Book of Antiquity

Bibi Dong stopped and sneered. "Heh. Keep dreaming."

"Dong'er, I know you still love me..." Yu Xiaogang gazed at her stubbornly.

"How laughable. You're a good-for-nothing with a mere half rank of Innate Soul Power. What makes you so confident you can say something like that? If I were you, I'd have found a wall to smash my head against long ago. All you do by staying in this world is pollute the air." Bibi Dong was so furious she laughed, her chest rising and falling slightly.

Yu Xiaogang's face turned livid. "Dong'er, that's going too far."

"Don't call me Dong'er." Bibi Dong spoke, her voice infused with Soul Power, and sent him flying into the wall.

Yu Xiaogang struggled to his feet, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. Bibi Dong felt no pity at all for him. She simply turned and strode away.

If she'd heard him say something like that before, she might have hesitated. But now, she'd glimpsed something greater to strive for.

Demons and Immortal Gods—that was the true meaning of this world.

Eternal life, immortality, the power to create worlds. How magnificent!

Compared to those things, what did the love she'd pursued—even her hatred—amount to?

She was no longer the person she'd once been. The only thing she wanted now was power: demonic power.

"I hope you've made some progress by the next time I come." Bibi Dong opened the door, then looked back and tossed out a cold remark.

Yu Xiaogang got to his feet in a sorry state, his eyes filled with furious humiliation.

"If my research succeeds, I'll have you!" he shouted.

Bibi Dong paused.

"Fine," she replied casually, then left the laboratory.

Yu Xiaogang's eyes blazed with anger and lust. He panted heavily.

Heaven Dou City, Shrek Academy. Everyone had gathered in the office.

After leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, they'd made their way to Heaven Dou City without incident. Things had also unfolded just as they had in the original story.

First, they'd brought Qin Ming to Blue Tyrant Academy and renamed it Shrek Academy. Then Tang San had been taken away by Dugu Bo.

But just as everyone was worrying about Tang San's safety, an unknown force had suddenly abducted Grandmaster, too.

"Ugh! Where on earth did Tang San and Grandmaster go?" Oscar said dejectedly.

They'd been searching for so many days that they were exhausted, and they hadn't found so much as a trace of either of them.

"Come to think of it, does anyone know who that person was who protected us that day?" Xiao Wu asked from her chair. "Why didn't he come this time? Was he injured last time?"

At the mention of that person, everyone's eyes lit up.

"Maybe. After all, that was Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"

"Damn it! Ning Rongrong actually wanted to kill us!" Ma Hongjun slammed his fist on the table angrily.

Flender stroked his beard. The person seemed familiar when he thought about him, but he couldn't figure out who he was.

By all rights, Ning Rongrong should have been the only one among them with a special background!

"Mubai, could someone from your family have been protecting you?" he guessed, looking at Dai Shengyang.

Dai Xieyue stood to one side with his arms folded and shook his head. "Impossible."

Hearing that, Flender sighed helplessly. "Ugh. Then I have no idea. It couldn't possibly have been Tang San or Oscar, could it?"

The office fell silent again.

They discussed it some more but couldn't come up with any good ideas. In the end, they could only disperse one after another, planning to get a good night's rest and resume the search tomorrow.

Although they were all students at the same academy and, in theory, equals, ever since Tang San and Grandmaster had arrived, it seemed the academy's center of gravity had shifted toward the two of them.

It was supposed to be Monster Academy. Their most important task now should have been preparing for the Continental Advanced Soul Master League. They'd come here for Blue Tyrant Academy's Mimicry Cultivation Environment.

Yet now everyone was searching for Tang San and Grandmaster, giving up time they could have spent cultivating, and no one even thought anything was wrong.

As Oscar walked along, for the first time he felt a helpless, stifled frustration.

He was the first food-type Soul Master in history to possess Innate Full Soul Power. Wherever he went, he'd be considered a genius. Now, though, he was stuck searching for people here. Honestly, he was getting sick of it.

But Tang San was his companion, after all. And as a member of Shrek Academy, he certainly couldn't abandon any of his companions or give up on them, so he said nothing.

If I went missing, Tang San and Grandmaster would definitely give up cultivating to look for me, too. I should treat them the way I'd want to be treated.

Oscar consoled himself as he headed for the dormitory.

As he walked, he suddenly kicked a pebble. He picked it up and saw a familiar Talisman bearing an unfamiliar design.

Oscar froze for a moment, then his eyes lit up with delight.

In Sunset Forest, Tang San said goodbye to Dugu Bo and hurried excitedly toward Shrek Academy.

I've brought the teacher something good this time. I'm sure he'll be able to cultivate again after this.

And Xiao Wu must be getting impatient waiting for me.

He could barely contain his excitement at the thought of going back.

Pope Palace, secret chamber.

Shendu had finished making a patch and was about to send it out.

Before him, a huge book floated in midair. It was reddish-brown, with the texture of parchment. It looked incredibly old, as if it carried the weight of history.

The Book of Antiquity recorded all kinds of secrets from ancient times. It had been created by the dark wizard Daolon Wong.

It was much like Qian Xunji's Diary, Ning Xiaoyao's Memoirs, and the other books, except Shendu had gathered them all together in one place to make them easier to use.

If he'd sent it out like this at the beginning, no one would have believed it. That was why he'd had to use people like Qian Xunji and Ning Xiaoyao to earn the public's trust.

Now, though, he could simply use the Book of Antiquity.

Shendu sent out the book in his hands. Of course, this time he didn't send out all of its contents, only the Book of Antiquity: Talisman Chapter.

The book transformed into a beam of light and shot into the distance, heading for its target.

He'd chosen Heaven Dou City. It was crowded, so the news would spread quickly. And to lend the book's claims further credibility, he'd sent the Tiger Talisman along with it.

After all, the Tiger Talisman's divine trial had already passed. He only needed to retrieve it before the final, twelfth trial.

You couldn't catch a wolf without being willing to lose a child.

In Heaven Dou City, a huge meteor streaked across the sky and fell into the city.

The residents were startled by the enormous fireball, but when it didn't cause an explosion, they went back to their business.

Only a few curious young people ran toward the meteor's landing point, eager to investigate.

In a secluded alley, Tang San was walking along when a book suddenly struck him.

"What's this?" He opened the book and understood its contents. He also spotted the Tiger Talisman in a recessed slot.

"It's the Tiger Talisman!" Tang San exclaimed excitedly. He pried it out and clutched it tightly. The next instant, a flash of white light appeared.

Tang San split into two. One wore a bewildered expression; the other sneered coldly.