New Combination Soul Skill Concept, Soul Power Level Thirty-Six

"Damn! What is this?! You moved the house here?!"

Ma Hongjun stared wide-eyed at Qian Ni's villa in disbelief.

They used to sleep in tents whenever they went hunting for Soul Beasts. When things were bad, they even slept in trees.

But this was the first time he had seen someone carry a dormitory around with them!

Qian Ni smiled faintly.

"A storage Soul Tool. Pretty amazing, right?"

The villa was stored inside a Universal Capsule, and the Universal Capsule was kept in his storage ring. There was nothing wrong with calling it that.

The boys looked enviously at the villa, then quickly put away their unnecessary emotions and cleared an open area to set up their tents.

Everyone was busy. Even the apron-wearing Alien was standing behind them with a small fan, fanning away mountain insects. Only Qian Ni sank into thought.

He felt that his development of Soul Skills might still be far too conservative!

Since the limbs grown by his third Soul Skill, Flower Bloom, shared the enemy's senses—

Then he could simply grow eyes inside the enemy's body!

The stomach, large intestine, small intestine, duodenum, bladder... weren't those all spacious places?

And the tongue was part of the body too! It was covered in taste buds.

Who said tongues couldn't grow inside the body?

For a moment, Qian Ni felt as if the clouds had parted and the sun had emerged!

All sorts of clever little ideas surged forth without end.

He could hardly wait to put them into practice.

Qian Ni looked at Zhao Wuji and the Shrek Seven Monsters in front of him, busy hammering tent stakes, but in the end, he could not suppress the restlessness in his heart.

"Students!"

He spoke, drawing everyone's attention.

"I want to play a game with you!"

Those simple words were like an alarm bell ringing beside the Shrek Seven Monsters' ears.

Dai Mubai instinctively clamped his legs together...

Ma Hongjun covered his mouth as well...

Everyone reacted differently. Only Zhao Wuji looked completely confused.

That night, he had been busy getting beaten up and had not attended the bonfire gathering.

"Qian Ni, do you even know what time this is?!

"This is the Star Dou Forest, not some place for you to play games!

"If you want to play, go back to the academy. I'll play with you properly! Don't delay Xiao Ao's Soul Ring hunt!"

For the sake of the Gold Soul Coins, Zhao Wuji forcibly suppressed his anger and rejected Qian Ni's suggestion.

The night before they set out, he had taken the salary and bonus Flender gave him and had enjoyed himself thoroughly in Suotuo City. Otherwise, why would he have been late before departure?

Those investments could make even the Mighty Vajra Bear smile.

A bear of joy.

Hearing Zhao Wuji's words, Qian Ni's eyes lit up, without the slightest disappointment at having his fun ruined.

"Oh! You said that! The Fudo Myoo King won't go back on his word, right?!"

He felt as though even his Soul Rings were trembling, eager to try!

Zhao Wuji gave a proud snort.

"You're not worth making me break my word!"

Behind him, the Shrek Seven Monsters gave him pitying looks and shook their heads with regret.

Ma Hongjun: Teacher Zhao... is really brave! As expected of a Soul Sage!

Dai Mubai: This time, I only want to be a spectator!

Oscar: Looks like I can make a batch of grilled sausages and preserved sausages ahead of time, then make a killing off Teacher Zhao!

Although Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had rooms in the villa, they still helped set up the tents.

They were companions, after all. While taking care of their lackey duties, they could not seem too isolated.

But that meant Xiao Wu was the only girl sleeping in a tent.

In this wilderness, Tang San was somewhat worried.

And with the others around, he could not be as unconventional as Qian Ni and sleep in the same tent as Xiao Wu.

After thinking it over, he turned his gaze toward Qian Ni's villa.

Maybe... Xiao Wu should stay inside after all.

She has stayed there once already. I trust Xiao Wu!

Tang San quietly made a decision that betrayed his ancestors!

That night, Xiao Wu followed Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong into Qian Ni's villa.

Seeing this, Zhao Wuji had seen enough to say nothing. Dai Mubai and the other two gave Tang San subtle looks tinged with admiration.

Tang San smiled calmly, not taking it to heart at all.

"I'm worried about Xiao Wu sleeping alone in a tent. They're all girls, so it's no big deal.

"And if anything really happens, I'm outside the door. I can go in at any time."

Dai Mubai patted Tang San on the shoulder. He said nothing, yet it seemed he had said everything.

Under the crushing stick of Qian Ni's absolute strength, along with the Whale Glue Pellet dangling the hope before Dai Mubai like a carrot—

He could only tell himself—

Endure humiliation and bide my time!

As long as I can defeat Dai Weisi, what woman can't I find? Even if the Zhu Clan has to give birth to another new youngest daughter for me, that wouldn't be impossible!

I can wait!

Maybe once I become strong enough, I can even snatch Zhu Zhuqing back!

Sleeping at six and rising at six, deceiving himself with his eyes open.

This was called mental self-gratification, comforting himself spiritually.

Several days later, at the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest.

The Shrek group searched bitterly, yet they did not even see the shadow of a single Soul Beast.

Dai Mubai stood watch at the front of the group. Days of constant tension had left him exhausted.

Although they had not seen a single Soul Beast, this strange situation made him even more uneasy.

"What's going on? Is this still the Star Dou Forest? Where did we end up?

"Forget Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, we haven't even seen a Ten-Year Soul Beast.

"Xiao Ao, did these Soul Beasts dislike your sausages so much that they don't want to become your Soul Rings, so they're all hiding from us?"

Dai Mubai grumbled a few words and teased Oscar.

Oscar was growing irritated too.

"Boss Dai, please spare me. Don't let what you said actually come true."

Though he knew it was nonsense, when people were pushed too far, they instinctively wanted to believe in something.

Among the Shrek Seven Monsters, only Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong still looked energetic, without the slightest trace of fatigue.

The secret lay hidden in a tiny Frog Sticker.

Zhao Wuji said nothing and silently observed their surroundings.

He also felt that something was wrong, but he did not know why.

Still, Zhao Wuji thought the strangest thing was the young master at the back of the group.

He did not seem to be here to hunt Soul Beasts. He looked more like he was out for a stroll!

Unlike the restless and exhausted Seven Monsters, Qian Ni was focused entirely on his research.

Two Aliens, one in front and one behind, carried a sedan chair, steadily following behind the Shrek Seven Monsters.

Qian Ni sat on the cushioned seat of the sedan chair, holding a black shell-like substance in his hand, seemingly deep in thought.

An obscure fluctuation occasionally flashed across his body. The black shell continuously changed in length, width, and thickness, gradually approaching the shape of a spear.

Qian Ni was practicing Microscopic Particle Manipulation, using Ultimate Power to restructure matter.

The black shell in his hand was part of Alien Unit One's outer shell, muscles, and blood vessels.

He wanted to use the Alien's bodily tissue as material to make an inner lining for the Whale Bone Spear that could store Alien acidic blood.

That way, the Whale Bone Spear thrown by Anal Gungnir would inject acidic blood into the enemy's chrysanthemum.

Of course, he had no other malicious intentions. He merely wanted to know how much resistance Soul Masters and Soul Beasts had to the corrosion of acidic blood within their bodies.

This was also part of Qian Ni's cultivation.

He multitasked. While researching Ultimate Power, he remained in a meditative state, and his Soul Power Level advanced rapidly.

Without anyone noticing, Qian Ni had quietly crossed level thirty-six and was progressing toward level thirty-seven.

Over the past few days, he neither ate nor drank, neither slept nor rested, and ignored all outside matters. He had even thrown the Universal Capsule to Zhu Zhuqing for management.

The Shrek group still did not know that the absence of Soul Beasts they encountered was also Qian Ni's doing.

While Ultimate Power was operating, a trace of the invisible killing intent around him leaked out, making the sensitive Soul Beasts utterly afraid to approach.

In their perception, there was a giant monster here!

Just by approaching this direction, the Death Omen Star was shining desperately!

With killing intent powerful enough that even Title Douluo Bibi Dong could not withstand it at full force, how could these Soul Beasts, none more than ten thousand years old, dare come near?

That night, the exhausted group set up camp once more.

Before the bonfire, aside from the three girls, each of the other five members of Shrek held a grilled sausage.

Other than Ning Rongrong, no one had brought any food. From the very beginning, they had intended to squeeze Oscar's Martial Soul for all it was worth.

Three meals a day, all sustained by grilled sausages.

Ning Rongrong had brought plenty of other food, but it was nearly gone after the three girls had eaten through it.

At first, she generously shared her food, but for some reason, Dai Mubai firmly declined.

With him taking the lead, Oscar, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun found it awkward to reach out for any.

After several days of grilled sausages paired with preserved sausages every day, they were about to puke from eating them.

Just as the group rested, footsteps sounded nearby.

Two figures pushed through the tall bushes and appeared before the Shrek camp.

"What a coincidence! It's you again!"

Meng Yiran held her grandmother Chao Tianxiang's hand and greeted them with a familiar smile.

"Still haven't found a suitable Soul Beast?"

She seemed to be chatting with the Shrek Seven Monsters, but her bright eyes had been secretly watching Qian Ni the entire time.

That figure before the villa, holding a pitch-black short rod and meditating with complete concentration.