Chapter 3 Wu Xuan.
"First Soul Skill, Gathering Spirit Wind!"
A cool breeze gently blew around Wu Xuan, seemingly smoothing away everything in its path. The dizziness from the shock vanished instantly.
A black light flashed in Wu Xuan's left hand, and a long spear appeared in his grasp. The spear's body was entirely dark silver, except for its tip, which was a bright silver. The blade alone accounted for nearly half of the spear. The spear thrust forward, its sharp edge arriving first, piercing Wang Zhen's chest.
Wang Zhen's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. He exclaimed in shock and anger, "This martial soul is... Soul-Breaking Spear! You sissy, you actually have another martial soul..."
Wu Xuan's face was frosty as he viciously churned the Soul-Breaking Spear in his hand, completely shattering Wang Zhen's heart.
"Just like you said, we're only together to make a living. How could I tell you all my cards? You won't have a chance in this life. Remember to study more and not be so greedy in your next life."
Hearing Wu Xuan's taunts and mockery, Wang Zhen coughed up blood and gritted his teeth, saying, "That damned remnant of the Tang Clan, the Iron-Blooded Sect Master... won't let him get away with this!"
Before he could finish speaking, Wang Zhen died on the spot, leaving only a pair of wide-open, angry eyes.
"Tang Clan? Who are you insulting? Who's from that trash sect?" Wu Xuan, his face contorted with rage, drew his Soul-Breaking Spear and pierced Wang Zhen's head, instantly drawing blood and blood.
Wu Xuan took a deep breath, calming his rising anger, and calmly sheathed his spear. The next moment, the Soul-Breaking Spear transformed into starlight and dissipated into the air.
In the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, Wu Xuan remained calm and composed. He meticulously looted all the valuables from the three corpses, extracted their soul bones, and dissected the Crimson Flame Tiger's body before leisurely departing.
He naturally didn't care for the mere thousand-year-old left arm bone, but it could fetch a good price if sold along with the tiger meat.
As for the three corpses, Wu Xuan simply ignored them. Wang Zhen and Qin Lan were merely commoner soul masters, and their employer's status was so-so; their deaths were no big deal.
What kind of status could a waste who only broke through to Soul Venerable at almost forty years old have within the sect?
If he had any status or ability, he wouldn't have spent money to hire an outside soul-hunting team.
Wu Xuan's martial soul was wind element, making him exceptionally compatible with the winds of nature. He could sense and avoid significant wind resistance within a kilometer radius, which was one of the reasons Qin Lan had said that soul-hunting operations had become several times easier since Wu Xuan joined the team.
In his previous life, Wu Xuan was just an ordinary person among the vast sea of people. After graduating from university, he casually took a job at a company, living a monotonous life, with hobbies including reading novels or practicing martial arts at the gym. He only went home to see his parents during holidays.
Who could have imagined that on an ordinary commute, he would be suddenly sent into reincarnation by a speeding SUV?
Even more unbelievable, he transmigrated into a novel he had read in his previous life.
In this life, Wu Xuan was born into a relatively upper-class family in the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Both his parents were Soul Masters. His father, Wu Lin, came from a wealthy family and possessed a mutated Swift Tiger Martial Soul, with innate level five Soul Power. His mother, Yang Wenhui, possessed the Soul-Breaking Spear Martial Soul and was a descendant of the Tang Clan's Breaking Clan, possessing innate level eight Soul Power.
Despite her high talent and innate level eight Soul Power, the Tang Clan treated her like trash, refusing to give her any resources. They even made excuses and refused to help her with the Soul Ring needed for her breakthrough. However, the attitude towards Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters was completely different. Not only did they receive monthly subsidies in gold soul coins, but their cultivation resources were also top-quality.
To outsiders, the Tang Sect's higher-ups considered the disciples of the five halls as servants, questioning how such lowly servants could possibly be superior to their masters.
This continued suppression led to the gradual demise of the original four single-attribute families, with the other three even losing their lineage altogether.
According to the Tang Clan members, their ancestor Tang San cultivated his Blue Silver Grass martial soul to become one of the strongest warriors on the continent, ascending to godhood. Therefore, their descendants should naturally inherit their ancestor's will.
However, Wu Xuan had a different opinion after hearing his father's account. Over the past thousand years, with the proliferation of soul tools, hidden weapons had been completely phased out.
The martial souls of the Tang Clan's main branch were merely Blue Silver Grass, practically useless, posing no threat whatsoever to the four subordinate single-attribute families. Perhaps this was the reason the Tang Clan's higher-ups suppressed and plotted against the four single-attribute families to consolidate their power.
But these Tang Clan leaders were truly foolish, courting their own destruction. Not only were they incompetent, but they also dragged their subordinates down with them; their eventual annihilation was deserved.
His father, Wu Lin, had joked more than once that if it weren't for the Tang Clan's incompetence, no matter how much he and his mother loved each other, he would never have been able to marry such a gifted woman as his mother.
Ever since Wu Xuan awakened his twin martial souls with innate full soul power at the age of six, his father's smile had never left his face. After discussing it, the two moved away from their original home overnight, far away from the city where the Tang Sect was stationed.
It was also at the moment of awakening his martial soul that Wu Xuan awakened his memories of his past life. He knew that he was not from this world. Compared to his past life, he had loving parents and unparalleled talent, and Wu Xuan was very satisfied with his current life.
As for his past life, it was all over, and he could never go back no matter how much he thought about it. Besides, his younger brother was taking care of his parents, and with the compensation from his accident, he believed that their life would not be too bad.
But Wu Xuan never expected that his happy life would come to an abrupt end when he was nine years old.
That year, Wu Xuan broke through to level twenty in the "Enlightenment Scripture" distributed by the martial arts school in his past life. It should have been a very joyful and happy thing, but on the way back after the soul hunt, an accident occurred. They encountered an evil soul master with a cultivation level of Soul Saint.
The evil soul master stared at Wu Xuan greedily, looking as if he wanted to devour him whole. A great battle erupted. Although the Evil Soul Master was a Soul Saint, he was utterly helpless against the combined forces of Wu Xuan's parents.
After a long and drawn-out fight, both sides intended to call a truce, but suddenly a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with over ten thousand years of cultivation attacked. With a single move, it severely injured the Evil Soul Saint. Only after the Evil Soul Master's self-destruction did Wu Xuan and his companions manage to escape in the chaos. However, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, though not seriously injured, pursued them again.
Knowing he was doomed, the father, to cover his mother's and his own retreat, single-handedly held off the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. But in moments, the tiger caught up again. His mother intervened, telling Wu Xuan not to look back, but to keep running forward, and keep running.
Tears welled in Wu Xuan's eyes as he unleashed his second Soul Skill and ran with all his might. He ran for an unknown amount of time and distance until his body could no longer sustain him and he collapsed to the ground.
In a single day, his father, a Soul King of level 58, and his mother, a Soul Emperor of level 69, both died in the Star Dou Great Forest. Looking at the storage soul tools belonging to his parents, Wu Xuan, despite retaining memories of his past life, cried for a very long time that day.
After his grief subsided, Wu Xuan wiped away his tears and headed towards the small town on the outskirts of the region. He cultivated his way through the forest, venturing out alone, and later joined a Soul Hunting Team, experiencing countless battles and trials. These experiences were undoubtedly unique and unforgettable. But to this day, Wu Xuan has not returned to his original home.
In the past two and a half years, Wu Xuan has honed a decisive and ruthless character. As of today, Wu Xuan is three months away from turning twelve, but his soul power reached level 30 half a year ago; he only needs one more soul ring to break through to the Soul Venerable realm.
The reason Wu Xuan joined the Soul Hunting Team and came to the Star Dou Great Forest was not only to earn some extra money but also to familiarize himself with the terrain of the Star Dou Great Forest. Firstly, he was determined to kill the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger sooner or later to avenge his parents. Secondly, it was naturally for the million-year-old soul beast, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. With his offensive, mental-type martial soul, the Soul-Breaking Spear, only a fool would let such an opportunity slip by.
Besides, he didn't believe the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm would choose Huo Yuhao over him, given its superior talent.
Furthermore, before participating in this soul hunt, Wu Xuan had already used his wealth to buy a house in the nearby main city and cultivated relationships with the city lord's officials. He only needed to pay to go through the formalities to obtain the city lord's recommendation letter. Even if he didn't ultimately obtain the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, he was confident that his talent would earn him the utmost support from Shrek Academy.
(End of Chapter)