Promise Me You Won't Sacrifice Your Soul Ring, No Matter What?

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Xiao Wu hesitated.

Thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have a point!

If he truly coveted her Soul Ring, why would he come speak to her alone?

Shouldn't he be spreading the news far and wide instead?

With that thought, Xiao Wu temporarily put aside her doubts.

She decided to let this guy go first and see what he could possibly say!

Xiao Wu slowly loosened her thighs, and Chen Feng rose from the ground.

His white clothes were covered in quite a bit of dirt.

But he did not care in the slightest. He casually brushed himself off before speaking.

"Do you believe me now?"

"I'll believe you for now, but I won't let down my guard!" Xiao Wu said with a serious expression.

Chen Feng's gaze turned strange.

Luckily, this dumb rabbit had run into him. If it had been someone else, she probably would have been tricked out of her Soul Ring!

And willingly at that—she would have helped count the money after being swindled!

"Don't worry. I said I wouldn't betray you." Chen Feng smiled. "But you need to agree to one condition as well."

At that, Xiao Wu snorted. "Hmph! Soul Masters really are the worst. I knew you had bad intentions!"

As she spoke, she actually prepared to use those deadly legs again.

Seeing this, Chen Feng hurriedly said, "Why are you in such a rush? Don't you want to hear my condition?"

"Then say it." Xiao Wu looked at him warily, having already made up her mind.

The moment this guy made any excessive demand, she would snap his neck immediately!

Chen Feng slowly said, "Promise me that, no matter what happens, you must never sacrifice your own Soul Ring!"

"Huh?" This time, Xiao Wu was the one taken aback.

She had thought Chen Feng would make some outrageous demand!

Yet he said something like that?

Don't let me sacrifice my Soul Ring?

What did that mean?

Did she look like that kind of person... that kind of rabbit?

"I'll take that as a yes!"

Not giving Xiao Wu time to hesitate, Chen Feng made the decision for her.

He had his reasons for making this request.

Chen Feng disdained making excessive demands.

But he could not keep a rabbit's secret for nothing, so he settled for the next best thing: ensuring Tang San's opportunity was cut off!

And the chances of success were quite high!

Sure enough, after coming back to her senses, Xiao Wu asked tentatively,

"Are you sure that's your only condition?"

"Yes." Chen Feng looked serious.

"Then I agree!" Xiao Wu nodded, then added fiercely,

"If I find out you leaked it, I'll definitely snap your neck!"

Chen Feng solemnly said, "It's a deal."

If I really wanted to expose you, would I have let you find me?

It seemed that the simple-minded instincts accumulated over a hundred thousand years as a soul beast were truly difficult to change!

The two of them continued walking down the road.

After a moment, Xiao Wu's expression suddenly changed.

"Where are we going?"

They had already finished talking, so why were they not heading back to the academy?

Chen Feng turned around and met Xiao Wu's large, wary eyes. He could not help but laugh.

What kind of look was that?

It was as if I were... leading you to a barbecue rack!

"Of course we're getting something to eat while we're out!" Chen Feng said irritably.

It was almost noon. Wasn't this girl hungry?

"Oh." Xiao Wu responded quietly, though who knew what she was thinking.

Soon, the two entered the small village.

Chen Feng looked around before his gaze settled on a teenage boy and girl ahead.

Heh heh, found you!

Xiao Ye Kun!

As Chen Feng and Xiao Wu approached, they heard the young man and woman arguing heatedly.

The girl looked around fourteen or fifteen, brimming with youthful vitality.

She wore simple clothes and looked like the child of a nearby villager.

The boy, meanwhile, was chubby, with short red hair, tiny eyes, and two little rat-like whiskers above his lips.

He looked especially ridiculous.

"Ma Hongjun, can you stop coming to see me?" the girl said disdainfully.

"Why? Cui Hua, haven't I treated you well?" the boy pressed.

Cui Hua's cheeks reddened slightly. "We're not suited for each other. I really can't stand you!"

Who would have thought that the boy called Ma Hongjun would fly into a rage?

"How can you not stand me? If you want to break up with me, then do it with me one more time first!"

As he spoke, he reached out to grab her.

Seeing that the timing was about right, Chen Feng suddenly shouted,

"Hey! Let go of that girl! Let me... see who's so shameless!"

The chubby Ma Hongjun froze on the spot and turned to look.

When he saw Xiao Wu's sweet and adorable appearance, his eyes lit up. Smacking his lips, he said,

"What a pretty girl!"

Then Ma Hongjun looked at Chen Feng and said,

"What? You want to trade your girlfriend? Fine! I agree!"

"Trade your damn grandma!" Chen Feng's face darkened.

Was this little fatty trying to die?

When Xiao Wu heard him call her Chen Feng's girlfriend, her face also flushed hot.

But when she thought of what he said afterward, she immediately took Chen Feng's side and angrily snapped,

"You little hooligan! At your age, you should be learning properly, yet you dare say something like that in broad daylight!"

With that, she strode over and shielded the girl behind her.

Ma Hongjun glared at Chen Feng and shouted,

"This has nothing to do with you. Get lost while you still can, or don't blame me for turning nasty!"

Chen Feng's eyes turned cold as he slowly said, "You really deserve to die."

Without another word, he raised a hand and pointed.

An incomparably sharp sword aura shot forth, heading straight for the little fatty's dantian.

Ma Hongjun reacted quickly. He immediately crouched and raised both arms to block.

Bang!

With a strange sound, the little fatty's arms spasmed and fell limp at his sides.

Chen Feng's gaze was unfriendly. If not for his consideration of Shrek Academy, this little fatty would already be dead!

Yet even so, Ma Hongjun continued to shout,

"So that's it! You're a Soul Master! No wonder you dared meddle in my business!"

Then he roared, "Phoenix Martial Soul, possess me!"

As the words fell, a violet-red light surged out from Ma Hongjun's body, and his short hair began to grow longer.

Two yellow Soul Rings rose up, while his hands turned into birdlike claws.

The temperature around them rose sharply as well!

"Heh." Chen Feng sneered. "This is a phoenix? Anyone who didn't know better would think it was Xiao Ye Kun!"

Ma Hongjun looked utterly ridiculous now.

His hair stood high in the air, his body was round, and his feathers were bright red and purple.

His outrageous appearance rivaled that of some over-the-top street punk.

Xiao Wu burst out laughing, unable to stop.

"Hahaha, well said!"

Hearing Chen Feng's mockery, Ma Hongjun seemed like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, flying into a furious rage.

"Ahhh! It's too late to beg for mercy now!"

The next second, his first Soul Ring lit up. He opened his mouth and spat out a violet-red flame straight at Xiao Wu.

Chen Feng frowned deeply. This guy truly had no shame!

With a flick of his finger, a streak of sword aura shot out, and the flames were extinguished outright.

Under the Heavenly Dao, all energy would revert to its most primitive form: Soul Power.

Including flames!

At that moment, Ma Hongjun activated his second soul skill: Phoenix Rebirth from Fire.

In an instant, purple flames coiled around his entire body, making him look like a man of fire.

Without pausing, he strode toward Chen Feng.

"You think you deserve such a pretty girl? I'll roast you like a chicken!"