Mighty Darkgold Bear! Guess Who Didn't Get Any Herbs? (Bonus Chapter!)

"What an astonishing presence!"

Watching Zhao Wuji stand there like an enraged Vajra incarnate, Su Sanjia was filled with amazement. Zhao Wuji's appearance had changed drastically. The medicinal effects of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum had actually affected a soul master's outward appearance as well. Zhao Wuji's already burly body had become even more exaggerated, while his originally rugged face looked much younger. As the greatest beneficiary, Zhao Wuji delightedly felt out his own body. He could sense the immense power contained within it. The old injuries inside him had vanished completely, and his skin faintly radiated golden light—the legendary indestructible Vajra body.

"Congratulations, Teacher Zhao. This time, you've truly been reborn!"

Su Sanjia cupped his hands with a smile.

Zhao Wuji could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart. He burst into laughter and, in his joy, took out the jar of aged liquor he had treasured for nearly ten years, generously filling two huge bowls to the brim.

"This is all thanks to you, Sanjia! I have to thank you for giving me that immortal herb! Such a rare treasure of heaven and earth is truly miraculous—it raised my soul power by three whole levels at once! I have a feeling that after stabilizing my cultivation and training for a few more days, I'll break through this bottleneck too!"

"And the even greater benefit is that my martial soul has evolved! It can't be called the Vigorous Vajra Bear anymore! It should be called the Mighty Darkgold Bear!"

Zhao Wuji had originally been a level seventy-six power-attack Soul Sage. Raising his soul power by three levels at once was equivalent to years of arduous cultivation! The bottleneck to becoming a Soul Douluo was no obstacle to him, and after his martial soul evolved, although his Mighty Darkgold Bear could not compare to the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear, the ruler of bear-type martial souls, it could still be considered a top-tier bear martial soul second only to it. Without exaggeration, ordinary Soul Douluos were no longer his match!

What an enormous favor that was!

"Then congratulations are in order, Teacher Zhao! It looks like our academy is about to gain a Soul Douluo of its own!"

Su Sanjia was sincerely happy for Zhao Wuji. Their relationship was both that of teacher and friend. Zhao Wuji now had an even brighter future ahead of him, and Su Sanjia could be considered to have repaid the care Zhao Wuji had shown him in the past.

To Su Sanjia, an immortal herb was certainly precious, but using one to repay a debt of gratitude was not excessive at all.

"You brat! Come on, drink! Tonight, we're not leaving until we're drunk!"

Any more words of thanks would have been too wordy. Zhao Wuji was not that kind of person, and neither was Su Sanjia.

The two drank heartily until dawn.

Zhao Wuji was refreshed and showed no signs of drunkenness. Su Sanjia was no less clear-headed.

"Teacher Zhao, Teacher Zhao, are you awake? The Dean has asked you to come over!"

Ma Hongjun's voice sounded from outside. Zhao Wuji answered, let out a wine-scented burp, and Ma Hongjun pushed open the door. A thick smell of alcohol hit him in the face, making him cough twice in quick succession. When he looked up, he saw Su Sanjia in the room, his complexion slightly flushed.

"Brother Sanjia, when did you get here? Perfect, come with us too! The Dean wants to announce a few things!"

Su Sanjia nodded. Led by Ma Hongjun, the three arrived at a meeting room. Shrek's original members had already gathered there, along with Blue Tyrant Academy's dean, Liu Erlong.

Su Sanjia nodded to the other members of Shrek Academy as a greeting. The three took their seats. Just as Flender was about to say something, the alcohol fumes from Zhao Wuji and Su Sanjia choked him. He frowned.

"You two drank all night? Old Zhao, it's not that I want to criticize you, but you..."

Flender looked at Zhao Wuji, but his words stopped halfway. Liu Erlong, who had also reached the Soul Sage level, looked toward Zhao Wuji with a frown.

"Indulging in drunken pleasures every day is not the path for a soul master to grow stronger! Zhao Wuji, as a teacher, you should set a proper example for these students!"

Yu Xiaogang could not sense the exaggerated soul power emanating from Zhao Wuji. Already in a bad mood, he spoke without thinking, but Zhao Wuji did not even glance at him.

Everyone at Shrek Academy knew that Su Sanjia and Yu Xiaogang did not get along. In the past, Zhao Wuji might have responded a little out of consideration for Flender, but after receiving such a huge benefit from Su Sanjia last night, it was already good enough that he did not point at Yu Xiaogang's nose and curse him out.

Seeing Zhao Wuji ignore him, Yu Xiaogang grew angry. Who did Zhao Wuji think he was? Just a mere Soul Sage!

"Wuji, did you break through? No, the aura around you doesn't seem like a simple soul power breakthrough!"

Flender spoke in utter shock. Everyone's gaze fell upon Zhao Wuji. Indeed, Zhao Wuji's appearance had changed somewhat. He seemed more imposing than before.

"Well, it's all thanks to Sanjia here! I came across a little opportunity and raised my soul power a bit!"

Zhao Wuji looked thoroughly smug. Flender had often found excuses to mess with him in the past. Of course, it had only been playful teasing; the two were close friends. But precisely because of that, after his soul power breakthrough, Zhao Wuji wanted even more to show off in front of Flender! Besides, Su Sanjia had not asked him to keep it secret.

Yu Xiaogang became even more disdainful upon hearing this. Wasn't he just a level seventy-seven Soul Sage? In terms of soul power level alone, he was still one level below Flender!

"An opportunity? What level is your soul power now?"

"Not much, not much. Just level seventy-nine! I should be able to break through to level eighty in a couple of days!"

Zhao Wuji's face was full of smug satisfaction. He had achieved his goal. Everyone in the room shot to their feet, staring at Zhao Wuji in shock. Yu Xiaogang's jaw nearly hit the floor!

"H-How much? Level seventy-nine?! Did you take some kind of miracle drug?!"

Even a single level of soul power in the Soul Sage realm required months or even a year of cultivation. Zhao Wuji had just broken through three levels in one go. It was no less outrageous than a Soul Elder breaking through to Soul Ancestor overnight!

Everyone's gazes suddenly shifted to Su Sanjia. From the corner of his eye, however, Su Sanjia noticed Xiao Wu beside him instinctively shrink back, her eyes filled with worry.

"I happened upon an opportunity and found a treasure of heaven and earth. Its attributes did not suit me, but it happened to be suitable for Teacher Zhao, so I gave it to him. I hadn't expected it to directly grant our academy another Soul Douluo!"

Hearing this, everyone was full of envy, especially Flender. An old friend had suddenly become stronger than him. He should have been happy for him, of course, but he still felt vaguely uncomfortable inside.

It was fine if you were doing well, but you couldn't be doing better than me! It was fine if you bought a car, but you couldn't be driving a Range Rover!

"Then congratulations, Wuji!"

Flender and Liu Erlong cupped their hands toward Zhao Wuji. The other Shrek students looked at Zhao Wuji with faces full of admiration.

Yu Xiaogang, meanwhile, pricked up his ears.

Another rare treasure of heaven and earth? One that could even directly raise a Soul Sage's soul power by nearly four levels?

If he had been given such a peerless treasure, his level-thirty bottleneck would surely loosen!

At that thought, greed appeared in Yu Xiaogang's eyes.

Then Su Sanjia's next words made him even more excited!

"This time, the gains were far from limited to that. There are also some lesser treasures of heaven and earth, though they're still rare supplements."

The necklace around Su Sanjia's neck flashed, and one fine herb after another, giving off the fragrance of vegetation, appeared.

"Dean, this is yours..."

"Teacher Lu Xingbin, this is for you..."

"Teacher Li Yusong..."

"Teacher Shao Xin..."

"Oscar and Ma Hongjun, wipe that drool off your mouths. There's a share for you too!"

Teachers such as Flender each received a decent treasure of heaven and earth, while Shrek's students also received some benefits. The excited crowd praised Su Sanjia one after another. But when everything had been distributed, two people were left empty-handed.

Liu Erlong did not find it surprising. After all, she did not have much of a relationship with Su Sanjia.

But...

Yu Xiaogang's expression froze completely. Then, at a visible speed, it changed from pale to green, from purple to black...

"Hiss! Could it be that the Master's martial soul is a rainbow?"

Ma Hongjun muttered quietly from the side.

Flender shot him a fierce glare, the corners of his mouth twitching faintly.

That was close. Good thing I held it in!