JoyBoy waited for some time making sure that the family of three was gone. After making sure that they were far enough with his clones, he looked towards Tang San and with a gentle smile, replied
"Brother San, we already took spirit ring from that family twice. I don't want to bully them with my abilities because they have already helped us twice, even if not by choice.
Alright, you should prepare yourself mentally for absorbing the spirit ring. From its legs, its age looks above two thousand years old and teacher told us that the age limit for third spirit ring is one thousand seven hundred and sixty years old.
You will need a strong will power and determination to absorb it. I won't be able to help you with this.
For now, just focus on absorbing the spirit ring and leave the surroundings to me."
After hearing him, Tang San sat down and cultivated for a while to prepare himself mentally. After that, he started absorbing his third spirit ring.
While JoyBoy was watching over Tang San, his clones informed him about Zhao Wuji and other Shrek students coming in their direction.
When they arrived, they immediately noticed that Tang San was absorbing his third spirit ring and JoyBoy was protecting him. He nodded towards them with a gentle smile and asked them if they were alright.
Seeing his smiling face Zhao Wuji gave JoyBoy a nod, waving his hand, the students crowded around with Tang San in the middle, carefully guarding.
JoyBoy noticed that the spirit ring absorption process this time really bad and Tang San kept spitting blood every few minutes.
The Shrek Academy group's gazes had right now all become stares. Surrounded by everyone, sitting in the middle with legs crossed Tang San already looked in bad shape, his entire person enveloped within a layer of light red mist. The red within the mist was not at all the light of spirit power, but Tang San's blood.
Within the mist, from time to time transmitted the sound of bones snapping. Each time gave everyone around him a kind of hair raising feeling, but that third spirit ring that should emerge following absorption had all along not showed its true nature, this proved Tang San still could not completely absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider's spirit ring.
Noticing that other students wanted to help him, Zhao Wuji said in a low voice
"This Man Faced Demon Spider's spirit ring is excessively tyrannical. Wanting to absorb it isn't easy. Right now he can only trust himself, when absorbing the spirit ring he can't take support from any outside force, otherwise it will only bring about the reverse effect. Right now we can only believe in Tang San being able to receive it and return to us."
While he was saying this, JoyBoy was informed by his clones about Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape coming towards their direction. He chose to not tell anyone about them as he had already decided that he will try not to mess with important events that will lead to the original Shrek Seven Monsters ascending to Divine Realm and become Gods.
He had only lied to Meng Yiran and her family and stopped Tang San from fighting her because he knew that she was insignificant in the grand scheme of things.
He knows that in the novel, she only reappeared in the second round of the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament as the Vice-Captain of the Cryptid Academy team and issued a challenge to Tang San. After that she never appeared in the rest of the novel.
While everyone else were worried like cats on a hot tin roof, suddenly, the echo of a soft footstep grabbed Zhao Wuji's attention.
"Who?"
Zhao Wuji's ice cold gaze turned to look in that direction, spirit power suddenly amassing, this was already Tang San's most crucial moment, he couldn't let any person or maybe spirit beast disturb him.
"Teacher Zhao."
A slender silhouette ran out of the forest. Seeing her, not just Zhao Wuji paused, the others also couldn't help staring blankly, suddenly coming running out of the forest, unexpectedly was Xiao Wu.
Right now Xiao Wu cut a somewhat sorry figure, her clothes were greatly damaged, the orderly scorpion braid on her head had also become disheveled, but her her complexion was extremely healthy, compared to before apparently a bit more mature.
JoyBoy took a look at her and after making sure that she is alright, he gave her a nod and again focused on Tang San who was having trouble absorbing his spirit ring. Since he knew how their conversation will go and the excuse Xiao Wu will be making about her escape from the Titan Giant Ape, he ignored their conversation.
Tang San's bones started to make concentrated cracking sounds. This not quite loud sound made everyones' hairs rise, as if Tang San's body could rupture at any second.
From the pores, the blood that oozed out slowly gained another layer of gray. With the absorption of the spirit ring, the energy contained started a very forceful process of cleansing Tang San's body. The resulting pain was unimaginable. JoyBoy winced just imagining himself going through the same process.
After some time passed, Tang San successfully absorbed his third spirit ring and released his external spirit bone while remaining unconscious. Soon he regained consciousness and hugged Xiao Wu and started speaking with her.
JoyBoy had to interrupt their conversation and remind them that Tang San was still naked. He quickly wore new clothes and started discussing about the spider legs on his back. He tried meditating and find out what they were but was unsuccessful.
Ma Hongjun got poisoned after he touched a spider leg on his back. Oscar tried to help him but failed so Tang San used the spider leg on his back and absorbed the poison from Ma Hongjun's hand.
After that happened, Tang San asked everyone not to touch the spider legs on his back because they contained poison from the Man Faced Demon Spider. He focused on them and soon was successful in withdrawing them back inside his back.
"Well, don't think about it right now, everything can wait until we return."
Zhao Wuji wore a smile looking at these children before him, his mood greatly relaxed,
"Although this time we came across not a few inconveniences, and also went through danger a number of times, in the end we dealt with them. Oscar, Tang San and Xiao Wu have smoothly obtained spirit rings and advanced to the Spirit Elder realm. The crop is certainly pretty good. It's also time to go back. Returning to Shrek Academy, we're setting off."