The next day, Zhu Ziyang and the other six were searching the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest for Spirit Beasts suitable to become the spirit rings for Jiang Nannan, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi, while also keeping an eye out for the Sky Star Vine that Princess Xu Jiujiu wanted.
In the afternoon, they encountered a Golden Earth Dragon, whose cultivation was exactly fifteen thousand years. For Bei Bei, who needed a fifth spirit ring, it was the perfect choice.
"Attack!" Zhang Lexuan shouted, but she herself made no move. A Dragon Spirit Beast less than twenty thousand years old was not worth the effort of her, a Spirit Douluo with spirit power as high as eighty-seven. Therefore, it could only be the others who attacked.
Who were the others? First, it was naturally Bei Bei, as this was his spirit ring, so he naturally needed to contribute. Then there were Jiang Nannan, Xu Sanshi, Huo Yuhao, and Princess Xu Jiujiu. In other words, among the seven, only Zhu Ziyang and Zhang Lexuan, the two strongest, did not attack; the other five all made their move.
In fact, having five people besiege a fifteen-thousand-year-old Golden Earth Dragon was still a bit overkill. This Golden Earth Dragon never understood, even until its Death, what it had done to deserve such a tragic end.
After dealing with this Golden Earth Dragon, Bei Bei immediately began absorbing its spirit ring. While absorbing, he did not forget to use the secret method Mu En had taught him. After a series of actions that left everyone in awe and confusion, the Golden Earth Dragon's spirit ring was successfully absorbed by Bei Bei, and Bei Bei also obtained the inheritance Mu En had left for him as he wished.
One of Mu En's three ultimate techniques, Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Split!
How to put it, this was definitely good news for Shrek Academy, because it meant that many years later, Shrek Academy would once again have a Dragon God Douluo with the Light Holy Dragon Spirit, which was definitely bad news for Shrek Academy's enemies, especially Evil Soul Masters. After all, Mu En's Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Split and Dragon Emperor World-Shocking Domain were specifically developed for Evil Soul Masters.
On the third day, perhaps due to the favor of the Goddess of Luck, they actually found a twenty-thousand-year-old Sky Star Vine in the Star Dou Great Forest, which made Princess Xu Jiujiu beam with joy.
However, this Sky Star Vine was occupied by another Spirit Beast, a Purple God Aurora Mink with a cultivation of fifty thousand years. This surprised and delighted Zhu Ziyang and the others. They were surprised that this Purple God Aurora Mink was also a rare and powerful Spirit Beast, and delighted because this Purple God Aurora Mink was perfectly suitable to become Jiang Nannan's sixth spirit ring.
The Purple God Aurora Mink is an extremely rare top-tier Spirit Beast. Its entire body is covered in purple crystal scales, which are pure and transparent like crystal, and emit a special luster. Its body is small; a ten-thousand-year-old Purple God Aurora Mink is at most fifty centimeters in size. The Purple God Aurora Mink is extremely fast, moving like an aurora, making it difficult for the naked eye to catch.
"Split up! Ziyang and I will deal with this Purple God Aurora Mink, and the others will deal with that Sky Star Vine!" Zhang Lexuan said.
"Yes!" Jiang Nannan and the other four immediately agreed, and then they each took action.
Zhu Ziyang and Zhang Lexuan immediately rushed towards the Purple God Aurora Mink. The two decided to strike first, trapping this little creature before it discovered them, and then slowly playing with it.
Zhang Lexuan's fourth Spirit Ability, Moon's Suppression, was instantly released, and moonlight with a binding effect flew towards the Purple God Aurora Mink. The Purple God Aurora Mink instantly discovered them and, in the blink of an eye, rushed out of the range of Moon's Suppression.
However, its action was ineffective, because Zhu Ziyang's left eye emitted a silver glow, and time in this area instantly fell into a static state. The Sky Star Vine, with its flying vines nearby, stopped moving, and the Purple God Aurora Mink, which was so fast that no afterimage could be seen, also revealed its true form.
Under Time Stop, all flashy tricks were pale.
Zhang Lexuan's Moon's Suppression descended, followed by her fifth Spirit Ability, Moon Blade, which severed the Purple God Aurora Mink's hind leg, completely eliminating any possibility of its escape.
If this Purple God Aurora Mink were a hundred thousand years old, perhaps Time Stop would be pale, but unfortunately it was not. Its speed had not yet reached the point where it could travel a thousand meters in an instant, and its cultivation was not enough to ignore Time Stop. Therefore, what awaited it was only Death.
Zhu Ziyang rushed forward three steps, and just before Time Stop ended, he grabbed the Purple God Aurora Mink, which only had its front legs left, and then with one punch, it weakly fainted.
On the other side, the righteous five-on-one also ended smoothly. The Sky Star Vine was directly cut from its root, losing its vitality. Perhaps decades or hundreds of years later, a new Sky Star Vine would grow in this area, but now, the twenty-thousand-year effort of its root was successfully stolen by humans.
Princess Xu Jiujiu had already begun absorbing the Sky Star Vine's spirit ring. Zhu Ziyang brought the Purple God Aurora Mink to Jiang Nannan and said, "Nannan, it's up to you."
"En!" Jiang Nannan took the Purple God Aurora Mink, and with a clean and swift cut, she dealt with it, then sat cross-legged and began absorbing the spirit ring.
This Purple God Aurora Mink was fifty thousand years old. Generally, a Spirit Emperor would never easily attempt such a high-grade spirit ring, but Jiang Nannan was not an ordinary Spirit Emperor after all. Her Taiyin Jade Rabbit Spirit gave her a resilient physique, and coupled with her consistent intentional training, her fifth spirit ring was twenty-five thousand years. For her, this fifty-thousand-year sixth spirit ring, though challenging, was not excessively so.
As Jiang Nannan and Princess Xu Jiujiu entered the state of absorbing spirit rings, the others were not idle either, and began searching for Spirit Bones on the corpses of the two Spirit Beasts. First was the Purple God Aurora Mink; as an animal-type Spirit Beast with a cultivation of fifty thousand years, the chance of it producing a Spirit Bone was significantly higher than that of the plant-type Spirit Beast, the Sky Star Vine.
However, reality is always full of jokes. The fifty-thousand-year-old animal-type Spirit Beast, Purple God Aurora Mink, did not produce a Spirit Bone, but the twenty-thousand-year-old plant-type Spirit Beast, Sky Star Vine, did produce a Spirit Bone, and it was even the rarest torso bone. This made the Shrek Academy members look at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
The probability of a plant-type Spirit Beast producing a Spirit Bone is one-tenth that of an animal-type Spirit Beast producing a Spirit Bone. They actually encountered such a probability, truly not knowing whether they should be happy that they were lucky enough.
"Sister Lexuan, you decide on this Spirit Bone." Bei Bei handed the Spirit Bone he found to Zhang Lexuan and said. Although he really wanted to keep this Spirit Bone and give it to Tang Ya, he didn't. According to Shrek Academy's rules, Spirit Bones are generally given first to the person who absorbed the spirit ring. If that person doesn't need it, it is decided jointly by everyone. If no one needs it, the academy will make an exchange.
This should go without saying, but Princess Xu Jiujiu's identity was special; she was not a true student of Shrek Academy after all.
"This..." Zhang Lexuan took the Sky Star Vine torso bone, her face showing thought. After a moment, she sighed and said, "Let's follow the rules. If Jiujiu doesn't need it, we'll make another decision."
"Okay!" Everyone was not surprised by Zhang Lexuan's decision; it was very consistent with Zhang Lexuan's character.
About an hour later, Princess Xu Jiujiu successfully absorbed the spirit ring and was the first to wake up. Opening her eyes, a strong joy flashed across her pretty face. She stood up directly, looked at Zhu Ziyang and the others, and said, "Everyone, thank you so much this time!"
"You're welcome!" Zhang Lexuan said with a smile, "This is what we should do."
"It seems you've gained a desirable Spirit Ability, you're so happy. Can you reveal it?" Zhu Ziyang also said with a smile.
"No problem." Princess Xu Jiujiu said without hesitation, "My sixth Spirit Ability is called Star Chain. It materializes a chain that links up to five companions, increasing their defense, while any damage received by one person is shared among everyone."
"What a powerful auxiliary effect!" Xu Sanshi's eyes gleamed. As a defense-type Spirit Master, he best understood the significance of damage sharing for a defense-type Spirit Master, so he said, "If this skill can be combined with my Profound Tortoise Displacement, then I can withstand the attacks of ten Bei Beis!"
"Oh? Is that so? Then let's try it when we get back!" Bei Bei's face showed a dangerous light, immediately retaliating against Xu Sanshi's provocation.
"No wonder the Star Crown Spirit can be mentioned alongside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!" Zhang Lexuan exclaimed, and then said, "Jiujiu, look!"
Zhang Lexuan showed the Sky Star Vine torso bone to Princess Xu Jiujiu. Princess Xu Jiujiu looked at this star-glowing emerald green Spirit Bone, froze, and then looked at Zhang Lexuan in confusion, saying, "This is... a Spirit Bone?"
"Yes!" Zhang Lexuan nodded and said, "This is a torso bone from the Sky Star Vine. According to our Shrek Academy's rules, whoever absorbs the spirit ring, the Spirit Bone is given to them to dispose of. Whether to absorb it yourself or give it to others in the team, you choose."
"This..." Princess Xu Jiujiu showed hesitation. She took the Sky Star Vine torso bone from Zhang Lexuan's hand, thought for a moment, and said, "I choose to absorb it myself."
"Alright then, absorb it now. We will guard you, and we will keep this matter a secret for you, by the honor of Shrek Academy!" Zhang Lexuan was not surprised by Princess Xu Jiujiu's decision. She said with a smile.
The others were also indifferent. Although Bei Bei was a little disappointed, he also expressed the same attitude.
Princess Xu Jiujiu gave everyone a grateful look, and then began to absorb this Sky Star Vine torso bone.