Not as Good as a Soul Beast

Because the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was heading in their direction.

Very soon,

everyone spotted the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

"It's around seven meters long, with pale red wings. This is a Thousand Year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, probably between thirteen hundred and eighteen hundred years old. Its age and attributes are just right," Tang San explained, then turned back. "Oscar, you're lucky. It suits you well."

"Wow! Xiao San, you even know that?" Oscar said happily.

"Mm. This snake isn't very strong offensively, but the one thing we need to watch out for is that it can fly and it's fast. It won't be easy to catch, so don't let it get away."

As Tang San spoke,

Oscar, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun moved a little closer.

"Feng Yang may not help us, so we can only rely on ourselves."

"Mm."

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun both nodded.

Showing their agreement.

"No matter what, he's still a teacher. Even a monk rings the bell for a day if he stays in the temple for a day. He wouldn't rather let the soul beast escape than kill a soul ring for me, would he?" Oscar said quietly.

"Hmph." Tang San snorted. "That's hard to say."

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Xiao Wu also glanced at Feng Yang's retreating figure.

That was right. It really was hard to say.

He threatened me behind everyone's backs and made me eat his sausage. What wouldn't he do?

Tang San quickly assigned their tasks.

"Prepare for battle!"

"Ah! So fast!" Oscar exclaimed.

Xiao Wu leaped up directly, meeting the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent as it charged toward them at high speed.

"Hiss—"

The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent flicked out its tongue and lunged in to bite her.

Whoosh, whoosh—

Xiao Wu nimbly dodged and counterattacked with a kick, but the creature was quite agile as well.

"Master, should we help them?" Seeing that they had already begun fighting, Zhu Zhuqing asked.

"Hmph." Ning Rongrong crossed her arms and cast a sidelong glance at them. "After the way they talked about Master behind his back, we shouldn't help them."

"But they're killing this soul ring for Oscar, and Oscar likes you," Zhu Zhuqing said.

"Who wants him to like me? Besides, last time I asked him to stand with me against Dai Mubai, he refused. I hope he ends up without a soul ring to use," Ning Rongrong said, not forgetting to add a curse.

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Ning Rongrong looked pure and immaculate, noble and kind, like an angel, but her heart was truly dark.

In contrast, Zhu Zhuqing looked cold, but she was warm beneath that icy exterior.

After a round of fighting,

Dai Mubai seized the right moment and unleashed his soul skill, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave.

Yet he was knocked to the ground by the charging Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent shot into the sky, intending to flee.

Tang San used Bind, enveloping the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent within it.

"Fatty, now!"

Ma Hongjun spewed flames.

Boom!

The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was quite intelligent. When this path was blocked, it changed routes.

With flames pursuing it, it still chose to race along the ground.

It was about to slip away in another direction.

In the end, Feng Yang made his move.

Boom—

A wall of blue flames rapidly blazed up.

The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent wanted to escape so badly that it was moving too fast to stop itself.

It plunged headfirst into the Blue Flame Fire Wall.

That temperature was no joke.

Almost instantly, it was trapped in the middle.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

The heat seemed capable of melting it alive. The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's entire body swayed violently from side to side. Just hearing its cries was enough to feel some of its misery.

In only a few seconds,

the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent fainted from the overwhelming heat, and its movements grew weaker and weaker.

At the same time,

Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Xiao Wu were all stunned.

"He, he..."

"He actually helped!"

After their surprise,

Tang San and the others quickly came to their senses.

"Hmph, he probably only acted because he wouldn't be able to explain himself when we got back."

"He doesn't truly want to help us."

"That's right."

They muttered among themselves, not daring to speak too loudly.

After all, they knew Feng Yang's temperament. If Feng Yang found out they dared discuss him like this, a beating would be the least of it.

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Even Xiao Wu could no longer stand listening to them.

"Maybe, just as he acts like a proper teacher, Master isn't pretending to be one. Naturally, he isn't pretending to be a teacher either, right?"

These ungrateful wolves could never be raised properly. They really were worse than soul beasts.

Tang San immediately grew displeased and looked at Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Wu, don't tell me you've gone soft?"

"N-no."

Tang San's expression darkened.

"Good. He has to die!"

He growled through clenched teeth in a low voice.

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By now, Tang San and the others knew Xiao Wu's plan.

Xiao Wu had lied to them, saying that Soul Guiding Incense could attract powerful soul beasts, and when the time came, Feng Yang would be in trouble.

But now, Xiao Wu had completely stopped wanting to kill Feng Yang.

The reason she still intended to proceed was simply to have the Titan Giant Ape come and help her threaten Feng Yang, letting him know that she had someone backing her too, so he would stop trying to bully her all the time.

Of course, it would be even better if Feng Yang could kneel and lick her toes.

"You lot!" Feng Yang looked at the five of them. "Stop whispering behind people's backs. Show some backbone and prove what you can do."

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Tang San and Dai Mubai both clenched their fists.

Showing off in front of us again, huh?

Let's see how long you can keep acting smug!

"Oscar, come absorb your soul ring," Feng Yang said.

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Oscar walked over stiffly.

He still felt somewhat guilty.

"Okay, Feng Yang." Feeling that it was a little impolite, Oscar hurriedly added two words. "Teacher."

Before Oscar could pierce the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's fleshy crest,

Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran finally arrived.

"Master!!"

Meng Yiran shouted excitedly and ran right up to them.

Master?!

Another disciple?

Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, and the others were all somewhat dumbfounded and began whispering again.

"Just how many disciples does Feng Yang have?"

"Have you noticed? All the disciples he takes are women."

"Hmph, just as expected! He really is a lecher!"

"It's a pity Zhuqing doesn't understand my good intentions and keeps defending him everywhere!"

After Feng Yang looked over,

he nodded to Chao Tianxiang as a greeting.

"Master, this Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent is mine," Meng Yiran said.

That one sentence

made them all look at each other.

It felt like it was over.

Given the friction between them, Feng Yang would definitely give the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent to Meng Yiran.

Especially since they were in no position to interrupt.

After all, Meng Yiran kept calling him Master.

And Feng Yang had captured the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent in the end, so naturally he had the final say.

Dai Mubai gritted his teeth and patted Oscar on the shoulder.

"If you have to blame someone, blame us for being too weak to take down the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent ourselves."

Oscar: "."

Chao Tianxiang was advanced in years, after all.

She understood Feng Yang's predicament. As their teacher, it would not be appropriate for him to openly favor Yiran.

She stepped forward as well.

"Feng Yang, you don't need to make things difficult for yourself. Actually, we found this snake first," Chao Tianxiang said.