As Huo Yuhao's words fell, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly descended into an extremely strange and eerie silence.
Bei Bei looked at him with a face full of disbelief, and even Tang Ya stopped sobbing, staring at Huo Yuhao with her red, swollen eyes.
At this moment, Tang Ya felt an immense malice from Huo Yuhao's words, and without thinking, she angrily retorted, "What did you say? Huo Yuhao! Do you even know what you're saying?"
Inside, Tang Ya was filled with grief and anger. How could it be a good thing that her parents were killed by enemies? Why did Huo Yuhao seem so happy? And what did he mean by "Tai Ku La"? Was that even human language?
She had thought he was lonely and pitiful, and had even wanted to bring him into the Tang Clan, but it seemed she had misjudged him!
Huo Yuhao blinked, puzzled, and asked, "Did I say something wrong, Xiao Ya-sister?"
"Isn't becoming an orphan a happy thing? Then why did you look so pleased when I said I was an orphan earlier?" Tang Ya shot back, unable to say more at the moment, her face flushed with anger.
Finally, she managed to squeeze out a classic line, "Didn't I already apologize? What more do you want from me?"
Classic! Too classic!
This kind of response made Huo Yuhao unable to stop himself from giving Tang Ya a thumbs-up, grinning as he said, "Well, I apologize to you too, because I did it on purpose."
After a brief moment of shock, Tang Ya was so enraged that she began to tremble, glaring at Huo Yuhao with fiery eyes, looking as though she wanted to strike him.
Seeing this, Bei Bei hurriedly grabbed Tang Ya's arm to prevent her from actually making a move. He then furrowed his brow, looking at Huo Yuhao and said in a deep voice, "Huo Yuhao, you've gone too far."
"Xiao Ya has always been concerned about your safety, worried that you might encounter dangerous soul beasts and end up harmed. She never looked down on you for your poor talent, and instead even prepared to help you join the Tang Clan, offering you a free admission slot into the Shrek Academy, the top academy in the continent. And this is how you repay her?"
"Even if Xiao Ya made a mistake earlier, she already apologized. As a man, you shouldn't be so petty when dealing with a girl."
Well, well, Bei Bei was really living up to his reputation as one of Shrek Academy's famous tough guys. He knew how to play the double standard game.
As long as they weren't wronged, everything was fine. But if others wronged them, well, it was an immediate ticket to death.
Let's not even talk about it, but when it comes to dealing with evil soul masters, Shrek Academy is famous for its double standards.
If someone isn't from Shrek Academy, it doesn't matter whether they're truly an evil soul master. As long as we say you are, then you are!
But if someone is from Shrek Academy, even if their martial soul shows signs of being an evil soul master, or if they've truly joined the Holy Spirit Sect and become their Saintess, we can still say they were just misled and brainwashed by the evil soul masters. We'll clean up their reputation!
Am I right, Blue Silver Saintess? Fire Phoenix Saintess?
What's this? This is called flexible standards for judging evil soul masters.
As for the idea that once someone apologizes, the issue should be dropped, even Xiao Ri knows that a bow with an apology makes it more sincere. You can't just casually say "I didn't mean it" and expect it to be forgotten. It doesn't work like that!
As for Bei Bei's considerate and warm behavior, Huo Yuhao could only say: The "warm guy" is definitely lower in the hierarchy than the dogs.
Dealing with this kind of gender-based fighting method, Huo Yuhao had a very skilled way of responding. He pretended to be surprised and said, "Ah? No way? I was just joking with Xiao Ya-sister, Xiao Ya-sister isn't really angry, is she?"
Tang Ya was furious.
A joke? Is it a joke to joke about someone's deceased parents? What kind of hellish joke is that?
Tang Ya's mind had already filtered out the fact that she was the one who started it. She just wanted Huo Yuhao to pay for what he said.
Recalling the scene from years ago when she witnessed the Tang Clan being destroyed and her parents being murdered, Tang Ya's eyes flickered with blood-red rage, and her entire being radiated a dark and oppressive aura. She stared at Huo Yuhao and spoke, word by word.
"Huo Yuhao, committing such a crime with no remorse, you have already chosen your path to death!"
Hiss—
Huo Yuhao sucked in a breath of cold air. Wow, now that was a real line!
With this single line, even if Tang Ya's martial soul wasn't Blue Silver Emperor, she was already qualified to be the Tang Clan leader.
Seeing that Tang Ya had already raised her hand, intending to bind Huo Yuhao with Blue Silver Bind, Bei Bei wanted to stop her but saw the look of sorrow and rage on Tang Ya's face, and ultimately decided against it.
Bei Bei understood that even though Tang Ya had always seemed optimistic, she had never forgotten the hatred of the Tang Clan's destruction. Now, with Huo Yuhao provoking her by mentioning her deceased parents, it instantly triggered the deep hatred she had buried in her heart.
Rather than let Tang Ya continue to endure, it would be better to let her release it all now. Otherwise, Bei Bei genuinely worried that her mental state might crack.
As for Huo Yuhao, well, there was no choice. Protecting his own kind and helping his relatives instead of reasoning has always been Shrek Academy's approach.
Compared to Huo Yuhao, whom they had just met for the second time, Bei Bei clearly had to stand by Tang Ya no matter what choice she made.
Two yellow soul rings rapidly rose from Tang Ya's feet. With a swing of her arm, she shouted, "Blue Silver Bind!"
Swish—
Several strands of Blue Silver Grass rapidly grew from Huo Yuhao's feet, spiraling up his legs and wrapping around him.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao didn't panic at all. He gathered his soul power to his eyes. In his deep blue pupils, a faint golden light appeared, and a white soul ring rose from his feet.
The next moment, Huo Yuhao's gaze suddenly focused, and the Soul Shock from his Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm soul ring activated, rushing toward Tang Ya's location.
Boom!
"Ahhh!!!"
A sharp scream echoed from Tang Ya, and under the effect of Soul Shock, she felt as though her head would explode. The deep pain in her soul made it impossible for her to maintain her stance, and she collapsed to the ground.
Warm, scarlet blood poured from Tang Ya's eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, making her appear chilling in her youth.
"Xiao Ya!"
Bei Bei was horrified and rushed to Tang Ya's side, supporting her limp body.
He couldn't understand. What method had Huo Yuhao used to instantly reduce Tang Ya, a 30th-level soul master about to become a true soul sovereign, the Tang Clan leader, to this state?
But right now, the most important thing wasn't this. Huo Yuhao had dared to hurt his Xiao Ya? Absolutely unforgivable!
"Huo Yuhao! You will pay for what you've done! Thunder Dragon Claw!"
With a loud shout from Bei Bei, a dazzling blue light appeared from the center of his forehead. The light rapidly expanded, surrounding his body, with blue-purple lightning arcs crackling like small snakes around him.
Two yellow and one purple soul rings surrounded his arms, and the first yellow soul ring lit up. A dragon claw made of blue-purple lightning, about a foot in diameter, shot out toward Huo Yuhao.
However, just as the Thunder Dragon Claw was about to strike Huo Yuhao, a brilliant white light screen appeared around his body like a shield, deflecting the powerful claw back.
Bei Bei's pupils contracted, and he quickly rolled Tang Ya to the side.
Boom!!!
The thunderous Thunder Dragon Claw crashed into the spot where they had been standing, creating a huge crater in the ground, with the surrounding area turning blackened.
"What is going on? Is this a soul tool?"
Bei Bei was confused. Huo Yuhao appeared to be an ordinary civilian, but with one move, he had incapacitated Tang Ya, and now he had even bounced back Bei Bei's Thunder Dragon Claw. Who was this guy?
While Bei Bei was still puzzled, Huo Yuhao's cheerful voice came from the distance.
"Xiao Ya-sister, Bei Ge! I look forward to meeting you again next time. I hope you don't slack off and get surpassed by me. If that happens, I'll make sure you really feel the pain!"
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