Douluo : Diary System in Douluo Continent

Su Ming summoned his Wood Dragon again, and everyone climbed aboard.

Riding the Wood Dragon felt entirely different from flying on their own. The dragon's flight was not only faster but also far more enduring. In contrast, Oscar's Flying Mushroom Sausages only lasted a minute.

If they had to eat one sausage per minute to keep flying, even with Oscar's soul power, there was no way they could do it all day without either getting stuffed or throwing up.

After enjoying a comfortable ride for some time, Su Ming suddenly announced with a pale face, "I can't hold on any longer. My soul power is nearly depleted, and I'll need your help to keep the Wood Dragon active!"

Ma Hongjun immediately jumped in, asking, "Su Ming, what kind of help do you need from us?" He wasn't worried; as an injured party, he felt safe from being asked to help.

With a sly smile, Su Ming said, "It seems you've all forgotten something—that my Wood Dragon can absorb soul power to sustain itself or even replenish mine."

As soon as he said this, Zhao Wuji's face lit up with sudden realization. He remembered Su Ming using this very trick on him once.

A wave of unease swept over the group.

Ma Hongjun nervously stammered, "Su Ming, you don't mean to…"

Su Ming grinned and nodded. "Since you all tried to guilt-trip me earlier, it's only fair you pay the price! Heh heh heh!"

Turning toward Ma Hongjun, Su Ming's smile widened. "Fatty, let's start with you. Don't worry, I won't drain you dry—I'll leave you with just enough to get by."

Seeing that smile, a chill ran down Ma Hongjun's spine.

"Fatty, you should actually thank me," Su Ming continued. "Think about it. You're the only one here who's still a Spirit Grandmaster. By letting me drain your soul power, you can focus on cultivating while riding the Wood Dragon. Doing this repeatedly will definitely help you improve your soul power."

Before Ma Hongjun could react, he suddenly felt 80% of his soul power vanish. What remained was just enough for him to function—but the sensation was nothing short of dreadful.

As his soul power drained away, Ma Hongjun turned pale and felt faint. The sudden loss left him with lingering dizziness and body aches, and his wariness toward Su Ming grew immensely.

If Su Ming wanted to, Ma Hongjun was certain he could turn him into a lifeless husk in an instant. Truly terrifying!

The Wood Dragon, now replenished with Ma Hongjun's soul power, regained much of its vitality.

The speed of the absorption wasn't entirely due to the Wood Dragon itself—it was the vast gap in level between Su Ming and Ma Hongjun.

When Su Ming had used this ability on Zhao Wuji, even he had felt his soul power draining rapidly. Compared to that, Ma Hongjun, a mere Spirit Grandmaster, couldn't withstand such an overwhelming siphon.

Left with no choice, Ma Hongjun endured his dizziness and aches, sitting cross-legged to begin restoring his soul power.

Meanwhile, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Oscar all exchanged uneasy glances. Now they understood what Su Ming meant by "helping out," and their wariness grew. This method was simply too terrifying!

Dai Mubai, in particular, regretted his earlier words. Why couldn't he have just kept quiet? Now he was suffering the consequences!

Su Ming's gaze shifted to Dai Mubai and Tang San, making his intentions crystal clear. The soul power from a single Spirit Grandmaster like Ma Hongjun wasn't enough to sustain the Wood Dragon for long. Additionally, the quality of their soul power varied.

Since their quality was insufficient, he would simply make up for it with quantity.

Before Dai Mubai or Tang San could protest, they felt 80% of their soul power disappear within moments!

Nearby, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but laugh inwardly. So this was Su Ming's idea of "helping." They hadn't realized just how cunning he could be.

Xiao Wu, in particular, felt vindicated. She'd wondered why Su Ming would go out of his way to help these "freeloaders." Now it all made sense.

Oscar, meanwhile, trembled in the corner. As a support-type Spirit Master, surely it would make more sense for him to supply Su Ming with recovery sausages rather than having his soul power drained, right?

But his hopes were dashed as he too felt his soul power draining away. Clearly, Su Ming wasn't planning to spare anyone.

Soon, a comical scene unfolded: the four Shrek "fools" sat pale-faced, cross-legged, each trying to recover their soul power.

Su Ming checked the Wood Dragon's energy reserves and found them satisfactory. While the quality of the absorbed soul power wasn't ideal, the sheer quantity—drawn from four Spirit Masters—was sufficient to keep the dragon flying for a good while.

By the time the Wood Dragon's energy ran low again, the four would likely have recovered enough for another round of "contributions."

This was far more efficient than relying on Oscar's sausages or his own recovery methods. Consider it the fare for riding his dragon, Su Ming thought with a grin.

Meanwhile, Zhao Wuji sat comfortably, unbothered. As the teacher and the strongest among them, even at half his usual strength, he had to maintain his state to handle potential emergencies. Su Ming wouldn't dare siphon his soul power.

And so, on their way back to Shrek Academy, Su Ming periodically drained the soul power of the four "fools" to sustain the Wood Dragon.

The three girls weren't idle either. Though Su Ming didn't drain their soul power, they took the opportunity to cultivate diligently. Ning Rongrong worked particularly hard.

After all, her soul power was the lowest among the three. Even with the Nine Treasures Jade Pendant accelerating her cultivation, she still lagged behind Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

Xiao Wu's natural cultivation speed was significantly faster due to her enhanced physique and her high-grade spirit rings, which allowed for accelerated progress.

As for Zhu Zhuqing, her rapid progress was simply a result of her relentless dedication.

Even Xiao Wu was surprised by her own cultivation speed after obtaining a high-level spirit ring. Previously, her mother hadn't experienced such an effect when forming spirit rings.

This discovery delighted her, though she didn't yet realize that it came at the cost of her core essence as a 100,000-year spirit beast.

If she had formed her spirit rings through ordinary means, she could have maintained her current cultivation speed all the way to Titled Douluo.

But due to prematurely depleting her essence, her cultivation speed would likely slow down to that of an ordinary innate full spirit power cultivator after reaching Spirit Douluo.