Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power reached level 40. Bone Douluo led Jun Yi and the other two to hunt another Soul Beast. The four of them were very lucky and encountered an 8,000-year-old Ghost Tiger Soul Beast.
After Bone Douluo casually severely injured him, he tossed him to Zhu Zhuqing's side. Zhu Zhuqing killed him with a Hell Stab and then began absorbing Ghost Tiger's Soul Ring.
"If I remember correctly, Zhu Zhuqing's fourth soul seems to have come from a Ghost Tiger. Is this a coincidence or fate? And yesterday, she encountered the Titan Giant Ape. That's too much of a coincidence. Why is that?"
While Zhu Zhuqing was absorbing the Soul Ring, Jun Yi began to review the coincidences that had occurred in the past two days.
Why not ask the all-knowing system?
The system notification sound reached Jun Yi's ears, "Huh? System, how did you suddenly appear? Perfect timing, do you know what's going on?"
The system explained, "Actually, I already told the host that all the major plot lines would happen, so the coincidences of these past few days are not coincidences, but rather things that were bound to happen."
"Uh, your answer is really simple. What did you tell me before?" Jun Yi had already forgotten the explanation about the timeline that the system had given him.
"Would the host like to hear the system explain it again?" the system asked.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. I didn't understand the first time, and I might not understand even if you say it a few more times."
Jun Yi chose to refuse. After all, he remembered the plot of the major events, and even if they happened, it wouldn't do Jun Yi any harm. Therefore, he didn't want to hear the system's explanation anymore.
About half an hour later, Zhu Zhuqing had finished absorbing the power. As expected, just like in the original story, her fourth Soul Skill was the Netherworld Shadow Clone, and her Soul Power had reached level 42, Soul Ancestor. After Zhu Zhuqing demonstrated it to everyone, Bone Douluo prepared to lead the group away from the Star Dou Great Forest.
On their way out of the Star Dou Great Forest, the group happened to run into a group from the Shrek Academy. Zhao Wuji was sitting on the ground, his face bruised and swollen, with bandages wrapped around his body, trying to calm himself down. Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar all had injuries of varying degrees. Among these people, Jun Yi did not see Tang San or Xiao Wu.
Dai Mubai and the others also spotted Jun Yi and his group. Suddenly, Zhao Wuji stood up, several golden rays of light enveloping him, and seven Soul Ring— yellow, purple, purple, black, and black—appeared. "Who?"
"Oh, what a coincidence, Teacher Zhao. I didn't expect to run into you here." Jun Yi waved to Zhao Wuji and said with a smile.
Upon seeing that the visitors were Jun Yi and Ning Rongrong, Zhao Wuji breathed a sigh of relief, his expression relaxing considerably. He greeted Jun Yi, saying, " Jun Yi, I didn't expect to run into you here."
When Dai Mubai saw Zhu Zhuqing, his emotions changed noticeably. His expression turned somewhat angry, and he stared intently at Zhu Zhuqing. However, Zhu Zhuqing completely ignored him, treating him as if he were invisible.
"Hey, Teacher Zhao, hasn't Tang San come back yet?" Jun Yi asked curiously. He remembered that Tang San returned to the Shrek Academy that very night. Could he be mistaken?
"You saw Tang San? Sigh, it's all my fault. I didn't protect Xiao Wu well, and he was captured by the Titan Giant Ape." Zhao Wuji blamed himself for everything.
"We ran into Tang San last night. He even asked Grandpa Bone to help him rescue Xiao Wu, but we refused." Jun Yi told Zhao Wuji about his encounter with Tang San yesterday, and then he continued to ask, " Teacher Zhao, I see you're quite badly injured. Would you like to come back with us?"
"No, I want to wait for Tang San a little longer. If he hasn't returned by tomorrow, I'll have to ask Tang San's father for help." Zhao Wuji sighed. After Tang San went missing, he, as the teacher, would definitely bear the greatest responsibility. He had only accidentally knocked Tang San Tang Hao had given him a severe beating. Now that Tang San San's fate was unknown, Zhao Wuji couldn't imagine what Tang Hao would do to him.
If Zhao Wuji really couldn't find Tang San, he was even prepared not to return to the Shrek Academy at all, but to find a place to live in anonymity to avoid being hunted down by Tang Hao.
"Okay, Teacher Zhao, we'll be going now."
Jun Yi waved his hand, preparing to leave with the others, when Dai Mubai suddenly spoke to Zhu Zhuqing, " Zhu Zhuqing, I've already told your family about you. Your father wrote me a letter saying he wants me to take you back to the Star Luo Empire, and he will protect your life."
When Zhu Zhuqing heard Dai Mubai mention her father, she frowned slightly, but still ignored Dai Mubai and treated him as if he were invisible.
"Oh, isn't this that lecherous tiger? So you're telling your family now that you can't beat him, huh?" Ning Rongrong mocked without holding back when she heard Dai Mubai still bothering Zhu Zhuqing.
"I was talking to Zhu Zhuqing about family matters, what right do you have to interrupt? Is your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School so nosy?" Dai Mubai retorted directly to Ning Rongrong. He had been defeated by Ning Rongrong using Soul Tool before, which made him feel extremely ashamed and indignant. He had long wanted to find an opportunity to take revenge.
"Kid, what did you just say?"
Before Ning Rongrong could speak, Bone Douluo's expression darkened. He slowly walked forward, and a powerful pressure caused the surrounding trees to rustle. Dai Mubai suddenly felt an aura of death fixed on him.
"You say our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School is nosy? Ha, even Dai Tianlan wouldn't dare say that our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is nosy to my face. But since you've put it that way, then I'll meddle in this matter today."
Bone Douluo released his Soul Ring, nine Soul Ring —yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, black—surrounding him. The aura of Titled Douluo was on full display. Dai Mubai, on the other hand, had long lost his previous arrogance. His legs were trembling, making him almost unsteady on his feet. Only now did he realize the consequences of his earlier careless remark. He had actually provoked Titled Douluo, and the other party didn't even take the Star Luo Imperial Family seriously.
"I remember you. You're Dai Tianlan's third son, aren't you? That coward who fled the palace out of fear of being killed by his elder brother. Ha, in my eyes, you're not even as good as Xue Beng."
Bone Douluo had a sharp tongue and exposed all of Dai Mubai's embarrassing moments to everyone present. Dai Mubai lowered his head in humiliation, not daring to look at Bone Douluo at all.
"If I remember correctly, you were engaged to Zhu Zhuqing, weren't you?"
(End of this chapter)