Ever since Yun Ming's Spirit Awakening, Yang Wudi had lost count of how many times he had marveled at Yun Ming's formidable talent. A Super Spirit that surpassed the Soul Breaking Spear, Innate Full Soul Power, top-tier spear technique talent, top-tier combat talent, and a mindset unbound by the constraints of the era; an ordinary person would be considered a genius for possessing just one or two of these, yet Yun Ming had them all! Yang Wudi now felt that "gifted by heaven" was no longer enough to describe Yun Ming; he could only say that he was born to be a King!
Seeing his grandfather lost in thought, his expression shifting between deep emotion and excitement, Yun Ming did not want to disturb his mood and simply stood by, watching.
Before long, Yang Wudi, finished with his self-indulgent reverie, noticed Yun Ming standing to the side looking at him with a strange expression. Feeling a bit awkward, he gave a cough.
"Ahem~"
Then, feigning as if nothing had happened, he offered a critique of Yun Ming's rabbit-hunting operation, then looked at the Soft Bone Rabbit hanging from Yun Ming's Atlas Spear and directly changed the subject.
"Well done!"
"Ming Er, this Soft Bone Rabbit tastes quite good. Let's taste the rabbit first!"
Hearing this, Yun Ming nodded solemnly, pretending nothing was amiss. The truth was, Yun Ming was quite looking forward to it as well; he wondered if this Soft Bone Rabbit was truly fragrant.
Half an hour later.
"Still the same taste from my memories, truly delicious!"
After finishing the rabbit leg in his hand, Yang Wudi let out a heartfelt compliment. Although he had brought up the rabbit to change the subject, the meat of the Soft Bone Rabbit was indeed excellent. In his years of traveling across the land, Yang Wudi had eaten plenty of delicacies, including many types of Soul Beast meat, but this Soft Bone Rabbit was not only tender and succulent, but its texture was also unique and unforgettable.
Yun Ming was also gnawing on a large piece of rabbit meat, his mouth stuffed full, looking like a little hamster.
For the next three days, the grandfather and grandson, Yang Wudi and Yun Ming, spent their time in the Star Dou Great Forest engaged in a grand hunting spree.
Because the space in their Storage Soul Tool was limited, aside from the ten-thousand-year Soul Beast meat that took up most of the room, the two also raided several Soft Bone Rabbit warrens to fill the gaps. Most of their time was spent searching for these warrens; delicious ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts were generally quite large, and after hunting two, their Storage Soul Tools were mostly full.
After the hunt, Yang Wudi and Yun Ming returned to the Soul Hunting Town to wash up properly.
Although the half-month of camping life had been decent overall—securing the best soul rings and eating all kinds of Soul Beast barbecue—the issue of hygiene in the Star Dou Great Forest was truly difficult to resolve. After tidying up and enjoying a proper home-cooked meal, evening had arrived. The two rented a carriage and, feeling satisfied, set off on the journey home.
The next morning.
Yang Wudi and Yun Ming returned to the Breaking Clan residence in Silver River City. As soon as they entered the gates, Yang Wudi was pulled away by the clan elders to handle clan affairs, while Yun Ming headed to the Ancestral Hall.
Stepping into the Ancestral Hall, Yun Ming found it empty.
Yun Ming walked straight toward his parents' spirit tablets and came to a stop before them. Looking at the tablets, his thoughts drifted. He took three sticks of high-quality Sandalwood incense from the side table, offered them to his parents, and performed the rites. Once finished, he began to recount his half-month of soul-hunting experiences in the Star Dou Great Forest to his parents.
"Father. Mother."
"Ming Er has come to visit you!"
"After my Spirit Awakening last time, Grandfather took me to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a soul ring."
"I obtained a very good soul ring and a very powerful soul skill."
"Grandfather also taught me a lot of knowledge about Soul Beasts and medicinal herbs."
"Also, these past few days, I've eaten many different kinds of Soul Beasts, especially the Soft Bone Rabbit meat. It was truly fragrant; I want you both to taste it!"
As he spoke, Yun Ming took a Soft Bone Rabbit, which had been prepared in the Soul Hunting Town, out of his Phoenix Cry Ring and placed it before the spirit tablets as an offering.
Looking at the Phoenix Cry Ring with its inlaid green gem on his index finger, Yun Ming felt a bit down, but he tried his best to maintain a smile as he continued to pour his heart out to his parents.
"Also, Mother, Grandfather told me everything you left for me."
"I will eat well and grow up quickly."
"I will also make sure to get plenty of rest."
"The alchemy and cultivation that you weren't good at, Mother, actually seem quite simple to me. I will study them well and learn everything you couldn't!"
"Finally, about making friends and finding a wife..."
At this point, Yun Ming's eyes turned red, and his throat choked up.
"Grandfather gave the Phoenix Seeking Phoenix rings to me and told me the story of how you two met when you were young."
"I will search carefully. I will find true friends, and I will find a good woman like Mother. I won't let any strange women entangle themselves with me."
"Also, no matter what happens in the future, I will remain true to myself."
"Father, Mother, please rest assured. I will become a real man! I will become your pride!!!"
Yun Ming's tears finally could not be held back and began to fall. However, as soon as they left his eyes, he wiped them away; he did not want his parents to see him crying. After finishing these tender words, he thought of the past, and his tone shifted; the softness was replaced by coldness as he spoke slowly.
"Finally, Grandfather has told me everything he knows. I also know who the person who killed you is!!!"
"In the future, I will kill him and avenge you!"
When speaking of the enemy, Yun Ming's voice sounded as if it were squeezed from a ten-thousand-year glacier—cold and ruthless. Each word seemed covered in the frost of deep winter, carrying a bone-chilling coldness. There was not a trace of warmth in his words, as if he were speaking of something unrelated to him. His tone was as steady as a frozen lake, without a single ripple. His gaze was even colder, so icy that one dared not look directly at it; it was like the water of a lake in midwinter, deep and frigid, exuding an air that kept everyone at a distance.
After a long while, Yun Ming finally calmed his emotions and continued to tell his parents about the other questions he currently faced.
"It's just that regarding what happened back then, I still have many questions!"
"Who was the mastermind behind the Clear Sky Sect abandoning the Four Great Clans?"
"Why did Tang Hao kill the Pope of Martial Soul Hall back then?"
"These are still unknown!"
"As for Tang Hao, I must see him alive or see his corpse!"
Based on the past events Yun Ming had learned, he believed it was possible that Tang Hao was still alive. Although Tang Hao had disappeared from the Soul Master World for years, and according to his grandfather, there were many different opinions in the Soul Master World, the subsequent retaliation from Martial Soul Hall confirmed that Tang Hao had the upper hand in that battle. He had retreated safely afterward; he might have been severely injured, but he certainly hadn't died at the time.
For a powerhouse at the Titled Douluo level, as long as they didn't clearly die on the battlefield, there was always a possibility of survival, no matter how severe the injuries. As for Qian Xunji, he must have truly been too severely wounded!
"I will definitely find Tang Hao, uncover the truth of that year, and give you and the other departed members of our clan an explanation!"
"I will!!!"
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