After the old monster and I arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy, we couldn't find any trace of Tang San and the others. We had to ask one of the academy's teachers.
We found out that Liu Erlong, for some unknown reason, kicked out Tang San and his group. Apparently, there was even a fight.
This struck me as very strange. Based on Liu Erlong's lovestruck personality, how could she possibly have thrown them out?
She should have been overjoyed at seeing Yu Xiaogang, running to embrace him!
This made me feel like this isn't just a simple parallel world anymore. It's not just power levels that have changed—I can accept that—but now, something feels really off!
Reading Su Ming's diary, Liu Erlong started to sweat a bit. Was I too impulsive before?
Liu Erlong felt a bit regretful, but at the same time, she thought there was no other choice. It was her personality, after all—fiery and vengeful. Letting Yu Xiaogang and the others stay in Blue Tyrant Academy would have made her sick.
Now, all she could do was hope the system had a solution.
Because of the urgency, the old monster and I moved on to Thunderclap Academy. We'll deal with Liu Erlong's issue later.
As I suspected, since Blue Tyrant Academy wasn't an option, Yu Xiaogang would definitely lead them to Thunderclap Academy, which is backed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
After that, things were simple. The old monster and I snuck into the academy and captured Tang San, bringing him into my Kamui space. We were both wearing dark night suits, so Tang San couldn't recognize us.
Kamui space? What kind of ability is that?
Xiao Wu's thoughts stirred—Kamui space, huh? Looks like Su Ming-gege was holding back a bit when he showed me his powers last time!
Those eyes of his are really incredible!
To prevent Tang San from recognizing the old monster's soul power, I used a disguise talisman on him. Since we needed a valid excuse to target Tang San, I borrowed the name of the Spirit Hall. After all, Spirit Hall and Tang Hao are already enemies—borrowing their name shouldn't be a problem.
Bibi Dong:
Qian Renxue:
Everyone else: Pfft, hahaha!
The female leads found Su Ming's actions shameless but hilarious. How is Bibi Dong going to feel about this?
Afterward, the old monster slowly applied pressure to Tang San with his soul power, forcing out his Eight Spider Lances. Then, I took my time breaking each of his eight legs one by one before pulling out the external soul bone.
I admit I felt a little cruel doing it, but Tang San's no longer on my side. You have to be ruthless with your enemies, after all.
At the end of the day, it's not me he'll hate, haha!
So, apologies to Bibi Dong—I've borrowed the Spirit Hall's name in advance. I promise I'll return the favor in the future!
Bibi Dong:
Bibi Dong read Su Ming's actions and was speechless. She didn't even know how to express just how shameless he was.
However, she understood one key sentence—"I'll return the favor in the future." This indicated that Su Ming was very likely planning to join Spirit Hall eventually, or at least he was leaning that way now.
That realization made her feel much better. Bibi Dong figured she was coming out ahead here. No matter what, Spirit Hall and Tang Hao were already enemies, and now they'd also antagonized his son. No harm done!
While tormenting Tang San, I also casually explained why Spirit Hall was after him, mentioning his father's background and strength.
I did this to speed up Tang Hao and Tang San's meeting. Now that Tang San has lost his external soul bone and his strength has decreased, once Tang Hao hears about it, he might give Tang San that ten-thousand-year-old Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone to boost his power.
If Tang Hao does that, it would be perfect. The sooner, the better. After all, the disguise talisman only lasts for a year. Once its effect wears off, that bone disguised as a hundred-year Blue Silver Grass soul bone will be revealed for what it is.
That's why I told Tang San about his father's identity in advance. It's not that I don't want to disguise the bone again when the time comes, but I doubt Tang Hao is foolish enough to leave it in the same place for long. With his suspicious nature, he's probably already moved it.
Ah Yin: ...
And to prevent Tang Hao from slaughtering the villagers in Holy Spirit Village after Tang San absorbs the bone and realizes something's off, I need to go back to the village with the old monster. It's been a while since I've seen Grandpa Jack anyway. After this, I'll relocate him and the villagers near Heaven Dou City where I can better protect them.
Oh, and something interesting happened—the old monster tried to sell off his granddaughter!
Dugu Yan: ???
Yeah, that old monster said he wanted to marry off Dugu Yan to me. She's a beauty, so I didn't mind, but I had to clarify a few things with him first.
I told him frankly that Dugu Yan wouldn't be my only woman. I already have Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong is halfway there. I left the decision up to him.
To my surprise, the old monster said he'd already considered it carefully. He even said he'd convince Dugu Yan himself when we returned. Well, if she's willing, I don't mind.
Dugu Yan, reading Su Ming's words, bit her lip and blushed in embarrassment. Is Grandpa really trying to marry me off like that? Though Su Ming was impressive, they hadn't known each other that long!
Xiao Wu, on the other hand, felt a sense of urgency. I've been away from Su Ming-gege for so long, and now someone else is trying to take him from me. Dugu Bo, how could you?!
Still, I remember that Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng originally had feelings for each other. After what happened, she's probably seen him for who he really is by now.
Seeing this, Dugu Yan snorted coldly. I was really blind before. In the academy, what attracted her to Yu Tianheng wasn't just his strength, but his confidence in it.
Now? After losing once in the Great Spirit Arena, he became insecure, even cowardly. He secretly informed the clan to ambush Su Ming, nearly getting her killed in the process.
Had the timing been right, she would have loved to use that one-time mind-reading card on Yu Tianheng to see if his feelings for her were genuine or if he had ulterior motives!