Upon arriving at the student council room, Qi Ling was surprised to find that Oscar was the only one there; all the other girls were gone.
"What happened today? Why have they all disappeared?" Qi Ling asked. " Oscar, do you know where they went?"
Oscar said lazily, "Oh, I heard they formed some kind of alliance and went out to Soul Hunting rings, and they even seem to be holding some kind of competition, with prizes..."
"Hmm, it's rare that they even know to hold competitions; it kills two birds with one stone," Qi Ling said. "What are their prizes?"
"The prize for first place is priority to be with Boss Qi."
Qi Ling: "..."
Qi Ling: " Oscar, I'm going into seclusion for a month. If you dare to leak my plans, you're dead!"
"Huh? Boss Qi, are you serious?" Oscar asked in surprise.
"Of course it's true, otherwise if I don't leave now, I'm afraid I'll already be a married person in a month!" Qi Ling said.
Qi Ling had actually made preparations for this trip long ago; in fact, he had already planned it when the preliminary rounds ended.
The reason is simple: he has been Soul Ancestor for a long time but has only obtained one Soul Ring. If he continues to wait like this, he will probably be able to find the next Soul Ring directly when he becomes Soul King.
Qi Ling was gone for a month. During this time, neither the Shrek members nor the Qilin Team members knew where he had gone. If Xiao Wu hadn't been certain that Qi Ling was alright, they probably would have all set out to search for Qi Ling.
A month later, Qi Ling Qi Ling. Everyone was surprised to see him suddenly appear, and Xiao Wu excitedly rushed over, saying, " Brother Qi, where did you go? Why didn't you come back? I was so worried!"
Although the others didn't speak, their worry was evident in their eyes. What made Qi Ling quite gratified was that it seemed the Qilin Team and Shrek were getting along well.
"Oh, I haven't done anything particularly significant this past month, except for hunting a dragon," Qi Ling said with a smile. "A 70,000-year-old dragon."
A 70,000-year-old dragon? The crowd didn't really understand the number, but they knew that a 60,000-year-old Tyrannical Savage had almost wiped out the Shrek Academy. A 70,000-year-old dragon was no weaker than the Tyrannical Savage.
Although everyone was shocked at how Qi Ling had managed to do this, no one doubted its authenticity, because it was Qi Ling who said it, and no matter how absurd it seemed, it could only be the truth.
Naturally, Qi Ling's goal after hunting down this dragon was to obtain its Soul Ring, and as a result, Qi Ling's Soul Power had now been raised to level 47.
"Hiss--" Oscar gasped, " Boss Qi, you're already level 47? This... I feel like it won't be long before you're looking for your Fifth Soul Ring."
Qi Ling shook her head and said, "It's still a long way off. Level three Soul Power isn't something you can improve so easily. By the way, have you guys been training hard while I was away? If I find out you've been slacking off, I won't let you off the hook! And the Qilin Team, you too!"
Upon hearing Qi Ling's question, everyone replied that they had been training diligently. Ma Hongjun hurriedly added, " Boss Qi, if you don't believe me, we have a training match with Teacher Liu Erlong and the Dean today. You should come and watch!"
"Oh? With Teacher Liu Erlong and Dean Flender? How did you manage to compete with them?" Qi Ling asked in surprise.
Ma Hongjun explained, "Of course it'll be a team battle, and it'll be one of our teams against one of theirs! Today's matches are: Shrek vs. Teacher Liu Erlong, and then the Qilin Team vs. Teacher Flender!"
Qi Ling nodded, but then suddenly said, "Hmm, so Teacher Zhao Wuji is free now? He probably doesn't have any plans, right?"
Ma Hongjun was taken aback and said, "Um, Teacher Zhao doesn't have any plans, Boss Qi, what do you mean...?"
"Then let's add another match!" Qi Ling laughed. " Qi Ling will face off against Teacher Zhao Wuji!"
When Zhao Wuji heard that Qi Ling intended to challenge him, his first reaction was, "I won't go!"
As he refused, Zhao Wuji thought to himself, "Has this day finally come? That brat Qi Ling, the day has finally come for him to take revenge on me!"
Flender, standing to the side, chuckled, " Old Zhao, don't be so nervous. No matter how powerful Qi Ling is, he's just a child. How could he be your match? Who are you? You are the Immovable Wisdom King Zhao Wuji! How can you be intimidated by your own student!"
Zhao Wuji wasn't going to fall for Flender's trick. He scoffed, "Hmph, so what if she's a student? Qi Ling isn't an ordinary student. Have you ever seen a student do something so terrifying? Anyway, I'm not going. Whoever wants to go can go!"
Zhao Wuji wasn't going, Flender naturally wouldn't go himself either, because he knew that given Qi Ling's personality, he would never make such a request without being confident of victory. This could only mean that he was certain of winning.
But how could a roughneck like Zhao Wuji compare to a shrewd businessman like Flender? With just a few words, Flender had already stirred up Zhao Wuji's competitive spirit.
With Liu Erlong fanning the flames, Zhao Wuji, a grown man, surely couldn't be less daring than a woman like me, right? So, under their instigation, Zhao Wuji agreed to their request.
On this very day, these three highly anticipated matches officially began: Shrek vs. Liu Erlong, Qilin Team vs. Flender, and Qi Ling vs. Zhao Wuji.
The first match was naturally between Shrek and the Qilin Team. Although they were at a disadvantage in terms of Soul Power and strength compared to the two Soul Saint, they successfully reversed the result and won against them through their teamwork.
Shrek Team was able to defeat Liu Erlong thanks to Tang San's intelligence and Ning Rongrong's support. With Ning Rongrong's assistance, Shrek was able to hold off Liu Erlong head-on, although only for a very short time, but that was enough for Tang San to carry out his plan.
The reason the Qilin Team was able to defeat Flender was due to an unexpected figure: Yu Feng! His Soul Skill allows him to precisely create and control the wind. Combined with Dugu Yan's poison and Hua Yimeng and Hua Yidie's wind blades, Flender was left in a sorry state.
Immediately after these two matches ended, everyone's emotions became excited, because the next match was what they most hoped to see.
Will Immovable Wisdom King (Zhao Wuji) prevail, or will Qi Ling continue his undefeated legend?