Douluo: Reborn as Tang San's Cousin

Chapter 20 Do you think I'm cruel?

Tang Nianxiao did not step forward immediately, but looked at Qianjun Douluo and asked,
"If I kill this cockscomb snake, will you think I'm cruel?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was stunned.

Tang San was absorbing the spirit ring when he heard these words and frowned slightly.

The master turned his head and looked at Tang Nianxiao in shock, "We are just hunting for spirit rings, there is no need to kill them, right?"

Tang Nianxiao ignored the master and stared at Qianjun Douluo.

We are all hunting soul beasts. Since it is going to die anyway, instead of gambling on it losing its soul bones, why not make full use of it?
Tang Nianxiao tends to believe that most people don’t know about this matter.

Otherwise, soul bones wouldn't be so rare.

Tang Nianxiao wanted to use this method to test whether the Qianjun Douluo who came with him was trustworthy.

Qianjun Douluo was very surprised. He didn't expect that a 6-year-old child would say such a thing.

However, he soon realized that Tang Nianxiao was openly testing him.

Before Qianjun Douluo could reply, Hu Liena stood up and looked at Tang Nianxiao with an ugly expression.

"I'm the senior who's in charge of your soul beast hunting. There are some things I still need to tell you!"

Hu Liena walked directly in front of Tang Nianxiao. Xie Yue originally wanted to hold her back, after all, she was facing the Son of God.

But Hu Liena shook off Xie Yue's hand and stared at Tang Nianxiao.

"You can hunt soul beasts, but only the ones you need. Try to drive away other soul beasts!"

"Of course, there are exceptions when there is a life-threatening situation."

"We soul masters must ensure the continuation of soul beasts, otherwise in a few years, we will have no soul beasts to hunt!"

"We at the Spirit Hall Academy have always believed in this rule!"

"Otherwise, with so many soul masters leaving our Spirit Hall Academy every year, if soul beasts were killed indiscriminately, this continent would have been destroyed long ago!"

Yan stood beside Hu Liena and nodded, saying, "That's right, so, junior, don't let yourself become a cruel person!"

Tang Nianxiao glanced at them calmly and said, "Well, I won't kill indiscriminately, so..."

He turned to look at Qianjun Douluo again, "I need its spirit ring, but I want to kill it now. What do you think?"

Hu Liena's breathing stagnated, and she was about to open her mouth to scold, but was stopped by Xie Yue.

"Nana, talk less!" Xie Yue frowned and said in a low voice.

"Brother, look at him, what a mess!" Hu Liena stomped her feet and said dissatisfiedly.

"Didn't you hear what the Holy Son said? He needed the soul ring of this soul beast before killing it. He didn't kill indiscriminately!" Xie Yue reminded.

Hu Liena was stunned, hesitated for a moment and then spoke again, "But he wants to kill..."

"It's all about killing. Our goal is to hunt for spirit rings. You didn't kill any other spirit beasts. As for how you kill them, I don't care."

Qianjun Douluo's expression was normal. He was not moved at all by Tang Nianxiao's words. Instead, he smiled and said.

He thought of something deeper.

The Spirit Hall is a force that needs not only kindness and light, but also the darkness beneath the light.

Just like hunting this soul beast.

They are all hunting, and the result is the same, but the process is different. There are obvious fatal blows, and there are also deeper and slower killings.

Just like some empires today, they choose to be slowly eroded or to be destroyed by war.

Both countries were destroyed, but the benefits gained were different.

Just like this soul beast now.

Qianjun Douluo looked at Tang Nianxiao with a questioning look in his eyes.

So what benefits can you get from killing this soul beast?

If there is benefit, then how you kill and torture is your business, because you are achieving your goal.

But there is no benefit, then you will be a cruel and inhumane monarch, and there will be no good ending for those who follow you.

Tang Nianxiao looked into Qianjun Douluo's eyes, understood what he meant, and laughed.

He glanced at Hu Liena, who was already full of dissatisfaction with him, Yan, who frowned a little strangely, and Xie Yue, who looked a little apologetic towards him.

In the novels of the Spirit Hall's golden generation, it was said that Hu Liena was the most valued. But in his opinion, Hu Liena was the worst, and Xie Yue was the one with the best talent.

As for Yan, although she doesn’t understand, she is actually quite good. At least she won’t betray us, which is better than Hu Liena.

Hu Liena...is just like Tang San in the previous novel, just self-righteous.

Tang Nianxiao glanced at Tang San who was sitting on the ground absorbing the spirit ring, and decided to keep a close eye on him from now on.

So that he won’t take the wrong path.

As for the Master...

After he has finished learning the theoretical knowledge, let him fulfill his final value.

Tang Nianxiao nodded at Qianjun Douluo and walked up to the Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake with a dagger in his hand.

Seeing that Tang Nianxiao ignored her, Hu Liena was so angry that she went forward to grab his hand.

Qianjun Douluo's eyes flashed, and he was about to take action.

But Xie Yue was faster and pulled Hu Liena back, scolding her in a low voice, "Nana, be obedient!"

Hu Liena turned around and saw Xie Yue's serious expression.

She was stunned for a moment, then realized what she was about to do.

Although she could carelessly treat Tang Nianxiao as her junior, was he really just a junior?
Didn’t you see that there was a Titled Douluo guarding the side?
That’s the legitimate Holy Son of the Spirit Hall!
And because she was dissatisfied with the Son of God's style, she was going to step forward and scold him?

The rules taught at the Spirit Hall Academy are the strictest, especially the systems and the rules of respect.

Respect the strong and respect your superiors.

Attacking the Son of God is a serious crime in the Spirit Hall!
Hu Liena's face turned pale in an instant and she stood there without saying a word.

Although she still felt that cruel killing was not allowed.

But according to Tang Nianxiao, he really needed this soul beast, it was just a matter of how to kill it, and it had nothing to do with others.

Naturally, she can't do anything about it.

The Holy Son did not violate the rules of the Spirit Hall, but her actions made her dissatisfied.

After thinking it through, Hu Liena's face turned even paler.

Tang Nianxiao didn't even look at her, and the dagger in his hand suddenly slashed towards the tail of the phoenix-tailed cockatrice.

Blood splattered everywhere!

First, the phoenix tail was cut off, and then the scales of the phoenix-tailed cockatoo were cut open bit by bit.

As Tang Nianxiao moved, he said calmly, "Actually, this isn't considered torture. It's just dissection at best."

"Skin it, remove its bones, and remove the inedible internal organs. Then chop off the snake's head, pull out the tendons, and leave the meat."

"I brought a pot. This Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake is non-venomous. In fact, I want to try and see if there is any difference between the taste of this soul beast and that of an ordinary wild beast."

"Actually, I still like eating snake meat, especially snake skin. But this snake has scales, so it's better for me to shave them off."

Everyone:...

Hu Liena was completely stunned.

Wha, what?
Kill them and eat their meat? Can you eat the meat of soul beasts? Oh, no, can you eat the flesh of soul beasts?

No, it seems to be edible.

There is a menu on the second floor of the canteen of their Wuhun Hall Academy. Many of the main dishes are made from the essence of soul beasts.

Thinking of this, Hu Liena blushed.

She herself had eaten soul beast meat, so how could she have the nerve to stop Tang Nianxiao?

Qianjun Douluo showed a relieved smile.

The Spirit Hall has truly welcomed an excellent successor!
A yellow soul ring finally rose up when Tang Nianxiao broke open the belly of the Phoenix-tailed Cockatoo and took out the snake gall.

However, as the soul ring rose, its body seemed to still be glowing.

Everyone's gaze froze instantly.

This, this is...

(End of this chapter)