Almost Crying with Anxiety

The two made their way back to the area near where thousand-year soul beasts gathered when they heard a melodious voice in the distance.

"Saintess... Saintess... I'm Yue Guan. Where are you? If you can hear me, please answer me..."

Hearing Ju Douluo's anxious voice, which sounded like he was about to cry, Bibi Dong mischievously covered her mouth and giggled.

"Looks like they returned to the outer town long ago. Since we never came back, he's probably so anxious his nose is smoking by now, right?"

Following Ju Douluo's voice, the two broke into a jog, steadily drawing closer to their destination.

As they ran, Wang Jingyu and Bibi Dong noticed a pack of ferocious beasts with glowing green eyes following them.

The strongest was around four thousand years old, while even the weakest had reached the thousand-year level.

Looking at those dozens of vicious, glowing green eyes, Wang Jingyu recalled the pack of Gale Demon Wolves they had encountered during the day and smiled disdainfully.

"These death-seeking beasts. We ignored them during the day, yet they still dared to chase after us at night. Since that's the case, we can't keep spoiling them. Hmph..."

Wang Jingyu immediately summoned his Crimson Firmament Sword martial soul, and his second Soul Ring instantly lit up.

"Dragon Tiger Sword Leap Flame!"

As the largest-area group attack Wang Jingyu could currently use, Dragon Tiger Sword Leap Flame was unleashed under the effect of his surging Soul Power, covering a fan-shaped area with himself at its center and a radius of two hundred meters.

Wolf howls rose one after another as the pack of hungry wolves was struck by Dragon Tiger Sword Leap Flame.

Split in two, they were then set ablaze by flames that flared up in succession.

With just one move, the entire pack of hungry wolves was wiped out.

Sharp-eyed, Wang Jingyu seemed to spot something falling from the Gale Demon Wolf leader's body.

Wang Jingyu hurried toward the fallen item, lest it be completely burned away by the flames.

After dispersing the flames around it, Wang Jingyu discovered it with surprise.

It was actually a soul bone—the Gale Demon Wolf leader's right leg bone.

He had killed three higher-level soul beasts today without getting a single soul bone.

Yet killing this Gale Demon Wolf had caused one to drop instead.

It truly was as the saying went: flowers would not bloom when carefully planted, but willows would flourish when carelessly stuck into the ground.

However, the soul bone's grade was a little low. As a soul bone dropped by a four-thousand-year soul beast, Wang Jingyu did not think much of it.

So he had no interest in absorbing it and instead brought the soul bone before Bibi Dong.

Looking at the soul bone in his hand, Bibi Dong said in surprise, "It's actually a right leg soul bone? It seems we gained quite a lot today, though unfortunately, its grade is a little low. I know you definitely won't want it, so take it to an auction house and sell it. Or see whether you can add some Gold Soul Coins and exchange it for one you can use."

Wang Jingyu also knew Bibi Dong would not want it. After all, she was the Saintess of Spirit Hall.

Spirit Hall would spare no expense in nurturing her.

No matter what kind of soul bone it was, Bibi Dong would have the very best, so there was no need for Wang Jingyu to give this to her.

After nodding, Wang Jingyu directly tossed the right leg soul bone into the system space.

Perhaps the battle just now had caught Ju Douluo's attention.

While the two were talking, Ju Douluo quickly arrived before them. The moment he saw Wang Jingyu, he began cursing him furiously. "You little bastard! You actually dared to abduct the Saintess of our Spirit Hall! Are you trying to die? If the Saintess had suffered even the slightest injury in the Star Dou Great Forest because of you, killing you still wouldn't be enough to make up for it!"

As though he had not cursed enough, he placed his left hand on his waist and pointed his right hand at Wang Jingyu's nose as he berated him. "Abducting our Saintess would be one thing, but you even dared to do that to me, to me..."

The more he spoke, the angrier he became, but he could hardly admit that a dignified Titled Douluo had fallen for Wang Jingyu's Illusion Technique. He was too ashamed to say it aloud.

Wang Jingyu looked teasingly at Ju Douluo and happily wrote in the Diary System, Hehe, that idiot Ju Huaguan. You stupidly fell for an Illusion Technique yourself, and you're blaming this young master for being unkind? Look at how furious he is. It's hilarious, hahaha. This proves one thing: when a Sharingan encounters an unguarded Titled Douluo, it still has a chance to win with an Illusion Technique. But using the Sharingan too often really feels awful. It'd be perfect if I could completely solve that problem.

After finishing his rant, Wang Jingyu received a notification that his kidneys had been strengthened again.

It seemed the system had decided that his kidneys simply were not up to par and needed more nourishment.

This was going too far! He really wanted to shout, This young master is still young! I don't need red dates soaked with goji berries!

Pretending not to know what had happened, Bibi Dong looked at Wang Jingyu suspiciously. "Jingyu, you didn't do something improper to Chrysanthemum Elder, did you? Don't tell me you flirted with him and then abandoned him?"

Wang Jingyu rolled his eyes. What the hell did she mean by flirting and abandoning him?

He had no interest in doing anything that could only be understood but not spoken of with Ju Huaguan.

"It's not as wicked as you think. I just used an Illusion Technique on him when he was secretly spying on us. He was the one who immorally peeked at us. Not giving him something eye-searing was already very merciful of me."

"What? Chrysanthemum Elder, you fell for Jingyu's Illusion Technique? H-how is that possible? You..."

Bibi Dong naturally knew that Wang Jingyu's Illusion Technique was powerful.

But she had never expected that he could even trick a Titled Douluo, so she put on an utterly incredulous expression.

His embarrassing secret exposed, Ju Douluo glared viciously at Wang Jingyu. "Saintess, don't misunderstand. I was merely careless and did not use my spiritual power to investigate. Otherwise, with his current Soul Grandmaster... No, brat, how did you become a Soul Ancestor?"

Ju Douluo no longer had time to be angry. He strained to widen his eyes so much that they looked ready to pop out of their sockets.

"Calm down. It's just Soul Ancestor-level strength. Look how scared you are. You've lived for half your life already. If you aren't ashamed, this young master is ashamed for you."

Wang Jingyu could not be bothered with him and headed toward the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ju Douluo turned his disbelieving gaze toward Bibi Dong again. "Saintess, h-how did that fellow suddenly rise from level 20 to level 49? H-how is that possible? Saintess, can you tell me?"

Naturally, Bibi Dong would not reveal that Wang Jingyu had told her the truth. She could only make up a reason that she thought sounded plausible.

"Chrysanthemum Elder, can you stop making such a fuss? You're really embarrassing our Holy Hall. He was merely hiding his strength before. In truth, he had always been a Soul Ancestor. This time, he entered the Star Dou Great Forest not for Soul Rings at all, but only to hunt soul bones. You don't even understand that? You couldn't even see through something so obvious. It seems your skills are lacking."

After saying that, Bibi Dong also chased after Wang Jingyu, leaving Ju Douluo standing there with his head tilted, utterly bewildered.

Hiding his strength? How could that be possible! I may not have read much, but don't try to fool me! Let alone a mere Soul Ancestor—even a Soul Douluo couldn't hide their strength from me.

Ju Douluo gave a few foolish chuckles, his mind completely blank as he headed toward the outer forest.

After more than an hour, the reunited Spirit Hall group finally returned to the town outside the Star Dou Great Forest...