Shrek and his friends finally left the perilous Star Dou Great Forest and returned to the small town where they had first rested.
The tension that had been building up finally eased, and as everyone looked back on the experience, it truly felt like a dream.
After resting and recuperating for two days in the town, the group set off back to Shrek Academy.
After a long day of travel, everyone was exhausted and headed towards their respective dormitories.
Throughout the journey, Ning Rongrong appeared unusually silent, lost in thought, and preoccupied.
She would occasionally glance in Tang San's direction, her lips moving slightly as if she wanted to say something to him.
"Rongrong?" Dongfang Yao gently hooked her finger. "What's wrong? Has your soul been stolen by a soul beast?"
Ning Rongrong then came to her senses and whispered an explanation in her best friend's ear.
Dongfang Yao then understood.
It turned out that a few days ago, while they were still in the forest, Tang San introduced the Zhuge Crossbow and several other types of mechanical hidden weapons to everyone, and personally demonstrated their amazing power.
Ning Rongrong was incredibly intelligent and immediately realized that these hidden weapons were of immeasurable value to the sect!
All direct disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School are support-type Soul Masters.
While the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul possesses powerful support abilities, it is insufficient to guarantee their own safety.
Once they encounter an enemy, they will inevitably be the primary target of attack.
Therefore, if such hidden weapons could be equipped in large numbers, it would at least give the people a certain degree of self-defense capability.
Therefore, Ning Rongrong had the idea of cooperating with Tang San and ordering a batch of mechanical hidden weapons from him.
Of course, if they could take the opportunity to invite a genius like Tang San to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, that would be the icing on the cake.
Dongfang Yao lowered her eyes, her gaze shifting unpredictably, her mind rapidly weighing the pros and cons of the matter.
Then she remembered that her brother had mentioned in his letter that he had met the master craftsman Lou Gao in Gengxin City.
Dongfang Jing gave the other party the blueprints for the production of three kinds of hidden weapons. Doesn't that mean that Lou Gao can also manufacture mechanical hidden weapons such as Zhuge Divine Crossbow?
If that's the case, why bother going to find Tang San again?
Moreover, Dongfang Yao did not want her friend to have too much involvement with Tang San, so she revealed her thoughts to him.
Ning Rongrong was indeed puzzled. Was there something wrong with Tang San?
When pressed for details, Dongfang Yao was also unsure of the specific reasons. She only knew that this person appeared gentle and quiet on the surface, but was actually deep-thinking and quite treacherous.
Anyway, she was just following her brother's advice to be extra careful around Tang San.
Ning Rongrong was naturally willing to believe what her best friend said.
Since Yao'er doesn't like Tang San, she will naturally be more careful.
"But," Ning Rongrong still hesitated, "you know the situation of sect disciples. The protective effect of those hidden weapons might be far greater than you can imagine."
"Leave this to me! I have a way to solve it!" Dongfang Yao patted her chest and assured her.
Seeing her so determined, Ning Rongrong nodded: "Alright, then I'll follow your arrangements."
Inside the dean's office.
After listening to Zhao Wuji's detailed report on his experiences in the Star Dou Great Forest, Flander's expression changed several times.
Especially when he heard about Dongfang Yao's series of willful behaviors, he was so angry that he slammed his fist hard on the desk, making the objects on the desk jump.
"A fool is someone who causes trouble recklessly? Hmph! Well done, Dongfang Yao!"
Zhao Wuji sat on a chair to the side and added in a heavy tone, "There are just too many secrets about Dongfang Yao. The fact that she knows the Titan Giant Ape is enough to make people's jaws drop! But that's not the most important thing. The key is that her existence has created an invisible rift in the hearts of those little monsters, making it difficult for them to truly trust each other!"
Flander nodded in agreement: "Dai Mubai, Oscar, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu, these five performed reasonably well and their teamwork was also quite good. The problem is Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, they have completely followed Dongfang Yao's lead. And Dongfang Yao, alas, is ultimately a huge variable that is difficult to control."
Zhao Wuji tentatively asked, "How about we find a pretext to expel Dongfang Yao?"
Upon hearing this, Flander looked troubled and asked in return, "From your description, this girl has the ability to hunt down thousand-year-old soul beasts on her own?"
Zhao Wuji nodded affirmatively. Although he had not witnessed the battle firsthand, the thousand-year-old soul beast had indeed been brought back intact by Dongfang Yao.
Flander's expression became even more complicated, and he said with a wry smile, "Doesn't that mean that her true combat strength has probably surpassed that of an ordinary Soul King? If it were you, would you be willing to hand over such an unparalleled genius to another academy?"
"Uh," Zhao Wuji scratched the back of his head, "That's true. Let's keep her then. Consider her a trump card, or a double-edged sword."
"Well, that's all we can do for now. Maybe in time, she'll develop a sense of belonging and honor towards Shrek." Flander reluctantly accepted reality.
After discussing Dongfang Yao's question,
Flander then sighed at the perilous journey: "You actually encountered a Titan Ape, that was truly terrifying! Xiao Wu's survival is incredibly lucky. But what was that bull's roar she mentioned? And Dongfang Yao said the Titan Ape wanted to see her? What did it want?"
"That roar is very likely from the Azure Bull Python." A voice that sounded somewhat stiff and had a strange accent came from outside the door.
"Haha, the person who knows the inside story has arrived. Xiao Gang, please come in."
The door opened with a click, and a middle-aged man with a serious expression walked in.
With his stiff, rigid face, ramrod straight back, and slightly dull eyes, it was none other than Master Yu Xiaogang.
After Flander finished introducing the two to each other.
Yu Xiaogang couldn't wait to inquire about his disciple Tang San's situation.
Only after learning that his beloved student was safe and sound did he feel a little relieved.
Then, he couldn't help but show off his extensive knowledge to the two Soul Saints, elaborating on all the precious records in the Soul Master world about the Titan Giant Ape and its elder brother, the Azure Bull Python.
Zhao Wuji and Flander were deeply impressed by his eloquent speech, giving him a thumbs-up and exclaiming, "Truly a master!"
Yu Xiaogang's facial muscles remained stiff, with little expression.
That's not actually the case.
He was able to show off his knowledge and theories in front of two powerful Soul Saints, especially the Immovable King Zhao Wuji, whom he was meeting for the first time.
This made him secretly very happy and filled him with a great sense of accomplishment.
Zhao Wuji then continued to recount his experiences deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.
When Yu Xiaogang heard that Tang San had broken through to level 30, he was initially delighted.
But when he learned that the soul ring he had absorbed was merely a Mandala snake with 1,700 years of cultivation, his joy immediately turned into disappointment and dissatisfaction.
This was completely contrary to his expectations for his disciple's third spirit ring.
"Teacher Zhao!" Yu Xiaogang frowned, his tone suddenly becoming more serious. "With your strength, can't you help Xiao San find and obtain a better quality spirit ring? Spend more time searching for top-tier spirit beasts of the plant or poisonous insect types, such as the Human-Faced Demon Spider. That would be the most suitable third spirit ring choice for Xiao San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul!"
Yu Xiaogang's words were full of undisguised blame.
This is clearly an accusation that Zhao Wuji, as the team leader, acted too hastily.
He failed to fulfill his duty to secure the most perfect spirit ring configuration for his prized disciple!
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