The ape-faced mask hovered coldly in mid-air, offering no response to Tang Sui's feigned ignorance.
"Dean, do you know what's going on?" Even Dai Mubai, born of the Star Luo Empire's royal family, was bewildered by the situation.
"This..."
Flander, when asked, was also at a loss. The letter Master had asked Tang San to deliver to him only vaguely mentioned Tang Sui's mask spirit might be special, but it certainly didn't hint that it would split itself into another!
Having lived on the Douluo Continent for so many years, Flander had never encountered such a phenomenon before.
"Sui Sui, besides feeling weak, do you have any other discomfort?" After his shock subsided, Tang San rushed to Tang Sui's side, his heart filled with anxiety. He took her wrist, subtly channeling a thread of his internal energy to examine her condition.
Sensing the intrusion of a foreign power, Tang Sui did not resist.
She knew it was Tang San's internal energy.
Before, when she had felt unwell, Tang San had also used his internal energy to help her regulate her qi.
Tang Sui shook her head. "Nothing else. Its appearance seems to have brought me benefits too. I'm level 38 now, brother."
"San..." Tang San was speechless. Even Oscar, who had just broken through, stared at Tang Sui with wide, disbelieving eyes, as if looking at an incredible little monster.
Even Dai Mubai froze again, his pupils trembling slightly.
Flander's hand trembled so much he nearly dropped his glasses.
He took a deep breath and forced a smile, trying to comfort them. "Although an unknown change has occurred, this seems to be related to what I know about spirit mutations."
"Some people's spirits are inherited from one parent, but for others, even if the spirit originates from their parents, if the parents' spirits possess a certain mutability, it's not impossible for the inheritor's spirit to also undergo changes as the soul master's own strength increases."
"It seems this mutation is a good thing for you. Oscar, make two more sausages for Tang Sui to help her recover."
If Tang Sui's spirit hadn't truly undergone such a strange transformation, Flander would have suspected that the Clear Sky Douluo had quietly given Tang Sui some extra training in the academy last night while he and the others were temporarily away.
However, it now appeared her situation was likely a spirit mutation.
A hint of anticipation stirred in Flander's heart.
Since Tang Sui's mask spirit could already be used as a ranged attack spirit, could the newly appeared mask also be controlled by Tang Sui and used for attack?
Flander mused, his expression remaining unchanged.
After listening to Flander, Oscar quickly recited his incantations again, conjuring two large sausages and handing them to Tang Sui one by one.
Tang Sui didn't stand on ceremony with Oscar. After saying "Thank you," she began to eat them directly.
Xiao Wu looked at Tang San's strange expression, then at the seemingly oblivious Tang Sui, her heart filled with worry and self-reproach.
She was certain Little San was still hiding something from her.
But... she spent every day with Sui Sui and hadn't noticed such a terrifying change in her spirit...
This time it only made Sui Sui weak in her sleep, but what about next time?
Xiao Wu's heart sank.
What if Sui Sui's spirit underwent further changes, and she remained unaware?
Ultimately, it was because she wasn't strong enough...
Thinking this, Xiao Wu pursed her lips, a glint in her eyes.
"Hoo..." Xiao Wu exhaled, and for the third time, stepped forward to stand before Oscar, saying to him with determination, "Please give me one sausage too."
Two or three was too much for her, but one was still manageable.
Oscar blinked for a second, then grinned and readily agreed, "Alright! A super invincible big sausage!"
The third girl to step forward for a sausage spirit was also a girl. Dai Mubai and the other two exchanged glances, and then they also moved closer.
"Xiao Ao, give me one too," Dai Mubai said, extending his hand. Next was Ma Hongjun.
Tang San looked at Tang Sui, then at Xiao Wu, and also extended his hand to Oscar. "Xiao Ao, please prepare one for me as well."
Although he was her older brother, eating too much wasn't good, so he would only have one.
Seeing his enthusiastic classmates, Oscar's smile grew more sincere and radiant. He welcomed them all.
When it was Zhu Zhuqing's turn, she hesitated for a moment before finally stepping forward, her expression still somewhat stiff.