"Bang..."Tang San was sent flying by a heavy punch from Dai Mubai.
"Whoosh..."He flew back with his face twisted sideways.
Tang San was speechless to the extreme. A burning pain spread across his face, making him furious.
Thinking back to the previous times, it had always been this damned Dai Mubai who smashed him.
That bastard! Why did he always hit him in the face?
"Bang..."Tang San's face skidded several meters across the ground before coming to a stop.
"Ding, mission to modify the plot triggered."['Fourth Soul Skill: Phoenix Howl Sky Strike!' Ma Hongjun directly used his fourth soul skill to blast the Earth Cavern Demon Spider.]
Zhang Fan immediately changed "Earth Cavern Demon Spider" to "Tang San."
"Ding, plot modification successful. The plot got a little wild, reward: 30 modification points."
"Fourth Soul Skill: Phoenix Howl Sky Strike!"Ma Hongjun directly used his fourth soul skill to blast Tang San.
"Whoosh!"A massive surge of magma shot from the ground and blasted toward Tang San.
"Boom..."With a deafening explosion, Tang San was sent flying by the erupting magma.
"Aaaah..."Tang San screamed in agony, soaring backward into the distance.
"Uh... Third Brother, I didn't mean to get back at you. I don't know how it ended up hitting you!"Ma Hongjun said awkwardly.
"Haha..."Even Xiao Wu hadn't expected Ma Hongjun to go nuts and blast Tang San like that. It was downright bizarre.
"Haha..."Ning Rongrong also burst into laughter.
"Uh..."Even Zhu Zhuqing didn't expect things to turn out like this.
"Ah!"Yu Xiaogang's eyes bulged wide—he hadn't expected Tang San to be this unlucky.
"Ugh..."Even Liu Erlong was speechless. Tang San really was miserable.
Then, they all flew off toward the distance.
"Whoosh..."That Earth Cavern Demon Spider also lunged forward.
"Whoosh..."It blasted directly at Tang San's butt.
"Pfft..."A splatter of blood burst out. Tang San was hit right in the back.
"Aaaah..."
No one had expected the Earth Cavern Demon Spider to be this devious, stabbing straight into Tang San's rear.
"Aaaah..."
Tang San lay on the ground screaming, rolling from the double attacks. The scene was comically tragic.
"What the hell!"Even Flender couldn't watch anymore. Tang San was tragically unlucky beyond belief.
Flender raised his hand.
"Whoosh..."A wave of powerful soul power blasted out, sending the Earth Cavern Demon Spider flying backward.
"Bang..."The demon spider slammed into a tree.
"Smack..."Then crashed to the ground. Dai Mubai rushed over and laid down a barrage of punches.
Soon, the demon spider was defeated.
Then Oscar handed Tang San a sausage.
Tang San ate the sausage and felt much better.
His butt still felt fiery and painful, but it wasn't too bad—after all, it was a detoxifying sausage.
"Gulp..."After finishing it, he felt much more comfortable.
"Ding, mission to modify the plot triggered."
[Tang San sat cross-legged and began absorbing the ten-thousand-year spirit ring.]Four characters could be modified.
Zhang Fan instantly changed "ten-thousand" to "ten."
"Ding, plot modification successful. Reward: 30 modification points."
With the system notification,Tang San sat cross-legged and began absorbing a ten-year soul ring.
"Buzz..."Suddenly, the soul ring he was absorbing turned into a white ten-year ring.
Tang San, eyes closed, couldn't see anything. He just felt that the energy from this "ten-thousand-year" ring was a bit too weak.
There was no danger at all.
It attached itself instantly, and his level rose to 41.
Everyone else stared blankly at the white ring enveloping Tang San.
"Pfft..."Even Xiao Wu couldn't help but laugh.
"Uh... what's going on? How did the ten-thousand-year ring suddenly become ten years?"Everyone looked dumbfounded at the scene.
"Haha... this is just too funny!"Ning Rongrong also laughed.
"Uhh..."Yu Xiaogang was stunned. This little San had worked so hard for a ten-thousand-year ring—who would've thought it turned into a ten-year one?
He couldn't believe it. Couldn't even imagine it.
"Mmm..."Tang San woke up.
He found that his soul power wasn't as strong as he'd imagined. When he focused, he saw that his fourth soul ring was white.
"Uh..."He was completely shocked by what he saw—he hadn't expected this at all.
"Ah... where's my ten-thousand-year ring?!"
Tang San saw his ten-thousand-year ring had turned into a white ten-year one and completely broke down.
He never expected something like this to happen.
"It suddenly became ten years!"Ma Hongjun said in a daze.
"Damn it! God, are you kidding me?!"
Tang San roared in fury, utterly shocked by this turn of events.
"Pfft..."He spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed.
He was so angry it caused internal injury. Lying on the ground, he was utterly miserable.
"Damn you, you wretched heavens! How could you do this to me?!"Tang San was seething with rage, coughing up blood while yelling.
"Pfft, pfft..."He kept spraying blood.
"Little San, are you okay?!"Yu Xiaogang immediately rushed over. Seeing Tang San like this, he felt a pang of heartache.
Even Liu Erlong and Flender didn't expect Tang San to suffer this much. First, he was smashed around, then hit in the butt, blasted by Ma Hongjun, and now his ten-thousand-year soul ring had become a ten-year one. This was misfortune knocking at the door and inviting itself in.
"Alright... then next is Dai Mubai's soul ring!"Soon, Dai Mubai's ring was also successfully absorbed.
Everyone then left the Sunset Forest together.
They returned to Shrek Academy.
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is hosted by the two empires, Heaven Dou and Star Luo, and co-organized by the Spirit Hall. It's the most prestigious competition in the soul master world. The participants' strength ranks just below the Spirit Hall Elite Selection."Flender spoke seriously.
"First, all participants must be under 25 years old, and each match must consist of seven team members. Second, the tournament is for friendly competition—injuring or crippling others is to be avoided. If anyone kills an opponent, they will be held responsible and immediately expelled from the tournament."
"Dean, what if someone accidentally kills someone?"Bald Bai immediately raised his hand.
"Good question. The prohibition against killing does have limits. Even accidents carry punishments. Also, Tang San, your hidden weapons are banned during the tournament—using them will result in disqualification!"Flender warned Tang San sternly.
"Understood."Tang San nodded.
Flender picked up a stick and drew two overlapping circles:**"These two large circles represent the two empires, and the small overlapping circle in the middle represents the Spirit Hall.
The preliminary rounds will be divided by region. On our Heaven Dou Empire side, Heaven Dou City will serve as the central hub. All Advanced Soul Master Academies within the empire will compete in regional qualifiers.
Kingdom and principality academies will hold their own national qualifiers. Heaven Dou City has six preliminary zones. Star Luo Empire's situation is similar."**
(End of Chapter)