Thrown Out

Chapter 28: Thrown Out

Soul Rings were extremely important to a Soul Master.

The earlier Soul Rings basically served as the foundation for the ones that followed. Once someone had an over-limit Soul Ring, it would improve their physique for the succession of over-limit Soul Rings to come.

It was like sustaining battle through battle, with the snowball growing larger and larger.

But Tang San's Second Soul Ring, which should originally have been a six-hundred-year Ghost Vine, had gone from the thousand-year Demonic Eye Tree he wanted to a ten-year Blue Silver Grass!

White enough to shine.

White and translucent.

White and blinding.

White like—an one-million-year Soul Ring.

White as if telling him this was nothing but a daydream.

Tang San struggled awake from his unconsciousness.

He raised his right hand and looked at the pair of white and yellow Soul Rings...

Meanwhile, the purple thousand-year Soul Ring he had missed was still circling beside him.

It flickered amid the dense fog like a bolt of purple lightning, silently piercing Tang San's proud yet sensitive self-esteem—it was as though he were a petty thief who had come to steal, hoping to take the true treasure from this forest, while the flashing thousand-year Soul Ring told him: You really are just a petty thief. Don't even think about it.

Surrounded by thick mist, it shone brilliantly.

It did not regard Tang San at all.

This was simply too terrifying. The moment Tang San woke up, his blood and qi surged again in fury.

"Ugh—"

Unable to hold it in, he spat out blood and fainted once more.

"What an ingrate." Shi Yueyi shrugged. "Looking at those skinny arms and legs of his, there's no way he could absorb a two-thousand-year Soul Ring as his Second Soul Ring."

She sighed. "Since we're doing a good deed, let's see it through. Grandpa Radiant Feather, let's save that academy headmaster beside him."

Radiant Feather Douluo nodded slightly, then summoned his Soul Power and rescued the Notting Academy headmaster, whose condition between life and death was unknown.

"His martial soul has been damaged, nearly injuring its very foundation." Radiant Feather Douluo frowned. "Even if he can be healed, there will likely be damage that will be difficult to recover from."

Watching the pitiful headmaster, Shi Yueyi could not help but feel moved.

"What should we do with that vicious little brat?" There was a trace of hostility in Radiant Feather Douluo's voice.

Shi Yueyi closed her eyes, and a chill aura spread from her body.

If Qian Renxue had been here, she would certainly have found it familiar. This was when her remarkable little follower revealed her killing intent.

Shi Yueyi was indeed brimming with killing intent at that moment. She had even already thought of ways to destroy the body and erase the evidence.

But she still forcibly restrained herself. Just as she had guessed before, Tang San would not be so easy to kill.

He was a "Son of Destiny" blessed by fate.

The conflict between the Tang family and Spirit Hall was, simply put, a struggle between the Daughter of Heaven's Mandate and the Son of Destiny.

Qian Renxue was the Daughter of Heaven's Mandate. She had been born in accordance with the development of this continent, inheriting her bloodline and talent from her father and mother respectively, her purpose being to drive the continent's development forward.

If Spirit Hall won the war, the continent would most likely enter an era where government and religion were united. Under Spirit Hall's checks and balances, there would be fewer wars, Soul Masters' conduct would be regulated, and fallen Soul Masters would be fought and exterminated. The continent would flourish.

Tang San, meanwhile, was the Son of Destiny. However, his destiny was meant to be seized from the Daughter of Heaven's Mandate. In history, he would replace the destiny that originally belonged to her, becoming one who usurped his position, and ultimately turn the continent into a chaotic place.

What Shi Yueyi did not know was that, because of his identity as the Sea God, Tang San would gradually separate the sea from the Douluo Plane, making it no longer heed the will of the plane. This would leave the entire ecosystem fragile and even trigger a chain reaction, causing the whole plane to begin declining.

And all of it was merely so he could turn Douluo Star into his own private backyard!

A flash of lightning crossed Shi Yueyi's mind, clearing it somewhat. She slowly took a breath, then said, "Don't kill him. If he dies, that little rabbit will probably lose her protection. It won't benefit our plans going forward. Endure this for now. Fishing requires patience."

Approval appeared once again on Radiant Feather Douluo's youthful face.

"Good, Little Shiyue. Rest assured, this old man agrees with you. Those who cannot restrain their thoughts and emotions can never achieve great things. Once we have everything arranged, we will certainly succeed," Radiant Feather Douluo said.

"Of course." Shi Yueyi blinked.

After calming herself, she returned to her usual expression.

Don't rush. Everything had only just begun.

Rather than directly killing him and possibly exposing herself before those lofty gods in the heavens, it was better to take things slowly and squeeze every bit of value out of him.

When Tang San woke up again, he was lying in a medical clinic.

"This is—?" His head hurt terribly.

"Young man, don't move around." A physician came over to him.

"I..." Tang San stared blankly at his surroundings.

"Two Lord Soul Masters brought you here. They said they found you unconscious in Sleeping Moon Forest. You seemed to be injured, so they brought you out," the physician said with a sigh.

"Nowadays, there are not many Soul Masters who can restrain their killing intent while hunting soul beasts, much less kind ones who would bring you back."

Tang San froze, then asked, "I'm the only one?"

The physician nodded. "Yes. They also found your teacher, but unfortunately, it seems your teacher is already beyond saving. They said the old man appeared to have been corroded by some kind of venom—his martial soul was nearly melted away."

"I see." Tang San fell into thought.

He immediately reached for his waist and found that Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges was still there.

Then, he hurriedly infused it with his Soul Power.

Inside one of the jade stones, several Gold Soul Coins he had painstakingly saved through blacksmithing and claiming Soul Master benefits from Spirit Hall had disappeared.

He quickly used his Soul Power to inspect several other jade stones and discovered that some of his food was missing as well.

Fortunately, most of the Hidden Weapons he had forged were still there.

"What's wrong, little Soul Master?" the physician asked.

"They took my Gold Soul Coins and my food!" Tang San said resentfully. "What am I supposed to do now?"

The physician was briefly stunned, then said in displeasure, "Little brother, what are you saying? They saved your life—surely you can't expect them to pay your medical expenses out of their own pockets as well?"

"But they can't just rummage through someone else's Soul Tool without permission!" Tang San frowned, looking like a wild beast whose territory had been violated.

"You!" Enraged, the physician grabbed Tang San, lifted him up, and threw him out the door.