Five Years Later

Star Dou Great Forest.

Xiao Wu was still just a silly little rabbit who only knew how to chase butterflies for fun.

Two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts played with her as well—the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.

Neither of these Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts was ordinary.

One was said to possess dragon bloodline, while the other possessed Titan bloodline.

The future overlords of the Star Dou Great Forest decades later were actually just two gatekeepers.

Xiao Wu's parents had saved the two Soul Beasts when they were still weak. Grateful for the kindness, they treated Xiao Wu so well that they were even willing to give their lives for her.

Uh, perhaps it was also because the two of them had a crush on Xiao Wu.

It was hard to understand how beings of different species could fall in love. Could it be some kind of spiritual romance?

"What a blond punk! He actually tricked Xiao Wu! What little sister? Was he really looking for a little sister? He was clearly..."

Xiao Wu was furious and wanted to settle accounts with Tang San on the Sky Screen.

This old geezer hated blond punks riding ghost-fire motorcycles most of all. Now that his daughter had been tricked by one, he was frantic with worry, yet there was nothing he could do.

What the Sky Screen showed was the future, decades from now.

Not the present.

That blond punk named Tang San had not even been born yet.

Xiao Wu would not be able to vent this anger anytime soon.

"Don't be angry either." Ah Rou was more open-minded than Xiao Wu. "Getting angry over things that haven't happened yet is just making yourself suffer."

"I, I... I just can't swallow it!" Hearing Ah Rou's advice, Xiao Wu calmed down somewhat.

"If you truly want what's best for Xiao Wu, then stay with me and watch her grow up." Ah Rou glanced at Xiao Wu, who was playing with the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, then calmly looked at Xiao Wu and said, "As long as the two of us are here, Xiao Wu naturally won't be deceived."

"Don't you think I'm right?"

With that final question, Ah Rou put a little more pressure on Xiao Wu, intending to make him abandon that crazy idea of his.

Ah Rou truly could not understand Xiao Wu's way of thinking.

Their Soft Bone Charm Rabbit clan was not exactly a peace-loving kind of Soul Beast, but neither were they warlike. So why had Xiao Wu mutated into some sort of battle maniac?

From dawn to dusk, all he wanted was to fight, fight, fight. He was even more stubborn than a honey badger.

Ah Rou had been worried sick over Xiao Wu.

Now that she had caught this opportunity, she would have to talk him around properly. She had to convince Xiao Wu not to throw his life away again.

"Right, right, right! Ah Rou, you're right!" Xiao Wu raised his head to look at Xiao Wu embracing Tang San on the Sky Screen, gritting his teeth in fury. "For Xiao Wu's sake, I'll temporarily give up on challenging the inner region."

Ah Rou smiled in satisfaction.

The Sky Screen was somewhat useful after all. It could not only be used for entertainment, but also to persuade a stubborn husband.

Tang San and Xiao Wu embraced beneath the moonlit night.

Elsewhere, in Grandmaster's room at Nuoding Academy, he was thinking about Tang San taking Xiao Wu home.

Then Tang San's father, Tang Hao, came to see him.

The moment Grandmaster saw Tang Hao, he failed to recognize the old man with a face full of beard.

"It's been more than twenty years since we last met." Seeing Grandmaster's short flat-top haircut, Tang Hao could not help sighing.

He was only a few years older than Grandmaster, not even ten years older.

Yet...

Grandmaster was still doing all right, while he had become an old man.

Tang Hao felt somewhat melancholy.

But he had not forgotten his original purpose.

"You are?" As expected, Grandmaster did not recognize Tang Hao.

"I came for Xiao San." Tang Hao was not angry and got straight to the point.

"You're Xiao San's father, you..." Grandmaster finally guessed Tang San's identity.

"I need to leave for a while. I'll entrust Xiao San to you." Tang Hao said.

After Tang San awakened his Twin Martial Souls, Tang Hao regained his vitality and rekindled his will to live.

"Have you considered Xiao San's feelings?" Grandmaster demanded.

After spending a year with Tang San, he had increasingly come to feel that Tang San was a good child who respected his teachers and valued proper conduct.

Now, hearing that Tang Hao was leaving without even telling Tang San, and was also entrusting Tang San to him, stirred some inexplicable anger within him.

Unable to control himself for a moment, he actually dared to question a Title Douluo.

"I'm an irresponsible father..."

Tang Hao took out the Clear Sky Sect Martial Soul Token, tossed it to Grandmaster, and left. "Xiao San is in your care."

Grandmaster caught the Martial Soul Token and ran out after Tang Hao, but Tang Hao was nowhere to be seen.

If a Title Douluo wanted to hide from someone, even a Spirit Douluo could not find him, much less Grandmaster, a mere Soul Grandmaster.

Clear Sky Sect.

Seeing the old man on the Sky Screen, Tang Hao refused to admit that it was his future self. "I'm not him. I won't become him—unkempt, unhygienic, and irresponsible. I'll never become like that!"

"Hao, your big brother believes in you." Tang Xiao patted Tang Hao on the shoulder.

"Big Brother!" Tang Hao looked at Tang Xiao with gratitude.

"Hao!" Tang Xiao looked warmly back at Tang Hao.

The two brothers locked eyes, and it was... full of that sort of feeling!

Seeing the two brothers getting along so harmoniously, the Clear Sky Sect's Old Sect Master was deeply gratified. With two pillars supporting the future Clear Sky Sect, he would have an answer for the sect's ancestors even after he went to meet them.

Five years later.

Tang San and Xiao Wu graduated from Nuoding Academy. Quite a few intermediate Soul Master Academies were willing to admit them without charging tuition.

But Tang San refused the olive branches extended by the intermediate Soul Master Academies. He took Xiao Wu to the academy Grandmaster had mentioned, an academy that recruited monsters.

"I say, Third Brother, what are you thinking?" Xiao Wu had nothing but disdain for Grandmaster and always felt that he was unreliable. "So many intermediate Soul Master Academies are willing to take us in for free, yet you refused them all and insist on going to some Shrek Academy. Is the Shrek Academy Grandmaster recommended really that good?"

"Xiao Wu, Grandmaster is my teacher. I trust him," Tang San said.

Ever since he took Xiao Wu back to Holy Spirit Village and failed to find his father, he had returned to Holy Spirit Village several times during later summer breaks, but his father had never come back.

Five years had passed in the blink of an eye. Before leaving Nuoding City, Tang San returned to Holy Spirit Village once more, but he still did not see his father.

After leaving Nuoding City this time, he did not know when he would return, nor did he know whether he would ever see his father again.

Tang San had spent six years with Grandmaster. Under Grandmaster's careful care, he had long since come to regard Grandmaster as his father.

The saying, "A teacher for a day, a father for life," was not empty words to Tang San.

"Tch, I don't care. We won't be registering at Shrek Academy until the day after tomorrow anyway. For today and tomorrow, you have to spend time having fun with me," Xiao Wu said unhappily.

"All right." Tang San looked at Xiao Wu indulgently.

"I'm tired. Let's find somewhere to rest first," Xiao Wu said.

Tang San did not object.

The two began looking for a hotel that provided lodging.

With her sharp eyes, Xiao Wu spotted one. "Eh, this Rose Hotel looks pretty good. Let's stay here."

"All right."

Naturally, Tang San would not object to Xiao Wu.

The two entered the Rose Hotel, where there happened to be only one room left.

However, just then, an arrogant blond punk walked into the Rose Hotel with a pair of twins in his arms.

He claimed that the last room had been reserved by him long-term.

Now that the hotel had given it to someone else, he was very unhappy.

The hotel manager immediately came out to apologize and also offered Tang San and Xiao Wu his apologies.

But Xiao Wu was very displeased. She felt as though she had been looked down on and took the initiative to provoke him.

A conflict was about to turn into a street Soul Master duel.

The Sky Screen suddenly went dark.

Less than five seconds later, the four words "Prize Quiz" appeared on the Sky Screen.

"The Prize Quiz is here again!"

"Great! I wonder if this will be a quiz for everyone, or if one lucky person will be randomly chosen to answer?"

"Pick me! Pick me! I know the right answer!"

People throughout the continent began discussing it, with all sorts of remarks being made.

Lin Xianyu, however, had no objections to the quiz format.

Whether it was a quiz for everyone or a randomly selected lucky person, she would receive extra rewards from the Sky Screen System.

Soon, new words appeared on the Sky Screen.

Question—Who was the person who clashed with Tang San and Xiao Wu?

One: Oscar.

Two: Ma Hongjun.

Three: Dai Mubai.

Four: Ning Rongrong.

One person will be randomly selected to answer.

In less than a minute, the Sky Screen System randomly selected someone to answer the question.

The person selected was very ordinary, not a member of any major power, just an ordinary person.

Lin Xianyu did not know the person selected to answer.

He was probably no one famous.

The chosen lucky person wore a stunned expression. Once he realized what had happened, he was instantly overjoyed.

Well then, his fortunes were finally about to turn!

The lucky person looked at the four options, deliberated repeatedly in his heart, and finally made his choice.

"I choose three, Dai Mubai!"

After answering, the lucky person became too restless to sit still. He was simply too nervous.

What he did not know was that he had guessed correctly. The right answer was Dai Mubai.

When the Sky Screen revealed the correct answer, the lucky person went completely wild.

He received the benefit bestowed by the Sky Screen.

Lin Xianyu likewise received a benefit from the Sky Screen System.

This lucky person was ultimately no match for Lin Xianyu.

He took the reward given by the Sky Screen and went home.

After regaining his senses, the first thing he did was run away and find somewhere safe to hole up.

However, the lucky person's good fortune had also come to an end. He was eventually found, and then...

There was no afterward for the lucky person. He died completely.

Lin Xianyu did not know what had happened to the lucky person. If she had known, she would certainly have hidden herself even more carefully.

From now on, she had to keep a low profile—absolutely keep a low profile. She must not cause trouble or stir anything up!

After the Prize Quiz ended, the Sky Screen continued playing.

Xiao Wu's provocation drew Dai Mubai's dissatisfaction.

Dai Mubai intended to teach Xiao Wu and Tang San a lesson.

Tang San stepped forward to fight in Xiao Wu's place.

That made Dai Mubai think more highly of him.

A level twenty-nine Tool Soul Master against a level thirty-seven Battle Soul Elder.

When Dai Mubai saw that Tang San's Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, he laughed.

Tang San was very dissatisfied with Dai Mubai's mockery, so he quoted one of Grandmaster's famous sayings—there were no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters.

Dai Mubai was deeply affected and began to seriously spar with Tang San.

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was too fragile and was easily broken free of by Dai Mubai.

But Tang San was not disappointed. His Blue Silver Grass carried Poison Attribute.

As long as someone was bound by it, they would naturally be poisoned.

Dai Mubai felt numbness spreading through his body and decisively used his third Spirit Ability.

The negative status was removed.

Tang San stared in astonishment. He had not expected his attack to fail.

When he fought other students at Nuoding Academy, the paralyzing effect of his Blue Silver Grass had always been particularly effective.

But now...

Tang San felt somewhat frustrated and believed that Blue Silver Grass was simply too weak.

Dai Mubai acknowledged Tang San's ability and left behind the words that they would meet again at Shrek before walking away hand in hand with the two twins.

The final room at the Rose Hotel also went to Xiao Wu and Tang San.

Star Dou Great Forest.

Seeing Xiao Wu about to sleep in the same room as Tang San on the Sky Screen, Xiao Wu felt rage rise within him.

When Xiao Wu had been younger, it had been barely understandable for them to live in the same dormitory.

But now that Xiao Wu had grown up, they were still staying together. That was impossible to understand.

"Damned blond punk! Don't let me see you, or I'll slaughter you!" Xiao Wu roared in fury.

Seeing this, Ah Rou could not help covering her mouth and laughing.

It had been a long time since she had seen such an amusing side of her husband.

Xiao Wu noticed Ah Rou's suppressed laughter and said gloomily, "I'm worried about our daughter. Why aren't you worried?"

"Isn't Xiao Wu right here?" Ah Rou said with a smile.

"Uh... that's true. Xiao Wu isn't the one from decades later. She's still by our side. As long as we raise her properly, we can make sure she stays far away from blond punks!" Xiao Wu scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

Through his battle with Dai Mubai, Tang San suddenly realized that Blue Silver Grass was not strong enough. Even with the Poison Attribute added, it had failed to take Dai Mubai down.

Although Dai Mubai was a Soul Elder, Tang San was close to becoming one himself. His failure to defeat Dai Mubai was purely because Blue Silver Grass was inadequate.

However, if he used Tang Sect hidden weapons, he would definitely be able to defeat Dai Mubai.

Tang San recalled his experiences from his previous life.

Once, while patrolling the mountain, he encountered a disciple of the Iron Armor Sect who had trespassed into the Tang Sect.

The Iron Armor Sect specialized in hard qigong, and its disciples possessed extremely powerful resistance to blows.

Tang San strictly followed the sect rules—those who trespassed into the Tang Sect would be killed without mercy!

Using hidden weapons, he easily killed that Iron Armor Sect disciple.

Since Iron Armor Sect disciples possessed peerless defenses and such powerful resistance to attacks, then soul masters on Douluo Continent who used Spirit Abilities to strengthen themselves should likewise be no match for his Tang Sect hidden weapons.

Tang San fell asleep with the desire to create even more powerful hidden weapons.

Holy Spirit Village.

Lin Xianyu complained speechlessly, "Douluo Continent really has no dignity at all. Internal energy from a wuxia world becomes some supreme divine art when brought to Douluo Continent. Even hidden weapons... can injure powerful soul masters, and can even kill them..."

After making those few complaints, Lin Xianyu stopped.

Her complaints now merely satisfied an inner need.

But she also knew that complaining was useless.

Lin Xianyu continued watching the Sky Screen. It had reached the part where Tang San and Xiao Wu were wandering around Suotuo City before eventually arriving at an antique shop.

This antique shop did not seem to be doing much business.

Its decorating style had not changed in a long time.

Its service toward customers was not particularly enthusiastic—practically nonexistent.

Tang San looked for the antique shop's owner and finally found him reclining in a lounge chair.

He searched through the antique shop, hoping to find a bargain.

But bargains were not so easy to come by.

Tang San was quite lucky and found a material used for crafting his hidden weapons.

To buy that antique, Tang San had emptied his pockets and even used some of Xiao Wu's spending money.