Ning Rongrong's Favorability Reaches 100%

The air fell into a heavy silence.

At this moment, even the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny standing not far away were stunned, not knowing what to say.

Before long, everyone finally accepted the reality: the one flying in the sky was Lin Yan... and the one lying on the ground was Tang San!

Right! Tang San had also been missing for the entire night. When everyone started searching, they had all been focused on Lin Yan, so when that half-dead figure was carried over, they had subconsciously assumed it was him...

Ning Rongrong, who had been kneeling on the ground, seemed to suddenly regain her senses; she stood up and lunged toward the figure in the air.

"Lin Yan! Wuwuwu~"

The young girl leaped as if she were jumping into heaven, and Lin Yan naturally couldn't help but catch her. Just like that, under the watchful eyes of everyone, they held each other tightly.

"You scared me to death... Where did you go? Why couldn't we find you after searching for a whole day and night, wuwuwu~"

Her straightforward personality, daring to love and hate, meant Ning Rongrong didn't hold back her affection at all. She had always liked Lin Yan very much, and it could be said that everyone present knew this.

Especially last night, while Zhu Zhuqing had tried to deliberately hide her relationship with Lin Yan in front of Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong had no such concerns. During the search for Lin Yan, she had been the most anxious of them all.

[Detection: Ning Rongrong's favorability toward the host has reached 100%. Reward issued; please claim it later.]

The system prompt rang out at an inopportune moment. Lin Yan frowned slightly, but he quickly accepted the reality.

The little princess's favorability actually maxed out all at once!

It seems she was truly worried sick during this night of disappearance.

He could put the system reward aside for now. Holding Ning Rongrong, he scanned the crowd and finally found Zhu Zhuqing sitting limply on the ground.

Lin Yan offered a smile, as if to say: I'm fine, everything is perfectly alright.

Receiving the signal, Zhu Zhuqing gradually loosened her grip on the blades of grass in her palm and let out a silent, relieved breath.

At this moment, Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and the others all crowded around.

"Lin Yan, where on earth did you go? You had us searching for a whole day and night!"

"If the Blue Silver Grass leaf you gave us hadn't shown no abnormalities, I would have thought you were eaten by a soul beast!"

"..."

Everyone spoke one after another, mostly asking about Lin Yan's whereabouts, blaming him for his sudden disappearance, and expressing concern for his health.

To this, Lin Yan slowly descended to the ground, holding Ning Rongrong, and began to recite the excuse he had prepared in advance.

"I went to chase Tang San yesterday and discovered he had encountered a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider. In my desperation, I unleashed my second martial soul to help him."

"When Tang San saw that I had entangled the Man Faced Demon Spider, he went off to continue chasing Xiao Wu."

"I ended up in a fierce battle with the Man Faced Demon Spider. After finally managing to finish it off, I was targeted by other soul beasts."

"After barely escaping their pursuit, I happened to see a nest of unconscious century-level fire-attribute soul beasts on my way back. I thought I might as well absorb a soul ring first, and that delayed me until now."

"Oh right! Are these wings cool? External Soul Bone, I just picked it up!"

As he finished speaking, Lin Yan paid no mind to the shocked expressions of everyone with their mouths agape, and even spun around to show off his magnificent purple Dragon Wings.

The air fell into a dead silence once more. The group looked at each other, unsure if they were too stunned by the coolness of the gorgeous Dragon Wings or too shocked by Lin Yan's bizarre encounter to speak.

After a long while, Lin Yan felt the atmosphere was becoming awkward, so he took the initiative to change the subject.

"But speaking of which, aren't you going to take care of Tang San? I feel like he's about to die."

"And Xiao Wu, she's been lying on the ground for quite a while now, hasn't she?"

Hearing Lin Yan's reminder, the group finally realized there were still two people lying on the ground.

With no time to interrogate Lin Yan about any details, Zhao Wuji hurried over to the Snake Granny.

"Sister Chao, Brother Meng, many thanks to the two of you for bringing this kid back. If it weren't for you two, he would have lost his life long ago."

"I, Zhao Wuji, owe you both a great favor again."

The Dragon Duke did not speak, but the Snake Granny offered a polite smile.

"No need for formalities, Brother Zhao, it was just a small effort."

"Coincidentally, the Man Faced Demon Spider that your newly returned disciple killed last night was also the target soul ring for my granddaughter, Meng Yiran."

"What?"

Zhao Wuji frowned, a look of astonishment appearing on his face.

Had they snatched two soul rings from these people in a row? And the Dragon Duke was here too? Could this still be resolved peacefully? He silently clenched his fists, bracing himself with full intensity, looking as if he were ready for battle.

The Dragon Duke, taking in these subtle movements, let out a disdainful snort.

"Heh~ what are you so nervous about?"

"We never said we were going to blame you. We saw that Man Faced Demon Spider from last night; its age was at least two thousand years. Even if we had hunted it, we wouldn't have let Yiran absorb it. You should be thankful for that, otherwise, we wouldn't have been so kind as to send this kid back to you."

"Remember, you, Zhao Wuji, owe the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny two great favors."

The Dragon Duke's tone held no kindness; this was likely the arrogance of a Soul Douluo facing a Soul Saint.

Zhao Wuji stood opposite him as if being lectured, while forced to maintain an awkward smile that looked worse than crying.

Fortunately, the two elders had no intention of deliberately picking a fight, and after Zhao Wuji offered several more apologetic thanks, they departed.

After the two left, Zhao Wuji let out a long sigh of relief.

With his back to the others, he lifted a corner of the tattered cloth covering Tang San, and as the bloody sight came into view, Zhao Wuji felt his stomach churn.

To think that he, the dignified Immovable Bright King, hadn't even frowned when besieged and hunted by countless experts in his younger years, yet now, looking at the tragic state of Tang San's waist, he felt a wave of physical nausea.

He hurriedly covered it back up with the cloth and turned to look at Lin Yan.

"How do we save him? You're the only healing-type Spirit Master in our team."

"Can you save him?"

Lin Yan, confused, set Ning Rongrong down from his arms and walked over to Zhao Wuji's side, mimicking his action to take a glance at Tang San.

"Hiss~"

"I think I'd better save Xiao Wu first."

With just one look, he reacted as if he had seen something indescribable, quickly pulling the cloth back over and, without another word, clutching his forehead as he retreated far away from Tang San's position.

It was too terrifying; the wound was a mixture of flame burns and jagged tears, looking hideous and ghastly.

More importantly, Tang San had already become Tang Er; the most critical part of his body had long since become a hollow void, and the missing portion was far more extensive than that...

Such a severe injury could absolutely never be restored to its original state.