After staying in Spirit City for another week, Li Chang'an finally departed.
The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament was approaching, and he had already been away for nearly three months—first the trip to Slaughter City, then accompanying Mu Xi to the Tomb of the God of Nature, then dealing with the fallout from the romantic drama, and finally spending time with the three women in Spirit City. If he didn't head back soon, it would spell disaster.
That week had been exhausting. Not only did he need to "spread his affections evenly" among the three women—Bibi Dong still got upset from time to time and needed coaxing—but he also had to handle arrangements for the 108 members of the Squad.
Ye Xuan had already obtained her sixth spirit ring. Before leaving, Li Chang'an had also given Mu Xi a batch of low-grade Soul Power Fruits and soul Ring Fruits. Once their military training ended, the children would head to the Heaven Dou Forest to hunt spirit beasts.
His requirement was simple: the age of the soul ring didn't need to be high, but the compatibility must be perfect. Even a ten-year ring had to be accepted if it was the best match.
After all, with the soul Ring Fruits in hand, the exact age of the ring wasn't critical. What mattered was suitability.
At this point, Li Chang'an had accumulated three to four million points. Not enough to break through to Spirit Douluo himself, but plenty to raise these children to the Spirit Ancestor level. Low-grade soul Power Fruits were laughably cheap.
Still, he didn't plan to just hand them out. After discussing with Ye Xuan, he established an assessment points system: the harder the children worked, the more fruits they could exchange for. Even the weakest would have a guaranteed minimum.
These were all orphans with mediocre martial souls. Faced with such a rare opportunity, they threw themselves into training with unmatched enthusiasm. Under the assessment system, almost none of them slacked off.
According to Li Chang'an's plan, before the tournament began, all of the children would reach the two-ring level, while the thirty-six members of the Heaven ranking reach Spirit Elder strength.
Five months to advance from one ring to two, or even three—only Li Chang'an would dare to say it was possible. But he knew he could make it happen.
As for his own goals: first, he planned to head to the Star Dou Forest, find that tiger, fuse its soul ring into the Time Dragon's Soul bone, and then absorb the Time Dragon's bone himself to comprehend the Power of Time.
Afterward, he intended to bring Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran together, let the three of them meet properly, then reform a new team separate from Shrek Academy.
In this lifetime, with him present, the so-called "Shrek Seven Devils" were far from harmonious. Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing both had their hearts set on him.
As for whether Ning Rongrong would join—he needed to make arrangements this time. Sorting everything out would take at least three months, maybe longer.
He wanted to ruin Tang San's future, but he didn't want to break completely with Flender and the others. Flender was an honest man. Hopefully, there was still a way to have the best of both worlds.
Lost in thought, Li Chang'an had already reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest. He didn't keep flying, nor did he immediately seek out Gu Yuena. He was a man, after all—he couldn't always rely on a woman's protection.
Besides, the Divine Realm still existed. Calling on Gu Yuena too often was drawing too much attention.
Of course, if he truly couldn't find that tiger, he would definitely ask Gu Yuena for help. After he finished his business this time, he would also visit her again.
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According to the ancient records, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was born when an Evil God descended upon a White Tiger, twisting it into a mutation. Its original light attribute was corrupted into darkness, sprouting black wings of depravity and a scorpion-like tail tipped with a deadly hook.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was incredibly powerful. Normally, almost any spirit beast could become a human's martial soul, but this tiger was an exception. No human had ever awakened it as a martial soul.
That was because its essence wasn't truly dark—it carried the Evil God's own corrupt power, something a human body could never withstand. Judged by martial soul ranks, it would be on par with the Seraphim.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger also had a brutal instinct: its cultivation didn't progress through ordinary training. It could only advance by devouring the soul power of other beasts or human spirit masters.
Wherever it appeared, other spirit beasts would immediately band together to hunt it down—before it grew too strong to stop.
Even millennium-level Dark Demon Evil God Tigers were rare, let alone one that had survived over sixty thousand years. According to the texts, such a beast could fight one rank above its own. In other words, a ten-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger might even challenge a hundred-thousand-year beast.
Li Chang'an's mind ran through all the information as his spiritual power spread outward like a gentle tide, probing for his prey.
He didn't search in any deliberate pattern—he simply picked a direction and moved forward, letting his spirit sense guide him. Deep down, he was absolutely confident he would find it.
That was the terrifying nature of his luck. As long as what he desired wasn't utterly impossible, fate itself would conspire to let him achieve it.
Sure enough, his spiritual sense quivered.
'Found it!'
Just as he closed within a hundred meters, the surrounding light dimmed. The sky above was clear, the sun blazing, yet inside the forest everything turned dark.
The sudden gloom meant only one thing: this Dark Demon Evil God Tiger possessed a domain.
In the world of spirit beasts, only those of a hundred-thousand years were guaranteed to awaken domains. Compared to human Title Douluo, top-tier beasts had an innate edge in this regard.
No doubt about it—this was the one!
A thunderous roar split the forest.
Not far away, a massive beast rose from its crouch, glaring at Li Chang'an with murderous eyes.
A colossal black tiger. Its body was pitch-dark, without a single streak of color. Crimson eyes gleamed with sinister malice. Its length exceeded eight meters, muscles bulging, weight easily over 1,500 Kg. The "king" character on its forehead was black as well.
But unlike ordinary tiger pelts, its fur radiated a shadowy haze, like black mist clinging to its form. Most striking of all was its tail: far longer than normal, raised high like a scorpion's, segmented with bony joints, ending in a massive hooked barb glowing with a cold, deadly light.
A sixty-thousand-year top-tier beast—
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!
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