Tang San's Hidden Weapons

"Little monsters, look who's back!"

Pushing open the lounge door, Flender called out loudly. The Shrek Seven Monsters inside all turned to look, and when they saw Su Sanjia beside Flender, their faces lit up with delight.

"Brother Sanjia, I missed you so much!"

Oscar seemed to have springs under his butt as he sprang over in an instant, clinging to Su Sanjia like a sloth. The others gathered around as well, but after sizing Su Sanjia up and down, Ning Rongrong did not see the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect insignia on him. Her gaze inevitably dimmed.

"Long time no see, everyone! Looks like none of you have neglected your cultivation during this time. All along the way through the Great Soul Arena, people were talking about the Shrek Seven Monsters!"

"No, it should be the Shrek Eight Monsters!"

Flender pushed up his glasses beside them, his face full of smiles. Patting Su Sanjia on the shoulder, he said proudly:

"How could Shrek's team be without a place for you? The headmaster has always kept one for you!"

The room was filled with cheerful warmth when Yu Xiaogang walked in. His gaze lingered on Su Sanjia for a moment, but he said nothing. Then he took out a file on the Imperial Fight Team, slapped it onto the table, and announced:

"Come take a look. This is your opponent for the next match—a Silver Soul Fighting team!"

Yu Xiaogang's words drew everyone's attention. Silver Soul Fighting? What the hell?

"My dear Master, we're an Iron Soul Fighting team right now! Going up against a Silver Soul Fighting team? Isn't that just asking to die?"

Ma Hongjun clutched his head, his face full of anguish. Most of the others felt the same way. Tang San stepped forward, picked up the file, and after giving it a cursory glance, his pupils abruptly contracted.

"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!"

If a Silver Soul Fighting team inspired fear, then the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon inspired despair! The strongest attack-type beast Martial Soul under heaven had earned its reputation for a reason, and this one belonged to a powerful level 39 Soul Elder. Dai Mubai, the strongest in Soul Power among the Shrek Seven Monsters, was only level 37 at present!

Without question, the Imperial Fight Team's lavish lineup pressed down on the Shrek Seven Monsters like a mountain, leaving them struggling to breathe! The strongest attack-type beast Martial Soul under heaven, the strongest defense-type beast Martial Soul under heaven, a flying Soul Master, an agility attack Soul Master, a dominant control-type Soul Master, and a mysterious support-type Soul Master—there was practically no weakness to be found.

Yet under the Master's encouragement and Tang San's analysis, the Shrek Seven Monsters reignited their fighting spirit. Su Sanjia watched from the side. It seemed his appearance had changed some things, but it had not affected the main course of events. The Master still held authority among the Shrek Seven Monsters, and the Imperial Fight Team had still appeared...

What had changed was that Ning Rongrong did not bring up that support-type Soul Master again. Her attention was not on the upcoming soul fight at all; from beginning to end, she had been watching Su Sanjia.

Su Sanjia noticed her gaze. He smiled at Ning Rongrong, then, while sitting on the sofa, suddenly crossed one leg over the other and showed off his brand-new shoes.

Ning Rongrong seemed to realize something, and her expression visibly relaxed.

After discussing a battle plan, everyone returned to Shrek Academy. The soul fight would take place two days later. Based on the timeline, after defeating Soybean Academy, Shrek Academy would choose to head to Heaven Dou City two months later. In other words, Su Sanjia had two months to prepare.

"Oh, right, Brother Sanjia, this is for you!"

Su Sanjia had intended to find Zhao Wuji, but Tang San called out to stop him. He turned back in confusion, only to see Tang San holding ten hidden weapons, including a Zhuge Repeating Crossbow.

"This is... Xiao San, one of those deadly little things of yours?"

Su Sanjia froze. In his memories, the original story seemed to have mentioned that Tang San had prepared a set of hidden weapons for each of the Shrek Seven Monsters. He simply had not expected there to be one for him as well.

"These are hidden weapons I prepared for everyone. Each person gets a set. They might come in handy in a crisis!"

Tang San's smile carried no ulterior motive. In his eyes, the conflict between Su Sanjia and Yu Xiaogang could not be ignored, but Su Sanjia was still a member of Shrek no matter what. He could not be left out, and Tang San himself bore Su Sanjia no hostility...

Su Sanjia stood there stunned for a while before reaching out to accept them. He grinned.

"Alright, I'll take them!"

What use were these things? Hidden weapons could not possibly affect Su Sanjia. With his current strength, even a single Laser shot was far more powerful than this Zhuge Repeating Crossbow. Still, he accepted them and accepted the sentiment behind them.

Tang San left, but that night, he was not the only person who wanted to find Su Sanjia.

Ning Rongrong followed soon after.

Of course, Su Sanjia knew what Ning Rongrong wanted to ask. He said only one sentence.

"We're friends. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and I are friends too!"

Having made his stance clear, Su Sanjia turned and left. He went to Zhao Wuji's residence and, without the slightest courtesy, kicked open the door. To Zhao Wuji's delighted expression, he took two jars of wine from his storage ring.

The two drank heartily.

"Sanjia, where are you heading next?"

"Hmm, I should be staying at the academy for a while. I need to cultivate properly during this time and strive to break through to level 50 as soon as possible!"

"Oh, that works... Wait! What level did you say you were breaking through to?"

Zhao Wuji shot to his feet and stared at Su Sanjia as though he were a monster.

"Didn't you absorb your fourth Soul Ring only a few months ago? How long has it even been? What level is your Soul Power now?"

"Level 47! But the Soul Power in my body is overflowing, so I probably won't be far from level 48!"

Trying to gain three levels of Soul Power in two months, especially when breaking from the Soul Ancestor realm into the Soul King realm, was unimaginably difficult. Su Sanjia would not force it. Besides, after absorbing an Immortal Herb suited to him, the benefits of absorbing a Soul Ring would be at their greatest! Nourished by an Immortal Herb, he could try for a fifth Soul Ring from a Soul Beast with a higher cultivation age.

"You really are a monster through and through. In a few years, you'll probably catch up to us old fellows! Hahaha! Worthy of being my student—you're making me damn proud! Don't worry. I can't promise anything else, but us old fellows can definitely help you pick a fifth Soul Ring you like!"

Draining the wine in his jar in one gulp, Zhao Wuji's eyes darted about before he spoke excitedly again.

"When you've got nothing to do, go visit the headmaster! That old money-grubber has quite a few top-grade herbs! No matter how stingy he is, once he finds out you're about to break through to level 50, he'll definitely have to give up a little!"

"Haha! The headmaster is going to be miserable!"