In the original story, Tang San's third soul ring was a two-thousand-year-level Human-Faced Demon Spider.
Coincidentally, this Human-Faced Demon Spider was also snatched by Tang San from Meng Yiran and the others.
According to the theory taught by Yu Xiaogang, Tang San should have exploded and died from absorbing such a soul beast that exceeded the limit age for his third soul ring.
But Tang San not only didn't explode and die, but after successfully absorbing the soul ring, he even got his first external attachment—the Eight Spider Lances external soul bone.
Now that Meng Yiran had already obtained her third soul ring, Long Gong Meng Shu naturally wouldn't go find another one for her.
And under Oscar's planning, Tang San's third soul ring wouldn't be a Human-Faced Demon Spider either. Dugu Yan's current fifth soul ring could absorb at least a thirty-thousand-year-level soul ring, which was completely different from a two-thousand-year Human-Faced Demon Spider.
So... how could they encounter that Human-Faced Demon Spider that could produce an external soul bone?
To be honest, Oscar didn't know if they would encounter it either, but he wasn't too concerned because of Dugu Yan's current talent and strength.
Having the Eight Spider Lances would definitely enhance her strength, but if she didn't have it, it wouldn't make any difference.
So Oscar had a calm mindset, letting nature take its course. Maybe the Human-Faced Demon Spider that dropped the Eight Spider Lances in the original story would just appear on its own?
After walking for another three days in the Star Dou Forest, the group encountered a soul beast suitable for Dai Mubai's fourth soul ring.
Dai Mubai's current fourth soul ring could also be absorbed beyond its level. With his current physical constitution, the fourth soul ring's age reached as high as eight thousand years. After absorbing this fourth soul ring, his soul power directly reached the early stage of level forty-two.
After absorbing the fourth soul ring, not only did Dai Mubai's strength improve significantly, but the extra level of soul power saved him considerable time.
As for Dai Mubai's improvement, Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and the others were extremely envious. Because even Zhu Zhuqing, who also absorbed a third soul ring beyond its level, only reached level thirty-one peak and needed to cultivate for some time to break through to level thirty-two.
However, this was already an unexpected blessing. Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong could only be envious because they had only been enrolled for two months and hadn't had the opportunity to receive the academy's enhancement methods.
After Dai Mubai came Tang San. His third soul ring choice was a Life Spirit Vine, which was made to compensate for the suppression of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline after his incorrect soul ring absorption.
Choosing the Life Spirit Vine as his third soul ring not only enhanced the vitality of his Blue Silver Grass itself but could also greatly make up for previous shortcomings, although it caused him to lose a control skill.
But this was only for the present. Overall, if Tang San could awaken the Blue Silver Grass bloodline in the future, having such a life recovery type soul skill would make his Blue Silver Grass achieve a terrifying effect.
Because Blue Silver Grass itself is extremely fragile. If it could possess powerful vitality and recovery ability, unless it was in an attribute-restricted situation, it would be impossible for enemies to destroy it all at once.
After another day, Tang San finally obtained his third soul ring—a seventeen-hundred-year Life Spirit Vine. After absorbing this soul ring, Tang San clearly felt the changes in his martial soul.
It seemed, this was the feeling he should have had. The Life Spirit Vine gave him a third soul skill called Source of Life. This soul skill could allow his Blue Silver Grass to regenerate instantly, and he could use this skill to absorb or grant the life force of plants below his level.
For some reason, Tang San hadn't held much hope for his third soul skill's effect, feeling that as long as this soul ring could make up for his previous shortcomings, it would be good enough.
But after obtaining this soul ring, Tang San discovered that everything Oscar said was absolutely correct. The instant regeneration of Blue Silver Grass, the ability to absorb or grant life force to plants below his level.
If used properly, this soul skill would be an extremely powerful skill. Its survival ability would be unparalleled, and it could have many control effects.
After all, although Blue Silver Grass is fragile, if it can regenerate instantly, it could be said to indirectly compensate for this weakness.
Besides, Oscar told him that when his Blue Silver Grass bloodline awakens in the future, it would definitely be several times stronger than now. Even just in terms of toughness, it would receive a great improvement.
Now Tang San was thinking, why did he absorb a Mandala Snake as his first soul ring?
This binding ability didn't actually require a soul skill; Tang San could do it himself. Coupled with his Controlling Crane and Capturing Dragon, even without the first soul skill, his binding could still be controlled freely.
The second soul skill was quite good. The parasitic ability was a very versatile control skill.
The only thing Tang San was dissatisfied with was this first soul skill—binding.
Now Tang San increasingly felt that following Yu Xiaogang's guidance was a wrong decision. He was thinking, if he had met Senior Oscar earlier, would his Blue Silver Grass martial soul have already completed its evolution?
The reason for thinking this way was also because after absorbing this extremely life-filled third soul ring, his Blue Silver Grass had indeed undergone great changes. The improvement of the martial soul's vitality would also bring certain benefits to the Soul Master.
And now, according to Oscar, if Tang San's fifth soul ring could encounter a ten-thousand-year-level or higher Blue Silver Emperor, absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor's soul ring would complete the evolution.
This was planned this way because the rarity of Blue Silver Emperor was too high. As the lowest-level soul beast, it was very difficult for Blue Silver Grass to grow to a ten-thousand-year level.
And Oscar had already planned Tang San's fourth soul ring, which was why he directly told Tang San that in the future, if there was an opportunity to find a ten-thousand-year-level Blue Silver Emperor, the martial soul's evolution could be completely completed.
Otherwise, his Blue Silver Grass would need to obtain at least the seventh soul ring to awaken its bloodline and complete evolution. After all, only sufficient life force and bloodline power could promote the martial soul's evolution.
And there was indeed a Blue Silver Emperor, with an age of at least fifty thousand years, because in the original story, it was a Blue Silver Emperor that helped Tang San awaken his bloodline.
However, Oscar wouldn't directly help Tang San find that Blue Silver Emperor, because Tang Hao already knew its location.
The reason Tang San's third soul skill was so powerful was also because he had pure Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. As long as the right soul ring was chosen, the soul skill naturally wouldn't be bad.
After helping Tang San obtain his soul ring, only Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan were left. Xiao Wu didn't need to hunt soul beasts; she just needed to find an opportunity to condense her soul ring herself.
When they came, Oscar had already told Xiao Wu that he would find opportunities to take her out separately to condense her soul ring.
After more than two months of getting along, Xiao Wu had also come to understand Oscar's character and trusted him very much. So even though Oscar hadn't taken her to condense her soul ring until now, she wasn't anxious.
Because Oscar would definitely do what he promised, which was what Xiao Wu had learned about Oscar in the past two months.
And the reason Oscar hadn't taken Xiao Wu out separately to condense her soul ring was because he was waiting, waiting for a person he had planned for a long time. No, it should be said, a beast.
While searching for soul rings for Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan, after night fell, the group set up camp by a small stream. As usual, Oscar put on an apron and made delicious food for everyone.
After years of learning, Oscar's cooking skills had become more and more proficient, even not inferior to Shao Xin's. Perhaps in terms of experience, Oscar was still a little behind Shao Xin.
Just when Oscar was meticulously preparing food, suddenly, an unexpected change occurred. Flender and Zhao Wuji, who were waiting nearby to eat for free, suddenly stood up and shouted to everyone: "Everyone get out of the tents!"
At the same time, an extremely cold aura erupted from Flender and Zhao Wuji. Accompanied by a sharp cry and a low roar, they instantly summoned their martial souls—the Cat Eagle martial soul and the Great Golden Bear martial soul instantly attached to them.
After long-term cooperation, the group had already developed a certain tacit understanding. They quickly drilled out of the tents.
Flender instantly rose into the air, while Zhao Wuji quickly protected Oscar and the other children in front of him.
Eight soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and four black—rose from their bodies. The terrifying pressure of a Soul Douluo level erupted directly toward a certain direction.
Facing this sudden situation, Oscar had actually known what was going on, but he couldn't show it.
Oscar flashed to Zhao Wuji's side and asked in a low voice: "Teacher Zhao, what's wrong?"
Zhao Wuji said with a solemn expression: "Xiao Ao, if anything happens later, don't worry about us and Flender. Leave immediately. Get out of the Star Dou Forest first. Xiao Ao, when I'm not here, the responsibility of protecting everyone is in your hands."
Flender's sharp eagle eyes looked forward, also saying with great solemnity: "Xiao Ao, listen to Zhao Wuji. We still have your clone sausages. As long as you escape, we can leave without problem."
At this moment, everyone heard the dean and vice dean's words, but whether it was Dugu Yan, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Tang San, or others, none of them understood what had happened to make Flender and Zhao Wuji, who always prided themselves on their strength, so nervous?
Besides, the two were already Soul Douluos. This area was only the junction between the outer and middle parts of the Star Dou Forest. The strongest soul beasts here were only ten to twenty thousand years old. What could make these two powerful Soul Douluo so nervous?
They couldn't figure it out, but they weren't stupid. Just as they were about to make a move, they suddenly saw a strange scene.
In the direction Flender and Zhao Wuji were looking at, two tall trees suddenly slowly moved apart, and a huge figure silently walked out from there.
It was like a mountainous existence. Its jet-black fur shimmered with a faint golden-black luster under the dim starlight. Although it was on all fours, the height of its shoulders definitely exceeded seven or eight meters.
If it stood upright, its height would probably exceed fifteen meters.
On the outside, it looked like something between an ape and a black chimpanzee. Except for a pair of lantern-sized eyes shining with a yellow crystal luster, its whole body was pitch black, reflecting a black-gold luster.
This big guy's body was so massive, to an unbelievable degree. Not only was it huge, but every part of its body was covered with terrifyingly strong muscles tougher than granite, bulging like small hills.
And such a massive creature actually made no sound while walking, not even breathing sounds, as if this giant had no weight at all.
But how could such a giant have no weight? Just from its volume, it was the kind of existence that would shake the mountains with every step.
And the fact that it could approach silently without a sound, what that represented goes without saying.
Seeing it, everyone immediately identified what this big guy was. Because under Oscar's supervision and guidance, everyone had studied theoretical knowledge very seriously.
"It's actually the King of the Forest, the Titan Ape." Even Dugu Yan, who usually performed more calmly, had a changed voice at this moment.
The expressions of the others were almost the same as Dugu Yan's. Even Flender and Zhao Wuji weren't surprised because the Titan Ape was too terrifying.
The appearance of a Titan Ape in any soul beast forest would definitely be the existence of a hegemon.
No soul beast dared to offend it because the result would definitely be death. Even a hundred-year-level Titan Ape could compete with other ordinary ten-thousand-year-level soul beasts.
Even if they were both ten-thousand-year or hundred-year soul beasts, the strength of both sides was completely different. This was the problem of attributes and rank itself.
And the Titan Ape was definitely one of the few soul beasts standing at the top of the pyramid among all soul beasts. The terrifying destructive power it could bring was almost a nightmare for all Soul Masters.
It possessed unparalleled strength and speed, and its attack and defense had almost no flaws. Most terrifyingly, it could also use skills similar to soul skills.
No one knew what the Titan Ape's real skills were, because the humans who saw these skills were already dead.
Once, countless Soul Masters coveted the Titan Ape's strength, hoping to kill it for their soul ring, but all those who had this idea and tried to implement it disappeared from this world.
The Titan Ape not only had great strength but also possessed intelligence no less than humans.
In the forest, it was the absolute king.
At this moment, except for Oscar and Xiao Wu, how could anyone else from Shrek Academy think that this King of the Forest, King of Soul Beasts, which should live in the core area of the Star Dou Forest even if it existed, would appear here?
And this Titan Ape in front of it, its soul power cultivation definitely exceeded eighty thousand years, or even a hundred-thousand-year level, because even Flender and Zhao Wuji, who were already Soul Douluos, couldn't accurately estimate its strength.
This inability to accurately estimate wasn't that Flender and Zhao Wuji didn't know its strength, but that they knew it was definitely above theirs, and they couldn't estimate its ultimate strength.
This meant that even if they joined forces, plus Oscar's clone sausages, they definitely wouldn't be a match for this Titan Ape. They really couldn't think of any soul beast in this world that could be more powerful than the one in front of them.
Therefore, Flender and Zhao Wuji immediately made a decision. Zhao Wuji suddenly stepped forward and said solemnly: "Respected King of the Forest, we mean no offense. If this is your territory, we are willing to leave immediately."
As a top-tier soul beast, the Titan Ape's natural intelligence was not low, especially this one that might have reached a hundred-thousand-year level.
However, it didn't pay attention to Flender and Zhao Wuji's words. It just made a simple movement that made everyone's hearts jump to their throats.
Because, it took a step forward.
Although it was just one step, with its massive body, this step had already shortened the distance between it and Shrek Academy's group.
Flender and Zhao Wuji's brains were working rapidly at this moment, but only three words appeared most often—what to do?
Yes, what should be done now? Although Flender and Zhao Wuji prided themselves on their strength, they both clearly understood that the terror of this Titan Ape in front of them was still above the combined attack of Gai Yue and the Long Snake couple they had encountered before.
Even, at this moment, they would rather face a Title Douluo than face this King of Soul Beasts.
In front of it, Flender and Zhao Wuji knew that they couldn't even protect themselves, let alone protect others.
But, at this moment, how could they retreat? As the dean and vice dean of Shrek Academy, if they fled at this critical moment, they really wouldn't deserve the title of teacher.
Besides, even if they managed to escape this time, their lives would come to an end.
Because the children behind them all had identities. The sum of the identities of these children could be even more terrifying than this Titan Ape.
Therefore, Flender and Zhao Wuji made a decision. They both said solemnly at the same time: "We'll hold it off. You all immediately eat Xiao Ao's Swallow Sausages and leave this place."
"I probably can't hold on for long. You must be quick."
After saying this, Flender and Zhao Wuji both took a deep breath at the same time. The eight light rings on their bodies shone brightly, and they resolutely rushed toward the Titan Ape.
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