The Next Ye Cheng

Notting City.

Work-study student dormitory.

After watching the video, Xiao Wu's face turned deathly pale, and her whole body began trembling uncontrollably!

Because she had caught a crucial piece of information in the video just now!

Tang San, her Third Brother, was the son of a Titled Douluo!

And that Titled Douluo had actually been hiding in the shadows all along, silently protecting him.

This meant that her identity as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast that had taken human form could never have been concealed from that Titled Douluo.

But why had he not made a move?

One had to know that a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form had lost all its power and had to start again from scratch. On top of that, after leaving the Soul Beast Great Forest and entering the human world, it had no one to rely on.

Such a weak, easily hunted hundred-thousand-year soul beast held an incomparable allure for any soul master!

Even if a Titled Douluo could not absorb a hundred-thousand-year soul ring because their soul rings were already full, they certainly would not refuse a hundred-thousand-year soul bone. After all, in some respects, soul bones were even more precious than soul rings.

A soul ring could only be used by one person, but a soul bone could be passed down. After one person died, it could be inherited by their descendants. Passed down through generation after generation, it could become a family heirloom!

Anyone would be tempted by such a precious treasure.

Yet Tang San's father had not acted. He had merely hidden in the shadows and silently watched.

Why?

That was utterly unreasonable.

No longer the ignorant and naïve girl who had just emerged from the forest, Xiao Wu had spent several years in the human world. She had not yet been swept away by love, so she easily arrived at an answer that made perfect sense.

He had saved that soul ring for his son. In other words, Tang San!

He was merely waiting for Tang San to reach a sufficient level before having him kill her and take her soul ring!

Xiao Wu was terrified by her own speculation.

Thinking back on every little moment they had shared over the past six years, as well as Tang San's promises and protection, Xiao Wu truly did not want to believe that Tang San was the kind of vile person who appeared to cherish her while secretly coveting her soul ring.

But the facts were right before her. No matter how unwilling she was to believe it, she had no choice but to.

After all, she had only spent six years with Tang San now and had not yet experienced the many later events that would have deepened their feelings. Therefore, Xiao Wu could not yet be like she was in the original story, willing to risk exposing her identity to participate in the Soul Master Tournament and leap about under the watchful eyes of numerous Titled Douluo.

At most, she only had a favorable impression of Tang San and trusted him far more than ordinary people.

So, upon learning that a Titled Douluo had been watching her from the shadows all along, Xiao Wu decisively chose her own safety over the possibility that Tang San's Titled Douluo father was a good man who would not covet her soul ring or soul bone!

Run!!!

At that moment, this was the only thought in Xiao Wu's mind.

She wanted to go home.

The human world was far too dangerous.

These humans were far too despicable.

Mama, I want to go home!

When the father and son, Tang Hao and Tang San, arrived at the work-study student dormitory, the people there told them that Sister Xiao Wu had hurriedly left after watching the video. No one knew where she had gone.

Tang San's heart tightened. He quickly checked the luggage in the dormitory and discovered that Xiao Wu had not even taken her belongings. It looked as though she had fled for her life in a rush.

Could it really be as his father said? Had she immediately fled because she feared her identity had been exposed?

Tang San immediately felt utterly lost.

Xiao Wu, I said I would protect you for the rest of my life. Why did you run away? Did you distrust me that much?

Seeing his son's despondent appearance, Tang Hao shook his head but did not tell him that the rabbit had not gone far. If they gave chase now, they could still catch up.

Because he believed that Xiao Wu being with Tang San would only bring him endless trouble. Just as it had been with Ah Yin, Tang San's mother, back then, once the identity of a soul beast in human form was exposed, they would face the joint assault of the entire Soul Master World!

Everyone had coveted Ah Yin's soul ring and soul bone. Even he, the originally promising Clear Sky Douluo, had become an oddity who had fallen in love with a soul beast in some people's eyes. That was why Tang Hao did not want his son to follow his old path.

Although he did not regret being with Ah Yin, his son possessed the exceedingly rare Twin Martial Souls. As long as he could suppress the backlash of the Twin Martial Souls, given enough time, he would become the next Ye Cheng!

As long as his son could grow to Ye Cheng's level, he could return to the Clear Sky Sect, gather their remaining strength, and join forces with other sects and clans. Then, it might not be impossible to contend against the powerful Spirit Hall.

The prerequisite for all of this was that his son had to be able to grow up without dying halfway.

After all, in this world, there were countless examples of unripe geniuses being killed in advance by others.

Therefore, Tang Hao decided to have Tang San imitate Ye Cheng: conceal his identity and bide his time. Once his Twin Martial Souls had been cultivated to completion, he would fear no one!

"Little San, it is time for us to go."

Having made his decision, Tang Hao turned and walked toward the door.

"Dad, where are we going?"

Tang San hurriedly followed.

"You will know when we get there."

Tang Hao did not explain.

Half a month later.

Under Tang Hao's guidance, Tang San arrived at an unnamed forest.

The moment he arrived, Tang San immediately sensed a familiar aura. At the same time, his body instinctively felt a sense of danger.

Tang Hao stopped before the forest, turned to look at him, and said, "I had originally intended to bring you here when you became a Soul King or Soul Emperor. But since your identity has already been exposed, and you have just reached level thirty, I will bring you here first to see whether you can obtain your third soul ring."

Tang San's Soul Power Level had originally already reached level twenty-nine, just half a step away from level thirty. Now, after the Future Video revealed that his father was a Titled Douluo and that Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, all these shocks had triggered a butterfly effect, allowing him to reach level thirty ahead of schedule.

Seeing this, Tang Hao simply brought him here early.

"Sit down."

Tang Hao pointed to the ground.

Tang San froze for a moment, but he still obediently sat down cross-legged. He simply did not understand what his father wanted him to do.

Tang Hao did not explain. Walking to Tang San's side, he said, "Release your Blue Silver Grass, then feel with your heart. With your current spiritual power, you should barely be able to sense it. Give it a try. If you cannot sense it, I will take you elsewhere to obtain a soul ring. When you are stronger in the future, we will return here."

Tang San did not understand the meaning behind his father's words. He only vaguely gathered that the soul ring he was about to obtain had apparently been planned by his father long ago.

Without thinking further, he immediately closed his eyes. Blue Silver Grass emerged on its own, slowly rising around his body. His spiritual power condensed and spread outward.

Blue Silver Grass was one of the most common plants on Douluo Continent. Before long, Tang San seemed to enter a wondrous state in a daze. He could sense that the surrounding Blue Silver Grass seemed to be calling out to him?

He could even vaguely distinguish the emotions of each stalk of Blue Silver Grass?

As his spiritual power gradually spread and his awareness extended with it, the aura of Blue Silver Grass Tang San sensed grew increasingly vast. Gradually, he immersed himself in that sensation. He discovered that all the Blue Silver Grass seemed to hold a nurturing affection toward him. It was as if they were his children, excitedly confiding in their father.