Chapter 54: Tyrannosaurus Rex's Left Leg Spirit Bone
The scenery of the Star Dou Forest...
In the mixed-zone area, towering ancient trees blocked out most of the sunlight, leaving very little to see. Perhaps only the core region of the Star Dou Forest contained any truly beautiful sights.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex eventually stopped breathing. In no time, a purple soul ring tinged with black appeared on its body, signifying that its strength had almost reached the ten-thousand-year mark.
With a gentle wave of his hand, Dai Mubai dispersed the soul ring, letting it drift away with the wind, returning to the Douluo Continent.
After carefully inspecting the corpse of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a hint of joy flashed in Dai Mubai's eyes.
Indeed, it had dropped a spirit bone—a left leg spirit bone!
Whether it was due to the Tyrannosaurus Rex's high quality or because it had died unwillingly, the appearance of this spirit bone left Dai Mubai quite pleased.
Aside from this fleeting moment of joy, though, he felt no other emotion.
A spirit bone that wasn't quite ten-thousand years old—even if it came from the most powerful sub-dragon, the Tyrannosaurus Rex—still couldn't pique his interest.
If this spirit bone were to fall into the hands of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, they would surely go mad with excitement.
Though it was only nine-thousand years old, its enhancement effect on their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul would far surpass that of ordinary ten-thousand-year spirit bones.
And if, by chance, someone in their bloodline were to awaken even more Tyrannosaurus Rex ancestry...
Even if Yu Yuanzhen, with his top-tier ten-thousand-year spirit bones, tried to exchange for it, he would not hesitate to make the trade.
Storing the Tyrannosaurus Rex's corpse into his spatial soul tool, Dai Mubai finally left the area.
Fortunately, his storage soul tool was large enough; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to fit the massive body.
Since there was still time, he continued exploring.
By five or six in the afternoon, Dai Mubai had only encountered a sub-dragon soul beast that was about three-thousand years old. After some thought, he gave up on hunting it—its age was too low.
By the time he finally left the Star Dou Forest, it was already past 9:00 PM.
Back at the inn, Dai Mubai was greeted by Tang San's extremely sullen expression.
During the day, Tang San had tried out his third soul skill, but aside from being gross, it was utterly useless.
Fortunately, he was patient enough to wait until they returned to Shrek Academy to ask Yu Xiaogang about the issue.
Flender and Zhao Wuji still needed a few more days to recover before they could travel, so they weren't in any rush to head back.
At this moment, Tang San had no idea how tragic his teacher's situation had become.
After beating Yu Xiaogang senseless, Flender and the others had simply left him there.
When Yu Xiaogang awoke the next day, he was completely dumbfounded. The pain wracking his entire body brought him back to his senses.
"Who dared ambush me, the great master?!"
He roared furiously in his heart, but he was in no condition to move. His injuries were far too severe.
Many people passed by, but upon seeing him from afar, they all ran off hurriedly!
No one dared to step forward and help him...
It wasn't until evening that Li Yusong and the others "happened" to pass by, finally saving Yu Xiaogang.
As he lay there, Yu Xiaogang couldn't quite pinpoint his feelings. Gratitude? No. Why didn't they come sooner?
Why didn't they bring him back to Shrek Academy earlier?
It was their fault! If not for them, how could someone like him have been ambushed?!
Not only was he gravely injured, but worst of all, his "Little Yu" was now gone!
His companion for decades—"Little Yu"—had even predated Luo Sanpao by six years...
"Damn it, who on earth would dare ambush me, the great master?!"
Though nothing of his possessions had been stolen, the mere fact of being beaten so viciously made him certain it was an act of revenge.
Yet he had only just arrived in Soto City; who could he possibly have offended?
Yu Xiaogang was baffled. Little did he know that the people who had beaten him were his "good brother" Flender and the same people who had now "rescued" him.
Flender had told the others: "We can't let Yu Xiaogang die too quickly."
Time passed quickly. Ten days later, the Shrek group finally returned to the academy.
Initially, Yu Xiaogang wanted to ask Flender to help him investigate who had ambushed him.
However, seeing that both Flender and Zhao Wuji were still severely injured and hadn't yet recovered, Yu Xiaogang was stunned.
"What happened? How could Flender and Zhao Wuji both be so gravely injured?!"
These were top-tier Soul Sages!
Tang San sought out Yu Xiaogang to ask about his third spirit ring.
Instead, he found Yu Xiaogang lying there, also injured.
"Teacher, what happened to you?"
Tang San asked in confusion, utterly stunned.
What had happened after they left that could have left Yu Xiaogang in such a state?
Yu Xiaogang couldn't bring himself to tell his student that he had lost his "Little Yu." Instead, he simply said that he'd been careless and ambushed.
"Xiao San, tell me about your third spirit ring..."
Compared to his injuries, Tang San's third spirit ring was far more important.
Hearing this, Tang San recounted his experience.
"Wait, what? Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Dai Mubai encountered a hundred-thousand-year soul beast?!"
Yu Xiaogang nearly jumped out of bed in shock, only to start coughing violently from the exertion.
"Cough, cough..."
After calming himself, Yu Xiaogang muttered,
"No wonder Flender and Zhao Wuji were so badly injured. They're lucky to have even come back alive."
His mind raced. "If only I could record the location of that hundred-thousand-year soul beast... When Xiao San becomes a Titled Douluo..."
Suddenly, an idea struck Yu Xiaogang, and his eyes lit up.
"Xiao San, release your Blue Silver Grass martial soul and let me take a look."
"You described that snake-like spirit beast as resembling a Titan Giant Python. I—"
Before he could finish his sentence, Yu Xiaogang froze when he saw Tang San's Blue Silver Grass.
"What the hell is this?!"
After hearing Tang San explain his third spirit skill and the changes in his martial soul after acquiring the ring, Yu Xiaogang's face grew darker and darker.
This didn't resemble a Titan Giant Python at all!
Instead... it looked more like he had absorbed the soul ring of a Sticky Snake.
Wait—Sticky Snake?!
"Xiao San, how long did you say that thousand-year Titan Giant Python was?"
Tang San blinked in confusion at the sudden question. After a brief pause, he replied,
"About ten meters long and as thick as a water barrel..."
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's eyes widened in disbelief. He had been right—Tang San had indeed mistaken the soul beast!
It wasn't entirely Tang San's fault. Who would expect the Sticky Snake—such a fragile and insignificant soul beast—to show up in the same area?
"Xiao San, do you remember how long I told you a hundred-year Titan Giant Python would be?"
Closing his eyes in resignation, Yu Xiaogang's voice was filled with helplessness. What's done is done.
"A hundred years..."
Tang San's eyes widened as realization struck him, causing him to stumble back two steps.
He had been wrong!
He had been far too hasty!
(Chapter End)