The room was dark and gloomy.
Various thousand-year-old medicinal herbs were scattered around Tang San, their fragrance rich yet carrying a strange, decaying aura.
He sat cross-legged, and the Xuan Tian Gong slowly circulated within his body.
He picked up a thousand-year-old Fire Sun Grass, its entire body a deep crimson, and the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul quietly spread, its fine vines coiling around it.
A strange thing happened.
The thousand-year-old Fire Sun Grass withered and died at a visible speed, as if all its essence had been instantly extracted.
A surge of pure energy flowed into Tang San's body along the Blue Silver Grass vines.
Tang San's body trembled slightly.
He could feel the Blue Silver Grass rejoicing; the enhancement brought by this absorption far surpassed that of ordinary absorption and refinement.
The Mysterious Heaven Technique accelerated its operation, refining this energy, and the soul power increased accordingly.
He opened his eyes and looked at another thousand-year-old dew-covered flower next to him.
The Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul emerged once more.
This time, he could see it more clearly. The Blue Silver Grass seemed to have come alive, with a suction cup-like structure at its tip opening up, greedily sucking up the life force of the spiritual herb.
The essence has been completely plundered, leaving only dregs that have lost all their luster.
"So, it can be done this way."
Tang San murmured, silently sensing the changes in the soul power within his body.
After absorbing the third spirit ring, his spirit power reached the bottleneck of level thirty-two.
This bottleneck quietly loosened after absorbing several thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and was subsequently broken through!
Level 33.
Tang San slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
It seems that I have discovered some characteristics of my martial soul!
He stood up and pushed open the door.
In front of the house, Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, his back view looking somewhat desolate, his brows tightly furrowed.
"teacher."
Tang San shouted.
Yu Xiaogang turned around, his face somber.
"Mistress, you're out."
"Teacher, what happened?"
Tang San, always observant, immediately sensed something was amiss.
Yu Xiaogang remained silent for a moment, seemingly organizing his thoughts.
"Xiao Wu... Xiao Wu, she's gone."
"What?"
Tang San's body stiffened, as if struck by lightning.
Xiao Wu has disappeared?
How could that be?
"When did this happen? Where did she go?"
He pressed for an answer.
Yu Xiaogang slowly shook his head.
"It was discovered this morning, without any warning or any message left behind."
"Except for Xiao Wu..."
Yu Xiaogang paused, his voice becoming even lower.
"Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing also left the academy."
"They sought out Flander because the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire were at war on their border, and as members of the royal family, they had to return."
"What?"
Tang San was somewhat surprised!
Yesterday, the auction ended, and I had just reached a cooperation agreement with Prince Xuexing. The other party went back and immediately launched a war?
Was it because of his hidden weapon that Prince Xuexing gained confidence?
Doesn't this mean that he himself brought this upon himself?
But now, it's too late to back out. Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back!
"And the Oscars."
Yu Xiaogang's gaze was complicated.
"He was taken away by the Gaishi Longshe couple, who said that since he was a son-in-law who had married into the family, they had to take him back to the family immediately."
Tang San listened, feeling somewhat dejected.
Shrek Academy, where once lively friends had suddenly become just him and Ma Hongjun.
"how so……"
He muttered to himself, his mind in turmoil.
Yu Xiaogang looked at him and sighed.
"My original plan was to gather your strength and compete for the championship of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament."
"Through constant battles and adjustments, each of you will receive genuine training and growth."
"Now it seems that this plan is no longer possible."
His tone was filled with disappointment.
Tang San didn't listen to these words.
At this moment, he was still thinking about Xiao Wu.
But when he thought about how the situation had changed, he...
"Teacher, I understand."
Tang San's voice regained some calm, but beneath that calm, there was a surging undercurrent.
"Now, the only thing I can do is become stronger."
"Only by possessing sufficient strength can one cope with all changes and... handle all kinds of changes with ease."
A hint of relief flashed in Yu Xiaogang's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by worry.
"Your idea is correct, but how can I become stronger quickly?"
Tang San was silent for a moment, then spoke.
"Teacher, when I was cultivating, I discovered that my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had undergone some special changes."
He briefly recounted how he had consumed spiritual herbs and how the Blue Silver Grass had plundered his life force to rapidly increase his soul power.
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang was first taken aback, then his eyes shone with an astonishing light.
"Plunder life force? Directly devour the essence of spiritual herbs?"
"This... could this be the mimicry evolution of the martial soul that I once envisioned?"
He was somewhat agitated, pacing back and forth.
"Blue Silver Grass is a plant-type martial soul. It cannot be burned out by wildfire and will grow again with the spring breeze. It naturally possesses the characteristics of Blue Silver Grass in absorbing and plundering!"
"And the spirit rings we absorbed earlier, the Ghost Vine and the Human-Faced Demon Spider, also possess this characteristic..."
"That's true. For example, when growing peonies, there's a saying that animal carcasses should be used as fertilizer!"
“There are even wicked people who use humans as fertilizer!”
"Since it's feasible for Blue Silver Grass to absorb spiritual herbs..."
Yu Xiaogang suddenly stopped and looked at Tang San, his eyes filled with a crazy desire to explore.
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