Chapter 178 Tang San: Devouring, I Can Do It Too
Tang San came to find Xiao Wu and told her about being conferred as a Count and his plan to go to the forest center.
"Brother, congratulations on obtaining a noble status."
Tang San smiled dismissively.
"Actually, official titles aren't that important to me. It's just that having this status makes it more convenient for me to craft the Zhuge Divine Crossbow and those Hidden Weapon."
"It's a pity that Titan Grandpa and Tai Long from the Strength Clan are no longer here; otherwise, they would definitely have been able to help you."
Mentioning the Strength Clan ignited a ball of fury in Tang San's heart, his eyes releasing sharp light.
"The entire Strength Clan was wiped out, and Long Chen is inextricably linked to it. One day, I will tear him into pieces to avenge Titan Grandpa and Tai Long."
"Brother, I believe you can do it."
Xiao Wu also hated Long Chen to the bone, because Long Chen had killed her best friends in the forest, Da Ming and Er Ming.
Tang San said with certainty:
"Xiao Wu, as hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts, Da Ming and Er Ming possessed massive energy; their bodies might have already been devoured by Long Chen. After we kill Long Chen, we will be able to retrieve the Soul Bones left behind by Da Ming and Er Ming, and then you will be able to feel their presence."
"Yes, we will definitely kill him!"
Thinking of how Da Ming and Er Ming had died without complete bodies, Xiao Wu felt even more enraged.
She calmed her emotions and asked:
"Brother, when do you plan to go to the Star Dou Forest center? I want to go with you all. I am more familiar with the terrain of the forest center and can provide help."
"In these next two days. We will go together then."
Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong would all accompany Tang San to the forest center.
Tang San was not at ease leaving Xiao Wu alone at Shrek Academy.
After Tang San completed the Fusion with the hundred-thousand-year right leg Soul Bone left by his mother, he gained the ability to fly.
He believed that even if they encountered danger in the forest center, he could take Xiao Wu and escape in time.
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The night was deep and quiet, with only the occasional cry of night birds breaking the silence of the sky.
Tang San's figure, like ghost, quietly infiltrated Guangan Hall.
Inside Guangan Hall, Shopkeeper Liu had finished his busy day of work and was hunched over the counter calculating something.
Tang San approached silently, his eyes flashing with cold light.
"Are you Shopkeeper Liu?"
Hearing the voice, Shopkeeper Liu looked up and was immediately startled.
The medical clinic was already closed, and the front door was shut.
Yet the young man before him had appeared without a sound.
Clearly, he was not an ordinary person, but a Soul Master.
"Who are you? What do you want?"
Shopkeeper Liu asked stammeringly, his voice carrying obvious tremors.
Tang San did not answer, only staring at him coldly.
The External Soul Bone Eight Spider Lances slowly emerged from his back, flashing with eerie black light and emitting a heart-palpitating chill.
Seeing this, Shopkeeper Liu's face turned deathly pale instantly, his body retreating involuntarily.
Tang San did not want to waste time and spoke straightforwardly:
"Tell me about the process of Long Chen learning medicine here back then. I want the truth. If there is even half a lie, I will make sure you die without a burial place!"
Looking at the eight spider legs with barbs, Shopkeeper Liu trembled in fear.
"Spare me, Soul Master! I will tell you everything you want to know without holding anything back."
Subsequently, Shopkeeper Liu narrated the story.
He told Tang San that Long Chen had come to his medical clinic back then mainly to learn how to develop detoxifying pills, especially for snake venom, and had a strong interest in this area.
Long Chen had also given him many rare medicinal herbs, precious items that could only be found in the Soul Beast Forest.
After hearing this, Tang San's brows furrowed slightly.
He pondered to himself, why would Long Chen be so concerned about detoxifying snake venom?
According to the timeline, Long Chen had already started learning detoxification knowledge before meeting Dugu Yan; it seemed he had learned it specifically for meeting Dugu Yan.
Moreover, Tang San knew all the medicinal herbs that Shopkeeper Liu mentioned.
They indeed only appeared in the Soul Beast Forest, and several of them could only grow in tropical environments.
Although the Star Dou Great Forest was warm and humid all year round, it was not suitable for the growth of such medicinal herbs.
Tang San's heart stirred, vaguely feeling that the place where Long Chen found the Immortal Herb might not be the Star Dou Great Forest, but the Sunset Forest with its higher temperatures.
"People from Spirit Hall have gone to the Star Dou Forest to search for Immortal Herbs but found nothing. Yue Guan is a person who loves flowers and would definitely be able to identify Immortal Herbs; even he did not find them, let alone others. Could it be that the Jade Phosphorus Serpent Venom Array in the Star Dou Forest was deliberately set up by Dugu Bo to divert attention?"
Thinking of this, Tang San's heart was suddenly shocked.
He instantly realized that everything Dugu Bo and Long Chen had done was very likely a carefully arranged smokescreen.
Behind those seemingly casual actions, there might be hidden, ulterior motives.
"So that's how it is, so that's how it is! Long Chen, I have finally discovered your secret, hahaha~"
Tang San couldn't help but sneer, his laughter carrying a hint of complacency and ruthlessness.
Seeing this, Shopkeeper Liu was even more terrified.
He trembled, pleading in a weak voice:
"Soul Master, I am just an ordinary physician. Teaching Long Chen medicine was something from several years ago. I haven't seen him in these past few years, please let me go..."
Facing Shopkeeper Liu's pleas, Tang San's eyes suddenly became incomparably cold.
"You must have heard of the things Long Chen has done, right? He used evil Spirit Abilities to devour many Soul Masters; he is simply a heinous villain. Moreover, many people have died unjustly because of him. Regardless, you can be considered one of his teachers. You share the credit for teaching such an evil Disciple. You should rightfully bear a portion of the sins he has committed."
Saying this, Tang San slowly raised two spider lances flashing with cold light, and violently stabbed toward the defenseless, terrified old man before him.
Shopkeeper Liu only managed to let out a weak scream before feeling his life force being rapidly drained.
His body began to wither, his face pale as paper.
In a moment, Shopkeeper Liu turned into a bloodless dried corpse, lying quietly on the ground.
Tang San retracted the Eight Spider Lances and looked at the dried corpse before him without the slightest pity or guilt.
It seemed that this result could not fully satisfy the anger and hatred in his heart.
"Long Chen, what is so great about you? Isn't it just possessing the ability to devour? I, Tang San, have it too!"
Tang San gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing with crazy light.
"Long Chen, if I am lucky enough to obtain those Immortal Herbs, my strength will definitely not be inferior to yours! I will let you know what the consequences are for offending me!"
Thinking of being humiliated by Long Chen time and time again, as well as the deaths of his father, Da Ming, and Er Ming, Tang San's heart was filled with endless anger and jealousy.
He vowed to kill everyone Long Chen cared about to torture Long Chen and make him feel pain.
Tang San had also thought about using Shopkeeper Liu as a hostage to threaten Long Chen.
But thinking that Long Chen was also a ruthless person who might not do as he wished, he simply killed Shopkeeper Liu.
Tang San set fire to Guangan Hall and then turned and disappeared into the night.