Dawn broke, the sun rose in the east!
His long-established biological clock made Ye Qiu open his eyes early.
Looking at Xiao Wu still in his arms, her lips slightly moist, her face still chubby due to her age, he pinched her little cheek.
Carefully leaving the covers, he went out as usual, to a secluded corner, climbed a tree branch, and watched the purple aura emanating from the east…
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Phew," another session of his Purple Demon Eye training was over; time to prepare!
Returning to Dormitory Seven, he wrote down his destination and placed it beside Xiao Wu's pillow,
simply four words: 'Hunter Soul, do not worry!'
The Hunter Soul Forest wasn't open to just anyone; it was filled with captive soul beasts. To enter, one needed a token—a
warrant from the Spirit Hall—which required exchanging gold soul coins at the Spirit Hall's Notting branch.
Upon arriving at the Spirit Hall branch, Ye Qiu was immediately stopped.
"The Spirit Hall is a sacred place; not just anyone can enter! Show me your Soul Master certificate!"
"I've just reached level ten and want to buy a token for the Soul Hunting Forest. Could you please guide me, sir?"
Ye Qiu didn't want any trouble, so he showed his Notting Academy enrollment certificate and activated his Soul Power.
"Soul Hunting? Just a little kid like you?" The guard frowned. "I advise you to hire some people."
"Thank you for the reminder, sir. I will."
"Hmm, follow me!" The guard didn't say much more. He'd seen many common children like this, countless who had perished in the Soul Hunting Forest.
It's hard to reason with a damned person; he could only offer advice.
The Spirit Hall's efficiency was quite good; Ye Qiu quickly completed the necessary procedures, though it was expensive—it used up most of his savings.
After putting away the token, he spent some time on the street, heading to his workplace to retrieve the gunpowder he had prepared.
In the distance, unnoticed by Ye Qiu, a pair of weathered eyes were watching his every move.
As he passed through a small alley, the number of pedestrians dwindled.
Whoosh! A black figure landed, standing before Ye Qiu.
"What—" Ye Qiu's voice trailed off as he froze.
A powerful pressure, an immense pressure, made even his movements difficult.
Eyes beneath black stockings stared intently at the figure before him: a black bamboo hat, a burly physique, a face covered in stubble, obscuring his features.
But Ye Qiu recognized him—Tang San's deceased father, the Haotian Douluo, Tang Hao! Cold
sweat trickled down his forehead, a sense of panic rising within him. 'Damn it, is he about to attack?'
A hoarse voice echoed in his ear. Tang Hao's lips barely moved, yet his voice resonated throughout Ye Qiu's mind.
A sharp, penetrating tone! "Outside the city, in the eastern forest!"
Standing silently, he glanced at Ye Qiu one last time before vanishing!
Thump! "Huff... Huff..." Ye Qiu collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.
In front of Tang Hao, he had even forgotten to breathe, drenched in sweat as if drowning, the sweat dripping from his chin onto the ground.
"Heh... The Clear Sky Sect really protects its own, huh? I'm even going to personally eliminate my son's rival!"
he muttered bitterly, shakily getting to his feet. After a moment's hesitation, he prepared to head to the forest in the east of the city for their appointment.
Since Tang Hao hadn't directly attacked him, the possibility of danger was much smaller. Before a Title Douluo, he was nothing more than an ant.
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Even if he wanted to escape, he was powerless.
He also wanted to see if Tang Hao's actions were for his daughter-in-law or for the 100,000-year soul ring!
Notting City wasn't large, but it wasn't small either. After leaving the city gate, it took Ye Qiu half an hour to reach Tang Hao's location.
Tang Hao had been waiting for a long time, standing there straight, his black hat fluttering in the wind, indeed quite dashing.
"I wonder what business Senior has summoned me for?" Ye Qiu was still quite respectful.
Tang Hao didn't even turn his head, seemingly too lazy to even glance at Ye Qiu, and directly commanded, his voice devoid of any fluctuation, "Boy, leave that girl, she's not worthy of you!"
Ye Qiu also began to play dumb, "Is the girl Senior is talking about Xiao Wu? Are you Xiao Wu's family?"
To prevent Tang Hao from having any intention of killing him to silence him, Ye Qiu tried his best not to let his words connect Tang Hao and Tang San.
"You don't need to know!" Tang Hao turned around, his voice turning colder. "Leave here! Never appear in front of that girl again!"
"Why?" Ye Qiu frowned. Whether it was an act or not, he was also curious about the reason Tang Hao was going to give.
"You're just a coward." Tang Hao responded indifferently. "A piece of trash who broke through to level ten months ago but still doesn't dare to hunt soul rings!"
"..." Ye Qiu didn't expect that his conversation with Xiao Wu would be overheard.
When Xiao Wu learned that Ye Qiu's soul power had reached level ten, she had repeatedly offered to help him hunt for soul rings, but he had refused with one reason or another.
Unexpectedly, Tang Hao had seen this and concluded that he was a coward.
"Is that all? Senior, I think I can too."
Of course, it wasn't just because of that, but Tang Hao had no obligation to explain. "Enough! I've already said, you're not worthy of her!"
Tang Hao's pressure once again covered Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu endured the pressure, standing there straight, sneering inwardly. "Heh. Are you referring to 'she' or 'it'?"
The rough-looking man under the bamboo hat frowned, his oppressive aura slowly intensifying. Seeing Ye Qiu still struggling in his death throes, a wicked thought suddenly arose in his mind! He changed his mind.
"Heh. This will be the price for hurting my son's mistress!" Tang Hao sneered, his tone as casual as crushing an ant.
"What!" Hearing Tang Hao reveal his father-son relationship, Ye Qiu was shocked!
Tang Hao was going to kill him to silence him!
In Ye Qiu's vision, a faint bloody light seemed to appear under Tang Hao's bamboo hat, and a terrifying killing intent surged towards him.
"Not good! This is a mental attack! And... the Killing God Domain!"
He thought Tang Hao wouldn't kill him, but he didn't expect him to be so vicious.
A powerful mental attack could cause death, or at least turn someone into a paratrooper, a walking corpse.
In Ye Qiu's consciousness, a torrential rain of blood poured down, mountains of corpses and seas of blood surged, and the giant waves crashed towards him!
Beneath the black silk, Ye Qiu's Sharingan was operating at its limit, desperately resisting, tears of blood streaming down his face.
Unfortunately, the gap in skill was too great. The stalemate didn't last long; Ye Qiu's mind went blank in an instant.
In his last moments of consciousness, he seemed to see Xiao Wu, following her predetermined fate, sacrificing herself for Tang San. A surge of overwhelming hatred welled up within him.
His body stiffened, and he collapsed to the ground, barely breathing.
Tang Hao stepped forward and kicked Ye Qiu's head, but there was no reaction. This mere ant couldn't even withstand a single glance from him.
The Haotian Douluo himself had intervened; there was no need for further examination. This was the pride of the strong. In the end, Tang Hao left satisfied.
(End of Chapter)