"Master, you're right,"
"We both have full innate soul power,"
"But because of the different people who taught us, the gap between us is already very obvious."
Ye Fan spread his hands, the Plant Encyclopedia and the Zombie Encyclopedia appearing in them. Beneath him, two yellow soul rings gently pulsed up and down.
"I reached two rings half a year ago."
This was still Ye Fan deliberately understating by two years, giving Yu Xiaogang and Tang San the impression that they could catch up.
Otherwise, who knew what kind of schemes an old schemer like Yu Xiaogang would come up with.
He always remembered that people fear fame, just as pigs fear getting fat.
Seeing Ye Fan's two soul rings, Yu Xiaogang's lips, which he couldn't control, were instantly pressed flat.
"Wait, when did you get your second soul ring? How come I didn't know?"
Ye Fan thought for a moment.
"I accidentally found a hundred-year-old soul beast when I went home last time, and then killed it and absorbed the soul ring."
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's heart immediately started to laugh again, but his face still maintained that stiff expression.
"This is the disadvantage of not having a master. You can't get a very good soul ring. Otherwise, the age of your second soul ring would have been greatly increased, and your potential would have also been greatly increased."
"How about this,"
"Tomorrow, come with me to help Tang San hunt for his second soul ring,"
"Let me show you what kind of year the second soul ring should absorb,"
"The third soul ring is the most important for a soul master's cultivation. You still have a chance to correct it."
Ye Fan readily agreed.
He couldn't wait to go out with Tang San, so he could benefit from Tang San.
The next morning, Ye Fan casually pushed Xiao Wu, who was hugging him while sleeping, to the side.
Although Xiao Wu also bought new bedding, the two people's beds were still next to each other.
At night, while sleeping, Xiao Wu would hug Ye Fan.
Whenever he saw this, Tang San's heart would start to fluctuate, and his cultivation speed would begin to slow down.
Very quickly,
four figures left Notting Academy together: Notting Academy's headmaster, Sigma, along with Yu Xiaogang, Ye Fan, and Tang San.
Their destination remained the Hunting Soul Forest.
This time, Yu Xiaogang had specifically requested the presence of Notting Academy's headmaster, Sigma. Having a Soul Ancestor of the defense type for protection made things much, much safer.
The four of them traveled quickly.
They arrived in the Hunting Soul Forest within two days. The moment they entered the Hunting Soul Forest, Luo San Pao went ahead, with Sigma following behind,
protecting Ye Fan and the other two.
Additionally, there were two dolphin knight zombies conducting reconnaissance on the periphery,
and four diving zombies firmly surrounding Ye Fan in the center.
The Undead Zombie's ability, besides swimming, was also invisibility.
This was a backup plan. There was also a third one,
the Big Mouth Flower, ready to be deployed at any moment.
The Big Mouth Flower's ability was to swallow targets whole.
If danger arose, the Big Mouth Flower would swallow Ye Fan in one gulp.
As long as the Big Mouth Flower wasn't destroyed, Ye Fan wouldn't be harmed.
With so many preparations, it was enough for Ye Fan to establish a formidable defensive position.
Tang San needed soul beasts of five hundred years or more.
The four of them quickly moved deeper within in a single day.
In the Hunting Soul Forest, thousand-year soul beasts were rare. Going deeper to find high-year hundred-year soul beasts was just right.
The group's luck seemed quite good. A towering bamboo rose high.
"Solitary Bamboo!"
"Approximately six hundred years old."
Yu Xiaogang quickly judged.
Sigma's face showed a smile.
"Not bad, not bad, very lucky,"
"A very good plant-type soul beast,"
"How about it? Should your disciple absorb it?"
But Yu Xiaogang shook his head, denying it. "The flexibility is there, but the attack power isn't enough, and it's not the type I had in mind."
"Xiao San's martial soul has a problem right now, only that kind of soul beast can bring about a change."
The four of them bypassed Solitary Bamboo and continued searching in the Hunting Soul Forest. With Sigma, a Soul Ancestor, present, they could practically do as they pleased.
A week passed.
They encountered quite a few soul beasts suitable for Tang San's martial soul:
A six-hundred-year-old Mandala Snake,
A seven-hundred-year-old Orchid Bamboo,
A four-hundred-year-old Cocoon Spider,
But all of them were rejected by Yu Xiaogang.
Until they encountered a six-hundred-year-old Ghost Vine.
Ye Fan immediately guessed that this was the same Ghost Vine Tang San had absorbed in the original story.
He was already considering how to change things.
Six hundred years changed to one hundred, Ghost Vine changed to Grass Vine.
"Although the Ghost Vine is very good, it's not what I want. Let's keep looking!"
Yu Xiaogang glanced at the Ghost Vine and turned away, avoiding it.
[Plot modification successful. Tang San did not absorb the six-hundred-year-old Ghost Vine as his second soul ring. Reward: One thousand years of free allocation, can be added to any soul ring or soul bone.]
Ye Fan hadn't even reacted when he was already following Yu Xiaogang, holding the system's reward.
He was stunned for a moment. Not absorbing the Ghost Vine?
Yu Xiaogang personally modified the plot?
However, Ye Fan was still very happy at this moment because he had a reward.
The four of them searched the Hunting Soul Forest for another three or four days.
Finally, a pig, entirely brown, appeared before them.
"Charging Pig, with a lifespan nearing six hundred years," Ye Fan quickly identified the creature before them, using the knowledge in his mind.
"Its skin and flesh are tough, very durable, and tastes delicious, suitable for stewing."
"Strong defense, strong attack,"
"Its ability is to briefly charge up, achieving a stronger attack than before, while also increasing its defense severalfold."
Upon seeing the Charging Pig, Yu Xiaogang immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
After all this time, the prepared rations were all eaten. He hadn't eaten anything last night. If he couldn't find a suitable soul beast, he would have to leave.
"That's the one."
"With it, Tang San's fragile Blue Silver Hammer martial soul problem will be solved."
"Attack!"
"Fart like thunder, shake the heavens and split the earth, Luo San Pao!"
Luo San Pao's bright blue eyes suddenly lit up. The soul rings attached to his body were absorbed. His round body suddenly bounced up, rising to a height of five meters.
Ye Fan quickly put on the eighteen-layer overlapping mask he had prepared in advance, to avoid being suffocated by the stench.
"BOOM!"
Boom! A thunderous explosion echoed.
A foul-smelling fart blasted towards the Charging Pig.
Fortunately, Ye Fan had prepared in advance, so he wasn't affected by the stench. However, the muffled voice he deliberately used, pretending to be obstructed by his overlapping masks, still managed to reach Yu Xiaogang's ears.
"Master, that fart is way too stinky."
"The martial soul is one with the person."
"We've finished all our provisions."
"We three ate, but you didn't."
"You didn't sneak off and eat shit last night, did you, because you were starving?"
One sentence later…
Yu Xiaogang's face instantly turned green.
He was so proud, and it had been ages since anyone had called him out like that.
Those in the know deliberately kept quiet. Ye Fan really didn't understand social graces at all.
"Who ate shit last night, and did it secretly? Why would anyone eat shit secretly?"
Wait,
He didn't eat shit! With a loud fart, the Charging Pig, which had been sleeping soundly, was instantly enraged.
The attack wasn't very damaging, but it was incredibly insulting. The fart was unbelievably foul, and the leaves on the surrounding trees visibly turned yellow.
The Charging Pig had just stood up when it wobbled and fell back to the ground.
"Master, what a fart!"
"The pigs were knocked out by the smell."
"Almost suffocated by one fart!"
Yu Xiaogang couldn't hold it in and coughed violently. The thick layers of masks he had put on his face beforehand were dislodged. The strong stench quickly entered his lungs and abdomen through his mouth and nose, and his whole body began to tremble violently. He hadn't eaten for a day and a half, and with the power of the fart, dizziness appeared, and he swayed and then collapsed to the ground with a thud.
(End of Chapter)