Tang Ya's Invitation, Refusing to Join the Tang Sect!

"Such powerful healing ability."

"I'm a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, yet I'm recovering this quickly."

Beibei was especially astonished as he felt the progress of his recovery.

He had expended very little dealing with the Starfall Ghost Vine.

That was why he could recover so quickly despite the thirty-level gap between them.

"Your Martial Soul is also Blue Silver Grass?"

"Are you planning to take the healing support route?"

"If you go down that path, your Blue Silver Grass will completely lack control and strong attack power."

"As someone who has been through it, my Martial Soul is also Blue Silver Grass, so I can offer you some advice. You've only obtained your First Soul Ring, so it's still not too late to change paths. Treat your First Soul Ring as something that doubles as support. Starting from your Second Soul Ring, you can hunt Soul Beasts that strengthen your attack power and control."

Perhaps because they both possessed Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls, Tang Ya had a particularly favorable impression of Huang Fei.

Most importantly, Huang Fei was handsome—he was even better-looking than Beibei.

No woman could escape being drawn to a handsome face.

Moreover, she was a Three-Ring Soul Elder senior. Teaching a junior also gave her quite a Sense of Achievement.

"Thank you for the reminder. I'll consider it."

Huang Fei smiled at Tang Ya without rejecting her words.

Of course, saying that was merely a courtesy.

Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass was already destined to take the Dark Attribute path. No matter how much he said, it would not change anything.

Nor could he possibly alter his own path of Extreme Life ascension just because of a single remark from Tang Ya.

As long as one's life force was powerful enough, why worry about lacking strong control, attack power, or even defense?

There had never been a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master in this world who had pursued Extreme Life ascension.

What he said now did not carry much authority.

Only after he became a Titled Douluo in the future, or even a God, would his words possess authority and be more readily believed.

In the end, strength was what made one's words carry weight.

While the three chatted, Huo Yuhao wore a shocked expression.

His First Soul Skill can actually restore the Spiritual Power I lost.

Brother Sky Dream, didn't you say that Spiritual Power wasn't easy to recover?

He asked in his mind.

The dizziness, blurred vision, and weightless feeling caused by overusing his Spiritual Power had completely vanished.

The color returned to his face, and his condition recovered to its peak.

His Spiritual Power was also exceptionally abundant.

Within his Spiritual Sea, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was equally astonished. "I never expected his Soul Skill to be so powerful that it can even restore Spiritual Power. It seems I underestimated him. The Soul Beast he hunted must have been particularly rare. You can try asking him about it."

This... wouldn't that be inappropriate? Huo Yuhao hesitated.

"Don't rush. Someone will be more impatient than you," Tian Meng said, his gaze passing through Huo Yuhao's eyes and falling on Tang Ya.

At that moment, Tang Ya smiled and said, "My name is Tang Ya. I'm the Sect Master of the Tang Sect and also a Shrek Academy Student. This is Beibei, also a member of the Tang Sect and a Shrek Academy Student. This is Huo Yuhao, a member of the Tang Sect, and he'll soon become a member of Shrek Academy as well."

"May I ask how to address you, Young Friend?"

Huang Fei said, "Hello, everyone. My name is Huang Fei."

"Young Friend Huang Fei, could you tell us how you were able to absorb a Thousand Year Soul Ring?"

"This broke the record for human Soul Masters. Have you joined any faction?"

"Would you consider joining our Tang Sect? If you join, with your talent and our connections, you'll definitely be able to enter Shrek Academy."

Tang Ya began recruiting again.

Beibei stood to the side with a speechless expression.

However, the Tang Sect was in decline and desperately needed fresh blood.

Although Huang Fei's combat ability and control were lacking, his healing support ability was outstanding.

He had cultivated his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to Level 12 and absorbed a First Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Having such a support-type Soul Master join them would be a good thing.

"Don't rush. I'll answer one at a time," Huang Fei said helplessly.

He disliked dealing with people who kept asking questions.

It meant having no secrets.

Still, he did not mind revealing some things.

Even if he told them, without the system's guidance, others would find it difficult to locate such a rare Soul Beast.

"First, I trained my body from childhood, so my physical body is strong. The Soul Beast I absorbed had no attack power whatsoever. It was a pure Life Attribute Plant Soul Beast, and its Soul Power energy was gentle, which was why I succeeded in absorbing it."

"Second, I don't belong to any faction, nor do I currently intend to join one."

"Third, I was already planning to go to Shrek Academy."

Huang Fei answered each question one by one.

However, he did not go into too much detail.

As for joining the Tang Sect, he would rather forget it.

In his Past Life, people had said this was one of Tang San's conspiracies.

What if he joined and became a pawn in that conspiracy too? That would be a disaster.

Besides, he intended to establish his own faction in the future.

And with the system, as long as he kept working hard, given his current conditions, advancing to Titled Douluo or even becoming a God would only be a matter of time.

It was practically guaranteed.

His reason for going to Shrek Academy was merely to find a powerful backer before he had fully grown in the early stages.

He also wanted to show off in front of others and enter the Inner Court to participate in that Sea God Marriage Fate event, just to see whether there were any beauties who suited his tastes.

In short, Shrek Academy was merely a stepping stone in his life and on his path of growth.

He would be borrowing the chicken to lay his own eggs.

As for the Tang Sect's Secret Skills and Mysterious Heaven Skill, he did not think much of them at all.

Even at the introductory stage, the Wood Breathing Technique and Wood Combat Art were incredibly powerful, far beyond the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Skill and Secret Skills.

Once he cultivated them to perfection, they would definitely be even more terrifying.

Besides, the system would surely grant him even more powerful rewards later on.

The only reason he had been sent flying earlier was because he had been careless.

If it happened again, it certainly would not end that way.

"I see. Are you really not considering joining the Tang Sect?"

"I'm telling you, if you join the Tang Sect, you'll be able to learn all kinds of Secret Skills."

"The founder of our Tang Sect was none other than Sea God Tang San, the ancestor who destroyed Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago."

Tang Ya was somewhat disappointed, but she still brought up Sea God Tang San to tempt him.

Little did she know that Huang Fei was not particularly fond of Tang San as the Sea God and Asura God. In fact, he did not have much goodwill toward him at all.

If that man had not destroyed Spirit Hall and then failed to clean up the mess afterward, commoners today would not find even awakening a Martial Soul to be a luxury. They had to pay for it, and even after becoming Soul Masters, they received no corresponding subsidies.

He had never felt the slightest fondness for the Protagonist Group from the first generation of Shrek.

"I'm sorry, and thank you for the invitation, but I truly have no intention of joining right now. I only want to study at Shrek Academy. But don't worry—if I ever do decide to join in the future, I'll definitely contact you first and join the Tang Sect."

Although he did not like the Tang Sect and would not join it, he still had to keep up appearances.

The two sides had no grudge against each other, so there was no need to offend them completely.

"I see. All right, then." Tang Ya sighed.

"Young Brother Huang, don't worry. What happened earlier was our mistake. I'll personally write you a Recommendation Letter for joining Shrek Academy. We'll return to Shrek City shortly. Tomorrow is Shrek Academy's admissions day, so you can simply bring the Recommendation Letter with you."

"We'll also explain your strengths to them internally."

"Consider it compensation for you."

"Oh, right. Take this as well. It's also compensation."

Beibei walked over with a smile.

He held a Money Pouch filled with Gold Soul Coins.

It happened to solve Huang Fei's urgent financial problem.

Living expenses in Shrek City were very high.

With the money Huang Fei currently had, he could only sleep on the streets and drink the northwest wind.

"All right, then I won't stand on ceremony."

"Thank you for the trouble."

Huang Fei reached out, accepted it, and smiled.

Afterward, the group headed toward Shrek City.

Along the way, Tang Ya still refused to give up and explained all sorts of benefits of joining the Tang Sect.

Even Beibei and Huo Yuhao tried persuading him.

Yet Huang Fei continued to politely refuse with a smile.

Seeing that Huang Fei truly had no intention of joining, they stopped bringing it up.

If they mentioned it too much, it would only become annoying.

It was better to let everything take its natural course.