Seizing Tang San's Soul Beast, Yu Xiaogang's Leg Broken!

Huo Si tossed the assault rifle in his hand heavily. Long Weiguo rolled on the ground, caught the rifle directly, and without a moment's hesitation, switched to burst mode.

Bang, bang, bang!

The 7.62mm rounds acted like grim reapers, precisely harvesting one soul beast after another until several yellow century-year soul rings and ten-year soul rings rose into the air, causing the remaining beasts to scatter in a panic.

Chu Youwei walked out from behind the Plane Star Gate, her face pale.

"Pioneer, you... that was too risky."

"If those soul beasts had banded together, you would have been hurt."

Seeing Huo Si's pale complexion, Chu Youwei hurriedly helped him up.

"Risky?"

"Rest assured, there shouldn't be any thousand-year soul beasts in the entire Soul Hunting Forest."

"Even if there were..."

Huo Si glanced at the sniper rifle slung over Long Weiguo's back.

"It could be easily sniped."

Long Weiguo finished his final shots, killing all the dozens of densely packed soul beasts on the scene, before approaching Huo Si.

"Commander, all soul beasts have been neutralized."

"How should we handle the carcasses?"

Huo Si turned to look at Little White.

Hiss, hiss, hiss!

Little White understood the look in Huo Si's eyes. It excitedly moved forward, chose a century-year soul beast, and opened its maw wide to swallow it whole.

Huo Si did not hesitate, immediately retracting his martial soul to refine the soul power.

After Little White devoured the century-year soul beast, Huo Si's body was almost instantly filled with soul power.

He had the intention to use this century-year soul beast to break through to level 18 soul power, but he remembered the rules of the Soul Hunting Forest.

"Chu Youwei, collect all the soul beast carcasses. We need to leave the Soul Hunting Forest as soon as possible."

"We've made too much noise in here; if we aren't careful, the patrols will come to investigate."

"We must leave before they discover us. We'll kill as we retreat. We won't need to come back here for a long time."

Huo Si did not want any accidents, even if it was just someone noticing that their group was unusual.

Aside from him, neither Long Weiguo nor Chu Youwei had even awakened their martial souls, yet they were capable of killing so many century-year soul beasts.

It was obviously suspicious.

Moreover, the mass disappearance and death of century-year soul beasts throughout the Soul Hunting Forest was against the rules of the forest.

After cleaning up the scene, the three of them quickly retreated from the depths of the Soul Hunting Forest while hunting any beasts they encountered.

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the Soul Hunting Forest.

A large figure and a small one were slowly walking inside.

Hiss, hiss, hiss!

"Not good, it's a Datura Snake! How could such a soul beast appear on the outskirts of the Soul Hunting Forest? Tang San, run!"

"Earth-Shattering Luo San Pao!"

"Commander, there are people ahead!"

Long Weiguo held up his binoculars, his brows furrowing slightly.

Huo Si took the binoculars, and when he saw the scene through the lenses, his pupils constricted sharply.

It wasn't for any other reason.

It was because he saw one of the few original characters he had encountered since transmigrating into this world.

Yu Xiaogang!

A surge of malice suddenly welled up in his heart—it was the anger that had been building for nearly a week.

It was the impulse to prove himself now that he had gained power.

"Let's go!"

When Huo Si arrived at the location, the master, Yu Xiaogang, had already been bitten by the Datura Snake, and the child dressed in cloth clothes had already driven his long sword deep into the Datura Snake's mouth.

Due to the intense pain, the Datura Snake was twisting and struggling frantically on the spot.

"That's great, Tang San!"

"This Datura Snake is perfectly suited for you. As long as you absorb this soul ring, you..."

Bang!

Before Yu Xiaogang could finish his sentence, a deafening gunshot rang out instantly.

The Datura Snake's violently struggling head exploded in an instant.

"Yo, haven't seen you in a few days, why has our Grandmaster become so pathetic?"

Huo Si walked out slowly, bringing Chu Youwei and Long Weiguo with him.

The thunderous gunshot startled both Yu Xiaogang and the six-year-old boy.

When Yu Xiaogang saw Huo Si emerging from the depths of the Soul Hunting Forest, his expression suddenly shifted.

Upon hearing the tone in Huo Si's words, his face turned incredibly ugly in an instant.

"It's you. Huo Si, why are you here?"

"And this Datura Snake was clearly about to be killed by us, why did you steal the kill??"

"Don't you know the rules of Spirit Masters? Whoever discovers a spirit beast first owns it???"

Yu Xiaogang endured the excruciating pain from the bite on his leg, his lips turning purple as he glared at Huo Si.

Huo Si turned his head to look at the six-year-old boy beside Yu Xiaogang.

This must be Little San from the original story, right?

That's right, Huo Si was doing it on purpose—deliberately stealing the kill.

Seeing Tang San looking at the assault rifle in his hand with a wary gaze, Huo Si smiled and slowly handed the assault rifle back to Long Weiguo.

As everyone knew, only the person who dealt the final blow to a spirit beast could absorb its spirit ring.

When Huo Si fired, he had channeled his spirit power, coating the bullet with it to kill the Datura Snake and blow its head off; therefore, only Huo Si could absorb this Datura Snake.

"Yu Xiaogang, what are you saying? How do you know we didn't discover this Datura Snake first?"

Huo Si walked over to the Datura Snake, pointed at a torn piece of flesh on its body, and gave Long Weiguo a look.

Bang!

The corpse of the Datura Snake exploded once more.

"We discovered this Datura Snake first. An accident occurred while we were chasing it, and it managed to escape."

"So, strictly speaking, this Datura Snake should be ours."

Looking at the people behind Huo Si and the terrifying capabilities of their weapons, the pupils of Yu Xiaogang and Tang San constricted violently once again.

"Huo Si, you!"

Yu Xiaogang pointed at Huo Si, his purple lips trembling incessantly until his body finally staggered.

Fortunately, Tang San caught him, preventing him from collapsing completely.

"This spirit ring is yours."

In the end, Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth and sat down on the ground in defeat.

"Little San, I am currently suffering from the Datura Snake's potent venom and may be unable to hunt a spirit beast for you to obtain a spirit ring."

"But don't be discouraged; we will go back and regroup."

"You have innate full spirit power, which is absolutely incomparable to those fake innate full spirit power users who only awaken their spirits at twenty after failing their six-year-old tests!"

"Your future is filled with infinite possibilities...!"

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Huo Si's expression darkened.

Tang San looked up at Huo Si.

Is he the person the teacher mentioned—the one who came to him pretending to have innate full spirit power after failing the six-year-old spirit awakening test?

Plus, his tone of voice and the teacher's attitude suggest he's not here with good intentions.

Out here in the wilderness, if a conflict really breaks out, combined with the strange hidden weapons his companions possess...

Tang San silently hid his right hand behind his back, feeling wary. He thought that if the other party showed any sign of trouble, he would strike first.

The moment this thought crossed his mind, a pair of cold eyes locked onto him.

"I advise you not to think about anything else, otherwise, I'm not sure if you'll be able to walk out of the Soul Hunting Forest."

Long Weiguo's voice was icy. Having undergone special training, he didn't care if the other party was a child; he had seen child soldiers carry out suicide attacks after being brainwashed on the battlefield before.

He had sensed killing intent from that child just now. If it weren't for the fact that the boy hadn't taken any actual action, he would have already opened fire.

"Heh, narrow-minded and short-sighted—looking at everything like a frog at the bottom of a well!"

Huo Si raised his hand, and a deep yellow spirit ring appeared.

Hiss!

A white snake over a meter long instantly appeared, flicking its tongue, its eyes clear and greedy.

"A four-hundred-year-old limit? I don't even have my eye on that."

"Go on, if you want to eat, then eat!"

Upon hearing Huo Si's command, the White Snake did not hesitate in the slightest. It lunged forward and swallowed the Datura Snake alive.

"This... how is this possible!"

Watching the current state of Huo Si's martial soul and the deep yellow spirit ring on his body, Yu Xiaogang widened his eyes, his gaze filled with disbelief.

"Your martial soul was clearly only the size of a thumb. It had no offensive power, no control, not even any toxicity—it was a standard trash martial soul!"

"How could it have changed so much in just a few days after obtaining your first spirit ring!!"

"What on earth did you do to your martial soul!!!"

Terror filled Yu Xiaogang's eyes, and in their deepest depths, there was also a profound sense of envy.

A thumb-sized martial soul growing to over a meter in just a few days represented a combat power increase of dozens, if not hundreds, of times.

To put it simply, a snake only a few centimeters long could not possibly have any offensive or control capabilities; its fangs likely couldn't even break through defenses, let alone possess venom.

But at a meter long, a martial soul could do many things: it could control, it could bite... and more.

Yu Xiaogang watched with his own eyes as Huo Si's martial soul devoured the body of the Datura Snake, leaving only a small portion of its tail hanging out.

"And this is just the beginning."

A smile slowly curled onto the corners of Huo Si's lips.

His first spirit ring flickered.

"First Spirit Skill, Gigantification!"

Hum~!

The White Snake, currently in the process of swallowing the Datura Snake's body, shuddered, and in the next instant, it expanded violently, its size instantly tripling.

The gigantified body directly helped Little White swallow the Datura Snake whole.

After consuming the Datura Snake, Little White obediently nuzzled up to Huo Si, rubbing against his body vigorously.

The moment he retracted his martial soul, Huo Si secretly activated the Martial Soul Devouring Method.

Hum~! Bang~!

[Level 18!]

Huo Si's entire body surged with spirit power, breaking through directly to level eighteen.

"Yu Xiaogang, I owe you one. If it weren't for your mockery, I truly wouldn't have developed to this point."

In that instant, Yu Xiaogang's complexion turned deathly pale.

He looked at the White Snake, which had grown to three meters and was already gigantified, then turned his head to look at Luo Sanpao, who looked like a pig beside him. His eyes turned bloodshot.

"You... what exactly did you do to your martial soul?"

"With a snake-type martial soul, not developing poison techniques is a complete waste of heaven's gifts!"

"As long as you tell me what you did to your martial soul and reveal your special spirit power cultivation method, I will take you as my disciple. I will properly guide the direction of your martial soul's cultivation and set it on the right path!"

Pfft!

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Huo Si couldn't help it and burst out laughing.

"I think I'll pass."

"Right, right, didn't someone say that there are no trash martial souls, only trash spirit masters? Perhaps the 'Master of Theory's' theories are wrong?"

"After my research, my little snake martial soul is about to transform into a dragon. Master, you should just honestly continue being a pig."

Pfft!

Upon hearing Huo Si's words, Yu Xiaogang's face turned ghastly in an instant. He spat out a mouthful of black blood and collapsed to the ground, falling completely unconscious.

"Teacher!"

"Teacher!!"

Seeing Yu Xiaogang faint, Tang San became anxious instantly and immediately pulled out a dagger, wanting to bleed Yu Xiaogang to treat him.

"You're just a child, a six-year-old child. Do you know how to treat someone bitten by a venomous snake?"

Huo Si narrowed his eyes, watching Tang San with a grin.

Tang San's body stiffened instantly, and a sense of foreboding suddenly welled up in his heart.

That's right, he was only a six-year-old child now. Did he really know what to do?

Indeed, Huo Si hadn't left; he had deliberately stalled for time because he wanted to see Yu Xiaogang's leg ruined by the bite.

"I... I've seen it. Someone in our village was bitten by a venomous snake, so..."

Huo Si put on a stern expression.

"Oh?"

"Then you've only watched others handle it. Do you know that if you don't handle it properly, people... can die."

"If something really happens, even though I have some history with Yu Xiaogang, I will still report this to the Nuoding City Lord's Mansion and have them investigate your village. If it turns out there's nothing, you're going to be in a world of trouble."

"After all, this is a living, breathing human life we're talking about."

Tang San's lips trembled as he looked at Huo Si, suddenly feeling that he was a difficult person to deal with.

But time was being dragged out bit by bit; his teacher would be in real trouble if this continued.

Tang San gritted his teeth. Yu Xiaogang was his teacher, and he absolutely could not...

Forget it, I'll treat a dead horse as if it were alive. As his disciple, I can't just watch my teacher die, right?

Huo Si narrowed his eyes slightly. He absolutely could not let Yu Xiaogang off easy, and one look at Tang San told him exactly what the boy was planning.

"That's simple enough. Just chop off the poisoned leg, won't that do?"

Seeing Huo Si and Yu Xiaogang at loggerheads, Chu Youwei realized that even though it was time to leave, Huo Si was deliberately staying behind. She instantly understood his intentions and offered the suggestion directly.

Upon hearing Chu Youwei's words, the corner of Tang San's mouth twitched violently.

He looked up at this heroic yet somewhat devious big sister and spoke with hesitation.

"I... I think that's... that's not... necessary, is it?"

Chu Youwei gave Long Weiguo a look.

Long Weiguo nodded.

"I have experience. I'll do it..."

Long Weiguo shoved Tang San aside.

"Stay back, kid. You'll get splattered with blood in a second."

Tang San raised his hand, wanting to stop them. He had a hundred ways to cure Yu Xiaogang, but these people were far too enthusiastic.

Squelch!

"Argh!!!!"

A shrill, miserable scream rang out instantly. Yu Xiaogang was jolted awake by the pain, and upon seeing his own foot in Long Weiguo's hand, his eyes widened in shock.

The next moment, he fainted from the trauma once again.

"Wait, no! The leg the teacher was bitten on was his left one. Why did you chop off his right leg?"

When Huo Si heard Tang San's words, his mouth twitched violently.

Damn it, I didn't expect Chu Youwei and Long Weiguo to be this ruthless.

"I didn't know! I saw his right leg was swollen high, so I assumed it was that one."

Tang San covered his face, his scalp tingling.

"The teacher just tripped and fell earlier..."

Long Weiguo looked completely serious.

"Don't worry, I'll do my best to save him. I've studied first aid." The next moment, under Tang San's horrified gaze, Long Weiguo grabbed the blood vessels and forcibly tied them off to stop the bleeding.

"This left leg doesn't look like the poison is very deep; it's not fatal. Why didn't you say so earlier? I could have just drained the blood and applied some medicine, and he would have been fine."

Tang San looked at the right foot that had been completely severed by Long Weiguo and the left foot that had been treated and bandaged. He couldn't help but feel that something was very wrong.

The good news: the poison on his teacher's leg didn't require an amputation.

It wasn't fatal; draining the blood and applying medicine would have been enough.

The bad news: his teacher's right foot had been chopped off because they thought it was the poisoned one.