The Path to Certain Death

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had left together, both wearing grim expressions as they returned to Yu Xiaogang's residence at Notting Academy.

Even after they had returned to the residence, neither Yu Xiaogang nor Tang San looked any happier.

In the end, Yu Xiaogang was the first to speak. "If you want to earn other people's respect, then you first need the strength to command it. For the time being, I'll train you properly.

"Let them see what kind of genius they missed out on." With that, Yu Xiaogang was the first to leave the room.

After all, he needed to teach the students at Notting Academy, so he naturally had to prepare his lessons.

For a moment, Tang San was the only one left in the room.

"Notting Academy's dean actually dared to humiliate me like this. He's asking for death!" Tang San's eyes were ice-cold. He had already sentenced the dean of Notting Academy to death.

"But a gentleman's revenge can wait ten years. The day I graduate will be the day you die." Though Tang San was furious, he still retained a sliver of reason and didn't act immediately.

"That little girl... Why do I feel such inexplicable fondness for her?" Tang San touched the spot over his heart in confusion.

It had begun pounding violently when he saw Xiao Wu just now.

"Ah Yin, I never expected our child to have an experience so similar to ours. He also has a girl by his side who's just like you." Ever since Tang San enrolled, Tang Hao had been keeping a close eye on him.

Tang San entered Notting Academy, knelt down and accepted Yu Xiaogang as his master, then uttered the famous saying: "Once a master, a father for life."

As a Titled Douluo, Tang Hao had naturally realized that Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast, but he hadn't intervened. Instead, he had quietly watched events unfold.

After all, Tang San was still far too weak. Even if Tang Hao captured Xiao Wu, Tang San wouldn't be able to absorb her Soul Ring. If Xiao Wu were forced to sacrifice herself, she might simply self-destruct.

After all, Soul Beasts had always been like this: they could be killed, but no one had ever tried to imprison one.

Besides, Tang Hao believed in his son, Tang San. His son, who had been exceptionally steady since he was very young, would surely win the heart of this naive Soul Beast. In the end, she would willingly sacrifice her soul and everything else to him.

Even if Xiao Wu ultimately refused, there was no harm in waiting until Tang San had grown stronger before acting.

"That little rabbit can be spared, but for a minor dean of Notting Academy to dare humiliate my son... He's truly asking for death." Watching the dean of Notting Academy leave with Xiao Wu, Tang Hao gave a cold snort before once again concealing his presence.

But Tang Hao didn't make a move. The dean of Notting Academy wasn't strong enough to be worth his attention. He believed his son, Tang San, would reclaim the honor he had lost today himself.

With those few having left, Dorm Seven returned to its former quiet.

However, Tang San and Xiao Wu, who should have been the envy of everyone in Dorm Seven as a pair of childhood sweethearts, had both left.

"Forget it. There's no point overthinking it. Since I feel this way, that little girl probably feels the same. She'll see how amazing I am eventually and come to my side." Thinking of Xiao Wu, Tang San's lips curled into a smile.

He had learned that smile from watching Lin Yu grin. He felt it suited him, so in such a short time, he had already surpassed his teacher. His lips could even stretch all the way to his ears.

Lin Yu had no idea what had happened at Notting Academy. Getting Tang San to fall for Spicy Rabbit Head had merely been a move he'd made because he couldn't avoid Tang San. Whether it worked or not didn't matter.

After all, before Xiao Wu sacrificed herself, she didn't provide Tang San with any real help.

Besides, Tang San only gained his various opportunities after going to Shrek Academy. In the early stages, he had no opportunities at all.

As for Yu Xiaogang, Lin Yu thought he was the best person to teach Tang San.

After all, who else but Yu Xiaogang could turn Tang San's Martial Soul into such a hodgepodge? He had a perfectly good Plant-type Martial Soul, yet insisted on absorbing animal-type Soul Beasts.

As a result, though Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul gained resilience and poison, he wasted its potential for growth.

If Tang Hao hadn't eventually taken Tang San to the Blue Silver Forest, where the Blue Silver King—with a cultivation of tens of thousands of years—helped him evolve his Martial Soul into the Blue Silver Emperor, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul would have become completely useless once he reached the Soul King rank.

So all Lin Yu needed to do was get to the opportunities Tang San would encounter after going to Shrek Academy before Tang San did.

Tang San posed no threat to Lin Yu in the early stages.

For now, Lin Yu needed to pay more attention to Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, the true power behind Spirit Hall.

"Teacher, you wanted to see me?" After returning to Spirit Hall, Lin Yu went straight to Pope Hall.

"That's right. You've been in Spirit City for three months now. Is there anything you haven't gotten used to?" Bibi Dong looked at Lin Yu before her, trying hard to suppress the urge to devour him.

For some reason, the more Lin Yu's cultivation improved, the stronger her urge to devour him became. But Bibi Dong loathed the feeling of being controlled, so the stronger the sensation coming from her body grew, the more fiercely she resisted it.

Damn it. Whatever the reason I have such a strong urge to devour Lin Yu, I won't do what you want.

Not only will I not devour Lin Yu, I'll also raise him to become the most powerful Titled Douluo on the Douluo Continent. Bibi Dong clenched her teeth, resisting the sensations her body was sending her.

"No, I'm used to it." Lin Yu shook his head and studied Bibi Dong closely.

He was watching her reaction. After three months of cultivation, his Soul Power had increased considerably once again.

But with that increase came a slightly stronger desire to become the food Bibi Dong spoke of than he'd felt when he first met her.

The feeling wasn't too strong yet, but it intensified as his strength grew. That made Lin Yu a little afraid he would eventually lose control.

He also wanted to see how Bibi Dong would react. If she resisted the idea of eating him, then even if she stood against everyone else, he would still help her.

But if Bibi Dong showed even the slightest desire to devour him, Lin Yu would make sure she learned what fear was.

He didn't mind making Bibi Dong experience once more the despair she had felt at Qian Xunji's hands.