The night sky over the Star Dou Forest was cool and clear with stars, yet the starlight could not hide the terrifying presence deep within the forest.
"..."
The Titan Giant Ape stood among the trees. The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's shadow coiled around the surrounding woods, its venom corroding the trees.
And at the end of that winding path...
Lin Chen had stopped writing in his diary about the Lake of Life. The Tang San he had mentioned earlier had also piqued the curiosity of Bi Biyao and Qian Ling'er.
"About Tang San..."
Who on earth was he?!
[As fellow transmigrators, Han San had undoubtedly enjoyed the benefits of being born in a different era. He possessed memories of his past life and cultivated the Xuantian Skill and the Tang Sect's secret arts.]
[Just that alone gave him abilities far beyond those of his peers. After all, his soul was that of an adult.]
[The hidden weapons he made... were powerful enough to kill a Titled Douluo, even a god!]
[He even possessed the Clear Sky Hammer and the Blue Silver Grass martial souls. He had long since become one of the five great God Kings of the Divine Realm.]
[In the end, Han San inherited both the Sea God's and Asura God's divine positions. He defeated Bi Biyao and Qian Ling'er, who had fought fiercely against him, and became the most dazzling figure in the history of the Spirit Hall.]
Boom!
Those words struck Bi Biyao and Qian Ling'er's hearts like a bolt of thunder.
Spirit City. The Imperial Palace lay dead and silent.
Bi Biyao gripped the armrest of her seat. Her fingernails dug deep into the gold-trimmed upholstery.
"The Asura God... the Sea God... the inheritor of two God King positions?"
"That Tang San was a transmigrator too?!"
"The Clear Sky Hammer and Blue Silver Grass... He was Han Chen's son!"
Bi Biyao's breathing grew heavy. A deep, helpless feeling welled up in her eyes.
"One person... How could he inherit two divine positions at the same time?"
"Was all the suffering I endured just a joke?"
She had paid an enormous price to become a god. How many years had she struggled in the darkness?
How much inhuman torment had she endured?
Yet that young man named Tang San could become a god so easily, and even inherit two God King positions!
How was that fair?!
The Heaven Dou Empire. Qian Ling'er was trembling with rage.
She had not yet begun her Angel God trials, but she could already imagine how difficult the tests would be.
Even so, that was nothing compared to this!
His divine positions had practically been handed to him!
"If that really is his destined future, then what was the point of all the struggles I've endured?"
Qian Ling'er gave a self-mocking smile. Her sharp eyes narrowed with a fierce glint.
"The Asura God... Since he has already chosen an heir, then the only way is to rise up from the very bottom, crush him, and stamp him into the dirt!"
Star Dou Forest. Lake of Life.
"An inheritor of two gods!"
You Ruo's beautiful eyes brimmed with killing intent. She knew the Divine Realm's rules better than anyone. The gods had never meddled in the affairs of the mortal world.
And yet this inheritor...
Had actually arranged for someone to hunt down her kind, despite being destined to become a god?!
"Tang San..."
Killing intent surged in You Ruo's heart. She even felt like killing Tang San herself.
But...
That would draw the attention of the gods. She had to stay hidden for now; she could not reveal herself too soon.
The diary continued to update...
[Of course, now that Tang San has become a god, I reckon the trouble awaiting him will be considerable.]
[That little dancer who follows him around—the ten-thousand-year-old soft-boned rabbit's identity has already been exposed. The Titan Giant Ape is her younger brother.]
[Once the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast learns the truth, it will surely draw the Spirit Hall's attention. They will come to hunt it... By then, Tang San will have no choice but to stand up for Xiao Wu.]
[The Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo will come sniffing around like hungry wolves, and head to the Shrek Academy. When the time comes, Tang San will have to protect Xiao Wu, and Han Chen will have no choice but to step in...]
At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing and Mi Ruoxi, who were resting with Tang San and the others, trembled.
They had both seen the shocking revelation in the diary.
"Zhuqing... what should we do?"
Mi Ruoxi's voice quavered. "A ten-thousand-year-old soul beast... That's a living, breathing creature that even Titled Douluo hunt!"
Zhu Zhuqing swallowed hard. The trace of hope she had been holding onto had vanished.
"Let's go! We need to leave now!"
Zhu Zhuqing said coldly, "If we stay with Tang San and Xiao Wu, we'll only get caught in the crossfire when the Spirit Hall comes after them. We should return to Heaven Dou City."
She had seen it clearly. Shrek Academy was no longer a place to cultivate. It was a death trap.
Elsewhere, Titan Giant Ape had just mentioned the matter to Lin Chen.
"Young man, that little girl you met earlier... she's actually a shapeshifted ten-thousand-year soul beast? This old fellow has lived for most of his life, but never heard of a Soul Eater this outrageous."
"She claims she doesn't know, but does she even understand what she means to the human world?"
Lin Chen only smiled faintly and did not answer.
He knew that the Lonely Boar was also paying attention. After all, the ten-thousand-year soul beast...
Anyone could tell at a glance!
Lin Chen lowered his head, his attention returning to the diary.
[All things considered, after Tang San and his companions return to Shrek Academy, they ought to run into his old teacher, Yu Xiaogang. What a life! He's actually going to be taught by the Jade Little Gang.]
[That so-called Master, Yu Xiaogang, who had barely broken through to rank twenty-nine despite being so old, was about to officially start teaching Tang San and the others.]
[Most of the man's theories were stolen from the Spirit Hall's archives. He was good at fooling people, but his martial soul had no ability to attack. It was just a useless piece of trash...]
[What a clever fellow. He even managed to fool himself!]
[He hadn't even managed to break through the twenty-ninth rank in his whole life, so what exactly was he? A waste of a martial soul, or a waste of a teacher?]
[Bi Biyao had been watching and enjoying the show.]
"Young Master..."
Outside Spirit City, Bi Biyao, who had been consumed by hatred, froze as soon as she heard that name.
It was the deepest, gentlest, and most painful part of her memories.
In her cold eyes, the image of that man had flickered past for an instant.
"Master... Yu Xiaogang..."
Bi Biyao suddenly fell silent. She realized that the person Lin Chen had mentioned was the one she had once loved.
"Young Master... In your eyes, was I merely a tool you used to make a name for yourself?"
Because Lin Chen had revealed Tang San's future in the diary, his existence had also been exposed to Bi Biyao.
By now, Bi Biyao's reason had long since reached the point where she could accept the truth. Yu Xiaogang was Tang San's teacher.
Tang San had betrayed her and the Spirit Hall!
This really was a wretched joke.
"Yu Xiaogang... Yu Xiaogang... You really have found yourself a fine student..."
Only after seeing the final line in the diary did Bi Biyao feel a little better. All those hidden matters had been exposed, hadn't they?
"That's not it..."
"The Pope's disciple was actually Tang San's teacher?!"
Mi Ruoxi was equally shocked by the revelation.
She and Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help laughing, although they both covered their mouths. The diary's owner was really vicious!
As for Qian Ling'er...
"..."
She silently read the words in the diary. A waste of a martial soul who had barely broken through to rank twenty-nine at his age... Bi Biyao would surely fly into a rage when she saw this!
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