Inside the Seven Treasure Hotel in Heaven Dou City.
In a luxurious guest room on the top floor, the Shrek party sat dispiritedly on the sofas.
They had thought that going to Heaven Dou Royal Academy would be a new beginning, but instead...
First, one of their people had been forcibly taken away by an old man, and then, when they went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy for help...
They had been driven straight out, without even making it through the academy gates.
Fortunately, their party included someone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, whose connections got them into the Seven Treasure Hotel.
Otherwise, they might have ended up sleeping on the streets.
After all, the prices in Heaven Dou City really brought tears to the eyes!
Bang!
Just then, the tightly shut, lavish doors were shoved open.
Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Zhao Wuji hurried inside.
Flender was carrying Tang San over his shoulder. The three men should have been grieving.
Yet the eight Ginseng Kings Yu Xiaogang had discovered had left all of them delighted instead.
"Everyone, come here!"
After laying Tang San on the bed, Flender addressed the others in the room.
They exchanged glances, unable to understand the joy they had just seen on the three men's faces.
"Dean, what exactly happened? Xiaosan's so badly injured. How can you still be smiling?"
Ma Hongjun was extremely displeased with the three men's behavior.
Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and he had been close brothers for years.
They shared their pleasures, even if Tang San always waited outside for them.
But that did nothing to diminish their deep friendship!
Now their good brother was so badly injured, yet Flender and the others could still smile.
Especially Yu Xiaogang-as Tang San's teacher, he was smiling the happiest of all!
Flender gave a mysterious smile and looked toward Yu Xiaogang beside him.
"Xiaogang, take out all those Ginseng Kings."
At those words, Yu Xiaogang gave Flender a cold look.
Then he walked to the door and pressed his ear against it.
He listened for quite a while, only returning after confirming that no one was outside.
"Hmph, Flender, we're holding priceless treasures now. What if someone with ulterior motives sets their sights on us and tries to steal them?"
Flender really was a mere brute, without even a tenth of the intelligence of a Legendary Theoretical Grandmaster like me!
Understanding immediately dawned on Flender.
His old brother was right! With priceless treasures in their hands, they had to be careful, then more careful still!
"All right, Mubai, everyone, come over."
Yu Xiaogang beckoned, signaling for Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the other four to gather around.
In an instant, Yu Xiaogang was surrounded by the Shrek Seven Devils.
"Grandmaster, what exactly are you and the dean doing?"
Ning Rongrong really could not wait any longer. Being kept in suspense like this was simply unbearable.
Yu Xiaogang smiled mysteriously and nodded at Flender.
Taking the hint, Flender removed all eight Ginseng Kings from his Storage Soul Tool and placed them before everyone.
Dai Mubai and the others frowned at the sight of the eight ginseng roots, still covered in dirt.
That was it?
Ginseng?
Seeing their reactions, Yu Xiaogang felt it was his turn to take the stage. They would see how he used his learning to enlighten these six juniors!
"I know what you're thinking. What I must tell you is that these aren't ordinary ginseng roots."
"They are the kings among ginseng, Ginseng Kings!"
Yu Xiaogang rose confidently, straightened his back, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window in front of him. With his hands behind his back, he presented everyone from Shrek Academy with nothing but a mysterious, solitary figure.
"Ginseng Kings can make a Soul Master's Soul Power soar and awaken their full potential, greatly increasing their cultivation speed!"
Dai Mubai and the others did not believe a word of what Yu Xiaogang said.
How could such a heaven-defying treasure exist in this world?
And even if it did, how could they just happen to stumble upon it?
"Well, Grandmaster, we know your theories are unrivaled throughout the ages, and that you are the Continent's Number One Theoretical Grandmaster, now and in the future. Your words carry immense authority."
"But how could a treasure with such heaven-defying effects possibly exist?"
Dai Mubai stepped forward. First, he lavishly praised what Yu Xiaogang took the greatest pride in, and only then did he voice his objection.
Yu Xiaogang turned around, not angered by Dai Mubai's objection.
He walked straight toward the eight Ginseng Kings on the floor.
Looking down at them, he reached for the largest.
But his hand suddenly stopped halfway.
No, this largest Ginseng King must have the strongest medicinal effects. Xiaosan is still young. He doesn't need such a large Ginseng King.
Yu Xiaogang reached for the second-largest Ginseng King instead.
After picking it up, he headed straight toward Tang San, who still lay unconscious on the bed.
"Today, I'll broaden your horizons. Don't assume that a treasure doesn't exist simply because you've never seen it."
Reaching Tang San, Yu Xiaogang pried his mouth open with one hand.
With the other, he aimed the Ginseng King, still bearing traces of dirt, at Tang San's mouth and forcibly stuffed it inside.
Why had he not washed it?
Naturally, because this was the soil that had nourished the Ginseng King-a tremendously nourishing substance!
Soon, as the Ginseng King entered Tang San's mouth...
A dark red glow immediately appeared around Tang San, enveloping his entire body.
Just then, the sound of flesh growing rang out, and when Yu Xiaogang turned Tang San over...
Everyone saw that the torn flesh on Tang San's back was actually growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After a dozen or so breaths, Tang San's back had become completely unscathed!
What shocked them most, however, was that Tang San's aura was rapidly climbing.
In the end, Tang San's Soul Power Level rose straight from thirty-two to thirty-eight!
Now, never mind Dai Mubai and the others-even teachers like Li Yusong widened their eyes, staring incredulously at Tang San on the bed.
Yu Xiaogang turned around and looked at everyone's dumbstruck faces, feeling utterly satisfied.
"Well? Do you still think such treasures don't exist?"
Yu Xiaogang's tone was as calm as still water, as though he had anticipated all of this.
Dai Mubai was the first to react. He immediately walked up to Yu Xiaogang and bowed deeply.
"I'm sorry, Grandmaster. I was wrong earlier. I shouldn't have questioned you!"
Was this a joke? If he didn't admit his mistake now, when would he?
After all the Ginseng Kings had been handed out?
He had to get one of these treasures. With that, what would his elder brother amount to? Not a damn thing!
"Heh, it's fine. These Ginseng Kings were prepared for you in the first place. Come and take one each."
Yu Xiaogang stepped forward and took the largest Ginseng King first.
Tang San was a Soul Elder, and eating one had raised his level by six.
Then he, a Soul Grandmaster, was eating the one with the strongest medicinal effects.
Wouldn't his Soul Power have to rise by eight levels?!
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