No Useless Soul Masters, Only a Useless Yu Xiaogang

Standing on a hillside, Ying Chengfeng and Qian Renxue gazed into the distance toward Martial Soul Hall.

The sunlight was perfect at this moment, and a gentle breeze stirred the small cloaks on their backs.

"Let's go. We'll return in a few years."

Ying Chengfeng raised his hand to pull up his hood, then took Qian Renxue's hand.

Two small figures turned their backs to the rising sun and headed west.

Two days later.

At the east gate of Suotuo City, a boy led a horse into the city.

A girl sat atop the horse.

Both appeared to be only six or seven years old, and neither carried any luggage.

The boy revealed the lower half of his face, showing only the area from his nose to his neck.

His lower lip was thin, pressed together without showing any sharpness.

The girl also revealed only half her face, her fair complexion like mutton-fat jade.

With a small mouth and a pert nose, she was surely a beauty in the making.

These two were none other than Ying Chengfeng and Qian Renxue.

Originally, given their flight speed, they could have arrived here in a single day.

However, Ying Chengfeng always kept in mind that it was best to keep a low profile when traveling.

The two walked toward the south side of Suotuo City.

A relatively backward village appeared in their line of sight.

Compared to the prosperity of Suotuo City, this village seemed somewhat out of place.

It belonged more in a small town than in a major city like Suotuo City.

"Shrek Academy?" Qian Renxue, sitting on the horse's back, looked at the wooden sign hanging at the village entrance.

At this moment, a white-haired old man walked out from the village entrance.

He looked at the two children, Ying Chengfeng and Qian Renxue.

"Whose children are you? This is not a place you should be."

The old man spoke with a hint of arrogance, saying:

"Do you know where this is? This is Shrek Academy, which only accepts monsters."

The old man pointed at the wooden sign hanging at the entrance and waved them away impatiently.

He looked as if he were about to chase them off.

Ying Chengfeng merely glanced at the old man indifferently.

"Is Tang San here?"

He was a bit unsure about the timeline.

He couldn't judge the time based on Qian Renxue's age either.

In the original work, Qian Renxue's age was a major logical loophole.

At this, the old man's impatient expression deepened.

"There is no one here by that name. Get lost."

Ying Chengfeng looked at him and said calmly, "I will come again."

After speaking, he led the horse away.

On horseback, Qian Renxue asked curiously, "Why are you looking for this Tang San?"

"Is the person we are looking for Tang San?"

Ying Chengfeng shook his head and said, "I was just passing by and asked on a whim. The person we are looking for is named Yu Xiaogang."

"Is this Yu Xiaogang very powerful?" Qian Renxue was even more curious.

Ying Chengfeng did not answer her question.

Instead, he suddenly asked, "What do you think a pig... a malnourished pig can do?"

"A pig?" Qian Renxue was slightly stunned, making a thoughtful little expression.

After a moment of reflection, she said, "Besides eating, what else can it do?"

"A pig can indeed only eat, and when it grows up..."

"When it grows up, you slaughter it for meat," Qian Renxue answered preemptively.

"Hmm..." Ying Chengfeng smiled and said, "Fine, you're right."

Then he added, "But there are people who want a malnourished pig to command the thunder."

"Hahaha, are you kidding me?" Qian Renxue giggled. "Which idiot is it?"

"We're going to go beat up this idiot right now," Ying Chengfeng said.

The two of them resumed their journey westward.

Qian Renxue still couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "So, is Yu Xiaogang actually a pig?"

"He has a pig, a pig Martial Soul," Ying Chengfeng replied.

Now, Qian Renxue finally understood.

"So this Yu Xiaogang wants to force his Martial Soul to acquire soul skills without ever thinking about improving the quality of the Martial Soul first?"

Ying Chengfeng smiled and said, "Exactly. It's like asking a three-year-old child to pick up a thousand-pound giant hammer. Do you think they could lift it?"

Qian Renxue replied, "Maybe they could lift it once they grow up."

"People can grow up, but a Martial Soul's growth relies on soul rings," Ying Chengfeng said.

"The soul rings that should have been used to help that pig grow were instead used to acquire soul skills."

"That pig is already finding it very difficult to grow."

Qian Renxue nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "Then what kind of soul rings should be used to raise this pig?"

"Non-elemental, compatible, or high-energy soul rings would all work," Ying Chengfeng said.

"In order to gain his family's recognition, Yu Xiaogang forced himself to acquire lightning abilities."

"But he didn't stop to think: can a pig really be the same as a dragon?"

By the end, there was even a hint of anger in Ying Chengfeng's tone.

Qian Renxue could clearly sense it and asked, "So you despise stupidity, and you want to beat him up?"

"Yeah, he's level 29," Ying Chengfeng said, calming his emotions.

Qian Renxue then said, "Then I'll help you beat him up!"

"Good," Ying Chengfeng smiled slightly.

In truth, it wasn't that he couldn't beat Yu Xiaogang.

Even if there were a hundred Yu Xiaogangs, he could still take them all.

That trash Luo Sanpao couldn't even hit anyone, and after three blasts, it would be completely spent.

This was the inevitable result of forcing a three-year-old child to wield a thousand-pound giant hammer.

The only reason Ying Chengfeng asked for Qian Renxue's help was to get her involved.

To let her beat up this piece of trash—the trash that her mother had fallen in love with!

This was also the reason for Ying Chengfeng's anger.

He was so angry that he would travel thousands of miles just to find Yu Xiaogang and beat him up.

He wanted to kill Yu Xiaogang even more.

But he couldn't.

If the "white moonlight" Yu Xiaogang were to die, he would become an indelible knot in Bibi Dong's heart forever.

He wanted to ruthlessly crush the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul that Yu Xiaogang held so dear.

He wanted to make Bibi Dong see the trashy nature of Yu Xiaogang clearly.

He wanted Bibi Dong to share some of her love for Yu Xiaogang with Qian Renxue, even if it was just a little bit.

At this moment, Qian Renxue suddenly thought of something and asked:

"So, is this Yu Xiaogang the key to making Mother like me?"

She racked her brains, but she couldn't figure it out.

Ying Chengfeng didn't say it explicitly either.

He didn't want Qian Renxue to know these things too early.

For a child, the fact that her mother fell in love with a man other than her father was too heavy a burden.

Ying Chengfeng wanted Qian Renxue to live out her entire real childhood happily.

Three days later, Ying Chengfeng and Qian Renxue arrived at a small city.

Nuoding City.

It was a small city that wasn't particularly prosperous, but it was quite wealthy.

Of course, this so-called wealth only meant that the common people lived better lives.

It was rich in fruits and vegetables, allowing the commoners to live in peace and contentment.

It was also a suitable place for some trashy Spirit Masters to spend their retirement.

For example: the trash Yu Xiaogang.

At this time, Yu Xiaogang was definitely here, living out his retirement.

He relied on that foul mouth of his to swindle free meals and drinks at the Nuoding City Soul Master Academy.

It was only because Nuoding City rarely saw soul masters with great strength or high levels of insight.

Otherwise, who could Yu Xiaogang possibly fool with that trash-talking mouth of his?

He should go out and ask around; who on the continent actually recognized his pathetic Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul?

Then again, that wasn't entirely true—Bibi Dong had been fooled by Yu Xiaogang's silver tongue.

Foolish woman!

Whenever Ying Chengfeng thought about this, he grew furious.

He casually asked someone for directions and headed straight for the Nuoding City Soul Master Academy.

He couldn't wait another second; he wanted to go and slap that foul mouth of Yu Xiaogang's into a pulp right now!