread, her face somewhat pale.

"That red-haired woman is unfathomable; she actually carried us around like little chicks. That dean even extorted us before letting us go. To rely on the backing of a powerhouse to bully others—it is truly too much."

Hearing this, Zhao Wuji felt his heart suddenly become much more balanced for some reason.

So it wasn't just Shrek that had suffered a loss.

Meng Shu looked at Zhao Wuji.

"What about you? Do you also have a grudge against them?"

Zhao Wuji recounted the incident with the Human-Faced Demon Spider.

After listening, Meng Shu gave a cold laugh.

"That dean, one look and you can tell he's no good."

Chao Tianxiang nodded as well, looking at Zhao Wuji.

"The enemy of an enemy is a friend. Zhao Wuji, why don't we join forces?"

"This..."

Zhao Wuji hesitated for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"Then let us..."