Chapter 66: Yu Xiaogang Takes the Blame
After adjusting to the sudden increase in his cultivation, Xiao Feng began testing the soul skills attached to the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone.
Just like a 100,000-year soul ring, a 100,000-year soul bone usually comes with two soul skills.
The Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone was no exception. Its attached soul skills were regeneration and flight.
The regeneration soul skill, also known as "Wildfire burns but does not die, spring winds bring it back to life," granted the user powerful recovery abilities, even enabling limb regeneration.
The flight soul skill, as the name suggests, allowed the user to fly.
On the Dou Qi Continent, being able to walk in the air was a hallmark of Dou Zong powerhouses.
With the flight ability from the Blue Silver Emperor's leg bone, Xiao Feng could occasionally pose as a Dou Ancestor.
While Xiao Feng was testing the speed of his flight soul skill, far away at Shrek Academy, Zhao Wuji was being beaten up by Tang Hao.
Tang Hao assaulted Zhao Wuji because, during the morning's admission exam, Zhao had bullied and injured Tang San.
It was clear that Tang Hao was truly Tang San's father—he could bully Xiao Feng but would not tolerate Zhao Wuji doing the same.
A classic case of being strict with others and lenient with oneself!
After violently beating Zhao Wuji, Tang Hao threatened both him and Flender, warning them to take good care of Tang San, and then left Soutuo City in the middle of the night.
…
Early the next morning.
At the break of dawn, Xiao Feng left Nouding City, riding the giant scorpion corpse puppet toward Soto City.
Just after Xiao Feng left Nouding City, Tang Hao returned to Holy Soul Village.
Originally, Tang Hao had planned to go home and sleep, but then overheard some villagers talking about someone visiting Holy Soul Village the previous day, asking about the nearby waterfall. This immediately gave him a sense of foreboding.
Tang Hao, unable to rest, rushed to the waterfall where he had hidden the Blue Silver Emperor sapling.
"What is that…?"
When Tang Hao saw the climbing rope that Xiao Feng had deliberately left behind behind the waterfall, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his body trembling uncontrollably.
With a powerful push, Tang Hao shot into the air like a shadow, breaking through the roaring waterfall and charging into the dark, damp cave.
"Who?! Who did this?!"
Staring at the now empty cave, Tang Hao's eyes turned blood-red, and a terrifying killing intent surged from him.
"It was him! It must have been him!"
Recalling the villagers' discussion of an outsider, Tang Hao quickly locked onto a suspect. He returned to Holy Soul Village and questioned the villagers, extracting a description of the stranger.
Medium height, slightly thin, appeared to be in his forties or fifties.
Short black hair parted 3:7, ordinary features, large mouth, thick lips, and somewhat stiff facial muscles. His smile was not exactly pleasing.
Hearing the villagers' description, Yu Xiaogang's image flashed in Tang Hao's mind.
"Yu Xiaogang! It better not be you. Otherwise, even if you are Xiaosan's teacher, you will still have to die!"
When Tang Hao arrived at Nouding Academy filled with murderous intent, he saw Yu Xiaogang admiring his creation—a specimen of the Blue Silver Emperor!
Looking at the half-remnant of the Blue Silver Emperor, Tang Hao was stunned, his mind going blank.
"Your Majesty Clear Sky, what brings you here?"
Yu Xiaogang quickly noticed Tang Hao's presence. He hesitated for a moment, then picked up the Blue Silver Emperor specimen and said with some pride, "You've come at the right time. I just discovered a mutated Blue Silver Grass yesterday. It's much tougher than ordinary Blue Silver Grass, and might be useful for Xiaosan's..."
Before Yu Xiaogang could finish, Tang Hao snatched the Blue Silver Grass specimen from his hands and, trembling, gently stroked it.
"Ah… A'Yin, it's all my fault… It's all my fault…"
Tang Hao's eyes filled with tears as he blamed himself, "I couldn't protect you back then, and now I couldn't even protect the sapling you left behind. I'm useless, useless!"
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but feel concerned. "Your Majesty Clear Sky, are you alright?"
"Yu Xiaogang, I'll kill you!!!"
Seeing Yu Xiaogang still looking innocent, pretending as if he knew nothing, Tang Hao could no longer suppress the killing intent in his heart.
"Boom!"
With a sound like a watermelon bursting, Yu Xiaogang was instantly smashed into a pulp by Tang Hao's hammer.
Even after killing Yu Xiaogang, Tang Hao felt no sense of satisfaction. His face was ashen, and he left Nouding Academy in a daze.
When the dean of Nouding Academy learned that Yu Xiaogang had been killed by Tang Hao, his face turned pale, and he immediately reported the matter to Spirit Hall.
The reason the dean had tolerated Yu Xiaogang freeloading at the academy was not because he appreciated his talent, but because higher-ups in Spirit Hall had privately ordered him to do so.
Upon receiving the report from Nouding Academy, the head of the Spirit Hall branch in Nouding City was also shocked and hurriedly passed the news to Spirit City.
…
Soutuo City, Shrek Academy.
"Oscar, how far is this lap, really?"
Following behind Oscar as they ran, Ning Rongrong's face was filled with frustration.
Because Shrek Academy lacked professional training equipment, Flender had instructed Oscar to lead Ning Rongrong on running drills.
As Flender put it, it didn't matter if an auxiliary-type soul master couldn't defeat their enemies, as long as they could outrun them.
When Flender first told her to run twenty laps around Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong had been full of confidence.
But after running for a quarter of an hour without even finishing a single lap, she started to feel hopeless.
At this rate, forget finishing before lunch—she'd be lucky to complete twenty laps before dinner.
"It's not that far," Oscar said with a grin. "It's just a bit over three kilometers per lap."
"So that means we're running more than sixty kilometers?"
"Yeah! That's why I said earlier, it's basically an impossible task."
Halfway through his explanation, Oscar chuckled and added, "But don't worry, I'm a food-type soul master. With me here, do you really think you'll go hungry?"
Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes at Oscar.
Although she was still young, soul masters typically matured faster under the influence of their martial souls and soul rings. Ning Rongrong, already standing at 165 cm, looked more like a high school girl of fifteen or sixteen than a twelve-year-old.
"Um…"
Oscar flashed a fawning smile and said, "If you're hungry, how about having a sausage to tide you over?"
(End of chapter)
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