Dai Mubai's Furious Rage

"Since that's the case, let's leave quickly. The outskirts of this forest are still rather unsafe."

Without dwelling on it further, Zhao Wuji only wanted to get out of this troublesome place as soon as possible.

Because of the Titan Giant Ape, this place had become extremely dangerous.

"Teacher Zhao, what about our Soul Rings?" Xiao Wu hurriedly asked.

She still couldn't leave yet. Her Soul Ring issue hadn't been resolved, and she hadn't gotten in touch with Er Ming either.

"Which is more important, a Soul Ring or your life?"

"You only need Thousand-Year Soul Beasts anyway. I'll take you to hunt in the Nationally Raised Soul Beast Forest later."

With that, Zhao Wuji led everyone back the way they had come.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu felt helpless. She couldn't find a legitimate reason to leave. If she forcibly left the group, it would be difficult to explain afterward. This was truly troublesome!

"Xiao Wu, what are you standing around for? Hurry up and follow!" Zhao Wuji urged again.

"Sigh... I'm coming!" Xiao Wu let out a sigh and could only follow reluctantly.

Forget it. Since Gu Yi is fine, it's not that important to figure out exactly what happened.

As for the Soul Ring, I'll find a way to slip out of their sight and deal with it later.

Thinking this, Xiao Wu felt somewhat relieved. At the very least, an enormous piece of good news lay before her.

Gu Yi wasn't dead. That was more important than anything else.

But for some reason, whenever Xiao Wu looked at Gu Yi now, she felt something was strange. Faintly, she seemed to sense a familiar aura from him.

Though she was puzzled, Xiao Wu didn't rush to ask him. Instead, she quietly took note of it.

Very soon, under Zhao Wuji's lead, everyone reached the edge of the forest. Once they were here, they were basically safe, and Zhao Wuji finally relaxed somewhat.

But suddenly, a group of Wind Baboons that were only around ten years old blocked their path. Some hung from tree branches, while others stood in the middle of the road, completely barring the way.

"Hmph! Fine, the Titan Giant Ape was one thing, but now you little monkeys that are only ten years old dare block my path? Courting death!"

Zhao Wuji snorted coldly, gathering Soul Power in his palm as he prepared to kill them all and clear the way!

But Gu Yi stepped forward at that moment and stood in front of Zhao Wuji. He shook his head at Zhao Wuji, signaling him not to act rashly.

"Kid Gu, move aside. Right now, I just want to use them to vent the anger in my heart," Zhao Wuji barked at Gu Yi.

The Titan Giant Ape had terrified them and nearly gotten Gu Yi killed. Zhao Wuji had been holding back a bellyful of rage, and he desperately needed an outlet.

"Teacher Zhao, they pose little threat to us. Why kill them? If every Soul Master used Soul Beasts' lives to vent their anger like you do, would there be any Soul Beasts left in the future?"

"Besides, the smell of blood could attract other powerful Soul Beasts. Even the Titan Giant Ape can come to the outskirts, so how can we let down our guard before we've even left the forest?"

Gu Yi earnestly tried to persuade him.

Xiao Wu was watching from the side. How could Gu Yi let Zhao Wuji make a move? This was an opportunity to gain a wave of favorability.

After hearing Gu Yi's words, Zhao Wuji thought for a moment before replying, "Fine, I'll listen to you, Kid Gu."

With that, he suddenly swung his palm toward the group of Wind Baboons.

The powerful gust from his palm instantly sent the Wind Baboons blocking the road flying.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have obtained 25% favorability from Xiao Wu. Reward: Ten Thousand Year Grade Nine Ginseng King. It has been placed in the System Warehouse."

Hearing the system notification ring out in his mind, Gu Yi smiled.

The system's rewards really came one after another. He had just obtained the soul, and now it had sent him the Ninth Grade Ginseng King needed to reconstruct a body.

At this rate, as long as he gained more favorability from Xiao Wu, he would be able to gather the materials needed to revive Xiao Wu's Mother.

Unlike Xiao Wu's revival in the original story, Xiao Wu's Mother's soul was currently in Gu Yi's possession. He only needed to awaken it. It wasn't incomplete, so he merely needed to gather three materials to successfully revive her.

After Xiao Wu sacrificed herself in the original story, only an empty shell remained. Her soul was in Tang San's Soul Ring, which was why he needed to return the Soul Ring to Xiao Wu. But Gu Yi didn't need to do that now.

It was precisely because he had figured this out that Gu Yi had agreed to help Er Ming revive Xiao Wu's Mother.

Otherwise, Gu Yi would never touch something that weakened his own strength.

Next, Yu Xiaogang should be waiting for us to return to the academy. I hope he doesn't get scared to death the moment he sees me.

Gu Yi prayed for him in his heart.

If Yu Xiaogang saw the Thousand-Year and Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings on him, he would probably be so shocked that he tore apart all of his martial soul research notes.

Before Gu Yi could think any further, the four of them arrived at the entrance of an inn at the edge of the forest.

"We're here. Get some proper rest. Once tonight is over, we'll return to the academy immediately," Zhao Wuji reminded the three of them.

After seeing them nod, Zhao Wuji pushed open the inn's doors and slowly walked inside.

Since it was already late at night, there weren't many people in the inn's hall. However, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others couldn't sleep. They all stared anxiously at the inn's doors, each lost in their own thoughts.

Only Ning Rongrong had gone to sleep early. She had never cared about the others' safety. She only knew that if she didn't sleep, her skin would get worse.

"Creak..."

As the doors opened, Zhao Wuji was the first to appear before everyone's eyes, causing everyone in the hall to breathe a sigh of relief.

Since Zhao Wuji had returned, it meant that the Titan Giant Ape had already left. If he was fine, then the other two must be fine as well.

But right afterward, Gu Yi and the other two emerged from the darkness. Xiao Wu stood to the side, while Zhu Zhuqing had been holding his hand the entire time.

"Brothers, I'm back." Gu Yi looked around at the stunned crowd in the hall and smiled.

The moment he spoke, everyone in the hall finally reacted.

They all stared at Gu Yi in disbelief, their bodies becoming somewhat stiff.

"Fatty, quick! Let me hit you and see if I'm dreaming! Gu Yi actually came back!"

As he spoke, Oscar raised his right hand and made as if to slap Ma Hongjun's thigh beside him.

But before he could do so, Ma Hongjun pinched and twisted Oscar's thigh, and a sharp pain instantly surged through his mind.

"Ah! That hurts!" Oscar cried out, then immediately came to his senses.

"It's real! This is real! Gu Yi, you're back!"

With that, Oscar was the first to rush over. He threw his arms around Gu Yi, just as Zhu Zhuqing had done earlier.

His face was filled with joyful, excited smiles, though he didn't cry tears of joy like Zhu Zhuqing had.

Very soon, everyone except Dai Mubai gathered around. Smiles covered their faces as they continuously asked Gu Yi about his condition.

But what they were most curious about was how Gu Yi had escaped. That was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the king of the Star Dou Great Forest!

Naturally, Gu Yi repeated the "standard answer" he had given earlier.

Off to the side, Dai Mubai sat alone in a chair, his face dark as water, his lungs nearly bursting from rage!

How is this possible?! What the hell was the Titan Giant Ape doing? Why couldn't even it kill Gu Yi?!

Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Once we return to the academy, it'll be even harder to make a move. Will I only be able to pull tricks in the Soul Arena again?

Dai Mubai cursed endlessly in his heart. His gaze settled on Gu Yi and Zhu Zhuqing's clasped hands, and he nearly ground his back teeth to pieces!