Lust God Ring Condenses, Taking the Initiative to Hunt Huo Yuhao!

Shrek Academy.

Ever since the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament ended not long ago, Tang Ya had seemed to vanish from the face of the earth, never appearing before anyone again.

She had left behind no message and told no one where she was going. She had simply disappeared without a sound.

During this time, Beibei had searched for Tang Ya almost every day, to the point of near obsession.

He had mobilized every resource at his disposal to search everywhere for clues of Tang Ya's whereabouts. He had even cast aside his pride and personally begged the academy's higher-ups to help investigate.

Even his great-grandfather, Mu En, had secretly dispatched people to search for information about Tang Ya after Beibei's repeated pleas.

Yet in the end, the results remained disappointing.

No one knew where Tang Ya had gone, nor did anyone know why she had left.

The only information related to her was that, not long ago, a mysterious and terrifyingly powerful expert had descended upon the Iron Blood Sect and utterly annihilated the entire sect.

And this mysterious expert was very likely connected to Tang Ya.

After all, the Tang Sect and the Iron Blood Sect had held grudges against each other for a long time, and Tang Ya had suddenly vanished at such a moment. It was difficult not to draw a connection.

Still, all of this was ultimately just speculation.

There was no evidence, no clue. No one could determine the truth of the matter.

By Sea God Lake.

The sun slowly set, dyeing the entire lake a crimson red.

As usual, Beibei sat alone by the lake, silently gazing at the water before him.

This was where he had first met Tang Ya.

This place carried too many of their memories.

Their past laughter, their past promises, and all the hardships they had endured together seemed as vivid as ever.

But now, the girl who had always smiled and called him Beibei had disappeared to somewhere unknown.

Elsewhere, after the tournament ended, Huo Yuhao had returned to the academy and remained in deep seclusion.

Only today did he finally finish cultivating and awaken from his secluded state.

However, the moment he stepped out of Sea God Pavilion, he saw Beibei sitting alone by Sea God Lake, looking despondent.

Without needing to ask, Huo Yuhao knew exactly what his senior brother was thinking about.

Tang Ya's unannounced departure had undoubtedly dealt Beibei a tremendous blow.

For those of them who had once fought side by side, Teacher Tang Ya's disappearance had likewise filled their hearts with worry.

But the current Shrek Academy was no longer the carefree academy it once had been.

Elder Mu's lifespan was nearing its end. The pillar holding up Sea God Pavilion was already teetering, and it was unknown when it might come crashing down.

Beyond the academy, the Sun Moon Empire watched like a tiger eyeing its prey, while the Holy Spirit Cult, formed by evil soul masters, was secretly rising. The situation across the entire continent was growing increasingly tense.

Shrek Academy had already been forced into a defensive stance, as though a massive storm were quietly closing in.

At a time like this, they simply did not have much time to wallow in sorrow.

"Senior Brother, are you still thinking about Teacher Tang Ya?"

Huo Yuhao walked over to Beibei, slowly sat beside him, and asked softly.

Hearing the familiar voice, Beibei finally snapped out of his sorrowful thoughts.

He turned to look at Huo Yuhao beside him, and a trace of light finally returned to his formerly dim eyes.

"Yuhao, you've finished your seclusion?"

"Mm, I just finished today."

Huo Yuhao smiled.

"I had barely come out when I saw you sitting here alone, lost in thought, so I came over to take a look."

Beibei gazed at the setting sun gradually disappearing in the distance. After a moment of silence, he spoke in a low voice.

"Yuhao, tell me... where exactly did Tang Ya go?"

"Why did she leave without saying goodbye?"

"Is she doing well now? Has she ever thought of us?"

Every word was filled with Beibei's endless longing for Tang Ya.

Huo Yuhao did not answer immediately.

He knew that at a time like this, no hollow consolation could truly ease Beibei's pain.

After thinking for a moment, he still reached out and patted Beibei on the shoulder.

"Senior Brother, don't worry."

"Sister Tang Ya is so smart. She'll definitely be fine."

"Maybe she's somewhere cultivating hard right now, and once she's strong enough, she'll suddenly come back and give us a surprise."

At this point, Huo Yuhao deliberately revealed a slight smile.

"Besides, Senior Brother, you can't keep moping around like this."

"What if Teacher Tang Ya comes back one day and finds that your strength is actually still weaker than hers? You really won't have the face to see her then."

"When that happens, Teacher Tang Ya will probably tease you about it every day."

Hearing this teasing, Beibei seemed to picture Tang Ya playfully mocking him, and he finally could not help but smile.

Though the smile was still somewhat forced, he looked much better than he had when he was utterly lost moments ago.

Sometimes, people were just like that.

The deeper they sank into sorrow, the more they needed someone to pull them back up.

They needed something to hold on to, a goal.

As long as there was still hope in their hearts, even the longest darkness would eventually give way to dawn.

"Mm, I understand."

Beibei took a deep breath and pulled himself together again.

"Thank you, Yuhao."

"I won't go on like this anymore."

He did not want to continue discussing the matter and make everyone worry about him.

The academy's situation was not particularly good now, and everyone was busy. He did not want to trouble them, so he quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, Yuhao, you've been in seclusion for so long. I haven't had your grilled fish in ages."

"You just came out today, so there's no way I'm letting you off."

After saying that, Beibei rose from the ground, deliberately punched Huo Yuhao lightly in the chest, then put an arm around his shoulders and led him toward the academy gates.

"Come on. Today, we're eating fish until we're stuffed."

At the same time.

Within the underground Dragon Tomb of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Long Wushang sat cross-legged, divine light shining around his body.

A special pink soul ring slowly floated behind him before finally merging into his second martial soul, the sinister Original Sin Demon Puppet, which was filled with negative emotions.

Just moments ago, he had successfully completed the Lust God's trial and successfully suppressed the bewitching, soul-capturing incarnation of the Lust God.

With the power of the reward from the divine trial, he had finally condensed the Original Sin Demon Puppet's sixth divine ring.

The skill Lust God's divine power granted Long Wushang was—the Lust Illusion!

Just as its name implied, the core of this soul skill was an illusion.

Once an enemy fell into it, the strongest desires buried deep within their heart would be infinitely amplified.

Whether it was an obsession with power, wealth, or lust.

Within that illusion, where truth and falsehood were impossible to distinguish, the enemy would gradually sink deeper and deeper until their mind collapsed, their last trace of soul power and life force drained away, and they died when their strength was exhausted.