A Tough Su Yuntao

Life is a play, and everything depends on your acting skills.

Sometimes, there's no helping it; you have to play along. Wang Feng sighed inwardly.

If he joined Spirit Hall, he would inevitably be constrained by them in the future. Most importantly, he would have to obey their orders.

That wasn't what Wang Feng wanted...

So he had no choice but to put on an act, making Bishop Jie Ke believe he had no potential worth cultivating, and give up on him!!

From the start, Wang Feng hadn't tried to hide anything about this act. But then he thought about it: this was Notting City. Even if Ma Xiunuo reported it, it wouldn't reach the Pope Palace. It would only reach Spirit Hall's middle and upper ranks.

Wang Feng had even less reason to hide anything.

Whether it was his Martial Spirit or his Soul Power test, Wang Feng hadn't concealed anything.

His Soul Power really was only level fifteen. And what he said about the situation in the Soul Hunting Forest was seven parts true and three parts false.

Bishop Jie Ke's deductions were exactly what Wang Feng had expected when he used his Thousand-Year Soul Ring, so he simply went along with their line of thinking.

Since he had compressed and refined his Soul Power until it was only level fifteen, he didn't look like someone who had truly absorbed a Six-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. So they would surely think something was wrong, and might even make some definitive pronouncements as if sealing the coffin lid.

In truth, Bishop Jie Ke of Spirit Hall hadn't been far off in his deductions.

If Wang Feng had been a genuine Innate Full Soul Power Spirit Master, he would indeed have had some chance of absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, especially one from a Star-Moon Fox with restorative abilities.

But absorbing one from a Golden Light Thunder Leopard would have been completely impossible.

If Wang Feng hadn't had the Meteor Tear, the best outcome, as the saying went, might really have been just that. Even if he had truly managed to force himself to absorb the Six Thousand Years Spirit Ring, he wouldn't have lived long. The vast Soul Power brought by the Golden Light Thunder Leopard's Spirit Ring would have slowly destroyed him.

Wang Feng simply answered Bishop Jie Ke's words in kind, and it was completely impossible to tell he was acting! His performance had been masterful!

Put simply, he had predicted their prediction... That was how he'd pulled off the act without anyone noticing.

Still, that Mysterious Boy had surprised Wang Feng somewhat. Drawing on his knowledge of Douluo Continent, Wang Feng had roughly guessed the other boy's identity, but wasn't certain.

"Perhaps the biggest gain was this Token?"

Wang Feng looked at the Token.

It was similar to the third-grade special Token Grandmaster had. Though it granted no actual authority, it allowed its holder to enter the Soul Hunting Forest and assume a false identity!

When he went to Spirit Halls in other cities to have his Soul Power tested, this Token would make things much more convenient!

By contrast, Wang Feng felt that using this Token to claim a Gold Soul Coin stipend was the most useless thing it could do.

Su Yuntao led Wang Feng down from the second floor.

"What a good kid..."

Ma Xiunuo watched Wang Feng's retreating figure and sighed inwardly. Perhaps this was fate playing tricks on people?

He had encountered a rare battle between Soul Beasts, but because he'd made the wrong choice, one mistake had led to another, bringing him to his current situation.

By the time they went downstairs, it was already dark.

"Su Yuntao! Why have you kept me waiting so long!"

The woman was still in the hall. When she saw Su Yuntao coming down with Wang Feng, her resentment from waiting so long turned to anger almost at once. Then she looked at Wang Feng beside him and sneered. "What is it, little friend? Do you know what level your Soul Power is? Did you hunt that Soul Beast yourself?"

She was about to mock him a little more.

But Su Yuntao interrupted her with a very dark expression and a shout. "Enough, Si Si. Shut up!"

Si Si froze. Since when had Su Yuntao dared speak to her like that?

He'd always been meek and submissive around her, doing whatever she wanted.

Su Yuntao ignored Si Si and led Wang Feng straight out of Spirit Hall, leaving Si Si standing there in a daze.

"Kid, try to look on the bright side."

Su Yuntao patted Wang Feng's shoulder heavily.

"..." Wang Feng.

It seemed he'd acted so well that Brother Tao had been moved without even realizing it.

He didn't even want to be a simp anymore.

"Su Grandmaster, don't be so sad. I'm not going to die."

Wang Feng spoke softly. "Besides, I haven't finished writing the story of Soul Breaking the Firmament for you to read."

Hearing this, Su Yuntao's eyes stung. Even a tough, upright man couldn't stop tears from welling at the corners of his eyes...

This kid was usually so carefree, but he hadn't expected him to still be thinking of Su Yuntao at a time like this.

Wang Feng: "..."

Though Brother Tao was from Spirit Hall, he was only a low-ranking member. Compared with those higher-ups, he had a lot more human warmth.

Grandpa Ma Xiunuo was the same.

"I'm leaving."

Wang Feng waved to Su Yuntao, leaving him with a lonely figure.

Seeing this, Su Yuntao wiped away the tears at the corners of his eyes and let out a long sigh.

"Su Yuntao, what was that just now? Have you gotten bold? How dare you yell at me so loudly?"

Si Si ran out and said coldly, "And what about that kid? So what if I mocked him a little? Is he your family or something?"

Su Yuntao was simply too daring. He'd even yelled at her?

Hmph. All she had to do was give him a cold look, and she bet he'd come over obediently to apologize.

Yet... Su Yuntao only looked at Si Si coldly.

"If you say one more word, do you believe I'll kick you out!"

That icy look made Si Si shudder!

When had she ever seen Su Yuntao look at her with such a cold gaze? It was as if he really was about to kick her away...

Si Si jolted and hurriedly lowered her voice.

"Yun, Yuntao... I, I was wrong... Don't be angry..."

"Hmph!" Su Yuntao glanced at her. His heart was heavy with sorrow, and he turned and walked straight into Spirit Hall.

Si Si hurried inside too. Faintly, one could hear repeated, panicked apologies...

When he returned to Nuoding Academy, Wang Feng unexpectedly ran into two people at the entrance.

They were Tang San and Grandmaster.

"Xiao San, Grandmaster? What are you doing here?"

Wang Feng looked at the two of them, surprised.

Unexpectedly, Tang San walked straight over, his face grave. "Brother Feng, did you just go to Spirit Hall?"

At that, Wang Feng's thoughts stirred, and he nodded.

"Yeah, I went to get tested! After the test, some bishop came along and said I wouldn't live long, and my Soul Power would slowly dissipate. He also refused to let me join Spirit Hall, and wouldn't save me... Your Brother Feng doesn't believe a word of it. I eat, drink, and sleep as usual every day. I can live another hundred years without a problem!"

Hearing this, Tang San, whose face had been very solemn, couldn't help giving a wry smile.

As expected of Brother Feng. He was so carefree and afraid of nothing.

Tang San looked at Grandmaster.

Grandmaster sighed. "That's certainly how Spirit Hall operates! If Xiao Feng had absorbed the Star-Moon Fox's Spirit Ring and nothing had gone wrong, they might have valued him and raised him. But he ended up with the Golden Light Thunder Leopard's Spirit Ring. Now that they know his situation, they probably won't spend the effort to save him."

Wang Feng looked at Grandmaster, somewhat puzzled.

"Brother Feng, I'm sorry. I told Grandmaster about your Thousand-Year Soul Ring in advance." Tang San quickly apologized.

"It's fine. I never asked you to keep it secret." Wang Feng smiled and shook his head.

"But I asked Grandmaster to save you. Grandmaster said he had a way." Tang San continued.

"A way?"

Wang Feng was stunned.

Grandmaster nodded and looked at Wang Feng solemnly. "Xiao San asked me to help you. You have extraordinary talent, but you accidentally absorbed the Golden Light Thunder Leopard's Spirit Ring. Though you managed to absorb it, your body still can't withstand the pressure brought by a Six-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. I imagine that bishop from Spirit Hall told you that the more you use your Martial Spirit and Soul Power now, the shorter your lifespan will be, right?"

"He did." Wang Feng's thoughts stirred, and he said with a smile, "But it doesn't matter. Even without using my Martial Spirit, I'm still strong."

"But you still won't live long. That's a fact." Grandmaster shook his head and continued, "There is a way to solve this. Spirit Hall won't help you, but I have a friend who is a Spirit Saint!"

"If I ask him, he should be willing to use his Soul Power to suppress the Golden Light Thunder Leopard's Spirit Ring for you and clear the Soul Power in your body. But even so, even if you recover completely, your Soul Power will never improve again. It can only save your life."

After finishing, Grandmaster stared steadily at Wang Feng.

Wang Feng thought to himself, Xiao San really had come through and persuaded Grandmaster to help.

Grandmaster's friend should be the famous Flender, right?

"Moreover, you have to become his disciple first. Only then will he help you," Grandmaster continued.

After hearing him out,

Wang Feng couldn't help reflecting that the righteous were righteous, and the villains were villains. The people in Douluo Continent were, by and large, just as he remembered them.

Spirit Hall wasn't willing to help, but Grandmaster was willing to lend a hand for Xiao San's sake. Though it would be Flender who actually did the work.

"Thank you, Grandmaster, but there's really no need." Wang Feng smiled. "I know my own body. It may not be as bad as you think. I'm serious... There are some reasons I can't explain to you, but I still thank you."

With that, Wang Feng waved to the two of them and returned to the dormitory.

The two of them were left standing there, stunned.