After capturing the Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent,
Yun Chuan casually took out a small short sword and handed it to Oscar, "Long nights invite many dreams. Do it. Stab it right under its fleshy crest, that will pierce its brain, and this spirit ring will be yours."
Oscar excitedly took the short sword. At this moment, this thousand-year Spirit Beast was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered before him. With his third Spirit Ability about to be obtained, he was so excited that his hands trembled slightly.
But just as Oscar was about to stab with the sword in his hand, a hoarse, sharp cry suddenly rang out, "Stop!"
Immediately after, two figures darted out from the direction the Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent had flown from, appearing before everyone.
These two people were an old woman and a young girl. The old woman looked to be sixty or seventy years old, holding a snake-headed staff in her hand. Behind the old woman followed a girl of about fifteen or sixteen, who also held a snake staff. This was clearly her Spirit.
The appearance of the old woman and the young girl startled Tang San and the others, but when they saw that the old woman had six spirit rings on her body, they all breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Teacher Tang's seven spirit rings were not to be trifled with, especially those deep black ten-thousand-year spirit rings, which overtly displayed his deterrent power.
While Tang San and his group relaxed, the old woman's expression changed somewhat. Earlier, she had heard Yun Chuan's words to Oscar and loudly stopped them, but upon closer inspection, she immediately saw the seven spirit rings on Yun Chuan's body.
A Spirit Saint? This was only the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest, how could a Spirit Saint appear here? And such a young Spirit Saint at that?! The old woman's heart immediately sank, knowing that today would likely not end well.
"Is there something wrong?" Yun Chuan glanced at the old woman and said indifferently.
The old woman coughed, making her facial expression seem softer, "Hello, esteemed Spirit Saint, you cannot give this Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent to this child."
"No!" Yun Chuan refused without even thinking.
This made the old woman's face stiffen. How could he not follow the script? Shouldn't he have asked for the reason first? How could he just refuse directly? How was she supposed to continue speaking now?
"Cough, cough."
The old woman coughed again, then shamelessly continued, "Esteemed Spirit Saint, to be frank. We discovered this snake first, and we were the first to begin hunting it. Otherwise, why would we have been tracking it all the way here?"
Before Yun Chuan could say anything, Oscar, who was beside him, couldn't help but interject, "How can you prove that you were the first to hunt it? When we found it, we didn't see any sign of you."
The old woman smiled slightly and said, "Young man, there's no need to rush. Look at the abdomen of this Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent; there are two wounds, caused by my staff. And there are also some under its wings. It's just that this slippery little fellow accidentally got away. My granddaughter just reached level thirty and really needs this spirit ring. As you can see, she inherited my Tool Spirit, the snake staff, and a high-grade snake Spirit is most suitable for her."
Upon hearing this, everyone simultaneously looked at the abdomen of the Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent, which was bound to the ground by the spirit power net and unable to move. They found that, indeed, there were such wounds as the old woman had described. But if she thought that this alone would make them give up the Spirit Beast, that was simply a pipe dream.
Everyone turned their gaze to Teacher Tang, or rather, Yun Chuan. He remained noncommittal about the old woman's statement and said calmly, "Senior, the Spirit Master's world ultimately relies on strength. It's probably not appropriate for you to expect us to give up the Spirit Beast with just a single sentence."
Upon hearing this, the old woman knew that this Spirit Saint, who looked very young but whose actual age was unknown, would not hand over the Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent just like that. So she could only introduce herself, "This old woman is Chao Tianxiang, and thanks to the friends in the Spirit Master's world who think highly of me, I've been given the title of Snake Granny. My husband is Meng Shu, known as Dragon Duke. This time, my husband and I came to the Star Dou Great Forest specifically to find a suitable third spirit ring for our granddaughter."
"So it's the Dragon-Snake Couple..." Yun Chuan feigned a look of sudden realization, then said expressionlessly, "If Dragon Duke were here today, I wouldn't hesitate to yield immediately. But since it's just you..."
Although his words were not finished, Snake Granny instantly understood what he meant. Without another word, she pulled her granddaughter, who still wanted to say something, and walked directly back in the direction they had come from. In a short while, they disappeared into the forest.
"Hmph, at least she knows her place." Yun Chuan snorted coldly. Others might fear the Dragon-Snake Couple, but he did not. It should be said that as long as he was in the forest, he wouldn't even fear a god. Because no one could kill him within his Plant Domain, which covered a hundred-mile radius.
Given that, why should he fear this mere Dragon-Snake Couple? As for following the original plot, letting Tang San compete with Meng Yiran in Hidden Weapons, then successfully show off! And even get a beautiful kiss?
He'd have to be out of his mind to create such an opportunity for Tang San.
"Oscar, go, deal with it!" Yun Chuan gestured for Oscar to quickly absorb the spirit ring.
"Alright!" Oscar excitedly picked up the short sword, stabbed it down directly, ending the Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent's life.
A purple spirit ring slowly rose, and Oscar quickly sat cross-legged to absorb the spirit ring.
Watching Oscar absorb the spirit ring, Xiao Wu stood beside Tang San with her head lowered, her large eyes filled with unbearable sorrow, "Do we have to hunt Spirit Beasts?"
Tang San sighed softly and said, "The law of the jungle is the law of survival. If this snake were stronger than us, do you think it would let go of food that's within its grasp?"
Xiao Wu did not speak again, but she kept her head down, her face still somewhat pale.
"Teacher Tang. I have something to tell you." Tang San came to Yun Chuan, who was resting with his eyes closed. As soon as he finished this sentence, Yun Chuan spoke the words he wanted to say for him, "You've reached level thirty, and you want to obtain a spirit ring, right?"
"Teacher, how did you know?" Tang San immediately said in surprise.
After a severe beating last night, perhaps stimulated, or perhaps because of Yun Chuan's words, Tang San felt the signs of a breakthrough. Then, through cultivation, he successfully broke through from level twenty-nine to level thirty.
"I've known for a long time. When you broke through your spirit power level last night, the fluctuations you released were simply too obvious in my perception," Yun Chuan said with a calm expression.
This was not to fool him. High-level Spirit Masters are very sensitive to the fluctuations of spirit power aura. If someone breaks through not far from them, they can easily sense it.
"Since you've already reached level thirty, then once Oscar finishes absorbing his spirit ring, we'll continue on our way," Yun Chuan said. He also wanted to meet the Titan Giant Ape. His recent battle with Tang Hao had given him a greater understanding of himself.
Especially regarding the True · Thousand Hands - Summit Buddha Transformation! This restricted move, still in its nascent stage, had become increasingly powerful after his refinement over the past two days. It was perfect to wait for the Titan Giant Ape to come and test the move on that big ape.