Feng Piaoling didn't care how the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear had been injured.
Since he'd run into it, it was his.
Whoosh!
While Sky Dream Ice Silkworm grumbled, Feng Piaoling had already shot forward. The Thunder Tribulation Sword, wreathed in arcs of lightning and a streak of azure sword light, pierced the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's right eye with unerring precision and passed straight through the back of its head.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear let out a mournful howl and died with its grievance unfulfilled. A profound purple Spirit Ring appeared around it.
"Little Yuhao, while he's absorbing the Spirit Ring, let me control your body and attack him with Soul Shock. I'll make sure that slippery brat regrets taking advantage of me!"
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm ranted furiously in Huo Yuhao's mind.
He hated Feng Piaoling, that slippery brat who had once nearly killed him.
If not for him, Huo Yuhao wouldn't have absorbed a ten-year Wind Baboon Spirit Ring.
If not for him, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's remains might not have been lost.
And now he even dared to pick up a bargain from Brother Sky Dream. The nerve!
"This... doesn't seem right..."
Under Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's goading, Huo Yuhao had to admit that he was tempted.
But Bei Bei and Tang Ya were standing nearby. If they discovered what he was doing, things would turn disastrous.
He didn't want to lose these two friends who truly cared about him.
While Huo Yuhao hesitated, Feng Piaoling had already taken out a cat-headed Soul Tool and stored the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's enormous body inside.
"Is that a Storage Soul Tool too?" Bei Bei walked up to Feng Piaoling and asked curiously.
Setting aside the Level 4 Soul Tool sword he'd brought out earlier, he'd now produced another enormous Storage Soul Tool.
Where had Feng Piaoling gotten so many treasures?
Could he be the young master of some sect?
Bei Bei didn't suspect that Feng Piaoling came from the Sun Moon Empire.
After all, the people of the Sun Moon Empire looked somewhat different from those of the Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, and Dou Ling Empires.
"Mm. We're already close to the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest. Absorbing a Spirit Ring here wouldn't be safe, so I'm going to find a secluded spot to do it."
As he spoke, Feng Piaoling started to leave.
Tang Ya called after him. "Wait, little Feng Piaoling."
"Is something wrong?" Feng Piaoling turned and asked.
Tang Ya asked cautiously, "Now that you and little Yuhao have both obtained Spirit Rings, what are you planning to do next?"
"Take the Shrek entrance exam."
Feng Piaoling stated his next destination plainly. They would meet again there anyway.
Huo Yuhao, meanwhile, looked completely lost.
His goal had always been to become a Soul Master. The journey had been difficult, and the outcome hadn't quite satisfied him, but now he had finally become one—and even a Soul Grandmaster.
His wish had finally come true.
But now he had no idea what to do next.
Learning that Feng Piaoling planned to take the Shrek entrance exam, Tang Ya showed no surprise. A genius Soul Master like him naturally belonged at Shrek.
She continued, "Do you have any family left?"
Feng Piaoling's eyes turned cold, and his expression grew grim. "They're dead. Every last one of them."
They had died at the hands of the Evil Soul Masters and Xu Tianran.
Huo Yuhao hesitated, then shook his head. "I don't have any family either. I'm all that's left."
Tang Ya clearly didn't notice the change in atmosphere. Delighted, she asked, "Then that's perfect! Little Feng Piaoling, and little Yuhao too—since you're both on your own, why not join our Tang Sect?"
Huo Yuhao had long admired the Tang Sect. If not for Feng Piaoling's appearance, he would already have joined the Tang Sect, just as he had in the original story.
Hearing Tang Ya's words, he agreed without hesitation. "Sister Xiao Ya, I'm willing to join the Tang Sect."
"Good, little Yuhao. From today onward, you're a disciple of my Tang Sect."
Seeing Huo Yuhao agree, Tang Ya's smile grew even brighter. At least her and Bei Bei's demonstrations of the Tang Sect Secret Arts along the way hadn't been in vain.
Then she looked at Feng Piaoling expectantly.
Feng Piaoling shook his head. "I'm not interested."
Tang Ya's smile froze.
Bei Bei frowned. "Brother Feng, could it be that you're unwilling to join because you think the Tang Sect has fallen into decline?"
"Do I really need to explain why?" Feng Piaoling said expressionlessly.
"Go ahead." Tang Ya bit her lip, her face pale as she asked.
If anyone else had shown such contempt for the Tang Sect, she would have attacked them already.
But Feng Piaoling gave her a very different impression.
He was calm to the extreme and meticulous in his thinking.
If he'd said something like that, he must have had a reason.
As the current sect master of the Tang Sect, she had to face every problem squarely if she wanted to restore the sect.
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