Yu Gang: "Save Me Now, or I'll Destroy You at Any Cost!"

Things were not going nearly as well on Tang San's side.

Ever since he had encountered Huo Yuhao, the Child of Destiny,

Tang San had successfully established a connection with him.

Yet he always felt that Huo Yuhao seemed to be guarded against him,

as though some kind of barrier existed between them.

This did not match the image Tang San had of a Child of Destiny.

By all rights, Huo Yuhao had suffered humiliation since childhood.

After the death of the only mother who had loved him, he should have been starved for affection.

Tang San had treated him so well along the way.

He had invited him to join the Tang Sect, offered to teach him the improved Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, given him rations and water, and even gifted him a storage Soul Tool.

Shouldn't he have been so touched that he burst into tears,

then, with red-rimmed eyes and tears filling them, said emotionally, "I'm willing to join the Tang Sect"?

Why was he still acting so wary?

Naturally, Tang San did not know about Huo Yuhao's experience of being violated.

He had long since developed psychological trauma toward people who were kind to him for no reason.

Whenever Tang San treated him well, it reminded him of Dai Mubai.

Moreover, before Huo Yun'er died, she had told him not to trust anyone so easily again.

As a result, Huo Yuhao felt that Tang San's unprovoked kindness toward him likely concealed ulterior motives.

Several times, he had wanted to leave on his own.

But Tang San had always refused, using the excuse that "it's too dangerous for a level-ten Soul Warrior like you to enter the Star Dou Forest alone."

He simply gave him no opportunity to leave.

Just as Tang San was racking his brains for an answer, Beibei's voice sounded beside him.

"Xiao Ya, the area ahead is where Soul Beasts appear. Let me lead the way from here."

"No need. I can handle it myself. You protect Yuhao."

Tang San glanced at the warning sign that read, "Fifty li ahead, you will enter the Star Dou Forest. Soul Beasts have been sighted. Proceed with caution."

Then he stepped forward.

What a joke. Now that they had reached the Star Dou Forest, it was precisely the time for the Child of Destiny to encounter a fortuitous opportunity.

First come, first served. Naturally, he ought to claim this opportunity for himself.

They had not gone far when a black shadow suddenly lunged at him.

"You're courting death!"

Tang San stepped back with his right foot, twisted his body sideways, and used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to fling the black shadow away.

At the same time, two yellow Soul Rings abruptly rose from beneath his feet. Blackish-purple Blue Silver Grass scattered through the air, spreading wildly in the direction the black shadow had been hurled.

Without any Soul Ring lighting up, three thick stalks of Blue Silver Grass burst from the ground, their hard cone-shaped spikes piercing the black shadow's body.

Tang San activated the Blue Silver Thorn Formation by hand.

Not only the Blue Silver Thorn Formation—he could also manually cast Spider Web Restraint, Blue Silver Cage, and even the Blue Silver Overlord Spear.

It was simply far less powerful than the Blue Silver Emperor of his "previous life."

Even so, Beibei was utterly stunned.

Was this still his Xiao Ya?

Since when had she become so formidable?

Without relying on Soul Rings, she could actually manually cast the Blue Silver Thorn Formation of Tang Sect ancestor Tang San.

Huo Yuhao was equally shocked.

But he was not shocked by Tang San's strength. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had come looking for him.

Just moments ago:

"Eh?"

"It's actually a human Spirit-type Soul Master. Brother has finally found one."

"Brother is practically crying tears of joy."

Huo Yuhao had been startled.

He could not understand why such a voice had suddenly appeared in his mind.

Tang San's attention had remained fixed on Huo Yuhao.

When he saw the frightened expression on Huo Yuhao's face, he did not even absorb the ten-year Wind Baboon.

He hurriedly asked,

"Yuhao, what's wrong? Did you discover something? Tell me quickly..."

He knew Huo Yuhao's opportunity had arrived.

And it was a major opportunity,

a very great opportunity,

one great enough to allow Huo Yuhao, a useless boy who had only reached level ten at the age of eleven,

to become an unparalleled genius capable of crushing his entire generation in one leap.

Huo Yuhao replied fearfully, "It's a voice..."

Before Huo Yuhao could finish speaking, an invisible mental fluctuation spread outward.

In the blink of an eye, it expanded across a hundred li in every direction.

The mental shock did not possess much destructive force, but it could render every living creature incapable of thought for a brief time.

Tang San immediately fell into a short daze.

But before he became dazed, his eyes had already turned bloodshot and his breathing had grown heavy as a bull's.

Damn it, it was a sacrifice. A sacrifice.

The Child of Destiny's first great opportunity was actually a sacrifice.

And it was not even a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast sacrifice.

This mental fluctuation was far stronger than the ones from Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming's sacrifices back then.

The Soul Beast offering itself in sacrifice had to be at the Ferocious Beast level.

Damn it, why? Why wasn't it sacrificing itself to me?

Why wasn't it sacrificing itself to me?!

Was it because my Soul Power was only level thirty?

Did it look down on me?

If I had known, I should have obtained my Soul Ring earlier.

Tang San had broken through level thirty during the second month he spent waiting for Huo Yuhao.

To avoid missing the Child of Destiny, he had never obtained a Soul Ring.

Otherwise, he would already have reached level forty by now.

He had assumed the Child of Destiny's opportunity would be an Immortal Herb,

or perhaps something like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger pearl Zhou Weiqing had obtained.

He had never expected it to be a Ferocious Beast sacrifice.

Damn it, how had he failed to think of that?

If he had known, the instant he noticed something was wrong with Huo Yuhao, he should have decisively killed Huo Yuhao and Beibei.

Then this Ferocious Beast could only have sacrificed itself to him.

I hate this so much...

That was Tang San's final thought before he lost consciousness.

Meanwhile,

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's sacrifice to Huo Yuhao was still proceeding in full swing.

"Too weak, too weak..."

"Your body is far too weak. It's simply unbearable to look at."

"This intelligent Soul Ring business is really hard. How many seals do I have to place on myself before this weak body can endure it?"

It was just as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was sealing its spiritual origin.

All of a sudden,

the sky darkened.

A thunderous boom rang out high in the air. Sunlight was obscured by darkness, and a wisp of gray airflow tore through space as it descended, drilling into the back of Huo Yuhao's head.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm flew into a rage.

Yet even with all its strength, it found itself unable to stop it in the slightest. Blood had begun to seep from Huo Yuhao's seven orifices instead.

At that, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm no longer dared continue blocking it.

Just as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm thought some powerful being had come to snatch its chosen person away,

it discovered that the gray airflow had simply vanished into thin air after entering Huo Yuhao's mind.

Immediately afterward, the soul form of an old man appeared out of nowhere.

The old man looked to be over eighty years old.

He was of average height and somewhat thin, with ordinary features, slightly thick lips, a buzz cut, and thick stubble covering his face.

He looked somewhat despondent, somewhat overbearing, somewhat cold, somewhat unwilling, and somewhat regretful...

These many emotions blended together, giving him an intense sense of contradiction.

The instant the old man's soul appeared, it immediately showed signs of dispersing.

He shouted anxiously, "Didn't my lifespan run out? Where is this? Could this be the legendary hell?"

"No, this can't happen. I can't disappear."

As his gaze shifted, he noticed Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which was sealing its spiritual origin.

As though he had seized a lifeline, he disregarded his fear and urgently said,

"Fat bug, why aren't you dispersing? Save me! Save me now!"

"Otherwise, I'll destroy you at any cost."

As he spoke, he actually summoned a strange creature that looked neither like a pig nor a dog.

It aimed its backside at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.