Zhao Wuji saw Tang San looking like Wu Zetian after losing her husband Li Zhi and signaled to Oscar and Dai Mubai.
Dai Mubai and Oscar hurried forward to comfort Tang San.
"Little San, calm down. Don't be impulsive."
"That's right, Little San, calm down. We don't know what grudge you have against that guy, but now isn't the time for revenge. The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent is still in his hands."
With the comfort of his two good brothers, Tang San's Tang Syndrome eased somewhat. But when he saw the teasing look on Meng Chen's face, he recalled the humiliation he had suffered at Notting Academy.
Damn it! Was he really going to let the grudge from six years ago go unavenged?
Tang San gritted his teeth, but then he remembered that Oscar needed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.
If he pushed Meng Chen too hard and made him kill the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent—
Who knew how long it would take them to find another suitable Soul Beast for Oscar?
Tang San had no choice but to calm down. He shouted sternly at Meng Chen, "Meng Chen, I remember your Martial Soul is a Mutated Thunder Vine, which isn't compatible with the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent. Hand it over to us, and I can settle the grudge from six years ago with you later."
For Oscar's Soul Ring, he was even willing to set aside the great grudge of six years ago. He truly was righteous and loyal!
Tang San thought to himself, unconsciously lifting his chin as he waited for Meng Chen to present the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent with both hands.
After all, he was willing to temporarily set aside a grudge from six years ago. Wasn't that merciful enough?
Meng Chen's forehead was covered in black lines. Was this still Tang San?
He remembered that Tang San had been a Tang Sect disciple in his previous life, hadn't he?
Where was his scheming? Where was his calm composure? Where was his ability to plan everything out?
Damn it, I was supposed to be the overpowered one, and you're taking Tang San's role from me!
Fuck, do you know this is completely out of character?!
"Wait!"
An aged, deep shout rang out, interrupting Meng Chen's inner rant.
Everyone turned and saw two figures rapidly approaching.
One was old, and one was young. Both were women.
The old woman looked to be in her sixties or seventies. Her white hair was combed meticulously. Though advanced in years, she was exceptionally vigorous. Her face bore many wrinkles, yet her complexion was rosy like an infant's.
A sharp gleam flickered in her eyes. She held a three-meter-long serpent-headed cane in her right hand, while six Soul Rings rose and fell around her body.
Following beside the old woman was a bewitching, alluring young girl with short hair cut to her ears. She looked about sixteen or seventeen.
She wore a neat fitted outfit that tightly outlined her already well-developed figure. Her dark brown eyes were fixed firmly on the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent in Meng Chen's hand.
She also carried a serpent-headed cane, though hers was shorter than the old woman's, only two meters long. She had merely two hundred-year Soul Rings.
Seeing more people arrive, including a Soul Emperor, Zhao Wuji became alert.
Mainly because he found the old woman's serpent-headed cane familiar, and a vague suspicion arose in his heart.
Chao Tianxiang looked at the captured Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and the three Soul Rings surrounding Meng Chen. A flash of shock crossed her shrewd eyes.
Whose child was this? His Soul Ring configuration was actually so terrifying!
And he looked much younger than her granddaughter, yet he was already a Soul Elder. Incredible, truly incredible. There had to be some superpower backing him.
Chao Tianxiang then walked up to Meng Chen, leaning on her serpent-headed cane, and smiled kindly. "Young man, this old woman is Chao Tianxiang, and this is my granddaughter, Meng Yiran. The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent you captured escaped from my hands."
"If you don't believe me, look at its abdomen. There are two wounds from where my cane struck it. There are wounds beneath its wings as well. I was careless and let this slippery little fellow escape."
"My granddaughter has just reached level thirty and urgently needs this Soul Ring. As you can see, she inherited my tool Martial Soul, the Serpent Cane. High-level serpent-type Soul Beasts are the most suitable for her."
"I see that you have already reached Soul Elder rank, young man. This Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent is useless to you anyway. Why not return it to us?"
Meng Yiran stared at Meng Chen and his Soul Rings, and a storm surged through her heart.
She had considered herself a genius, but compared to the young man before her, she was simply as far beneath him as clouds were above mud!
Hearing that Snake Granny had also come for the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, Oscar grew anxious.
He was about to speak when Zhao Wuji shot him a glare. "Don't shout nonsense!"
"Teacher Zhao, she's only a Soul Emperor. What are you afraid of? You're a Soul Saint!"
Oscar said unhappily. Zhao Wuji backhanded him across the face, nearly knocking Oscar into the dirt.
"What the hell do you know? That old woman isn't scary. Her husband is!"
Zhao Wuji quietly explained the Peerless Dragon and Snake duo to the Shrek Academy group. Dragon Duke and Snake Granny were always inseparable. Since Snake Granny was here, Dragon Duke could not be far away.
"Little Ao, it looks like your Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent is a lost cause."
Dai Mubai bumped Oscar's shoulder. Oscar looked dejected. Why was he always so unlucky?
Tang San, however, stepped forward with a confident expression.
"Little Ao, don't worry. This Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent will definitely be yours. No one can take it away."
Tang San was so confident because, before Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong arrived at Shrek Academy, he had once again had that Precognitive Dream.
In the dream, he foresaw Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong's arrival. He also foresaw Oscar breaking through level thirty and, with his help, obtaining the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's Soul Ring.
Furthermore, after Xiao Wu was taken away by the Titan Giant Ape, he had furiously chased after it. He encountered a Man Faced Demon Spider, killed it, and absorbed its Soul Ring to break through to Soul Elder rank.
As for why he had not continued chasing Xiao Wu and had instead chosen to absorb the Soul Ring, Tang San felt it was perfectly reasonable. Only by breaking through and gaining greater power could he save Xiao Wu.
Although Xiao Wu had already been taken away by Meng Chen in reality, thoughts by day became dreams by night. Tang San believed Meng Chen had to be that Titan Giant Ape.
The dream was telling him that he would encounter Meng Chen and Xiao Wu again in the Star Dou Great Forest.
This time, Tang San swore that he would take Xiao Wu back!
While Tang San brainwashed himself, Meng Chen also released the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent from its restraints and smiled at Snake Granny. "Since this Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent is Granny's prey, I'll leave it to Granny to handle."
Snake Granny's face lit up with delight. She had not expected Meng Chen to be so agreeable.
"Thank you, little brother. May I ask your name?"
"Meng Chen."
Snake Granny was surprised. "Oh my, little brother, your surname is Meng as well? My husband is named Meng Shu. Since we share the same surname, perhaps we were one family several hundred years ago."
"Granny, you should let your granddaughter kill this Soul Beast first, lest complications arise. After all, someone else has their eyes on this Soul Beast."
Meng Chen reminded Snake Granny. Only then did she recall that there was another group nearby who wanted the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's Soul Ring. She nodded and immediately had Meng Yiran kill the serpent and take its ring.
"Stop! Meng Yiran, I challenge you to a match. We'll follow the rules of the Soul Master world—whoever wins gets the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent!"
Just as Meng Yiran raised her Serpent Cane to strike the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, Tang San snapped out of his self-brainwashing and loudly stopped her...
PS: I'll add one extra chapter first. Once I get used to this pace, I'll add two extra chapters.
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