Chapter 16 Master : Ye Chen is in danger.

The outcome of the match was obvious, and Tang San stood in place somewhat crestfallen, looking at Ye Chen with a touch of helplessness.

"Why is it like this when my talent is much stronger than his?"

He was born with full innate soul power while Ye Chen's was only at level 1. Logically, his cultivation progress should be much faster than Ye Chen's, but reality had ruthlessly slapped him in the face.

Thinking about the six years since they parted ways, Tang San had even thought that when they met again, he would consider Ye Chen's face and go easy on him to avoid an embarrassing defeat. But now, the situation was the opposite of what he had imagined.

"Are you okay, bro?" Xiao Wu walked up to Tang San, comforting him, "Temporary failure doesn't determine the final outcome. As long as you keep working hard, you'll surpass Ye Chen someday."

"When did it become your turn to comfort me?" Tang San ruffled Xiao Wu's hair and said with a smile, "I'm not unhappy, just a little unwilling. I have confidence in myself too."

Turning his left hand over slightly, the second martial soul, Haotian Hammer, quietly emerged. His confidence didn't come out of nowhere. With just the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, he had reached this level of cultivation. If one day he could absorb soul rings for the Haotian Hammer, then Ye Chen wouldn't be his opponent anymore.

If Tang San knew about Ye Chen's rapid progress in cultivation, he didn't know how he would feel.

Now, he had only signed two goddesses, increasing his cultivation speed by 200%. If he continued to complete sign-in tasks, he could increase it to 300%, 500%, 700%, or even reach the highest level of 1000%. The future scenes were unimaginable.

"In that case, you have to work twice as hard, Xiao San. I hope in the next match, we'll both fight with all our might!" Ye Chen said with a light laugh, patting Tang San's shoulder to encourage him.

Suddenly noticing Dai Mubai, who was practicing hard not far away, Ye Chen couldn't help but think: now that his soul power had reached a certain limit, almost overflowing, if he didn't break through to the next level, there would be no benefit.

The first and second soul rings were obtained from the novice gift pack, respectively 1000-year and 2000-year soul rings. To continue upgrading, he needed to prepare to absorb the third soul ring.

Regarding the gambling, although Ye Chen wasn't interested in money, he disliked the feeling of losing even more.

"It's time to go to the Spirit Hunting Forest. Hopefully, I can find a suitable soul ring there."

Having made up his mind, Ye Chen found Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, telling them that he was going out for a while.

"How long will you be gone? Can we go together?" Ning Rongrong looked at him anxiously, with a hint of worry in her beautiful eyes.

Ye Chen tapped her forehead gently and said, "Why follow me? You should focus on your cultivation. Uncle Ning told me to take good care of you before I left. If I come back and you haven't improved your soul power, don't blame me for spanking you."

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong playfully twisted her buttocks in front of him as if to say, "Come on, spank me if you dare," showing a carefree attitude.

"Be careful when you're out, and Zhuqing and I will be waiting for you at the academy when you come back." Zhu Zhuqing rarely looked at Ye Chen tenderly, with many words in her heart that she couldn't say.

"You take care too, and don't miss me too much." Ye Chen smiled faintly at Zhu Zhuqing, waved his hand as a farewell, then headed alone towards the Star Dou Great Forest. He said he was going to the Spirit Hunting Forest just to prevent Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing from worrying about him, as his third soul ring must not be absorbed casually.

Three days after Ye Chen left, Franke returned to Shrek Academy with a middle-aged man.

Tang San recognized the newcomer and respectfully said, "Teacher!"

Xiao Wu also saw the familiar face and smiled sweetly, "Master!"

"Um!" Yu Xiaogang just nodded and began to look around, seemingly searching for someone.

At this moment, Franke called Zhao Wuji over and asked, "Where's Ye Chen? Did that kid go off to sleep somewhere again? Hurry up and call him out to meet my old friend."

"Dean, he left the academy after his match with Xiao San. I think he went to the Spirit Hunting Forest to get his third soul ring." Zhao Wuji replied honestly, then added his own interpretation, "There shouldn't be any need to worry. With his strength, hunting a soul beast over a thousand years old should be easy."

"That's not necessarily true!" Master suddenly spoke up, "Old Franke said that Ye Chen's first and second soul rings are both at the thousand-year level. Do you think the third martial soul he wants will still be in the thousand-year category?"

Although Yu Xiaogang was somewhat incredulous upon hearing about Ye Chen's thousand-year soul rings for the first time, the matter at hand was urgent, and he had to be cautious.

"Brother, quickly take people to the nearest Star Dou Great Forest. Make sure to find Ye Chen as soon as possible, otherwise, the monstrous genius you're talking about will disappear from this world." 

Hearing this, Franke exclaimed in alarm, then took Zhao Wuji and flew straight towards the nearest Star Dou Great Forest from the academy.

Upon receiving the news, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing hurried over, asking about the reliability of the information.

In the end, Yu Xiaogang decided to take Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, rushing to the Star Dou Great Forest together.

The Star Dou Great Forest was one of the three most famous habitats for soul beasts on the Douluo Continent, spanning the borders of the Tian Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, a vast primeval forest.

Unlike the Spirit Hunting Forest, where only junior soul beasts under a thousand years old were produced, the Star Dou Great Forest had many soul beasts over ten thousand years old, and even some transcendent existences at the hundred thousand-year level.

At this moment, Ye Chen had easily passed through the periphery and was walking towards the center of the forest. The closer he got to the center, the stronger the soul beasts appeared.

At the periphery, the strongest soul beast Ye Chen saw was only around a thousand years old. But as soon as he reached the inner part of the forest, a three-thousand-year-old Fire Scale Winged Serpent blocked his way.

This Fire Scale Winged Serpent coiled on the trunk in front, with dense scales covering its body, and stones as large as boulders wrapped around it, showing its complete control.

The Blue Silver Grass was fast, but Ye Chen's movements were even faster, easily dodging with just a few light steps.

However, as his body paused in mid-air from the jump, Tang San decisively activated his second martial soul skill: Parasite.

With a wave of his hand, strange ghost vines sprouted from

 the ground, entwining around the Fire Scale Winged Serpent's body, restricting its movements.

Seeing the situation, Ye Chen didn't hesitate. With a flash of his body, he appeared in front of the Fire Scale Winged Serpent and launched a powerful punch, infused with both his martial soul and soul power. 

The Fire Scale Winged Serpent, unable to evade, was struck squarely on its head, causing it to roar in pain.

Tang San followed up with a barrage of attacks using his Blue Silver Grass, intertwining with Ye Chen's soul power, effectively trapping the Fire Scale Winged Serpent.

Their coordinated assault was too much for the Fire Scale Winged Serpent to handle. It struggled fiercely, but ultimately, it fell under their combined might.

With the soul beast subdued, Ye Chen and Tang San exchanged a glance, acknowledging each other's contribution to the victory.

"Let's continue deeper into the forest," Ye Chen said, his eyes gleaming with determination. "There are still more powerful soul beasts waiting for us."

With that, they ventured further into the Star Dou Great Forest, ready to face whatever challenges lay ahead.

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