Ning Rongrong felt everyone's eyes on her, but she didn't even blush.
"Really? Did that happen?"
"Someone below must have misunderstood, right, Little Oscar? How could I do something like that?"
The wounds on Oscar's face still throbbed faintly. He stared straight into Ning Rongrong's eyes.
"Then, later, take me to see your father. My Soul Power is only seven levels lower than it was in my previous life, and I've got a Soul Bone too. That should be enough to qualify, right?"
Among them, Oscar had the greatest talent. Even without an Immortal Herb, he ranked among the top geniuses in the support system.
At that, Ning Rongrong smiled. "Is this really the time to worry about that?"
"Little Oscar, you know the situation with the Seven Treasure clan. Even if you're a genius in the support system, at the end of the day, that's all you are-a support-system Soul Master."
"What would really make my father agree? You know, don't you? If there's a stronger Battle Soul Master, my father will definitely choose him, not you."
"This is already pretty good. Don't push me."
As soon as she finished speaking, Oscar's breath caught. He couldn't say a word. He knew Ning Rongrong wasn't lying, so he could only sit off to the side, sullen.
Suddenly, Gangzi walked over from a distance, glanced at Shrek Academy, and shook his head.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Sure enough, without me, Shrek Academy has fallen far behind. I should've joined Heaven Dou in my previous life. My theories could have developed much better there."
"We're only missing Dugu Yan, right? Once she gets here, our New Shrek Seven Monsters will be complete!"
As he spoke, Gangzi noticed how disheveled everyone looked and raised an eyebrow. Especially after sensing Ma Hongjun's anger, he hurriedly spoke up.
"Ahem, looks like things haven't been going much better for you than they have for me lately. But it's all right."
"Everything at the beginning is just groundwork. You have to understand that, when all is said and done, the God's Trial is what matters most!"
Dai Mubai sneered. Clearly, he didn't want to hear Gangzi make empty promises anymore. He didn't even look at him.
Gangzi said that, yet no one responded. He couldn't help feeling awkward.
Suddenly, he caught sight of a beautiful figure out of the corner of his eye and immediately changed the subject.
"Dugu Yan, you're finally here. So, over these past few years, was I right? After you combined multiple Poison Seeds, did the poison grow stronger instead?"
At that, Dugu Yan looked uncertain.
"The poison in my Martial Soul... really did grow stronger, but..."
"But what?"
Gangzi beamed. See? He'd known it. His theories as Grandmaster couldn't be wrong!
Dugu Yan sighed. "It seems the way my Poison Seeds strengthened was different from what you said, Grandmaster. My Martial Soul grew stronger because I followed someone else's advice."
Hearing this, Gangzi's brows shot up, and he grew angry.
"Who?"
"Don't let a temporary improvement blind you. Those are all crooked methods!"
Dugu Yan bit her lip. "It was Tang-"
As soon as she spoke, a powerful presence cut her off.
She immediately turned her head. Her pupils contracted.
"Grandfather, why are you here?"
Dugu Bo stood suspended in midair with his hands behind his back. His expression was cold as he looked at Gangzi.
"If the Prince hadn't told me earlier that you were useful, I would've dealt with you long ago, even at Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
"Are you going to fill my granddaughter's head with more of your garbage theories this time?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a green light flashed and burrowed into Gangzi's body.
Gangzi immediately cried out in agony. His face swelled into a pig's head, his whole body trembled, and his pants went wet on the spot. The pain was unbearable. He was just short of turning into a human Luo Sanpao and shitting all over the ground.
"Since you're my granddaughter's teacher and a professor at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, I won't kill you. I'll spare your life. But that thing between your legs probably won't be of much use anymore. You'd better cut it off while you can!"
Dugu Bo glanced at Gangzi. He didn't even want to look at him again.
"Come on, Xiao Yan."
Dugu Yan still wanted to say something, but before she could finish, Dugu Bo forcibly took her away.
"Grandfather, I also think Grandmaster might be wrong about some things now. But why did you just drag me away? I get along pretty well with the others."
On the way, Dugu Yan was confused. This was the first time Dugu Bo had interfered in her affairs like this.
Dugu Bo fell silent for a moment, then said, "I only just found out who those fellows are up against."
"All I can tell you is that they're courting death!"
"You won't come to a good end if you stick with them!"
Dugu Yan was still full of questions. She had indeed occasionally heard the others talking about some villain who'd stolen everything that should have belonged to them. What was his name again...
Tang San?
"It must be Tang San!"
Gangzi managed to get to his feet and took a hard bite out of Oscar's Big Sausage. The swelling in his face had gone down, but he'd completely lost all feeling in his lower body.
"Definitely. Tang San must've gotten Dugu Bo to come here by curing his poison. That bastard!"
"It's all right. As far as I know, Tang San only has three chances to give orders. He doesn't have many chances like this left."
After mumbling a few words, Gangzi looked at everyone.
"Where's Xiao Wu? Didn't she come?"
"Let's go find Xiao Wu right now. Once we've found her, we can discuss what to do next."
At that, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged a glance, then smiled.
"Perfect. That's exactly what we had in mind. Let's go to the Star Dou Great Forest together and find Xiao Wu."
Ma Hongjun coughed a few times, looking utterly pessimistic.
"Can we even find Xiao Wu? Maybe she left with Tang San ages ago?"
"Honestly, why don't we just admit defeat? This Evil Fire is unbearable. If this keeps up, I'll die sooner or later. What if I apologize to Third Brother?"
"Boss Dai, I don't want to be a God King anymore, or become the Fire God. If I can just get rid of this Evil Fire, I'll thank the heavens. At this rate, I won't just end up alone for life-I won't even be able to find a wife!"
Dai Mubai shook his head, his face full of scorn.
"Fatty, you really are naive. Do you think apologizing now would do any good?"
"Don't worry. With me here, I have a way to deal with your Evil Fire."
"Come with us. Let's find Xiao Wu first."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded. "It's all right. Xiao Wu has been in the Star Dou Great Forest the whole time. She hasn't left."
Ning Rongrong hadn't said a word. She stood beside Oscar but deliberately kept some distance between them. After hearing the two of them, her eyes flickered.
"How do they know Xiao Wu never left?"
"As far as I know, Dai Mubai was driven out of his clan years ago. Not only was his Soul Power not crippled, he's also so well informed. Looks like he has another force backing him..."
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