Chapter 2 Tang Sect and the Golden Dragon.
Claw Tang Wulin had just spent a great deal of time breaking through the Golden Dragon King's seal and was now extremely hungry.
Fortunately, there was a stream nearby, and Huo Yutong was able to catch a few fish for him to grill.
Her cooking skills completely astonished Tang Wulin.
"This...this is...Sister Yutong, how did you make it so delicious?"
Watching Tang Wulin wolf down his food, Huo Yutong smiled and said, "My martial soul is the eye, which gives me extremely precise control over the heat. Grilling fish is all about controlling the heat, so I guess I benefited from my martial soul."
"I see."
Tang Wulin ate the grilled fish, becoming even more convinced that there was definitely a deep relationship between her and Huo Yuhao.
One of Huo Yuhao's martial souls was the eye, so the two of them were very likely related.
At this moment, a voice suddenly called out.
"Yutong, is that you?"
Huo Yutong looked in the direction of the voice in surprise.
"Sister Xiaoya?"
The voice paused for a moment, then rang out again, sounding very happy.
"Beibei, Yutong is here, she's alive!"
Soon, the voices appeared.
It was a pretty young girl and a refined, easy-going young man.
The girl immediately threw herself at Huo Yutong, bursting into tears.
"Waaah, thank goodness, Yutong, you're alive! If anything had happened to you, I would have been devastated!"
"Sister Xiaoya, it's not that bad!"
This was the first time Tang Wulin had seen Huo Yutong so panicked since he'd met her.
The refined young man walked to Tang Wulin's side and greeted him.
"Hello, I'm Beibei, and this is Tang Ya. What's your name, young man?"
"I'm Tang Wulin." Tang Wulin asked curiously, "Brother Beibei, did you and Sister Yutong already know each other?"
Beibei shrugged.
"We know each other, but only for less than a day. Xiaoya was like that mainly because not long after Yutong left, the direction she went in underwent a strange change in the world, and she was very worried about her."
At this point, Beibei gently asked Tang Wulin, "And you, little brother? What's your relationship with Yutong?"
Tang Wulin replied, "I just met Sister Yutong too. She saw I was alone and said it was too dangerous, so she wanted to take me out of the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Alone?"
Hearing this, Beibei frowned.
"It is indeed dangerous for a child like you to be alone in the Star Dou Great Forest. What about your parents?"
Hearing this, Tang Wulin's expression darkened.
"My parents… I probably will never see them again."
"Ah, I'm sorry."
Seeing Tang Wulin's sad expression, Beibei inwardly cursed her carelessness.
Indeed, what parents would bear to leave such a well-behaved and adorable child alone in the Star Dou Great Forest?
Beibei asked with concern, "Wulin, where do you plan to go after you leave the Star Dou Great Forest?"
Tang Wulin shook his head somewhat confusedly.
"I don't know, but I need to figure out how to support myself first."
"Don't you have any other relatives?"
Tang Wulin shook his head silently again.
Thinking about it carefully, he was indeed isolated and helpless in this world.
Seeing him like this, Bei Bei hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then how about Wulin, why don't you come to our sect?"
"What?"
Tang Wulin looked up in surprise.
Bei Bei explained, "Xiao Ya and I are currently maintaining a small sect with only two people. If you're willing to join, I'm willing to provide you with a place to belong. What do you think?"
Tang Wulin felt his heart beating faster.
Ten thousand years ago, a sect with only two people...
He asked, "What's the name of the sect?"
"Tang Sect."
"I'll join."
Tang Wulin answered without hesitation.
His attitude surprised Bei Bei.
"Aren't you going to think about it again? There are only two of us."
"No, no need, I'll join."
Tang Wulin said firmly.
The legendary story of the Tang Sect had spread throughout the entire continent ten thousand years later.
The thought of becoming a member of the legend filled him with excitement.
"Alright."
Bei Bei nodded, half helplessly and half happily, then called out to the side, "Teacher Xiao Ya, I've recruited someone! How's your recruitment going?"
"What? Damn it! Yu Tong, do you want to join the Tang Sect..."
Hearing Bei Bei say this, Tang Ya became incredibly enthusiastic, enthusiastically promoting the sect to Huo Yu Tong.
Thus, the time passed in laughter and chatter.
In the end, both Tang Wulin and Huo Yu Tong agreed to join the Tang Sect.
It was during this process that Tang Wulin learned that Huo Yu Tong was an orphan, with no relatives left in the world.
What exactly was her relationship with Huo Yu Hao?
As he walked deeper into the forest, gazing at Huo Yu Tong's delicate profile, Tang Wulin pondered this absentmindedly.
Suddenly, Bei Bei shouted, "Careful, step back!"
Tang Wulin instinctively obeyed the command. Then, Bei Bei threw something forward and upward, and a thick, long snake landed on the ground.
Seeing the snake, Tang Ya exclaimed excitedly.
"A thousand-year-old Mandragora Serpent! Beibei, I want this one!"
"Okay, you protect Yutong and Wulin!"
Beibei nodded emphatically, stomped his foot, and lunged forward.
Seeing Beibei approach, the Mandragora Serpent raised its head, opened its mouth, and spat out a cloud of pink mist.
Beibei snorted, and a blue electric net spread out around him, colliding with the pink mist and making a sizzling sound. Clearly, the mist posed no threat to Beibei.
However, the pink poisonous mist did slow him down. The Mandragora Serpent slammed its tail on the ground, leaped into the air, and attacked Tang Wulin and the others.
"!"
Seeing this, Beibei quickly retreated.
Even among thousand-year-old soul beasts, the thousand-year-old Mandragora Serpent was among the strongest. Tang Ya couldn't hold it off for long.
But how could his speed compare to that of a thousand-year-old soul beast? Almost instantly, the Mandragora Serpent was right in front of Tang Wulin and the others.
What to do, what to do, what to do…
Tang Wulin stared at the giant snake so close at hand, his mind almost blank.
This was his first time encountering a thousand-year-old soul beast, and the immense pressure made it hard for him to breathe.
At this critical moment, a gentle spiritual force established a connection with him.
Then, an incredibly detailed three-dimensional image appeared in his mind.
Tang Wulin immediately felt time slow down.
This was…
Tang Wulin knew without turning around that this was the effect of Huo Yutong's soul skill.
Because among everyone present, only Bei Bei had a glowing soul ring.
Then, in this image, the pink flower atop the Mandragora Serpent's head was highlighted.
"Attack here? Understood!"
Tang Wulin gritted his teeth and took a step forward.
"Wulin?!"
Tang Ya exclaimed beside him, but he couldn't care less.
Huo Yutong had done everything she could, so he had to do his part too.
He was the only boy who could protect Tang Ya and Yutong, and he had to protect them with all his might.
His blood flowed faster, and Tang Wulin felt his whole body heat up.
Then, a faint dragon's roar sounded, and his right hand transformed into a golden dragon claw.
"Ugh!"
Upon seeing the dragon claw, Bei Bei reacted most violently among everyone present.
His legs went weak, and an overwhelming fear sprouted in his heart.
"What is this…"
Tang Wulin had no time to answer his question. He raised the golden dragon claw high and, following Huo Yutong's mental guidance, forcefully swung it downwards.
"Crack!"
With a crisp sound, the Mandragora Snake was slammed to the ground by his claw.
Judging from the sound, its skull was probably cracked by Tang Wulin's blow.
"Sister Xiaoya!"
Hearing Huo Yutong's urgent cry, Tang Ya finally reacted.
She stepped forward and swung her dagger.
The Mandragora Snake, already severely injured, had no time to resist and was killed by Tang Ya.
(End of Chapter)