Over the past four years, he had been injured no fewer than eight hundred times, if not a thousand. He had long since grown used to it.
This kind of small-scale Nuclear Fission was still within his expectations.
Those completely uncontrolled Nuclear Reactions were enough to give him strength comparable to a Titled Douluo.
Everything could end in a draw.
Either you died, he died, or both of you died together.
"Uncle Sea Dragon, help the young lady save her teacher. And while you're at it, guard me while I absorb the Soul Ring."
Within Tang Dongfeng's perception, he discovered that Sea Dragon Douluo had already rushed over.
The reason he could detect Sea Dragon Douluo was not because his Spiritual Power was particularly powerful.
It was because the Nuclear Fusion Reactor within him was extremely sensitive to Nuclear Radiation.
Even the faintest trace of it could be felt by him.
"Dongfeng, you little brat caused such a huge commotion. I thought you'd run into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
Sea Dragon Douluo descended from the sky and casually cast a barrier around Tang Dongfeng.
Then he went over to Qin Ming and injected his Soul Power into Qin Ming's body, temporarily stabilizing his injuries.
"He won't die."
As for any follow-up treatment, what did that have to do with him?
Whether these Land Soul Masters lived or died had nothing to do with him.
Sea Dragon Douluo had saved him purely for Tang Dongfeng's sake.
"Thank you, Senior!"
Ye Lingling's vision went dark. Her body went limp, and she finally could no longer hold on, collapsing before Sea Dragon Douluo.
Sea Dragon Douluo: ???
What the hell were you people doing?!
Second Soul Skill: Dark Gold Guard
"You really know how to make trouble for me."
The corner of Sea Dragon Douluo's mouth twitched. He walked straight to Tang Dongfeng's side and quietly stood guard for him.
As for whether the other two lived or died, what did that have to do with him?
If Tang Dongfeng had not asked him to keep someone alive, he would not have bothered with Qin Ming at all.
As a Sea Soul Master, he was deeply prejudiced against Land Soul Masters.
Those Land Soul Masters had once attempted to invade Sea God Island.
Although the Land Soul Masters had ultimately returned in defeat, their Sea Soul Masters had also lost quite a few people.
The fact that he had not simply watched them die already counted as kindness.
Time passed second by second, and Sea Dragon Douluo was bored out of his mind.
Tang Dongfeng sat there absorbing his Soul Ring, while the other two lay unconscious. The sight was irritating.
About an hour later, Tang Dongfeng finally finished absorbing the Soul Ring.
A purple Soul Ring appeared outside the yellow one.
This yellow-and-purple combination defied the common sense of the Soul Master World.
Moreover, Tang Dongfeng had not begun a God Trial. He had relied on his own limits to absorb a Thousand-Year Second Ring.
"Dongfeng, was it the Soul Skill you wanted?"
Sea Dragon Douluo immediately perked up.
At last, they could leave. He did not like the Star Dou Great Forest.
Within this forest, his strength was greatly weakened.
If he could display 120% of his strength in the ocean, then in Star Dou, he could only manage 90%.
This innate suppression made him extremely uncomfortable.
Perhaps he would feel completely at ease in the Extreme North.
"Yes. It's a defensive Soul Skill."
Tang Dongfeng was extremely satisfied with the defensive enhancement granted by the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.
He no longer had to worry about being easily injured by his own Nuclear Explosions.
"Then that's good. Let's get out of here!"
Within the Star Dou Great Forest, Sea Dragon Douluo always felt as though a pair of elusive eyes were watching him, making his heart race.
"Uncle Sea Dragon, you're just leaving them lying on the ground?"
Tang Dongfeng glanced at Sea Dragon Douluo. As expected of you.
At least find a tree for them to lean against so they could be a little more comfortable!
No wonder he was still single at his age. He did not understand the slightest thing about cherishing women.
"Why not?"
Sea Dragon Douluo answered with complete seriousness.
Tang Dongfeng was speechless. The old man seemed to have a point.
"Uncle Sea Dragon, carry that man. Let's leave first."
With Tang Dongfeng's current strength, he simply could not confront a Fierce Beast head-on.
Even with Sea Dragon Douluo added to the mix, the Star Dou Great Forest was still extraordinarily dangerous to them.
Besides, they had just killed a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. That would likely draw a pack of Soul Beasts.
He condensed Sea Heart Flame onto his blade and lightly sliced downward, cutting off the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's paw.
This thing was a rare delicacy. He could not let the Soul Beasts have it for free.
Tang Dongfeng came before Ye Lingling, bent down, and picked her up.
Ye Lingling was a few years older than him, and her body had already matured.
"Phew, consider this repayment for helping me lure over the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear!"
Leaving them behind in the Star Dou Great Forest would undoubtedly be indirect murder.
Qin Ming was severely wounded and on the verge of death, while Ye Lingling was a purely Support Soul Master with no combat ability.
Tang Dongfeng, an outstanding man who had received nine years of compulsory education, just like the readers.
Had always taken core socialist values as his personal code.
Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendship.
Tang Dongfeng would never do something as indirect as killing someone.
He was not Tang San, that incomprehensible Tang Sect thief.
Someone liked him and showed mercy again and again, yet he repaid her with a stab in the back and killed her outright.
Anyone who harmed even a hair on Xiao Wu's body deserved death.
Such cruel methods truly lived up to the Tang Sect's name and were despised by the righteous.
Hopefully, with his arrival this time, those tragedies would not happen again.
Sorry, Tang San. Your position as Sea God was already gone.
After walking for quite a while, Tang Dongfeng carried Ye Lingling on his back and suddenly began coughing.
When Ye Lingling opened her eyes, she found herself on someone's back.
Her body had no strength at all, so she simply lay there without moving.
"You're awake?"
Tang Dongfeng sensed that Ye Lingling had regained consciousness.
"Thank you for saving us."
Sensation gradually returned to Ye Lingling's body.
Her lovely face rapidly turned crimson at a visible rate.
This was the first time she had ever been so close to a man.
Her body was pressed tightly against Tang Dongfeng's back, while the skin of her thighs was supported directly by his palms without any obstruction.
And to her left was a man with sea-blue hair, who looked about the same age as Teacher Qin Ming.
The only difference was that Teacher Qin Ming was being held by the collar like a chick.
"If not me, then who? A Ghost?"
Tang Dongfeng's eyes and mouth twitched. Since you're a beauty, I'll let it slide for now.
"You absorbed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's Soul Ring?"
Ye Lingling's little mouth opened in surprise. If her body had not been unable to move, she would have instinctively covered her mouth with her hand.
"Right, you two came to hunt Soul Beasts too."
Only then did he remember that Ye Lingling had also come to hunt a Soul Beast. Had this trip been for nothing?
"Next time."
Ye Lingling was already satisfied just to have gotten her life back.
Qin Ming was seriously injured, and Tang Dongfeng was already going to a great deal of trouble by carrying her.
If he could get them out of the Star Dou Great Forest, he would have done more than enough.
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