Legend of the Dragon King: I really didn't mean to provoke them!

"What...what exactly is going on?"

Inside the monitoring room outside the Ascension Platform, the staff responsible for observation were stunned by the soaring spiritual energy data.

"The amount of spiritual energy absorbed is far too much, far exceeding the scope of normal training!"

Another staff member snapped out of his daze and hurriedly pulled out his communication soul tool, his tone urgent:

"Teacher Wu, we must report this emergency to our superiors immediately. If they absorb too much spiritual energy, their lives could be in danger!"

However, Wu Changkong remained expressionless.

Although the staff did not receive a response, they understood Wu Changkong's meaning. They did not dare to delay any longer and immediately dialed the communication number at the top of the Spirit Transmission Tower.

Long Hengxu also said with some concern, "Teacher Wu, they're right. If we absorb too much spiritual energy..."

"Do not worry."

Wu Changkong interrupted Long Hengxu directly: "Don't underestimate their mental strength."

Inside the office on the lowest level of the Spirit Pagoda:

Su Xuan was handling official business. The cooperation between the Spirit Pagoda and the Xie family had officially taken its first step, and he needed to personally follow up on every subsequent step.

The files on the desktop are neatly stacked.

He held a pen between his fingers, his head bowed as he carefully checked the terms of the cooperation agreement.

Su Xuan's expression was focused and calm, and the surroundings were quiet, with only the soft sound of the pen tip scratching across the paper echoing gently.

Just then, the soul tool on the corner of the desk, used for dedicated work communication, suddenly lit up with a pale blue halo, and a rapid buzzing sound broke the silence of the office.

Su Xuan stopped what he was doing.

He raised an eyebrow slightly, slowly put down his pen, reached out and picked up the exquisitely designed soul tool, lightly touched it to connect, and spoke in a calm and unwavering voice with a touch of businesslike detachment: "What is it?"

The monitoring room staff member, sounding somewhat hurried, reported in detail the abnormal surge of spiritual energy within the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Su Xuan listened quietly, his expression remaining unchanged.

He clearly heard the name Xie Xie when the staff finally mentioned the trainees who participated in the training.

A hint of surprise flashed across Su Xuan's eyes, followed by a faint trace of indulgence, directly interrupting the staff member's words of concern that were about to continue.

He said calmly, "Don't worry about it, just proceed as normal."

A simple sentence, without any further explanation, yet it carries an undeniable decisiveness.

The staff member was taken aback upon hearing this. He wanted to ask a few more questions, but considering the status and style of this person in the Spirit Pagoda, he ultimately dared not ask any more. He quickly and respectfully agreed and hurriedly hung up the communication.

Su Xuan put the communication soul tool back on the corner of the table, but instead of picking up the pen again, he stared at the table in a daze.

After a long silence, a very soft sigh echoed in the office.

Ascension Platform —

When Tang Wulin and the other three opened their eyes, they all felt a slight swelling in their bodies and were startled by the scene before them.

Tang Wulin looked at his hands and exclaimed in surprise, "So much spiritual power! Does the Hundred-Year-Old Human-Faced Demon Pearl have this much spiritual power?!"

“Nonsense, you yourself said it’s a hundred years old, how could it possibly have so much spiritual power?” Xie Xie pointed to the spider webs surrounding them, “It’s the deadly venom of the Human-Faced Demon Spider.”

Gu Yue got up and looked around, quickly understanding their current situation.

"That's right, it was the deadly poison on the spider silk that killed a large number of hundred-year and ten-year soul beasts."

When Gu Yue's gaze fell on one of the corpses, she exclaimed in surprise, "There's actually a thousand-year-old soul beast? The venom of the Human-Faced Demon Spider isn't this potent, is it?"

Xie Xie waved his hand, "You mean those few? I was the one who finished them off."

"Originally, I had Tang Wulin surround us with spider silk to prevent us from being attacked by soul beasts during our meditation. I never expected to gain such a benefit by accident!"

Of course, he couldn't admit that he did it on purpose, since the staff of the Spirit Pagoda were still watching outside.

Chapter 78 The Arrival of the Childhood Sweetheart!

However, Wang Jinxi frowned: "Absorbing too much spiritual energy can also be dangerous. With my mental strength, I cannot withstand two thousand-year soul rings."

"Who cares, Lao Wang!" Zhang Yangzi jumped up excitedly. "This trip was absolutely amazing! If we had gone slowly like we usually do, how many soul beasts would we have had to kill!"

Tang Wulin carefully sensed it and said, "I've probably absorbed about four or five hundred years of spiritual energy."

"I'm about the same." Gu Yue nodded slightly.

Zhang Yangzi also said, "Old Wang and I are about the same, because we both have two spirit rings, so our spiritual power is spread out evenly. Each spirit ring is close to five hundred years old, which is already the limit we can withstand."

Xie Xie said, "I absorbed a little more than the two of you, after all, my mental strength is higher than yours."

Well, a little over a billion.

Tang Wulin and the other three only absorbed two thousand years of spiritual power in total, but Xie Xie alone consumed three thousand years of spiritual power!

The spiritual energy of over two thousand years was divided and consumed equally by the Light Child and the Shadow Child.

Xie Xie looked at the two little brats in the Sea of ​​Spirituality, their bellies round and full, and felt a pang of heartache!

Fortunately, the remaining eight or nine hundred years of spiritual power were not wasted, as they were evenly distributed across his two spirit rings. At this moment, both of his spirit rings were stable at a cultivation level of over nine hundred years.

He was just a hair's breadth away from having two thousand-year soul rings!

To possess two thousand-year soul rings simultaneously, one's spiritual power must reach 120 points of the Spiritual Connection Realm, and Xie Xie just happens to meet the requirement, it can be said that even God is feeding him!

"Let's not dwell on these things for now." Gu Yue looked around again, her cool voice interrupting everyone's thoughts.

"The toxic effects of the spider web are fading, and it won't be safe here any longer. We need to leave quickly."

Tang Wulin nodded emphatically, his face solemn as he instructed, "Our current situation is too conspicuous. Once we go out, we'll have to be wary of more than just soul beasts."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi both straightened up and said they understood.

The spiritual power emanating from the five people is like fireflies shining in the darkness, particularly dazzling.

Tang Wulin used his Golden Dragon Claw to tear a gap in the spider web, leading everyone back into the great forest.

As soon as they left, the group heard various strange noises coming from their surroundings. There were sounds of collisions, roars of soul beasts, and occasionally, screams of human soul masters.

Faced with this special situation, Tang Wulin pondered his next strategy as he traveled.

But as he was thinking, he couldn't help but drift off into his own thoughts.

After all, he had just absorbed nearly four or five hundred years of spiritual energy. For Tang Wulin, who only had a single spirit ring and whose spiritual power just met the requirements—

The chances of a soul ring breaking through a thousand years are extremely high.

Such temptation would be impossible for anyone to resist.

Just as Tang Wulin was distracted, a dark shadow suddenly darted out of the bushes, rushing straight at his face with a sharp whistling sound!

"Old Tang!"

A low shout startled Tang Wulin from his thoughts, and he almost instinctively released his Blue Silver Grass.

The supple blue silver grass instantly wrapped around and tightly bound the small, ten-year-old soul beast that pounced on it—the Shadow Leopard.

At the same time, a dazzling blade of light slashed out from Tang Wulin's side.

A flash of cold light, and the little leopard's life was ended instantly.

"Sorry everyone, I was daydreaming." Tang Wulin put away the Blue Silver Grass and said apologetically, after all, their current environment was not suitable for thinking about such things.

Zhang Yangzi didn't seem to care at all, waving his hand cheerfully: "It's nothing, it's nothing, I was just spacing out too!"

He scratched his head, looking quite emotional: "After all, what happened today was so amazing. I've never encountered anything so good in my life. Besides, with Brother Xie leading the way, what do we have to be afraid of!"

Xie Xie sheathed the Light Dragon Blade and glanced sideways at Zhang Yangzi: "Then I really have to thank you."

Zhang Yangzi immediately took advantage of the situation, leaning forward with a sly smile and saying, "To show your gratitude, you should at least offer something practical, right? When are you free, Brother Xie? How about treating us to a nice meal out?"

Xie Xie suddenly felt a pang of nostalgia for the proud Zhang Yangzi of the past.

And look at Old Zhang now, his skin is so thick, I really don't know where he learned it from... Oh, never mind.

Xie Xie was about to refuse outright, but as the words were about to come out, the future plot development of Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi suddenly flashed through his mind.

Currently, Wang Jinxi's Bone Dragon King Martial Soul is undergoing a subtle mutation, as is Zhang Yangzi's Dark Illusionary Demon Eagle; their destinies have already deviated from their original paths.

Xie Xie lowered his eyes and began to ponder:

If these two were to be admitted to Shrek Academy along with them, the changes in the story world would be enormous, and the world's corrective forces would definitely intervene forcefully.

But then I thought, since these two characters no longer appear in the original story—

Does that mean they are completely liberated?

If that's the case... then why not just poach these two people and bring them to the Xie family!

A glint of light flashed in Xie Xie's eyes, and he quickly began to calculate in his mind:

If these two are thoroughly trained, they will be the most solid right and left arms when I inherit the position of head of the Xie family in the future!

Moreover, if you don't join Shrek Academy, you won't be infected with the Shrek Loyalty Gu.

Even if you're lucky enough to join Shrek Academy, if you can't become one of the core members, the resources Shrek provides are less than what you can earn through your own efforts.

Decided!

Xie Xie immediately made a decision, his mind already made up:

Once Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi's scenes were over, he immediately took a hoe and dug them up!

"Roar!"

Just then, a roar rang out from ahead.

Immediately afterwards, a strange python with flames all over its body and what appeared to be six arms appeared not far ahead.

"A six-armed fire serpent, everyone be careful!" Tang Wulin immediately said.

Before the group could even make a move, another white light flashed in front of them, and the six-armed fire serpent was instantly riddled with holes.

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that what was cutting through the body of the six-armed fire serpent was a series of ice wheels, and a figure with three soul rings rising from his feet also came into view.

He was a young man who looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old.

He was surrounded by three soul rings, two yellow and one purple, and held a pure white ice staff in his right hand, the blue gem at the top of which shimmered faintly.

Around his body, there was also a dense yellow halo that flickered, which was no weaker than the spiritual energy halo around the five people.

The young man looked down at the five people with a cold and arrogant expression.

“I don’t want you to suffer. You can press the emergency call button and leave this place yourselves. I don’t need to do anything.”

"It's only natural," the young man with the ice staff said matter-of-factly.

Wang Jinxi's body tensed instantly, his gaze fixed on the three spirit rings at the young man's feet.

"Captain, it's a three-ring Soul Master." Zhang Yangzi's tone was extremely serious, and his jet-black wings unfurled from his back immediately.

However, Xie Xie's attention was entirely focused on a small figure behind the young man.

It was a girl who looked about their age, with delicate features and long, ice-blue hair tied into pigtails, adorned with two small feather hair ornaments.

She was dressed in a white and blue outfit, with an exquisite red rope and jade buckle at the neckline, and the off-shoulder design accentuated her slender shoulders and neck.

The girl was clutching the young man's arm, timidly peeking out and curiously peering at the group. The wind ruffled her long hair, adding to her charm and liveliness.

It's Xiao Yan! His childhood sweetheart has arrived!

Woohoo!

He finally doesn't have to spend all his time with gay men and couples anymore; he has a playmate now!!

Xie Xie appeared wary on the surface, but in reality he was extremely excited, even letting out a monkey-like roar of excitement.

Light and Shadow both raised their little paws to cover their ears.

promising.

Chapter 79 Gu Yue: What are you babbling about? Take this Elemental Storm!