After the three-day holiday, everyone began to practice and train under Oscar's lead.
Oscar would participate in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, but his true body might not necessarily appear. Even Dugu Yan's true body might not necessarily be present, because there was simply no need.
The tournament would last for several months. During this period, for Oscar, it did not have much meaning. With the current strength of him and Dugu Yan, the two of them were more than enough to sweep through the entire competition.
Therefore, it was necessary to train and polish Tai Long and the others. After all, the purpose of the tournament was to temper them.
Moreover, Shrek would not reveal too much of their strength at the start. Otherwise, if Bibi Dong felt that Spirit Hall had no hope of winning the championship and decided to take back the last three reward spirit bones, it would be meaningless.
Now, the number of Shrek team members had already reached twelve. They could be divided into two teams to practice some team battles.
However, Dugu Yan and Oscar both suppressed their strength and would not go all out. The main goal was to let Dai Mubai and the others show their own abilities.
After training began, Oscar started thinking about a problem, one that concerned Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
Back then, Dai Mubai's words had made Oscar change some of his thoughts. In the end, Oscar decided to take out immortal-grade pills to raise Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's strength and talent.
Since the other party had already sworn loyalty, Oscar did not have many worries anymore.
After these years together, Oscar already had a thorough understanding of Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing. Improving their strength could also help him share some of the pressure.
In the original story, Dai Mubai did not fight for the throne because he no longer had that ambition. But now Dai Mubai did, so Oscar would not be stingy with the resources in his hands.
Furthermore, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's talents were already not bad. Combined with their Martial Spirit Fusion Skill, they could absolutely become Oscar's right-hand aides in the future.
Thinking of this, Oscar organized another match, then secretly manipulated things a bit. Since Ma Hongjun had not yet returned, and both Oscar and Dugu Yan did not make a move, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing ended up becoming the best victors. With this as the excuse, Oscar could give them the immortal-grade pills.
In truth, Oscar had no need to do this. After all, the items were his. Whoever he wanted to give them to, others would not have much objection.
But doing it this way had benefits. It could motivate the others and also let them know that as long as they worked hard and proved themselves with their own strength, they could also obtain unexpected rewards and gains.
The gifts Oscar gave Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were the two immortal-grade herbs from the original story that best suited them. However, these herbs had already been refined and purified into pills.
For Dai Mubai, it was the Miracle Antler Celestial Pill. For Zhu Zhuqing, it was the Water Immortal Jade Skin Pill.
These two immortal-grade pills were of the same level as the Phoenix Nirvana Pill that Ma Hongjun had taken. They brought tremendous improvements to Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
After taking the pill, Dai Mubai's spirit power level directly jumped from the peak of level 45 to level 50. As a Spirit Ancestor, his spirit power increased by nearly five levels.
This was not only because the pill matched him perfectly, but also because of his own solid foundation.
Zhu Zhuqing also received a big boost. After taking the Water Immortal Jade Skin Pill, her spirit power rose from level 35 to level 40. She only needed one more spirit ring to break through to Spirit Ancestor.
The other members could not say they were not envious, but instead of just being jealous, they became more determined to train harder.
Now they knew that as long as they gained Oscar's recognition with their strength, resources would not be lacking.
After Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing broke through, Oscar directly took them to Sunset Forest to hunt suitable spirit rings for advancement. They hardly had to spend time searching.
From a certain perspective, this was an extremely attractive reward.
Because for spirit masters, the time and effort needed to obtain spirit rings were immense. Moreover, Dai Mubai required a ten-thousand-year spirit ring.
But this was nothing to worry about. Sunset Forest was already practically Oscar's private backyard. Once they arrived, everything would be arranged.
This was one of the benefits of having someone backing you. Oscar only needed to state his needs, and someone would go find suitable spirit beasts for him.
For Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, this was undoubtedly another great reward. If they had to find spirit beasts themselves while traveling, who knew how much time and energy they would waste, and in the end they might not even be satisfied.
But Oscar did not let them obtain it so easily, instead using the same method as with Ma Hongjun.
On the way to Sunset Forest, the three of them spread their silver wings and sped rapidly toward the forest.
Now Oscar's clone had reached level 55 spirit power. His third spirit ability, Swift as the Wind, Rain Swallow Intestines, had the speed of at least a thirty-thousand-year Sharp-Tailed Swallow's extreme flight, lasting for a full fifteen minutes.
If applied to marching speed, in the future, an army equipped with this skill would have unparalleled blitz capability. From a strategic perspective, Oscar's spirit ability could absolutely serve as a strategic reserve.
In fact, not only his third ability, but all five of Oscar's spirit abilities could be used as strategic reserves, with terrifying effects.
While flying at extreme speed, Oscar transmitted his voice to Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing. "I will find suitable spirit beasts for your fifth spirit rings, but whether they become your spirit rings depends on your own strength."
Hearing this, the two of them could not help but think of what Ning Rongrong had told them about Ma Hongjun. It had already been a week, yet Ma Hongjun had not returned. Clearly, he was facing extraordinary challenges.
To obtain their own fifth spirit rings, they too needed to prove with absolute strength that they were worthy.
But compared to Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were in a better situation because they had a Martial Spirit Fusion Skill. Even when facing a ten-thousand-year spirit beast, they had a trump card.
"Boss, don't worry. Although my and Zhuqing's strength individually is not as strong as Hongjun's, with our Martial Spirit Fusion Skill, even he might not be our match," Dai Mubai said with a laugh.
Hearing the word "Boss," Oscar was already used to it. Ever since that day when he gave that speech, Dai Mubai had changed his address from senior to boss.
Oscar did not mind much, but in his heart, he also recognized Dai Mubai a little more.
After all, one could feel the sincerity from the intimacy of the address. This kid had truly and sincerely chosen to follow him.
Zhu Zhuqing also said, "Captain, rest assured. Once we find suitable spirit beasts, leave the rest to us."
Oscar smiled and nodded. "Heh, quite confident, not bad."
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Star Dou Great Forest.
In the eastern depths of a mountain range, a middle-aged man around thirty-four years old and a young man around twenty arrived.
The middle-aged man looked ordinary but carried an extraordinary aura, with the immortal-like air of a transcendent being, full of spirit.
The young man was handsome, with short silver hair tied into a ponytail with a ribbon. His silver eyes shone with delight. The two rode a flying sword straight down.
These two were none other than Gai Yue and Oscar, who had stayed at Star Moon Lake to cultivate.
Within this mountain range resided a fairly strong group of spirit beasts. Oscar had recently made breakthroughs in swordsmanship and wanted to find new opponents to sharpen himself, so Gai Yue brought him here.
They arrived here simply by wandering along. Coincidentally, the mountain contained a suitable spirit beast for Oscar to spar with.
Without a word, Oscar went in and gave the spirit beast a beating. His swordsmanship stabilized further. Then he followed Gai Yue to leave on the flying sword.
After the two left, the dazed spirit beast they had beaten stared blankly at Oscar's departing figure.
A human had suddenly barged into its territory and without a word beat it up. It thought it was going to die, but the human simply left.
Since it had survived, it quickly relocated to a new home and trained bitterly, vowing to take revenge one day.
Meanwhile, flying on swords within the Star Dou Great Forest, the master and disciple suddenly felt strong battle fluctuations ahead, in the direction they were going. Since they had nothing else to do, they headed straight there.
Not far from the battlefield, Oscar saw the figure fighting, or rather, the martial spirit of that figure, and his brows rose.
It was a stunningly beautiful woman, with a pair of golden angel wings behind her, wielding an angelic holy sword, battling a ten-thousand-year spirit beast.
Seeing that martial spirit, Oscar immediately guessed her identity. Other than Qian Renxue, granddaughter of the current Worship Hall Master Qian Daoliu, who else could it be?
Qian Renxue's body bore two yellow, two purple, and one black spirit ring. Yet her strength had clearly already reached at least Spirit Emperor level, with spirit power fluctuations at level 60.
Oscar could not recall her exact age, but she was at most around twenty. To reach Spirit Emperor level at that age without ever having taken an immortal pill was truly astonishing talent.
In the original story, five or six years later during the Heaven Dou Palace coup, Qian Renxue had already reached Spirit Sage level. Among the younger generation, her talent was the very best, since she never had the chance to take immortal herbs.
One had to admit, with innate level 20 spirit power and a god-level martial spirit, Qian Renxue's start was like a royal flush. But she wasted her advantage and ended up with a shattered godhood, unable to ever use her martial spirit avatar again, and unable to break through Spirit Sage.
Meeting her here was quite a surprise to Oscar. He did not expect to have any dealings with her at this point.
Seeing Qian Renxue's martial spirit, Gai Yue's brows also rose. "Angel Martial Spirit? Could it be that the Angel Clan still has a descendant?"
Gai Yue only knew of Tang Hao killing Pope Qian Xunji, but did not know that Qian Xunji had left behind bloodline descendants with Bibi Dong.
Not only Gai Yue, in fact most people on the continent did not know of Qian Renxue's existence. After Qian Xunji's death, the Angel Clan had vanished from the continent.
Gai Yue could not help but remark, "She looks no more than twenty, yet she has already reached the bottleneck of Spirit Emperor. Truly extraordinary talent."
Oscar smiled faintly. "When has the Angel Clan ever produced someone with poor talent? Qian Xunji was considered mediocre, yet at just over sixty years old he reached level 95 Super Douluo."
Oscar sighed. "Talent is something ordinary people really cannot envy."
Gai Yue chuckled. "Indeed. But with enough hard work afterward, there is still the chance to surpass oneself."
Just then, Gai Yue's eyes narrowed. In the sight of the master and disciple appeared two dark figures, clearly the ones secretly protecting Qian Renxue. With her status, it was impossible for her to hunt spirit beasts alone. These two must have been refraining from acting in order to temper her.
Now that Gai Yue and Oscar had suddenly appeared, they could no longer stay hidden. If anything happened to the young mistress, their days would be over.
Even more importantly, very few on the continent knew of her existence, fewer than ten in total. Now two outsiders had seen her. If word spread, it would not be good for her.
The two shadows approached rapidly, unleashing a powerful oppressive aura. "The two of you suddenly broke into our place and are watching so openly. That seems inappropriate."
Facing their pressure, Gai Yue was unafraid. Though surprised that both were Title Douluo level, he had the strength to face them together.
Standing on his flying sword, Gai Yue's expression was calm, his aura like a drawn blade, directly resisting their oppression. He replied evenly, "The road is beneath our feet. We walked here, saw people fighting ahead, and stopped to watch. Is there a problem with that?"
Hearing this, the two figures were stunned, and inwardly shocked as well. Title Douluo were rare on the continent, most staying reclusive. Yet here, while accompanying their young mistress to find a spirit ring, they had encountered one.
What shocked them more was that the man before them was not weaker than the two of them combined. Since when had the continent gained such a powerful Title Douluo?
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