Flender had said they were going to get Oscar a Soul Ring, which probably meant they were heading to the Star Dou Great Forest.
After all, it was one of the regions richest in Soul Beast resources on the entire Douluo Continent. Every day, large numbers of Soul Masters went there to search for Soul Rings.
And for Qi Ling, this was an opportunity too! Perhaps he could find the third Soul Ring that had eluded him all this time in the Star Dou Great Forest.
[Ding! Host detected facing a choice. Please choose from the following options.] Option one: refuse to go to the Star Dou Great Forest and cultivate alone at Shrek Academy. Rewards: the title "Loner" and one ten-year Soul Ring. Option two: go to the Star Dou Great Forest with everyone from Shrek Academy and help Oscar obtain a Soul Ring. Reward: Wheel of Fate.
Looking at the system's rewards, Qi Ling felt it was getting stingier and stingier! Before, it had at least given him a Thousand-Year Soul Ring outright. Why had it switched to a ten-year one now? That was far too drastic a downgrade.
And this Wheel of Fate-he wasn't going to become a pirate, so what use did he have for a wheel? Did he need to consult a wheel to drive an ox cart, too?
But once Qi Ling checked the Wheel of Fate's effects, he immediately changed his mind. Far from being stingy, this system was downright generous!
After the host used the Wheel of Fate, it would automatically search for what he wanted most and indicate its direction! It would also alert the host whenever the target came within ten kilometers of him!
With this, Qi Ling no longer had to fret over his Soul Ring! This was better than any other reward!
[Congratulations, host. You have selected option two: go to the Star Dou Great Forest. Reward obtained: Wheel of Fate.]
With the task completed, Qi Ling received an exquisitely crafted wheel. Its needle swayed slightly, constantly changing direction.
Then, following the system's instructions, Qi Ling pictured his Martial Souls and Soul Rings in his mind. The wheel's needle began to turn before finally settling on a fixed direction.
"This is..." Qi Ling looked at the direction the needle pointed. It seemed to be the same direction as the Star Dou Great Forest, where their group was headed.
That meant the third Soul Ring Qi Ling sought was in the Star Dou Great Forest. This trip was sure to bear fruit!
At this news, Qi Ling could not help feeling overjoyed. His Soul Power, which had not advanced an inch in over two years, could finally grow again!
After all, this was ultimately a world ruled by Soul Power. Increasing one's Soul Power was the most fundamental path to becoming stronger.
"The Star Dou Great Forest, huh? That's quite a place, with plenty of powerful beings," Qi Ling mused. "I'd better make some preparations before we set out."
Growing stronger in a short time was difficult, but Qi Ling was fortunate enough to possess a way to do just that: the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art he cultivated!
He had already cultivated the first level of the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art to perfection, so he could now undergo his second round of body tempering! As long as he completed this step, his strength should advance another step.
And so, in his dorm room, Qi Ling once again began tempering his body, expelling more of the impurities within and tempering every part of it.
Although he had already undergone one round of tempering, that did nothing to lessen his suffering this time. After all, cultivating the true dragon body described in the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art was by no means easy.
And so, this time, Qi Ling once again endured a tempering that made death seem preferable to life, lasting an entire day and night.
The next day, everyone gathered on the main field waited and waited, but Qi Ling never came. Flender had no choice but to say, "That Qi Ling-did he oversleep? Ning Rongrong, go and see what exactly he's doing."
Without giving it another thought, Ning Rongrong went straight to Qi Ling's dorm room, only to find the door locked from the inside. She could not get in at all.
"Hmph, does he think this can stop me? I'm going to see just what you're doing, locking yourself in your room!" Ning Rongrong said smugly. "Once I catch you with something I can hold over you, we'll see how you bully me again!"
The locks at Shrek Academy were all the simplest spring locks. Anyone who knew a little about them could pick them easily. After all, no one would bother stealing from a school this poor.
After easily picking the lock on Qi Ling's door, Ning Rongrong took a deep breath and slowly opened it, feeling nervous.
For a young lady like her, this was the first time in her life she had secretly sneaked into a boy's room.
As it turned out, Ning Rongrong's actions were absolutely worth the price of admission-they even far exceeded her expectations!
Thanks to his previous experience, Qi Ling knew that cultivating the true dragon body would expel impurities from his body, so this time, he had not worn any clothes.
And so, entirely unprepared, Ning Rongrong was treated to the sight of the muscles all over Qi Ling's body. Their firm, flowing lines left even her staring in a daze.
So a human body really could be so perfect that it could be called a work of art? That was the first thought that came to Ning Rongrong in that instant.
Then Ning Rongrong came to her senses, immediately screamed, and ran out.
Fortunately, Qi Ling had already finished cultivating the second stage true dragon body by then. Otherwise, under Ning Rongrong's high-decibel bombardment, he would definitely have suffered Qi deviation.
After running out, Ning Rongrong's mind went blank, and she actually ran straight back to the main field. Seeing her state, the others all asked what had happened.
Of course, Ning Rongrong could not say that she had sneaked into Qi Ling's room and seen him without any clothes on. She would die of embarrassment.
Just as she stood there flustered and red-faced, not knowing what to say, Qi Ling actually arrived, already having put himself in order.
Faced with everyone's questions, he smiled and said, "Oh, Rongrong came to find me just now, but she saw a cockroach. It probably gave her a fright."
Ning Rongrong turned up her nose and said, "Hmph, I certainly did see a cockroach. A cockroach without any clothes on, at that!"
Tang San and the others were instantly lost in a fog. Were there cockroaches that wore clothes?
But looking at Qi Ling, Flender suddenly said in surprise, "Qi Ling, you... have you gotten stronger again?"
Qi Ling could not help giving him a mental thumbs-up. As expected of the Four-Eyed Cat Owl, he had immediately noticed Qi Ling's breakthrough.
Completing the second stage true dragon body had strengthened Qi Ling's constitution quite noticeably, to a degree that was not even inferior to a breakthrough in Soul Power.
Qi Ling's constitution now compared favorably with that of most Soul Beasts. He could truly be called a humanoid ferocious beast.
After receiving an affirmative answer, Flender sighed with emotion. "Just how much stronger are you going to get? It seems that whenever I don't see you for a day, you immediately rise to a whole new level!"
"At this rate, I don't think it'll be long before you can thrash your teacher Zhao Wuji even without using your Ring Sealing Technique."
Beside them, Zhao Wuji gave a disdainful snort, but inwardly, he was apprehensive too. The speed at which this kid grew stronger was simply inconceivable. What Flender had said was not impossible.