Thousand-Year Soul Ring! Tang San Deeply Shocked! Questioning Yu Xiaogang? No Comparison, No Harm!

Wang Sheng's face darkened. Anyone with eyes could see how possessive Xiao Wu was of Chen Qingling. Something felt off.

He gave a bitter smile. "Sister Xiao Wu, you're overthinking it. I wouldn't intrude on you girls' weekend time."

"I'm just curious about your soul ring, Sister Qingling. I've never seen what a Thousand-Year Soul Ring looks like."

"Ah... this..."

At the same time, the work-study students in the Dormitory held their breaths and watched.

With a thought from Chen Qingling, one yellow and one purple soul ring rose beneath her feet.

Wang Sheng stared wide-eyed. "So this is a Thousand-Year Soul Ring?"

"Just looking at it feels a little intimidating."

Just as Chen Qingling revealed her soul ring configuration, Tang San happened to return to the Dormitory and was greeted by the dazzling purple light.

His eyes widened, his expression holding three parts bewilderment and seven parts shock.

Th-this... soul ring...

Purple?

A Thousand-Year Soul Ring?

How was that possible?!

Tang San was completely dumbfounded. It felt as though lightning had struck his mind, leaving it in utter chaos.

Wasn't the limit for a Second Soul Ring around seven hundred years? How had Chen Qingling done it?

Hadn't Yu Xiaogang said that the limit every Soul Master could bear was around seven hundred years?

For the first time, Tang San suddenly began to doubt Yu Xiaogang.

He could not help recalling the rumors at Notting Academy, rumors claiming Yu Xiaogang was an ignorant good-for-nothing.

Could there also be problems with his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul?

Some parts might have been right, but not entirely right.

Otherwise, how could Chen Qingling's Second Soul Ring be a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring?

Tang San strode over. "What's going on with your Second Soul Ring? Why is it a Thousand-Year Soul Ring?!"

The moment they heard Tang San's voice, both Chen Qingling and Xiao Wu became displeased.

This guy was so annoying. He was everywhere.

Xiao Wu crossed her arms and glared coldly at Tang San. "What does it have to do with you?"

"Sister Qingling has no obligation to tell you why she has a Thousand-Year Soul Ring."

Tang San gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly. In the end, for Xiao Wu's sake, his tone softened somewhat.

"Fine, fine... I won't ask. Xiao Wu, don't be angry."

Xiao Wu did not even spare Tang San a glance. This guy was spineless and had no backbone whatsoever. She despised people like him the most.

She even felt Wang Sheng was better than Tang San, at least like a normal man.

There was no helping it. Tang San had chosen not to act like a human and instead become a Boiled Sheep and a simp.

Tang San left the Dormitory dejectedly and headed straight for Yu Xiaogang's office.

Bang.

The loud crash startled the dozing Yu Xiaogang so badly that he fell straight to the floor.

"Who is it?!"

"Master... it's me."

"It's Xiao San. What brings you here?"

"Is there something wrong with the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul?"

Hearing his painstaking work questioned once again, Yu Xiaogang nearly failed to catch his breath.

"Xiao San, what nonsense are you talking about?!"

"There can be no mistake in my Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul. Otherwise, you could never have safely absorbed the Mandala Snake!"

Tang San shook his head. "That isn't where the mistake is. I mean, is there something wrong with the number of years of soul rings a Soul Master can bear?"

Yu Xiaogang's expression changed slightly. "Impossible! This is valuable knowledge I summarized from the records of Soul Masters throughout Spirit Hall's history. There can be no mistake."

To access the historical records of Spirit Hall's Soul Masters, he had relied on Bibi Dong, the Spirit Hall Saintess at the time. Otherwise, with his standing, he would not have been qualified to see them.

"Then why did I see that Chen Qingling's Second Soul Ring was purple?"

"What? You're saying Chen Qingling's Second Soul Ring is a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring?"

Yu Xiaogang looked shocked. After thinking for a moment, his expression turned grave.

"Then there is only one possibility."

"The reason her Second Soul Ring is thousand-year is that a Soul Beast voluntarily sacrificed itself to her!"

"A voluntary sacrifice has no age limit and ignores what a Soul Master can bear."

"A Soul Beast voluntarily sacrificed itself to her?"

Tang San's eyes widened. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing. His strange knowledge had increased.

"Then what do I need to do to make a Soul Beast voluntarily sacrifice itself to me?"

Yu Xiaogang was speechless. "Something like that... is practically impossible."

"Soul Masters and Soul Beasts have always been mortal enemies. Why would one voluntarily sacrifice itself to a Soul Master?"

"Perhaps Chen Qingling receiving a Soul Beast's sacrifice was simply a coincidence of fate."

"A coincidence of fate..."

Tang San lowered his head, envy, jealousy, and hatred flashing through his eyes.

Why was her luck so good, while they had to work themselves to death just to find a Soul Beast, only to run into all kinds of trouble and be plagued by bad luck?

No comparison, no harm.

At the same time, the teacher who had accompanied Chen Qingling reported everything that had happened to Director Su in full detail.

"This..."

"Director Su, should we inform Spirit Hall?"

"Spirit Hall seems to be closely watching Qingling Student's every move."

Director Su fell silent for a moment. There was no way they could keep it hidden.

After all, the moment Chen Qingling used her soul rings, it would be exposed.

Even if Director Su wanted to conceal it, there was nothing he could do.

"Alas..."

"Regarding Spirit Hall... I'll delay them for as long as possible."

As one of the academy's senior staff, how could he not understand Spirit Hall's methods?

Outside the academy, Tang Hao raised his head to the sky and sighed softly.

The moment Chen Qingling revealed her Thousand-Year Soul Ring, he understood everything.

He understood better than anyone, because he had experienced it himself. It was the deepest pain he could not speak of.

"Ah Yin..."

"I never thought... I would see another Soul Beast willing to sacrifice itself for a human."

"I truly didn't expect our Xiao San to be surpassed again and again. I'm really curious what kind of person her father is."

Inside the Dormitory.

After the irritating Tang San left, the entire Dormitory became lively again.

"Congratulations, Sister Qingling!"

"Congratulations on obtaining a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, Sister Qingling!"

"Sister Qingling, you're my god."

"Sister Qingling, I'm so jealous. I want to be as strong as you too."

"You? You want to be like Sister Qingling? Why don't you take a look at how much Innate Soul Power you have first?"

Chen Qingling smiled faintly. "First, thank you all for your blessings."

"Second, dinner is on me tonight. Let's celebrate properly."

"Awesome!"

"Sister Qingling treats us the best."

Naturally, Tang San was not included in this celebration. Once again, they reserved an area of the Canteen and enjoyed a victory feast.

It was not until evening that they finally returned to the Dormitory to rest.

Tomorrow would be the wonderful weekend, a rare day off for the students.

Humming a little tune, Xiao Wu pulled Chen Qingling out of Notting Academy and onto the streets of Notting City.

"La la la~"

"Wow, what's this?!"

"Cotton Candy? It's so sweet. Sister Qingling, try some."

"Is it good?"

Chen Qingling smiled and nodded. "It's good. Nice and sweet."

Xiao Wu looked just like Chen Qingling had when she had first entered the city, like a country girl full of curiosity about everything there.

She stopped at every stall, hesitating over whether to buy things.

As Chen Qingling watched her, she thought of her former self.

Before she realized it, Chen Qingling's eyes had grown slightly moist.

"Sister Qingling, why are your eyes red?"