Although Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were once again hit by the foul smell of surströmming, the surrounding crowd also got a whiff, and they were all successfully driven away in waves of dry heaves.
Watching the continuous stream of resentment values from Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, Ye Yin considered whether to lock the door on them again. But just as he was thinking, he missed his chance. Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had successfully broken free and rushed out of the Soto City Grand Hotel. They took deep breaths of the fresh air outside, realizing for the first time how wonderful it was. Despite the chaos of the day, the relationship between the master and his disciple had grown even deeper.
Suddenly, Tang San felt a change within himself, and his eyes lit up. "Grandmaster!" he exclaimed.
"I..." Yu Xiaogang began, a look of excitement on his face.
"What's wrong?" Ye Yin's voice cut in inappropriately. "Did you poop your pants?"
[Resentment from Tang San +90!]
"Brother Yin, don't mess around!" Tang San said, "I've broken through to rank 30 Spirit Power!"
Yu Xiaogang smiled, "As expected of my disciple. A Spirit Elder at such a young age… I'm afraid he's unique in the entire Douluo Continent…"
Before he could finish his last words, he saw Ye Yin flash his three purple spirit rings.
[Resentment from Yu Xiaogang +99!]
"I'm afraid he's a unique existence in the entire Douluo Continent," Yu Xiaogang continued, forcing a smile, "and there's no third person who can break through to Spirit Elder at this age."
Ye Yin's faint voice rang out again. "Grandmaster, you forgot, Xiao Wu is also a Spirit Elder."
Yu Xiaogang just wanted to know who invented Ye Yin. Why was he so annoying?
"This is all thanks to Grandmaster's guidance," Tang San quickly said, changing the subject. "My success is inseparable from your guidance."
Listening to Tang San's words, Yu Xiaogang nodded with satisfaction. His disciple truly knew how to talk, and his words were pleasant to hear.
"Speaking of which," Tang San added, "it really is thanks to today's events. Otherwise, I wouldn't have broken through to Spirit Elder."
Ye Yin nodded in agreement. "Perhaps surströmming helps with breakthroughs. Grandmaster, do you want to try it? You've been stuck at rank 29 for a while now."
Instantly, Yu Xiaogang's pupils constricted. At this moment, he didn't care about the painful memories; if he didn't run, it wouldn't just be an attack of memories. He grabbed Tang San's hand and fled toward Shrek Academy as if escaping. "No, Little San, let's quickly go find Flender and prepare for you to obtain your third spirit ring!"
Ye Yin looked at the fleeing pair and expressed deep regret. What a pity.
When Flender learned that Tang San had broken through to rank 30, he immediately organized all the teachers and students to prepare for Tang San to obtain his third Spirit Ring. On one hand, it was to help Tang San get his third Spirit Ring, and on the other, it was to conduct another trial for everyone. To be on the safe side, eight students and five teachers went together.
Early the next morning, everyone who was ready set off for the Star Dou Great Forest. Last time, everyone hadn't started to get used to each other and were very unfamiliar, but this time it was much easier. No one spoke, automatically forming a formation centered around Ye Yin. Oscar quickly prepared his Big Recovery Sausage, and Ning Rongrong used her Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to increase everyone's speed.
It was only afternoon when everyone arrived at the familiar small town. This way, they would be able to get more rest. Early the next morning, when the sun had just risen, everyone set off on their journey once again. When they arrived in front of the Star Dou Great Forest, without Zhao Wuji speaking, everything was completed silently. They followed the five teachers deeper and deeper into the forest.
"Millennium Spirit Beasts are in the second circle," Yu Xiaogang said to the group. "We need to go deeper."
By the time they camped on the first night, everyone had already reached the boundary between hundred-year and millennium Spirit Beasts, and millennium Spirit Beasts had already begun to appear.
"I hope we don't encounter the Titan Giant Ape again this time," Ma Hongjun, who was eating a Sausage, said as he leaned against a big tree. "It's really too scary."
"Shut your crow's mouth," Dai Mubai said, kicking Ma Hongjun.
Yu Xiaogang smiled. "The Titan Giant Ape isn't that easy to encounter. Without special circumstances, the Titan Giant Ape won't come to the outer areas. I can guarantee that."
Ye Yin glanced at Xiao Wu. It was true that without special circumstances, the Titan Giant Ape certainly wouldn't come, but what if there were special circumstances?
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone suddenly felt a change and looked in one direction in unison. They saw that somehow, two more moons suddenly appeared in the sky. A huge black gorilla was quietly watching them. The Titan Giant Ape remembered Xiao Wu's words not to act rashly, but to observe carefully. So this time, he didn't make a move.
"Grandmaster, is this what you guaranteed?" Oscar swallowed, his feet constantly pushing backward to move himself away. The aura of the Titan Giant Ape was truly too terrifying.
"This…" Yu Xiaogang was very embarrassed. He had just guaranteed its absence, and there the Titan Giant Ape was.
Zhao Wuji immediately prepared to step forward and try to communicate again, but Flender quickly reached out and stopped him. It seemed that the Titan Giant Ape had no intention of coming forward, so it was best not to act rashly.
A quarter of an hour later, Xiao Wu suddenly frowned, looked at the Titan Giant Ape for a moment, and then quickly retreated. If she didn't leave soon, Sister Xiao Wu would get angry. Looking at the disappearing Titan Giant Ape, everyone immediately let out a long breath.
"I didn't expect the Titan Giant Ape to appear in the outer areas again," Flender said at once. "We're retreating immediately. Retreat to the hundred-year Spirit Beast area and search slowly. We can be slow, but we must ensure everyone's safety as much as possible."
Everyone quickly packed up their still-incomplete tents and retreated outward. However, finding millennium Spirit Beasts in the outer areas, especially since Yu Xiaogang also required finding a suitable millennium Spirit Beast for Tang San, made it difficult. For three or four days straight, they only encountered less than ten millennium Spirit Beasts.
"Xiaogang," Flender asked Yu Xiaogang, "how about we come again next time? With the Titan Giant Ape here, it's really not suitable to go inside and search. We've been searching outside, and who knows how long we'll have to search."
Yu Xiaogang was very hesitant. He was more inclined to search in the outer areas so that Tang San could cultivate earlier.
"Dean, actually, I have an idea!" Ye Yin chuckled and slowly took out a bursting stinky tofu from his spirit tool.
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