Douluo: Traveling Through a Peerless World, Journey in Time and Space

First, she wiped the blood with a handkerchief,then warned him to endure it, saying it would be painful—before carefully applying the medicine.

"Hiss"The pain from the medicine was even worse than the Void Turtle's bite just now.Shi Yu clenched his fists and kept twitching, barely holding on until the medicine was fully applied.

"Big Sister…"Xu Sanshi, seeing Zhang Lexuan approach with a cold expression, guiltily hid behind Beibei.

Zhang Lexuan walked straight toward Xu Sanshi, her face clearly showing anger.

She had seen what Xu Sanshi had done earlier. Although he hadn't intentionally tried to harm Shi Yu, he was fully aware that the Void Turtle was a soul beast perfectly suited for Shi Yu. Yet he had still attempted to kill it. This was no different from destroying Shi Yu's destiny.

Space-attributed soul rings were rare and hard to come by.If Shi Yu missed this Void Turtle, he might never find another suitable soul ring.

To put it more seriously, Xu Sanshi had essentially tried to sabotage Shi Yu's acquisition of his second soul ring—a truly malicious act.

"Big Sister, calm down. Sanshi just lost his head for a moment, it wasn't intentional," Beibei quickly stepped in to mediate.

She also felt Xu Sanshi had gone too far, but since he was her brother, she had to try to help.

"How can you call that unintentional?!" Jiang Nannan shouted angrily.

"Big Sister, I hope you'll make a fair judgment," Shi Yu also spoke up.He had no intention of letting Xu Sanshi off easily. He would settle things eventually, but for now, letting Big Sister teach him a lesson would do just fine.

"Stand over here," Zhang Lexuan ordered, stopping more than a meter away from Beibei and motioning for Xu Sanshi to step forward.

"Big Sister, I know I was wrong… I just lost my temper," Xu Sanshi explained in a panic.

"I told you to come here. Didn't you hear me?" Zhang Lexuan's tone turned stern.

Beibei still wanted to speak on Xu Sanshi's behalf, but she flinched slightly when Zhang Lexuan shot her a glare. With a sigh in her heart, she knew she could no longer help.

Seeing Beibei hesitate, Xu Sanshi had no choice but to step forward nervously.

"Once we return to the academy, I'll report your actions to the Academic Affairs Office. The higher-ups will decide how to deal with you."

"For now, go and absorb your soul ring."

"Okay, okay!" Xu Sanshi felt like he had just returned from hell to heaven. He nodded eagerly and was about to rush off to absorb the soul ring.

But as soon as he took a step, Zhang Lexuan grabbed him by the shoulders.

"I told you to go on your way."

"Go on my way?" Xu Sanshi froze.

"Like this."Zhang Lexuan suddenly pushed his body down, making him squat so low that his butt was nearly touching the ground. Normally, this position would easily make someone fall backward.

He instinctively spread his legs slightly, burying his head between his knees.With his spirit power locking the posture in place, he wouldn't be able to move for at least ten seconds.

"Aaaah!"With a swift kick to his butt, Zhang Lexuan sent Xu Sanshi rolling like a ball, screaming as he went.

"Nice one!" Shi Yu immediately cheered, feeling deeply satisfied.

Jiang Nannan also laughed out loud. The senior sister's punishment was simply too satisfying.

Even Beibei couldn't help but laugh at first. She had to admit, the pose was hilarious.But seeing it was her brother, she quickly restrained herself and rushed after him, afraid he'd get hurt rolling too far.

Xu Sanshi tumbled all the way to the edge of the clearing, stopping just short of the thousand-year Void Turtle.He lay face-down in the grass, his body covered in mud and dirt.

A pile of mud even filled his mouth.

As he regained movement, he pushed himself up, leaving two large handprints in the mud.His eyes were filled with suppressed rage, and his soul power fluctuated wildly, revealing how violently his emotions were boiling.

This was a great humiliation.Even if the one who humiliated him was the inner courtyard's senior sister, he couldn't swallow it. He wanted revenge.

"Sanshi!" Beibei hurried over to help him up. Seeing his dark expression, she quickly tried to comfort him.

"If you hold a grudge, come at me anytime. I'm waiting," came Zhang Lexuan's voice, cold and fearless, further solidifying Xu Sanshi's resolve for revenge.

"Big Sister, wasn't that a bit much?" Beibei asked, frowning.

"I told you all clearly before entering the Star Dou Great Forest—you must cooperate and support each other when forming a team."

"Knowing full well the conflict between him and Shi Yu, I still warned him repeatedly not to cause trouble in the forest."

"But he ignored everything I said and deliberately tried to ruin Shi Yu's spirit ring acquisition. This punishment is already lenient."

"When we return, the academy will punish him further. He must pay the price for his actions."

Zhang Lexuan's tone softened slightly when speaking to Beibei, but her stance on the matter did not change.

She didn't think she'd gone too far, nor was she targeting Xu Sanshi personally.He was the one in the wrong, and she had no reason not to act.

As the senior sister of the inner courtyard, the thing she hated most was despicable internal strife.Dueling with dignity was acceptable, but sabotaging one another for petty reasons had to be strictly punished—or chaos would ensue.

"One day, I will repay you for today's shame," Xu Sanshi said in a low voice.

"I'll be waiting," Zhang Lexuan responded coolly.If she were afraid of retaliation, she wouldn't have dared to punish him in the first place.

She knew Xu Sanshi had a powerful background—but so what?She had nothing. Why should she be afraid?

Xu Sanshi said nothing more.He silently stood up, ended the life of the Void Turtle, and a purple soul ring rose from its body.

He was furious, but he couldn't afford to miss such a high-quality soul ring.

"Thank you, Senior Sister," Shi Yu said, sitting down and bowing slightly to Zhang Lexuan.

Her act of helping him vent his anger left him with a favorable impression of her.

"No need," Zhang Lexuan waved her hand."Xu Sanshi was in the wrong. He violated academy rules and made me angry. Punishing him was the right thing to do."

After a pause, she continued, "I know you're angry, but I also hope you understand—our academy strictly prohibits internal killings. If it happens, the punishment is severe and absolute."

Shi Yu looked at Zhang Lexuan.He wasn't foolish—he understood the real meaning behind her words.

She was warning him: even if he wanted revenge, he must not cross the line.

"I want to absorb this soul ring," Shi Yu said with a smile, neither confirming nor denying anything. He turned his attention to the glowing violet ring.

The soul ring's age exceeded expectations—just over a thousand years.Faint traces of yellow mixed with lavender indicated it was likely between 1,000 and 1,100 years old.

This surpassed the typical limit for a second soul ring, but it wasn't impossible.

Few second soul rings reached the thousand-year mark—but it could be done.

Shi Yu didn't believe he could casually absorb higher-level rings just because he was a transmigrator. But he did have his reasons.

After consuming the Nine-Star Begonia, his physique had undergone a substantial transformation.His healing ability was now astonishing, and his energy tolerance had improved significantly.

Combined with the physical reinforcement from the external soul bone—Eight Spider Lance—he believed he could pull off this cross-level absorption.

Now was the time to try.

He couldn't afford to miss this soul ring.