First Clash

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"Xiaofeng, you're not doing so great either. You get beaten up every day. Why not come back with me?"

Hu Liena walked ahead, glancing at Yu Xiaofeng from the corner of her eye as she spoke, trying to gauge his feelings from his expression.

She cursed Yu Xiaofeng inwardly. You stupid idiot. It's been so long, yet you never came back to see me. Fine, if you wouldn't come see me, I came to see you—but you aren't excited at all.

"Tell me, did you fall for that rabbit spirit?"

If Yu Xiaofeng knew that was what Hu Liena was thinking, he would have been furious enough to faint on the spot.

Hearing Hu Liena's words, Yu Xiaofeng smiled. "I just came back from the Soul Hunting Forest. I'm already a level 21 Great Soul Master, and I plan to cultivate for a while longer before returning."

"You'd better work hard. I'm about to catch up to you."

Hu Liena turned to look at Yu Xiaofeng's mischievous grin and said disdainfully, "A little brat like you wants to catch up to your big sister? Keep dreaming."

Waving her little fists, Hu Liena said, "Listen here, stupid idiot. When you come back, your big sister will still beat you until you cry for your mother."

"Really? I'm just afraid I'll beat you until you cry for your father."

Yu Xiaofeng smiled, the corners of his lips curling up.

"Wow... so many fireflies."

Hu Liena ran toward the fireflies. Yu Xiaofeng watched her back, and before he realized it, the curve of his lips had gradually turned into a crescent-shaped smile.

Beneath the starry sky bathed in moonlight, countless fireflies danced gracefully, like specks of stars scattered across the mortal world. The fairyland-like scenery made their hands join together without either of them noticing.

Hu Liena blushed and said shyly, "Stupid idiot, you're taking advantage of me."

"It's only holding hands. What exactly is filling that head of yours?"

Though he said that aloud, he was laughing himself silly inside. Her hand is so smooth. Wahahaha! I'm holding Hu Liena's little hand! Once I get back, I'll hold the hands of every famous beauty in Douluo. Then I'll have something to brag about.

Hu Liena slapped Yu Xiaofeng on the shoulder and stared at him with a sly grin. "What? Holding your big sister's hand made you this happy?"

"Look at that pathetic face of yours. You're even drooling."

Yu Xiaofeng was jolted awake by Hu Liena's slap, only then realizing that he had gotten a little carried away. Without noticing, he had actually started drooling.

Gritting his teeth, he said, "I just drank too much milk. That slap made me spit it all out."

"This is milk spit-up. Yes, milk spit-up."

Yu Xiaofeng looked like he would rather die than admit it. What can you do about it?

Hu Liena giggled as she held Yu Xiaofeng's hand and ran toward the fireflies.

Their laughter and playful fighting, together with the fireflies, formed an exceptionally beautiful scene. If it could have been recorded on a phone, it definitely would have won an Oscar for Best Transmigration.

The two chatted through the night. When the morning sunlight shone down, Hu Liena left, taking Yu Xiaofeng's heart with her.

Watching Hu Liena's retreating figure, Yu Xiaofeng silently swore that he would cultivate diligently and protect this woman in the future.

Spirit Hall Branch

"Xiaofeng, half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. I never expected you to reach level 30 already. Why have you come to find this old man? Do you want me to take you hunting for a soul ring?"

Old Wu smiled as he scolded him.

Yu Xiaofeng said, "I guessed you definitely hadn't left, Old Wu, so I came to find you. You're not angry with me, are you?"

Old Wu rolled his eyes at him. "This old man is very angry. You little brat has been here for nearly half a year, yet you only came to see me today. Tell me, shouldn't I be angry?"

Yu Xiaofeng said awkwardly, "Don't be angry, Old Wu. I brought you a gift this time."

Old Wu frowned. "A gift?"

Yu Xiaofeng hurriedly explained, "You've been stuck at level 89 for a long time, haven't you? Actually, I have a way to help you break through level 90, but I'm not completely sure, so I need to try it first."

Old Wu's smile vanished as he said seriously, "What do you need me to do?"

Yu Xiaofeng activated his Rebirth Eye and said to Old Wu, "I'll help you straighten out your Soul Power and clear the blocked meridians in your body. Let's try it first."

Yu Xiaofeng's gaze sharpened. Soul Power gathered in his right hand as he instantly struck at Old Wu's blocked meridians.

A dense, tyrannical stream of Soul Power was drawn out of Old Wu's body by Yu Xiaofeng. Then, guiding that Soul Power, he sent it back into the blocked meridians.

Old Wu spat out a mouthful of blood, then immediately felt refreshed. The places that had once been congested and obstructed became clear and unimpeded in the blink of an eye. He vaguely felt that he was on the verge of breaking through.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaofeng struck again. Half an hour later, Old Wu slowly opened his eyes. His entire presence had changed in an instant. Level 90 Soul Power immediately filled the room, and his laughter resounded throughout Spirit Hall.

"Hahaha!"

"Brat, now even if I didn't want to accompany you, I'd have no choice."

Old Wu laughed excitedly.

Yu Xiaofeng sighed. "Sigh, cultivation is getting slower and slower. It took me nearly half a year to go from level 21 to level 30. I wonder how many years I'll need to reach level 40 from level 31."

Old Wu rolled his eyes at Yu Xiaofeng. "You're complaining to me? Be content. At your age, ordinary people are only around level 10 at most. I heard that Chen Hao only recently broke through to level 29. And you still think you're slow? Are you trying to make me feel like giving up on life?"

"Enough. Let's go. I'll take you to the Soul Hunting Forest to hunt for a soul ring."

While the two headed for the Soul Hunting Forest, Tang San finally broke through level 10, and their first clash was about to arrive.

In the Soul Hunting Forest, Old Wu looked at Yu Xiaofeng and asked, "Xiaofeng, is something on your mind?"

Yu Xiaofeng shook his head. "If we run into Grandmaster later, don't make a move. You only need to intimidate him. I'm planning to exchange a few moves with his student."

Old Wu frowned. "You had me prepare this Ghost Face Mask before because you intended to deal with them?"

Yu Xiaofeng nodded. "At this time, he should have already found a soul beast, right?"

The instant the Mandala Snake fell, Yu Xiaofeng finally found Tang San and Grandmaster.

Yu Xiaofeng did not rush in. Instead, he waited until Tang San absorbed the soul ring before charging out from the bushes at the side.

Seeing a black-clad youth rushing toward them, Grandmaster immediately shouted, "Little San, run!"

Tang San turned and activated his martial soul. Seeing the black shadow getting faster and faster, Tang San shouted, "Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!"

Yu Xiaofeng did not activate his Soul Power. He was already level 30; he merely wanted to test himself against the Tang Sect's secret techniques.

As Tang San's figure flickered, Yu Xiaofeng stomped the ground and arrived before him. Their eyes met, and Yu Xiaofeng unleashed Eight Trigrams Palm: Heavenly Rotation.

"Eight Trigrams Palm: Heavenly Return Sixty-Four Palms!"

"Eight Trigrams: Two Palms!"

"Ora Ora Ora Ora!"

His right palm struck Tang San directly on the left shoulder. The instant Yu Xiaofeng delivered the second palm, Tang San easily dodged it with a sidestep.

Tang San threw a punch with his right hand toward Yu Xiaofeng's left back. A blazing light flashed in Yu Xiaofeng's eyes as he kicked at Tang San's leg with his left foot.

Tang San immediately withdrew his right hand. This move of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao was used at precisely the right moment, and the two each retreated more than ten steps.

Yu Xiaofeng said, "You're Tang San?"