Versatile Mage: One innate talent for each system

Chapter 297 Netherworld Spirit Grass
The two fought in an open space in the village.

"Remember, that's enough. We're all classmates from the same college, so let's all treat each other with kindness and support."

Flander stood between the two, earnestly and persistently offering his advice.

"Dean, if you keep talking, it'll be evening soon. Can't you get them to start their soul battle already? I'm waiting to see the show," Ning Rongrong complained.

"Alright, fine. You all know the rules of the Soul Battle, so I won't go into detail. Let's begin."

After Flanders finished speaking, he left the open space.

"Come on, Zhu Qing, I'll show you my current strength!"

As Dai Mubai finished speaking, a burst of white light suddenly erupted, his eyes turned a deep blue, and three soul rings—yellow, yellow, and purple—rose beneath his feet.

"Dai Mubai, Martial Soul White Tiger, Level 37 Soul Master!"

In the Douluo Continent, Soul Masters must obtain Soul Rings in order to advance to a higher realm.

Soul rings are generally produced by soul beasts, and the color of a soul ring represents its age.

White represents a ten-year soul ring, yellow a hundred-year soul ring, and purple, black, and red represent a thousand-year, ten-thousand-year, and one hundred-thousand-year soul rings, respectively, with the quality increasing in that order.

"Zhu Zhuqing, Martial Soul: Netherworld Spirit Grass, Level 27 Great Soul Master!"

Zhu Zhuqing took a step forward, and a bright green light shone from beneath her feet. Small green grasses sprouted from her feet, looking even more ordinary than the Blue Silver Grass that could be found everywhere in Douluo Continent.

At the same time, two cold, moon-white spirit rings rose up, which at first glance were no different from the white ten-year spirit rings.

Everyone reacted as if they had seen a ghost.

"What the hell is this Netherworld Spirit Grass?!"

"Isn't Zhu Qing's martial soul the Netherworld Cat?"

"Yeah, a spirit cat turning into a spirit herb? That's outrageous!"

The fat man started shouting.

Dean Flander of Shrek Academy said solemnly, “I have never seen anything like this before. Moreover, not only has her martial soul changed drastically, but her spirit rings have also changed.”

Only after he mentioned it did everyone notice that Zhu Zhuqing's original two yellow spirit rings had turned into white spirit rings.

I've never heard of a spirit ring that has already been acquired reducing its lifespan!

In the midst of the shock, the battle of spirits between Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai began.

"The Netherworld Spirit Grass's First Soul Skill: Life!"

Dai Mubai was also shocked by the change in Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul. A large number of Netherworld Cats broke out of the ground, and even grass blades sprouted from the void.

In an instant, the entire open space turned into a bluish-green area, and no one could see what was happening inside.

A few seconds later, the green color faded.

Dai Mubai's clothes were torn and covered in marks from being strangled, with blood even being squeezed out of his skin.

It's easy to imagine how powerful that force was.

Dai Mubai collapsed to the ground. Zhu Zhuqing withdrew her martial spirit and said coldly, "I told you long ago, you're just a coward who only knows how to run away, a piece of trash without any fighting spirit! Don't come looking for me again, or you'll face the consequences!"

After saying that, Zhu Zhuqing was about to leave.

"Wait, stop!"

Tang San's figure flashed, and he suddenly blocked her way, saying, "Zhu Zhuqing, you've really gone too far. I don't care what conflicts you had before, but now that you've come to Shrek Academy, you're classmates under the same roof. We should, as the dean said, never abandon each other!" "Heh."

"Are you done? What right does a hypocrite have to stand in front of me and say such things? Get out of my way!"

Zhu Zhuqing didn't know why she said "hypocritical and sanctimonious," but a certain force was driving her to say it.

I feel much better after talking it out.

"Blue silver entanglement!"

In response to Zhu Zhuqing, a dozen or so thick vines of blue silver grass coiled upwards, attempting to entangle Zhu Zhuqing's limbs.

As a former agility-type Soul Master, he has an extremely keen sense of combat. He immediately and forcefully stomped his right foot to escape the Blue Silver Grass's entanglement.

"Netherworld Spirit Grass's second soul skill, Wither!"

The moon-white soul ring shone brightly, and the invisible domain instantly expanded. The vanished cyan-green Netherworld Spirit Grass reappeared, while the Blue Silver Grass, which was several times thicker, withered at a visible speed.

"What kind of soul skill is this!" Tang San's expression changed drastically. His own soul power was being consumed wildly, far exceeding the consumption of the first soul skill of Blue Silver Grass.

He immediately caused the Blue Silver Grass vines on the field to dissipate, which stopped the consumption of his soul power. However, even within the domain released by Zhu Zhuqing, he still felt that his soul power was about to be exhausted.

"This is a soul skill with a domain effect; it seems to wither plants and is extremely aggressive. Xiao San, you'd better get out of this area quickly." Flander, being knowledgeable, pushed Tang San away with a palm strike, then said to Zhu Zhuqing, "It seems something extraordinary happened to you during the time you disappeared today. Shall we talk?"

Zhu Zhuqing recalled the words Death had spoken to her before she left the underworld.

"I will bestow upon you new power to replace your original martial soul. You may give this new martial soul a name."

"Remember, once you get back, don't tell anyone about what happened today. Immediately begin constructing the anchoring array."

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Zhu Zhuqing immediately shook her head and refused Flander.

A lot of time has already been wasted; we must hurry and construct the anchoring array according to Death's instructions.

“You are my student, and I will not harm you. It’s just that no one knows whether the changes in you are good or bad, and I must find out the reason for them,” Flander said.

That bluish-green Netherworld Grass was too aggressive, making people feel uneasy.

Zhu Zhuqing fell silent. With her current strength, it was impossible for her to defeat Flander, who was over level 70.

A Soul Saint-level figure is not someone a mere Great Soul Master like her can handle.
“Since you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t press you. Tomorrow, a master with a long-standing reputation in the field of martial spirits will come to Shrek Academy. I will ask him to talk to you then. I am your dean, and I would never harm you,” Flander reassured him.

Zhu Zhuqing was already troubled about how to leave this place and build a magic array. When she heard Flander say this, she immediately agreed.

The conflict has temporarily ended, and today's daytime classes are now over, while evening classes are also temporarily suspended.

Today's events had a significant impact on Tang San and his group. Flander felt it was unsuitable to engage in spirit battles at the Soto Grand Arena, where casualties were common.

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Zhu Zhuqing walked silently along the dirt path of Shrek Academy. Everywhere she passed, the surrounding plants were bathed in a radiance that no one else could see.

She was consecrating the surrounding plants according to the process of constructing a magic array. This was not only a way of constructing a magic array, but also a form of cultivation for her.

After the plant is enlightened, it will give her a portion of her soul power, which will increase her soul power speed many times over.

In just a short while, the soul power fed back by the plant had already brought her soul master level to level twenty-eight!
(End of this chapter)