The Still "Unstable" Golden Iron Triangle

Why did Yu Xiaogang harbor such hostility toward Spirit Hall?

The reason was obviously simple: he had been driven out of Spirit Hall, and his dream of evolving the Luo Sanpao Soul and shedding the label of useless had been utterly shattered.

If Spirit Hall had merely politely asked him to leave without damaging the reputation he had painstakingly built as a Martial Soul Theory master in the Soul Master World, that would have been one thing.

In that case, Yu Xiaogang might even have felt some guilt toward Spirit Hall.

After all, he knew the truth better than anyone. Even he himself did not believe that the many Martial Soul Theories he had put forth were researched by him alone.

Since his Martial Soul Theories had either been directly or indirectly plagiarized from Spirit Hall, it was only natural for him to feel guilty toward Spirit Hall, the aggrieved party.

Unfortunately, Yu Xiaogang had been violently expelled from Spirit Hall by Qian Xunji.

And before being expelled, he had suffered inhuman torture—not only physically, but mentally as well.

The agony of having his eggs smashed was not something every man could endure.

At least, although Yu Xiaogang's injuries had long since been healed by a Support-Type Soul Master with healing soul skills,

whenever the night was quiet, Yu Xiaogang would still wake from nightmares, reliving the brutal torture he had suffered, especially the pain of having his eggs smashed.

It had practically left that part of Yu Xiaogang dysfunctional.

As a man, Yu Xiaogang naturally loathed Spirit Hall to the core.

Not to mention that after driving him out, Spirit Hall had completely destroyed the reputation he had spent years building in the Soul Master World, turning him into a laughingstock.

After being expelled from Spirit Hall, Yu Xiaogang's dream of evolving the Luo Sanpao Soul and shedding the label of useless had already been shattered.

Now, Spirit Hall had destroyed the only remaining way he had to prove himself and reclaim his dignity.

Thus, Yu Xiaogang had completely come to regard Spirit Hall as his lifelong enemy!

In front of Liu Erlong and Flender, Yu Xiaogang had often slandered Spirit Hall and spoken ill of it.

"A Titled Douluo!"

Meanwhile, after the berserk Flame Earthwalking Dragon had been subdued by Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, Flender and Liu Erlong were filled with shock when they looked toward Su Mo's group and noticed Ghost Douluo.

As the most powerful beings in the current Soul Master World, Titled Douluo were not figures just anyone could encounter. At the very least, neither Liu Erlong nor Flender had ever seen one before.

Moreover, Ghost Douluo Gui Mei and Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan had only recently advanced to Titled Douluo.

Although Spirit Hall had already announced their titles, neither had appeared much outside Spirit City, so almost no one in the Soul Master World recognized them.

At any rate, neither Flender nor Liu Erlong realized that Su Mo's group came from Spirit Hall.

"Thank you for helping us, the three of you. Otherwise, we might have been in danger!"

After the berserk Blazing Sun Earthwalking Dragon had been subdued by Ghost Douluo, Flender, as the Big Brother, looked at Su Mo's group and spoke with great gratitude.

"You should deal with this Blazing Sun Earthwalking Dragon first. We can talk about thanks afterward."

Su Mo's group remained quite indifferent to Flender's gratitude. Su Mo replied in a faint, slightly cold voice.

"Alright, then please wait a moment, the three of you!"

Flender gave an awkward smile.

After expressing his thanks to Su Mo's group, Flender immediately had Third Sister Liu Erlong make her move and kill the ten-thousand-year Flame Earthwalking Dragon.

This ten-thousand-year Flame Earthwalking Dragon had originally been the Soul Beast they had chosen for Liu Erlong to break through to Soul King.

Liu Erlong did not stand on ceremony.

After dismissing the Three-in-One Spirit Fusion Skill—Golden Sacred Dragon, Liu Erlong swiftly attacked and killed the Blazing Sun Earthwalking Dragon, which was struggling and roaring furiously beneath the control of the Ghost Shadow Earthly Pool Hand.

As the Blazing Sun Earthwalking Dragon became a corpse, its enormous body crashed to the ground, making the earth tremble as countless tiny stones and gray-brown dust scattered in all directions.

As innumerable black motes continuously drifted out from the Blazing Sun Earthwalking Dragon's corpse and gathered above it into a Soul Ring,

Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang walked toward Su Mo's group.

Naturally, Flender and Liu Erlong were both quite enthusiastic. Only Yu Xiaogang trailed behind them, his expression as ugly as if his mother had died.

Then again, Yu Xiaogang did not seem to have a mother in his heart anyway.

"Honored Titled Douluo, and the two of you, thank you for lending us a hand just now. Otherwise, the three of us might have been in danger."

After arriving before Su Mo's group, Flender looked at the three of them. As the eldest, he was the smoothest and most mature of the trio. With a smile, he first respectfully bowed to Gui Mei, then bowed toward Yue Guan and Su Mo as well.

"No need to thank us. Whenever we of Spirit Hall see any Soul Master in danger, we choose to lend a hand."

This time, Yue Guan and Gui Mei did not respond to Flender's thanks. Instead, Su Mo extended a hand and answered calmly.

"You're from Spirit Hall?"

Hearing Su Mo say that the three of them were from Spirit Hall, Flender and Liu Erlong both revealed looks of surprise.

But soon, Flender shook his head with a somewhat helpless, amused smile.

"No wonder. I was wondering why we were so lucky as to happen upon a Titled Douluo, and this Your Excellency's Martial Soul did not seem to be one famous in the Soul Master World. Now that I know this Your Excellency is from Spirit Hall, it makes sense."

"Hmph! What a performance!"

Behind them, seeing that Flender and Liu Erlong had both been deceived by Spirit Hall's hypocritical facade, Yu Xiaogang snorted coldly inwardly.

Though he now hated Spirit Hall to the bone, Yu Xiaogang still had some sense and did not voice all the dissatisfaction in his heart.

"By the way, Your Excellency, are you here to hunt Soul Beasts as well? May I ask what Soul Beast you wish to hunt? Perhaps we can help you."

After Flender finished speaking, Liu Erlong glanced at Su Mo. A hearty smile appeared on her beautiful yet valiant face as she asked.

Because Gui Mei had helped them, and because Yu Xiaogang had only known Liu Erlong and Flender for a little over a year,

although the three had quickly become close friends due to the Three-in-One Spirit Fusion Skill,

they had been Sworn Siblings for less than half a year. Therefore, Yu Xiaogang had not yet told them about the Love Hurt he had suffered, nor had he made Liu Erlong and Flender hate Spirit Hall as deeply as he did.

Since Yu Xiaogang only occasionally showed his disgust toward Spirit Hall, Liu Erlong and Flender had not yet been influenced by him and still had a fairly positive impression of Spirit Hall.

After all, both of them were commoner Soul Masters and had received quite a few benefits from Spirit Hall.

Thus, after receiving Su Mo's group's help, Liu Erlong also wanted to express her gratitude to them, so she proactively offered to see whether they could help the three find a Soul Beast.