"What do you want from us!"
Dai Mubai was a little surprised that Tang San would call the three of them over.
"Yeah!"Ma Hongjun asked curiously.
"How about I give you a stroke of good fortune? But you have to listen to me from now on!"Tang San stood with his hands behind his back, speaking confidently.
"What kind of fortune? Tell us first, then we'll consider it!"Oscar thought for a moment and smiled.
"Let me raise you all to level forty!"Tang San looked at Dai Mubai and the others as he spoke.
"I'm only at level thirty-three. Can I really reach level forty?"Ma Hongjun asked, a bit puzzled.
"Of course!"Tang San consulted the God of Shura, who naturally confirmed it.
"That's amazing! In that case, we'd all catch up in level—Ning Rongrong wouldn't even be ahead of us anymore! She's only level thirty-nine right now!"Ma Hongjun got excited at the thought, but then asked seriously, "You're not just messing with us for fun, right?"
"Exactly!"Oscar was curious too. After all, why would Tang San offer them something this good? Why not give it to the three beautiful girls instead?
"Look!"Tang San let his spirit power surge all over his body.
"Level forty!"Dai Mubai hadn't expected Tang San to already be at level forty. He had improved faster than himself.
He was quite shocked.
"Alright then! If you can help us get to level forty, we're good with anything!"Dai Mubai immediately changed his tune.
"Yeah, I think the same way as Boss Dai!"Ma Hongjun shrugged and said.
"Yeah, me too!" Of course Oscar also wanted the benefits.
After all, life had been tough lately, constantly being overshadowed by Zhang Fan and the others.
Now that he had a chance to level up, of course he would take it.
"Then from now on, we'll acknowledge you as the boss!"Ma Hongjun thought for a moment and said excitedly.
"Mm!"Tang San nodded, then handed each of them a Possession Spirit Pill.
After taking the pills, they sat cross-legged and absorbed the medicinal power. Their spirit power levels rapidly surged.
All of them reached level forty.
They all felt absolutely fantastic.
The next day.
Flender took them to obtain their fourth spirit rings.
After all, so many of them had now reached level forty.
Time was tight.
Flender said:
"We set off immediately to the Sunset Forest. This time, I'll go with Erlong, Qin Ming, and Xiao Gang to accompany you.
Also, obtaining your fourth spirit ring will serve as solid combat training before the start of the Spirit Master Tournament. You'll all hunt your spirit beasts yourselves this time. We'll only step in if there's danger. But with Zhang Fan here, it's not a problem at all! Think of this as phase one of your graduation exam. Phase two is the upcoming Advanced Spirit Master Tournament."
"Teacher, what do we need to do to graduate?"
Ma Hongjun asked after thinking a bit.
"It's simple. Work together to hunt suitable spirit beasts and obtain spirit rings, then win the championship—then you can graduate!"
Flender adjusted his glasses and said.
"Uh..."Oscar gasped, "That sounds kind of difficult."
Even though their strength was now quite overpowered, they were still up against elite spirit masters under twenty-five from across the entire continent.
Winning the championship was no small feat.
"You got a problem?"Flender glared at Oscar.
"No, no!"Oscar immediately took a few steps back, joining Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, "Are the four of us a team, or are we going with Zhang Fan's group? The ideal age range for our spirit rings is between three to five thousand years."
"I want to hunt a spirit beast that's over four thousand years old."Dai Mubai thought for a moment and said, "So we'll need teamwork."
"The four of us will form a small team! Let them make their own team!"Tang San had no desire to be with Zhang Fan and his group—especially seeing him flaunting affection with Xiao Wu. It made him feel like he'd swallowed crap.
"Then it's decided!"Dai Mubai turned to Zhang Fan and his team, "You four form a team, and we four form another—sound good?"
"Sure."Zhang Fan nodded. That way he didn't have to help them hunt spirit beasts.
"Alright then, let's go!"Flender nodded. He didn't expect Tang San and the other three to team up, but didn't stop them. Healthy competition was beneficial.
From Heaven Dou City to the Sunset Forest was a short trip. The Sunset Forest was the primary location for spirit masters from Heaven Dou and nearby cities to hunt spirit beasts.
Hardly anyone knew about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in the core region.
They entered the forest and after half a day had encountered very few spirit beasts.
Later, they rested on the spot, quickly setting up tents using soul devices.
Of course, Zhang Fan shared a tent with the three beautiful girls.
Soon, after eating, everyone went into their tents to sleep.
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In the middle of the night, there was a sudden disturbance.
"A four-thousand-year spirit beast?"Dai Mubai and the others scrambled out of their tents. It was a giant scorpion.
The huge scorpion was entirely snow white, its joints radiating a powerful killing intent. Its pale body slithered swiftly along the ground. A nine-segmented tail arched high behind it, ending in a fiery red stinger.
Dai Mubai leapt forward—"Bang..."—but was sent flying back by the impact.
"This scorpion is called the Earth King. Extremely fierce, bloodthirsty, and even same-level spirit beasts avoid provoking it. It's a top-tier fire-type spirit beast—perfect for Ma Hongjun."
Yu Xiaogang spoke in his usual fey tone.
Liu Erlong felt irritated just hearing him.
"Whoosh..." She flashed to the Earth King's side, released her martial spirit Fire Dragon, and attacked. The Earth King's stinger flared with flames and blasted toward her.
"Roar..."Liu Erlong's seven spirit rings lit up under her feet, and she struck with a punch. "Roar..." A dragon's cry followed as a fiery dragon head engulfed the Earth King.
"Uh..." Everyone was stunned. Dai Mubai asked, confused:
"Dean Flender, weren't we supposed to do this ourselves? Why did Vice-Dean Liu step in?"
"Well... depends on Vice-Dean Liu's mood!"Flender didn't dare stop Liu Erlong either.
She had acted out of anger after hearing Yu Xiaogang's voice, but she held back enough not to kill the Earth King outright.
"Wow... I've decided, Vice-Dean Liu is my new idol!"Ma Hongjun was starry-eyed at Liu Erlong's domineering and dashing punch.
"Hey, Fatty, get over here!"Liu Erlong called to the dazed Ma Hongjun.
"Coming!"Ma Hongjun immediately ran over and began absorbing the spirit ring.
Soon, the absorption was complete.
"Caw..." A phoenix cry soared into the sky as Fatty's entire body was enveloped in flames.
The next day.
They woke up, ate, and continued forward. The morning mist grew thicker, and it was a bit cold.
"This fog is poisonous!"Zhang Fan warned the group.
"Ugh..."
Tang San hadn't expected Zhang Fan to notice the poison in the fog before he did. He was quite annoyed.
"Swoosh!"Zhang Fan took out a Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb, emitting a pink glow that covered a ten-meter radius around him. He calmly said, "Within this pink light, no one will be poisoned."
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