Severing Green Plum, Explosive Rewards!

In the woods outside Shrek Academy, a one-sided beating had just come to an end.

"Immovable King" Zhao Wuji lay sprawled on the ground, blood at the corner of his mouth, every bone in his body feeling as though it had fallen apart.

He grimaced in pain, yet did not even dare let out a groan.

Beside Zhao Wuji, Flender trembled nervously, his forehead covered in cold sweat. He did not dare breathe too loudly.

Standing before them was a scruffy middle-aged man—Tang Hao.

After beating Zhao Wuji, Tang Hao put away his Clear Sky Hammer.

He neither attacked again nor spoke.

Seeing this, Zhao Wuji's heart pounded uneasily.

Again? Don't tell me I'm about to get another beating?

Flender wore a helpless expression as he glanced at his old friend.

"Old Zhao, pray for yourself."

Second by second, time passed, yet Tang Hao remained motionless.

Tang Hao was actually thinking about what had happened during the day.

That twelve-year-old boy named Su Bai, his yellow, purple, purple Spirit Ring Configuration, and that sacred, majestic Kirin Spirit.

Did this Su Bai see through Xiao Wu's true identity as a Spirit Beast and deliberately approach her?

The moment the thought arose, Tang Hao dismissed it himself.

No.

He's only a Soul Elder. There's no way he could see through a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's Disguise.

Tang Hao frowned.

Could it really just be that a young man was captivated by her beauty?

A youth who was not romantic had wasted his youth—perhaps that was all there was to it. But if so, things were simpler instead.

Anyone who threatened the relationship between his son and Xiao Wu could simply be killed.

Yet Tang Hao quickly suppressed that thought.

Not appropriate.

A twelve-year-old Level Thirty-five Soul Elder whose second Spirit Ring was Thousand-year.

Such talent was unheard of.

If there was a power behind him that Tang Hao could not afford to provoke, the trouble would be enormous.

Tang Hao pondered for a long time.

He thought of his son, Tang San.

Tang San was exceptionally intelligent, resolute in temperament, and possessed strange weapons as well as Self-Created Soul Skills.

Tang San surely has his own way of dealing with this trouble.

If he can't handle it, it won't be too late for me to act.

Tang Hao had always had complete confidence in his son.

This little bit of jealousy and rivalry between youths would make a fine whetstone on Tang San's path to growth.

With that thought, Tang Hao's figure flashed, and he vanished from where he stood.

The moment Tang Hao left, that mountain-like pressure vanished without a trace.

Flender and Zhao Wuji both collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.

They exchanged a look and saw the lingering fear on each other's faces.

"Clear Sky Douluo... has left?" Zhao Wuji's voice trembled.

"He left." Flender wiped away his cold sweat.

"Fuck, what kind of bullshit was that?"

Zhao Wuji could not help cursing.

"He beat the hell out of me just because his son suffered a little grievance at the academy?"

Flender sighed, climbed to his feet, and dusted himself off.

"Enough, stop complaining."

"Be more polite to that kid Tang San from now on."

"We can't afford to offend his father."

Zhao Wuji struggled into a sitting position and rubbed his still-aching cheek, his face full of grievance.

"How the fuck was I supposed to know his father was the Clear Sky Douluo?!"

Meanwhile, in Shrek Academy's dormitory building, things looked entirely different.

Tang San stood listlessly before Xiao Wu's door.

Xiao Wu's words from earlier—"You're not allowed to slander Brother Su Bai"—still echoed in his mind.

He was unwilling to accept it.

How could six years spent together day and night be inferior to a man she had known for only one day?

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Tang San knocked on the door again.

"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, open the door!"

"Listen to my explanation, I..."

"Creak."

The door was abruptly pulled open.

Xiao Wu stood inside. Her cute, pretty face was now filled with undisguised irritation.

"Tang San, I told you, I'm going to sleep!"

"Can you stop making such a fuss for no reason?!"

Tang San's outstretched hand froze in midair. Looking at Xiao Wu's cold face, he felt as though his heart had been violently clenched, the pain nearly leaving him unable to breathe.

Making a fuss for no reason?

He only wanted to protect her. That was making a fuss for no reason?

"Xiao Wu, I..."

Bang!

The door slammed shut, nearly hitting Tang San's nose.

Tang San stood stupidly outside the door, like a stone statue.

Slowly, step by step, he shuffled back to his own room.

The room was pitch-black, exactly like his state of mind.

Tang San lay on the cold wooden bed, his mind completely blank.

Only after a long while did Tang San regain the ability to think.

Xiao Wu... must still be angry.

Right, she's only angry with me.

It'll be fine tomorrow. Tomorrow, she'll go back to how she was before.

Tang San kept comforting himself, trying to numb his shattered heart this way.

He forced himself to close his eyes, but the sight of Su Bai kissing Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong kept replaying alternately in his mind.

In the room next door.

Su Bai was studying his system panel with great interest.

Just moments ago, when Tang San had been shut outside by Xiao Wu, a string of system notifications had sounded in his mind.

[Ding, detected an irreversible and severe rupture in the relationship between Xiao Wu and Child of Destiny Tang San!]

[Congratulations, host, for completing the hidden mission: Severing Green Plum!]

[Distributing rewards...]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Second Martial Soul "Holy Spirit Sword"!]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Copy Card x1!]

Su Bai looked at the two rewards, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

[Holy Spirit Sword: Weapon Martial Soul. Possesses the sacred divine attribute and can be used simultaneously with the Kirin Spirit.]

[Copy Card: A one-time-use item. May designate any target and perfectly copy one of their items or talent skills.]

"Not bad at all."

With a thought from Su Bai, a longsword emitting a gentle white glow appeared in his palm.

The blade was slender and bore no excessive decoration, yet it carried a sharpness and holiness capable of cutting down all evil in the world.

Moreover, the Holy Spirit Sword was highly compatible with his Kirin Spirit's attributes. It was practically tailor-made for him.

As for that Copy Card...

The first people Su Bai thought of were Tang San and Tang Hao.

The Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record in Tang San's head was pretty good. He wondered whether he could copy it.

It might be somewhat useless to Su Bai himself, but it would be quite useful for Su Bai's future harem or subordinates.

Still, there was no rush.

Su Bai shifted his attention to the five Favorability Treasure Chests on the system panel.

Those were tonight's main prize.

"System, open all five Favorability Treasure Chests."

At Su Bai's command, the five ornate treasure chests on the system panel opened simultaneously.

[Ding, opening Favorability Treasure Chests...]

A string of system notifications exploded one after another in Su Bai's mind like the most wonderful symphony.

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Super Douluo Experience Card x2!]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: ten million Gold Soul Coins!]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Phantom Mask!]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: knowledge infusion for all Soul Tools from Rank One to Rank Seven!]

Looking at the long list of rewards, even Su Bai, as a transmigrator, began breathing faster.

If gaining the favor of one target could earn four treasure chests, then what about fully conquering one? Would there be even greater rewards?

And these were only ordinary treasure chests, yet they could yield things like this. Hell yes!

Su Bai immediately checked the detailed information on the rewards.

[Super Douluo Experience Card: After use, temporarily raises the user's Soul Power to the realm of a Level Ninety-eight Super Douluo for one hour and grants all combat experience and insights of that realm.]

Two cards!

Su Bai's heart pounded.

This was his greatest trump card against Tang Hao at this stage.

One card might not be enough insurance, but two were enough for him to pin that old bastard who protected his son so fiercely to the ground and grind him into the dirt.

Besides, Tang Hao would not Explode Ring unless absolutely necessary now. His body could not withstand it.

Therefore, two Super Douluo Experience Cards were completely sufficient.

His sense of security instantly soared.

[Phantom Mask: Special-type item. Once worn, it can freely alter the user's appearance, physique, voice, and aura. No one below the level of a God King can see through its Disguise.]

Good stuff!

Su Bai saw the value of this item at a glance.

Changing identities, stirring up trouble, flirting with girls, framing others... it was simply an essential divine tool for home and travel alike.

With it, he could do plenty of shady yet extremely interesting things in secret from now on.

[Knowledge Infusion for All Soul Tools from Rank One to Rank Seven:

A crystallization of the wisdom of the Sun Moon Empire from the parallel world of The Unrivaled Tang Sect.

The host will instantly master all relevant knowledge of Rank One through Rank Seven Soul Tools, including their manufacture, repair, and improvement.]