Level Twenty, Xiao Wu Accompanies Soul Hunting!

Xiao Wu's desire to have Tang Yin acknowledge her as his younger brother ended with his refusal.

Tang Yin had no intention of acknowledging Xiao Wu as his younger sister either, so the matter of becoming sworn siblings was left unsettled.

That night, Tang Yin cleared out his room for Xiao Wu while he sat under the banyan tree in front of the door to meditate. Because the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline had been activated, and coupled with the Blue Silver Domain, the Blue Silver Grass within a five-hundred-meter radius was exceptionally active.

At noon the next day, Tang Yin bade farewell to Old Jack and set off with Xiao Wu on the road back to Notting Academy.

After the short holiday, the number of Work-Study Student in Dormitory Seven had been halved, and no new students had arrived to fill the vacancies.

Dormitory Seven had become even more desolate.

This caused the naturally lively and active Xiao Wu to cling to Tang Yin from time to time.

Aside from working at the Blacksmith Shop, Tang Yin was almost inseparable from Xiao Wu for the rest of his time.

The relationship between the two gradually shifted from classmates to close friends.

Nearly another year passed. In Dormitory Seven, Tang Yin sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, the Soul Power Level fluctuations around his body spreading wantonly and climbing steadily.

Today, he was also skipping class, a rare occurrence.

Xiao Wu returned to Dormitory Seven with breakfast, saw that Tang Yin was still immersed in cultivation, sat down on the bed nearby, placed the breakfast aside, and waited quietly.

After a while.

The Soul Power Level around Tang Yin's body surged, and the bottleneck between nineteen and twenty levels was finally broken.

"You broke through!"

Seeing this, Xiao Wu's eyes lit up.

Tang Yin slowly opened his eyes, and upon seeing Xiao Wu there, he couldn't help but smile: "Xiao Wu, I've broken through my Soul Power Level bottleneck; I'm at level twenty now!"

"Darn it! You're a step ahead of me again!" Although Xiao Wu said this, she was all smiles as she took the breakfast and handed it to Tang Yin: "Eat up!"

"I skipped class today because of you. If the teacher punishes me, you have to take the blame! And you have to take me out to play as compensation!"

"No problem." Tang Yin smiled slightly and began to eat the breakfast; it was still warm.

Tang Yin thought for a moment and said while eating: "Xiao Wu, I've decided to go to the Soul Hunting Forest tomorrow."

Xiao Wu didn't think twice before saying: "I'll go with you."

Tang Yin frowned and said: "Xiao Wu, you'd better not go. Although I'm only hunting plant-type soul beasts with relatively weak combat power, there are still many fierce soul beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest."

"Are you worried you can't protect me? I don't need your protection! I'm the boss of Notting Academy; why would I be afraid of those soul beasts!" Xiao Wu huffed, looking slightly unconvinced.

Tang Yin sighed: "We don't have a permit to enter the Soul Hunting Forest, so we can only try our luck and see if we can join a team. If an accident happens... sometimes, people are the most dangerous."

"In that case, I have to go with you even more. If we go together, we can look after each other." Xiao Wu immediately made up her mind: "It's decided, you don't need to say anything else."

Looking at Xiao Wu, who treated him so sincerely, Tang Yin couldn't help but feel moved.

The last time he obtained a Soul Ring, Tang Hao had appeared on his own initiative, as Tang Hao knew his situation back then.

Now, the only person who knew his Soul Power Level was Xiao Wu, who was with him every day.

Other than her, no one else knew.

After Tang Yin successfully requested leave from the academy, he and Xiao Wu bought the necessities for their trip in the city, then hired a carriage and headed toward the Soul Hunting Forest hundreds of miles away.

After the carriage traveled for most of the day, Tang Yin and Xiao Wu finally arrived at a small town near the Soul Hunting Forest.

"Tang Yin, what are you doing?"

Xiao Wu was stunned as she watched him take the items they had bought from his Soul Tool and put them into a backpack to carry on his back.

"Wealth should not be flaunted. If someone discovers I have a Soul Tool, they might get the idea to kill me and steal it, which would be troublesome."

After Tang Yin packed the essentials into his backpack, he stepped out of the carriage.

Xiao Wu blinked.

Watching Tang Yin's figure, she suddenly felt that he was far more mature than she was.

Why hadn't she thought of that?

"We have a permit! Hunting power-type soul beasts, need two more people!"

"Need a permit! Hunting flying-type soul beasts, already have seven people!"

The shouts in the small town were endless.

As the saying goes, those who live on the mountain live off the mountain, and those who live by the water live off the water.

The town was close to the Soul Hunting Forest, so most people there were soul masters, and the items sold here were one to two times more expensive than the normal price.

Tang Yin took Xiao Wu's hand and walked toward the team that already had a permit but was still missing two people: "Let's go over and see. If possible, we'll join this hunting team to enter the Soul Hunting Forest."

"These people look quite fierce; they don't look like good people at all." Xiao Wu muttered.

"In a place like this, good people are the ones who suffer." Tang Yin sighed softly.

Having lived two lives, he knew the deceit between people all too well.

Not to mention that the world he was in now was filled with the law of the dark forest, where killing was not a crime.

"Hello, may I ask what your criteria are for recruiting people for your team?" Tang Yin walked up to the front of the group and looked up at the sturdy middle-aged man leading the team. The team consisted of eight people in total, five men and three women.

The arrival of Tang Yin and Xiao Wu instantly drew the attention of the eight people. The middle-aged man looked them over with a surprised expression: "Are you two Soul Masters as well?"

Tang Yin and Xiao Wu exchanged a glance, then released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings in perfect sync.

Tang Yin introduced himself: "My Martial Soul is a mutated Blue Silver Grass, Support Soul Master, and my soul skill is healing."

Xiao Wu followed up: "My Martial Soul is a rabbit, Assault-type Battle Soul Master."

The middle-aged man and his teammates behind him were struck with shock at this sight.

Tang Yin and Xiao Wu looked far too young.

Even after years of wandering, they had never encountered Soul Masters this young.

"Two one-ring Soul Masters, and one of them is the incredibly rare healing type!"

"Since when does Blue Silver Grass have such abilities?"

"And both of their first Soul Rings are century-level!"

The group whispered among themselves, their eyes filled with intense curiosity.

The middle-aged man pondered for a moment: "You can join us. The reward for each person is ten Gold Soul Coins."

Tang Yin shook his head: "I don't want Gold Soul Coins. I am missing a Soul Ring, and I hope you can help me hunt a plant-type Soul Beast with strong vitality! Around seven hundred years old!"

"A seven-hundred-year-old plant Soul Beast?" The middle-aged man's pupils constricted slightly. He stared at Tang Yin in astonishment and asked: "You intend to absorb it?"

Tang Yin replied: "Yes."

"A seven-hundred-year-old plant Soul Beast... very well!" After a moment of contemplation, the middle-aged man agreed. He then introduced himself: "My name is Chen Feng, level thirty soul power, and my Martial Soul is a Saber-toothed Tiger!"

"Pack your things, we're heading out!" Chen Feng said to the seven people behind him.