Chapter 60: Teacher Lin Gong?
Yang Xiong didn't wait for anyone else to speak. He immediately disappeared from the group, leaving everyone stunned, especially Zhao Wujing. Tang San, meanwhile, was eating Oscar's recovery sausage to heal his wounds as quickly as possible.
After chasing for several kilometers in the direction of the Titan Giant Ape, Yang Xiong arrived at a relatively open area and spoke: "People from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, please come out."
There was no response at first, and Yang Xiong sighed helplessly before taking out the sect leader token given to him by Ning Fengzhi: "People from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, with this token, you are to treat it as seeing the Sect Leader. Please come out quickly."
A sigh of resignation was heard from the shadows, and a figure appeared.
Yang Xiong looked at the figure with surprise: "Teacher Lin Gong, how could it be you? Have you been secretly protecting me all this time?"
Lin Gong appeared a little speechless: "I've been teaching you for six years, what's wrong with secretly protecting you?"
Yang Xiong was stunned: "Teacher Lin, aren't you a Soul King? Can you really protect me here in the Star Dou Great Forest?"
Initially, Yang Xiong thought the person secretly protecting him would be at least a Soul Emperor or Soul Saint level, but now he found out it was just a Soul King. In the Star Dou Great Forest, a Soul King was practically nothing. Even Zhao Wujing, a Soul Saint, was somewhat at risk, especially with a potential Titan Giant Ape, a 100,000-year soul beast, nearby.
Lin Gong immediately frowned and puffed out his cheeks: "What kind of eyes are those, kid? Who told you I'm just a Soul King?"
Yang Xiong was even more surprised: "I remember when you were my homeroom teacher, you said you were a Soul King. Did you break through in these years?"
Lin Gong showed a hint of mockery, and a large purple bamboo appeared in his hands, accompanied by two yellow, three purple, and three black soul rings.
Yang Xiong's eyes widened in astonishment: "How is this possible? You're a Soul Douluo? How could the sect send a Soul Douluo to protect me?"
Yang Xiong knew that Soul Douluos were typically senior elders in the sect. There was no way someone at that level would be sent to protect a mere Great Soul Master like himself.
Lin Gong smiled proudly: "I'm the Ninth Elder in the sect. How could someone like you even imagine what that entails? If it wasn't because I saw potential in you, do you think I'd bother protecting you?"
"It's a pity that you've gone off track. You used to love reading so much, and I thought you were being nurtured to go into research, but now all you care about is physical training—such a waste of focus."
Yang Xiong was confused: "This doesn't add up. How could you be a Soul Douluo with only a fifth soul ring from the millennium? With a top-level martial soul like the Purple Bamboo, you should have reached Soul Douluo easily, and with the best soul ring configuration, even a Title Douluo shouldn't be a problem."
Lin Gong's face froze for a moment: "What do you know? I didn't come from the sect. I only joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the past few decades due to some circumstances. Right now, I'm an elder, but I'm more of a guest elder. If I wasn't so bored and if Ning Fengzhi hadn't invited me multiple times, why would I be here teaching a bunch of kids?"
Yang Xiong quickly asked: "Teacher Lin, didn't you go with me to the Sunset Forest? No wonder I heard classmates mention you didn't teach for a while."
Lin Gong's face turned cold: "A mere Great Soul Master running off to the Sunset Forest? If I hadn't been secretly following you, you would've probably been killed countless times by now."
Yang Xiong quickly asked: "Teacher Lin, can you sense the presence of a Title Douluo? Or is there a Title Douluo nearby?"
Lin Gong rolled his eyes at Yang Xiong: "Do you think Title Douluos are everywhere? Besides, I'm just a Soul Douluo. How could I sense a Title Douluo? You've read plenty of books; you should know the difference between a Soul Douluo and a Title Douluo."
Yang Xiong asked: "Teacher Lin, can you sense the Title Douluo who taught Zhao Wujing a lesson a few days ago?"
Lin Gong's face became serious: "How do you know it was a Title Douluo who taught Zhao Wujing a lesson? With your strength, you shouldn't have been able to feel the battle that night."
Yang Xiong smiled: "The person who could beat up Zhao Wujing, a strong Soul Saint, without injuring him must have done it with physical power. A Soul Douluo shouldn't be able to achieve that."
Lin Gong nodded: "That night, a Title Douluo did appear, and his power and aura were incredibly strong. He probably wasn't weaker than Sword Douluo or Bone Douluo. Why do you ask?"
Yang Xiong carefully thought about it and then spoke: "Teacher Lin, could you please come with me to chase the Titan Giant Ape?"
Lin Gong's face became serious: "Although I'm a Soul Douluo, I can't fight the Titan Giant Ape. Let alone save anyone from its grasp."
Yang Xiong's face also became serious: "Who said I want to save anyone? I'm here to collect some toxins for body tempering. If we encounter some thousand-year spider venomous snakes on the way, I'd like to capture some to extract their venom. Could you please keep an eye out for that?"
Lin Gong looked puzzled: "What are you thinking? If you want toxins, there are plenty of sects for that. Why do you have to come all the way to the Star Dou Great Forest?"
Yang Xiong quickly replied: "Let's follow along for now. Maybe we'll have an unexpected gain."
Lin Gong, feeling somewhat speechless, led the way at a much faster pace than Yang Xiong.
True to his role as a teacher, Lin Gong had vast experience and moved incredibly fast. He could detect soul beasts' presence immediately and even identify the age of a soul beast.
The Titan Giant Ape had been rampaging through the forest. Its powerful aura had already scared off many soul beasts, and the ones remaining on this path were all formidable creatures.
After capturing two thousand-year soul beasts for Yang Xiong, Lin Gong suddenly looked surprised: "Hmm, this is strange. There's even a two-thousand-year-old Human Face Demon Spider. Do you need the venom from this soul beast?"
Yang Xiong was overjoyed and even looked a bit excited: "Teacher Lin, this is exactly what I need. Let's go capture it."
Indeed, after walking about 800 meters, they came across a massive spider. This spider was jet black, its body over 1.5 meters long, and its eight long legs each more than three meters in length. Each leg was extremely sharp, and the abdomen had white markings in the shape of a human face. It was a Human Face Demon Spider.
However, this spider seemed to have been heavily injured, with its body torn up and the shell on its abdomen shattered.
(END CHAPTER)
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