Feng Piaoling didn't care in the slightest how this Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear had been injured. Since he had encountered it, it was his.
Whoosh!
Even as the Tian Meng was grumbling, Feng Piaoling had already lunged forward. Wrapped in arcs of lightning and the cyan sword-light of the Tribulation Lightning Sword, his blade pierced unerringly into the bear's right eye, transfixing it through the back of its skull.
The Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear let out a final, tragic howl and unwillingly breathed its last. A deep purple soul ring manifested shortly thereafter.
"Little Yuhao, wait until he starts absorbing that soul ring. Let me take control of your body and hit him with a Soul Shock. I'm going to make this crafty brat pay dearly," the Tian Meng bellowed frantically within Huo Yuhao's mind.
He utterly loathed Feng Piaoling, the cunning boy who had once nearly slain him. If not for him, Huo Yuhao wouldn't have been forced to absorb a ten-year Wind Baboon soul ring. If not for him, his own discarded moult might not have been lost. Now, the boy even dared to snatch a bargain right from under Brother Tian Meng's nose—it was simply intolerable.
"This... isn't a good idea, is it..." Under the Tian Meng's incitement, Huo Yuhao was, in all honesty, starting to feel tempted. However, Bei Bei and Tang Ya were standing right there. If they were to find out, things would take a turn for the worse. He didn't want to lose these two friends who treated him with genuine kindness.
While Huo Yuhao was wavering, Feng Piaoling had already produced a cat-shaped soul tool and stored the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear's massive corpse inside.
"That's a storage soul tool too?" Bei Bei walked up to Feng Piaoling and asked curiously. Setting aside the previous Level 4 soul tool longsword, he had now produced a giant-capacity storage soul tool. Where did this Feng Piaoling get so many high-quality items? Was he perhaps the young master of some great sect? He didn't suspect Feng Piaoling was from the Sun Moon Empire; after all, the people of the Sun Moon Empire were ethnically distinct from those of the Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, and Douling Empires.
"Yes. We are close to the Mixed Zone of the Star Duo Great Forest. It isn't safe to absorb a soul ring here. I plan to find a secluded place to do it." Feng Piaoling turned to leave as he spoke.
Tang Ya called out to him, "Wait a moment, Little Piaoling."
"Is there something else?" Feng Piaoling turned back and asked.
Tang Ya asked tentatively, "Now that both you and Little Yuhao have obtained your soul rings, what are your plans for the future?"
"Registering for the Shrek Academy entrance exam." Feng Piaoling stated his next destination directly; they were bound to run into each other eventually anyway.
Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, looked dazed. His lifelong goal had been to become a soul master. Though the process had been bumpy and the results somewhat unsatisfying, he had finally achieved his dream—and he was even a Grandmaster. Now that he had succeeded, he found himself unsure of what to do next.
Learning that Feng Piaoling intended to apply to Shrek, Tang Ya didn't look surprised. A genius soul master like him rightfully belonged at Shrek. She continued, "And do you have any family left at home?"
Feng Piaoling's gaze suddenly turned ice-cold. His expression grew grim as he said, "Dead. They are all dead. Not a single one left." They had died at the hands of evil soul masters and Xu Tianran.
Huo Yuhao hesitated for a moment before shaking his head. "I have no family left either. I'm all alone."
Tang Ya, apparently oblivious to the shift in the atmosphere, said with great joy, "That's wonderful! Little Piaoling, Little Yuhao, since you are both on your own, why not join our Tang Sect?"
Huo Yuhao had long been yearning for the Tang Sect throughout their journey. Had Feng Piaoling not appeared, he would have joined the Tang Sect just as he did in the original story. Hearing this, he agreed decisively, "Sister Xiao Ya, I am willing to join the Tang Sect."
"Great! Little Yuhao, from this day forward, you are a disciple of my Tang Sect." Seeing Huo Yuhao agree, the smile on Tang Ya's face brightened significantly. It seemed their efforts to showcase various Tang Sect secret techniques along the way hadn't been in vain. Then, she looked at Feng Piaoling with expectant eyes.
Feng Piaoling shook his head. "Not interested."
These words brought the smile on Tang Ya's face to a screeching halt.
Bei Bei frowned and said, "Brother Feng, is it because you feel my Tang Sect has declined that you are unwilling to join?"
"Do you truly wish for me to state the reasons?" Feng Piaoling asked expressionlessly.
"Tell me," Tang Ya said, her teeth lightly biting her lower lip, her face turning slightly pale. If anyone else had shown such disdain for the Tang Sect, she would have attacked them long ago. But Feng Piaoling gave her a very different feeling. This was an individual who was calm to the extreme and meticulously thoughtful. If he spoke this way, there had to be a reason. As the current Sect Master of the Tang Sect, if she wanted to revitalize the sect, she had to face all its problems head-on.
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