Chapter 37: Daily Annoyance for Tang San! Xiao Wu’s Heart Has Changed!

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Time flew by, and nearly half a year had passed.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had both become Soul Elders. Zhu Zhuqing was currently at Rank 31, while Ning Rongrong had reached Rank 30.

Additionally, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun had all advanced to Rank 32 one after another.

Oscar was now at Rank 33.

And the monstrous Xu Yunhan had already reached Rank 46!

Thanks to training with Xu Yunhan, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu had progressed rapidly. Ning Rongrong was close to Rank 31, and Xiao Wu was nearing Rank 33.

Xu Yunhan had shared the advanced cultivation methods from ten thousand years in the future with them but forbade them from spreading the knowledge.

Even if Flender and Yu Xiaogang wanted it, Xu Yunhan refused.

They had no idea where Xu Yunhan had obtained these methods—whether he had discovered them himself or learned them from someone else. There was an air of mystery around him.

But when Zhao Wuji had first brought Xu Yunhan back to Shrek Academy, he had only been a little over seven years old. What could a child that young possibly know?

Flender and the others even suspected that Xu Yunhan had encountered a powerful expert at some point, someone who had taught him many things—including the method to craft spatial soul tools—but forbade him from sharing the knowledge.

But if that was the case, why could he teach Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, but not others?

Since Xu Yunhan was unwilling, Flender and the others couldn't force him and had no choice but to drop the matter.

Of course, Xu Yunhan wouldn't do anything to help his enemies. As for the three girls? They were his.

Morning.

The sun shone brightly.

Flender gathered the seven of them and said, "All of you have at least reached the Soul Elder level. It's time to test yourselves at the Great Spirit Arena in Suotuo City…"

This matter had been delayed for nearly half a year.

Originally, in the main storyline, they would have encountered the team from Heaven Dou Royal Academy—the Imperial Spirit Team, which included Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yu Tianheng, and others.

However, Qin Ming, who was leading the team, had returned for a visit two months prior. He was a former student of Shrek Academy, now around thirty years old and already a Soul Emperor—a testament to his talent.

When he met Xu Yunhan and the others, he was shocked by their potential.

After learning about Shrek Academy's financial struggles, he suggested—just as in the original story—that the teachers and students of Shrek Academy join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

In the end, Flender agreed, not wanting to hinder Tang San and the others' cultivation progress. It was also for the sake of participating in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Tournament two years later.

Flender's plan was to first have Xu Yunhan and the others train at the Great Spirit Arena in Suotuo City before heading to Heaven Dou City to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Xu Yunhan was surprised—he hadn't known that the Shrek Seven Devils had once joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Weren't they supposed to merge with Liu Erlong's academy and rename it Shrek Academy?

The Heaven Dou Empire and its royal family still existed even ten thousand years later.

Before his transmigration, Xu Yunhan hadn't unified the Heaven Dou Empire. Though he had achieved it in history, he didn't know what the future held at this point.

The Great Spirit Arenas had a complex and powerful background. They existed in every major city of the Heaven Dou Empire and were a gold mine!

Suotuo City had one, and Xu Yunhan and the others had occasionally visited in the past.

However, it had been over a year since their last visit.

And back then, they had only gone for fun.

This time, Yu Xiaogang had strict requirements: they had to earn gold-tier badges in solo, duo, and seven-man team battles within a month.

For solo battles, everyone except Ning Rongrong and Oscar—the two support-type spirit masters—had to participate.

For duo battles, Xu Yunhan paired with Ning Rongrong.

Zhu Zhuqing teamed up with Xiao Wu, while Tang San partnered with Ma Hongjun.

Oscar only participated in the seven-man team battles.

His three spirit abilities were of limited use in combat, and he was a support-type spirit master.

Xu Yunhan didn't take him—he took Ning Rongrong instead.

The Great Spirit Arena had three types of battles: sparring, wager battles, and deathmatches.

Sparring was for practice, with no intent to cripple or kill.

This was the primary mode Xu Yunhan and the others would engage in, with some wager battles later if circumstances allowed.

Wager battles involved monetary rewards, with the risk of severe injury or death.

Deathmatches, as the name suggested, were fights to the death—brutal and bloody.

Of course, the greater the danger, the greater the rewards for the victor.

Flender and the others didn't dare let them participate in deathmatches. If someone ended up crippled or dead, there would be no way to undo it.

Apart from Xu Yunhan, the other six had only recently become Soul Elders, so their opponents were mostly above Rank 35.

Thus, they suffered defeats at first.

But once they adapted, they grew stronger with each battle.

Their talent and strength spoke for themselves.

"Am I just being carried?"

After a month, Ning Rongrong had been carried to a gold-tier badge.

"I've been carried too." Oscar hadn't contributed much either.

Xu Yunhan, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun were the main fighters.

Without Xu Yunhan going all out, the other four had plenty of opportunities to shine, enjoying the thrill of battle.

Team battles were highly rewarding, and they even participated in some wager battles, earning Flender a tidy sum.

But they couldn't do this often—first, because of the risk of losing, and second, because it would interfere with their cultivation.

"You've all done well!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded in satisfaction. "Xiao Wu and Rongrong even broke through during this month. Excellent."

With the training at the Great Spirit Arena complete, they were given three days of rest before heading to Heaven Dou City together.

After some discussion, they decided to spend two days exploring Suotuo City before returning to Shrek Academy to pack.

Xu Yunhan took Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu to search for materials to craft spatial soul tools.

Even when Tang San invited Xiao Wu to go shopping, she refused, saying she was curious about the materials for making soul tools.

Helpless, Tang San had to tag along, dragging Oscar and Ma Hongjun with him under the pretense of looking for materials to craft hidden weapons.

"Interesting. One knows how to make soul tools, the other knows hidden weapons. Where did you two learn all this?"

Ma Hongjun grumbled, "Why is it that Oscar and I don't know anything? Gods, you're too biased!"

Tang San was a transmigrator, carrying knowledge from his past life.

Sometimes, he even suspected that Xu Yunhan was also from another world. The two of them had too many similarities.

They were both overly mature and steady, unlike typical youths.

They both knew things uncommon in the Douluo Continent: advanced cultivation methods, special pill-refining techniques, soul tool crafting; the Mysterious Heaven Technique, Purple Demon Eyes, hidden weapons…

But despite his suspicions, Tang San didn't dare voice them or openly question Xu Yunhan.

In his eyes, aside from Xiao Wu's closeness to Xu Yunhan—which made him jealous—he had no deep-seated grudge against him.

It seemed Xu Yunhan's act of being a "false friend" was convincing enough that Tang San didn't see him as a mortal enemy.

Moreover, Tang San believed that since Xu Yunhan was with Zhu Zhuqing, even if Xiao Wu had some feelings for him, she wouldn't stay with both of them.

Once Xu Yunhan and Zhu Zhuqing married, Xiao Wu would surely give up.

Tang San thought he could wait. As long as he treated Xiao Wu well, she would eventually return to him.

Though the daily jealousy was bitter, he couldn't let it push him into a life-or-death conflict with Xu Yunhan—especially since he wasn't strong enough yet.

If he had the power, Tang San would have long since driven Xu Yunhan away. Just seeing him was irritating.

As for whatever might happen between Ning Rongrong and Xu Yunhan, Tang San didn't care.

The next day, Xu Yunhan gifted ring-shaped spatial soul tools to Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu was overjoyed and even flaunted it in front of Tang San, infuriating him.

"I… will endure!"

Tang San's dislike for Xu Yunhan grew stronger. He wasn't sure if he would eventually take action against him.

For now, without sufficient strength or certainty, he had to endure.

Dai Mubai had also been a master of patience, enduring humiliation to achieve his goals.

But now, the grass on his grave was already tall!

Xu Yunhan had been waiting for an opportunity to kill Tang San!

After Zhao Wuji was dealt with by Tang Hao, Xu Yunhan had to be cautious—Tang Hao was still lurking in the shadows.

He could only bide his time.

Until then, using Xiao Wu to provoke Tang San was at least some form of payback.

And Yu Xiaogang, Tang San's closest mentor, would also have to be dealt with when the chance arose.

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