The True Young Master Saves the Soul Pet World by Eating Melons – CH42

Chapter 42: The Phantom Sound Bee King

While seriously writing his essay, Si Er was also thinking about how to make use of baleful energy.

What he was thinking in his heart and what he was writing with his hand were completely different matters. When Si Xu occasionally glanced at Si Er’s paper, he immediately felt a surge of admiration.

As expected of his genius younger brother—how could he write something entirely different from what he was thinking?

How on earth did he manage that? It was incredible.

More than half of the people eavesdropping outside the window had already left. Only three remained to continue listening.

The others ran to the instructors’ dormitory area and entered a standalone courtyard far from the others.

The courtyard was desolate. Inside, a handsome young man was being confined.

Several elders looked at his tightly furrowed brows, closed eyes, and pale face, and felt deep heartache.

This young man was the top genius of the previous cohorts of Black Tortoise Academy—Shen Qianzhen. He possessed a Zijin-grade talent with a metal attribute and also loved raising bees.

Previously, he had raised a Golden-Winged Wood Bee Queen and thereby contracted an entire swarm of Golden-Winged Wood Bees, whose combined combat power was extraordinary.

Later, he accidentally encountered a Phantom Sound Bee King. Finding this kind of bee king that could attack the soul intriguing, Shen Qianzhen contracted it as well, intending to cultivate another swarm of Phantom Sound Bees.

However, half a year after contracting the Phantom Sound Bee King, Shen Qianzhen’s soul developed problems. The Phantom Sound Bee King had actually invaded his spiritual sea.

Although Shen Qianzhen used the power of the contract to severely injure the Phantom Sound Bee King midway through the invasion, he himself was crippled as a result.

His soul was now shattered. Whenever he used soul power, he would feel as if his spirit were being torn apart.

In order to let him recuperate properly, the elders had no choice but to help him cancel his contract with the Golden-Winged Wood Bee Queen.

But the Golden-Winged Wood Bee Queen was unwilling to leave Shen Qianzhen and still remained by his side to guard him.

The half-dead Phantom Sound Bee King was also being guarded by the Golden-Winged Wood Bee Queen and its swarm.

The elders of Black Tortoise Academy had long been puzzled as to why the Phantom Sound Bee King attacked Shen Qianzhen. To uncover the truth, they had kept it alive instead of killing it—but they also refused to treat it.

They even instructed the Golden-Winged Wood Bee Queen to keep a close watch. If the Phantom Sound Bee King showed the slightest sign of recovery, it was to be struck again—never allowed to improve in the slightest.

For the past few years, the Golden-Winged Wood Bee Queen had dutifully carried out this task.

After hearing Si Er’s inner thoughts, the elders had formed a conjecture about the Phantom Sound Bee King’s betrayal. This time, they had come to verify it.

Elder Xuan Yi walked up to the Phantom Sound Bee King and forced out a portion of the baleful energy lingering within his body. Sure enough, the previously dying Phantom Sound Bee King began eagerly absorbing the baleful energy he expelled.

The Phantom Sound Bee King wasn’t unaware that this might be a trap, but at this moment it could no longer afford to care.

If it didn’t absorb more power, it would die—and it couldn’t accept that outcome.

It felt terribly unlucky. The Main God had told their race that this world’s Heavenly Dao was incomplete; they had a chance to replace the natives and become its rulers.

Yet the contract power here was far stronger than it had imagined. Otherwise, it would never have been counterattacked by Shen Qianzhen.

With its deliberate absorption, Elder Xuan Yi found it much easier to expel the baleful energy.

As the Phantom Sound Bee King grew increasingly spirited under the nourishment of baleful energy, even its tattered wings showed signs of repair. Elder Xuan Yi quickly gave Elder Xuan Er a look.

Understanding immediately, Elder Xuan Er slapped the Phantom Sound Bee King flat again.

Elder Xuan Yi continued expelling baleful energy. The bee king continued absorbing it. Then Elder Xuan Er flattened it again.

After three rounds, the Phantom Sound Bee King stopped moving altogether.

This repeated flattening was too painful. It felt it might as well die and be done with it.

Moreover, their insect race possessed a special regenerative ability. It could use a secret technique to condense baleful energy into a nearly invisible microscopic egg.

As long as these hateful humans failed to notice the egg, it could be reborn!

“Brother, has this insect stopped absorbing baleful energy?” Elder Xuan Er asked.

“Yes. It’s rebellious by nature. Keeping it is useless—just kill it.” Elder Xuan Yi said calmly. “Third Brother, you do it. Use Heavenly Fox True Fire to burn this Phantom Sound Bee King to death. Make sure nothing remains.”

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The Phantom Sound Bee King jolted upright in terror and resumed absorbing the baleful energy from Elder Xuan Yi.

Upon reflection, it was still afraid of death. It had finally escaped from an interstellar world to reach this place—how could it die so easily?

Perhaps it could still struggle a bit longer?

If it were burned outright by Heavenly Fox True Fire, there would be no chance to struggle at all.

Elder Xuan Yi glanced at Elder Xuan San, who nodded. Reassured, Elder Xuan Yi continued expelling baleful energy.

Since shortly after they entered, Elder Xuan San had been recording the entire process with a recording stone. He captured the Phantom Sound Bee King absorbing baleful energy and sent the footage to the group chat of the four great academies.

At the same time, he attached Shen Qianzhen’s past incident and expressed his suspicions.

Spirit beasts capable of absorbing baleful energy were different from normal contractable beasts. They could betray their masters at any time. Everyone needed to be cautious.

As for anything more explicit, they couldn’t say.

It was as if some invisible force restrained them, preventing them from revealing that Si Er’s inner thoughts could be heard.

Under this force, many matters could only be implied, not plainly stated.

While Elders Xuan Yi, Xuan Er, and Xuan San dealt with the Phantom Sound Bee King, the other Supreme Elders split up.

One secretly infiltrated Azure Dragon Academy to investigate whether there was a new student named Di Lintian. If so, he would examine whether there was anything unusual about him.

The other two Supreme Elders went to search for the cave Si Er had mentioned—and they actually found it.

Upon entering, they indeed saw the so-called spatial passage.

Though they couldn’t determine where it led, they knew that any external force descending upon the Ten Thousand Beasts Continent would bring no good. Gritting their teeth, they joined forces and destroyed the passage.

The moment the spatial passage was destroyed, Di Lintian—who was on break at Azure Dragon Academy—suddenly felt overwhelming unease, as if he would never be able to return home again.

His face turned pale. He didn’t want to believe such a ridiculous intuition—but his instincts had always been accurate.

“Brother Lintian, what’s wrong?”

Si Ran, standing beside him, asked with concern.

“Nothing.” Di Lintian shook his head. “I just…”

“Something’s wrong! Something’s wrong!”

Yu Feiqing suddenly squeezed between them, interrupting their conversation. Looking at Si Ran, his expression was more anxious than ever.

“Ranran, this is bad. City Lord Si has gone mad—he’s saying you’re not his biological son!”

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