Chapter 55: The Secret Was Discovered by the Little Cat!

"Teacher, it's my fault—I was too impatient."

Tang San hung his head, his face full of remorse.

At the time, he had been afraid that Oscar or Xiao Wu would also try to claim the Titan Giant Python's spirit ring, so he had acted in haste and failed to observe it carefully.

Back then, Xiao Wu had even suggested releasing the creature...

Why didn't I listen to Xiao Wu? Sigh.

Tang San didn't blame Xiao Wu at all, though. He could hate everyone in Shrek Academy, but never Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu was his sister—how could Tang San ever blame her?

Yu Xiaogang originally wanted to say something like, "I should have gone with you," but the thought of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast made him shut his mouth immediately.

If he had gone, he wouldn't just be seriously injured or missing his "Little Yu"—he might have lost his life entirely!

So what if Blue Silver Grass is weak? It wasn't important.

To Yu Xiaogang, and even to Tang Hao, the Blue Silver Grass was nothing more than a tool—a stepping stone to break through spirit power limitations.

That's right—both of them looked down on the Blue Silver Grass.

Once Tang San reached the Title Douluo level, all he needed to do was add nine spirit rings of 50,000 years or higher to his second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer.

At that point, Tang San would become invincible!

Blue Silver Grass? Even if it evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, what of it? Could it ever compare to the world's strongest Tool Soul?

As for Tang San's third spirit ring and spirit skill, its failure was inconsequential. At worst, it was just an embarrassment...

The scene shifted to Dai Mubai.

Having just returned to his dormitory, he and Zhu Zhuqing were embroiled in a "battle"—truly a tiger roaring through the mountains while the cat...

"Zhuqing, take a look at this!"

Dai Mubai took out the Light Unicorn's head spirit bone and gently rubbed Zhu Zhuqing's head as he spoke.

The Light Unicorn's attributes were Light and Spirit Power, which matched Dai Mubai perfectly. However, for Zhu Zhuqing, the compatibility was much lower.

Still, it was a spirit bone with Spirit Power attributes—something all spirit masters could use, regardless of their specialization.

"A head spirit bone?"

Zhu Zhuqing initially thought Dai Mubai was fooling around, having just returned.

To her surprise, he had taken out a head spirit bone that radiated significant spirit power fluctuations, showing that its age wasn't low!

The Light Unicorn's head spirit bone emitted a golden glow. Just by looking at it, one could tell it possessed light-based attributes.

"Here."

Dai Mubai nodded and placed the spirit bone into Zhu Zhuqing's hands.

Holding the spirit bone, Zhu Zhuqing became even more certain of its light attribute. Shaking her head, she said softly,

"Mubai, your martial soul is light-based. You should absorb this spirit bone yourself."

"My martial soul isn't compatible with its attributes."

Zhu Zhuqing's Nether Spirit Cat was a dark-attribute martial soul, naturally incompatible with light-based attributes.

She didn't ask where the spirit bone had come from. The mere fact that Dai Mubai had held off on absorbing it and had brought it back for her moved her deeply.

Dai Mubai scratched his head awkwardly. Indeed, if Zhu Zhuqing absorbed this spirit bone, it would only enhance her Spirit Power slightly, which seemed somewhat wasteful.

"Alright, next time I'll find something better for you."

"Good!"

Dai Mubai decided not to absorb the spirit bone either. Instead, he planned to trade it with Qian Renxue for another one.

With all the spirit bones in the Spirit Hall, there must be something better suited for Zhuqing.

In about half a year, Shrek Academy would undoubtedly move to Tian Dou City—this was Flender's plan, regardless of whether Qin Ming would come along.

After all, Liu Erlong was in Tian Dou City!

Stowing away the spirit bone, Dai Mubai smirked and turned to Zhu Zhuqing with a mischievous grin.

"Zhuqing, hehe..."

"Go find Xiao Wu. I need to train now. If I don't work hard, I'll fall too far behind you."

Zhu Zhuqing spoke calmly, though her face flushed slightly.

Hearing this, Dai Mubai froze, scratching his head awkwardly.

"You already know?"

"I'm not an idiot. On the first day, I could understand why you smelled like Xiao Wu."

"But for the past few days, you've had her scent again. That's a little hard to explain, don't you think?"

"Dai Mubai, you're really something."

Dai Mubai was silent for a moment before shrugging helplessly.

"Zhuqing, if I told you I have my reasons, would you believe me?"

"If I didn't believe you, I would've left Shrek Academy long ago."

"Hehe, thank you, my dear wife..."

Dai Mubai didn't disturb Zhu Zhuqing's training any further, nor did he go looking for Xiao Wu. Instead, he flew toward Soto City.

On the way, he spotted Ma Hongjun and Oscar walking arm-in-arm.

He didn't need to ask to know the reason—Ma Hongjun's evil fire had acted up again.

As for Oscar, he'd likely given up on pursuing Ning Rongrong and decided to let himself loose.

Dai Mubai didn't bother greeting the two of them and continued on his way toward Soto City.

Qing and Xue—I haven't seen them in a while. I really miss them.

As Dai Mubai had guessed, Ma Hongjun and Oscar were on their way to Soto City's Spirit Hall to collect their monthly stipends.

Of course, they also had other plans. At least in their minds, it was "just a coincidence" that they were heading there—not something they actively sought out.

"Fatty, this is the first time I'm collecting my stipend as a Spirit Elder. I'll treat you!"

Oscar said generously. Spirit Master stipends were based on their rank.

A Spirit Elder like him could collect 100 gold spirit coins each month—equivalent to ten months' worth of stipends for a Spirit Grandmaster!

That was why Oscar was so magnanimous.

"Alright! Thanks, second brother!"

Ma Hongjun grinned. If Oscar was treating, calling him "second brother" was nothing. If Oscar kept treating him, he'd even call him "second uncle" without hesitation!

Suddenly, Ma Hongjun seemed to remember something and patted Oscar's shoulder lightly.

"By the way, what exactly is your third spirit skill? You've been so secretive about it—even the dean couldn't get you to say anything."

At these words, Oscar's expression stiffened, and the smile on his face froze.

Come on, Fatty! I'm treating you—can't you leave this alone?!

It wasn't that there was anything wrong with his spirit skill, but... the incantation was just too embarrassing. Even for someone like Oscar, who was known for being shameless, it was hard to say out loud.

If he said it, it might just 404 immediately!

"Fatty, you're better off not knowing. I'm doing this for your own good. Otherwise, you'll never want to use my spirit boosts again..."

Oscar's words only fueled Ma Hongjun's curiosity further.

What kind of spirit skill could make Oscar say something like that?

"Second brother, you and I are brothers to the end. How could I ever refuse your boosts?"

Ma Hongjun said with great conviction.

"Really?"

"Really!"

"Alright, I'll trust you this once. To be honest, my third spirit skill is incredibly powerful—one of the most explosive third spirit skills among food-type soul masters. It's just the incantation..."

(Chapter End)