Parting
At the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, three people sat around a campfire, roasting meat over the flames, the grease dripping into the fire and sending up tiny sparks.
Tang Hao said he was going to get something and got up to walk into the depths of the woods.
Wang Xingyu sat by the fire, unfolding the fan and examining it from all angles. In addition to the characters for "poison" and "sword" that had appeared before, a powerful and vigorous character for "Hao" had now been added to the fan's surface. The more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became.
He's handsome.
Xiao Wu sat next to Tang San, hugging her knees with her arms, looking somewhat uncomfortable.
She glanced furtively in the direction Tang Hao had disappeared, then lowered her voice and asked Tang San, "Third Brother, is your father really Titled Douluo?"
"I'm sorry, Xiao Wu, I didn't tell you before," Tang San said apologetically. "My father is indeed Titled Douluo. You even met him in Holy Soul Village."
His words only made Xiao Wu's expression more tense. Titled Douluo, whom she had met in Holy Soul Village —didn't that mean he had already seen through her?
I was wondering before why the youngest Soul Emperor on the entire continent shared the same name as Third Brother's father, but it turns out they really are the same person!
Just as Wang Xingyu was about to explain, Tang Hao returned. He strode to the campfire, handed Wang Xingyu a box, and said, "Here."
Wang Xingyu took the box with both hands and opened it. Inside lay a blue Soul Bone, shaped like a medal with outstretched wings, gleaming with a warm luster in the firelight.
"What is this?" Tang San asked.
Tang Hao sat down opposite the campfire, the firelight flickering on his face.
"This is your mother's Soul Bone." His voice was a few decibels lower than usual. "I originally wanted to leave it to you—but Little Yu is more suitable."
Tang San was stunned for a moment.
He looked at the blue Soul Bone in the box, reached out, and gently touched the edge of the bone with his fingertips—his mother's Soul Bone.
He only knew from Wang Xingyu's account that she was the mother of the Blue Silver Emperor in human form.
"It's okay, Dad. I already have a right leg bone, and it fits me perfectly."
After hearing this, Tang Hao rolled his eyes at Wang Xingyu without any expression.
Wang Xingyu held the box, his smile somewhat awkward. He coughed lightly and tucked the box closer to his chest, but he couldn't suppress his joy—after waiting so long, he had finally received it.
And even though you're heartbroken now, you'll definitely have to shout, "Rise, my love!" in the end!
Xiao Wu whispered, repeating, "Third Brother's mother's Soul Bone..." She looked up, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Third Brother, who is your mother?"
Unexpectedly, it wasn't Tang San who answered her, but Tang Hao. "Yes." His voice was flat, as if he were talking about something that happened many years ago, "Little San's mother is Soul Beast. So I won't interfere with you."
Xiao Wu was quite surprised. Her shoulders relaxed slightly, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes. She took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.
She turned to face Tang San and Wang Xingyu, her voice slightly nervous, but her tone exceptionally firm.
"Third Brother, Xingyu —actually, I'm also Soul Beast Transformation."
Her chest rose and fell slightly as she said this.
She expected to see two surprised faces, or hear surprised questions, but nothing happened.
Tang San simply reached out and gently patted her head. "It's alright. We already knew. So that's why you were nervous."
Xiao Wu's mouth gaped open, her eyes widened, and her expression changed from tense to shocked. "Huh? When did you find out?"
Wang Xingyu said flippantly, "Someone dares to call a dead tortoise a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. What do you think?"
Tang San chuckled and continued, "Once my Purple Demon Eye are upgraded to the Mustard Seed Realm, I'll be able to see it. You have the phantom of the Soft Bone Rabbit on you."
"Oh, so you two have been keeping this from me all along!" Xiao Wu pretended to be angry, putting her hands on her hips, but she couldn't hold back for the next second, her lips curling into a wide smile. "So we're still brothers and sisters?"
Tang San nodded. "Mm!"
Wang Xingyu nodded as well. "Mm!"
Tang Hao looked at the three children without saying a word, stood up and walked to a large tree not far away. He sat down with his back against the trunk, took out a gourd of wine, and took a swig.
Xiao Wu suddenly remembered something and sighed, "It's a pity that Fatty and the others still have a long way to go back to Heaven Dou City, otherwise I really wanted to celebrate with everyone. We still have to wait five years."
Wang Xingyu thought for a moment, "Let's give them a surprise in five years!"
"Good!"
Tang San looked at Wang Xingyu and asked, "Xingyu, I'm level 49 now, almost level 50. What do you think is a good Fifth Soul Ring to choose?"
"Let Uncle Hao help you awaken your Fifth Soul Ring first."
Tang San nodded and didn't ask any further questions.
Not far away, Tang Hao turned around, the firelight casting a clear contrast of light and shadow on half of his face. He looked at Tang San, his voice resolute. "Little San, for the next period of time, you will need to undergo special training with me until I am satisfied."
Tang San asked, "Shall we go together, the three of us?"
Tang Hao leaned against a tree trunk, his tone casual. "It's up to you guys, but I'll only train you."
Wang Xingyu shook his head. "Little San, you stay here and train with Uncle Hao. Xiao Wu and I also need to improve our skills."
Xiao Wu paused for a moment, then pointed to herself. "Huh? Me too?"
"Of course there is. Otherwise, you just want to go back to the Star Dou Great Forest to play with the Titan Giant Ape?" Wang Xingyu glanced at her.
Xiao Wu smiled guiltily—that was really what she thought.
Tang San looked at the two of them, "So we have to part ways?"
Wang Xingyu nodded. Xiao Wu's smile gradually faded. Since Notting Junior Academy, the three of them had hardly been apart.
For a moment, I felt quite sad.
"It's alright, it's not like we'll never see each other again," Wang Xingyu broke the silence. "We'll just each go and improve our strength. Let's cultivate diligently and strive to show each other a different side next time we meet."
Tang San and Xiao Wu nodded.
"When will we meet again?" Xiao Wu asked.
"Maybe around four years," Wang Xingyu said.
The fourth year should be when Tang San comes out of the Slaughter City.
"Xingyu, where are we going?"
Wang Xingyu did not answer immediately. He was organizing his thoughts in his mind.
He was following the path of the Blue Silver Grass of the Life System, and the path was very clear— the Goddess of Life. However, the Goddess of Life's true form Ancient Tree of Life, was in the Divine Realm, so he couldn't directly go to the Divine Realm to seek her inheritance.
Therefore, we need to find the place where the Goddess of Life inherited her legacy. The Sea God God's legacy is on Sea God Island, and the legacies of the Asura God and Rakshasa God are in the Slaughter City. Each deity's legacy corresponds to a certain place in the human world.
The legacy of the Goddess of Life must also be hidden somewhere.
He looked up and turned to Tang Hao: "Uncle Hao, do you know any places where the life force is particularly strong?"
Tang Hao thought for a moment, then shook his head. "I've never seen a place like this before."
Wang Xingyu then looked at Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu frowned and shook her head as well, "I haven't seen it either... but Da Ming and Er Ming might know! They are my Soul Beast friends, and they've lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for tens of thousands of years. They should have heard of any strange places on the continent."
"Then it seems we'll have to ask them later." Wang Xingyu nodded.
If they can't find it, they'll have to wait until Tang San becomes a god before they can figure something out. Tonight will be their last night together; they'll go their separate ways tomorrow morning.