The Ape Tiger Martial Soul That Could Never Escape

(PS: Some readers thought the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and Lovesick Heartbreak Red from the previous two chapters were no good, so I changed them to the Golden Dragon-Nurturing Fruit.)

"Tsk, tsk. Now the Food God was going to become the God of a Lone Testicle. A Second-Class God with only one egg—just thinking about it was amusing... System, exchange."

The moment Gu Yuan saw the exchanged item, he felt a surge of schadenfreude.

Yet he was afraid of sullying the eyes of the Ice Dragon King and Snow Empress.

So he immediately shouted in his mind without the slightest hesitation.

"Da Gu, what was that just now?" the Ice Dragon King asked curiously.

The Snow Empress also cast him a puzzled look.

They had only seen a blood-covered lump of flesh suddenly appear, then vanish right afterward.

The Titan Snow Ape King said, "I thought it looked a bit like an egg..."

The Ice Bear King chimed in, "I thought so too, but it was way too small."

"An egg?" The words of the two beasts had clearly touched upon a gap in the knowledge of the Ice Dragon King and Snow Empress.

Fortunately, the system exchange succeeded at that moment.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Xuanzi's right eyeball.]

"Holy shit..."

Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy.

Outside a small courtyard.

A black-haired, straight-haired young woman knelt before the courtyard gate, pleading with the person inside.

"Elder Xuan, no matter what mistakes were made, they were all Lexuan's fault. Please remain as the Vice Master of the Sea God Pavilion."

"Word has just come from Dean Yan Shaozhe that the Spirit Department treasury has been robbed."

"The Inner and Outer Courts are in turmoil."

"If you refuse to come out and take charge, Lexuan is willing to kneel here forever."

A sigh came from within.

"Fine, fine."

"During this soul-hunting operation, my gluttony led to the deaths of eight out of Shrek's twelve disciples."

"I originally intended to resign from all my positions to atone for my mistakes, but since you insist on begging me, this old man can only reluctantly agree."

As his words fell, the courtyard gate opened, and a disheveled old man walked out.

"Elder Xuan!" Zhang Lexuan's face lit up with delight. Just as she was about to raise her head, she suddenly heard the sound of blood spraying beside her ear.

Then came Xuanzi's scream. "Ah..."

At some unknown point, Xuanzi's right eye had turned into a fleshball the size of a pigeon egg.

"Was that another one of Xuanzi's eyes? That was a bit of a loss. It would have been better if I'd gotten two Swift Ice Bird eggs."

Gu Yuan felt somewhat regretful.

Although he had not obtained anything particularly good from these two exchanges.

Being able to trade away one of Oscar's eggs.

And one of Xuanzi's eyeballs.

Still felt worthwhile to him.

The Snow Empress looked thoughtfully at the bloody eyeball before her.

"This Soul Power fluctuation seems to belong to the eye of a certain human expert."

The Ice Dragon King added, "And a Title Douluo possessing an Earth Dragon King bloodline martial soul at that. His Soul Power is probably around rank ninety-eight."

As for the Titan Snow Ape King and Ice Bear King, they were already drooling.

After all, to them, this was more delicious than the vast majority of food.

"System, continue the exchange."

Gu Yuan gave the two simpletons an amused glance and muttered in his mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the magic core of a second-tier Union Ape from the Battle Through the Heavens World.]

"Hmm, I finally exchanged for something barely worth looking at. Unfortunately, I'm not an alchemist."

"System, continue the exchange."

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining War God Dai Mubai's fifth soul ring.]

Meanwhile, at the White Tiger Duke Mansion.

A guard respectfully asked Dai Mubai, who had already "been reborn" as Dai Yueheng, "Young Master, Madam asked me to inquire when you will return to Shrek Academy."

Dai Mubai's expression abruptly turned cold. "I came out this time on a mission from the Shrek Inspectorate. There's no rush to return."

"Also, tell that woman not to set her sights on Yun'er and Yuhao. Otherwise, I won't mind severing our mother-son relationship."

Upon hearing this, how could the guard dare ask anything further?

He hurriedly ran off to report to the White Tiger Duchess.

"You ignorant, venomous woman. You actually abused the Child of Destiny like this. If I had recovered my War God cultivation, I would have killed you with one swipe of my claw."

Dai Mubai disdainfully glanced in the direction of the White Tiger Duchess before returning to his own courtyard.

In the inner room of the courtyard, Huo Yun'er and Dai Yuhao were together.

After Dai Mubai's careful care over the past few days, coupled with treatment using medicine regardless of cost.

Huo Yun'er had finally managed to barely cling to life.

However, her body was still weak. She could not get angry, grieve, or engage in strenuous activity, or she could die at any moment.

Dai Yuhao sat at the head of the bed, snuggling tightly in Huo Yun'er's arms, his face brimming with happiness.

Huo Yun'er gently stroked Dai Yuhao's head and said softly.

"Yuhao, your elder brother is a good person. You must repay him properly in the future."

"I will, Mom. When I grow up, I'll definitely repay Big Brother."

Over the past few days, Dai Yuhao had experienced happiness unlike anything he had known before. Not only could he finally eat his fill and stay warm.

Even his mother, who had originally been gravely ill, was gradually recovering.

All of this was thanks to his elder brother, "Dai Yueheng."

In his eyes, "Dai Yueheng" was the best person in the world besides his mother.

Dai Mubai entered the courtyard just in time to hear the mother and son speaking, and the corners of his mouth curled upward slightly.

It seemed his efforts over the past few days had finally paid off.

But such minor favors were nowhere near enough.

There had been plenty of people in his previous life who had shown kindness to Tang San.

Yet Tang San had not brought anyone other than the Seven Devils and his parents to ascend to the God Realm.

Not even his teacher Yu Xiaogang, his biological aunt Tang Yuehua, his biological uncle Tang Xiao, or his biological cousin Bai Chenxiang.

He had let them grow old and die on the Douluo Continent.

If he wanted to return to the God Realm with the Child of Destiny, he still needed to become his stepfather.

"Mom, I'll go cultivate first. I'll come back later to take care of you."

After saying this, Dai Yuhao left the room and ran straight into Dai Mubai.

"Big Brother." Dai Yuhao's face brightened, and he immediately threw himself into Dai Mubai's arms.

Dai Mubai rubbed Dai Yuhao's head, a fatherly smile appearing on his face.

"How is your mother? Is she feeling any better?"

Dai Yuhao lifted his head. "Mm-hmm, she's better. It's all thanks to Big Brother. Otherwise, my mother probably would have already..."

As he said this, his eyes involuntarily reddened.

"That's good."

At the thought of Huo Yun'er's pitiful appearance.

Dai Mubai felt a blaze of heat rise in his heart.

He rubbed Dai Yuhao's head and said.

"Yuhao, go cultivate first. I'll have someone prepare two sets of clothes for you and your mother later."

Dai Mubai had no intention of changing Dai Yuhao's future trajectory.

Because he had heard Tang San say that the Child of Destiny had his own opportunities and could not be forcibly interfered with.

If he intervened and changed Dai Yuhao's life trajectory, that would be one thing.

What he feared was that Tang San, watching from the God Realm, would never let him off.

Given his understanding of Tang San, he knew Tang San was capable of doing something like that.

Therefore, he merely made sure Dai Yuhao had enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, while also trying to win over Huo Yun'er, hoping Dai Yuhao would bring him to ascend to the God Realm in the future.

"Okay, Big Brother. Then I'll go cultivate first." Dai Yuhao had absolute trust in the current Dai Mubai.

As he spoke, he found a clean spot in the courtyard and sat down cross-legged. That way, if anything happened to Huo Yun'er and she called for him, he could conveniently take care of her.

Dai Mubai watched Dai Yuhao's stubborn appearance and chuckled.

Just as he was about to enter the room and launch his offensive against Huo Yun'er.

Dai Mubai suddenly felt a surge of Evil Fire rise in his lower abdomen. His groin swelled, and his entire body flushed crimson.