So it was that Tang Wulin followed the senior along, but he also noticed something off.
The elderly man in front of him, seemingly had sustained some leg injury in the past, moved at an extremely slow pace…
Tang Wulin took a deep breath and said, "Um… Senior, your leg?"
The old man was at first stunned, then laughed heartily, "What? You think I'm walking too slowly?"
Tang Wulin quickly waved his hands, explaining, "No, no, that's not it. I mean, if it's inconvenient for you, I can carry you on my back!"
If he were misunderstood, who knows if it would affect the upcoming special training...
The old man's cloudy eyes swiveled thoughtfully and he said, "This... doesn't seem to be a bad idea, then I'll trouble you!"
Tang Wulin breathed a sigh of relief, "It's alright, senior. I'm quite strong, so carrying you should be very easy for me!"
Following that, he hoisted the old man onto his back, and as expected, it was quite easy...
Upon seeing this, the old man couldn't help but praise him, "Impressive muscular strength. But, I must remind you, on Demon Island, don't ever think that good intentions are actually useful."
Tang Wulin said earnestly, "Yes, I've already taken note of that."
Then, they proceeded along the path the senior had pointed out…
It was only after passing through a thicket that an extraordinary event suddenly occurred!!
The ground up ahead started collapsing rapidly, bursting forth with a blood-red, purple glow, particularly next to the pillar of light standing in the center where an extremely irregular, massive ore appeared!
Under the influence of this ore, Tang Wulin felt both his body and mind were being assaulted by an invisible force…
His entire body forcibly held a half-squat position on the ground, enduring the urge not to kneel, and this lasted for a good ten seconds or so…
Although the moment was fleeting, what just happened had still caused the old man on his back to reveal a look of astonishment…
Tang Wulin stood back up, inquired of the old man on his back, "Senior, are you alright? About what just..."
Before he could finish, the old man shook his head, "I'm fine, just surprised someone saw the Stone of Destruction for the first time and didn't faint."
Doubt filled Tang Wulin's eyes, "Stone of Destruction, what is that?"
But the next second, he felt a jolt in his neck, and everything before his eyes went dark as he collapsed to the ground…
As for the old man on his back, he was now floating in midair, seemingly unaffected!
He looked down at Tang Wulin with compassion, lamenting, "What a naïve child, to actually let a stranger approach his most vulnerable spot. It seems the kids who've come this time have decent gifts, but their minds are not yet mature."
Just then, another old man appeared from the space ahead, with white hair and a considerably sturdier build than the previous one.
He scoffed, "I say you, Po Mie, someone kindly gives you a piggyback, and you repay him with a dirty trick!"
Po Mie glanced at the newly arrived white-haired old man and said coolly, "Nightmare, how is this a dirty trick? I've warned this kid several times not to indulge in pointless kindness!"
Such things will only harm oneself on Demon Island!
He paused, then added, "This is one of the Shrek students who've come this time. Throw him out, and let's see if he can bring others in."
Nightmare curled his lip, "Why should I be the one? And besides, why are you ordering me around?"
The corners of Po Mie's mouth ticked up slightly, "Simple, because you're no match for me."
Nightmare's face darkened with anger, "Bullshit! How could I possibly not beat you!"
Po Mie's eyebrows lifted slightly, "Care to try now?"
Nightmare coughed into his hand, "Cough cough, with these little guys around, who has time to play with an old ghost like you?"
Having said that, he grabbed Tang Wulin's right leg and vanished on the spot…
"Tch, you cowards!" Despair sneered. "But we finally have so many little toys; it wouldn't be fun to let them go back so easily. They must taste the agony of being on the brink of collapse without being able to!"
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On the other side of the small world!
Yue Zhengyu clenched his fists, "Damn it, how come Wulin hasn't come out yet? Could something have happened to him inside?"
Xie Xie angrily said, "We can't just sit here doing nothing. Let's all break in together!"
Yuanen Yehui pursed her lips and cautioned, "Everyone, don't rush... let's wait a little longer."
Xu Xiaoyan, on the other hand, scolded, "We can't wait any longer. Wulin might need our help right now!"
"If you all aren't going, then I'll go by myself!"
Having said that, she was about to walk towards the small world ahead...
But the next second, a figure fell from the sky and slammed hard onto the ground...
Xie Xie was the first to recognize the figure and said in disbelief, "Is that... Wulin?? Lizhi, quick, the Recovery Big Meat Bun!"
Almost instantaneously, Xu Lizhi had already prepared it and handed the meat bun over...
Immediately afterward, Xie Xie gripped the meat bun and rushed to Tang Wulin, without any hesitation, broke open his mouth and fed it to him...
However, it was only after releasing his Soul Power to check on Wulin's condition and confirming there was no danger, did he finally pat his chest and say, "Phew... That scared me, he's just unconscious!"
The rest of the group snapped to their senses and gathered around Tang Wulin...
Xu Xiaoyan spoke up, "Xie Xie..."
Xie Xie knew what she was going to ask and interrupted, "Wulin's fine, he's just fallen into a coma!"
Yue Zhengyu squinted and said, "If I didn't see wrong just now, it looked like Wulin fell from the sky!"
Yuanen Yehui by his side agreed, "Yeah! I saw it too, and there was another dark shadow, but I don't know who it was!"
Xu Lizhi whispered, "Sss... Is it possible that there are Soul Masters living in this small world?"
Wu Siduo suddenly said, "It's unlikely. There are no resources on this island at all. Even if a Soul Master can endure hunger, they couldn't survive!"
Xie Xie looked deeply at Tang Wulin and said, "We will only know what happened when Wulin wakes up."
He must have encountered something inside that caused him to fall into a coma and be thrown out!!
…
When Tang Wulin woke up, he found himself reunited with Xie Xie and the others, confused he said, "I... How did I come back?"
He vaguely remembered moving forward while carrying the old man; he had no recollection of how he came back!
Xu Xiaoyan pointed to the sky and said, "Wulin, you fell from the sky. Tell us what exactly happened!"
Tang Wulin's eyes widened, "Fell from the sky?"
Yue Zhengyu patted his shoulder and urged, "Hey, don't worry about how you got back. Just tell us what happened inside!"
"I remember..."
After Tang Wulin had regained his senses, he retold everything that had happened to him after entering the small world...
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