The Daughter of Destiny's Destiny Begins to Exert Its Power

Tang Ya frowned, instinctively wanting to retort, but she held it back.

Tang Ya looked at the worry and skepticism on Beibei's face, then glanced at the calm Tang An beside her, a strange, indescribable feeling welling up in her heart.

She had always felt that Beibei was the person who treated her best, but looking back now...

Whenever she mentioned revenge, Beibei would always say, "Let's wait until we're stronger." Whenever she ran around for the Tang Sect, begging people to join, Beibei would stand by her side, yet he almost never spoke a word to help. When her martial soul had hidden dangers, Beibei just said, "It shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

She had never seriously thought about those empty words before.

And what about the Sect Master? From the very first day they met, he saw through the problems with her martial soul, found her a path to become stronger, personally hunted the most compatible soul beast for her, and used his own origin power to guide her in absorbing it.

Comparing the two, a chill suddenly ran through Tang Ya's heart.

"Beibei," Tang Ya's voice was much calmer, yet it carried a coldness Beibei had never heard before.

"If you don't understand anything, don't speak nonsense. The soul beast Sect Master chose for me is perfectly compatible with me. Even if there are risks, that was my own choice."

Tang Ya paused, then added, "Furthermore, as a member of the Tang Sect, you must address Brother Tang An as Sect Master. There must be a sense of hierarchy in the sect. Do you understand?"

Beibei frowned. "But the effect of this soul skill..."

"That's enough, Beibei," Tang Ya suddenly snapped sharply.

"If you don't understand, don't speak nonsense. What do you mean by 'leaning towards an Evil Soul Master'? What kind of person am I? Have you not known me long enough to tell?"

Beibei was stunned by Tang Ya's rebuke. He opened his mouth to say something, but not a single word came out.

Tang An raised his hand and gently patted Tang Ya on the shoulder.

Tang Ya slowly calmed down and obediently stepped aside.

Tang An looked at Beibei and said earnestly, "Beibei, I understand your concern, but you must remember one thing: there is no evil power, only evil users."

"People control power; power does not control people. Devouring can be used for destruction or for protection. The difference lies not in the power, but in the human heart."

"As for Tang Ya's character, I trust she can handle it."

Although Beibei wanted to argue, he had to admit that what Tang An said made sense. He looked up at Tang An, then at Tang Ya.

Tang Ya was looking at him with dissatisfaction in her eyes.

Beibei finally sighed and nodded. "It was my overthinking. Ya... Tang Ya, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have questioned your and the Sect Master's judgment."

Tang Ya's expression softened slightly, and she snorted coldly, "Good that you know. You are not to question the Sect Master again. If there is a next time, you will no longer be a member of my Tang Sect."

"Also, you will realize the greatness of the Sect Master in the future."

Beibei gave a bitter smile. He could see it now: Tang Ya was completely infatuated with Tang An, to the point of being utterly obedient.

Tang Ya turned and walked to Huo Yuhao's side, her face returning to its usual warmth. "Yuhao, Sister Tang Ya's soul ring is secured. Now it's your turn."

Huo Yuhao's small face was full of anticipation, though he lowered his head in embarrassment. "I'm troubling the Sect Master..."

Tang An waved his hand. "Just call me Brother Tang An from now on. As a disciple of my Tang Sect, this is nothing—just a small perk for joining."

Huo Yuhao looked up at Tang An's exceptionally handsome face, illuminated by the sunlight. His heart skipped a beat, and he nodded vigorously. "Yes, Brother Tang An!"

However, things did not go smoothly afterward.

The group wandered through the Star Dou Forest for the better part of the day, and as the sky gradually darkened, they still hadn't found a spirit-attribute soul beast suitable for Huo Yuhao.

Forget spirit-attribute; they hadn't even encountered a soul beast that was remotely related to it.

Tang An used Life Perception Resonance to scan the area several times. Within a radius of several thousand meters, there wasn't a single soul beast with mental fluctuations; instead, there were plenty of hundred-year and thousand-year power-type soul beasts running around.

Tang An sat by the campfire, looking calm on the surface, but he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

...Something is wrong.

Logically, Huo Yuhao was the protagonist of destiny. Even if Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had been intercepted by him, it shouldn't be to the point where he couldn't find a single spirit-attribute soul beast. Could it be that by snatching Tian Meng, he had also disrupted her destiny?

Huo Yuhao crouched by the campfire, turning the Silver Scale Fish, and stole glances at Tang An's expression.

Seeing his brows slightly furrowed, he felt even more guilty. Biting his lip, he whispered, "Brother Tang An, how about we just find any soul beast that's close enough? It doesn't have to be spirit-attribute. Anything is fine for me."

Huo Yuhao's voice was very soft, carrying a cautious tentativeness, fearing he was causing trouble for Tang An.

Tang An raised an eyebrow, looked at Yuhao, and his tone suddenly became serious.

"What do you mean by 'just find any'? As a disciple of my Tang Sect, how can you settle for a soul ring? Yuhao, if you don't believe in yourself, you must believe in me. With my help, you will definitely become a powerful Soul Master."

"A mere spirit-attribute soul beast won't stump your Brother Tang An."

Huo Yuhao froze.

The campfire crackled, sparks flying and flickering away into the night.

Huo Yuhao looked at Tang An's earnest eyes, and it felt as if something was burning in his chest. A warmth he had never felt before surged from the bottom of his heart.

Huo Yuhao nodded vigorously, his eyes stinging. He looked straight into Tang An's eyes, his voice much louder than before:

"Yes, I believe in Brother Tang An!"

Only then did Tang An retract his gaze, thinking, Little Yuhao is almost in the bag; you can't escape now.

Tang An took the grilled fish handed to him by Huo Yuhao and took a bite.

The fish meat melted in his mouth. The skin was grilled to a crispy, charred fragrance, while the inside was as tender as tofu. It was salty and fresh, with a hint of herbal aroma, and not a trace of fishiness. It was even better than he had expected.

"The taste is truly excellent."

Tang An offered a sincere compliment, glancing from the grilled fish in his hand to Huo Yuhao. "From now on, you are my exclusive grilled fish chef."

Upon hearing this, a bright, innocent smile bloomed on Huo Yuhao's face. His cheeks flushed slightly as he nodded vigorously. "Mm! As long as Brother Tang An wants to eat, I can grill them anytime!"

Xiao Wu rolled her eyes from the side. "Hey, hey, at least leave some for me. Don't go monopolizing the chef."

Tang Ya leaned in to join the teasing. "Exactly, exactly! Yuhao belongs to all of us. You can't hog him all to yourself, Sect Master!"

Huo Yuhao's face turned even redder from their teasing, and he hurriedly distributed the grilled fish to everyone. For a moment, laughter filled the air around the campfire.

Even Niu Tian and Titan snatched two fish each, eating until their mouths were glistening with grease.

Tang An finished his fish in a few bites and was just about to wipe his hands when he suddenly froze.

Within the detection range of his Life Perception Resonance, two terrifying auras were closing in on their position at an astonishing speed.

One was as vast as the sea, a fluctuation of spiritual origin so pure it bore a slight resemblance to the aura of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, yet it carried a wilder, more predatory edge.

It was at the hundred-thousand-year level.

The aura chasing behind it was even more hair-raising. Darkness, evil, and ferocity were intertwined, forming a bizarre presence the likes of which he had never encountered before.

The intensity of that aura was only at the ninety-thousand-year level, but the quality of its evil origin was absurdly high.