Tang San Absorbs the Thousand-Year Lonely Bamboo Spirit Ring? His Third Spirit Skill: Blue Silver Pole Vault! Yin Changqing Barely Keeps a Straight Face

At that moment, Meng Yiran, who had been sitting cross-legged nearby, slowly opened her eyes.

The aura of level 31 Soul Power radiated from her. She had successfully absorbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's thousand-year spirit ring.

Chao Tianxiang beamed as she led Meng Yiran forward and said respectfully,

"Yiran has successfully absorbed the spirit ring. Thank you, Your Excellency and Madam, for protecting her."

Meng Yiran's cheeks flushed. She stole a glance at Yin Changqing, who was deftly turning meat skewers over the fire, and said softly,

"Yiran thanks Your Excellency the Demon Dragon, and the young Sect master."

Yin Yu waved a hand and said cheerfully,

"We're all members of the same Sect. No need to be so polite.

Yiran must have used up a lot of energy absorbing that spirit ring. Come sit down and have some roast meat to replenish your Soul Power."

Meng Shu quickly seated his wife and granddaughter. Looking at the fragrant meat sizzling over the fire, he praised,

"Not only is the young Sect master exceptionally strong, but he's also an excellent cook."

Yin Changqing handed him a roasted rabbit leg sprinkled with seasoning and smiled.

"You flatter me, Elder Meng. Cooking outdoors is inconvenient, but practice makes perfect.

Here, see if it's to your taste."

Meng Yiran took the rabbit leg and bit into it. Her eyes lit up.

"It's delicious. Thank you, young Sect master."

Yin Changqing smiled back while quietly suppressing every trace of the two External Soul Bones within him.

The atmosphere around Yin Changqing and the others could not have been more different from what was happening elsewhere.

Several kilometers away, the group from Shrek Academy had descended into chaos and despair.

The Titan Giant Ape had appeared without warning. Xiao Wu had accidentally let her aura leak out, and the beast had sensed it and carried her off.

"Xiao Wu!

Give Xiao Wu back to me!"

Tang San's eyes were bloodshot, and he panted heavily.

Having lost all reason, Tang San ignored Zhao Wuji's stern orders to stop. He pushed Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to its limit and raced after the Titan Giant Ape.

Oscar had not obtained the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent earlier, so he could not provide mushroom sausages that allowed rapid flight. Tang San had only his own two legs to carry him through the difficult terrain.

Driven by overwhelming anxiety and rage, Tang San broke through his bottleneck. His Soul Power reached level 30!

The timing of his breakthrough was the same as in the original story.

But the forest was dark, and in his haste to catch up, Tang San stepped onto empty air.

He tumbled out of control and plunged into a steep, seemingly bottomless ravine.

A moment later, Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and the others reached the edge. They stared into the black depths below, their expressions grim.

Dai Mubai peered down anxiously and shouted,

"Tang San!

Tang San!

Damn it, he's not answering!

Teacher Zhao, Xiao Wu's been taken, and Tang San's fallen into this ravine. We can't get down there!"

Zhao Wuji slammed a fist into a nearby boulder and gritted his teeth.

"Damn it!

The cliff is too steep, and we have no way to fly. We can't even search for Tang San!

Split up and look for another way down from the top!"

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the ravine.

Tang San used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to break his fall, landing awkwardly with minor injuries.

The hidden weapons he carried were nowhere near enough to get him back up the cliff.

"Level 30...

I've reached level 30. If I absorb a third spirit ring, I might gain a way out of here."

Tang San struggled to his feet and looked around urgently.

The ravine floor was narrow. High-level spirit beasts were out of the question; even ordinary animals were rare.

Only a thousand-year Lonely Bamboo rooted in a crack in the rock nearby gave off a faint purple glow.

"A thousand-year Lonely Bamboo... Its flexibility is excellent, and its age is right.

There's no time to be picky. I just need a Spirit Skill that can get me out of this ravine so I can save Xiao Wu!"

Tang San's eyes hardened. He drew a hidden weapon and cut down the defenseless thousand-year Lonely Bamboo.

A deep-purple thousand-year spirit ring rose from it.

Tang San sat cross-legged and began absorbing it by force.

A short while later, the spirit ring had fused with him.

Tang San opened his eyes. As he sensed the new third Spirit Skill within him, his expression shifted, but his gaze remained resolute.

"Third Spirit Skill: Blue Silver Pole Vault!"

At Tang San's low shout, a thick Blue Silver Grass pole, as wide as a bowl and packed with elasticity and strength, instantly formed in his hands. He drove it hard into the ground!

The pole bent sharply, then unleashed a tremendous rebound!

Boom!

Tang San shot skyward like a cannonball. He traced a wild arc over the hundred-meter cliff and landed heavily on the ground above.

Dai Mubai, who had been about to join the search, jumped at the noise. He stared at Tang San in disbelief.

"Tang San?!

How... how did you bounce up from the bottom of such a deep ravine?!"

Tang San did not even bother to withdraw his Martial Soul. He stared feverishly in the direction the Titan Giant Ape had gone, then sprinted away, leaving an afterimage behind.

"No time to explain!

I'm going after Xiao Wu!"

With his new third Spirit Skill, Blue Silver Pole Vault, Tang San tore through the forest.

A massive Blue Silver Grass pole formed in his hands.

Every few dozen meters, he planted it hard against the ground and launched himself high into the air with its powerful rebound.

He traced one exaggerated arc after another through the air, each leap accompanied by a booming rush of wind.

Back at Yin Changqing's camp.

Yin Yu, who had been enjoying the roast meat, frowned slightly and turned toward the distant trees.

"Someone's approaching quickly in a strange way. Their Soul Power is only around level 30, but they're making quite a racket."

Yin Yu and the others had sensed the disturbance caused by the Titan Giant Ape earlier, but they had all chosen not to intervene.

Meng Shu set down his wine cup, alert.

"That sound... It's like some enormous spring slamming into the ground."

Before he finished speaking, there was a deafening boom!

A figure holding a long pole dropped from the sky and slammed into the open ground at the edge of the camp, kicking up a cloud of dust.

It was Tang San, his eyes bloodshot and his appearance a mess.

The moment he landed, Tang San swept his gaze over everyone in the camp.

His eyes finally locked on the Soft Bone Rabbit meat on the folding table, roasted golden and crisp and covered in seasoning.

Tang San trembled violently. Rage and despair erupted in his eyes as he shrieked,

"Rabbits?!

You... you're roasting rabbits?!

Rabbits are so cute! How can you eat them?

Where's Xiao Wu?!

What have you done to Xiao Wu?!"

Seeing Tang San on the verge of madness, Yin Changqing leisurely swallowed a mouthful of roast meat and looked at him as if he were an idiot.

"Tang San, did you hit your head? Hunting a few wild rabbits for a late-night snack is perfectly normal. You keep going on about Xiao Wu, but what does she have to do with these roasted rabbits?"

Yin Changqing could scarcely believe his eyes.

Had Tang San really used Blue Silver Pole Vault?

The sight was ridiculous, but Yin Changqing somehow managed to keep a straight face.

Tang San did not listen. He pointed at Yin Changqing and roared,

"Shut up!

Xiao Wu loves rabbits! Rabbits are so cute! How can you eat them?!

You must have lured the Titan Giant Ape here by roasting rabbits, and that's why it took Xiao Wu!

Tell me!

Which way did the Titan Giant Ape go?!"