Flender saw that Yu Xiaogang did not care.
He also did not continue this topic.
So he took Yu Xiaogang to catch up on old times.
Qin Yun returned to his own room.
Having just made a Breakthrough, he also needed to stabilize his spirit power cultivation.
He sat on the edge of the bed, crossed his legs to regulate his breath, and sank his mind into the four newly born black spirit rings within his body.
The changes brought by the fourth spirit ring were even more profound than he had anticipated.
The feeling of the spirit power flowing through his Meridians was completely different.
It had become much more steady and profound, with every wisp of spirit power carrying a heavy texture.
He could clearly perceive the changes in the free elements in the air: nitrogen, oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and so on.
It was like countless tiny light spots floating slowly in the air.
With his mind, he nudged one of the oxygen molecules.
The light spot trembled in response, and then gently drifted in the direction of his will.
The corners of Qin Yun’s mouth curved up slightly.
The Foundation laid by the four ten-thousand-year spirit rings made his elemental control take a huge step from “dexterity” towards “depth”.
He continued to close his eyes and regulate his breath.
This process lasted for an entire afternoon, until the sunlight outside the window turned tangerine red.
Qin Yun slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath of turbid Qi.
He only felt that his whole body was clear and refreshed.
In the evening, a flurry of footsteps and the chatter and laughter of youths came from outside the courtyard gate.
Zhao Wuji led Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others back.
Yu Xiaogang strode out of Flender’s room.
The moment he heard the courtyard gate rattle, he couldn’t sit still anymore.
He quickened his pace to greet Tang San, the gloom on his face swept away, replaced by an eager anticipation.
He grabbed Tang San’s arm and looked him up and down a few times.
“Little San, how were the spoils of this trip?”
“Quickly tell me about it.”
Seeing Yu Xiaogang, a layer of gentle light also lit up in Tang San’s eyes.
He had always maintained a sense of respect and closeness towards this teacher.
The two of them sat down on the stone steps by the side of the field, and Tang San began to recount in detail his experiences in the Star Dou Great Forest:
Accidentally encountering the Titan Giant Ape, being ambushed by the Man Faced Demon Spider, how he used strategy to hunt it down, how he absorbed this thousand-year spirit ring, and the execution effect and power of his newly acquired third Spirit Ability — “Spider Web Restraint”.
As he spoke, he gestured, condensing a wisp of Blue Silver Grass between his fingers, with fine dark patterns faintly visible on the vine.
Finally, he spoke of the extra spider legs of the Man Faced Demon Spider.
He slapped his knee hard, his tone carrying unconcealed joy.
“Good!
Good!
The Man Faced Demon Spider is originally an extremely fierce existence among spider-type Spirit Beasts.
You absorbed it with your Blue Silver Grass Spirit, and their attributes match.
This spirit ring was chosen extremely accurately!”
When he said this, his tone carried the certainty and excitement of “my theory has been verified once again”.
Hearing Yu Xiaogang’s affirmation, a down-to-earth smile also floated between Tang San’s brows and eyes.
But immediately his tone changed, as if he had remembered something, and the expression on his face became complicated.
He said in a deep voice: “Teacher, there is something I want to ask you.”
“You used to teach me that a Spirit Master’s first two spirit rings have extremely strict age limits — the first ring at most does not exceed four hundred and twenty-three years, and the second ring does not exceed seven hundred and sixty-four years.”
“Yet I met a person whose first three spirit rings are all purple thousand-year spirit rings.”
Yu Xiaogang turned his head, his gaze nailed to Tang San’s face.
“Three thousand-year spirit rings?”
Tang San nodded and said:
“His name is Qin Yun, and he is also a student of Shrek Academy.”
Hearing the name “Qin Yun”, Yu Xiaogang’s brows moved slightly, and only then did he remember that Flender had mentioned at noon, “I’ve taken in a Genius student.”
At that time, he didn’t take it to heart, thinking that no matter how outstanding they were, they definitely couldn’t compare to Tang San.
Now hearing Tang San’s words, Yu Xiaogang developed a curiosity about Qin Yun, wondering in his heart the reason why he could acquire a thousand-year spirit ring from the very beginning.
Yu Xiaogang fell into deep thought.
Tang San suddenly spoke up: “Teacher, after this enhancement from the third spirit ring, I am confident I can beat him.”
He raised his eyes, gazing ardently at Qin Yun’s room in the distance.
“Tomorrow, I want to find him for another battle.”
That breath in his heart that had been suppressed back when Qin Yun bounced back his Dragon Beard Needle…
At this moment, along with his Breakthrough in cultivation, it surged up again.
That day he had lost cleanly and neatly, heavily injured by Qin Yun.
And now he was no longer what he used to be.
His newly acquired Spirit Ability — Spider Web Restraint had extremely strong control.
The spider legs of the Man Faced Demon Spider were even an unexpected fatal move.
He didn’t believe he would fall down with zero power to retaliate like last time.
Yu Xiaogang snapped out of his deep thought, raised his head to look at the Battle Intent in Tang San’s eyes, and did not immediately dissuade him.
“Actual combat is the best trial to test cultivation.”
Tang San nodded heavily: “I know.”
The night passed without incident.
Early the next morning, Qin Yun walked out of his room.
Today he had changed into a clean and neat white martial outfit, with his cuffs tightly bound, making the whole person look clean and sharp.
He stepped onto the playground and found that the academy’s students had all arrived.
Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, the seven of them, as well as Yu Xiaogang and Flender, were also present.
Flender had always been indulgent towards Qin Yun.
Although he brought Qin Yun into the academy, he never over-interfered with his Cultivation methods.
Firstly, because he completely couldn’t figure out the Periodic Table Martial Soul, rashly giving pointers might instead delay this child;
Secondly, Qin Yun had always been steady and measured, never needing anyone to worry, so Flender simply let go and let him explore on his own.
Over these eight years, Qin Yun’s Cultivation progress relied almost entirely on his own planning, with Flender only putting in money and effort at critical moments to escort and protect him.
At this moment, he sat under the eaves, watching Qin Yun’s approaching figure, with an unmasked appreciation between his brows and eyes.
And after seeing Qin Yun…
Tang San took a step forward.
He said in a clear voice: “Qin Yun, I want to challenge you to a battle!”
Xiao Wu clenched her fists and shouted at Tang San’s back.
“Little San, come on!”
The expressions of the people on the sidelines varied.
Ma Hongjun leaned over to Dai Mubai’s side and muttered in a low voice: “Boss Dai, Tang San killed a Man Faced Demon Spider in the Star Dou Great Forest, got a thousand-year spirit ring, and even grew a few spider legs.
It really looks a bit freaky.”
“Yet he wants to win against Qin Yun…”
He grinned and swallowed the second half of his sentence, but his expression clearly wrote “daydreaming”.
The psychological shadow Qin Yun left him with was simply too deep.
Whenever Fatty mentioned Qin Yun nowadays, even his voice would automatically drop by three points.
Dai Mubai crossed his arms and said:
“Not necessarily either.
This Tang San is also not simple.”
Facing Tang San’s burning gaze, Qin Yun did not answer immediately.
He turned his head slightly and glanced at Flender under the eaves.
Flender then glanced at Yu Xiaogang.
He said: “Then you can spar with Tang San.”
He paused and added half a sentence:
“Don’t use too heavy of a hand.”