Tang San was frantically fleeing through the Sunset Forest. At this moment, he was like a child carrying a huge fortune, feeling unsafe wherever he went.
During his escape, he coincidentally encountered Fatty and the others who were hunting for soul rings.
Fatty saw Tang San from afar and waved to greet him.
Who would have thought that Tang San would be startled, and without saying a word, he turned and left.
Fatty and the Shrek Academy teachers were all very puzzled by this.
"Why is Xiao San acting like a thief?" Flender wondered.
Tang San continued his rapid escape. Until he finished absorbing the immortal herbs on his body, he didn't dare meet with the Shrek Academy teachers, fearing that complications might arise.
He could share the immortal herbs he didn't need with his friends, but the prerequisite was that they were herbs he didn't need. Now, before he had finished using the immortal herbs himself, he wouldn't take any risks.
Tang San ran for a day and night carrying the immortal herbs using his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, only escaping the Sunset Forest at sunrise and reaching the outside of the forest.
He had originally planned to rent a room in an outside town to absorb the immortal herbs, but looking at the soul masters around him, Tang San felt that every soul master seemed to have ill intentions toward his immortal herbs, eyeing them covetously as if wanting to steal them.
Tang San didn't dare stay there, so he decisively left the town and ran to a desolate mountain in the wilderness where no one ever went. He dug a hole in the mountain and crawled inside.
This still wasn't safe enough. He even sealed the entrance with mud, leaving only a thumb-sized breathing hole. Feeling the sensation of being buried alive, Tang San finally felt somewhat secure.
"Now I can finally absorb the immortal herbs with peace of mind!"
Tang San couldn't help but say excitedly.
The next moment, a large hand broke through the mud, reached into the cave, and knocked Tang San unconscious with one palm strike.
Tang Hao appeared.
It was he who knocked Tang San unconscious with one palm.
The current Tang San was just an ordinary Soul Elder. Even with the enhancement of Tang Sect soul skills, when facing Tang Hao, a genuine Titled Douluo, he still had no power to resist.
After knocking Tang San unconscious, Tang Hao mercilessly stole all of Tang San's immortal herbs and left triumphantly.
On Meng Bei's side, the immortal herbs were given away the previous day, and by the next day, they were back in his hands.
Unlike Tang San, Meng Bei possessed soul tools that could preserve living things, so he could store the immortal herbs long-term.
He put most of the immortal herbs into his soul tool, only picking out three types: Black Jade Divine Bamboo, Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, and Qiluo Tulip.
The Black Jade Divine Bamboo was something Dugu Yan had taken a liking to yesterday, so Meng Bei planned to give this immortal herb to Dugu Yan.
His own woman consuming two immortal herbs—wasn't that only natural?
As for Ning Rongrong, she naturally had her share too.
The Qiluo Tulip and Looking Through Autumn Water Dew were specially prepared by Meng Bei for Ning Rongrong.
Soon, the two women were awakened by Meng Bei and consumed the immortal herbs with surprise and joy.
As for why the immortal herbs given away yesterday were back now, Meng Bei didn't explain, and the intelligent Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan naturally wouldn't ask.
After some time, the immortal herbs were fully absorbed.
Ning Rongrong stared blankly at the martial soul in her hand, her heart pounding.
She counted the layers of her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul one by one.
One, two, three... eight, nine!
My God! Ning Rongrong looked at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in her hand with immense joy, feeling a warm current surge through her body as she trembled with excitement.
Ning Rongrong threw herself into Meng Bei's embrace.
"Xiao Bei, how should I thank you!"
Meng Bei smiled and leaned close to Ning Rongrong's ear, whispering softly: "Rongrong, do you know what a hamburger is..."
As Meng Bei spoke more and more, Ning Rongrong's small face blushed from her ears, spreading to her entire face like a ripe apple.
"You're so bad!"
Ning Rongrong shyly patted Meng Bei's chest.
Meng Bei coaxed her thoughtfully:
"Rongrong, just this once, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong pursed her lips and nodded lightly.
"Just once!"
Saying this, Ning Rongrong turned her head to look at Dugu Yan beside her.
At this moment, Dugu Yan was completely unaware of the approaching danger. Suddenly, Ning Rongrong pounced over, grabbed Dugu Yan's wrists, and pinned her to the ground.
"Rongrong, what are you doing?"
Dugu Yan struggled and asked.
Ning Rongrong leaned close to Dugu Yan's ear and said:
"Sister Yanyan, don't struggle. Meng Bei says he wants to eat a hamburger. Let's make him a hamburger, okay?"
Dugu Yan!!!
...
Later, Meng Bei also sent two immortal herbs each to Xiao Wu and Liu Erlong.
After Liu Erlong consumed the immortal herbs, her martial soul evolved like Ning Rongrong's.
She consumed the Infernal Precious Apricot and Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. Meng Bei personally used the rule power of fire elements to escort her and help her absorb them. These two powerful fire-attribute immortal herbs caused her Fire Dragon martial soul to undergo transformation.
The flames of her Fire Dragon martial soul became ultimate fire, and crimson flame patterns were born on the dragon's scales. The entire martial soul's flame power was greatly enhanced.
Xiao Wu also consumed two immortal herbs. Although her martial soul didn't evolve, her soul power and talent were greatly enhanced. Under the effect of the immortal herbs, Xiao Wu became even more beautiful.
Xiao Wu was already undeniably beautiful—a cute and alluring little rabbit that Meng Bei absolutely adored in daily life. Now, after consuming the immortal herbs, Xiao Wu had gained an additional sense of purity and sanctity.
Under the powerful effects of the immortal herbs, the soul power of all four—Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Liu Erlong—had broken through to their bottlenecks.
Therefore, Meng Bei's next task was to take the four of them soul hunting.
[Ding! Side quest triggered!]
[Side Quest: Obtain Soul Ring - Help Shrek team member Xiao Wu obtain a soul ring.]
[Quest Difficulty: Simple]
[Quest Reward: Fourth soul ring age increased by 5,000 years.]
[Ding! Side quest triggered!]
[Side Quest: Hunt Soul Ring - Help Shrek team member Ning Rongrong hunt a soul ring.]
[Quest Difficulty: Simple]
[Quest Reward: Third soul ring age increased by 1,000 years.]
Hearing the system's quest notifications in his mind, Meng Bei's spirits lifted.
What was this about? Helping others hunt soul rings could also trigger system quests? Then why didn't Ma Hongjun's soul hunting trigger one recently?
Meng Bei thought it over and suddenly realized a possibility.
Could it be...
That's it! In the system's judgment, Ma Hongjun and Flender had left his side, so he was no longer a member of the Shrek team.
So he couldn't trigger system quests.
If that was the case, couldn't he recruit a large number of Shrek students in the future to farm quests for himself?
The more Meng Bei thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
He planned to implement this strategy immediately after returning to Heaven Dou City.
As for now, there were other things to do.
The soul hunting for Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Liu Erlong would wait for a while.
Meng Bei decided to resolve Xiao Wu's soul ring first.
Xiao Wu was a soul beast and didn't need to hunt souls—she just needed to condense her own soul ring, making her the easiest among everyone.
This could also be seen from the system's quest description. For others, it was "hunt soul ring," but for Xiao Wu, it was "obtain soul ring." One word's difference showed Xiao Wu's special nature.
At this moment, he was in Xiao Wu's room.
There was no time to waste. This was the perfect time to protect Xiao Wu and let her peacefully condense her soul ring.
Meng Bei pulled Xiao Wu over, had her sit in his lap, and let her focus on condensing her fourth soul ring.
He used his strong body to protect Xiao Wu, acting as her guardian and not letting her be disturbed in any way
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