Third Soul Ring: Three Choices

Xu Peinian enjoyed the company of a breathtaking beauty here, while Tang God King and Yu Xiaogang, the teacher of a God King, suffered terribly elsewhere.

On the journey back, Tang San's group sat inside a carriage, and Yu Xiaogang had even deliberately placed an extra-thick cushion beneath his buttocks.

"Teacher, are you really all right? Should we find someone to take a look?"

Yu Xiaogang answered somewhat agitatedly:

"No, I'm fine, and I don't need anyone else to look!"

Realizing that his reaction had been overly intense, Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath to calm his turbulent emotions.

"Teacher, do you think there's an unseen hand manipulating us from behind the scenes?"

Tang San frowned and half-jokingly changed the subject.

"Our luck has been far too terrible these past two times. If there really is someone behind this, what would his purpose be?"

Gangzi seriously pondered and analyzed the matter, recalling all sorts of past experiences.

If things were really as Little San had guessed, wouldn't that mean they had been living under that person's shadow all along?

At that thought, Yu Xiaogang shuddered all over, and his anus began to ache faintly again.

Spirit Hall Academy, dormitory area.

Xu Peinian sat on his bed, eagerly waiting for the new round of soul ring options to refresh.

A familiar floating window, visible only to him, hovered in the air as lines of text scrolled across it:

[Third Soul Ring: Three Choices]

1,

[Fit Goat:

Soul Skill: *Flame Fist* (manipulates flames to attack, with temperatures capable of melting through metal; a power with extremely high close-range damage).

Passive: Goat-Licking Soul (can bind one member of the opposite sex as a goddess. When the goddess faces danger, using the soul skill *Flame Fist* doubles the user's strength. However, under normal circumstances, the user will unconsciously feel inferior before the goddess and obey her every word).]

2,

[Pleasant Goat:

Soul Skill: *Hurricane Blade* (can whip up fierce winds to create hurricane attacks, and can also accelerate movement and fly through the air; an ability that combines speed and damage).

Passive: Wisdom Bearer (becomes the wisdom bearer of the team, increasing spiritual power and intelligence, always able to find a way to break the deadlock at critical moments).]

3,

[Handsome Brother:

Soul Skill: *Draw a Circle and Curse You* (after activation, has a chance to make enemies unlucky, ranging from slipping and falling to exploding to death).

Passive: Foresight Power (has an extremely small chance of predicting the future, but is more likely to predict an incorrect result).]

Xu Peinian nodded slightly as he looked at the options that had appeared in the window.

These choices were much better than the last round.

Fit Goat's soul skill was pretty good, but when Xu Peinian saw the passive's description, the image of Fit Goat obsessively fawning over Pretty Goat surfaced in his mind, and he immediately passed on that option.

A simp? Whoever wanted to be one could be one. A real man would never spend every day rushing to let a woman control him.

After eliminating Fit Goat's option, only the second and third choices remained.

Handsome Brother's soul skill and passive were completely based on luck. Although he possessed the Emperor Luck Constitution granted by Paddi the Lazy Goat, judging from Handsome Brother's unreliable performance in the cartoon, it was still better to choose Pleasant Goat.

Pleasant Goat's ceiling was indeed lower than Handsome Brother's, but it was stable, and it did not have any negative effects.

In the end, Xu Peinian chose Pleasant Goat as his third soul ring.

After hesitating for a while, he still gave up on preserving Handsome Brother's option.

He did not want to become a gambler and hand everything over to unknown luck.

After stretching his waist at length, Xu Peinian stood up and headed out, full of energy.

"A-Nian, you're out!"

"Sister Lena, why aren't you training?"

Looking at Hu Liena, who stood prettily outside the courtyard, Xu Peinian felt a bit of a headache.

This woman... she hasn't been keeping watch outside my door all this time, has she?

The moment that possibility occurred to him, Xu Peinian felt a chill crawl down his spine.

"Wasn't I waiting for you, A-Nian?"

"What are you waiting for me for?"

"Oh, don't ask. Hurry up. Your sister specially wore your favorite black stockings today."

Only then did Xu Peinian notice the sheer black stockings wrapped around her long, straight legs.

"Ahem, Sister Lena, I think cultivating together isn't necessarily a bad thing."

As a man determined to reach the pinnacle, Xu Peinian decided to challenge his weakness.

"Hehe, then let's go, my little A-Nian."

Hu Liena linked her arm with Xu Peinian's as they walked outside, practically wishing she could press her entire body against him.

Feeling the warmth of the person beside him, a ripple stirred in Xu Peinian's heart as well.

Little did he know that behind a tree not far from them, Yan, with his flaming red hair, was staring fixedly at their retreating figures.

His grief-stricken, teeth-gritting expression left passing students baffled, and some even whispered among themselves after walking away.

"Look, that guy looks so strange."

"I saw it too. He looks like a dog."

Elder Hall, inside the main hall.

"Grand Worshipper."

Golden Crocodile Douluo called out to Qian Daoliu beside him.

"What is it, Golden Crocodile?"

"Why do you value that child Xiao Nian so highly? I know his talent is indeed impressive, but isn't your favoritism as Grand Worshipper a little excessive?"

Qian Daoliu was not surprised by Golden Crocodile Douluo's question. His expression remained calm and composed.

"You want to ask why I've tacitly allowed him to build good relationships with all of you worshippers?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"What do you think of that child Xiao Nian?"

Rather than answer immediately, Qian Daoliu asked an unrelated question.

"There's nothing wrong with Xiao Nian's character. After all, we old fellows watched him grow up. But have you not considered Xiao Xue?"

"Then do you think those two children will get along well once Xiao Xue returns in the future?"

Qian Daoliu's words drifted further and further away from Golden Crocodile Douluo's original question, but after carefully considering their meaning, Golden Crocodile Douluo's eyes suddenly lit up.

"You want the two children to cultivate some feelings, so that once Xiao Nian grows up, he can assist Xiao Xue?"

Qian Daoliu stroked his beard and smiled without saying a word. His serene, inscrutable manner only made Golden Crocodile Douluo more certain of his own guess.

After Golden Crocodile Douluo left, Qian Daoliu walked to the window and looked down at Spirit Hall Academy at the foot of the mountain. His gaze seemed to pierce through the massive buildings and see the little one he cared about.

His meaningful words drifted slowly from his mouth, echoing through the entire hall:

"Hehe, how much farther can these old bones of mine accompany Xiao Xue? That child has been pitiful since she was young. As her grandfather, I must find someone to keep her company in the future."

Xu Peinian, at the foot of the mountain, was still challenging his weakness. Naturally, he could not hear the conversation between the two worshippers halfway up the mountain.

Otherwise, he would definitely have cursed aloud.

I treat you like my own grandfather, yet you want me to become your granddaughter's child husband?

The gifts of fate had long since been secretly marked with their price. It was just that Xu Peinian was still in the dark and knew nothing of it.