Tang San Advises Yu Xiaogang to Slap Himself

"Xiaogang, Xiaogang, don't be like this, please don't..."

"You need to put some force into it. Hitting like that won't get anything done."

Tang San called out to Yu Xiaogang.

Hearing Tang San's words, Yu Xiaogang was completely stunned.

What?

Put force in?

Tang San grabbed Yu Xiaogang's left hand and smacked it against his face a few times.

After a few hits, she felt it still wasn't enough.

"Xiaogang, let me do it."

Tang San raised her right hand and breathed on it a few times.

"Ha! Ha! Ha!"

Then she swung it straight at Yu Xiaogang's face.

"Slap!"

The sound was deafening.

Even Ye Ying, standing nearby, couldn't help but shudder.

Are these two dating or what? Tang San's a girl, so there's a buff on the hits.

That must hurt like hell.

One slap later, a clear red handprint appeared on Yu Xiaogang's face.

Ye Ying had switched from dissuading to encouraging the slaps, and Tang San immediately started urging Yu Xiaogang to hit himself harder.

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[Tang San grabbed Yu Xiaogang's hand urgently, urging him to slap himself.]

"How about it, Xiaogang? Enough? If not, I'll give you another one."

Tang San said with a smile.

Yu Xiaogang was even more confused.

"Wait, Xiao San, why are you hitting me?"

Tang San was also confused.

"Then why were you hitting yourself, Xiaogang?"

Yu Xiaogang: ...

That left him speechless.

He didn't know how to respond.

Tang San continued, "Could it be that you're unhappy because I saved your life?"

Yu Xiaogang was speechless again.

Is that why?

At the start, I could've just drained the poison myself and been fine.

But you went and cut my arm off.

"Forget it. Since it's already happened, I won't say more."

Yu Xiaogang raised his only remaining arm—his left—and waved it.

"Regardless, you still saved me."

"Now, in this state, I can't hunt any high-level Soul Rings for you."

"Do you remember the Charm Fox we encountered when we first entered the Soul Hunting Forest?"

Hearing the words 'Charm Fox,' Ye Ying froze for a moment.

They're choosing the Charm Fox?

I thought that was just some background filler, and now it's become the main event?

Tang San recalled what had happened earlier.

"Back then, Xiaogang, you said if there was no better option, she'd be the one."

Yu Xiaogang nodded. "Now it's clear there's no better option."

"Pack up simply. Let's pull out. It's still dangerous here."

"Let's go find that Charm Fox."

Yu Xiaogang looked at the dead Mandala Snake.

"What a pity, this Mandala Snake can't be taken out."

"Speaking of which, did its Soul Ring dissipate that quickly?"

Ye Ying spoke faintly.

"I absorbed it."

Yu Xiaogang was instantly stunned.

He stared wide-eyed at Ye Ying.

"Huh? You absorbed it?"

"Did you kill the Mandala Snake?"

"And how could you absorb the Mandala Snake's Soul Ring?"

"It clearly doesn't match you. What's your First Soul Skill? Let me see?"

Ye Ying nodded.

He summoned his Martial Soul, activating Martial Soul Possession.

After Martial Soul Possession, the phantom of Snow King behind him didn't disappear.

Instead, a massive Ice Cream Cone from Snow King appeared in Ye Ying's hand.

A yellow Soul Ring pulsed up and down beneath his feet.

"The Soul Ring mutated?"

"What's going on? It's nearly a thousand-year one?"

This scene directly overturned Yu Xiaogang's understanding.

"That was a four-hundred-year soul beast's Soul Ring. How did it become over nine hundred years after absorption?"

Ye Ying played dumb.

"I dunno."

Yu Xiaogang said, "Let me see your First Soul Skill."

Ye Ying's First Soul Ring flashed.

He swung the massive Ice Cream Cone in his hand forward.

"First Soul Skill, Ice Cream Cone Impact!"

Immediately, a giant phantom of an ice cream cone shot out from the cone, slamming heavily into the tree trunk ahead.

"Boom!"

A thunderous crash came from the tree.

Then, with a crack, it snapped in the middle and fell heavily, kicking up a huge cloud of dust.

Birds perched on the tree were startled and flew off in all directions.

Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but swallow.

The power was immense—enough to blast straight through the tree trunk.

Ye Ying was still holding back.

He had a second ability: freezing the tree trunk completely.

Though what he fired was an ice cream cone, it was actually an ice spike.

Also, after absorbing his First Soul Ring, Ye Ying gained another drink he could summon:

Mi Xue's Iced Crush Cup. Drinking it permanently enhanced ice attribute power, while also boosting ice attribute by thirty percent for a short time.

A dignified Snow King, a combat-type Soul Master doubling as a food-type Soul Master—perfectly reasonable, right?

A day later, the three finally found that ten-year Charm Fox.

"Make your move,"

Yu Xiaogang said slowly.

"The Charm Fox is naturally gifted with charm attributes, enhancing mental strength. It's perfect for your Blue Silver Fox."

"A ten-year Charm Fox isn't very aggressive, and its mental charm ability isn't strong. Just go ahead and kill it."

"Alright, Xiaogang."

Tang San agreed, gripping her Short Sword and moving forward quickly.

The Charm Fox's eyes widened.

A star-shaped pattern appeared in its gaze.

The Charm Fox's ability activated, heading toward Tang San.

A flash of purple flickered through Tang San's eyes.

She had been using the Purple Demon Eye to train her mental strength for several years now, and her spiritual power could be considered quite formidable.

The little Charm Fox's mental attack was utterly useless.

"Watch my Shuriken!"

Tang San whipped the Short Sword from her hand, throwing it like a Hidden Weapon.

The Short Sword sliced cleanly through the Charm Fox's neck before embedding itself in the ground.

The Charm Fox thrashed for a moment before going still.

Soul Power slowly rose from the Charm Fox's body, condensing in the air into a white soul ring.

Tang San quickly summoned the Blue Silver Fox.

When the Blue Silver Fox appeared, she looked at the scene before her in confusion.

She was stunned.

"A Ten-Year Soul Ring?"

Yu Xiaogang commanded in a low voice.

"Sit cross-legged, guide it with Soul Power, and focus your mind on your martial soul!"

Tang San nodded and quickly began to act.

The Blue Silver Fox shouted frantically, "I have to absorb a Ten-Year Soul Ring?"

"No way, no way—at the very least, I should absorb a Hundred-Year Soul Ring."

"How can I absorb a ten-year one?"

The Blue Silver Fox turned to Yu Xiaogang, "Grandmaster, you can't just stand by and let Tang San absorb a Ten-Year Soul Ring."

It was then that she noticed—

Yu Xiaogang's right arm seemed to be missing?

"Grandmaster, where's your right arm?"

Yu Xiaogang was furious inside.

Bringing up what shouldn't be brought up.

He kicked the Blue Silver Fox.

What else did she think she could absorb if not a Ten-Year Soul Ring?

She was the one who had cut off his right arm.

At this moment, Yu Xiaogang's heart carried a hint of revenge, deliberately letting Tang San absorb the Ten-Year Soul Ring.