New Mission! Beat Tang San Until He Can't Take Care of Himself?

New Mission! Beat Tang San Until He Can't Take Care of Himself?

Boys needed to protect themselves when they were out, too.

Seeing Hu Liena's sly smile, Xiao Xuan deeply agreed.

For some reason, he felt like he had chosen the wrong target.

Though fundamentally, there was not much difference in who ate whom.

But from a certain perspective, being eaten was really embarrassing, okay?

His mind had already begun scheming in secret.

How could he make this little girl understand that he was the one taking the initiative?

Even as he thought that, his body was still honest.

Xiao Xuan walked shoulder to shoulder with Hu Liena toward the dining area.

As outstanding members of Spirit Hall's younger generation,

they had Titled Douluo guiding their cultivation.

Naturally, their diets were also given special attention.

A dedicated area existed to serve promising talents like them, as well as experts above Soul Sage rank.

"Auntie! Bring out the food!"

"More meat. The new student needs to nourish his body properly."

"Oh, right, bring some chive-and-egg dishes too, along with pork kidneys!"

"Xiao Xuan, eat more. You need to grow up big and strong!"

As Spirit Hall's publicly acknowledged Saintess, Hu Liena naturally did not need to stand on ceremony.

The moment she entered, she headed straight into a private booth.

Calling over a plump middle-aged woman, she immediately began ordering dishes.

"A Food System Soul Master, with flour as her martial soul?"

"That's something else. Even that can be a martial soul?"

"Wait, a kitchen auntie is actually a level-sixty Soul Emperor."

"Huh? What the hell are we eating?!"

Xiao Xuan had only just sat down when he noticed the cook's badge.

It clearly displayed her name, martial soul, and level.

Who would have thought that a cook in Spirit Hall possessed such cultivation?

Outside, she might not have been overwhelmingly powerful, but she would certainly have been strong enough to dominate an area.

Moreover, Food System Soul Masters were inherently difficult to cultivate.

Reaching level sixty meant her talent was absolutely not ordinary.

This showed just how profound Spirit Hall's foundation was.

And how much it had invested in young geniuses like them!

Yet what shocked him most was not the cook's level.

It was the dozen or so dishes Hu Liena had ordered in one breath.

The meat dishes at the beginning were fine.

But why had chives and pork kidneys appeared later on?

Little girl, you sure knew your stuff...

Were you helping me grow properly, or making me worse by the day?

"Don't be fooled by how this dining hall isn't particularly luxurious."

"All the chefs inside have food-type martial souls."

"And most of the ingredients they use are condensed by themselves."

"You could say it nourishes you from the inside out."

"Although it cannot help improve your Soul Power cultivation,"

"it can quickly relieve fatigue and even subtly improve your physique."

"Other than us, only core members above Soul Sage rank are allowed to eat here."

"The food's here. Eat slowly."

Hu Liena smiled, her beautiful eyes constantly studying Xiao Xuan.

Who knew what she was plotting.

Although raising him fair and plump would only benefit her in the future,

this was really starting to affect his normal life.

"I take back what I said before."

"Hu Liena isn't simply a tsundere mature beauty."

"She might also be a little yandere?"

Xiao Xuan silently complained to himself, but did not object.

Still, dishes made by Food System Soul Masters really were worthy of their reputation.

The flavors were simply beyond comparison with any restaurant outside.

Whenever he swallowed a bite, he could even feel Soul Power flowing through his body.

Was it helping clear his meridians and promote blood circulation?

"Let's go to the Soul Beast Manor."

"Here, we can easily breed Soul Beasts below two thousand years."

"But at higher ages, their numbers decrease noticeably."

"Captive Soul Beasts are still far inferior to wild ones."

After finally finishing dinner, they at last moved on to the main matter.

Hu Liena held Xiao Xuan's hand and quickly brought him to a restricted area sealed off by barriers within Spirit City.

A huge number of Soul Beasts appeared before them.

The fierce ones were locked in cages, while the docile ones were left to roam freely across the grass.

Xiao Xuan nearly thought he had entered a zoo.

"Choose. I've already made arrangements."

"From here to the middle section, they're all Soul Beasts just over four hundred years old."

"Further back, there are Soul Beasts of every age below one thousand years."

"Whether you're hunting your first soul ring or a higher-level second soul ring, this range is enough."

Originally, according to Hu Liena's thinking,

hunting Soul Beasts was absolutely the most important step for a Soul Master.

So even though her teacher had allowed Xiao Xuan to use captive specimens,

she still wanted to offer him as many choices as possible.

What she did not know was that Xiao Xuan did not care at all.

As long as the Soul Beast's age and attributes met the system mission's requirements, he would naturally obtain powerful soul skills.

"Then this one, and this one."

"They'll be the soul rings for the Winged Dragon and the Giant Soldier, respectively."

"Sister Nana, please protect me while I absorb them."

Xiao Xuan did not even bother to examine them closely.

He casually pointed at two nearby ones and was about to step forward and kill them.

Hu Liena's pretty face went blank. For a moment, she did not know what to do. Wasn't this far too hasty?

But she recalled that before going to call Xiao Xuan for dinner,

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan had come to find her personally and instructed her to help him handle it.

He had even specifically emphasized that she was not to interfere with Xiao Xuan's decisions, as this was Bibi Dong's order.

Thus, although she wanted to step forward and tell him to think it over more carefully,

her trust in her teacher ultimately made her hold herself back.

She let Xiao Xuan kill the two ordinary Soul Beasts.

He absorbed the pale yellow soul rings one after another, sitting cross-legged to adapt to them.

Altogether, it took only three to five minutes.

It was just like before in the Soul Hunting Forest.

This "freak" of a boy seemed to have no need to consolidate anything at all.

Before long, he sprang back to his feet full of energy, easily completing the empowerment of his first rings.

"Finally, unlocked!"

"The Winged Dragon's first soul skill: Sun God's Protection!"

"The Giant Soldier's first soul skill: Divine Power Enhancement!"

"Together with Thunder Summon, I've got attack, defense, and enhancement covered."

"Next, it's time for the second ring!"

Feeling the changes in his martial souls, Xiao Xuan smiled.

Then, without caring about Hu Liena's expression,

he looked toward the attribute panel and confirmed the new ring's missions.

Second Ring Missions

1. Kill a thousand-year light-attribute or fire-attribute Soul Beast. Reward soul skill: Sunlight Flash (blind their dog eyes!).

2. Kill a thousand-year dark-attribute or earth-attribute Soul Beast. Reward soul skill: Earth Bind (try not moving!).

3. Kill a thousand-year lightning-attribute or wind-attribute Soul Beast. Reward soul skill: Skill Replication (if you can't beat them, join them!).

Additional Mission

Fight Tang San (generated according to faction choice): Before completing the second ring missions, beat Tang San until he can't take care of himself.

Reward: Xiao Wu's Mark.

"Absorbing a thousand-year Soul Beast is no surprise."

"But why does this new additional mission feel like it's stirring up trouble?"

"Beat Tang San until he... can't take care of himself?"

"Come on, man, is it really going to be this exciting? Tang Hao is very protective of his son!"

"And what the heck is Xiao Wu's Mark??"

(End of Chapter)