Blood Thorn's Path to Death

"Tang San, you fool!"

Yu Xiaogang spoke to Tang San with heartfelt anguish.

"I know you're somewhat eager for quick success, but you can't be this reckless! Do you know this isn't a Six Hundred Year Soul Ring? This is a Nine Hundred Year Soul Ring!"

"I-I know..."

Slap!

Before Tang San could finish speaking, Yu Xiaogang viciously slapped him across the face again.

Yu Xiaogang's fury erupted at that moment. He was practically roaring, "You knew and still insisted on absorbing it? My Martial Soul Theory clearly states that the absorption limit for the First Soul Ring is four hundred and twenty-three years! Did you even properly study my theory?!"

Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul Theory was the work of his lifetime, the crystallization of his profound understanding and research into the world of Soul Masters.

He had emphasized to Tang San countless times that he had to study his theories seriously. After all, his Martial Soul Theory was absolutely correct!

Tang San was the proof he intended to use for his Martial Soul Theory. If anything happened to Tang San, who would prove his theory for him? If a theory could not be verified through practice, then all his efforts would go to waste.

Therefore, no matter what, Yu Xiaogang would never allow Tang San to absorb a Nine Hundred Year Soul Ring.

After being slapped twice in a row by Master, Tang San was furious as well. It had been tens of thousands of years! Ever since Tang San had become a God King, no one had dared to speak loudly to him, let alone slap him twice in succession.

A trace of killing intent involuntarily surfaced in Tang San's eyes. If the person before him had not been his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San would likely have shot him dead long ago, leaving no trace of life behind.

Yu Xiaogang seemed to sense Tang San's killing intent as well. "Little San, wh-what are you trying to do?"

Yu Xiaogang's voice trembled slightly. Clearly, Tang San's murderous gaze had startled him.

Tang San did not answer. He merely shifted his gaze away from Yu Xiaogang, turned, and resolutely headed toward Blood Thorn. He was determined to claim this Soul Beast.

However, after Tang San had taken only a few steps, Yu Xiaogang actually pounced on him and tightly hugged him from behind, stopping him from moving forward.

"Little San, you absolutely cannot absorb a Nine Hundred Year Soul Beast. Your current body simply can't withstand it!"

Yu Xiaogang was so agitated that he began crying with snot and tears streaming down his face, all of it smearing over Tang San's shoulder.

"Let go of me!"

Tang San's voice was full of rage and dissatisfaction.

Seeing his only decent-looking school uniform ruined by Yu Xiaogang's tears and snot, Tang San's anger surged.

How had he failed to realize in his previous life that Yu Xiaogang was such an idiot?

"I won't let go, Little San. I'm doing this for your own good!"

Yu Xiaogang clung tightly to Tang San and refused to release him. His voice was choked with tears. "If anything happens to you, what am I supposed to do, Teacher? Can't you listen to Teacher for once?!"

"Shut the fuck up!"

Burning with rage, Tang San struck Yu Xiaogang directly on the neck with his palm. Yu Xiaogang's body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.

Only after seeing Yu Xiaogang unconscious did Tang San finally snap out of his furious state.

"Strange. Why have my emotional fluctuations become so intense? Logically speaking, I shouldn't be unable to control my emotions. Never mind that. I should deal with the Ghost Vine before me first."

However, as Tang San looked at Blood Thorn before him, he truly found himself in a difficult position. After all, he had promised Xiao Wu that he would only hunt evil Soul Beasts. Though Blood Thorn was rather ugly, it was not currently doing anything evil. If he killed the Ghost Vine, would that not violate his oath?

After careful consideration, a plan gradually formed in Tang San's mind.

He quickly slipped into the nearby grass. After searching for a while, he emerged with a furry, snow-white little rabbit in hand.

The little rabbit looked incredibly adorable, with bright red eyes and ears standing high. It appeared somewhat panicked.

Tang San did not hesitate. He swiftly tossed the little rabbit toward Blood Thorn in the distance.

As the frightened little rabbit ran over, Blood Thorn's vines rapidly stretched out like agile tentacles, tightly wrapping around the pitiful rabbit.

The moment he saw Blood Thorn attack the little rabbit, Tang San immediately leaped out of the grass and righteously condemned it. "Bold Blood Thorn! You dare bully other Soul Beasts here? Such behavior is utterly intolerable! You have chosen the path to death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an exquisite Godly Zhuge Crossbow appeared in Tang San's hand. In this life, due to possessing the Divine Sense of a God King, Tang San had become even stronger and had successfully forged the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, ranked fifth among the Tang Sect's mechanical hidden weapons.

The Godly Zhuge Crossbow, capable of instantly killing a Soul Elder, was also the solid support that gave Tang San the courage to challenge a Nine Hundred Year Soul Beast.

Tang San quickly pulled open the Godly Zhuge Crossbow's string, and bursts of cold light instantly shot toward Blood Thorn's roots. Like shooting stars, they struck Blood Thorn's roots with perfect accuracy. Countless sprays of red sap exploded, instantly corroding the ground and sending up plumes of white smoke.

Blood Thorn's roots contained much deadly poison. Once this poison came into contact with the air, it rapidly evaporated, forming an extremely toxic gas. This gas was exceedingly dangerous to both humans and Soul Beasts.

However, this poison was Not Worth Mentioning to Tang San. When it came to poison, Tang San was the true ancestor.

Blood Thorn instantly noticed Tang San attacking it. Vines continuously lashed toward him, but Tang San merely gave a Cold Laugh, paying no attention whatsoever to Blood Thorn's attacks.

"Does ditch water dare compete with the brilliance of the Sun and Moon? It is your honor that I, Tang San, desire your Soul Ring. Yet you dare resist? That is outright rebellion. You have chosen the path to death."

After saying that, Tang San's figure directly transformed into an afterimage. It was the Tang Sect's ultimate technique, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

Then, thick strands of Blue Silver Grass burst forth from the ground, wrapping tightly around all of Blood Thorn's vines like pythons.

"It's time to end this!"

As Tang San spoke, the Clear Sky Hammer appeared in his left hand and smashed viciously toward Blood Thorn.

Blood Thorn had already been on the verge of collapse after Tang San's attacks. Now, after taking another heavy hammer blow, it was sent straight to its death by Tang San. A Soul Ring radiating a deep yellow glow immediately rose from Blood Thorn's body.

Looking at the Soul Ring before him, Tang San's heart filled with indescribable joy. He quickly sat cross-legged beside Blood Thorn and began guiding the yellow Soul Ring into his body.

Time quietly passed as Tang San absorbed the Soul Ring's energy with complete focus. In less than an hour, he had actually completed the absorption.

The process went even more smoothly than he had imagined. He could even feel the surging Soul Power within his body.

Because his First Soul Ring had directly absorbed nine hundred years' worth of power, Tang San's Soul Power Level leaped straight to Level 15! It was a full two levels higher than in his previous life.

At that exciting moment, Yu Xiaogang, whom Tang San had knocked unconscious at the side, slowly woke up as well.

Having just risen, Yu Xiaogang had intended to give Tang San another harsh scolding. Yet before he could open his mouth, the yellow Soul Ring beneath Tang San's feet and Blood Thorn's corpse came into view.

"Little San, y-you succeeded? You actually successfully absorbed a Nine Hundred Year Soul Beast!"