"Boss Dai, stop practicing, Tang San is back!"
Ma Hongjun voice suddenly rang out, filled with excitement.
"Fatty, you've been slacking off every day, and now you're too lazy to even come up with an excuse, huh!"
Dai Mubai paused in surprise, then immediately scolded.
"Fatty, can't you be more serious for once?"
Oscar acted serious.
Since they had started training with Jiang Zhu and the others, two months had passed.
During this time, Ma Hongjun, because of his martial soul, often sneaked out.
Dai Mubai, knowing the reason, naturally turned a blind eye and sometimes even accompanied him...
But now.
This fatty was so lazy that he couldn't even bother finding another excuse.
"The excuse 'Tang San is back' has already been used too much!"
Jiang Zhu and the others also stared at Ma Hongjun in disbelief.
Although they were just substitute members, they had trained together with Dai Mubai and the others for the past two months, so they were quite familiar with one another.
Thus, their gazes toward Ma Hongjun were not very kind at the moment.
"Fatty, if you keep this up, you'll end up as a substitute!"
Jiang Zhu scolded him without hesitation.
Among the four substitute members, only Jiang Zhu dared to scold Ma Hongjun like this.
Because she was a girl, Ma Hongjun had always been very polite to her, so when she scolded him, she had no reservations.
Ma Hongjun wasn't angry at all.
"Jiang Zhu, being your substitute is fine by me!"
Ma Hongjun raised an eyebrow at Jiang Zhu, his expression was perverted.
But then, his gaze turned back to Dai Mubai.
"Boss Dai, I'm not lying this time, Tang San is really back. He's in the Dean's office right now. Let's go quickly!"
"Really?!"
Dai Mubai realized that Ma Hongjun was serious and became visibly excited.
If Tang San had returned, their pressure would be much less.
"Of course!"
Ma Hongjun nodded.
"Keep training, Oscar, Fatty, let's go!"
Dai Mubai gave his instructions and quickly headed toward the Dean's office, with Oscar and Ma Hongjun hastily following behind.
Jiang Zhu, Tai Long, and the others exchanged looks.
Jing Ling sighed and spoke softly, "Boss Dai and the others still don't consider us as one of their own!"
"We're just substitutes, don't think too much about it. Let's continue training! Don't lose our substitute spots!"
Huang Yuan patted Jing Ling shoulder to comfort her.
"Hmph."
Jiang Zhu snorted and turned to leave.
Tai Long clenched and unclenched his fists, then began training again.
Only with strength would one have the right to be respected.
...
...
"Tang San!"
The three rushed into the office and immediately saw Tang San, his long hair flowing.
"Tang San?"
Dai Mubai and Oscar froze, and their expressions turned strange.
"This is Tang San?"
They exchanged a glance and saw uncertainty in each other's eyes.
Ma Hongjun had clearly seen Tang San after his transformation before, but now his expression was still somewhat unusual.
"Boss Dai, Oscar, long time no see!"
Tang San turned slightly, smiling as he looked at his two companions.
"Wow, Tang San, what happened to you? Why are you involved with a woman now!"
Dai Mubai stepped forward in disbelief, hammering Tang San chest and brushing past his long hair with a very odd expression.
"Tang San, you usually seem so normal, but it turns out you've been hiding a perverted heart!"
Oscar also looked Tang San up and down, unable to believe that this was the same person, now dressed so femininely.
"...."
Tang San was speechless and struggled to suppress the urge to punch them.
While releasing his martial soul, he slowly spoke, "Because of some accidents, my Blue Silver Grass underwent a second awakening, which caused some changes in my appearance."
At the same time.
"Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Black" four soul rings rose from his feet in sequence.
"What the *!"
"What the *!"
Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others all widened their eyes, simultaneously cursing.
Wasn't Tang San soul power supposed to have fallen below Soul Master after being forcibly stripped of his external soul bone?
Why was he suddenly at Soul Scholar level now?
And clearly, it didn't seem like he had just reached Soul Scholar.
They couldn't understand what had happened.
But what shocked them even more was Tang San fourth soul ring—it was a black 10,000-year soul ring, just like Li Yu!
It was terrifying!
"Hehe, it's just luck!"
Seeing the shock in Dai Mubai and the others' eyes, Tang San was very pleased.
He retracted his martial soul and spoke modestly.
"Tsk!"
"We're brothers, why do you have to act like this?"
"That's so unfair, you're such a *king!"
Dai Mubai and the others laughed and scolded, while Flender and Liu Erlong, who had been silent, also chuckled.
Tang San sudden return, along with his improvement in soul power, was a pleasant surprise.
And his fourth soul ring being at the 10,000-year level—that was something they never expected.
Li Yu dreamlike soul ring combination had now been reached by Tang San!
At this moment, they all had a surreal feeling!
It's in the bag!
The Continental Elite Young Soul Master Tournament was as good as theirs now!
This was the first thought that flashed in their minds.
With Tang San current strength, he might even have a chance to defeat Li Yu one-on-one, let alone with the support of Dai Mubai and the others.
It could be said that victory was already in their grasp!
"Ahem!"
Flender coughed twice, signaling the four who were joking around to stop.
He then spoke very seriously, "Tang San breakthrough is indeed something we didn't expect, and it's a matter worth celebrating!"
"But..."
"Now, there's only about half a year left until the tournament, and the time ahead is very tight. Everyone must stay sharp!"
Everyone immediately responded in unison, "Yes!"
Flender nodded in satisfaction, then his expression became more serious, "Because Rong Rong has left, the strength of the Shrek Seven Monsters has been somewhat reduced!"
"Now that Tang San strength has had a major breakthrough, it could almost be said that reaching the finals is a sure thing."
"But, Zhu Zhuqing hasn't returned, and we don't know what's going on with her!"
"Time is running out, Mubai, your top priority now is to bring her back!"
"As for the training, I will take over personally!"
"And Tang San, why didn't Xiao Wu return with you? Where did she go?"
Oscar and the others' expressions changed, and they fell silent for a moment.
Dai Mubai clenched his fists, his eyes filled with bitterness.
Tang San frowned, confused, and asked, "Xiao Wu isn't at the academy?"
Flender was momentarily stunned, then shook his head, "We thought that after the separation that day, Xiao Wu went to look for you. How come you don't know where she is?"
"I've been training with my father and haven't seen Xiao Wu!"
Tang San furrowed his brows, anxiety building in his heart.
"This..."
Flender and the others exchanged glances, frowning, unsure of what to do.
Tang San thought for a while, then with a furrowed brow quickly left, leaving only one sentence—
"Dean, I'm going to find Xiao Wu. Don't worry, I'll bring her back!"