"Maybe we should just go back," he sighed. "We've been in the Sunset Forest for five days with no progress. I suspect he's already escaped while using his Substitute."
"If I'm not wrong, it's just you and me in the entire forest now. That brat has probably left this godforsaken place long ago."
Tang Hao looked at Tang San with a helpless expression.
He had run out of patience to continue the search, his only thought now was to leave as soon as possible.
"Father, what's gotten into you?" Tang San demanded. "Didn't we agree to find Ye Feng? How can you give up so easily?"
Ye Feng addressed Tang Hao directly.
Tang Hao had even told him to his face that they had to find Ye Feng, dead or alive.
But in the end, he was talking about giving up the search for Ye Feng!
It made Tang San unable to understand in an instant what Tang Hao really thought, saying give up just like that!
"Xiaosan, we can't keep wasting time like this; it does us no good. So let's head back first," he said.
"Maybe we will run into Ye Feng on our way back. After all, if we just move forward from here, the exit is right ahead."
Tang Hao was still familiar with the Sunset Forest, but unfortunately, he hadn't found any trace of Ye Feng.
"Alright then, Father, I'll listen to you," Tang San replied.
Afterward, Tang San fell silent for a long time without saying anything more.
"Xiaosan, be careful!"
Suddenly Tang Hao shouted. It was a Fifty Thousand Year Datura Snake, its red markings catching the eye.
"Roar—!"
The red Datura Snake roared.
The soul beast's gaze fixed on Tang Hao and him, as if it had been waiting for them; its eyes never left them.
"I'm fine," he reassured.
"But why did this Datura Snake suddenly appear here?"
Tang San couldn't understand why a Datura would appear here.
This was an area where soul beasts rarely appeared!
"Why bother with so many questions? Xiaosan, just kill it," Tang Hao urged. He wanted Xiaosan to quickly slay the fifty-thousand-year soul beast and in the process obtain a Fifty Thousand Year Soul Ring!
"Hiss—!"
All the Soul Rings appeared.
"Seeking death!" Tang San muttered.
At that moment, all his frustrations came together.
He erupted.
"Aoao—"
The Fifty Thousand Year Datura Snake's head was hit by a hidden weapon!
It let out a pitiful scream!
The Datura Snake was still struggling; it wasn't that easy for it to die.
At this time, Tang Hao didn't move to help, instead, he stood to the side, watching how Tang San would defeat the Datura Snake!
If it were up to Tang Hao, he could have killed the soul beast in seconds!
But for Tang San, it would probably be difficult.
Watching Tang San not releasing any soul skill, he also wanted to try if he could defeat the soul beast with his own strength without using any soul skill!
Tang Hao was bemused.
He clearly had soul skills yet chose not to use them; what was this child thinking?
Time ticked by, second by second, and Tang San was still fiercely fighting the Datura Snake.
This Fifty Thousand Year Soul Beast was not easy to deal with!
Its head was clearly severely injured, yet it seemed as if nothing was wrong.
"Something's not right; this fifty-thousand-year soul beast seems different from ordinary soul beasts. I feel something's off but can't put my finger on it," he said.
But there was no time to think too much about it; the first thing was to take it down!
"Xiaosan, do you need help?!" he called out.
He saw Tang San struggling against the Datura Snake, which made him a bit worried.
But Tang San didn't respond; he continued fighting the soul beast.
At this moment, Tang Hao was deep in thought.
Old Poison's words hadn't reached Tang San; the distance between them was too great to hear each other clearly.
"Sigh! Xiaosan, it's up to you now," Tang Hao sighed.
He had intended to help Xiaosan, but seeing the other's earnest effort, he decided to let him handle it on his own; as a father, he didn't want to meddle too much!
One should resolve their own problems!
Tang Hao still waited in place for Tang San.
"Still trying to escape? It won't be that easy," he exclaimed.
He desperately chased the Datura Snake, currently still trailing behind it.
This scene was witnessed by Tang Hao. He didn't speak but silently prayed that the soul beast would be defeated.
If even a Fifty Thousand Year Soul Beast couldn't be taken down, then all the things learned over the years would have indeed been in vain.
The Datura Snake took the opportunity to slip away right under their noses, a move caught outright by Tang San.
Hidden weapon!
"Twenty-Four Moonlight Bridges" was a gift from Grandmaster to Tang San.
This time, Tang San decided to use hidden weapons to fight the soul beast; it was not in his original plan, but the soul beast was truly audacious.
Looking at the Datura snake, it was still very agile in front of him!
For Tang San, this was incredibly infuriating; he had already spent more than half of his strength fighting it, and the soul beast, as if it had taken a stimulant, showed no sign of fatigue and became more vigorous as the fight went on.
Longxu needles!
Suddenly, thousands of Longxu needles attacked the Datura snake!
The Longxu needles fell to the ground like a meteor shower.
"Aoao——!"
The soul beast could not dodge the Longxu needles; had it not been for the thousands of tiny Longxu needles, the soul beast would have been struck.
"Hmph! Thinking about running away? You are just a soul beast and think you can outfight me?"
Tang San's stance was wicked.
The soul beast struggled helplessly in great pain!
"Boom——"
It wasn't just the Longxu needles; Tang San continued to unleash his Soul Power, violently kicking the soul beast, raining blows all over its body.
He vented all his anger on the soul beast!
Until the soul beast lay dying, unable to move.
"Not bad, Xiaosan, you did very well. This is the best you've performed so far. If only you could exert this state against some people, that would be great."
His words seemed to refer to someone!
As to who it was, Tang San himself would understand.
Tang Hao said with a smile.
"Father, you are talking about Ye Feng."
"Hmph, him? If I see him again, it will be his death!"
Tang San spoke bluntly.
His eyes were filled with darkness!
Every mention of Ye Feng stirred great agitation in his heart!
If not for Ye Feng appearing before him again and again, he wouldn't harbor such hatred towards him.
Time and again ending in failure!
This brought Tang San unbearable irony!
"Alright, Xiaosan, quickly absorb the Soul Ring, we still have to continue on our journey."
Not even a Fifty Thousand Year Soul Beast was to be overlooked.
Tang Hao told him to quickly absorb the Soul Ring.
"Wait, what is that up ahead!?"
He suddenly noticed something seemed to be watching them ahead!
The fog was thick at night, and it was unclear what sort of ghostly thing loomed in the distance!
"Xiaosan, just stay put, and I'll go take a look upfront."
Tang Hao instructed him.
Tang San merely nodded his head.
His next task was to absorb the Datura snake Soul Ring into his body, without being disturbed by the outside world; otherwise, the Fifty Thousand Year Soul Beast would be wasted.
He sat cross-legged on the grass, eyes closed, as everything happening around him became irrelevant!
"Hiss——"
On the other side, Ye Feng and his group.
"Old Poison, stop dawdling, we're about to leave."
"Now you're acting like a young lady going on a long trip, needing to get all dollied up. Who would fancy an old man like you? We're going to pursue soul beasts, not to go on a blind date, understand?"
At that moment, Ye Feng was standing outside Du Gubo's door, watching him slowly tidy himself up.
"Listen to how disgusting you talk. I haven't had a chance to change into clean clothes and tidy up myself for days; what's wrong with that? How can you speak to me like this?"
"If it weren't for you putting me in charge of the teahouse and the Qingfeng Sect, would I have gone a week without a bath?"
Du Gubo's words carried a faint whiff of sourness!!
Du Gubo retorted, clearly irritated.
"I'm not joking with you, Old Poison; indeed, you have had a hard time these past days."
"This month, I'll add some extra money for you as a reward, haha."
Ye Feng's lips curled into a slight smile.
Having Du Gubo to help manage the shop was very reassuring, especially with his Qingfeng Sect flourishing under Old Poison's help.
"Hmph! Who cares about your stinking money."
Ye Feng wore a baffled expression.
He couldn't fathom why Old Poison would refuse the money! Was he mad?
Du Gubo said disdainfully.
But then again, an Old Poison like him had no need for money.
"Are you done? We really need to set off now."
Ye Feng urged him.
Time and tide wait for no one, and the main forces were waiting for them in the back mountain!
Ye Feng had agreed to meet with His Holiness the Pope in the back mountain.
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