For such private matters, it was definitely not good to ask others for help in investigating. Bibi Dong thought for a moment and simply gave up. She would figure it out herself slowly.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang lay on the ground in front of the Supreme Pontiff Palace, pale as a dead dog, his eyes hollow. He completely couldn't understand why Bibi Dong was so heartless to attack him; she had never hit him before.
After a long while, he finally recovered, shakily stood up, and walked into the distance. It was a pity about that token; it was directly taken by Bibi Dong. He wondered if Tang Hao would say anything when he found out.
Heaven Dou City.
Royal Area.
Xiao Wu looked at Shrek Academy and Blazing Academy competing, her face filled with worry. "The promotion competition is already halfway through, why hasn't Big Brother returned yet? And this Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, they aren't here either."
Ning Rongrong gently took Xiao Wu's hand and patted it, saying, "Don't worry. Perhaps Xiao Tian has something urgent to attend to and is delayed, but he should know the duration of the promotion competition. I believe he will definitely return before the competition ends."
Standing beside Ning Rongrong were Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin. They had originally planned to look after things for Dugu Bo for a few days, and it had been a long time since they had seen their daughter. However, Dugu Bo still hadn't returned.
Just then, Chen Xin sensed a familiar aura and said faintly, "Dugu Bo is back."
Hearing this, everyone turned their heads to look behind them, only to see an old man walking over with a smile on his face.
He had originally wanted to stay in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for a few more days, but unfortunately, he didn't have all the medicinal ingredients for refining high-grade Gathering Soul Pills, so he had to return first and also let them know not to worry about Xiao Tian's situation.
Over the past few days, Xiao Tian had also briefly explained to Dugu Bo what he had gone to handle, giving him some psychological preparation, as Tang San would definitely only be able to use the Clear Sky Hammer once he returned.
He knew Ah Yin's identity, so when he learned that she had personally extracted the bloodline from Tang San's body, he gasped, thinking, 'That's truly ruthless!'
Dugu Bo walked over and said with a smile, "You don't have to worry about Xiao Tian. He's cultivating at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He'll be back in a few days."
Xiao Wu and the others breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. That's good.
Afterward, they heard the Host on the arena announce Blazing Fire Academy's victory, and then decided not to watch any further. Shrek Academy was already not strong, and now Tang San wasn't even present.
Star Dou Great Forest.
At this moment, Tang San had already attached an eight-thousand-year-old spirit ring to his Clear Sky Hammer, having hunted a powerful ape Spirit Beast to enhance the Clear Sky Hammer's attack power.
His first Spirit Ability was still called Titan's Hammer, but unlike the original, this first spirit ring was not provided by the 100,000-year Titan Giant Ape, but by a powerful ape, so the boost it gave to the Clear Sky Hammer was naturally much less.
At this time, Tang San, who had finished absorbing his first spirit ring, finally recovered. Although he was now somewhat overdrawing his potential, he had already come to terms with it. He just considered himself as only having one Spirit from the start, and he was still a genius!
Xiao Tian also only had one Spirit, and his first spirit ring's age wasn't even as high as his. Tang San could only comfort himself slightly with this alternative way of thinking.
Xiao Tian: Oh, Little San, my first spirit ring's age has already increased to ten thousand years. Who is lower than you?
Tang San looked at Tang Hao and said, "Father, the promotion competition should have already started. Excluding the time for us to return, we only have less than twenty days to acquire the remaining three or even four spirit rings. Will there not be enough time?"
Tang Hao glanced in the direction of the Blue Silver Ancestral Land, then shook his head and sighed, "Since that's the case, let's quickly complete your spirit rings first. When it's time to leave, we'll go take a look at the Blue Silver Ancestral Land."
Then Tang Hao looked at Tang San with a stern expression and said, "Little San, do you have the confidence to absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring now? I need to make it clear to you first: there's a qualitative difference between a ten-thousand-year spirit ring and a one-thousand-year spirit ring. That is, after the Spirit Beast dies, they have more soul energy remaining in the spirit ring, and this soul force will attack your mental force when you absorb it. If you're not careful, there's a risk of death. How do you choose?"
Tang San said without hesitation, "Father, of course, I choose to absorb a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast, and I plan to defeat it as much as possible with my own strength!"
After absorbing his first spirit ring, he could feel a significant improvement in his mental force. Coupled with his years of consistent practice of Purple Demon Eye, he had now finally broken through to the Mustard Seed realm. He believed he could now withstand the resentment impact that a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast inherently carried when absorbing it.
Tang Hao paused slightly upon hearing this and said, "Didn't you say we're in a hurry? Then I'll severely injure it, and you deliver the final blow. Isn't that faster?"
Tang San nodded confidently and said, "That's right, but Teacher has a theory: if the Spirit Beast is defeated by oneself, its resentment will be more intense and concentrated, and the probability of producing a Spirit Bone will be greater. There's also another method, almost like torture, which can also increase the probability of producing a Spirit Bone."
Tang San's words paused here, and his tone shifted slightly, "Father, since I have already lost the Blue Silver EmperorSpirit, I can only try my best to improve myself and my spirit rings. Back then, I was very lucky to obtain an Eight Spider Lancesexternal Spirit Bone, but unfortunately, it was pulled out by the Titan Giant Ape. Although Dean Flender helped a little with that Man Faced Demon Spider, most of it was done by myself."
Tang Hao frowned slightly and said, "Little San, the probability of a Spirit Beast producing a Spirit Bone is already low, and an external Spirit Bone requires extreme luck. You're thinking a bit too optimistically."
Tang San remained unmoved and said, "Father, what you said makes sense, but how can you know the result without trying?"
If it weren't for the concern that Tang Hao currently had hidden injuries and couldn't use his full strength, he would have wanted Tang Hao to find more Spirit Beasts over fifty thousand years old during this period. Besides absorbing them for his fourth or fifth spirit ring, they could also increase the probability of a Spirit Bone drop through 'torture.'
If they killed a few more, surely one would drop a Spirit Bone, right? Then they would profit!
By preparing more trump cards, their chances of winning the Soul Master Competition would increase. The championship reward was said to be three Spirit Bones!
Yes, even though he had lost his first Spirit, he still harbored the dream of defeating Xiao Tian!
Clearly, he hadn't woken up yet.
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