Zhu Rong, I'm Not Who I Used to Be!

Zhu Rong thought for a moment before finally deciding to pay a visit to Tang San's home.

At this point in the original story, Tang San should have been learning to forge under Tang Hao's guidance. He might not necessarily be out.

Holy Soul Village was not large. An ordinary person would need about half an hour to walk from the village entrance to Tang San's thatched cottage.

Tang San's home stood on the outskirts of the village. After coming down from the small hill outside the village, Zhu Rong reached the entrance and headed straight for Tang San's thatched cottage.

As a Soul Master, Zhu Rong was naturally much faster than an ordinary person. In less than half the time it took to drink a cup of tea, he arrived at Tang San's door.

"Eh, why's the door broken?"

Zhu Rong, who had just been about to kick the door in, froze slightly. He had not come by to kick the door for only a few days, and Tang San's door was already broken!

His raised foot had nowhere to go, leaving Zhu Rong somewhat awkward.

"Kid, what is it?"

Tang Hao's voice from inside broke the silence.

He was holding an iron plate, intending to install it on his front door.

A wooden door was never sturdy enough!

Once this iron door was installed, even if the house collapsed, the door might not suffer any damage.

Tang Hao was extremely confident about that.

Just as he was about to install the door, Tang Hao saw Zhu Rong swaggering over for a "visit"!

After hearing Tang Hao's voice, Zhu Rong lowered his foot. Without saying anything or feeling embarrassed, he openly peered into the house.

Finding Tang San absent and only Tang Hao inside fiddling with an iron plate, Zhu Rong guessed he was planning to forge a door.

"Blacksmith, where's Tang San?"

Zhu Rong asked doubtfully.

Tang San was not on the small hill where he trained, nor was he at home. Where else could he have gone?

Tang Hao: "???"

What was this kid trying to do?

Tang Hao's eyelids twitched wildly. This brat had come looking for Little San—there was definitely nothing good about it!

"Gone rabbit hunting."

"Oh!"

Zhu Rong replied, then ran off.

If he had not come to beat up Tang San, he would not have wanted to stay here for even a second longer.

"This kid isn't planning to challenge Little San to another Soul battle, is he? Forget it, he knows his limits. I should finish fixing the door first."

Watching Zhu Rong's departing back, Tang Hao shook his head and muttered.

Once Zhu Rong had gone far away, he resumed fiddling with the iron plate.

"Gone rabbit hunting? Why would Tang San go hunt rabbits? He never mentioned anything like that..."

Zhu Rong's little head was filled with question marks. He could not understand why Tang San had gone hunting rabbits!

If Tang San had gone after some other animal, Zhu Rong would not have found it strange. But Tang San was hunting rabbits!

"Did some hidden plot get triggered again?"

Zhu Rong did not understand, but it did not matter.

Who cared why Tang San wanted to eat rabbit meat? Did he need a reason to beat Tang San up?

Holy Soul Village was not large, but finding someone who had gone out in a short time was quite difficult.

Zhu Rong wandered along the edge of the village, looking around as he went, hoping he might get lucky and run into Tang San.

Meanwhile, Tang San was already carrying seven or eight rabbits.

Each one weighed around four or five pounds.

Rabbits of that weight were neither too big nor too small—just right!

With the Tang Sect's hidden weapon techniques, all it took was a few pebbles to catch rabbits with ease!

Despite such a plentiful harvest, Tang San was not happy.

"I have hidden weapon techniques. I can make hidden weapons. Why did I stupidly have to get close to Zhu Rong?"

Tang San recalled his last "Soul battle" with Zhu Rong. It had been the greatest humiliation of his life—how could he possibly forget it?

Back then, his first thought had been to use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to get close to Zhu Rong, then use Mysterious Jade Hand...

But Zhu Rong had no martial virtue. His sword martial soul could actually attack from range!

"Although I didn't have any hidden weapons at the time, if I had retreated after Zhu Rong's first attack and looked for pebbles to counterattack, then with my hidden weapon techniques, I would have had a high chance of defeating him..."

"No, Zhu Rong was just too sinister! Otherwise, victory would have belonged to me!"

Tang San thought darkly, his face grim.

When he hunted rabbits today, he never missed a shot.

That was what reminded him of his own advantage.

But the more Tang San thought about it, the angrier he became. He clearly could have won, yet Zhu Rong had burned his clothes...

"Next time, I won't let you get away with it!"

Tomorrow, he would be able to follow Tang Hao to obtain a soul ring.

Once he became a Soul Master, Zhu Rong and he would belong to two different worlds!

Thinking of this, Tang San could not help feeling a little happier.

"What are you thinking about? You look so happy."

The sudden voice by his ear made Tang San shudder. He instantly became alert and shouted angrily:

"Who is it? Come out!"

"Who else could it be? Of course it's yours truly!"

Zhu Rong was slightly out of breath. From afar, he had seen Tang San standing here in a daze with a huge pile of rabbits in hand, so he immediately ran over.

Yet he had practically reached Tang San before this guy finally reacted!

Not only that, Tang San had even worn a strange smile!

Good thing it was daytime. Otherwise, Zhu Rong might have had to use his Armor of Resurrection.

"Two Armors of Resurrection. My safety is temporarily guaranteed."

That was right. After obtaining his first soul ring, Zhu Rong had still equipped Guardian Angel in it!

As long as he was not killed twice in a row within twenty-four hours, he would not die!

In the real world, who would prioritize "damage gear"? Staying alive was what mattered.

Zhu Rong was not lacking in attack power right now. As for defense, nothing was more useful than directly reviving.

"Zhu Rong?!"

The moment Tang San saw Zhu Rong before him, rage surged within him!

Even the dozens of pounds of rabbits in his hands no longer seemed appealing!

"Hm? No, it's only been a few days. How could Zhu Rong have changed so much? Something's off about him..."

Tang San was not overcome by anger. He instinctively took several steps back.

He had already summed up the reason for his previous failure: he had gotten too worked up!

After carefully examining Zhu Rong, Tang San discovered that Zhu Rong had actually grown half a head taller!

Moreover, compared to a week ago, his build had become much more robust.

"What child grows this fast? There is definitely something wrong with Zhu Rong!"

Before Tang San could think further, Zhu Rong said with a grin:

"That's right, it's yours truly!"

Tang San:...

"Looks like I was overthinking it. This is that damned Zhu Rong! But why is he growing so quickly?"

"Could Innate Full Soul Power have such a trait?"

"If it really does have such a trait!"

"You really deserve to die, Zhu Rong!"

His own Innate Soul Power was only level eight because Zhu Rong had interrupted him!

If Innate Full Soul Power could make someone taller and stronger, then Zhu Rong had gained another Path to Death!

"Zhu Rong, I'm no longer the person I was before!"

"Now, just like you, I'm level ten!"

"And I have the enhancement of two Soul Bones, as well as two... one Soul Bone skill! I'd like to see how you plan to fight me now!"

Tang San did not waste any words. He tossed the rabbits in his hands aside, then began putting distance between himself and Zhu Rong.

He did not know Zhu Rong's "attack range," so it was best to stay as far away as possible...

As for the rabbits on the ground, they had long since stopped breathing. They were not going anywhere.