143: Chapter 143 Bitch

The problem is not really about these two months.

Stepping down early doesn't have much impact; the key is the method and form of stepping down.

At this moment, Tang Long's voice rang out from the phone again.

"Let me be clear with you, I am determined to be the president, and I will do it this semester. I have no objection to you wanting to step down gracefully; not only can we discuss it, but I can also help you plan it out properly."

"And as for that group of people, they are fine, you can rest completely assured."

"Think about it carefully, we'll talk in detail after I finish my work today."

"Oh, right, don't look for me, and by the way, have Old Qin help me ask for leave!"

The call was hung up.

Ye Qingzhou felt very annoyed. It could be said that from childhood to adulthood, he had never received such contempt and threats.

But at the same time as the annoyance, he also felt a sense of relief.

Just as he thought, Tang Long indeed knew the whereabouts of the group of people under him, and quite readily gave him some reassurance.

You have to admit, he handled things very thoroughly and in a timely manner; it seemed like he really had the sincerity to negotiate.

But... why does it feel like a pit has been dug, and he is being forced to jump into it?

Scum!

Once this matter is over, I will definitely make you know the consequences!

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"What a piece of scum."

On the other side, Tang Long, who had hung up the phone, was also cursing.

"Coming to my door early in the morning to let me extort him."

Opposite him, Miao Manman, who was glaring at him, added very seriously, "And I have to take time out of my busy schedule to extort him? Can someone really be this despicable?"

Miao Manman didn't take the bait and changed the subject: "This is my residence, it happens to meet your requirements."

Tang Long looked at the rough, thick walls on all sides, as well as the simple furnishings in the room, and couldn't help but laugh.

"No way? A pretty girl like you actually lives so shabbily?"

"Isn't Ye Qingzhou your fiancé? As the son of a duke, he can't even bear to buy you a better house?"

"Even just renting one? It wouldn't cost much."

Miao Manman was so angry she put her hands on her hips, "Can you stop saying things like that? I live here because my constitution is special, and my cultivation often causes a lot of commotion. The walls of this room are all specially made, and the soundproofing is super strong."

Speaking of which, threads of lightning instantly rolled over Miao Manman's clothes, emitting a series of muffled thunder sounds.

Tang Long's eyes lit up, "So that's how it is, that's great. In that case, I should have come here to spend the night last night."

"Watch your mouth! If you do it again, I'm really going to get angry!"

"Huh? Don't misunderstand, I just purely wanted to find a reliable place to practice; the Open-Ring Forbidden Method also makes a lot of noise."

Miao Manman was skeptical, "Really?"

Tang Long chuckled.

There were less than eleven hours left until the countdown for the closed beta, so going to school today was impossible; he needed to seize the time to continue improving himself.

Due to various factors, this place was really not easy to find.

So after leaving the Jiang Family, he tried contacting Miao Manman.

Unexpectedly, Miao Manman's residence was actually so ideal.

First of all, her residence was in a military-controlled area, and the safety factor was very high. Moreover, this residence was like a small fortress; not only was it easy to defend and hard to attack, but it also had excellent soundproofing.

"Before we officially start, I'll remind you that I can only demonstrate this once."

"Because I have already condensed six Spirit Rings, and I only have one cultivation method on hand that can be used to condense the seventh one."

"So you only have this one chance to observe, so you'd better pay attention."

Miao Manman was shocked, "What! In just a day or two, you've already condensed six Spirit Rings?"

Tang Long shrugged, "Is it possible that I'm also a genius?"

Miao Manman didn't respond.

But she was muttering in her heart, if you're a genius, then what am I?

Tang Long didn't talk any further and went straight to the center of the room, sitting on the floor.

This wood-element cultivation method that Jiang Xiaolan got for him was called the Grass Breathing Method.

It sounded very ordinary, and in reality, it was also very ordinary.

It couldn't increase attributes, and it didn't even possess the characteristic of generally increasing vitality common to wood-element cultivation methods.

But it did have one very unique feature, which was increasing the rate of vitality recovery.

[Grass Breathing Method LV1: For every 10% drop in vitality, the vitality recovery rate increases by 1%.]

In other words, the lower the vitality, the faster the recovery.

The level 1 effect was definitely not enough; even if vitality dropped to the final 10%, the recovery rate would only increase by at most 9%.

Tang Long believed that once it was leveled up to the maximum, its effect would definitely not be bad.

Condensing the seventh Spirit Ring suddenly stepped up a level in difficulty.

The Spirit energy conflict was unprecedentedly intense. The conflicting Spirit energy aura continuously overflowed from his body, injuring Tang Long's body and quickly surrounding him as if he were shrouded in a blood mist.

Even with the Level 2 Tyrant Body damage reduction, it seemed he still couldn't say his vitality was ample, and perhaps there was still a risk of failure.

Of course, this was actually because he had suffered a serious injury at the Jiang Family earlier, and his vitality hadn't been fully replenished in a short time.

His clothes were constantly being cut and even shredded as if by invisible sharp blades, and wounds appeared one after another on his skin.

Miao Manman watched from the side, feeling both shy and terrified.

After all, that was the body of a strange man, but the numerous scars on that body seemed to have an irresistible attraction.

In a daze, she also felt that an extremely terrifying storm was brewing within him. Tang Long looked like he was about to be torn apart at any moment, but his expression was incomparably calm.

Composed and calm.

The next moment, Miao Manman's heart trembled violently again because Tang Long's body lit up.

Golden patterns covered his body within a single breath, and his skin seemed to have suddenly increased in strength significantly; surprisingly, almost no new wounds appeared.

Could that be... the Gang Mark produced by a high-level Spirit Astral?

This guy Tang Long is even stronger than I estimated; could his strength really be above mine?

Miao Manman actually didn't want to believe it, but she didn't know that at this moment, Tang Long was actually in a tight spot.

The difficulty of condensing this wood Spirit Ring also exceeded his own estimates.

It wasn't just because of the suddenly increased spiritual conflict of the seventh Spirit Ring, but also because of resources.

There were no Spirit Stones for wood-element Spirit energy; it could only be absorbed from things like Spirit herbs and Spirit wood. However, the Spirit energy contained in these plants was, after all, not as concentrated and abundant as Spirit Stones, so during the ring condensation process, the supply seemed increasingly inadequate, and the time consumed was destined to be much more than before.

Moreover, the increasingly strong Spirit energy conflict, even after the Tyrant Body damage reduction, made him feel that his vitality was clearly insufficient, so he even activated his Spirit Astral.

Unfortunately, the role the Spirit Astral could play was really too small; the damage from those few cuts was almost negligible, it could only make the scene look better.

It wasn't that he couldn't stop.

But now he was showing off in front of Miao Manman; if he couldn't pull off this act, it would damage his image and temperament, and it might also affect his plans later.

No choice, time to increase the stakes!

Hopefully Jiang Xiaolan's dad is capable enough.

He immediately took out an Eight-Treasure Pill and swallowed it, then immediately took out a No. 3 Forbidden Drug and stabbed it directly into his shoulder.

Then, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Because the light shining from beneath him this time was completely different from before.

A layer of light diagram under his feet scattered out like golden-green raindrops, filling the entire room in the blink of an eye.

And these raindrops then began to rise continuously from under his feet, leisurely floating upwards.

Each raindrop flashed with dazzling golden-green brilliance, weaving into a magnificent and peerless spectacle.

[You have activated the Reverse Rain Halo LV1!]

[During the halo's duration, all support skill cooldowns are reduced by 30%! All friendly targets within 30 meters receive an additional 1x increase in support buff effects!]