Chapter 286: 305. A Familiar Melody
Corrosive strong acid?
Hearing this, Tang San was completely stunned.
He finally understood why Hai Ge had said he would regret it.
Absorbing a slug's soul ring at worst just wasted two soul ring slots and gave him two trash soul skills; it did not greatly affect the Haotian Hammer's martial soul quality. His other soul rings could still be used.
But if his Haotian Hammer absorbed this Acid Slime, that would be disastrous. Soak a piece of iron in a strong acid environment and it would rust out in no time.
The soul skill provided by this slime would affect him far more than just wasting one soul ring slot; it would directly destroy part of the Haotian Hammer's martial soul quality.
Just like how Yu Xiaogang had him attach highly poisonous soul beasts to his life-aspect Blue Silver Grass.
No, he could not absorb this. Absolutely not.
Tang San turned his head and looked at Hai Ge. "Hai Ge, how about we go back and absorb that slug instead?"
"You're nostalgic for that slug now? Too late—" Hai Ge said with a sinister grin. "Right now, either you absorb this Acid Slime, or Hai Ge will take you to the next place. Relax, once you get there, you'll miss this Acid Slime the same way you're missing the slug right now."
Tang San: "No, I'll absorb it, I'll absorb it, alright?"
Along the way, Tang San had already figured out Hai Ge's temperament: you could not go against him. At this moment, Tang San deeply regretted it. If at the start he had not chased after Titan Giant Apes, Sky-supporting Demonic Apes, Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bears and the like, and had instead absorbed those initial Silverback Demonic Chimpanzees, Cangming Marsh Cows and such according to Hai Ge's suggestion, he would never have enraged Hai Ge and ended up with two slug soul rings.
Refusing now would only lead to an even worse choice.
Hai Ge nodded in satisfaction. Under Hai Ge's suppression, Tang San smoothly finished killing the Acid Slime and absorbed the soul ring it produced.
After the soul ring absorption ended, Tang San clearly felt that rust marks had appeared on the Haotian Hammer, and the martial soul's quality had fallen significantly. After all, who in their right mind attached an acid-attribute soul ring to a weapon-type martial soul?
"Let's see how your third soul skill looks." Hai Ge said.
Tang San activated the third soul skill, again smashing the hammer into the ground. The Haotian Hammer flattened like a sponge, then squeezed out green acid. The acid splashed out and corroded everything it touched.
"Third soul skill, Acid Splash." Tang San said with a dark face.
"Not bad, pretty sharp and nasty. Now you only have one soul ring slot left to attach a soul ring." Hai Ge stroked his chin and said, "I have to treasure this opportunity and carefully choose a soul ring for you. What kind of more 'exciting' soul ring should I find you? Really makes Hai Ge feel troubled."
Such unrestrained scheming made unease rise in Tang San's heart.
Because of Hai Ge, he had already absorbed two slug soul rings and one Acid Slime soul ring. Did Hai Ge still have a 'set meal' waiting for him behind this? Was he really planning to completely ruin his Haotian Hammer martial soul?
Well, yes. Tang San had already shown his hatred for Hai Ge multiple times.
Putting himself in Hai Ge's place, if he were Hai Ge, he would certainly either kill himself or destroy him.
He definitely did not have good intentions. If Tang San continued following him, he was afraid he would…
Tang San thought uneasily, No, I can't keep following Hai Ge. I have to run.
But if he ran, Tang San looked around at the deep, gloomy forest. He was already lost in this forest. If he tried to run out, it would likely be as Hai Ge said—trapped in the forest maze.
But…
Tang San immediately thought—Wait, I'm the Child of Fortune. In this era, there are ten parts of fortune, and the Asura God allocated eleven parts of fortune to me. Others can only stare. Spirit Hall still owes me one part of fortune.
Understand the gold content of a Child of Fortune?
Tang San could not be sure whether he could get out of this forest, but he trusted his identity as a Child of Fortune; in times of trouble, he would surely turn misfortune into blessing.
So Tang San firmed his resolve to escape.
Hai Ge led Tang San wandering in circles through the forest, while Tang San searched for a chance to run. Finally, on a deep, silent night, after Hai Ge saw that he was asleep, Hai Ge got up to go hunting. Once Tang San confirmed Hai Ge had gone, he opened his eyes inside the tent, then quietly slipped out and activated Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, vanishing into the pitch-black forest.
The forest was like a maze. Anyone unfamiliar with the paths inside would become lost and unable to find the way.
Tang San did not know how to get out of the Star Dou Great Forest. He could only rely on intuition and run in the direction he believed pointed to the exit.
At dawn, thick mist filled the forest and visibility dropped lower and lower. Tang San only felt that he was getting closer and closer to the exit, and then he plunged headlong into the fog.
His vision suddenly opened up. He seemed to have walked out of the forest; behind him was the lush Star Dou Great Forest. Tang San took a few steps forward.
Finally, he had finally shaken off Hai Ge. Tang San felt like a man who had just survived a disaster. He turned his head and glared hatefully in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest, thinking: Hai Ge, just you wait. You are first on the list of those courting death. When I complete my cultivation, I will take your dog life first, then Yu Tianheng, then Er Ming, and then Spirit Hall…
Just as Tang San thought he could finally relax, a familiar yet deeply unsettling melody drifted into his ears:
"[A kei ku li hou ya hou ben~]"
The muscles in Tang San's dark face twitched a few times.
No way, no way—this can't be happening again, can it?
Tang San recalled the two previous ill-fated encounters when he heard this sound.
Leave here, he had to leave here.
Tang San turned to run in the opposite direction from where he had come, ready to bolt, when a gentle voice sounded by his ear:
"Ah San ge ge, are you really going to leave Xiao Wu?"
Xiao Wu's voice seemed to have some kind of strange magic, nailing Tang San to the spot.
"[Di da lu gong ga hou da hei~]"
Xiao Wu—no, this Xiao Wu was fake. But… Tang San's heart fell into intense struggle.
"Ah San ge ge, do you hate Xiao Wu now?"
Tang San: @#￥￥&
"[Gai sai gai hong mie ou ya la ye~]"
"Xiao Wu wants to see you. Can you turn your head around?"
Tang San turned his head with difficulty. When he saw Xiao Wu, warm tears flowed from his eyes, slid down his dark cheeks, and dripped to the ground.
The Xiao Wu before him was the mature Xiao Wu, the Lady of the Asura God Hall who bore him children. He missed this Xiao Wu far too much.
"[Bia li gei sai hou da hei~]"
"Xiao Wu, my beloved!" Tang San turned his head, trembling.
Seeing Tang San turn around, a beautiful smile bloomed on her face. She stretched her fair hand toward Tang San and said with deep affection, "Ah San ge ge, come over here. Come play something fun with Xiao Wu."
Tears streaming down his face, Tang San reached out and placed his hand on Xiao Wu's small hand. It was not that he did not know this Xiao Wu before him was fake, but the repeated emotional blows in this period had made Tang San desperately long for Xiao Wu's love.
Even if—even if he knew this was probably fake, he was still willing to rush toward the flame like a moth.
Before long, Tang San sank into a land of tenderness.
"Lu lu lu lu lu lu~ lu lu lu lu lu~"
(END CHAPTER)
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