Little Scumbag, Gangzi Really Ruined You

Especially when Yu Xiaogang was being brutally beaten by Zhou Tao, he could have stepped in.

But seeing Yu Xiaogang in such a bedraggled state made him feel strangely unsettled.

Had he made a mistake in taking Yu Xiaogang as his master?

That was why Tang San had hesitated, watching Yu Xiaogang get beaten without intervening.

Seeing Yu Xiaogang ask for help, Tang San could not very well refuse to act.

The next second.

Tang San moved.

Tang San suddenly flicked his right hand forward.

Dozens of Blue Silver Grass vines shot out from the ground, weaving into a dense net in midair as they descended over Zhou Tao.

They moved swiftly and attacked from tricky angles, sealing off nearly every direction Zhou Tao could have used to evade.

Tang San had unleashed a killing move the moment he attacked.

However.

Zhou Tao did not even move.

He merely raised his right hand and lightly tapped with two fingers.

A cluster of icy blue energy appeared in his hand.

In an instant, all the Blue Silver Grass Tang San had released was frozen solid.

Zhou Tao lightly swept his Blue Silver Overlord Spear, turning all the Blue Silver Grass into shattered ice crystals.

They scattered across the ground.

Dozens of broken Blue Silver Grass ice crystals fell from the air like a shower of blue hail.

"How is that possible?"

Tang San's pupils contracted as he could scarcely believe his eyes.

He had no idea what soul skill Zhou Tao had used, but it had frozen all his Blue Silver Grass on the spot.

Before he had time to think.

Tang San instinctively darted to the right.

He moved so quickly that only a string of afterimages remained where he had stood.

However.

Zhou Tao moved even faster.

The Blue Silver Overlord Spear swept out, drawing a golden arc through the air.

As that golden light passed over Tang San's head, it sliced off several strands of his hair.

Several strands drifted down from Tang San's head.

The cuts were perfectly neat.

If he had not twisted aside just now, it would not have cut his hair, but his neck.

After dodging repeatedly and landing, Tang San reached for Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges at his waist with his right hand.

However.

He sensed an immense threat.

Zhou Tao stood where he was and merely gave him a calm glance.

Tang San's right hand immediately stopped.

He did not dare make another move.

He understood the meaning in Zhou Tao's eyes. This time, he had lost only a few strands of hair.

If he attacked again, he would lose more than just his hair.

Tang San was afraid.

He stood where he was and did not attack again.

Seeing this scene.

"Gangzi is trash, and the only thing trash can teach is trash."

"Little Scumbag, Gangzi really ruined you."

Zhou Tao said coldly.

The next second.

Zhou Tao ignored them and turned to leave.

As if nothing had happened.

Leaving behind only Tang San, frozen in place and filled with fear.

"Stop!"

"You brat who has no respect for his elders!"

"Stop right there!"

"I am Yu Xiaogang, an elder of Spirit Hall. I am..."

Seeing Zhou Tao about to leave.

Gangzi let out a hysterical wail.

However.

Zhou Tao did not even turn his head, growing farther and farther away...

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan followed after him as well.

Only Yu Xiaogang remained behind, still screaming and roaring. In the end, his mind began to grow muddled, leaving behind only incoherent curses...

Like an old dog that had been crippled, he had nothing left but unwilling whimpers.

Tang San stood there, looking at the severed strands of hair.

The cut ends were as smooth as a mirror.

He fell silent.

"Tang San, why didn't you chase after him and kill that brat?"

After struggling for a long time, Gangzi finally climbed up from the ground.

His face was scraped raw, his forehead was covered in mud, and his expression was livid.

That blow had injured him badly.

"Teacher, stop struggling. Let's go back."

Tang San said dejectedly as he helped Gangzi up.

"Tang San, remember this day. We must make him pay with his life."

Gangzi stared in the direction Zhou Tao had left, his chest heaving violently as he forced the words through clenched teeth.

However.

Tang San shook his head.

Zhou Tao's mysterious soul skill was so powerful. How could they win?

Within the forest.

The three of them finally found a five-thousand-year Earth Dragon Banyan Spirit Beast.

Five thousand years was within the range Zhou Tao could endure.

Zhou Tao had tempered his body many times, so his physique could withstand a high-year Spirit Ring.

"Young friend, this Spirit Beast should provide you with quite a substantial boost."

"As for how you develop its soul skill, that will depend on you."

"Still, five thousand years is indeed rather high for you. Are you sure you want to try absorbing it?"

Dugu Bo asked somewhat doubtfully.

Although Zhou Tao had consumed Immortal Herbs and tempered his body in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, absorbing a five-thousand-year plant-type Spirit Beast at his level of cultivation as a soul master was indeed dangerous.

However, Zhou Tao was full of confidence in himself.

Because.

All these years, he had been cultivating frantically and training his body.

Besides, he had the powerful vitality of the Golden Ancient Tree and the Blue Silver Emperor supporting him.

Even if it posed some challenge, he could endure it.

That was why Zhou Tao intended to challenge a high-year Spirit Beast.

"Old Poison, thank you."

"I know what I'm doing."

"This one."

Zhou Tao replied.

Immediately after.

"Good!"

Old Poison nodded and summoned his Jade Spirit Python Martial Soul Possession. Nine Spirit Rings immediately rose beneath his feet one after another, circling around him.

The Earth Dragon Banyan possessed extraordinarily powerful vitality.

Even soul masters far stronger than the Earth Dragon Banyan would find it difficult to kill it.

But for Dugu Bo, who excelled at poison, he happened to counter plant Spirit Beasts with powerful vitality.

"First soul skill: Jade Phosphorus Poison Fire!"

After summoning the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul Possession.

Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes and shouted, activating his first soul skill. He condensed a ball of emerald poisonous fire and shot it instantly toward the Undying Grass.

In an instant, after being struck by the Jade Phosphorus Poison Fire.

Jade Phosphorus Poison Fire immediately blazed across the Earth Dragon Banyan's body. It trembled violently as countless roots whipped out of the ground, frantically lashing at the Jade Phosphorus Poison Fire on its body.

However.

It was all futile.

Jade Phosphorus Poison Fire was not ordinary poison, but a toxin that corroded flesh.

As the toxin eroded it, it continuously seeped into the Earth Dragon Banyan's body.

Even the Earth Dragon Banyan's underground roots would be infected.

There was no escape.

Under Dugu Bo's control, the Earth Dragon Banyan's roots were soon burned away completely.

Only a cluster of emerald-green trunk and leaves growing above the surface remained.

Dugu Bo dispelled the Jade Spirit Poison Fire and let Zhou Tao deliver the finishing blow.

A stream of flames rose from Zhou Tao's hand. It was Fire Dragon Breath.

Very soon.

Terrifying flames began to rise from what remained of the Earth Dragon Banyan.

Before long, the entire Earth Dragon Banyan had been reduced to ashes.

For a moment, vast quantities of purple motes continuously drifted out.

Soon, a deep-purple Spirit Ring condensed above the Earth Dragon Banyan's "corpse."

Zhou Tao immediately sat cross-legged, summoned his Golden Ancient Tree Martial Soul, closed his eyes, and began absorbing the Spirit Ring.

The Soul Power in his body rapidly circulated, growing increasingly immense.

As his Soul Power circulated, the Earth Dragon Banyan's Spirit Ring was drawn over and gradually gathered around Zhou Tao's body.