Fasno Province, outside Notting City, Wang Family Village.
Wang Li arrived at the village entrance with Dugu Yan. Looking around, a feeling that was both familiar and unfamiliar arose in his heart. Without realizing it, he had been away from this place for almost ten years.
Dugu Yan looked around curiously.
"So this is the village where Xiao Li was born?"
Wang Li nodded and said with a light smile,
"Yes."
Then the two of them walked into the village. The poverty that once existed was gone. Now Wang Family Village had changed because Wang Li had become a soul master. Orders from above had completely exempted the village from taxes. Every year or so, the city lord would bring grain and clothing to visit and offer support. Although the village could not be considered wealthy, every household had built new houses, had more grain stored at home, and more clothes to wear. Life had become much better.
Their arrival broke the usual quiet. Soon many villagers gathered and surrounded an elderly man as they approached. It was Wang Ping. He had grown old but was still the village chief. He spoke respectfully,
"May I ask what brings the two of you to our village?"
Wang Li smiled and said,
"Grandpa Village Chief, everyone, it's me, Wang Li. I've come back to see everyone."
"When I entered the intermediate soul master academy, I left Notting City. When I entered the advanced soul master academy, I left Fasno Province. It's been many years since I last returned."
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd erupted.
There were all kinds of exclamations and shouts. Wang Ping remained relatively calm. After looking closely, he said excitedly,
"Xiao Li, it's Xiao Li! But your hair and your eyes?"
Wang Li casually made up a reason.
"I'm a soul master now, and a fairly strong one. After absorbing several soul rings, my martial soul affected my body."
Wang Ping believed him. After all, he was not a soul master, and there were no soul masters in the village. Wang Li was the only soul master the village had ever produced.
When the topic of soul masters came up, Wang Ping became extremely excited.
"Xiao Li, ever since you became a powerful soul master, life in the village has improved. In the past, even the tax officers who came to collect taxes were very polite. In recent years, taxes have been completely waived."
"And the city lord even came to visit our village. Now in all the nearby villages, who doesn't envy us for producing such a powerful soul master?"
Seeing how excited Wang Ping was, Wang Li stepped forward to support him and said with a smile,
"As long as everyone is living well, I'm relieved. Back then, Grandpa Village Chief helped me obtain the work-study student position and even gathered money so I could have enough food at the academy. I've always remembered that."
"This is my girlfriend, Dugu Yan. We're traveling together and will leave in a few days. But before we leave, I'll go into the city and speak with the lord of Notting City and the deacon of the Spirit Hall so they can take better care of our village. It would be even better if the village could produce one or two more soul masters in the future."
Seeing Wang Li behave like this, Dugu Yan smiled sweetly and said,
"Grandpa Village Chief."
Even though Wang Li was now a powerful soul master, he was still personally supporting him and was even willing to speak with the lord of Notting City and the Spirit Hall's deacon to take care of the village. In Wang Ping's mind, this was already the most honorable position and status imaginable.
Then he looked at Dugu Yan, and then at Wang Li, who was tall, strong, and very handsome. He was so satisfied that he could hardly form a complete sentence.
"Good, good. You've become successful, truly successful…"
Seeing Wang Ping becoming increasingly emotional along with the other villagers, Wang Li said with a smile,
"We've traveled a long distance and are very tired today. My house should still be in its original place, right? We'll go back and rest for a day."
"Yes, yes, yes…"
Wang Ping waved his hand for everyone to disperse while personally leading the way.
"The house is still in the same place. A few years ago the villagers worked together to repair it. We thought that when you returned someday, you would at least have a place to stay."
Not long afterward, Wang Li and Dugu Yan arrived at Wang Li's former home. The other villagers had already been driven away by Wang Ping so that the two of them would have time to rest.
Wang Li looked around. The house was not very large, but in a rural place like this, it could probably be considered a mansion.
Then he said,
"Sister Yan Yan, the house is a bit small. Let's just make do for a few days. I'll clean up and make the bed."
But in the next moment, Dugu Yan threw herself into his arms, hugging him with a face full of sympathy as she said gently,
"Xiao Li, it turns out your life used to be so difficult. No wonder you train so desperately. That's really heartbreaking."
With the beauty in his arms and softness everywhere he held her, Wang Li laughed lightly and said,
"My life was a bit hard before, but the village took good care of me. That's why I want to repay the village now. When we leave in a few days, we'll also stop by Notting City…"
At this point, Wang Li suddenly paused for a moment. His voice then became serious.
"Wait a moment, Sister Yan Yan. I've sensed something unusual."
After saying that, Wang Li closed his eyes. At this moment, his consciousness was no longer here.
Blue Silver Forest.
Tang Hao had brought Tang San to the Blue Silver Forest and immediately said to him,
"Go in. There's something inside that you need."
Tang San was stunned for a moment. Was he supposed to hunt a soul beast by himself? A ten-thousand-year soul beast?
His current soul power was level fifty, and the fifth soul ring he needed would ideally be around twelve thousand years old. However, Tang San believed he could probably exceed that by another one or two thousand years.
Tang San glanced at Tang Hao. Tang Hao remained silent. Tang San immediately understood that this was a test for him.
After two years of training and cultivation, he believed he had regained his courage. Without hesitation, he stepped forward and entered the Blue Silver Forest.
Because of his martial soul, he felt extremely close to this forest. However, due to the soul rings he had absorbed, the evil aura of the Man-Faced Demon Spider surrounded him, and the Blue Silver Grass in this forest disliked him greatly.
With caution in his eyes, Tang San searched through the forest for the ten-thousand-year soul beast that might appear at any time, preparing to hunt it and make it his fifth soul ring.
He walked and searched again and again, but found nothing.
At the same time, Wang Li observed everything clearly. His consciousness descended as an incarnation and instantly took control of the Blue Silver Forest.
This incarnation possessed less than one tenth of the original body's strength, but as long as it existed in a place where Blue Silver Grass thrived, it could mobilize the power of the Blue Silver Grass.
At this moment, the incarnation had strength close to that of the former Blue Silver King, nearly comparable to a Titled Douluo. However, since it was not the true body, some abilities could not be used.
"I still can't defeat Tang Hao. There's no need to let this Blue Silver Forest suffer Tang Hao's anger."
Wang Li's incarnation could merge into any Blue Silver Grass at will. Watching Tang San wandering through the forest searching everywhere, he laughed softly.
"Looking for the Blue Silver King? Unfortunately, the Blue Silver King has already been killed by me. You can slowly keep searching here. I'll go find your mother first. That right leg bone probably hasn't been absorbed yet."
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