The Lackeys Started Competing, Qian Ni's Empty Promises, a New Speed Bump Has Appeared

Early the next morning, the Shrek Seven Monsters gathered, preparing to set out for the Star Dou Forest to obtain a Soul Ring for Oscar.

Outside the academy gates, Qian Ni stood dressed in white, a Lightning Pellet hanging from his waist. He casually took out a ninety-thousand-year Whale Rubber and tossed it into his mouth, chewing away.

He had been munching on this stuff for six years and had long since grown used to its flavor and texture.

Just like smoking—some smoked for the addiction, some smoked out of loneliness, and some smoked Yamada from behind the supermarket.

When Qian Ni munched Whale Rubber, what he savored was those six fulfilling, happy, carefree years of hellish life.

He could quit if he really had to, but it would feel strange.

Still, he had always been indifferent about such things.

Among the Seven Monsters, Dai Mubai and the other three boys were chatting amongst themselves, while Xiao Wu stood beside Tang San.

All the younger generation had arrived. Only Zhao Wuji was still missing.

After hesitating for a while, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong silently walked up to Qian Ni.

Ning Rongrong said somewhat awkwardly, "Brother Qian Ni, when we go to the Star Dou Forest this time, could you please not use that Soul Tool on me?"

She clasped her hands together and looked at Qian Ni pleadingly.

She meant the Rider's Bridle.

They had no idea how many people they would encounter along the way, and Ning Rongrong did not want to embarrass herself too badly.

As she spoke, she kept signaling Zhu Zhuqing with her eyes.

Zhu Qing, say something. If we beg him together, he'll definitely agree.

Do I have to beg too?

Yes.

After exchanging looks, Zhu Zhuqing understood what Ning Rongrong meant.

But she did not see it that way. She had a slightly deeper understanding of Qian Ni.

Too naive, Rongrong!

This bastard has always done whatever he wants. He never gives any warning before acting. You can't possibly imagine what he might suddenly do.

Since that's the case, I might as well prepare for the worst from the very beginning!

As long as I'm at rock bottom, every step I take will be upward!

Having made up her mind, Zhu Zhuqing spoke softly.

"Rongrong is, after all, from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"But it's fine. I can do it."

With both hands, she lifted the skirt of her maid outfit at either side and performed a proper curtsy.

"If transportation is needed, please use me instead.

"..."

Her face alternated between red and pale. It seemed that she had finally broken through some mental barrier. In the end, she added in a trembling voice, almost muttering.

"Mas...ter."

At that moment, all the shyness and resistance in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes turned into a clear spring, rippling endlessly. Her desire and struggle to survive overwhelmed everything else!

Ning Rongrong's eyes suddenly widened. She whipped her head around and stared at her in disbelief.

"No way, sis! That's not what you were saying just now!

"You're competing with me like this?"

Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath. Her expression returned to normal, and her gaze grew far more resolute.

Since I've already said it, there's no need to keep acting coy.

"Sorry, Rongrong. I have to survive!"

Watching Zhu Zhuqing suddenly start treating herself as a maid, Qian Ni narrowed his eyes.

He slapped the sheath of the Lightning Pellet with his left hand.

A savage black Soul Beast three meters tall abruptly appeared.

An Alien!

A brand-new Alien!

Qian Ni had not put the old one up for recycling on the resale app. He had simply tossed it into the cafeteria, where it continued serving as a pure-water generator.

This one had been copied with the Copy Mirror.

When the Copy Mirror duplicated a living creature, the duplicate's personality would be the opposite of the original's.

Irritability became docility, while gentleness became cruelty.

But those were trivial matters. Under the Hypnosis Phone App, nothing was a problem.

Qian Ni patted the Alien standing beside him, then looked at the two girls with some disdain.

"What are you thinking? The Star Dou Forest is five hundred kilometers from Suotuo City.

"At your speed, even if you were wound up with springs, you'd still have to run for an entire day.

"Am I supposed to stay on your backs all day? Wouldn't that be letting you enjoy yourselves too much?"

But the Alien was different!

The Rider's Bridle had a maximum enhancement speed of five hundred kilometers per hour.

The Alien's physical qualities were stronger than those of these two little lackeys, who only possessed the cultivation of Soul Grandmasters.

With Qian Ni riding the Alien, even if he held back its speed, he could reach the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest in two hours at most.

Even if they failed to dodge something along the way and crashed into it, causing this Alien Mark II to be destroyed and its acidic blood to leak out, making it unrideable—

He still had Mark III, Mark IV, and more in reserve...

A habit left over from gaming before he transmigrated made Qian Ni love stockpiling things. His storage was packed with all kinds of fashionable little junk.

Especially after he obtained the Copy Mirror, things had gotten completely out of hand.

Whale Bone Spears, stockpile!

Whale Rubber, stockpile!

Aliens, stockpile!

All kinds of items, stockpile!

I'll fucking stockpile, stockpile, stockpile!

With food in hand, there was no panic in his heart.

The stuffed storage Soul Tool made Qian Ni feel secure.

So Zhu Zhuqing's flattery had completely missed the mark.

But was that not another form of Qian Ni's mercy?

"Still..." Qian Ni spoke after pondering for a moment.

"Little Zhu, I've seen your loyalty!

"You're much more loyal than certain pagoda-bearing princesses.

"Although loyalty needs no reward, because loyalty itself is the reward.

"But I'm not some devil. Take this sticker. Put the front side against your body, and it can absorb fatigue. Go run the Seven Monsters into the ground for me!"

Qian Ni handed Zhu Zhuqing a Fatigue-Removing Sticker. The frog pattern on it looked utterly ridiculous.

But Zhu Zhuqing was no stranger to the thing. On the way to Suotuo City, she had suffered terribly because of it.

But times had changed!

For certain things, being forced into them was punishment, while taking the initiative was enjoyment!

"My lackeys, even when running, must run faster than everyone else!

"I won't lend you Soul Power for now. I feel like I'm about to break through to Level 36. Once I do, I'll reward you properly!

"And you!"

Qian Ni looked at Ning Rongrong with a malicious grin.

"Pagoda Princess Rongrong-san, with that lax attitude of yours, you've got some good fruit juice coming!"

Watching Qian Ni leap onto the Alien, seize the Rider's Bridle, and vanish into the distance, Ning Rongrong stiffly turned around to look at her good sister beside her.

"Zhu Qing, you tricked me."

"Rongrong, sorry. I was here first."

Zhu Zhuqing's fake aloof expression concealed everything in her heart perfectly.

Whether it's being a lackey or a mount, I was here first.

Compete! Everyone, compete!

Under Qian Ni's suppression, the Alien's speed remained within a controllable range.

To avoid hitting people and to enjoy the thrill of speeding along, Qian Ni deliberately avoided the center of the official road and traveled along one side.

A pitch-black shadow flashed past the roadside. Before the scattered Soul Masters could see it clearly, it had already vanished into the distance.

Just as Qian Ni had said, his Soul Power was about to break through.

He had only recently reached Level 35, yet he was already charging toward the threshold of Level 36.

At this rate, perhaps before leaving the Star Dou Forest, he could even add a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring for himself!

"Current Fate Stone reserve: 54. After deducting what's needed to replace my fourth Soul Skill, I might still gain more Fate Stones.

"What a pity. Soul Beasts below one hundred thousand years cannot provide Fate Stones."

Qian Ni meditated while adjusting the Alien's direction.

He had long since etched meditation into his DNA. Even when he trained his body at the Raging Waves Dead End on Sea God Island, he would meditate while hanging from the tuning fork.

Suotuo City was not far from the Star Dou Forest. As long as he found the right direction and kept charging ahead, getting lost was practically impossible.

Many supply towns were scattered around the Star Dou Forest, which also meant that there were only a few commonly used roads leading there.

When they were less than fifty kilometers from a supply town, the road ahead was occupied by a Soul Hunting squad.

It looked like a team from a Soul Master Academy.

There were eight people in total, led by a middle-aged man. The other seven students consisted of six boys and one girl.

They looked ordinary, but all wore white robes with silver patterns, making them appear rather imposing.

Though the road was wide, these people had deliberately spread out to occupy the entire road, as if practicing some formation.

Qian Ni paid them no mind. He controlled the Alien to move far over to the side of the road, intending to pass them.

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man leading them moved and blocked Qian Ni's path.

"My apologies, sir. Canghui Academy is practicing a formation—"

Bang—

Qian Ni had no intention of slowing down. Riding the Alien, he tugged the reins and sent the middle-aged man flying into the air.

"What the hell is blocking the road?"