During this time, Tang San was much more at ease, even avoiding Rosen, perhaps truly traumatized by the beating!
Others treated Rosen with utmost respect, for strength commands respect wherever one goes.
Rosen continued his diligent cultivation, and in the entire Blue Tyrant Academy, no one was more dedicated!
It was precisely because of his immense effort that Rosen had achieved his current strength!
Early one morning, Rosen finally broke through to level forty. When Flander and the others learned of this, they were utterly shocked, for Rosen had become the first student among the Shrek Academy members to reach level forty!
Rosen's breakthrough had a tremendous impact on everyone's morale. They knew that if they didn't work harder, the gap between them and Rosen would widen, so they all took Rosen as their goal, cultivating their souls with all their might!
Because of the immortal herbs they had consumed, everyone's cultivation progressed rapidly these past few days. A little over a month later, Dai Mubai became the second to break through to level forty, followed by Oscar and Xiao Wu.
Three months later, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun had all reached level 40, while Tang San remained at level 35.
To help Tang San catch up, Yu Xiaogang shamelessly sought out Dugu Bo for elixirs.
Initially, Dugu Bo refused, but if Yu Xiaogang hadn't secretly revealed Tang San's background and had Tang San demonstrate his Clear Sky Hammer, Dugu Bo wouldn't have given him the time of day!
Tang San then entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to strengthen his body and consumed some elixirs to boost his cultivation, finally reaching level 40 through intensive training. Even so, he was still half a month behind Ma Hongjun and the others.
Once everyone had reached level 40, Flander and Zhao Wuji led the group to Sunset Forest again to search for suitable spirit rings.
Sunset Forest is located in the heart of the Heaven Dou Empire. It's not large, and the environment isn't particularly harsh, but some of the spirit beasts there are still quite powerful. However, due to years of hunting, their numbers have drastically decreased.
Everyone has now reached level forty and needs to obtain their fourth spirit ring. Only with a suitable fourth spirit ring can they significantly improve their combat power!
Besides, they also need to prepare for the Elite Spirit Master Academy Tournament a month later. A good ranking will not only bring generous rewards but also a bright future!
Participating in the Elite Spirit Master Academy Tournament will also broaden their horizons, allowing them to see how the strong from other academies fight. Only by gaining combat experience can they become qualified spirit masters; otherwise, even a high level is useless.
When everyone stepped into Sunset Forest, they all showed excitement, because this time they were searching for their fourth spirit ring, which would bring about a dramatic change in their strength!
Rosen, however, didn't seem very excited; instead, he looked somewhat worried, which made everyone very curious.
"Rosen, why do you look so worried? Is it because the spirit beasts here are too weak? Haven't you encountered a suitable spirit beast?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.
"It's not that there aren't suitable spirit beasts, but I'm not quite sure what kind of spirit beast I should look for to absorb a spirit ring."
Rosen sighed. He currently possessed three Devil Fruits: the Wind-Wind Fruit, the Glint-Glint Fruit, and the Face Fruit. Any one of them was incredibly powerful, which was precisely why he was so conflicted.
If he had to choose a Devil Fruit, his first priority would definitely be a Logia-type. Except for the Dark-Dark Fruit, which was useless to him, the other Logia-type fruits were all very effective!
However, while Logia-type fruits seemed to have no weaknesses at the moment, their abilities would be suppressed if he encountered an opponent with significantly higher soul power than Rosen. At that point, the Logia-type Devil Fruits would lose their advantage!
Therefore, Rosen was now considering whether to continue searching for a Logia-type soul ring or to add another soul ring with special effects.
Before entering Sunset Forest, Rosen had been troubled by this very question, and he still hadn't figured it out.
Compared to Rosen's dilemma, the others who obtained their fourth soul rings weren't as conflicted. They immediately hunted down any high-age soul beasts they encountered, since soul beasts over a thousand years old were extremely rare in Sunset Forest.
Half a month later, everyone had found suitable spirit rings, but Rosen was still empty-handed.
Flander was getting impatient and asked, "Rosen, what kind of spirit ring do you want? Why haven't you made a move yet? We're about to go back to participate in the Elite Spirit Master Academy Tournament; we don't have much time to stay here!"
"Rosen, haven't you decided what kind of spirit ring you want? If so, I suggest you increase your strength attribute spirit ring. This will make your strength more balanced!"
Zhao Wuji advised Rosen to absorb a strength attribute spirit ring. Rosen's speed and defense were quite good, but his explosive power was slightly lacking. Neither the Tempest Kick or Finger Pistol from the Six Styles of the Navy, nor the Wind-Wind Fruit or the Glint-Glint Fruit, possessed absolute power attacks.
Zhao Wuji's analysis was correct. While most spirit masters liked to maximize their strength, true strength improvement required a comprehensive approach, like having no weaknesses, allowing him to hold his own against any expert of the same level!
Rosen had also considered this, and given the unstable effect of his third spirit skill, the Face Fruit, he urgently needed to enhance his strength attribute!
After thinking about this, Rosen said, "Alright, I'll take your advice. This time, I'll choose a spirit beast with the strength attribute to absorb a spirit ring."
"Good! If that's the case, it's simple. I know there's a five-thousand-year-old Earthshattering Tyrannosaurus not far ahead. This kind of spirit beast is of the strength attribute, with extremely strong attack power . There's practically nothing alive within its territory," Flander said at this moment.
"Then let's go now!" Rosen had already decided; this time, he would absorb a spirit ring with the strength attribute!
As dusk fell, the group arrived at the Earthshattering Tyrannosaurus's territory, which Flander had scouted. From afar, they could smell a foul stench—the rotting smell of the corpses left by the Earthshattering Tyrannosaurus after slaughtering nearby spirit beasts. The
Earthshattering Tyrannosaurus was extremely ferocious; it would immediately attack any human or spirit beast that approached!
"Dean, is there really an Earthshattering Tyrannosaurus in this place? Just how strong is this kind of spirit beast?" Oscar asked with some concern.
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