Just half an hour earlier, he had suddenly received a message from Tang San. It contained only a few short lines: Give up the Spirit Master Tournament. Come to Black Pine Forest outside Heaven Dou City immediately to meet us. This concerns life and death. Do not let a soul find out.
He couldn't understand it. Tang San had worked so hard to lead Shrek into the finals, the perfect chance to make a name for himself. Why would he suddenly decide to withdraw?
"Uncle."
Tang San led the others down in front of Tang Xiao and bowed in greeting.
Tang Xiao's gaze first fell on Tang San, sizing him up. When he sensed the surging Soul Power within him, far beyond a Soul King's, along with the faint aura of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, his pupils suddenly contracted. Shock filled his face. "Xiao San, your Soul Power...and that aura? You broke through to Soul King? No, this is...a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring?!"
He had lived for most of his life. What kind of genius hadn't he seen? But a Soul King at thirteen or fourteen, with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as his fifth ring—that was simply beyond belief!
Dai Mubai and the other two stood off to the side, heads lowered, not daring to speak.
Even now, they still felt guilty about Xiao Wu's Sacrifice, and they didn't dare bring it up in front of Tang Xiao.
Tang San didn't hide the truth. He said calmly, "Yes. Xiao Wu sacrificed herself to save me."
"What?!" Tang Xiao cried out, nearly dropping the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand. "Xiao Wu...she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? She sacrificed herself?"
He had long sensed something unusual about Xiao Wu, but had never once thought she might be a