Douluo Continent: I teach and nurture students at Tianshui Academy!

But when she noticed that Gu Shenge was looking at her with a playful gaze, she quickly turned her head, quickened her pace, and disappeared from sight.

Gu Shenge watched the little spider's disappearing figure and murmured to herself, "The Soul-Devouring Spider King of ten thousand years has taken human form. It seems that Zhu Qing's ninth soul ring has been secured."

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(Tang San is not a reincarnation of a god king; this time, something else has been added.)

Chapter 94: Tang San, suspected of being possessed by a transmigrator?

"Tell me, Xiao Wu, what's really going on between you and that Tang San?"

After driving away the Shrek Academy students, Gu Shenge told Xiao Wu to be lenient if she confessed and severe if she resisted, and to honestly explain what was going on between her and Tang San and why Tang San kept bothering her.

Xiao Wu dared not hide anything and honestly told Gu Shenge about her experiences at Notting Academy.

With Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing by her side, and in public, she did not reveal the secret of her 100,000-year-old soul beast transformation.

At Notting Academy, Xiao Wu did not attend school as a work-study student as in the original story. Instead, she paid her tuition normally and did not live in the work-study dormitory. She had no interaction with Tang San when she first enrolled.

But two months after enrolling, Tang San suddenly approached her and questioned why she hadn't enrolled as a work-study student. She was speechless. She had money, why should she study as a work-study student?

Tang San was surprised that Xiao Wu wasn't a work-study student, and said a lot of nonsensical things, such as "How come this is different from what I've read?" and "How come it deviates from the original story?"

"Wait? What did Tang San say?!"

When Gu Shenge heard the words "deviated from the original work," her heart trembled, her eyes narrowed, and she asked Xiao Wu to wait a moment so that she could repeat what Tang San had said when he first found her.

Xiao Wu paused for a moment, then repeated what Tang San had said back then.

He said, "Why am I not a work-study student? Why am I different from the original work? Why have I deviated from the original work?"

After hearing this, Gu Shenge was stunned. Tang San actually knew that Xiao Wu's work-study program was part of the original plot. Could it be that that guy was possessed by a transmigrator?

Upon closer examination, this possibility is extremely high. If that's the case, then things will get interesting.

Tang San, the transmigrator, I wonder if he has a system? Or does he have any cheat codes like beads, towers, or mirrors?

Compared to the system, Gu Shenge was more interested in those divine artifacts such as the Chaos Pearl, the Time Tower, and the Kunlun Mirror, since he already had a system.

Gu Shenge then asked, "And then?"

"After that, that guy said he wanted to have a match with me. He won, and then he asked me to be his sister. So I taught him a lesson with my Eight-Stage Throw, and he was bedridden for more than three months."

Xiao Wu rubbed her nose, looking proud. She wanted to be someone else's younger sister, but she was asking for it. She was always the older sister, how could she possibly be someone else's younger sister?

Hearing that Xiao Wu had used the Eight-Stage Throw to brutally slam Tang San, Gu Shenge couldn't help but feel a pang of fear for Tang San at that moment. It was already a miracle that Tang San hadn't been killed by Xiao Wu's attack.

"And what's the deal with that little spider?"

Upon hearing "Little Spider," Xiao Wu's pretty face showed a deep sense of disgust, and she spoke irritably.

"That girl is just like me, except she's studying at Notting Academy on a work-study basis. She's Tang San's adopted sister, and like her mother, she's a green tea bitch."

Green tea bitch? Where did Xiao Wu learn that from? And what's with that Little Spider's mother? Is she also a 100,000-year-old Soul-Devouring Spider King?

However, Gu Shenge always felt that Xiao Wu's changes were most likely related to him.

When Hu Liena heard that Xiao Zhu was also Tang San's adopted sister, she couldn't help but complain.

"Why does Tang San like to adopt younger sisters so much? Could he have some serious illness?"

Zhu Zhuqing nodded in deep agreement. There must be some serious illness involved, otherwise why would she be going around claiming younger sisters?

"Back in Notting College, that guy would always bother me and go around saying I was his sister. I've never seen such a shameless person in my life, a complete scoundrel."

Xiao Wu relentlessly criticizes Tang San, who always acts so self-righteous. Not only does he harass her, but he also takes it upon himself to ask her to go to that Shrek Academy with him. He's shameless to the extreme!

Well, okay, now even the term "male chauvinist" is popping up. What did I teach her back then?!

Gu Shenge was speechless; he was now even more certain of his hypothesis.

As the dishes were served, Gu Shenge told them to eat first.

"The teacher probably understands. You all should eat first and get some rest afterward. We'll head to the Star Dou Great Forest early tomorrow morning. Zhu Qing, remember to come to my room after you finish eating."

After saying that, he got up and left.

Xiao Wu only took a few bites of the food and then stopped eating. After all, she had encountered Tang San again, that lecherous man, which made her feel nauseous and she couldn't eat anymore.

She looked out the window and began to think about other things.

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Half an hour later, there was a knock on Gu Shenge's door.

"Enter."

Standing by the window, gazing at the Starry Sky Forest, Gu Shenge invited Zhu Zhuqing in.

The little wildcat strode into the room, looked at its teacher who had his back to it, bowed respectfully, and asked in a low voice, "Teacher, what brings you here?"

Gu Shenge turned around and gestured to Zhu Zhuqing to sit down, telling her not to be shy.

"Xiao Qing, we're going to hunt spirit beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow. With your current physical strength, spirit beasts around two thousand years old shouldn't be a problem. Your teacher has two spirit beast options to choose from, and I'd like to ask for your opinion."

"Teacher, please speak."

"First, choose a soul beast like the Ghost Tiger or the Wind Shadow Leopard, as they are most compatible with you and the soul skills they bestow upon you will be a perfect match."

"Secondly, there is a special human-faced demon spider. Although the demon spider soul beast is vastly different from your martial soul and they are not a good match, it can bring you an external soul bone."

That's right, Gu Shenge wanted to intercept Tang San's Eight Spider Lances, but this required Zhu Zhuqing's own choice. Choosing the Eight Spider Lances meant that her third soul ring was extremely incompatible with her.

After all, to absorb an external soul bone, one must absorb the soul ring of the same soul beast as that external soul bone.

At the same time, he sent the first mentor-apprentice task he had edited to Zhu Zhuqing.

A mission notification sounded in the little wildcat's mind.

[Ding~ You have a new mentor-apprentice quest. Please check it.]

Zhu Zhuqing was startled and looked at her teacher with her beautiful eyes. Gu Shenge nodded, indicating that she should check.

She opened the mentor-apprentice interface and looked at the mentor-apprentice tasks.

[Task Name: [Choice]]

[Task Requirements: Choose between a suitable spirit ring or an external spirit bone.]

[Task Reward: To be awarded based on the final result.]

Looking at the master-disciple mission, Zhu Zhuqing fell into deep thought. She knew that her teacher was definitely not just talking big. As a titled Douluo, if he said that a human-faced demon spider could provide an external soul bone, it must be true.

The thought of wasting her third spirit ring slot to acquire an external spirit bone still made the little wildcat somewhat hesitant.

Gu Shenge was not in a hurry and quietly waited for her choice.

After a long while, Zhu Zhuqing made her decision. It was just a soul ring slot; she could afford to give it up.

As the saying goes, you have to give up something to gain something. Moreover, even a Title Douluo would probably be willing to exchange their third spirit ring for a rare external spirit bone.

"Teacher, I choose the second one."

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(A green tea bitch paired with a subservient man—a perfect match!)

Chapter 95: The Unyielding Demon Soul Cult

"Teacher, I choose the second one."

Although she wasted her third spirit ring slot, Zhu Zhuqing gained a highly coveted external spirit bone, so she not only didn't lose out, but actually made a huge profit.

Upon hearing this, Gu Shenge nodded. As a qualified teacher, he would naturally not allow his students to be limited by the difference in their soul rings.

"Xiao Qing, the condition for absorbing an external soul bone is that you must absorb the soul ring of the same soul beast. Although it occupies one of your soul ring slots, if you are willing to endure the pain of soul ring stripping, once your body is strong enough, you will still have a way to replace it when you encounter a suitable soul ring in the future."

In the original story, Tang San chose to endure pain and strip away his own spirit rings in order to revive Xiao Wu. Later, he replaced his spirit rings with new ones, and each spirit ring was of a quality of 50,000 years.

However, the method of removing spirit rings is extremely painful and tests a person's perseverance and mental strength. Even for a titled Douluo, it is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Moreover, removing the spirit rings will damage the soul master's fundamental nature, which can never be recovered.

If Tang San hadn't had the Sea God's Light as a backing, a strong enough body, and six soul bones protecting his body, he wouldn't have been able to acquire new soul rings after they were removed, and his Blue Silver Emperor martial soul would have been ruined.

Although Gu Shenge does not possess the Light of the Sea God, he controls a plane, even if it is just a small plane still under construction. Relying on the laws of the plane, even if he cannot exert the same wonderful effects as the Light of the Sea God, he can still protect Zhu Zhuqing and help her become immune to the side effects of soul ring stripping.

When Zhu Zhuqing heard that she could replace her soul ring, a hint of joy appeared on her cold and pretty face. If that were true, then her last concern would be gone.

So be it, pain is inevitable. To become strong, you have to experience pain.

Looking at her only disciple, Gu Shenge suddenly realized that she had never given her a formal apprenticeship gift since she became her disciple.

He hesitated for a long time, then decided to send away the soul bones.

After all, the most abundant thing in the system space is soul bones.

To test his luck in obtaining soul bones, Gu Shenge hunted down many ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. He had more than twenty ten-thousand-year-old soul bones in his system space, and the lead boxes used to store them cost him a lot of gold soul coins.

With a thought, he browsed through the system space and a lead box appeared in his hand.

Upon seeing the lead box in the teacher's hand, Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful eyes widened instantly, a look of surprise appearing on her face. Could it be!

"Xiao Qing, you've been a disciple for so long, and your teacher hasn't given you any gifts yet. Here, I'll give you this Hurricane Azure Roc Soul Bone."

As soon as Gu Shenge opened the lead box, the powerful soul force emanating from the Hurricane Azure Roc Soul Bone was forcibly suppressed before it could be displayed.

As the lead box was fully opened, a cyan-gold right leg soul bone was revealed in front of Zhu Zhuqing, causing her to gasp and stare intently at the Hurricane Azure Roc soul bone.

This right leg bone is a bluish-gold color, flowing with dazzling blue light and exuding a powerful aura of wind. Hurricane patterns are densely covering the bone, drawing upon the wind-attribute energy of heaven and earth. A blue whirlwind surrounds it, making it truly mystical.

This Hurricane Azure Roc Soul Bone is over 87,000 years old and extremely rare in the world.

The hurricane Qingpeng, from which the soul bone originated, was a subordinate of the Three-Legged Golden Crow. Gu Shenge killed it along with the Three-Legged Golden Crow during their hunt.

"Thank you teacher!"

"I dare not refuse such a gift from an elder." Zhu Zhuqing's usually cold and beautiful face broke into a joyful smile as she quickly accepted the Hurricane Azure Roc Soul Bone with both hands.

However, she did not choose to fuse now, but planned to wait until she obtained her third soul ring and broke through to the Soul Master level before fusing. At that time, she could also use the soul power contained in the soul bone to improve her cultivation.