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The next afternoon, after a day and night of adjustment, Xuan Ming's soul power was basically stabilized under the powerful recovery ability of the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone. Except for not being able to use the Blood Spear, he was not much different from usual.
"How's your recovery going?"
In the restaurant on the first floor of Soto Hotel, Xuan Ming finally came out to eat after a rest, and A Rou, who had gone out to buy things, also happened to come back with Xiao Wu.
"Much better." Xuan Ming said.
"What's wrong?"
"Oscar, the guy with the big beard selling sausages, has broken through to level 30. Dean Flanders asked us to rest for a day and set out to the Star Dou Great Forest early tomorrow morning to hunt for spirit rings for him." Xiao Wu said.
"Oscar..." Xuan Ming nodded, not surprised.
When they met yesterday, he sensed that Oscar's soul power fluctuations were approaching level 30, and a little stimulation would allow him to break through.
Ning Rongrong must have exposed her true nature last night, which was quite a shock to Oscar.
"Are you going too?" Xuan Ming looked at A Rou.
Ah Rou nodded, "Xiao Wu never goes out alone, I'm worried, and we haven't been back for many years, so this is a good opportunity to go and see her."
"I'll go take a look too." Xuan Ming said.
Ah Rou was stunned. "You're going too? Your injury..."
"No impact." Xuan Ming said.
"As long as you don't let the Titan Ape attack me, there shouldn't be any trouble."
Ordinary soul beasts, as long as they sense the dragon king's aura released by the Ice Dragon King, will stay away from him obediently, so he will basically not encounter any danger when moving in the soul beast forest.
But this doesn't mean that the soul beasts are afraid of him, they just don't want to cause trouble.
If it were an aggressive soul beast, the breath of the Ice Dragon King would be regarded as a signal of declaration of war.
"Er Ming is no match for you either..." Xiao Wu muttered.
She still hasn't figured out how Xuan Ming managed to retain his skills and continue his cultivation.
Moreover, he had to hunt for his first six spirit rings by himself, which was completely different from transforming spirit beasts.
"So you really have this idea?" Xuan Ming said.
"No! How could it be!" Xiao Wu said righteously.
Xuan Ming's mouth twitched slightly, and he didn't say much.
After all, he was the one who wanted to kill these two people, so he was naturally not stupid enough to think that their hostility towards him would subside.
If given the chance, it would be normal for these two people to kill him by any means necessary.
"By the way, Ning Rongrong..." Xiao Wu lowered her voice.
"Why is she like that?"
"Like that? Like what?" Xuan Ming asked back.
"I thought she had a good personality and was quite friendly, but I didn't expect that she was even more arrogant and domineering than me." Xiao Wu said.
When she was in the Star Dou Great Forest, beside Da Ming and Er Ming, even if she was relying on the power of others to bully others, she was still a big sister. After coming to human society, she has become very restrained.
However, Ning Rongrong, a seemingly friendly girl, turned out to be even more domineering than her. She could almost be described as arrogant!
"That's just how she is." Xuan Ming said.
"But I don't think she treats you like this." Xiao Wu said strangely.
"Pretending." Xuan Ming said.
After all, Ning Rongrong and Qian Renxue are the same kind of people. Both were born at the top of Douluo Continent, were raised in pampering, and have deep-rooted self-centered ideas.
It was also because he had known Ning Rongrong for a long time. The girl did not treat him as inferior to her from the beginning, and even had a kind of admiration for him. In addition, she knew his character well and did not dare to throw a tantrum. After all, he would not spoil her.
But Qian Renxue was different. When they met, Qian Renxue's temperament was already determined. From the very beginning, she regarded him as a wild horse to be tamed, and did not regard him as a human being.
Qian Renxue didn't kill him not because she was magnanimous, but because she wanted to tame him. If she killed him directly, it would seem that she was angry and embarrassed, and had no ability to tame him.
Ultimately, it was her pride and confidence in being in control of everything.
Qian Renxue would not kill him unless he made her feel threatened.
Just like a harmless kitten, no matter how loudly it meows, it will only look ridiculous in the eyes of humans.
Qian Renxue had this attitude when she looked at him in the past.
Since there is no threat, it doesn't matter.
In addition, he did not resist all the time. Although he cursed, he did not fail to do anything he was supposed to do. In Qian Renxue's opinion, this might mean that he was reluctant to do so.
What can you do if you don't agree? You still have to do what I say?
Compulsion is at the heart of power and force, and it is also the root of its fascination.
His dissatisfaction lowered Qian Renxue's defenses to a certain extent. After all, if the problem is visible, it can be controlled.
But once Qian Renxue feels a real threat, all these things will vanish into thin air. Even if she is smiling one second, she will reveal her butcher knife the next.
When he obtained his fourth soul ring, he had already sensed a hint of fear that Qian Renxue had towards him.
The subsequent tests at the Rose Hotel and the incident with Zhu Zhuqing were all Qian Renxue's urgent tests of his obedience to see if he had any rebellious intentions.
If he behaved abnormally, Qian Renxue would most likely take action. Even if she didn't, she would send people to keep a close eye on him. Once she found signs of rebellion in him, she would get rid of him at any time. It would not be like now, where she would just leave Zhu Zhuqing to him and take Snake Spear Douluo back to Tiandou City.
But even so, he could feel that this fragile harmony would not last long...
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After another night's rest, Xuan Ming and Arou returned from Soto City with Xiaowu the next day.
After breakfast, Flanders and his group gathered in the playground and looked a little unnatural when they saw Xuan Ming and Xiaowu appear together.
Especially Dai Mubai, who had just been taught a lesson by Xuan Ming the night before, had a complex look of resentment and fear in his eyes.
The excruciating pain of that night made him tremble every time he thought about it, and he swore that he never wanted to go through such torture again.
"What are you doing..." Flanders walked forward.
Arou also explained to Flanders that they were worried about Xiaowu and planned to go to the Star Dou Forest with her.
Flanders didn't say much about this. After all, when he invited Xuan Ming and Arou to stay overnight at Shrek, he learned that this seemingly gentle, weak and fragile little woman was actually a powerful six-ringed Soul Emperor!
The Star Forest is not safe, so it is normal for parents to have such concerns.
Well, I will lead you all in this soul hunting, and an old friend of mine will go with us." Flanders coughed twice, raised his head and waved to the square not far away.
Yu Xiaogang, who had been hiding not far away and observing secretly, slowly walked out.
"Who is he?" Oscar looked at Yu Xiaogang with confusion on his face and couldn't help asking.
"My teacher." Tang San said.
"Teacher?" Oscar and the others were all surprised when they heard this, and looked back and forth between Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
"Were all those skills taught to you by this senior?" Dai Mubai couldn't help but ask curiously.
"This..." Tang San was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
The many skills he possessed were taught by his father, acquired through his own practice, and some from the Tang Sect. Even to his teacher, he had always been vague about those things, only saying that he had accidentally obtained an ancient book and learned them from it.
Yu Xiaogang, who was about to explain, was choked. After all, he didn't know the details of many of Tang San's methods.
He just thought that Tang San was the son of Haotian Douluo after all, and perhaps he had some special background that was unknown to others, so he didn't ask any more questions.