The second-year students were puzzled.
What happened?
From Huo Yutong's powerful dragon Spirit that froze the entire Beast Fighting Arena and even paralyzed many century thousand-year Spirit Beasts, to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which previously only existed in textbooks, and Wu Feng's significantly stronger Red Dragon Martial Soul.
After one holiday, not only did their spirit power increase, but even their Spirits evolved. Is it that competitive?
Two of them even changed gender.
Some students' gazes turned to a corner of the audience, where several beautiful young women, each with their own unique charm, were gathered around a handsome young man.
Damn it, I'm so envious.
"Class One, Wang Dong!"
Although the beautiful girl still had a youthful appearance, she already showed the exquisite beauty that would one day captivate nations. The dreamlike wings of the Light Goddess Butterfly extended from behind her, making her appear like a stunning goddess of light. Her second spirit ring and the golden specks on her blue wings lit up almost simultaneously, and countless golden streaks of light poured out like bullets, causing the thick-skinned thousand-year Spirit Beast below to bleed profusely.
Her third spirit ring lit up: Butterfly God Slash.
Dazzling golden light illuminated her dazzling blue wings, and a fiery golden orb condensed in Wang Dong'er's fair hands. One hundred and eight slashes of light gathered within it. Although it sacrificed the lock-on and range of a long-range attack, it maximized the attack power.
"Wang Dong, stop!" Du Weilian suddenly interjected.
"Huh?"
Disturbed, Wang Dong'er directly shot out the orb in her hand.
"Boom!"
The thousand-year Spirit Beast, already battered and bruised on the ground, was directly hit by this solid blow. The one hundred and eight slashes of light were like countless sharp blades and swords, causing flesh and blood to fly. The thousand-year Bloodthirsty Demon Bear was directly minced into a pulp.
A purple thousand-year spirit ring rose.
The bloody scene startled the students in the audience.
Although they had all personally killed Spirit Beasts, it was the first time they had witnessed such a bloody and brutal sight.
Is this the Goddess of Light? Are you sure it's not the Goddess of Slaughter?
"Forget it."
Yan Shaozhe waved his hand lightly. "It's just a thousand-year Spirit Beast. Give her a high score."
Originally, he had intended to just give her a passing grade to curb her arrogance, but since she was his junior brother's girlfriend, he would let his junior brother teach her himself.
...
Why did Ning Tian and Wu Feng's Spirits change so much?
Zhu Lu, who came from the Zhu family, one of the First Generation Shrek Seven Monsters, the family of the Nether Douluo, didn't know the reason for Wu Feng's Spirit evolution, but she felt she had guessed the reason for Ning Tian's Spirit evolution.
Because of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's bounty—the Qiluo Tulip.
It wasn't just the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School that publicly offered bounties for Immortal Herbs. The Zhu family, the Dai family, Shrek Academy, and everyone who knew about the existence of Immortal Herbs had been secretly mobilizing their forces to search for the legendary heavenly treasures, attempting to replicate their ancestors' feat of becoming gods.
According to family records, their ancestors obtained Immortal Herbs from a magical place called the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but the exact location seemed to have been lost due to the Thousand Hand Douluo Tang San, with no clues remaining.
The cat-eared girl's gaze turned to the gloomy-faced blonde young man not far from her.
She didn't know if her guess was correct, but she had to try.
"Ning Tian, can I take up some of your time?"
...
"Immortal Herb? How can you be sure my Spirit evolution is because of an Immortal Herb? Why should I tell you?"
In a public area of a restroom, Ning Tian was holding An Zhen's arm, facing Zhu Lu, who had a pleading expression.
Just now, Zhu Lu had approached Ning Tian, saying she wanted to ask her something, which led to the current scene. Zhu Lu believed that Ning Tian's Spirit evolution was due to obtaining an Immortal Herb from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, just like her ancestors, so she wanted to ask where the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was.
An Zhen was a little speechless.
How could this person be so thick-skinned?
She just came right out and asked the reason for the other person's Spirit evolution.
"Thud."
Zhu Lu suddenly knelt down.
Her expensive black leather outfit was stained with dirt, and her curvaceous figure was accentuated by the tight-fitting leather, outlining enticing curves due to her current posture.
"I know An Zhen had a bad impression of Hua Bin last semester because of the competition, but Hua Bin's nature isn't bad. His Spirit was inexplicably crippled, and during the holiday, Evil Soul Masters attacked the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. Hua Bin's mother was killed by them, he's very pitiful. Please, he really needs an Immortal Herb to save his life." The well-figured and attractive young woman cried pitifully, tearfully describing a young man's tragic experience.
An Zhen rolled his eyes.
Not bad in nature? He's already rotten to the core.
And all those tragic things you mentioned happening to him? I did them.
But was the death of the White Tiger Duke's wife attributed to Evil Soul Masters?
Ning Tian felt no sympathy for Zhu Lu's words. What did their suffering have to do with her? Moreover, that Dai Huabin was at odds with her man. She'd just make up an excuse to brush her off.
Once outsiders knew that her Spirit had evolved because of the Immortal Herb An Zhen gave her, even with the protection of Shrek Academy, it would likely attract the covetous gaze of ill-intentioned individuals.
"My Spirit evolution is due to an ancestral secret method. For countless generations, I'm the only one who succeeded due to a lucky coincidence. Such a rare treasure as an Immortal Herb, perhaps only the one our ancestor consumed ten thousand years ago exists."
...
An arrogant and conceited young master from a prominent family.
Trampled underfoot by others.
His talent gradually disappearing, watching helplessly as he became a cripple.
His mother mysteriously died tragically.
Under the gaze of many peers, he was toyed with by a Spirit Beast like a mouse being played with by a cat. The two who defeated him in front of his peers in the past, in the same assessment, became the darlings of heaven, admired by all.
And at this moment, the person he wished he could skin alive, along with his fiancée, walked out of the restroom. His fiancée had tears on her face, and her leather pants were still stained.
Dai Huabin felt his head grow heavy.
"Bitch!"
This bitch!
No wonder she hadn't looked for him these past two days; it turned out she was wagging her tail and going after other people.
Someone who normally wouldn't self-reflect, at this moment of extreme anger and psychological distortion, naturally wouldn't think. Dai Huabin, as a matter of course, forgot about slapping Zhu Lu to the ground in public earlier. Even someone with rather perverse tastes probably wouldn't dare to approach him during this time.
Adulterous couple!
An Zhen!
I'm the genius!
You and Zhu Lu must die!
The gloomy, sick tiger's clenched fists bled as he scurried away like a rat.
...
There were no classes during these two days of the promotion assessment.
Although for An Zhen, having classes or not made little difference.
Tonight belonged to Ning Tian.
"The evolution of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is due to a secret method, and Wu Feng's Spirit evolution is due to a treasure found by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. An Zhen, what do you think?" What happened during the day reminded Ning Tian of something she had forgotten in her excitement after her Spirit evolved. Once others start probing, the origin of the treasure needs a reason. The goal is to get An Zhen out of this vortex.
"Can my father-in-law handle it?"
An Zhen had a girl leaning on each side. Ning Tian, elegant and noble in a white dress, and Wu Feng, full of vitality with her short sleeves bulging, her strong and fair legs in alluring black sheer ankle socks.
"The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has been able to stand for so many years because it has its own foundation." Ning Tian stretched her body, pressing her soft and fragrant body against An Zhen. "However, you'll have to explain things to my father, An Zhen."
An Zhen gently kissed the young girl's fair forehead. "My Ning Tian thinks so thoroughly."
After the few of them entered the Virtual World, Gu Yuena slipped in.
The next day.
After Huo Yutong successfully completed her core disciple assessment for the Soul Guidance System, An Zhen took the young girl, preparing to go home first. Then, Wang Dong and the others would go together to the treasure appreciation event held by the academy for outer court core disciples. An Zhen remembered there was a ten-thousand-year whale glue there. Although Huo Yutong already had the Ice Dragon King Spirit Bone, she hadn't eaten whale glue, and ten thousand years should also improve her physique somewhat.
The handsome black-haired young man held the young girl in his arms. Compared to holding Huo Yutong's hand, An Zhen preferred to hold the soft and sweet little darling in his arms like this.
"Hmm?"
A strange look flashed in An Zhen's eyes, but he continued walking forward without changing his behavior.
"Someone is following us."
An Zhen's Soul Impact resonated in Huo Yutong's ear.
"!"
The young girl's fair little hand instinctively tightened around An Zhen's arm, then relaxed the next moment. Huo Yutong remembered that there was also an elder in An Zhen Gege's Virtual World who even Tian Meng Jie marveled at.
Huo Yutong extended her mental force and found six sneaking figures.
"Two Spirit Emperors and four Spirit Kings."
An Zhen continued.
Was it that Dai Huabin guy who sent them?
However, this setup was a bit stronger than in the original novel.
"How about giving one Spirit King to Yu Tong?"
An Zhen's Soul Impact was full of ease, not taking this small team seriously at all.
Huo Yutong's small hand on An Zhen's chest drew a checkmark, and her star-like eyes showed an eager expression. A three-ring Spirit Elder fighting a five-ring Spirit King, something almost impossible for others, might not be the case for Huo Yutong. Since obtaining her second Spirit, the Ice Dragon King Spirit Bone, and consuming the Look Through Autumn Water Dew, her combat power had skyrocketed. Besides An Zhen Gege, Huo Yutong was confident that even the senior disciples of the Shrek Outer Court were not her match.
An Zhen held Huo Yutong and walked towards a more secluded area.
A moment later.
"Boss." The Spirit King, nearly two hundred meters behind An Zhen and the girl, looked at one of the two Spirit Emperors beside him. "Why are these two going to a secluded place? Did they discover us?"
"Second Young Master said that they are just a Spirit Ancestor and a Spirit Elder. Even if they are Shrek students, how could they possibly discover us?" The bearded man said with disdain, "What can a man holding a young girl do in the wild?"
The next moment, An Zhen stopped and turned around.
"Sent by Dai Huabin?"
Spirit Emperor: ...
"Kill them!"
A black figure rushed out directly from a corner. Yellow, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black. The figure, not having the optimal spirit ring configuration, transformed into a green wolf. A black spirit ring lit up, and the person's aura instantly surged.
"Roar~"
A sacred dragon's roar sounded, and at the same time, a white spirit ring lit up under Huo Yutong's feet.
Ice Dragon King Spirit Bone Spirit Ability, Ice Dragon King's Crown.
Spiritual Eyes First Spirit, Soul Impact.
"Ah!"
A scream rang out. The Spirit King, whose body flashed with five spirit rings (yellow, yellow, yellow, purple, purple), instantly fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string due to the force of his previous charge. Blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his life or death was unknown.
So weak?
Huo Yutong was stunned.
The early-stage minor villain should go offline.