Do Your Own Thing, Let Others Talk

Tang Ya couldn't help asking, "How exactly did you do it?"

Huo Yuhao replied calmly, "Because... I am the strongest."

What an act!!!

Tang Ya and Bei Bei both rolled their eyes, utterly speechless.

Especially Bei Bei. As Mu En's grandson, he had seen countless prodigies and powerful experts.

But this was the first time he had seen someone so shamelessly boastful.

He caught a Thousand-Year Soul Beast and claimed he was the strongest.

Did he have no shame at all?

He was already like this after catching a thousand-year one. If he caught a ten-thousand-year one, wouldn't he be standing shoulder to shoulder with the sun?

Huo Yuhao spread his hands helplessly. "Why does no one believe me when I tell the truth?"

"Fine. I've fulfilled your request. From now on, neither of us owes the other anything."

"Goodbye."

With that, Huo Yuhao mounted Fat Tiger and left.

"Goodbye... Wait, you still haven't told us how you caught this Bloodthirsty Demon Vine!"

Tang Ya called out.

But he had already vanished into the forest.

Bei Bei grabbed Tang Ya as she was about to chase after Huo Yuhao. "Teacher Tang Ya, we'll have plenty of chances to meet again once we return to Shrek. You should absorb the Soul Ring first."

Tang Ya thought about it and realized he was right.

"The monk may run, but the temple cannot."

Once we return to Shrek Academy, I'll dig out every one of Huo Yuhao's secrets.

Huo Yuhao's mystery had sparked Tang Ya's intense curiosity.

Whether it was the ancient history no one else knew or his ability to capture a Bloodthirsty Demon Vine alive.

In short, Huo Yuhao was now like a treasure waiting to be explored, making Tang Ya unable to resist investigating him.

Seeing this, Bei Bei couldn't help recalling a saying.

When a woman became curious about a man, it was the beginning of her fall.

What am I thinking? That's absurd.

Bei Bei smiled and shook his head, finding his previous thought laughable.

Tang Ya killed the defenseless Bloodthirsty Demon Vine and successfully absorbed its Soul Ring.

"I did it! As expected, this Soul Beast is much better suited to my Martial Soul."

Tang Ya said excitedly.

Her Blue Silver Grass gained faint streaks of blood-red, and its edges had tiny honey-like barbs.

Bei Bei asked curiously, "What is your Soul Skill?"

Tang Ya said nothing more as her Thousand-Year Soul Ring lit up. "Blue Silver Blood-Devouring Cage!"

The next moment, Blue Silver Grass burst from the ground and transformed into a cage, trapping a ten-year Soft Bone Rabbit inside.

Bei Bei nodded. "A decent Control System Soul Skill."

Tang Ya smiled. "It's not that simple. Within this Soul Skill, I can absorb an enemy's blood, weaken their combat ability, strengthen the Blue Silver Grass's restraints, and restore my own Soul Power."

Before her words had even faded, the Blue Silver Grass suddenly attacked and pierced through the Soft Bone Rabbit.

In an instant, the rabbit's blood was drained dry by the Blue Silver Grass, leaving behind a withered corpse.

Bei Bei frowned slightly. "This Soul Skill..."

Before Bei Bei could finish, Tang Ya interrupted him.

"It resembles an Evil Soul Master's methods, doesn't it?"

Bei Bei fell silent.

Tang Ya's Soul Skill truly resembled an Evil Soul Master's methods—bloody and brutal.

"Maybe... you shouldn't absorb this kind of Soul Ring in the future. Otherwise, people could easily mistake you for an Evil Soul Master."

After thinking for a moment, Bei Bei tried to persuade her.

Tang Ya didn't understand. "Why?"

"This Soul Ring's attributes are exactly as that little profiteer said. They're extremely suitable for my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul."

Bei Bei frowned. "Haste makes waste. Blindly pursuing strength and speed will only make you lose yourself, just like an Evil Soul Master."

"But I won't become an Evil Soul Master. I'm only absorbing Soul Rings that suit my Martial Soul..."

Before Tang Ya could explain, Bei Bei said forcefully,

"Teacher Tang Ya, listen to me. From now on, absorb Soul Rings according to Ancestor Tang San's Soul Ring attributes."

Tang Ya felt somewhat hurt.

Why was it that even Bei Bei refused to believe her?

She was clearly only absorbing Soul Rings suitable for herself. Why did he have to compare her to an Evil Soul Master?

At that moment, Tang Ya felt that Bei Bei, who had always seemed different from everyone else,

was now just like an ordinary person, capable only of judging by appearances.

She couldn't help thinking of that unfathomably mysterious young man.

If it were him,

he would definitely not doubt her. He would surely believe that her choice was right.

Bei Bei never would have imagined that a small argument

would actually create a crack in Tang Ya's affection for him.

"Bei Bei, why do you think Huo Yuhao knows that ancient history no one else knows? And did he really capture that Bloodthirsty Demon Vine himself?"

Tang Ya asked curiously.

Seeing Tang Ya so curious about Huo Yuhao, a trace of sourness rose in Bei Bei's heart.

"Huo Yuhao... perhaps he comes from some ancient inherited faction. Knowing some unknown ancient history is nothing remarkable."

"Shrek Academy has records of far more ancient history than they do. When we have time, I'll take you to learn about it."

"And that thousand-year Bloodthirsty Demon Vine would be difficult even for a Soul Ancestor hunting team to kill, let alone capture alive within five minutes."

"How could ten-year-old Huo Yuhao, who had only just absorbed his first Soul Ring, possibly have such ability?"

"Obviously, the faction behind him captured it for him."

"So, Teacher Tang Ya, there's nothing mysterious about Huo Yuhao. He's merely a descendant of an ancient faction."

Bei Bei analyzed it carefully.

"That's right, it must be so!"

Tang Ya felt there wasn't the slightest flaw in Bei Bei's deduction.

Otherwise, how could a ten-year-old child know so much ancient history unknown to others?

Otherwise, how could a ten-year-old child capture a thousand-year Bloodthirsty Demon Vine alive within five minutes?

If a ten-year-old child had an ancient faction behind him,

then everything made sense.

"Looks like that little profiteer isn't so mysterious after all. The next time he starts showing off, I'll definitely expose him!"

Tang Ya clenched her little fist, brimming with fighting spirit.

Bei Bei smiled and nodded.

Exposing Huo Yuhao and making him embarrass himself.

Just thinking about it was exciting.

"Ah-choo!"

Huo Yuhao suddenly sneezed.

Huo Yuhao rubbed his nose. "What's going on? Could that old bastard Tang San be cursing me?"

"I'll remember this. Just wait, Tang San!"

Tang San: Slander. Pure slander!

The next morning

At the gates of Shrek Academy

When Tang Ya saw Huo Yuhao arrive, she repeatedly waved at him.

"Little profiteer, over here, over here!"

Huo Yuhao led Fat Tiger over. "Miss Tang Ya, how was the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine's Soul Skill?"

Tang Ya glanced at Bei Bei. "It's pretty good. It just resembles an Evil Soul Master's methods a little..."

Huo Yuhao took out a lollipop and put it in his mouth. "So what if it resembles an Evil Soul Master's methods?"

"A knife can kill people sometimes, and save people at other times."

"You can't judge something only by its surface."

"Do your own thing, and let others talk."

Huo Yuhao's words voiced Tang Ya's innermost thoughts.

Tang Ya smiled brightly. "Little profiteer, you're absolutely right."

"I'm not becoming an Evil Soul Master, so what does it matter if my Soul Skill resembles one a little?"

"Do your own thing, and let others talk."

"..."

Watching the two chat and laugh together, jealousy surged in Bei Bei's heart.

He spoke up to interrupt them. "Little Brother Huo, watch your words and actions."

"Shrek Academy isn't like the outside world. It's better to keep a lower profile when speaking."