Suotuo City

"Boss!"

Shi Hu was the first to spot Zhang Fei. Wiping away his sweat, he grinned. "You're here so early today? Perfect, let's spar!"

"Hold on." Zhang Fei waved a hand, swept his gaze over everyone, and curled his lips into a faint smile. "I have some news for you all. I've reached level forty."

Cheers erupted across the training ground.

"Holy shit! Level forty?!"

"Boss, you're way too monstrous! A Soul Ancestor at barely twelve?!"

"Boss, how are the rest of us supposed to live?"

Everyone crowded around him, their faces filled with genuine delight.

Li Gang gave a bitter smile. "Congratulations, Boss. Looks like I'll never catch up to you in this lifetime."

"Then work harder. Don't hold me back." Zhang Fei laughed.

Just then, a slender figure came running in from the entrance of the training ground.

It was Meng Yiran, now sixteen years old.

She wore a pale purple training outfit. Having run all the way over, her now fully developed chest rose and fell violently.

"I have good news for everyone! I've broken through level thirty!" Meng Yiran shouted excitedly as she ran up.

Everyone froze for a moment before immediately congratulating her.

"Congratulations, Junior Yiran!"

"Our team is now entirely made up of Soul Elders!"

"Double celebration! Boss just broke through level forty, and Yiran has reached level thirty too!"

Hearing that, Meng Yiran turned her gaze toward Zhang Fei. Surprise and joy flashed through her eyes. "You broke through too?"

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded slightly.

"Then we can go to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain Soul Rings together!" Meng Yiran said happily. "This time, let's bring my grandfather and grandmother with us!"

"Sure, no problem." Zhang Fei had no objection.

He quietly calculated in his heart. With the Dragon Duke