Starting to Absorb a Soul Ring

Jing Wuming was practically the young master of the assassin organization in Notting City. It surely wouldn't take long to investigate who had hired someone to kill Jiang Chen.

At that moment, in the Spirit Hall in Notting City, Ma Xiunuo called Su Yuntao into his office.

He had just learned from the assassin organization that Jiang Chen had died, and couldn't wait to tell Su Yuntao.

As soon as Su Yuntao pushed open the door to Ma Xiunuo's office, he saw Ma Xiunuo inside. What surprised him was that Sisi was there too.

Sisi's cheeks were rosy, and her watery eyes were especially captivating.

A wolf's sense of smell was keen. He twitched his nose, seeming to catch a scent, but for a moment couldn't remember what it was.

"Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo. Sisi, what are you doing here? I've been looking for you all morning."

Sisi smiled. "I went to Holy Soul Village this morning to carry out a task Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo assigned me, so you couldn't find me."

"What task?"

Ma Xiunuo spoke in a sorrowful voice. "Yuntao, I have some very unfortunate news to tell you. It's about Jiang Chen."

Su Yuntao froze, then tensed up. "Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo, what happened to Jiang Chen?"

"He's dead!"

Ma Xiunuo hung his head, his voice heavy with regret and sorrow.

It was like a bolt from the blue. Su Yuntao's vision went dark, and he stumbled, nearly fainting.

Jiang Chen—his hope for promotion—was gone just like that!

Su Yuntao suddenly flew into a frenzy. He stepped forward, seized Ma Xiunuo by the shoulders, and shook him hard as he shouted, "Tell me, how did he die?"

"He drowned while fishing in the river. What a gifted child... Such a pity..."

Su Yuntao's hands fell limp from Ma Xiunuo's shoulders. He slumped over the desk and began to sob.

How many years had he struggled at the very bottom of the Spirit Hall? He had awakened the martial souls of thousands of children, and now, just when he was finally about to make something of himself, it had all come to nothing.

Sisi came over and gently patted Su Yuntao's back to comfort him. "Don't be so upset. I saw with my own eyes that Jiang Chen was laid to rest. I believe you'll awaken an even more outstanding child someday."

Su Yuntao brushed Sisi's hand away and walked out, his spirit broken.

He wanted to drink himself into oblivion.

Chapter 20: Starting to Absorb a Soul Ring

Jiang Chen returned home dejectedly and didn't go to Tang Hao's place to work the forge that afternoon.

Tang San had beaten him up that morning and even demanded that he lick him. Jiang Chen couldn't bring himself to do it—not unless Tang San came and apologized in person.

Without the training he got from forging, he simply carried the stone roller and went running again that afternoon.

This time, he carried the stone roller up and down the mountain, sharply increasing the intensity of his training. After Tang San had beaten him so badly, his desire for strength had grown even stronger.

While he was training, Jing Wuming sent him good news through their soul connection: the target had been traced to the Spirit Hall.

Even with Jing Wuming's special status, finding out who had hired the assassins that day wasn't easy. He wasn't authorized to look through certain records.