Outbreak!!!

Watching Xu Nian'an collect the corpse of the Man Faced Demon Spider and its Soul Ring.

A sense of loss welled up inside Tang San, as if... something destined to be his had been lost forever due to some unspeakable calamity.

Tang San gritted his teeth, looked at Xu Nian'an's tall figure, and slowly took a step forward.

"Senior, may I ask... if you could give me this Soul Ring?"

"I killed the Man Faced Demon Spider. Besides me, no one else could absorb its Soul Ring."

"I desperately need to absorb this Soul Ring to find my sister whom I lost in the Star Dou Forest."

Upon hearing this, Xu Nian'an slowly turned her head to look at Tang San.

"It seems you really didn't listen to a word I said."

Upon seeing this, Zhao Wuji immediately stepped forward and pulled Tang San aside.

"Tang San, didn't you hear what your senior said?"

"It won't be long before Beast Tide appears in the Star Dou Forest. If you absorb Soul Ring here now, who will protect you?"

Do you even care about your own life?

Have you ever considered how much danger the person you're protecting might be in?

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After hesitating for a long time, Zhao Wuji spoke again.

"Xiao Wu has been missing for so long, and there's still no news... Maybe..."

Zhao Wuji didn't finish his sentence, but Tang San understood.

He understands all of this perfectly well; he just doesn't want to admit it.

"As long as there's a glimmer of hope, I, Tang San, am willing to give it a try!"

"Teacher Zhao, I've always been a fast runner since I was little, I'm willing to give it a try!"

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On the other side.

"Grandpa~!"

Meng Yiran stared intently at Xu Nian'an, who had been described earlier as someone they couldn't afford to offend.

When Dragon Duke saw the Martial Soul in that person's hand, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda... he fell silent.

It is undeniable that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect holds a special position in the Soul Master World.

This group of people were clearly extraordinary. They were so much younger than his granddaughter, yet most of them had broken through level 30, or were close to it.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he is a top-tier genius on the mainland.

Thinking that the Man Faced Demon Spider had already been killed by Tang San, even if he were to entangle it again... even if he swallowed his pride and snatched it away, his granddaughter still wouldn't be able to absorb it.

On the contrary, it would offend these young geniuses.

After weighing the pros and cons, Dragon Duke made his decision.

"Yiran, Grandpa promises you, the next one will be even better."

I couldn't hold it in any longer.

Upon hearing his grandfather admit defeat, Meng Yiran.

"You've accepted the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, you've accepted the Man Faced Demon Spider, when will you finally stand on your granddaughter's side?!"

Actually, it's not a big deal, though.

You might say it's small, but it's not exactly small either.

The main issue is that Meng Yiran can't accept the arrogant attitude of the Shrek Academy students.

They stole his Soul Ring and were smug... especially that fatso, who kept staring at him with lecherous eyes.

And the arrogant looks of others, every glance they gave him felt like a slap in the face.

Xu Nian'an turned to look at Meng Yiran, and to be honest, she was speechless. They were just acting like children.

"Alright, stop arguing."

The noisy environment made Xu Nian'an frown.

With a flash of his right hand, Xu Nian'an produced a warrant.

"With the Beast Tide approaching, it's estimated that the Star Dou Forest will be unsuitable for hunting Soul Beast for some time."

"Take this token and go to the Soul Spirit Branch Tower in any of the three continents of the Great Ming Empire to choose a suitable Soul Ring for your granddaughter to absorb."

Meng Shu took the token, and the moment he saw the markings on it, his pupils contracted sharply again, shocked by the person's identity.

"A purple Thousand-Year Soul Spirit Token, a Level 3 Soul Spirit Tower one-time use token, priced at... 100,000 Gold Soul Coin!"

"You can specify the Soul Beast, the age limit, accurate to the day, and customize the age limit for Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring."

Upon seeing the token in Dragon Duke's hand, Ning Rongrong immediately became interested and began to explain the token's functions one by one.

"Ten... ten thousand Gold Soul Coin? Are you kidding me? Just this one token, you exchange one token for Soul Ring, and then you charge ten thousand Gold Soul Coin???"

"With 100,000 Gold Soul Coin, how many mistresses can I keep?"

Hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Ma Hongjun was instantly shocked.

Based on his understanding, he simply couldn't imagine how a mere token could be sold for 100,000 Gold Soul Coin.

"Ha, what do you know, you fatso?"

"The Soul Spirit Tower of the Great Ming Empire possesses the world's largest, most complete, and most abundant collection of Soul Ring... It contains rings not only from land, sky, and even the ocean, but also from underground..."

"It is said that the current Soul Spirit Tower's main tower holds 95% of the world's total Soul Beast Soul Ring reserves!"

"Whether it's Soul Beast recorded in books or not, rare, exceptional, or even extinct, the Soul Spirit Tower uses special methods to extract and refine Soul Ring from them."

"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is now representing the Heaven Dou Empire in negotiations with the Great Ming Empire regarding the establishment of a branch tower within the Heaven Dou Empire."

Ning Rongrong had one more thing she didn't say.

The future trend of Soul Master will inevitably be the Soul Spirit Tower. If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect truly obtains the management rights of a branch tower, it will be the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's lifelong wealth.

From Ning Rongrong's words, everyone learned about the power of the Soul Spirit Tower.

"Thank you, friend."

The Dragon Duke bowed respectfully.

The Snake Granny nudged Meng Yiran, who had calmed down.

"Aren't you going to thank this senior?"

Meng Yiran glanced at the other students from the Shrek Academy, then at Xu Nian'an... She was about to speak when Xu Nian'an silently turned away.

Roar~!!!!

Just then, an angry lion's roar suddenly came from the distant horizon. Above, a black figure overpowered a three-headed lion that was constantly emitting flames.

"So this is... Ferocious Beast?!"

"Indeed powerful. Just sensing its aura makes my whole body feel incredibly hot."

Chant~!!!

Buzz~!!!

Just then, two powerful Soul Beast, one gray and one black, joined the battle.

Long Xiaoyao fought three opponents single-handedly in the sky.

Rustling sound~!!!

Just then, the bushes behind them trembled... and soon, a pale-faced, panicked figure slowly appeared.

"Little... Xiao Wu!!!"

"Thank goodness, you're alright! That's wonderful!"

Ning Rongrong, with her sharp eyes, immediately hugged Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu's body stiffened.

"What... what's going on?"

When Xiao Wu awoke from her coma, she vaguely sensed a powerful aura locking onto her, though she didn't know what was going on.

But my instinct was to run.

Sensing something amiss in the Star Dou Forest, Xiao Wu wanted to find Great Ming and Er Ming.

After all, in the current situation, only they would protect him; in the eyes of the Soul Beast, he had become a traitor.

It would be good enough if they didn't even meet him and killed him.

After traveling and weaving, they finally managed to evade the powerful human who had locked onto them.

I thought that next I would go home and never have to return to the human world again.

Unexpected.

"Xiao Wu!!!"

Tang San's eyes lit up when he saw Xiao Wu.

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Tap tap tap~!!!!

Before Tang San could even feel happy and properly care for Xiao Wu, the earth trembled violently, and countless roars of beasts echoed throughout the land.

Xu Nian'an, Zhao Wuji, and Dragon Duke looked up; a large, dark mass of people was looming over them from not far away, like a dark cloud pressing down.

"This is... a beast... Beast Tide!!!"