Chapter 155: Drained, Time to Replenish

Just after Tang San was brought back to the academy by Tang Hao, he learned from his teammates that Yu Xiaogang had been stripped of his position within the academy. Aside from no longer receiving a salary, the Education Committee Members, out of consideration for Flender and the others, allowed Yu Xiaogang to remain at the academy, and the leader of the Shrek Team was changed from Yu Xiaogang to Qin Ming.

Although this did not affect Yu Xiaogang's instruction of the Shrek Team, for a fame-seeking person like Yu Xiaogang, having his title as Shrek Team leader revoked meant that if the Shrek Team participated in the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament later, the entire team's achievements would have nothing to do with him.

The fact that his years of hard work and his delusional chance to prove himself had been snatched away by someone else at the very last moment was, without a doubt, a massive blow to him.

However, Flender used the same words Yu Xiaogang had previously used to comfort him to comfort Yu Xiaogang in return, euphemistically calling it "borrowing a chicken to lay eggs." Although Qin Ming was now the leader of Shrek, the entire Shrek group understood his contribution to the team; Qin Ming was merely the external leader for the academy, while he would be the external leader for the Shrek Team.

With this, Yu Xiaogang's complexion improved slightly, and he regained his drive.

Tang San had initially been somewhat angry upon hearing this, but with things having reached this point, he could only helplessly accept it.

Seeing Tang San return alone, Yu Xiaogang immediately went to the room with Tang San to understand his situation over the past few days.

Hearing that Tang Hao ultimately still hadn't determined whether there was a problem with Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor, Yu Xiaogang's expression shifted, and he didn't know what to think.

"What about His Excellency?"

According to the current situation of the two, there were no major problems.

The situations of the others were much the same; they also discovered a problem: it seemed that recently, after training, every time they came to relax, the time spent seemed to be getting shorter and shorter.

The young lady couldn't help but roll her eyes in secret upon hearing this. She had seen many guests like him who couldn't perform, but this was the first time she had encountered a guest so young who was already this drained.

On the other side, not long after the start of the semester, Zhu Zhuqing's strength had already increased to Level 37.

"What is going on? Could it be that the training has been too tiring lately?"

A month later, Zhu Zhuqing also broke through to Level 39.

Just like that, two months later, Yu Feng was the first to break through to Level 39, beginning his sprint toward the Level 40 bottleneck.

Heaven Dou City, Peach Heart Hotel.

At the same time, the Shrek Team.

Among the Heaven Dou Team, the only ones whose strength had not broken through to Level 40 were Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng. Zhu Zhuqing was diligent in her cultivation, and since her strength was currently the lowest in the entire team, she was immersed in cultivation almost day and night. Coupled with the fact that she had absorbed an Immortal Herb and had the assistance of a Medicinal Bath, her strength increased exceptionally rapidly.

The night passed without incident. The next day, the group looked at each other in silence; naturally, they wouldn't speak of such private matters, otherwise, wouldn't they all become the other's laughingstock?

Under the comparison of the "grind-king" Zhu Zhuqing, the others in the team became even more diligent. Especially Yu Feng; seeing Zhu Zhuqing grinding at cultivation, he could only follow suit, terrified that he might be surpassed by Zhu Zhuqing if he wasn't careful.

Yu Xiaogang nodded upon hearing this, and in the end, he didn't say anything. After arranging for Tang San to continue training as usual, this matter temporarily came to an end.

It was also time for the monthly break.

Two months of high-pressure training had tortured everyone to the point of misery.

Although Yu Feng did not have an Immortal Herb, his daily Medicinal Baths were specially prepared by Shi Quan and Dugu Bo, with some lower-grade Immortal Herbs used as supplements, so his soul power did not increase slowly.

After making up a few excuses, everyone secretly found a pharmacy and bought some supplements for themselves, preparing to nourish themselves well so that when the next break came, they could show off their virility once again.

As soon as the break arrived, Ma Hongjun called for Dai Mubai and the others to go vent the Evil Fire within their bodies.

"Dad said he has other things to confirm and won't be staying nearby during this time."

The goal Shi Quan set for Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng was to break through to Level 40 before the start of the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament preliminary round.

Dai Mubai, feeling somewhat doubtful about his own life, glanced at the Snowy Peach Garden to the side, helplessly turned over, and said faintly: "Come and give me a good massage."

Shrek had another monthly break.

After a month of health maintenance and heavy supplementation.

The group's virility finally recovered a bit. After one night, everyone felt refreshed. Once the night ended, they all tacitly went to their previous pharmacies, bought a large amount of supplements, and only then returned to the academy feeling satisfied.

Sure enough, once drained, one must replenish.

One month before the tournament, Yu Feng finally became the first to break through to Level 40.

After a brief discussion, they decided to wait until Zhu Zhuqing broke through to Level 40 before going to obtain their Soul Rings together.

Another half-month passed like this. There was only half a month left until the tournament.

Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Training Ground.

After this period of special training, the strength of the Shrek Team had also improved to a certain extent.

Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai had both reached Level 43.

Xiao Wu was at Level 37. Oscar was at 36, Ma Hongjun at 35, and Ning Rongrong at 34.

As for Tang San, his soul power had already broken through to Level 39.

He was preparing to sprint toward Level 40, but Tang San had not been at Level 39 for long; under normal circumstances, it was almost impossible to break through to Level 40 in a short time.

At such an age, having reached such a high soul power level, Yu Xiaogang, as his teacher, was still very proud.

Training is a matter of balancing work and rest. If they continued to maintain such high-pressure training until the start of the tournament, it might not be a good thing. Flender and the others also felt that the recent training intensity was a bit high.

After some deliberation, the Shrek Team gave everyone a half-month break to let them relax their tense minds.

Therefore, after training ended in the afternoon, during dinner time, while the team members were all together, after eating, Yu Xiaogang first announced the decision to take a break, and then proceeded to explain the tournament format for this year's Spirit Master Tournament to everyone.

When Yu Xiaogang mentioned the Seed Teams, everyone's expressions were somewhat dejected, but under Yu Xiaogang's encouragement, they quickly regained their fighting spirit.

After finishing the explanation of the format, just as the Shrek group was excitedly discussing how to arrange their time off.

Under the lead of Dugu Bo, Shi Quan and the others also set off for the Sunset Forest.

Because just yesterday, Zhu Zhuqing had finally broken through to Level 40.

The purpose of this trip was to help Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng find suitable Spirit Beasts.

"Xiao Quan, you said you have a way to quickly help the two of them find suitable Spirit Beasts; how will you do it?"

Under the lead of Dugu Bo, the group had arrived at the area in the Sunset Forest where thousand-year Spirit Beasts appeared.

"Wait a moment."

Shi Quan sat cross-legged, a blue-gold light radiating from his eyes. His four Soul Rings appeared beneath him, and a circle of blue ripples was immediately released from his body, spreading out into the forest at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

"This is!" Dugu Bo's pupils shrank violently. Others might not have noticed anything unusual, but how could Dugu Bo have missed it?

Domain.

Shi Quan had actually awakened a natural Domain.

A monstrous wave immediately surged in the depths of Dugu Bo's heart. Obtaining a natural Domain at Level 40—what kind of concept was this? Even as a Title Douluo, he had never heard of such a thing.

"This brat actually has such a trump card. It seems the origin of his Fourth Spirit Ring is not simple at all. Not only did he gain an External Spirit Bone, but he even awakened a Domain. Looking at it like this, this Domain should be able to establish a connection with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, right?" Watching Shi Quan with his eyes slightly closed, Dugu Bo could not help but think to himself.

The Blue Silver Domain could originally scout a very vast area, and with the addition of Shi Quan's Natural Affinity ability, he could now use the surrounding Blue Silver Grass as relay stations for the Blue Silver Domain to further expand the scouting range of the Blue Silver Domain.

Feeling the joyful life aura all around, Shi Quan felt his field of vision begin to spread continuously along with his senses; this feeling was extremely wondrous.

It gave him the sensation of having transformed into those plants in the forest that had survived for who knows how long; this feeling was somewhat similar to the one in Xiaomeng's dream back then.

It was as if he had turned into the entire natural world, though limited only to plants.

While experiencing the mysteries within, Shi Quan continuously helped the two of them search for suitable Spirit Beasts.

As the range increased, more and more plants joined the Blue Silver Domain, and a massive amount of information was continuously transmitted into Shi Quan's mind. Shi Quan directly had Xiaomeng help him block out some of the chaotic information, and then filter out the information regarding Spirit Beasts for him.

Otherwise, relying on his Mental Power alone, he would not be able to withstand so much information.

The others were a bit confused when they saw Shi Quan sit cross-legged, but as time passed, they were astonished to discover that a sense of vibrant vitality was radiating from Shi Quan's body. Stimulated by this vitality, they all felt that the circulation speed of the soul power within their bodies had quickened by a few points, the fatigue from their journey was swept away, and their cultivation bases became even more stable.

"Grandpa, what is Xiao Quan doing?" Dugu Yan looked at Dugu Bo curiously.

Dugu Bo explained: "This is a Domain. Even I do not have a Domain, but Xiao Quan has awakened an innate Domain. If I am not mistaken, he should be able to use the Domain to establish a certain connection with the surrounding plants, thereby achieving a scouting effect. He is currently using these plants to help Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng find Spirit Beasts."

Hearing this, everyone widened their eyes in shock.

Yu Feng swallowed his saliva and could not help but say: "It's actually a Domain; this guy Xiao Quan is too monstrous!"

"Remember, the fact that Xiao Quan possesses a Domain must never be leaked out," Dugu Bo reminded everyone in a deep voice.

"Understood." Everyone nodded one by one in agreement.

After about half an hour, Shi Quan finally reopened his eyes. He did not retract the Blue Silver Domain, but instead turned his head to look at one side of the forest, stood up, and said to Dugu Bo: "Grandpa Dugu, go this way..."