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Early morning.
A carriage departed from Wuhun City, heading towards Notting City.
Ning Bai was the only one on board.
He had decided to hone his skills, so he hadn't brought any attendants. Whether Bibi Dong had secretly sent people to protect him, he didn't know.
The environment of the Douluo Continent was incredibly beautiful.
The air was pleasant.
The scenery was stunning.
It was far better than the smog-filled, polluted environment of his previous life.
It seemed quite nice to spend his life here with the goddess of Douluo.
Ning Bai thought idly, and before he knew it, he had completely integrated into the Douluo Continent.
The carriage wasn't moving fast. About ten days later, he arrived at the Soul Hunting Forest near Notting City.
The Soul Hunting Forest was a high-level area of the Empire, requiring an Imperial Token to enter.
As the Holy Son of the Wuhun Hall, Ning Bai possessed the Empire's highest-level token, so entering the Soul Hunting Forest was naturally no problem.
As for why he wanted to cross the Soul Hunting Forest to go to Notting City, there were two reasons:
First, it was closer.
Second, he could enjoy the scenery along the way.
Just as Ning Bai was about to cross the Soul Hunter Forest, a sudden explosion came from ahead.
Boom...
Hmm?
Soul Masters are fighting ahead?
Ning Bai sensed the energy fluctuations; they weren't strong.
He could go check it out and see if he could pick off any stragglers.
He put away his sniper rifle and tiptoed towards the source of the explosion.
A moment later,
a stench filled the air, making Ning Bai frown.
What was that smell?
Why was it so foul? It
was so pungent.
He endured the stench and continued forward.
He quickly arrived at the location of the energy fluctuations and looked up.
It was them!
Ning Bai froze.
In the center of the battle were an old man, a young boy, and a Mandragora snake.
The old man was naturally Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang was unkempt and disheveled, looking no different from a grumpy old man.
He lay on the ground, severely injured, clearly poisoned by the Mandragora snake.
The young boy was naturally Tang San.
At this moment, Tang San was using his Tang Sect techniques to subdue the Mandragora Snake. After the Mandragora Snake died, a yellow spirit ring appeared beside it.
"Little San."
"Do you believe in your master's theory?"
Yu Xiaogang, lying on the ground, raised his head and glanced at Tang San, his voice somewhat weak.
Tang San spoke with a firm and earnest expression: "Of course I believe."
"Good, good..."
"Then you will be the first practitioner of my theory! Go and absorb the four-hundred-year-old Mandragora Snake's spirit ring."
"My theory must be correct..."
Although Yu Xiaogang was already poisoned, his eyes still shone brightly.
The moment to witness a miracle had arrived. My
theory, Yu Xiaogang's theory, must be correct.
I can definitely teach an excellent disciple to prove my theory.
"Okay, teacher."
Tang San had just sat cross-legged and was absorbing the spirit ring according to Yu Xiaogang's instructions
when suddenly a whooshing sound came from ahead.
Then a young man dressed in an elegant white cheongsam appeared.
The young man had a very good temperament.
Very noble.
However, his face was covered, and his appearance could not be seen.
"Who are you?"
"The Mandragora Serpent is my trophy, leave!"
Feeling the intense pressure emanating from Ning Bai, Tang San trembled slightly.
Who exactly is this person?
Why is he giving me such pressure?
A Great Soul Master? A Soul Venerable?
Or something else?
Because Ning Bai hadn't revealed his Soul Rings, Tang San couldn't tell his strength.
But in any case, he was very strong.
"Don't worry."
"I have no interest in your Mandragora Serpent."
Hearing Ning Bai's words, Tang San immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he wasn't being forced to steal his Soul Rings.
A Soul Master absorbing Soul Rings cannot abruptly stop absorbing them, otherwise, they will definitely suffer a backlash.
If the other party was after the Mandragora Serpent, Tang San would have no choice but to fight to the death.
But...
the next moment, Tang San's expression suddenly turned extremely ugly.
Ning Bai was holding a curved blade with a hook, resembling the tool used by eunuchs in ancient times, and he was approaching his teacher step by step.
Perhaps he had thought of something.
Tang San had an ominous premonition.
Could the other party be planning to kill Yu Xiaogang?
"You..."
"What do you want to do?"
"What are you going to do to my teacher???"
Tang San roared, asking three questions in a row. Actually, he still held onto a sliver of hope, thinking the other party wouldn't harm his teacher.
*Teacher, wait a moment.
I'll come save you after I absorb the spirit ring.
* Tang San murmured to himself.
"What am I going to do?"
"Hehe..."
"Nothing!"
"Just watch carefully..."
"I promise I won't harm Yu Xiaogang's life."
Hearing Ning Bai's guarantee, Tang San felt much more at ease. At the same time, he sped up his absorption of the spirit ring.
...
Then Ning Bai arrived in front of Yu Xiaogang, preparing to begin the execution.
Yu Xiaogang was even more severely poisoned than before.
His mind was hazy and confused...
In a daze, Yu Xiaogang seemed to see a handsome man approaching him.
"Who is this?"
"How can his soul power be so terrifying?"
"Is he Xiao San's friend?"
"If only I could take him as my disciple."
"Right."
"Did Xiao San successfully absorb the soul ring?"
Still dazed, Yu Xiaogang finally couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.
"Fainted? "
"That makes it easier for me to act."
Ning Bai murmured, without another word, and swung his curved blade down fiercely.
Blood gushed out.
"No..."
"How dare you?"
"How dare you do this?"
Tang San, who was absorbing the soul ring, lost his composure, his brows furrowed, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, consumed by rage.
Tang San's fury
caused the absorption of the soul ring to be interrupted, resulting in a massive backlash.
"Your teacher? What is that?"
"Just a worthless bastard."
"A sinful fake master. He deserves this retribution."
Ning Bai turned to look at Tang San, then stomped down, crushing the red and white object completely, ensuring Yu Xiaogang's complete recovery.
...
Ahhh...
"I'm going to kill you."
"Deceiving my teacher is like killing my father. Besides, he even turned my teacher into a eunuch. No matter who you are, you deserve to die."
Tang San stared at Ning Bai, charging forward recklessly, ready to fight him to the death.
But...
he was no match for Ning Bai.
Ning Bai swatted Tang San away like a fly.
"Is that all the strength you have?"
"If that's all you have, even if you had another hundred years, you still wouldn't be able to catch up with me."
"Want to avenge your teacher? In your next life!"
After saying that, Ning Bai hurriedly left.
After that slash, the system notification sounded in his mind.
The mission to punish Yu Xiaogang was completed.
He needed to claim the system reward first.
As for punishing Tang San, we can deal with that later.
(End of Chapter)