Liu Erlong's Furious Rage

Blue Tyrant Academy, private inner courtyard room.

Liu Erlong wore a red dress, her bearing valiant, her brows carrying the heroic spirit of someone who had trained in martial arts for years. Yet her usually resolute and fierce face was now filled with shock, bitterness, and fury.

"Yu Xiaogang, you actually went back to find that woman!"

"You bastard!"

Bang—!

Liu Erlong slammed her fist down on the table. Her Crimson Dragon Martial Soul erupted out of control, flames surging forth.

She truly had not expected Yu Xiaogang to avoid her for twenty years, only to go back and seek out Bibi Dong in the end.

That bitch who had broken Yu Xiaogang's heart.

Liu Erlong was so furious she wanted to kill someone—to kill that bitch Bibi Dong, then snatch Yu Xiaogang back.

"Ah—"

With an angry roar, Liu Erlong unleashed her Martial Soul Avatar, swiftly transforming into a soaring Crimson Dragon before vanishing toward the imperial capital.

She flew to the outskirts of the imperial capital, into a Soul Beast mountain range, and began wreaking havoc upon it.

Back when Soul Beasts still existed, whenever she was unhappy, she would slaughter them indiscriminately.

Boom boom boom—!!!

Now that the Soul Beasts were gone, she vented her anger on ordinary animals and plants, wantonly destroying everything in sight.

Only after reducing the entire mountain range to a miserable state did Liu Erlong stop, panting heavily.

"Forget it..."

"Being able to prove himself at Spirit Hall would be a good thing for him too..."

Liu Erlong lay on the ground and sighed.

She and Yu Xiaogang had been entangled for half their lives, their love and hatred intertwined. Thus, she understood this man's stubbornness and pride.

He was insecure because his cultivation had stagnated for life; he was proud because he believed his Martial Soul theories surpassed all others in the world.

"Spirit Hall... Dean of the Creation Institute..." Liu Erlong murmured, turbulent emotions churning in her eyes. "Bibi Dong really knows how to play her cards. She has precisely seized upon every one of his obsessions."

More clearly than anyone else, she knew Yu Xiaogang did not covet power or wealth. He merely wanted to win once—wanted to prove to the entire Douluo Continent that his theories were not empty talk, that Yu Xiaogang was absolutely not trash!

"Fine." After a moment, Liu Erlong let out a soft breath, her gaze gradually becoming firm. "If he can truly develop a cultivation method to replace Soul Rings, it would also be a blessing for all Soul Masters."

Even if their love and hatred could not be settled, even if their fate together had run its course, she still hoped that this man, who had remained stubborn his entire life, could finally get what he wished for and not betray the research and persistence of half his life.

The Spirit Hall Announcement had also stirred

other sects and factions, academies, and clans.

And of course, independent Soul Masters as well.

In short, because of Spirit Hall's announcement, Yu Xiaogang's name had thoroughly resounded across the entire Douluo Continent.

Whether people had once looked down on him or mocked him, they now felt more expectation toward Yu Xiaogang.

They hoped that Yu Xiaogang could truly develop something capable of replacing Soul Rings.

That way, even if Soul Beasts could not be found and no Soul Rings could be absorbed, everyone would have an alternative.

In truth, many factions had already learned, more or less, that the Soul Beasts across the continent had not merely vanished.

Although there had been few witnesses to what happened on the night the Soul Beasts went extinct, there had still been some.

Through them, the news had already spread.

It had merely been quickly suppressed by Spirit Hall and the two great empires, who claimed that people with ulterior motives were spreading panic.

But that could only suppress ordinary people. The major factions could still investigate and uncover the truth.

They also tacitly cooperated with the two great empires and Spirit Hall, refraining from spreading the truth that the Soul Beasts had completely gone extinct.

Over the past few months, they too had searched for Soul Beasts, looking among the far more numerous plants and animals for newly awakened Soul Beasts.

But there were none. Several months had passed, and not a single new Soul Beast had been born.

In the past, many newborn Soul Beasts would awaken every day, but now there was not even one.

They had all realized that the Soul Beasts had been completely eradicated—eradicated at the level of the rules themselves.

This world likely no longer permitted new Soul Beasts to be born.

Thus, after learning that Spirit Hall had established the Creation Institute, they offered it immense support.

Because they believed that if Spirit Hall developed something, it certainly would not keep it hidden.

Spirit Hall would definitely make it public.

Therefore, they sincerely hoped and prayed that Yu Xiaogang would succeed.

Just as the eyes of every faction across the continent were focused on Spirit Hall's Creation Institute and on Yu Xiaogang,

Su Mo had already arrived in Suotuo City and settled down in a quiet village on the outskirts.

Naturally, he had heard about Spirit Hall's announcement.

He had already known about Yu Xiaogang being invited by Spirit Hall when he was still in Nuoding City.

What he had not expected was that Yu Xiaogang would directly become the dean of the Creation Institute.

Hadn't the other scholars all looked down on Yu Xiaogang?

Why had they acknowledged him?

He had thought that Yu Xiaogang would merely become one of the researchers after going to Spirit Hall!

Xiao Wu rested her chin on her hand, blinking her clear, bright eyes with a smile in them. "Su Mo, if they learned that the thing they were desperately trying to research had long since been created by you, would they be shocked?"

Su Mo lowered his head, gently stroking the Dark Silver Longsword in its Soul Weapon Fusion state with his fingertips. Then he smiled. "Of course they would!"

Then Su Mo looked at Xiao Wu and asked with a grin, "So, do you want me to hand over the Ring Condensation Technique, or should we keep watching them panic?"

"Of course we should watch them panic!"

Xiao Wu answered immediately, without the slightest hesitation.

She had figured it out now too!

The Ring Condensation Technique Su Mo had created was indeed beneficial to the Soul Beast Clan.

But there was no need to spread it so early. At the very least, they could wait until the Soul Beast Clan had been found and returned before spreading it.

For now, the human Soul Masters could keep panicking!

"Su Mo, do you think the Grandmaster can develop your Ring Condensation Technique?"

Xiao Wu then looked at Su Mo again and asked curiously.

"No!"

Su Mo answered without the slightest hesitation.

"Ah..."

"Why? Didn't you figure it out right away?"

Seeing how certain Su Mo was, Xiao Wu was immediately surprised.

"That's because I'm a genius!"

"Yu Xiaogang isn't. He's just trash!"

Su Mo sneered disdainfully.

"The Grandmaster is trash?"

"But everyone calls him the Grandmaster. Now even Spirit Hall has invited him back for research and appointed him dean of the Creation Institute!"

Xiao Wu could hardly believe it. She had always thought Yu Xiaogang was quite impressive.

Tang San was very impressive, so how could a teacher acknowledged by Tang San be trash?

"He's nearly fifty and only level twenty-nine. What else would you call that if not trash?"

Su Mo chuckled.

"Pfft~"

"Su Mo, your tongue is way too sharp!"

Hearing Su Mo put it so amusingly, Xiao Wu could not help laughing.

"That's the truth!"

"Anyway, even if you told him the process of forming a Self-Condensed Soul Ring, he still wouldn't be able to develop it."

"He doesn't have the ability!"

Su Mo stated with certainty once more.

At the same time, he was now quite curious whether Bibi Dong's rosy view of Yu Xiaogang would shatter once she discovered that he could not accomplish it.