A few days later,
On the hill behind the river and stream village,
"Brother, when will you return?" Xiao Mi asked thoughtfully while sitting inside the tree swing,
Xiao Yi pushed the swing slowly from behind and then replied thoughtfully,
"I will return in a few months; practice hard when I am away. Also, if you want to absorb the sixth soul ring, then visit that valley; don't do it inside the village."
Xiao Mi nodded understandingly and then fell silent; after a while, she noticed the Xiao Yi presence disappeared from behind her.
'Brother, thank you for taking care of me all these years; whenever you go and whatever you do, I will always support you like a good sister.'
Xiao Mi thought to herself, and a sense of loneliness spread through her heart, and then she raised her head and glanced in the direction of the crescent moon hanging in the sky; her lengthy dark hair flickered behind her in the dark night.
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The next morning,
Inside the heaven-dou city,
A dark wormhole appeared near the Blue Tyrant Academy, and Xiao Yi walked outside from it.
"It seems they have returned,"
Xiao Yi muttered thoughtfully, looking in the direction of the academy; he could feel the presence of all Shrek Seven monsters inside.
Upon walking inside, the seven Shrek monsters were standing with four new students in the hall.
'It seems they are getting ready for the competition; the four substitute students also joined the Shrek seven monster team,' Xiao Yi thought to himself and then walked toward them.
Upon noticing his arrival, Tang San and others turned and glanced at him; surprise flashed through their eyes.
"Brother Yi, you have returned." Ning Rongrong hurriedly walked forward and greeted with a smile; behind her, Oscar and Ma Hongjun both also smiled and greeted.
Tang San nodded and spoke, "It's good you are here, brother Yi. We are going to participate in the next competition; please join us as a substitute."
Xiao Wu and others beside him were startled, and they glanced at each other; then their expressions became strange.
"Spirit emperor level substitute, isn't it cheating?" Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu muttered thoughtfully, looking at Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi glanced at them, nodded, and replied, "I will join your team as a substitute, but I won't fight because it's unfair, although I can show off if you want."
Tang San smiled and then nodded, "Thank you, that's enough; we don't want you to fight."
Other Shrek seven monsters also smiled and nodded and didn't say anything anymore.
Xiao Yi then met with Dean and others in the office.
"Xiao Yi, have you absorbed the sixth soul ring?"
Liu Erlong asked curiously, looking at him, and Master and Flander also glanced at him.
Xiao Yi nodded and replied, "I have absorbed it, but I will show it later; my sixth soul ring is a little special."
Liu Erlong and others nodded thoughtfully, then the master asked him about changes in his elemental vine martial spirit after absorbing the sixth soul ring.
"There is a major change; it has reverted back to green color with multicolor veins on its surface. Also, the toughness increased more than before," Xiao Yi replied calmly, summoning the vine without revealing the soul rings.
Master was startled, and then he and Liu Erlong grabbed one of the vines; after pulling it apart, both were surprised.
"What happened?" Flander asked confusingly, looking at both of their shocked expressions,
"I can't break it with my full force,"
Liu Erlong muttered in surprise, then released her soul rings and soul pressure, startling the Flander.
She pulled the vine again with full force; the next moment something strange happened: the vine shrank, as if absorbing her soul power. The vine in her hand rolled and became round like a rope, and its width reduced and toughness increased.
Liu Erlong couldn't break it despite pulling it with all her power, then she glanced at Xiao Yi with a strange and surprised expression and asked, "What happened to your martial spirit? Even I can't break it with my full strength."
Master, beside her, became thoughtful after observing the vine changes after Liu Erlong applied force on it and then glanced at Xiao Yi and spoke,
"Your martial spirit has awakened a special trait; it can absorb the soul power of the binder and increase its toughness and flexibility. The more powerful the soul power it absorbs, the more powerful the binding effect."
"What? Is there such an outrageous plant martial spirit in this world?" Flander beside him exclaimed, and Liu Erlong also showed a surprised expression and then fell silent.
Xiao Yi retracted his martial spirit and nodded.
"I understand; thank you for telling me the trait. I didn't know about it; I just thought its toughness increased by a large margin."
He replied by keeping the face of the master; then he glanced at Liu Erlong, and Flander added,
"I will stay in the academy for a while, and Tang San invited me as a substitute member of the Shrek Seven Monsters."
Flander nodded and replied with a perverted smile on his face, "It's good he invited you; with your presence, they will practice and compete even harder."
Xiao Yi nodded calmly, then he left the office, leaving behind three triangles.
Outside the building,
Xiao Yi's footsteps halted, looking at Ning Rongrong and Oscar standing far away near the bridge, then he shook his head, turned around, and walked toward the dormitory room.
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