Tang Ya was consumed by uncertainty and panic. She instinctively backed away from Xu Lanqing.
Ever since she was born, she had possessed a special ability unlike that of any other Blue Silver Grass owner.
She could improve her strength by devouring the life force of other beings—plants, Soul Beasts, even humans. Wasn't that exactly what an Evil Soul Master did?
Such an evil, depraved method of cultivation.
Anyone who heard about it would immediately believe she was an Evil Soul Master.
But aside from her parents, only she knew about this. How had this man found out?
It was as if none of her secrets could be hidden from him, leaving her without even a bargaining chip.
"Since you know about that ability, don't you know what happens if I use it? That would make me an Evil Soul Master! An Evil Soul Master who fears the sunlight, like a rat in the street that everyone wants to beat!" Tang Ya stared at Xu Lanqing with bloodshot eyes. Her voice was hoarse, like sandpaper scraping across a tabletop.
"You won't even sell yourself for strength, so what are you talking about revenge for?" Xu Lanqing watched Tang Ya suddenly raise her voice, unmoved, and continued.
"Do you think I don't want revenge? Do you think I've never considered using it? But what good would it do even if I used that ability? I'm not even a Soul Grandmaster yet, and their strongest members are Soul Emperors!" Tang Ya shouted, her face twisted, her ferocity bared like a snarling beast.
"I'm still at Shrek Academy. Do you know Shrek Academy? It's full of powerful people. One wrong move, and I'll be doomed!"
It was hard to imagine a delicate young woman making such an expression. But no one wanted to