Killing the "Chicken" for Its Eggs

"No, no, no. I'm afraid my darling disciple might gain too much enlightenment. What if you reach level fifty right after absorbing your fourth Soul Ring?"

Bibi Dong watched Hu Liena teasingly. Hearing this, Hu Liena realized something too.

"Teacher, you're a peeper too!"

Those words gave Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, and the others quite a fright. What earth-shattering gossip had they just heard?

"Ahem, the rest of you may leave."

"Yes!"

The elders hurriedly cupped their hands and withdrew, afraid that a second's delay would get them killed to keep them quiet.

Hu Liena also realized she had spoken too freely and hastily covered her mouth.

"Come here, Nana. Let your teacher examine your body."

Yu Xiaogang shut himself in his room after breakfast.

Even the cafeteria auntie had dared to shout at him, dealing Yu Xiaogang a tremendous psychological blow.

He stared blankly into a bronze mirror, which reflected an old, ugly face. Some of his hair had turned white, too.

Wrinkles crisscrossed his face, and the corners of his mouth drooped. It was practically a zombie's face, repulsive from every angle.

What Su Ling had said yesterday stabbed into his heart like a thorn.

"Grandmaster Prolapse!"

"You've freeloaded at the academy for six years!"

"Trash!"

Yu Xiaogang slammed his fist onto the table. He panted heavily, his eyes bloodshot.

Those words reminded him of the people in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

"I heard the clan leader gave all the resources for this generation's newcomers to that useless son of his."

"I heard the clan leader's son awakened an unprecedented detached pig martial soul."

"Hahaha."

The more Yu Xiaogang thought about it, the more agitated he became.

"Just wait... once I get Tang Xiaosan... once I use her innate full Soul Power to father my child... once I prove it to everyone!"

He muttered to his reflection, his expression growing increasingly twisted.

An evil plan took shape in his mind.

He might be weak and know nothing about poison, but he had Hypnotic Fart!

"Heh heh, Su Ling, I'll show you what despair means!"

A knock suddenly came at the door.

"Who is it?"

No one answered.

Yu Xiaogang frowned and got up to open the door.

The door had barely opened a crack when a hand reached through and clamped precisely around his throat.

Yu Xiaogang's pupils abruptly contracted.

The newcomer wore a close-fitting, deep-black outfit and had a slender figure. A thin veil covered her face, but her eyes and figure alone made it clear.

She was unquestionably a goddess-level beauty.

*???* Yu Xiaogang's mind filled with question marks. I didn't order any home service?

"Y-you... who are you...?"

Ling Yuan did not answer.

She kicked the back of Yu Xiaogang's knee and pinned him facedown on the floor, pressing her knee against his back as she drew a rust-covered knife from behind her waist.

Yu Xiaogang's mind exploded with a buzz.

"What are you doing! This is an academy! Security! Security!"

Ling Yuan punched the back of his neck. Yu Xiaogang's vision went black, and the rest of his words were forcibly swallowed.

He lay on the floor, still conscious, but his voice was trapped in his throat, unable to emerge.

Ling Yuan flipped him over, her gaze sweeping over his waist as though she were looking at a heap of nauseating garbage.

Yu Xiaogang knew what she was about to do, but he was powerless to stop her.

No! Don't! My Little Xiaogang!!!

The knife descended, and Yu Xiaogang's eyes bulged so far they almost fell from their sockets.

Disgusted, Ling Yuan intended to sever it with a single stroke.

"Hm?"

Ling Yuan slashed at the five-centimeter mark, only to hit empty air!

Then she slashed again at the one-centimeter mark.

"Awooo~~"

Ling Yuan was so fast that Yu Xiaogang did not even feel any pain. He only felt a sudden chill below his waist, followed by an indescribable emptiness.

Although he felt no pain, Yu Xiaogang had witnessed the entire process and forcibly imagined the missing pain into existence.

Disgusted, Ling Yuan kicked Yu Xiaogang over and drove the Tetanus Blade into his buttocks with a backhanded thrust.

Ling Yuan looked down at Yu Xiaogang, who lay curled into a ball on the floor.

"I'll spare your life."

She turned and left the room, the door closing softly behind her.

The entire process had taken fewer than ten breaths.

"Grandmaster castrated himself!"

"Grandmaster castrated himself!" Afterward, Ling Yuan spent a few Gold Soul Coins to hire some children to spread the news throughout the school.

Holy Soul Village

By the time Su Ling arrived at Tang Hao's home, it was already afternoon.

The door stood ajar. Su Ling pushed it open, and the wooden door creaked, but Tang Hao did not wake.

A person lay on the crude wooden bed-Tang Hao!

He walked to the bedside and looked down at Tang Hao.

Tang Hao rolled over, mumbling something indistinctly. Su Ling leaned closer to listen.

"Give me back my Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone."

"Give me back my Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone."

Su Ling's brow twitched, and killing intent surged.

He and Ah Yin shared a connection of hearts and minds. The killing intent toward Tang Hao here belonged to both Su Ling and Ah Yin.

He straightened and, without further hesitation, summoned his Planet Martial Soul and pressed it onto Tang Hao.

Tang Hao's eyes snapped open.

His instincts as a Titled Douluo allowed him to sense danger even while drunk. He swiftly gathered Soul Power in his right hand and summoned the Clear Sky Hammer.

But Su Ling was faster.

The round stone was already pressing against Tang Hao's back, and no matter how he struggled, he could not break free.

At the same time, Blue Silver Emperor grew wildly outward from the Planet Martial Soul.

Blue Silver Emperor surged madly from the planet and wound around Tang Hao's limbs. These strands of Blue Silver Emperor were effectively bolstered by the vitality of an entire planet's worth of Blue Silver Emperor, making them incomparably tough.

Tang Hao struggled but could not break free!

"Who are you!"

Su Ling gave him no chance to speak. Blue Silver Emperor pierced Tang Hao's skin and burrowed into his flesh, forcibly extracting his Soul Bones while healing him.

The agony of having his Soul Bones stripped away made Tang Hao faint, only for the pain to wake him again moments later.

Tang Hao let out a muffled groan, his body suddenly going rigid.

Su Ling did not stop, continuing to direct Blue Silver Emperor toward other parts of his body.

The second bone.

The left leg.

The third bone.

The left arm.

The fourth bone.

The torso.

The fifth bone.

The skull.

The sixth bone.

Whenever a Soul Bone was stripped away, Blue Silver Emperor's healing power simultaneously surged into the wound. Tang Hao's body convulsed repeatedly amid the tug-of-war between excruciating pain and healing.

All six Soul Bones had been extracted.

Su Ling put the six Soul Bones into the cloth bag he carried, then lowered his head to glance at Tang Hao on the bed.

Tang Hao's face was as pale as paper, but all six wounds had healed without leaving even a scar. Even his old injuries had recovered.

However, Tang Hao's Soul Power had fallen to level eighty-five.

Tang Hao opened his eyes groggily. What he saw was a figure wearing a gray robe, a hood concealing most of his face.

"Who exactly are you?"

Su Ling did not answer.

"Don't leave yet. I can extract Tang Hao's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!"

Just as Su Ling was about to leave, Ah Yin called him back.

Then several more Blue Silver Emperor vines pierced Tang Hao's body.

Tang Hao felt his Soul Power and vitality draining rapidly. An hour later, Ah Yin held a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring in her hand and hugged Su Ling jubilantly.

By then, Tang Hao had passed out completely. His Soul Power had fallen to level seventy-nine, and his foundation had suffered severe damage. Although he did not have a single injury on his body, he would never be able to break through to Soul Douluo in this lifetime.

Su Ling intended to leave Tang Hao for Tang Xiaosan to deal with.

As Su Ling walked out of Holy Soul Village, a system notification sounded.

"Ding, congratulations, host. Mission complete."

"Tenfold stamina has been credited!"

"Ding, Qian Renxue has received a triple reward. Since issuing the reward normally would cause Su Ling to die of exhaustion in the future, it has automatically been adjusted to the Twelve-Winged Seraph External Soul Bone."

"The next mission is now being issued: help the Heaven Dou Emperor treat his injuries. Time limit: one year."

"This system is deeply moved by the host's efforts to save the dying and heal the wounded. Complete the mission to receive blue silver emperor hyper-evolution."