Chapter 98: Tang San's Thirty Levels

"Hahaha, Zhuang Zhou, Zhuqing, Pangzi, thanks."

Compared to everyone else's shock, Oscar was more excited, running toward Zhao Wuji in a few quick steps.

"It's still better that Zhuang Zhou arranged it." Ma Hongjun rubbed his head, not expecting that he had helped just by releasing his martial soul; this was too simple.

The figures of Shi Quan and Zhuqing landed.

"Teacher Zhao, look at this snake's abdomen."

Zhao Wuji flipped the snake's body over and quickly noticed the injury underneath the Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake.

"What are you afraid of? This snake's strength hasn't dropped much, and it was defeated by the three of you in one strike. Even if someone really comes to cause trouble, there's no need to fear." Zhao Wuji waved his hand and took a short sword from his waist. "Oscar, what are you still dawdling for? Hurry up and kill it to absorb the Soul Ring."

What kind of person was Zhao Wuji?

He feared nothing; he just wanted to absorb it quickly and leave.

The Snake Granny was still marveling at Zhao Wuji's identity in the previous sentence, but in the next, she froze, looking at the group behind Zhao Wuji. "... You say this snake was defeated by your three students working together?"

Shi Quan sized the two up, wondering how much water was mixed into Chaotianxiang's strength for a Soul Emperor to let a thousand-year Spirit Beast run away.

"Liar!"

At this moment, a hoarse and sharp voice suddenly came:

These two were an old woman and a young girl, both female. The older one looked to be sixty or seventy years old, with a full head of white hair; though aged, she was very spirited. Her eyes flashed with a sharp light, and she was currently sizing up the Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake. She held a snake-headed cane in her hand, and six Soul Rings pulsed on her body.

Looking at Chaotianxiang's martial soul, Zhao Wuji couldn't help but think of something, his expression losing its previous fearless look. "The two of you must be the owners who were hunting this Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake earlier, right?"

"This is Meng Yiran and the Snake Granny Chaotianxiang?"

Oscar nodded, picked up the short sword, and was about to stab down.

Hearing this, Zhao Wuji laughed instead. "Alright then, Zhuang Zhou, Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, you three step out and show your martial souls to this Snake Granny."

The three walked out and revealed their Soul Rings. Especially when seeing the bright purple Soul Ring on Shi Quan, even the Dragon Granny was startled.

"It is the Immovable Bright King, famous in the Spirit Master world. This snake..."

Seeing the old woman's Soul Rings, Zhao Wuji gripped the Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake in his hand, and as he took a step forward, seven Soul Rings appeared beneath him.

"Stop!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji's expression indeed turned sour, but he still laughed loudly: "So it is the Dragon Granny of the peerless Dragon and Snake. I am Zhao Wuji. This snake was defeated by my three students working together, and my student also needs this Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake as a Soul Ring for a Breakthrough. I'm afraid I can't yield."

The Snake Granny spoke first: "It was indeed me and my granddaughter. We had been hunting this Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake, but it escaped. Now my granddaughter is at Thirty Levels and needs a Breakthrough, and this Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake is very suitable for her. Could I ask this Soul Saint senior to do us a favor and yield it to my granddaughter?"

Two figures darted out rapidly from the direction the Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake had flown from.

The Snake Granny and Meng Yiran were stunned.

"By the way, this old woman's name is Chaotianxiang. Thanks to the regard of friends in the Spirit Master world, I was given the title of Snake Granny. My husband is Meng Shu, known as the Dragon Duke."

The Snake Granny also frowned as she looked at the seven people behind Zhao Wuji: "Little Brother Zhao, these disciples of yours don't look very old. Are they really that capable?"

Chaotianxiang's expression changed significantly as she looked at the Soul Rings Zhao Wuji revealed.

Meng Yiran couldn't help but speak up: "This thousand-year Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake has astonishing speed. Although it was injured, its strength wasn't affected much. They look even younger than me; how could three people defeat this Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake so quickly?"

If the three had such strength and coordinated well, they would indeed have the ability to deal with the Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake, but it was just unclear how they solved it so quickly, as the environment at the scene showed no signs of intense combat.

"Snake Granny, do you believe it now?" Zhao Wuji pointed to the three beside him.

The Snake Granny's face looked somewhat ugly, realizing that it probably wouldn't be easy to get the Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake back.

The Snake Granny steadied her mind and said in a deep voice: "Little Brother Zhao, how about this? Neither of us wants to let go of this Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake. But I don't want to be at odds with you, Little Brother Zhao. Why not let the two children decide? You must know the rules of the Spirit Master world?"

"Whoever wins gets this Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake."

The Spirit Master world does have such a rule: if both sides value a Spirit Beast and both have contributed, then they rely on martial combat to determine the winner.

Thereby obtaining the Soul Ring.

Zhao Wuji smiled and said: "Snake Granny, this disciple of mine is a Food-type Spirit Master and cannot fight. I'm afraid I can't fulfill your wish."

The Snake Granny couldn't help but look at Oscar a few more times. She had the thought of winning him over.

However, before she could voice her attempt to win him over, another voice suddenly interjected.

"Teacher Zhao, why not let me step in for Little Ao? I am at twenty-nine levels; that shouldn't count as taking advantage, right?" The one speaking was Tang San.

"That's right... speak up sooner, fight sooner, and reach the Thirty Levels Breakthrough sooner, so I can snatch your Eight Spider Lances." Shi Quan walked to the back silently.

Seeing Tang San step out, Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up. He knew Tang San's strength. He looked at the Snake Granny: "Senior, what do you think? This disciple of mine is a Battle Spirit Master and can meet the requirements for a fight. If he fights on behalf of Oscar and loses, this thousand-year Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake will be yours, Senior. Conversely, I hope you will understand."

The Snake Granny nodded. If her granddaughter couldn't even defeat a Spirit Master one level lower than her, then she naturally had nothing to say.

"Thanks, brother." Oscar gave Tang San a thumbs up.

He had seen Tang San's strength; never mind thirty levels, even a real Soul Elder might not be his match. His Soul Ring was absolutely secure.

"Tang San, martial soul Blue Silver Grass, twenty-nine levels, two-ring Battle Spirit Master."

"Meng Yiran, martial soul Snake Staff, thirty levels, two-ring Battle Spirit Master."

After introducing each other, the battle began.

The situation of the battle was not much different from the original story, from the initial collision to the final fight between Tang San and Meng Yiran, which evolved into a contest of soul power.

Under the pressure of Meng Yiran's higher soul power, Tang San relied on the characteristics of the Mysterious Heaven Skill—supple, tenacious, and endless—ultimately winning against a stronger opponent.

"Forget it, let's call it our loss. How about we both strike together?"

Amidst the Snake Granny Chaotianxiang's sigh of concession, the two struck simultaneously, separating the two who were competing in soul power.

Oscar quickly hurried to Tang San's side, handing him a Recovery Sausage he had already prepared. "You really are a good brother. Come, eat it quickly and recover."

Tang San smiled: "Small matter."

He immediately took the sausage, ate it, and began to sit cross-legged to cultivate and recover.

"Little Ao, give Meng Yiran a sausage." Shi Quan's voice sounded.

"Why give her one?" Oscar paused and said.

Shi Quan whispered: "After all, you did snatch their Spirit Beast. Give her a sausage to recover; that way, they'll feel a bit better."

Hearing this, Oscar then took the sausage and went to the Snake Granny, glanced at Meng Yiran, and said: "Senior Snake Granny, my sausage has recovery and healing effects. After eating it, the minor injuries your granddaughter sustained and the soul power she consumed can be quickly restored."

Tang San, standing to the side, had already eaten one, and the Snake Matriarch was confident that Oscar would not dare to pull any tricks on them, so she took the Sausage from Oscar and immediately handed it to Meng Yiran; once the Sausage entered her stomach, the color on Meng Yiran's face, which had been somewhat pale, quickly returned to a rosy hue.

"Brother Zhao, you have a good student! And many thanks to this student of yours for the Roasted Sausage."

The Snake Matriarch glanced at Zhao Wuji, then nodded slightly toward Oscar and Zhuang Zhou, saying indifferently, "The green hills remain, the clear waters flow; we shall meet again!"

After speaking, the Snake Matriarch took Meng Yiran and turned to leave.

Oscar looked at Meng Yiran, who was a few years older than him and could certainly be considered a beauty; thinking of the beauty eating his Sausage, he could not help but feel a ripple in his heart.

"You brat, what are you dazing off for? Hurry up and come over here to absorb your Soul Ring." Zhao Wuji's angry shout made Oscar jump.

He hurriedly and joyfully took a stride to Zhao Wuji's side, raised the short sword in his hand, and unceremoniously plunged it into the vital spot of the Cockscomb Serpent.

With Zhao Wuji's soul power locking it down, although the Cockscomb Serpent struggled violently after its vital spot was pierced, how could it possibly break free? Its life force drained rapidly, and in a short while, it stopped moving.

Oscar immediately sat down, raised his hand to summon his Big Sausage, and under the shroud of a pale pink light, he drew the Cockscomb Serpent's Soul Ring into his body, beginning to absorb the third Soul Ring of his life.

Not long after, about half an hour later, under the protection of the group, Oscar finished absorbing the Cockscomb Serpent, and three Soul Rings were seen slowly rising from beneath his feet, while his entire person had also undergone slight changes.

He looked more spirited, and a faint seven-colored light flashed in his eyes, somewhat resembling the seven-colored mist released by the Cockscomb Serpent.

Amidst a round of questioning, Oscar still released his Third Soul Skill:

"I have a Mushroom Sausage!"

Although the group laughed, after hearing the specific effect of the Mushroom Sausage, everyone was stunned in place. Even Ning Rongrong widened her eyes.

There was no helping it; the effect of the Mushroom Sausage was genuinely powerful, capable of allowing a person to fly in mid-air for one minute.

Even if it was only for one minute, it was an exceptionally powerful effect.

And it was at the speed of the Cockscomb Serpent!

It was precisely because of Oscar's Third Soul Skill that Ning Rongrong changed her opinion of Oscar once again.

After learning about Oscar's Third Soul Skill, Tang San, on the other side, also woke up from his cultivation and said excitedly, "Teacher Zhao, I have reached Thirty Levels; I now also need a Soul Ring."

"What, you are at Thirty Levels?" Zhao Wuji looked at Tang San in astonishment.

The group also looked at Tang San in shock, but because of Shi Quan, Tang San's Breakthrough did not make everyone overly surprised...