Gao Yang: You're a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and You Want to Drink Until We Drop?

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's Martial Soul Fusion Skill truly lived up to the Shrek monsters' name.

With its formidable body and Ning Fengzhi's unstinting support, it rivaled a Titled Douluo.

Yet even so, after taking five of Gao Yang's "Kill" characters head-on, its body fell apart.

Gao Yang did not stop. He kept up his rhythm, attacking Ning Fengzhi.

To withstand the "Kill" characters, Tang San and the others pulled out every last trump card.

Relying on his Soul Bone and explosive power, Ma Hongjun held off one "Kill."

With her invincibility at close range and Tang San's help, Xiao Wu endured three.

Most impressive of all, Oscar blocked two "Kill" characters through sheer willpower, his own Martial Soul, and Ning Fengzhi's boost.

But despite their desperate struggle, the "Kill" characters kept coming for Ning Fengzhi.

In the end, Sword Douluo intervened, and the match ended in a crushing defeat for the Shrek Six Monsters.

Of course, Grandmaster's silver tongue persuaded all six to sit down on the spot and quietly reflect on what they had learned from the fight.

Notably, three days later, Ma Hongjun broke through to level sixty in one leap.

Now every member of the Shrek Seven Devils was above level sixty.

Given their ages, they could even enter another Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament...

Night fell.

The Shrek group gathered to drink and make merry.

Grandmaster planned to send the Little Monsters off to Sea God Island the next day.

No one knew when they would meet again after this parting, so the gathering was especially lively.

Dai Mubai and the others clamored that if they could not beat Gao Yang in the arena, they had to reclaim their pride at the drinking table.

Then they dragged Gao Yang into round after round of drinks.

Even the usually steady Tang San quietly swallowed a pill before repeatedly raising his cup to Gao Yang.

Watching the men whoop and carry on, the young women all pressed hands to their foreheads.

They sat in a circle, whispering about certain... ahem... topics.

Caught in the middle, Bai Chenxiang looked at Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing with a blush.

She had never expected these two older girls, one sweet and innocent, the other cool and aloof,

to say so many shameless things!

They have so much experience...

Zhu Zhuqing leaned close to Xiao Wu's ear and whispered something.

Xiao Wu nodded shyly.

Then Zhu Zhuqing smiled in a way that was utterly unlike her...

"Rongrong, what did Zhu Zhuqing say to Sister Xiao Wu? Look how red her face is."

After a few cups of rough wine, Bai Chenxiang grew bolder and asked Ning Rongrong.

"Xiao Wu and Third Brother are already engaged. What else would Zhu Zhuqing ask? Whether the two of them have tasted the forbidden fruit early, of course."

"Shouldn't that sort of thing wait until after the wedding...?"

"Hey! Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, look at the little innocent I caught!"

"I... I'm not... Oh, Rongrong, you're so mean!"

As the mood grew livelier, the girls dissolved into a laughing tangle.

Only after a long while did Ning Rongrong and the other two release Bai Chenxiang, who had gone limp as fragrant clay.

"Rongrong, have you really decided not to come to Sea God Island with us?"

When the teasing ended, Xiao Wu took Ning Rongrong's hand and asked.

"Right. An opportunity like this is so rare. Rongrong, can you really bear to leave us?"

Zhu Zhuqing wrapped her arms around Ning Rongrong's arm as she spoke.

At the turn in conversation, Ning Rongrong's gaze naturally settled on Gao Yang.

Her eyes were full of tenderness.

"I can't bear it, but I'd miss Gao Yang even more." She glanced back at the two girls. "I can't even bear to spend one night away from him!"

"Ugh... how sappy..." Zhu Zhuqing looked disgusted.

"Then Gao Yang could come with us! With Bai Chenxiang too, we'd be the Shrek Nine Monsters. How impressive would that be?"

Apart from Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu was perhaps the person least opposed to Gao Yang.

Besides Tang San, only Gao Yang gave her that older-brother sense of safety.

"My Gao Yang just can't bear to give up his position as deputy sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—pfft..."

Ning Rongrong could not hold back and burst out laughing.

At the same time, pain and reliance mingled in her eyes as she looked at Gao Yang.

With Gao Yang's strength, why would he covet the deputy leadership of a sect on the brink of ruin?

If he had no ties, he surely would not pass up the chance to train on Sea God Island.

But Gao Yang did have ties. As the sect's third-strongest fighter, he carried too many burdens.

Gathering surviving disciples, training newcomers, managing the sect...

Any one of those tasks could crush the breath from a person's chest.

If Gao Yang left, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would truly have no one to rely on.

"Rongrong, won't you think it over?" Xiao Wu kept trying. "Maybe Gao Yang wants you to train on Sea God Island too?"

"Zhu Zhuqing, you were right about that." Ning Rongrong nodded. "Gao Yang really does want me to go with you."

"Huh!? Seriously?" Zhu Zhuqing looked incredulous.

She still did not know what Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had in mind. Those two had been feeding Oscar advice on how to win Ning Rongrong back.

If Gao Yang really let Ning Rongrong go, Zhu Zhuqing could not guarantee she would still love him when she returned.

"It's true!" Ning Rongrong nodded. "My Gao Yang has a generous heart. He wouldn't hold back my future out of jealousy."

"Then it's settled! Rongrong, we'll leave tomorrow!" Xiao Wu exclaimed excitedly.

"Zhu Zhuqing, that's exactly why I can't go to Sea God Island. I want to stay by Gao Yang's side!"

Ning Rongrong's eyes were resolute, her voice firm.

She had an awful temper, but she was no fool.

With hostilities against Spirit Hall now underway, every one of the Shrek Seven Devils was a formidable fighter.

Even if they needed to grow stronger, why go all the way to Sea God Island when the continent had so many other places?

Put plainly, they feared Spirit Hall's power could blot out the sky, leaving them no chance even to survive.

Others might not know, but as the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong certainly knew Spirit Hall had once invaded Sea God Island and come back with its wings broken.

Even if the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire both ceased to exist one day,

the Shrek group would still have a haven and a hope of taking revenge.

That was why Ning Fengzhi had quarreled with Gao Yang in private more times than either could count.

Ning Fengzhi wanted Gao Yang to take Ning Rongrong far away. If Gao Yang became a Titled Douluo one day, it would not be too late to return!

Gao Yang had said that if he had not seen through the plan, he might have gone. But now that he had, he absolutely would not leave. If Spirit Hall targeted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect again, he could at least live or die alongside the sect and face whatever came with it!

Leave Gao Yang behind to protect the sect while she went off to train with the Shrek group? Ning Rongrong could never do that!

"All right..."

Seeing how determined Ning Rongrong was, the girls could not press her further.

As the mood grew more and more oppressive, Xiao Wu was the first who could not stand it.

"Gao Yang, I'll have a drink with you too! Tonight, we drink until we drop!"

Gao Yang: ???

He looked at Ma Hongjun and Oscar, both dead drunk, then at Dai Mubai and Tang San, who were at the end of their strength. Bewilderment covered his face.

Wait. I'm about to clear the level, and now the boss reveals a second form?

You're telling me a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast wants to drink with me until one of us drops?

Are you kidding me?