In a park clearing.
There were no pedestrians around.
Only a young man wielded a spear in a wild dance.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The spear whistled through the air, leaving behind piercing sounds of tearing wind among the trees.
It was none other than Xu Yue, who had stormed away in anger.
Of course, he knew that what he had just done was not only impolite, but would also draw the attention of Mu Chen, Mu Xi, and the others.
But he truly had no way to calmly chat away in front of Tang Wulin.
No, strictly speaking, it was not Tang Wulin.
It was Tang San's Divine Sense, which had always guarded him within his Sea of Spirit.
He could not laugh and chat before the mastermind who had caused his parents' deaths.
That was right. His parents had fallen on the battlefield against the Abyss.
Logically speaking, his enemy should have been the Abyss that had invaded the Douluo Continent.
But others might not know. How could he not?
The Abyss invasion had been Tang San's doing from the start.
The monstrous blood debt accumulated over thousands of years by the countless soldiers who had fallen on the front lines—
Should all have been laid at the feet of Tang San, the mastermind.
If not for his selfish desires, how could the Douluo Continent have suffered through thousands of years of struggle against the Abyss?
He had saved the people from fire and water—but where had that fire and water come from in the first place?
The common people did not need to know, was that it?
After all, everyone on the Douluo Continent only needed to remember that defeating the Abyss was entirely God King Tang's achievement.
As for why he had left just now, it was because he was afraid.
He feared that if he lost control, he would condense Vortex Vanquisher and stab it through Tang Wulin.
He could not yet bear the consequences that would follow.
"Ha... Tang San..."
At that thought, killing intent surfaced in Xu Yue's eyes, and he let out a derisive laugh.
With his emotions at their peak, Vortex Vanquisher danced even more fiercely in his hands.
The spear swept sideways, sending a fierce gale rolling out. At the spearhead, a dark golden dragon shadow vaguely condensed.
As for Tang Wulin,
Under Tang Ziran and Lang Yue's guidance, he was still a fairly decent, normal person at present.
However, that was only for now.
Once he had more contact with Shrek and the Tang Sect, especially after learning of his own origins,
He would still reveal the disgusting side of the Tang family bloodline and become something incomprehensible.
Of course, that was something that would happen in the future.
Even though Xu Yue knew it, he would not forcibly pin things that had yet to happen onto the current Tang Wulin.
It was like traveling back into the past.
Even if you knew someone would become a murderer in the future, if he was still law-abiding now,
You could not force the crimes of the future onto someone who had not yet committed them.
But even so, he could never become friends with Tang Wulin.
No matter what, he was Tang San's son.
"Tang Wulin, I hope you make the right choice in the future. Otherwise..."
The anger Tang San had stirred within Xu Yue grew ever stronger, while his voice sank lower and lower.
"I don't mind... adding another dead soul beneath my hand."
By this point, the Lithic Spear Technique in his hands had reached its peak.
Even without deliberate control, extreme earth-element energy began to gather.
Black-red Gravity Beams continuously erupted from Vortex Vanquisher.
It was a move from the Lithic Spear Technique he had created himself.
Mind-Ape: Menogias.
The next moment, the distorted space suddenly froze.
With Xu Yue at its center, the ground within a radius of eighty meters sank two or three centimeters with a thunderous crash.
Yet he did not unleash the spear move in his hands.
Instead, his movements shifted from swift to slow. He abruptly came to a stop and heavily planted the spear into the ground.
At that moment, the anger in Xu Yue's heart instantly subsided.
Once the mind-ape was stilled, all fury vanished.
In an instant, not the slightest stray sound remained by Xu Yue's ears, and his mind became incomparably tranquil.
His spiritual power surged and condensed like ocean tides.
Time quietly passed in that atmosphere.
No one knew how long it had been.
Boom!
Accompanied by a thunderclap on the spiritual level, a heavy Intent was born.
"So this is the Spear Intent Realm Teacher Yang spoke of?"
In this state, Xu Yue's mind was exceptionally active, and he immediately recalled the lessons Yang Xiong had taught.
All martial techniques, whether fist arts, sword arts, spear arts, or anything else, could not escape the three great realms of Intent, Soul, and Spirit Realm.
Although this system had been summarized by the continent's experts over the past several thousand years, that did not mean it had not existed in more distant eras.
For example, Ji Juechen of ten thousand years ago had once stepped onto this path through his own efforts.
Likewise, Mu En's Dominating the World fused willpower and spiritual power. Calling it Fist Intent would not have been inaccurate.
It was only that, at the time, such realms had been entered by peerless geniuses through their own talent. There had not even been a unified name for them.
And now, in his extreme fury upon encountering Tang San, he had successfully stepped from the level of technique into the ranks of Intent.
The Spear Intent he had comprehended through that Mind-Ape spear strike could also be called Spear Intent of Rock or Mind-Ape Spear Intent.
When the mind-ape was still, all anger subsided.
When the heart was like solid rock, it would not shift for ten thousand years.
When the mind-ape raged, stone shattered and heaven shook.
The earth shifted, and the world overturned.
"Yet a world born from a single star contains far more than just the element of earth. It has wind and thunder, water and fire."
"My Intent still has a long road ahead. Perhaps once I perfect the Lithic Spear Technique I have envisioned, I will naturally step into the Soul Realm."
At that thought, Xu Yue slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath of turbid air.
That long, heavy breath even stirred the fallen leaves pressed flat against the ground.
Just then.
A female voice filled with concern and worry suddenly rang out.
"A-Yue, how are you... feeling now?"
Xu Yue slowly turned around, revealing his usual smile.
"Sister Mu Xi, I comprehended Spear Intent."
But just as he finished speaking, Mu Xi's soft, delicate body, trembling slightly, rushed into his embrace. Her arms wrapped tightly around him.
"When you suddenly left, I thought you..."
Mu Xi's trembling voice abruptly stopped by his neck. She then relaxed and merely said softly,
"It's good that you're alright!"
Xu Yue looked at the beauty in his arms, guilt surfacing in his eyes. His unusual behavior just now had truly frightened Mu Xi.
"I'm sorry, Sister Mu Xi, I made you..."
But before he could finish, dizziness swept over him.
Had Mu Xi not been holding him, he might have stumbled and fallen.
"A-Yue, what's wrong?"
Mu Xi noticed something was amiss and asked worriedly.
"I'm fine. It's probably just the aftereffects of comprehending Spear Intent," Xu Yue said uncertainly.
He truly could feel that both his spiritual power and Soul Power were somewhat weakened.
"Showing off again." Mu Xi gave him a dissatisfied yet heartbroken pat. "You stood there for an entire hour."
Xu Yue's heart jolted at her words.
He truly had not noticed the passage of time outside just now.
"Come with me."
Before long, Mu Xi led him to a park bench.
"Sister Mu Xi, I'm fine. There's no need for this, right?"
"Shut up!"
Under Mu Xi's ministrations, Xu Yue could only obediently rest his head on her long, fair thighs.
A soft sensation bloomed beneath the back of his head, while a faint fragrance lingered around his nose.
In that instant, both physically and mentally, Xu Yue felt the exhaustion from before ease away completely, leaving him utterly relaxed.
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