As the match ended, the audience in the Soul Arena slowly dispersed.
Many students walked in small groups, excitedly discussing the scene of Medemos beating Dai Huabin.
Dai Huabin was now famous; a large number of videos would likely appear on the Magic Network soon.
Huo Yuhao would personally use his administrator privileges to significantly increase the traffic to these videos.
Then, he would have Tianmeng Ice Silkworm create some parody videos of Dai Huabin and push them wildly.
The category of parody videos didn't exist in this world yet.
Huo Yuhao decided to make his good brother the pioneer of parody videos. If Dai Huabin knew he was the founder of a certain system, he'd probably cry tears of joy.
After all, Huo Yuhao loved his brother the most.
In the audience, Tang Ya hummed a little tune, carrying a heavy bag of money, and skipped towards Bei Bei.
This time, she had made a lot of money; after all, Medemos had just enrolled, and the news hadn't spread yet, so many people had bet on Dai Huabin to win.
I never expected Medemos to be such a monster.
"Bebe, let's go!"
"Why do you look so serious?"
Tang Ya bent down, her delicate face right in front of Bebe's.
Her voice interrupted Bebe's thoughts, and he smiled apologetically after realizing what was happening.
"Sorry, Teacher Xiaoya, I was just thinking about something."
Tang Ya sat down next to him, stretched her legs, and hummed twice, saying,
"I bet you're thinking about that junior named Medemos from earlier!"
"How is it? Feeling threatened?"
Bei Bei paused for a moment, then smiled and said,
"I knew it, Teacher Xiaoya."
"That's right, I felt a tremendous pressure from that freshman named Medemos."
Tang Ya showed a proud expression and said to him,
"Of course! I'm the sect leader of the Tang Sect!"
"So, can you tell me why?"
"Your martial soul is the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, and it's at the Soul Master level."
Bei Bei smiled wryly and said,
"Come on."
Then, he straightened his expression and said to Tang Ya,
"When that junior released his martial soul just now, even the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex was overwhelmed."
"His martial soul is probably a legendary super martial soul."
"I'm also a power-attack type soul master, so I felt the aura he displayed even more!"
"That power would probably even overpower Xu Sanshi!"
Before Tang Ya arrived, Bei Bei had been asking himself this question: what if the golden-red lion head that Medemos had transformed into was charging at him?
How would he react?
He pondered for a long time, considering countless methods, but he couldn't find a suitable way to ensure his safe escape.
The best-case scenario was that he would use lightning to drag Medemos down the Soul Arena with him just before he fell.
Of course, if Xiao Hongchen heard Bei Bei's thoughts, he would probably laugh at him.
These Soul Masters are just reckless; they don't know how to use Soul Tools to dodge, insisting on going head-to-head with ultimate power. They're just plain stupid.
Xiao Hongchen's way of dealing with Medemos's attack is either to use a propelling Soul Tool for high-speed maneuvering to evade the lock-on,
or to use an invincible shield to protect himself and then seize the opportunity to counterattack.
In any case, Xiao Hongchen would absolutely not allow Medemos to touch his body in that form.
If he did, Bai E and the others would be in real trouble.
However, Medemus himself knew to hold back, and would immediately withdraw his hand the moment he made contact.
Others might not be able to do that, but for Medemus, it was a piece of cake.
Upon hearing this, Tang Ya's eyes flashed with barely perceptible envy as she murmured,
"A super martial soul..."
But she quickly recovered, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Bei Bei and said,
"Do you think we can persuade Junior Brother Medemos to join the Tang Sect?"
"This?"
Bei Bei hesitated, then said to Tang Ya,
"It's probably impossible."
"I think he's the arrogant type; he won't easily join a faction."
"Unless you can defeat him head-on, you might not be able to persuade him."
"So, Teacher Xiao Ya, you should give up on this idea."
Tang Ya was a little unwilling to give up and continued to press Bei Bei,
"What about you, Bei Bei?"
"You're the senior disciple of the Tang Sect!"
"So, if you faced Medemos, would you win?"
Hearing his girlfriend's doubt, Bei Bei had to say yes even if he couldn't; it was a matter of male pride.
A confident smile spread across his face as he said,
"Medemos?"
"If we fight, it might be a bit tricky."
"But I'll win."
Tang Ya blinked, staring intently at Bei Bei, before finally laughing out loud,
"Don't tease me, Teacher Ya."
"How many years have we known each other? Do you think I don't know your capabilities?"
"A bit tricky."
"I'm afraid your ending will only be slightly better than Dai Huabin's, right?"
Hearing Tang Ya's teasing, Bei Bei hurriedly began to defend himself, muttering incomprehensible phrases like "Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus is a true dragon martial soul," and "How can a soul master's loss be called a defeat."
Finally, when almost everyone had left the arena, Bei Bei and Tang Ya were still chatting idly in the empty stands.
"Oh right, Bei Bei, didn't you say you were going to see your family after the match?"
Hearing Tang Ya's reminder, Bei Bei suddenly slapped his forehead, saying,
"Oh no, I forgot!"
Then, Bei Bei looked at the place where Mu En had been, and sure enough, it was long gone.
Bei Bei sighed and gave Tang Ya a gentle smile, saying,
"It's alright, it's alright."
"The Ancestor shouldn't be angry with me for this, right?"
"Let's go, I'll take you for a stroll around Shrek City."
"You've been cultivating lately, we haven't gone to the city together much."
Tang Ya nodded, lowering her eyes slightly, and murmured,
"The Ancestor…"
"Is he the legendary Lord of the Sea God Pavilion?"
"Bei Bei, I… my cultivation speed can't keep up anymore."
"I might stop at the Soul King level."
Under the dazzling sunlight, Bei Bei didn't see the shadow on Tang Ya's face, still looking at her gently and waving.
Tang Ya finally took a step towards him, her smile slightly insincere.
Actually, after absorbing the third ring, Tang Ya felt that she had gone astray with her Blue Silver Grass; the poison-attribute soul ring was gradually eroding the origin of her martial soul.
The Blue Silver Grass was already riddled with holes. She could absorb at most two more spirit rings, but unless they were from the Emerald Swan or the Blue Silver Emperor, they wouldn't be able to reverse the pollution of its source.
However, Tang Ya knew she had a second path: the Blue Silver Grass's inherent devouring attribute.
This allowed her to purify her source by absorbing the plant's life force, and even improve her cultivation.
Tang Ya had secretly used this on a plant once before; the feeling was like inhaling ice—its cultivation speed far surpassed her own.
If she chose to unleash her Devouring attribute, it wouldn't be long before she could take revenge on the Iron Blood Sect and reclaim her territory.
But wouldn't that make her an evil soul master?
Tang Ya was conflicted, looking at Bei Bei's sunny profile, and finally made up her mind.
Actually, if Tang Ya had simply absorbed the life force of plants, Mu En would probably have turned a blind eye. He would have
just considered that Tang Ya was taking a different kind of pill, since pills all work on the same principle, absorbing the life essence of plants.
Even the Xuanming Sect went further, extracting the life essence of soul beasts to refine pills.
Unfortunately, she had gotten herself into a mess.
"Maidemus!"
"How are you feeling?"
"Do you need any treatment?"
Bai E and the others found Maidemus backstage in the Soul Battle Zone, and several people, along with Mu En, surrounded him.
Medemos shook his head casually and said,
"I don't need it."
"He's not as good as Xiao Hongchen."
"He's just good with words."
Feng Jin, standing next to Mu En, put her hands on her hips and said to Medemos,
"After the battle, you still need me to check you out."
"After all, Soul Masters' Soul Skills are incredibly diverse."
Ti Bao chimed in from the side,
"Yes, little enemy, let little Feng Jin check you out."
Medemos sighed, his golden eyes looking at Feng Jin, and said,
"Please."
Feng Jin nodded in satisfaction, activated her Martial Soul, and a white Pegasus appeared behind her, its wings adorned with rainbow light.
The surrounding wind elements were surging, but under Feng Jin's deliberate restraint, only a gentle breeze stirred.
Green healing light showered on everyone, as gentle as a mother kissing a child.
Except for Xue Qing and Mu En, everyone else had experienced this feeling countless times and was used to it.
Xue Qing, with her lower cultivation level, only felt that Feng Jin's healing was incredibly powerful, while Mu En was already numb with shock.
He felt even the hidden injuries within his body were slightly agitated.
Even Lao Zhuang at her cultivation level could never achieve such a healing effect.
It should be noted that Lao Zhuang's martial soul was the top-tier healing-type martial soul, the Tree of Life.
Not to mention, Mu En clearly sensed that this pink-haired girl's wind attribute strength was even stronger than Lao Song's Azure Shadow Divine Eagle and Xian Lin'er's Azure Flame Dragon.
However, it was a pity that it hadn't reached its peak.
Mu En felt this was reasonable; after all, if such a strong healing ability also possessed the ultimate wind attribute, he would believe it was a divine gift from the gods.
Looking at Feng Jin, who was surrounded by rainbow light, Mu En's lips curled up slightly. He thought to himself,
"If Lao Zhuang and Lao Song see this child..."
"They'll probably fight."
"Lao Zhuang will definitely want her to go for healing, and Lao Song will definitely make her specialize in agility attacks."
"Hahaha! I'll tell them later."
"Anyway, those two old geezers have nothing better to do all day."
Mu En thought about the children, including Ti Bao and Xia Die, who hadn't yet shown their divine power.
However, he figured their martial souls were probably all at the same level.
"What's going on in Xilu City?"
"So many super monsters came out
of an orphanage?" "Should I send Bei Bei to the orphanage too? See if I can get some benefits. That brat, he doesn't even greet me when he sees me!"
"Sigh!"
"How are these children raised? Why am I the only one raised so badly?"
...
Shrek City South Gate.
Gu Yue Na stood on a high platform, earnestly directing the surrounding soul masters to renovate a newly acquired auction house.
This auction house, due to mismanagement, had its original owner abscond, leaving behind all the maids.
These maids had been sold to the auction house since childhood, and were at a loss after its collapse.
They turned to Gu Yuena, the highest-ranking person in charge of the auction house in Shrek City, for help. Gu Yuena glanced at the auction house's location, thought for a moment, and decided to buy it.
This auction house, Passion, planned to specialize in selling soul tools.
After all, they had accumulated a large number of soul tools from Mingde Hall, and the members Passion had sent to Mingde Hall for training were returning, bringing back many soul tool books.
Passion's internally manufactured soul tools had reached level seven, mainly thanks to the selfless contributions of Mingde Hall and Huo Yuhao's personal guidance.
The number of Mingde Hall soul tools that were disassembled and scrapped each month by Passion's internal members could pile up like a mountain in a small square!
These soul tools could even reach level seven; if Qian Duoduo saw them, he'd probably have Down syndrome and be panting heavily on the spot.
He had to go to great lengths to buy even a high-grade soul tool from Mingde Hall; sometimes, even money couldn't buy it.
It wasn't until the sun was setting that Gu Yuena took off her yellow hat and gulped down the water her subordinate handed her.
At first, Gu Yuena didn't like the yellow hat, but after wearing it so many times, she actually found it quite nice.
After finishing the water, Gu Yuena planned to lead her men to patrol the southern part of Shrek City to see if any troublemakers dared to cause trouble there.
Because Rejoicing controlled the southern gate defenses of Shrek City, the southern part of Shrek City was also under Rejoicing's jurisdiction.
Gu Yuena walked majestically through the streets like a lion surveying its territory.
That shopkeeper had said that she could become the city lord of Shrek City in the future; since that was the case, she would start by establishing her rule in the southern district!
Little by little, she would make this holy land of soul masters belong to Gu!
"My lady!"
A female member approached Gu Yuena respectfully, presenting her with a list.
"The supplies you requested are all here."
"We can depart at any time."
Gu Yuena nodded, picking up the list and beginning to read.
The list mainly contained daily necessities, some food, and spices.
"Hmm, deliver these supplies to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest; someone will receive them."
"Put the travel expenses on my tab."
These supplies were bought by Gu Yuena with her own salary. She planned to send them to the Star Dou Great Forest for Di Tian and his people to receive.
She wanted them to experience the novelties of the human world; in Gu Yuena's view, Di Tian and his people probably could only watch humans feast on the magic network.
She couldn't bear to see her people living such miserable lives, so she used all her savings to buy a large amount of supplies, just to improve the living conditions of the Beast King in the core area.
Just then, Gu Yuena saw a new message on her magic network.
The sender was her boss.
'Level 8 Gale': "Na'er, keep an eye on a man named Dai Huabin during this time. He might send someone to assassinate Feng Jin and the others."
"(Image), looks like this."
"But don't kill Dai Huabin. I have other plans for him."
'Gu Yue': "Received!"
Gu Yuena's purple eyes flashed with a dangerous light. She hadn't expected someone to want to harm her future Wind Dragon King and Space Dragon King!
They'd really dared to mess with Di Tian!
She wanted to see who this Dai Huabin was, this powerful figure.
Before leaving, she remembered something and opened the magic network to send a message to Di Tian and the others.
'Gu Yue': "Di Tian, I sent a batch of supplies to the Star Dou Great Forest."
"You've probably never experienced human things before, let you have a taste."
"Remember to send a soul beast to receive it."
'Incompetent Dragon': "Received!"
(End of Chapter)
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