Tang San's First Soul Ring: a Ten-Year Ghost-Face Bolete, That Big Mushroom?

Tang San truly was Great Master's most devoted filial son.

Not only had he personally castrated one of his Godfather's balls.

He had even sucked out the snake venom with his mouth without the slightest disgust.

Otherwise, Yu Xiaogang would likely have died in Soul Hunting Forest today.

He just wondered what expression Great Master would have once he woke up and learned he was missing one.

Looking at Yu Xiaogang, whose face was pale but had returned to normal, Tang San let out a long breath.

Then, completely exhausted, he collapsed onto the ground.

It had been a little disgusting, but at least he had successfully saved his Godfather's life.

Though he was utterly exhausted himself, Tang San had not dared sleep all night.

Ye Xian certainly would not bother with Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.

He found a fallen tree trunk nearby and made do with sleeping on it for the night.

After that, Yu Xiaogang remained unconscious for a full three days.

During that time, Ye Xian and Tang San could only stay together in Soul Hunting Forest.

"Wh-what happened to me?"

When Yu Xiaogang woke up, it was already noon on the fourth day.

He only felt so weak that he had not a trace of strength left, while the world spun before his eyes.

Even lifting a hand took tremendous effort.

"Godfather, you're awake."

Hearing the movement, Tang San immediately ran over in ecstatic delight.

He hurriedly helped Yu Xiaogang sit up.

Then he brought a bowl of water before him.

After drinking the water, Yu Xiaogang regained some clarity. He suddenly remembered being poisoned and fainting earlier.

A sense of foreboding suddenly rose in his heart.

He tried moving his body, and a sharp pain immediately came from his lower half.

The heartrending agony made Yu Xiaogang bare his teeth in pain.

Moreover, he now felt weaker than ever.

Thud—!

At that moment, Tang San suddenly dropped to his knees beside Yu Xiaogang with a bang.

After knocking his head against the ground three times, he finally said through tears and snot,

"Godfather, when I found you after waking up."

"The one on your right was too deeply poisoned to be saved."

"For the sake of your life, I could only make the decision myself and cut it off."

Tang San's voice trembled slightly as he spoke.

"Ye Xian can testify for me!"

At the end, Tang San looked excitedly at Ye Xian beside him.

As though he had grabbed onto a lifeline.

Ye Xian nodded naturally.

"What Tang San said is right."

"He even sucked the snake venom out for you personally, Great Master."

"That was absolute loyalty."

As he spoke, he gave Tang San a thumbs-up.

Whatever else could be said, Tang San had really dared to put his mouth down there.

That was genuinely badass.

Boom—!

Yu Xiaogang's mind exploded.

One of his balls had been cut off.

The news struck his mind like a bolt from the blue.

How could he possibly accept something like this?

Could he, Yu Xiaogang, still be considered a man from now on?

After half a quarter-hour of silence, Yu Xiaogang finally accepted reality.

Logically speaking, with only one removed, he could still fulfill all a man's functions.

At least he still had one left. That counted as a blessing amid misfortune.

After calming down, Yu Xiaogang suddenly recalled something Ye Xian had just said.

Tang San had sucked the snake venom out for him.

He stiffly lowered his head to look at the tightly bound and bandaged wound, then froze completely.

That spot...

Sucking snake venom out with his mouth?

Yu Xiaogang's mouth twitched violently twice, his face utterly devoid of hope.

Though it was rather absurd, it was enough to show that his godson's loyalty was beyond question.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang sighed.

"Forget it, forget it."

"No matter what, Xiao San, you saved me. Your Godfather still has to thank you."

"Once I recover a little, we'll leave this place."

Tang San nodded. The environment here was poor and extremely unfavorable for wound recovery.

"Sorry, Godfather. I'm afraid this trip to Soul Hunting Forest will end empty-handed."

The Mandala Snake's Soul Ring had been absorbed and fused by Ye Xian.

With his Godfather in such a state, he likely could no longer help him find a Soul Beast.

Yu Xiaogang immediately understood what Tang San meant, but he forced out a stiff smile.

"With my condition now, I can't help you hunt a high-level Soul Ring either. We can only settle for something lesser..."

Hearing this, Tang San's eyes flashed, and he was visibly excited.

Did his Godfather mean...

Could there still be a way?

Yu Xiaogang continued,

"Do you remember that nearly hundred-year-old fungus-type Soul Beast I showed you before?"

Ye Xian, not far away, was stunned upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's words and nearly lost his composure.

A nearly hundred-year-old plant-type Soul Beast?

Could it be that big mushroom?

"A nearly hundred-year-old fungus-type Soul Beast?"

Tang San repeated the words, muttering thoughtfully.

"Godfather, are you referring to that fungus-type Soul Beast called the Ghost-Face Bolete?"

On their first day entering Soul Hunting Forest, they had encountered a large mushroom with an extremely peculiar appearance.

Its brownish-black surface was covered in white spots.

The pattern formed by those white spots looked remarkably like a ghostly face.

That was why it was called the Ghost-Face Bolete.

At the time, Yu Xiaogang had said this fungus-type Soul Beast was actually very suitable for Tang San's Blue Silver Flower.

Not only was it highly poisonous, it could also cause paralysis and hallucinations.

Its age was just a little too low, so they had not considered it.

But now, they could clearly only settle for less and go back to take another look.

"Yes."

Yu Xiaogang nodded with a smile.

Even his tone was weak and listless due to his physical frailty.

"The Ghost-Face Bolete is a rare fungus-type Soul Beast. Though its attack power is not strong, its support and control abilities are extremely powerful."

"Your Blue Silver Flower martial soul should also develop toward the control system in the future."

"And it is at least eighty or ninety years old. It is still very suitable for your plant-type martial soul, the Blue Silver Flower."

Yu Xiaogang knew full well that his words contained quite a bit of bluffing.

But things had come to this, and he absolutely could not let Tang San return empty-handed.

Even if it were a pile of shit, he had to put a golden rim around it!

Otherwise, where would he put his face as a Great Master?

"Godfather, your body..."

Tang San was inwardly pleasantly surprised at this moment.

But when he turned to look at Yu Xiaogang, the latter was not in good condition.

Forget helping hunt a Soul Beast—he probably could not even walk.

Ye Xian also shot Yu Xiaogang a sidelong glance.

He was already fucked up like this, yet he still would not stop.

It seemed Yu Xiaogang felt he was ruined, so he wanted to ruin his godson Tang San too.

Even if it was ninety-nine years, that Soul Ring was still within the ten-year age range.

With a ten-year First Soul Ring, Tang San would have a hard time not becoming useless.

"It's fine, it's fine."

Yu Xiaogang waved his hand indifferently and continued,

"Plant-type and fungus-type Soul Beasts generally have low attack power, especially when their cultivation is low."

"The attack power of a Ghost-Face Bolete that is less than a hundred years old is even negligible."