Chapter 26: The Unfortunate Yu Xiaogang

Chapter 26: The Unfortunate Yu Xiaogang

"Brother, just now it seemed that a very powerful soul energy was released from the ring worn by that person named Xiao Yan. Moreover, the owner of this soul energy also appears to be a spirit body, though it is very weak, as if it could fall into a deep slumber at any moment."

As Xiao Se circulated his Qi Suppression Technique and Origin Returning Soul Technique to conceal his own soul power and Dou Qi cultivation, Long Kui’s ethereal voice resonated in his mind.

"Hmm, I sensed it too. Long Kui, did the other party discover you?" Xiao Se nodded slightly, asking the question he cared about most.

"Rest assured, Brother. Long Kui stays within the Demon Sword. As long as I don't actively release my aura, no one can discover me. Besides, with Brother’s Origin Returning Soul Technique, I can conceal my own soul power while simultaneously releasing it to probe. Just now, I scanned the owner inside that ring from top to bottom, hee hee!" Long Kui chuckled softly in his heart.

"Did you discover anything?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Se let out a sigh of relief and asked again.

"No, a soul seal was set inside that ring. I only detected that the soul was very weak; unless one can erase the other party's soul seal, it is impossible to explore further." A sigh from Long Kui echoed in his mind.

After a short while, feeling the soul energy that had been scanning and lingering over him vanish, Xiao Se’s slightly furrowed brows relaxed. He nodded silently at Xiao Yan, stepped aside to let him pass, and with a side-glance at the primitive, faintly glowing ring on Xiao Yan's finger, he walked toward the mountain path.

Watching Xiao Se’s receding back, Xiao Yan felt a complex mix of emotions. Once upon a time, every disciple of the Xiao Clan would bow and scrape when they saw him, but now, even this Xiao Se, whom he had never considered significant, had begun to ignore him.

Although Xiao Se did not show the sarcasm and mockery that the other Xiao Clan youths displayed, the thought of how Xiao Se had provoked Xun’er two months ago, conversed intimately with her, and had sat next to her again this morning under her attentive gaze, caused a faint, lingering hatred to emerge from Xiao Yan’s despondent eyes.

"Sigh, strength! If I had strength, Mei’er wouldn't have distanced herself from me, and Xun’er wouldn't be laughing and chatting with that brat Xiao Se..." With a light sigh, Xiao Yan walked toward a different mountain path.

As Xiao Yan lamented, the primitive ring on his finger flickered. It was Yao Lao, who had just awakened and recovered a small portion of his soul power.

"Strange, I clearly sensed a very sharp soul energy on that brat named Xiao Se from afar just now. How did it disappear as soon as I got close? Could my senses have been wrong? Damn it, I need to sleep again..." With this doubt, Yao Lao once again fell into a deep slumber.

Inside the stone chamber of the cave.

It was nearing midnight. Xiao Se sat cross-legged in the center of the chamber, forming cultivation mudras, his mouth and nose breathing in and out the Dou Qi energy of the world in a steady rhythm.

The moon was like a silver platter, the sky filled with stars. The pure, pale moonlight filtered through the ventilation shaft of the stone chamber, spilling onto Xiao Se’s fair cheeks, making him look exceptionally handsome.

"Brother, it’s time to rest. We are going out for training in a few days, so take this time to recuperate your spirit." Beside him, Long Kui had already finished making the bed and lay down.

"Oh, coming." Hearing Long Kui’s call, Xiao Se exited his meditative state, took off his outer garment and boots, and crawled under the covers. Long Kui then leaned into Xiao Se’s embrace.

Clearly, this was not the first time the two had slept this way. Although Xiao Se cultivated until late every night, he still needed sleep; after all, as a Dou Zhe, he had not yet reached the level where cultivation could replace slumber. Over time, Long Kui had developed the habit of making the bed, warming the covers, and reminding him to rest.

Long Kui lay comfortably in Xiao Se’s arms and whispered, "Brother, Xiao Hong doesn't seem to have come out all day. She didn't even come out to spar when Brother was cultivating."

Xiao Hong was the name the blue-haired Long Kui used for the red-haired Long Kui; in private, the red-haired one would call the original blue-haired one Xiao Lan. Both the red and blue versions called Xiao Se "Brother," while Xiao Se, making no distinction, called them both Long Kui.

"Uh... perhaps she is just tired. Alright, let’s sleep." Xiao Se said with a hint of guilt, given that he had touched her body the previous night, and even... well, it is best not to look at what shouldn't be seen.

"Hmm." Long Kui slowly closed her beautiful eyes. Although she did not need sleep, she loved lying in Xiao Se’s arms; it made her feel very secure.

[Ding, the one-month period has arrived. The system has added one exchange opportunity.]

Hearing the system prompt in his mind, Xiao Se fell into deep thought. He wanted to exchange for a Dou Technique, but realized he had no blank scrolls left.

His gaze suddenly shifted to the bedside table. In the basket, there was one egg left—the remains of the dinner Long Kui had prepared for him.

Picking up the egg, Xiao Se called out in his mind, "System, exchange this egg."

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Yu Xiaogang’s testicles.]

"Damn it!" he cursed under his breath, nearly spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Douluo Continent.
Heaven Dou Empire, Fasino Province, Nuoding City.

Nuoding Academy, Yu Xiaogang’s dormitory.

At this moment, Yu Xiaogang was sitting at his desk, organizing his "Invincible Theory" materials. He was very happy today because his prized disciple, Tang San, had broken through to level 20 in soul power. This meant that once he obtained his second soul ring, he would become a Great Soul Master. A Great Soul Master under the age of ten was simply unheard of. At the very least, aside from that woman who also possessed twin martial souls and whom he had once begged for in vain, he, Yu Xiaogang, had never seen a second person who could break through to Great Soul Master before the age of ten.

"Little San has really brought glory to me, his teacher. As long as Little San masters his twin martial souls in the future, my 'Invincible Theory' will be recognized and even sought after by the world. By then..."

Suddenly, a trace of resentment flashed in Yu Xiaogang’s eyes. His原本 rigid and calm face became twisted and hideous. He said coldly, "Sooner or later, I will make those who looked down on me pay the price. And Bibi Dong, just wait; I will prove it to you."

After delivering this threat, his hideous expression returned to calm. He straightened the somewhat messy "Invincible Theory" papers, yawned, and walked toward the bed to sleep.

Just as his bottom was about to touch the bed, a sudden, excruciating pain struck his lower body, as if the yolk within an egg had been forcibly dug out, replaced by a complete, shelled egg several times larger than the former.

Unable to hold it in, Yu Xiaogang let out a scream, "Ah—!"

But it was not over. The sudden arrival of the agonizing pain caught him off guard, causing him to sit down with even greater force.

*Crack!* A crisp sound echoed. The egg had shattered.

"Ah—!" Another deafening scream rang out, piercing through the gaps in the doors and windows and echoing far into the night.

This night was destined to be a sleepless one for all the teachers and students of Nuoding Academy.