Soul Land: Raiden Shogun Is My Martial Soul

After Tang San's defeat, he was filled with a sense of foreboding. He felt certain that if he stayed in Sunset Forest any longer, something terrible would happen.

He didn't have time to think—Tang San didn't even bother to tend to his injuries and immediately fled toward the other side of Sunset Forest.

Perhaps it was luck, or maybe because he had spent so much time in the forest, but during his escape, he didn't encounter a single soul beast.

Sunset Forest had once been the largest natural forest within the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire, and it was vast.

By the time Xiao Wu brought Asberding and the others to the scene, Tang San had already escaped from Sunset Forest.

"Chase him! He's so ruthless—if we don't eliminate him, there will never be peace on the Douluo Continent!"

"If he dares to use soul beasts to cultivate now, in the future he'll definitely…"

Well, the truth was, Tang San hadn't just thought of doing this in the future—he'd already tried it before among the Yu clan, though he failed.

"Miss Wu Mei, thank you for the information you provided to the Federation. Even though there were some personal grievances involved, a fallen one like Tang San deserves no pity."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu's expression didn't change.

In the end, Xiao Wu withdrew from Sunset Forest and returned to Heaven Dou Academy.

She really was too weak, while Tang San possessed weapons capable of instantly killing a Soul Douluo. If Xiao Wu had stayed and been killed by Tang San, the Asberding Saint and the others would have lived in guilt forever.

Xiao Wu was the informant—if she were killed by the culprit, that was something that absolutely couldn't be allowed to happen.

Tang San hurried north, never daring to stop, specifically choosing paths where there were few people.

"Damn it!"

"Sigh…"

Tang San sighed. He wanted to say, "You're walking the path to death," but he was tired of saying it.

Every time he said that line, he ended up like a clown—never able to kill his target…

What "path to death"? He didn't believe it anymore.

"There's no way I can stay in Sunset Forest. I'll have to head north and take a look…"

As for the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San didn't dare set foot there for now.

Even though the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape were both dead, there were definitely other hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest besides them.

With Xiao Wu's connections, if Tang San entered the Star Dou Great Forest, he might immediately be hunted by hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.

The frozen forest in the north became Tang San's new goal.

He'd heard that crossing the frozen forest would lead him to the forbidden human territory at the far northern edge.

He refused to believe that, even if he reached the extreme north, someone could still find him.

Ghost Douluo, who was watching in secret, twitched at the corners of his eyes. He didn't even need a map to know roughly where Tang San was headed.

Wandering north without a destination—if that wasn't heading to the frozen forest, he wouldn't believe it.

"They say Tang San is wicked—he kills soul beasts without blinking an eye."

"Even his father's most loyal subordinates, he has no qualms about killing."

"But he's never harmed ordinary people, nor does he have any intention of doing so."

Ghost Douluo had followed Tang San for quite some time and more or less understood what kind of person he was.

"He's not exactly kind. He'll use any means to achieve his goals, but he does have a baseline."

"Tang San—he's a true villain!"

That was Ghost Douluo's judgment of Tang San. If he hadn't been born into the Tang family and apprenticed to Yu Xiaogang, he might have become a major power in his own right.

But, what a pity.

Scene shift, Spirit City.

Spirit City was still called Spirit City, but the Spirit Hall was gone.

The old Pope's Hall was now called the Main Center for Spirit Awakening.

Bibi Dong still lived here.

Behind the Pope's Hall, in a secret chamber.

"Bibi Dong, why don't you just kill me!"

Yu Xiaogang stared at Bibi Dong with eyes full of longing.

After all of Bibi Dong's machinations, he had nothing left.

His disciples were crippled, both of his spirits were destroyed.

His theories had been overturned, and it had been proven that Yu Xiaogang was a false master, having plagiarized from Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

The most critical thing was, he hadn't even plagiarized properly.

"Please, kill me!"

With his honor and hopes gone, what meaning was there left in living?

Hearing this, Bibi Dong glanced at Yu Xiaogang with an expressionless face and said calmly, "Yu Xiaogang, from today onward, you are free."

"???"

Yu Xiaogang trembled all over, staring at Bibi Dong in confusion, completely bewildered.

What did he just hear?

From today onward, you are free?

This...

Could these really be the words of this so-called goddess of slaughter?

"W-why?"

Yu Xiaogang's mind was filled with question marks—he didn't understand at all.

Did Bibi Dong bring him here just to destroy everything he had, and then let him live on in utter misery?

What a vicious woman!

Bibi Dong sat in her chair as if lost in thought.

She understood why Yu Xiaogang wasn't overjoyed, and instead asked why.

His heart was already dead.

After a while, Bibi Dong finally spoke: "Yu Xiaogang, it's only recently that I understood—falling in love with you back then was never truly my own will."

Bibi Dong shook her head, her face calm.

"???"

What did Bibi Dong mean by all this? Why couldn't he understand?

"From the moment I was born, everything was already set in stone."

"I was chosen as the successor by the Rakshasa. Every hardship I endured was simply for the sake of becoming a god."

"You… you were just one tribulation on my path. If it wasn't you, it could have been a Wang Xiaogang or a Li Xiaogang."

"Unless I see through it myself, I'll never escape it. Even after becoming a god, it would be the same."

Seeing Yu Xiaogang's confused look, Bibi Dong smiled and didn't care.

Mere mortals will always be mere mortals—if he didn't understand, that was only natural.

Yu Xiaogang fell silent. After a long pause, he finally said, "Then, do you not hate me anymore?"

Bibi Dong: "..."

"Yu Xiaogang, how could I not hate you, after you deceived me first?"

"That damned Rakshasa actually chose someone like you—what terrible judgment!"

Actually, the Rakshasa was innocent in this matter.

Yu Xiaogang was a failure, yes, but his martial soul carried the bloodline of the Holy Bright Dragon.

From a god's perspective, all beneath godhood are mere ants. Yu Xiaogang's lack of strength didn't matter; his bloodline was still valuable.

He had ambition and aspirations, but unfortunately, Yu Xiaogang refused to walk the proper path.

"Now, giving you freedom and letting you see the world outside may be the greatest punishment for you."

"To kill you and set you free would be letting you off too easily."

Yu Xiaogang was numb all over. His lips parted as if to speak, but he stopped himself.

"You may go."

Bibi Dong pointed to the secret chamber's stone door.

After a moment of silence, Yu Xiaogang nodded and walked toward the door.

But when he reached the entrance, he realized a problem.

The chamber door was a stone wall about a foot thick, and now that he was just an ordinary person, how was he supposed to open it?

"Heh…"

Bibi Dong's eyebrows knitted in irritation and her eye twitched.

"Sigh, useless…"

Yu Xiaogang: "..."

(End of chapter)

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