A Promise

"Thanks! I'll be going now! If there's ever anything you can't handle, bring this to find me! Perhaps we'll have another chance to make a deal!"

Ye Han tossed Tang San a token. After leaving behind those meaningful words, he departed with the others, leaving the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent where it was.

This gesture was undoubtedly meant to tell Oscar that Tang San had already made a deal with Ye Han.

"Little San! Don't say anything. If you ever need me, Oscar, just ask!" Oscar said firmly.

Tang San nodded, then glanced cautiously at Xiao Wu.

Having obtained the Purple Demon Eyes, Ye Han immediately made a run for it. He remembered the plot—before long, the Titan Giant Ape would arrive, and there was no need for him to face it head-on.

"Xiao Han, you really let that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast go?" After they had gone some distance, Zhao Lei was the first to come up beside Ye Han and ask.

Yu Tianheng asked in confusion, "What Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? Is there really such a powerful Soul Beast nearby?"

Dugu Bo said calmly, "That Xiao Wu from before. Her true form is a Soft Bone Rabbit!"

"A wild Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that rebuilt its cultivation, and you don't want it, Ye Han? With your academy's strength, you could have taken it down easily!" Yu Tianheng asked anxiously.

In his eyes, the Purple Demon Eyes Ye Han had traded for were nowhere near as valuable as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, especially under such risk-free circumstances.

"Tch! If you're not afraid of dying, then take the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and give it a try!" Ye Han said disdainfully.

Yu Tianheng knew what Ye Han was like, so he became uncertain as well. He carefully asked, "What do you mean?"

"The kid who traded for the Purple Demon Eyes is Tang San. He and Xiao Wu are as close as you and Dugu Yan. His father is Tang Hao! And there are two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest that know Xiao Wu!"

Ye Han's words hit Yu Tianheng like a blow to the head, leaving him completely dazed.

Forget the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest—even Tang Hao alone was someone the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan could not afford to provoke. Back then, Qian Xunji had been higher-ranked than Yu Yuanzhen was now, yet the grass on his grave was already tall.

With the matter explained, Yu Tianheng stopped dwelling on it. Before long, the group found a Soul Beast with a suitable cultivation age and killed it without hesitation.

Todo absorbed this Soul Ring. Through the Soul Ring Release Device, the ability he released was his signature skill, Unrighteous Game.

Unrighteous Game: Activates with a clap, swapping the positions of the user and their opponent.

In Ye Han's view, Unrighteous Game was an exceedingly simple skill, but simple skills were often the most useful.

"Didn't expect it to be this one. Best Friend! We'll have to work well together from now on!" Todo said with a grin.

"Boom!"

Just as Ye Han was about to answer Todo, a tremendous crash rang out in the distance. Zhao Lei and Dugu Bo immediately appeared in front of the group, shielding them.

Looking at the enormous figure in the distance, Ye Han knew without thinking that it was the Titan Giant Ape coming to collect Xiao Wu.

"What is that?" Dugu Yan stared into the distance in horror.

"One of that little rabbit's friends. So, Tianheng, do you still have any ideas?" Ye Han teased.

Yu Tianheng laughed awkwardly. Good lord, that thing was too terrifying. Even from so far away, he felt as though he could barely breathe.

Meanwhile, Tang San's group was attacked by the Titan Giant Ape. Zhao Wuji was severely injured, while everyone else sustained varying degrees of minor injuries.

Xiao Wu was seized right in front of Tang San. In that instant, Tang San finally faced his own feelings.

Tang San remembered what Xiao Wu had said when they were children. "Brother, if lots of people were hunting me down, what would you do?"

He remembered how confidently he had replied, "If they want to kill you, they'll have to step over his corpse first!"

Now, faced with this situation, Tang San was in agony. Why am I so useless? Tang San watched the Titan Giant Ape grow farther and farther away, roaring inwardly without end.

"Little San!" Seeing Tang San's grim expression, Oscar said quietly, "Have a sausage!"

"Oscar! If you still consider me your brother, then give me a Mushroom Sausage!" Tang San's eyes were filled with madness, and he was nearly hysterical.

"This..." Oscar hesitated. Tang San had helped him greatly, but precisely because of that, Oscar did not want Tang San to throw his life away.

There were some things Oscar understood but would not say aloud. Against a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, what could Tang San do even if he caught up to it?

"Oscar, give me one too! Third Brother, let's go find Ye Han. They definitely have a Titled Douluo with them!" Ning Rongrong's voice sounded beside Tang San.

Tang San was instantly startled. He thought of Ye Han's token, then of Ye Han's meaningful smile from before. Could he have known this would happen all along?

That truly wronged Ye Han. Ye Han had originally thought that after telling Tang San about Xiao Wu's identity, Tang San would figure it out. But Tang San was too worried to think clearly now.

"Right! We'll find Ye Han! No matter the cost, I'll save Xiao Wu! Even if it's only her body! Oscar, please!" Tang San stopped overthinking it. Ye Han was now his last chance.

Seeing that Tang San was not trying to go die, Oscar quickly gave him and Ning Rongrong each a Mushroom Sausage.

The two immediately flew off at high speed. By the time Zhao Wuji noticed, it was already too late.

"Oscar! What are you doing? Going there is suicide!" Zhao Wuji roared.

"They're going to ask Ye Han for help!" Oscar's words made Zhao Wuji breathe a sigh of relief. As long as they were not chasing after the Titan Giant Ape, the danger was much lower.

"Hurry up and make some Mushroom Sausages. We're going after them too!" Zhao Wuji said irritably.

Ye Han's group only watched for a while before resuming their search for Soul Beasts. Unexpectedly, a blood-covered figure suddenly rushed out not long afterward.

Taking a closer look, wasn't that Tang San?

"Oh! I didn't expect we'd meet again so soon under these circumstances! The Titan Giant Ape went that way. You're going the wrong way!" Ye Han assumed Tang San had come chasing the Titan Giant Ape, so he kindly pointed him in the right direction.

"Ye Han, please! Save Xiao Wu! As long as you save her, I'll give you anything you want!" Ye Han was utterly baffled as he looked at the frantic Tang San.

"What are you talking about? You won't go yourself, so you're asking me to?" Ye Han said speechlessly.

"I know Jade Flute Mianxia is following you. Have him save Xiao Wu first. Afterward, no matter what you want, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will satisfy you!" Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth and said seriously.

Now Ye Han understood. Under normal circumstances, a Titled Douluo would indeed have a much higher chance of successfully rescuing someone.

"You, step aside. I need to say a few things to Tang San!" Ye Han waved Ning Rongrong away. She had not wanted to leave, but Tang San agreed as well.

"What do you want?"

Faced with Tang San's question, Ye Han said helplessly, "Am I really that mercenary? Did you forget what I told you before? Xiao Wu is a Soul Beast. That Titan Giant Ape knows Xiao Wu. Understand?"

Ye Han's words shook Tang San to the core. "So Xiao Wu isn't in danger!"

"Obviously! She'll even come back with her third Soul Ring! Feel better now? If you do, then leave!"

Ye Han had intended to send Tang San away, but Tang San spoke again. "I'm still worried. I broke my oath to Xiao Wu. I have to see her! So please, help me!"

Faced with Tang San's persistence, an idea came to Ye Han. "Hey, you, come here!"

"What?" Ning Rongrong's tone was extremely unpleasant, directed at both Ye Han and Tang San.

"I want a promise from you."

Tang San and Ning Rongrong looked confused, while Ye Han calmly said, "If one day the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is destroyed, how about you bring the survivors to Second Dimension Academy?"

"Bullshit! My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is the number one sect in the world... Urgh, even if we aren't the number one sect, we can't possibly be destroyed!" Ning Rongrong shouted unhappily.

"Just tell me whether you agree or not!" Ye Han asked with a smile, offering no further explanation.

"Fine! Why not? I'd be happy to agree to something that will never happen!" Ning Rongrong said without hesitation.

Tang San tried to speak several times, but in the end, he only said to Ning Rongrong, "Thank you."

In Ning Rongrong's eyes, how could the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect possibly be destroyed? The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had two Titled Douluo. Ye Han was clearly just doing her a favor.

But Ye Han was not that kind-hearted. In the original story, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was destroyed by Spirit Hall, leaving only one-third of its direct disciples. Still, that was enough.

When the time came, with Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo joining him, he would at least have some means of protecting himself.

"Uncle Zhao, let's go! The others can continue looking for suitable Soul Rings first!"

Once Tang San agreed, a figure streaked across the sky, carrying Tang San and Ye Han away at high speed.

Tang San was startled by the figure's sudden appearance, but he soon calmed down and asked in confusion, "Aren't you bringing your companions with us?"

"It's fine. They have another Titled Douluo with them!" Ye Han said it casually, but Tang San was terrified just hearing it.

The three arrived in the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest when an enormous figure suddenly burst out from the shadows.

Ye Han took one look. Wasn't that a Man Faced Demon Spider? Even after all this, was Meng Yiran still unable to avoid having her Soul Ring stolen?

"Uncle Zhao! Take it down!"

Zhao Lei swung the Jade Flute in his hand, and the Man Faced Demon Spider was instantly killed, falling silently to the ground.

"Go on! This is your Soul Ring. Your injuries aren't light. If you don't absorb a Soul Ring, you might not even hold on until you see Xiao Wu!" Ye Han said casually.

Tang San understood Ye Han's intentions. Although the Man Faced Demon Spider before him had a cultivation age of two thousand years, Tang San still intended to take the gamble.

As for Ye Han, he had no interest at all in this Man Faced Demon Spider. First, it was compensation of sorts for fooling Ning Rongrong and Tang San. Second, Tang San's External Soul Bone was simply too ugly, and that was very important.