Two Joyous Events: Soul Power Level 20!

Seeing Zhao Wuji lower his head and apologize, his manner now extremely respectful, Pufferfish Douluo said nothing. He merely looked back at Xue Qinghe with an inquiring gaze!

Naturally, everything depended on the young master's wishes.

"Hmm, beat him up and leave him bedridden for ten days or half a month. That should be enough!" After considering it briefly, Xue Qinghe spoke to Pufferfish Douluo.

Kill someone over a verbal dispute? Xue Qinghe was not that bloodthirsty.

However, whether as the young master of Spirit Hall or the second prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, he had been viciously mocked like that. If a simple apology could earn forgiveness, he would never be able to let it go!

Hearing Xue Qinghe's words, Zhao Wuji was badly startled. No longer daring to hope that Flender would intervene, he hurriedly apologized. "Senior, I know I was wrong!"

"The person you should be begging for mercy from isn't me!" Pufferfish Douluo said, imitating Zhao Wuji's earlier manner as he clenched his fist, making his knuckles crack.

"Young master, I know I was wrong! Please go easy on me, I... I'm afraid of pain~" Zhao Wuji hurriedly cried to Xue Qinghe.

Yet Xue Qinghe gave no response to his pleas.

Immediately afterward came Zhao Wuji's screams!

Furthermore, the Pufferfish Martial Soul was inherently poisonous!

After a vicious beating that thoroughly vented his anger, Zhao Wuji lay on the ground, not only bruised and swollen but also poisoned by Pufferfish Douluo.

It seemed that even with the strength of a Soul Sage, he could forget about getting out of bed for ten days or half a month.

"Alright, let's go!" Having taught him a sufficient lesson, Xue Qinghe and his group turned and left.

After glancing at Zhao Wuji on the ground, Oscar wisely followed Luo Fan and the others!

After all, Oscar had personally seen Pufferfish Douluo's nine Soul Rings!

And Oscar knew even better what possessing nine Soul Rings meant on the continent!

"Headmaster, you're really not going to help at all?" Lying on the ground, Zhao Wuji spoke weakly and miserably.

"You really did have a foul mouth just now. They only beat you up to vent their anger, and that's already the best possible outcome. If I had stepped in, the consequences might have been even worse!" Flender shook his head.

Alright, hearing Flender's words, Zhao Wuji understood that he did have a point.

Thinking of how arrogant he had been just moments ago, only to end up kicking an iron plate, Zhao Wuji fell silent.

"Sigh, let's head back!"

Seeing Zhao Wuji's condition, it was obvious that he could not walk back on his own. Flender could only support him as he let out a long sigh.

At this moment, Flender truly regretted it.

He had originally thought highly of Oscar, this food-system genius with Innate Full Soul Power, but he had wanted to temper Oscar's character.

Thus, he had not been in a hurry to take him in, only to have someone else snatch him away!

"Who do you think that young man really is?" The two dignified Soul Sages leaned against each other as they limped out, and Zhao Wuji could not help asking.

"No matter who he is, anyone with a Titled Douluo as a bodyguard can only come from one of a few forces on the entire continent!"

Flender shook his head and counted on his fingers. "Spirit Hall, the two great empires, or the direct heir of some top-tier sect!"

Hearing Flender's words, Zhao Wuji fell silent!

The royal families of the two great empires, Spirit Hall, and the foremost sects were all superpowers standing at the pinnacle of the continent. How could Shrek Academy possibly provoke them?

Still, only the most powerful forces could possess the influence to use a Titled Douluo as a bodyguard!

Elsewhere, after the little incident at Shrek Academy, Luo Fan and Xue Qinghe casually strolled around the Lantern Festival before returning to the hotel!

Oscar also took a proper bath at the hotel and shaved off his beard and the like!

Lying on the bed, Oscar felt that blankets could actually smell this wonderful!

At the same time, he felt immensely grateful to Luo Fan!

Luo Fan looked two years younger than him. If not for him, His Highness Xue Qinghe would never have taken him in!

Yes, after being taken in, Oscar naturally learned Xue Qinghe's identity as the second prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.

The night passed without incident. The next day, Luo Fan finished a night's cultivation, and all twenty Wood Clones dispersed!

Buzz~

The instant the Wood Clones dispersed, twenty times the exhaustion hit him, making Luo Fan's body sway.

But immediately afterward, a surge of Soul Power spread out completely beyond his control!

At the same time, joy appeared in Luo Fan's eyes!

His Soul Power Level had finally broken through after this period of overloaded cultivation!

Level 20!

"Sure enough, having the Wood Clone Technique as my first soul skill really brings incredible returns. It's useful not only in battle; exploiting a loophole while cultivating makes things so much faster!"

Thinking that it had been just over half a year since awakening his Martial Soul, yet he had already reached level 20, Luo Fan felt more and more that the earlier he unlocked the Wood Clone skill, the greater the benefits it brought him!

"Little Brother Luo Fan, you seem very happy today!"

That morning, everyone ate breakfast together. Seeing that Luo Fan looked tired but also visibly delighted, Xue Qinghe spoke.

"Ah? Was I that obvious?"

Luo Fan touched his face, then nodded. "It's because I broke through to level 20 this morning!"

Clang!

Upon hearing Luo Fan's words, Xue Qinghe had been drinking soup with an exquisite spoon in hand. He completely lost his grip on it, and it fell into the bowl with a crisp, pleasant sound!

"You're already level 20?" Xue Qinghe stared intently at Luo Fan and asked.

He had long known that Luo Fan had been striving to reach level 20 these past days!

But now that he had actually succeeded, it was still shocking!

Level 20 Soul Power before even turning seven?

Even Xue Qinghe himself had not matched that back then!

"Luo Fan, h-he's already level 20?" Oscar, beside them, also looked at Luo Fan in shock.

He looked nearly two years younger than Oscar, yet he already had level 20 Soul Power?

"I just got lucky." Luo Fan smiled faintly.

"Then it seems Little Brother Luo Fan has two joyous events today!" Xue Qinghe said after slightly reining in his emotions.

"Oh? Brother Qinghe, you mean...?" Luo Fan's heart stirred slightly. He had roughly guessed what Xue Qinghe meant!

"A few days ago, didn't you say that the Soul Ring you wanted most for your second ring was one from a Void Escape Beast?"

"Your luck is good. I received word this morning that a Void Escape Beast around four thousand years old has been found in the Star Dou Forest!"

"Since you've already reached level 20, let's set out quickly and help you hunt your second Soul Ring first!"

Xue Qinghe spoke, and his words confirmed Luo Fan's guess!

Hearing this, Luo Fan felt a warm current flow through his heart...