Tian Meng: I Have Two Choices. No, You Only Have One

After persuading Huo Yuhao, Xiao Qiang and Huo Yuhao quickly arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The sight of the Star Dou Great Forest filled Huo Yuhao's eyes with barely concealed excitement. He could feel that here, he would become a Soul Master—a respected Soul Master.

As a result, his steps inevitably quickened. But at that moment, the number one divine beast of the Douluo Continent—the Wind Baboon that had nearly succeeded in slaying a god—suddenly appeared and lunged viciously at Huo Yuhao.

In the original story, Huo Yuhao had nearly lost half his life killing it. But with Xiao Qiang present this time, Huo Yuhao did not have to risk his life against a ten-year Wind Baboon.

The Sharingan, stronger than Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes, allowed Xiao Qiang to spot the Wind Baboon while it was still far away from Huo Yuhao.

When the Wind Baboon drew close to Huo Yuhao, Xiao Qiang poured Soul Power into his Soul Tool, and a throwing knife swiftly appeared in his hand.

The Sharingan clearly captured the Wind Baboon's movements. As Xiao Qiang threw the knife in his hand, it shot forward, pierced through the Wind Baboon's eye, and plunged into its brain.

The Wind Baboon fell instantly. A gleaming white ring slowly drifted out from its body—the ten-year Soul Ring of the Douluo Continent.

Seeing the Wind Baboon, which had been baring its fangs and brandishing its claws just moments ago, get instantly killed by Xiao Qiang, Huo Yuhao—who had never killed a soul beast before—collapsed to the ground in terror.

He had a feeling that if he had faced this soul beast himself, even if he had managed to kill it by luck, he would likely have been seriously injured.

And judging from that white Soul Ring, even though Huo Yuhao knew little about soul beasts and Soul Rings, he clearly understood that this was the weakest kind of soul beast: a ten-year soul beast.

At that moment, he could not help but feel fortunate that Xiao Qiang was beside him and had agreed to help him obtain a Soul Ring. Without Xiao Qiang, he would probably have had no choice but to grit his teeth and absorb this ten-year soul beast.

After all, based on his assessment of his own strength and that of this soul beast, Huo Yuhao felt that even if he defeated this ten-year soul beast, he would likely have no strength left to venture deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

In that case, unless a soul beast suddenly came to him and insisted on becoming his Soul Ring, he would have no ability to obtain a second Soul Ring on his own.

But how could a soul beast possibly come to him out of nowhere and insist on becoming his Soul Ring?

"Thank you, Big Brother Li Feiyu."

"It's nothing."

Xiao Qiang wiped the throwing knife clean and put it away. At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out in both Xiao Qiang's and Huo Yuhao's minds.

"Finally, I've run into two humans with Mental Type attributes. Too bad I don't cry, or I'd definitely be sobbing my eyes out!"

Huo Yuhao jumped in fright, while Xiao Qiang remained comparatively calm because he knew what was happening.

When Tian Meng burst out of the ground, Xiao Qiang silently stepped in front of Huo Yuhao and shielded him behind his back.

"Th-this... what kind of soul beast is that?"

Looking at that enormous body, Huo Yuhao's legs even went a little weak with fright.

He did not know what kind of soul beast Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was, nor did he know Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's age. But its massive body, along with the powerful spiritual power he could sense as a Mental Type Soul Master, was enough to fill Huo Yuhao with fear.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I won't hurt you two. We can talk about some things later. Let me first take a look at your talents."

While Huo Yuhao was terrified, the earlier voice rang out in both his and Xiao Qiang's minds again. Then the massive Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began examining them.

Normally, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wanted to find someone who could become a god in the future and grant him eternal life. Without question, he should have chosen the one with greater talent and strength.

Huo Yuhao, eleven years old, Soul Power Level ten, with all his meridians blocked.

Xiao Qiang, fourteen years old, Soul Power Level thirty. Compared to Huo Yuhao, his meridians were vastly superior, and his first two Soul Rings were both hundred-year Soul Rings. The age of his second Soul Ring even exceeded seven hundred years.

Normally, no matter what they tested, Xiao Qiang would completely crush Huo Yuhao in every aspect. But the Son of Destiny was simply that unreasonable.

Although Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual power had already sensed that Xiao Qiang's talent far surpassed Huo Yuhao's, and reason told Tian Meng that choosing Xiao Qiang would yield the better outcome, Tian Meng still showed obvious hesitation at this moment.

Xiao Qiang secretly sensed that something was wrong. Fortunately, he knew that the Son of Destiny could sometimes be unreasonable, so he had prepared in advance.

While Sky Dream Ice Silkworm hesitated, Xiao Qiang swiftly took out a Fixed Spirit Tool Flying Device and strapped it onto Huo Yuhao.

This had been Xiao Qiang's plan ever since his first failed attempt to enter the Star Dou Great Forest and obtain Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

Having read the original story, Xiao Qiang knew that Bei Bei and Tang Ya would arrive soon. Killing Huo Yuhao outright and leaving Tian Meng with only one choice would indeed solve the current problem.

But when Bei Bei and Tang Ya arrived, Xiao Qiang would very likely clash with them over Huo Yuhao.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya were not frightening. As long as he obtained Tian Meng, the power of Sky Dream's Finger could easily deal with those two.

But the problem was Bei Bei's identity. As the great-grandson of Mu En, the current Sea God Pavilion Master, would he truly not have even a single bodyguard by his side?

Moreover, they were going to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Rings. Sending a Soul Sage or Soul Douluo to secretly protect them was something that would not even require Mu En to say a word.

Therefore, Xiao Qiang knew that he absolutely could not directly clash with Bei Bei and Tang Ya.

As for whether Huo Yuhao lived or died, Xiao Qiang had intended to kill him from the start. As someone from the Zhao State who would most likely participate in the Battle of Changping, was he supposed to let Bai Qi grow simply because Bai Qi had suffered a miserable childhood?

With the conflict between the two sides irreconcilable and only a fight to the death possible, Xiao Qiang knew that even if this would make him feel guilty in the future, he had to do it.

Thus, Xiao Qiang took out a self-made flying Soul Tool. Its power source was something like a lithium battery, except lithium batteries only had a certain chance of exploding, while the power source of Huo Yuhao's Soul Tool Aircraft would definitely explode.

"This is a Fixed Spirit Tool Flying Device. Press the red button, and it'll give you the force to rush forward. Pull the zipper on the left to fly left, and pull the zipper on the right to fly right."

"This soul beast is at least at the thousand-year level. I can manage alone, but if I have to look after you, neither of us will get away. So leave quickly."

As Xiao Qiang spoke, he activated his first soul skill, Mind Suggestion, stimulating Huo Yuhao's desire to survive. Then he pressed the red button on Huo Yuhao's Soul Tool Aircraft, and within a few breaths, Huo Yuhao vanished from Tian Meng's and Xiao Qiang's sight.

"Hey, hey, hey!!!"

While Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was still considering the matter, one of his two options was suddenly carried away by a Soul Tool. His original two choices instantly became the single choice from the original story.

Only this time, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's sole choice was not Huo Yuhao.

"Don't even think about chasing after him."

Xiao Qiang gripped his throwing knife, his gaze fixed firmly on Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. He was determined to see the act through to the end.