An Opportunity to Join the Soul Hall
"Didn't you say you didn't accept any missions? Why are you doing it again?"
Luo Xie stopped speaking halfway through his sentence.
Yang Shan did more than just accept the mission.
The mission objective is a Three-Star Dou Wang!
Looking at the assassination list beside the head, Luo Xie uttered a single word after a long while:
"Ah?"
A dignified Seven Star Dou Huang, and a member of a force like the Soul Hall.
Luo Xie has seen a lot of the world, so he must have seen a lot of things.
He even once unleashed a Palm Force at an enemy Dou Zun from a hundred feet away during a siege of a major force.
As for whether it hit or not, Luo Xie didn't know.
After all, he turned and ran away incredibly fast after activating his Dou Technique; that was the best time in his life he had controlled his Dou Qi Light Wings! But even someone as strong as Luo Xie is now having his worldview refreshed by Yang Shan.
Three-Star Dou Ling can kill Three-Star Dou Wang?
This is like a primary school student taking the college entrance exam and getting into a top university! Has the world changed that much?
Yang Shan: "Luckily, Fang Sheng ran into his enemy half a month ago and was seriously injured."
Yang Shan's explanation temporarily stabilized Luo Xie's collapsing worldview.
Luo Xie seemed to have just had a nightmare, taking a few deep breaths before forcibly regaining the dignity befitting the Bloodshed Hall Tower Master.
"I see, Cheng E, congratulations on getting your revenge."
Luo Xie thought for a moment and asked:
"Should I verify the employer's identity and then bring the head back to you?"
Yang Shan: "No need for that."
Luo Xie understood.
After all, it was to avenge a friend, so it wouldn't be necessary to kill someone and not let go.
Unexpectedly, Yang Shan added, "I've already sliced up the rest of his body and fed them to the dogs."
Luo Xie maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, but a question involuntarily popped into his mind, "Wait, which of us is actually from the Soul Hall?"
Acting is like getting a massage; you have to do the whole thing.
This way, Luo Xie would be more willing to introduce him to the Soul Hall.
Luo Xie intended to drop the subject:
"Give me the token, and I'll record your points."
Yang Shan: "Shopkeeper, I'd like to exchange something."
Luo Xie tossed a booklet at him. "Choose one. A typical gold-level assassination target only earns a little over 10,000 points. And to be on the safe side, many gold-level assassins will choose to work in pairs or even threes to ensure that the target doesn't escape. You kid, you made 25,000 in one go. You're really lucky."
Yang Shan flipped through the booklet.
Over time, the items available for redemption in this booklet have changed considerably.
Yang Shan basically skipped over the cultivation techniques and Dou Technique.
Earth Rank Technique are among the rarest and most valuable items in the Black-Corner Region. It's simply unrealistic to expect to acquire one with 25,000 points.
In terms of equipment, there are quite a few items that are better than Yang Shan's current Fire Cloud Robe and Wind Hunting Boots.
However, there were other things Yang Shan wanted to exchange for.
Yang Shan flipped directly to the section on prescriptions.
Seeing that the words "Aura Concealing Pill" were still there, Yang Shan breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, this thing is still here.
As a single type of pill that conceals one's aura, the Aura Concealing Pill, like the Qi Injection Pill, is only differentiated by its grade; the name remains the same.
However, it is far more precious than Qi Injection Pill.
Second only to other attribute-boosting pills of the same level.
Every time Yang Shan bought the Aura Concealing Pill from Ya Fei, he had to spend a lot of Spirit Stone.
But the Aura Concealing Pill is indeed very effective.
The Aura Concealing Pill played a significant role in many of Yang Shan's crucial operations.
Concealing one's presence is perfect for Old Schemer like Yang Shan.
The use of the Aura Concealing Pill will only increase in the future, so it's best to refine it yourself to save costs.
"Shopkeeper, I'd like to exchange for the recipes for Aura Concealing Pill, both fourth and fifth grade!"
Luo Xie looked at Yang Shan as if he were a monster. "You kid, Fifth Grade Alchemist?"
Why would someone who isn't Fifth Grade Alchemist? Yang Shan: "It's only fourth-grade, but I should be confident of breaking through to fifth-grade in the future, so let's just exchange it together."
Luo Xie: "In the future, it should be in the near future, right? Otherwise, you should switch to something that is more useful to you now."
Yang Shan: "You can't hide it from the shopkeeper."
[Ding! The player's feelings towards Luo Xie have been greatly affected time and again. Luo Xie's favorability +10, current favorability: 26!]
[Please note: Luo Xie has highly recognized your potential, and special story events may be triggered later. Please pay attention to your interactions.]
Hearing this hint, Yang Shan had a better idea of what to do.
The reason he acted so aggressively and killed without blinking was to make the style of "Cheng E" fit the Soul Hall.
If Luo Xie had any sense at all, he would definitely pay special attention to him.
Yang Shan had a rough estimate in mind.
Once he raises his level to Dou Wang and increases Luo Xie's favorability to over 40 points, Luo Xie will definitely recommend him to the Soul Hall!
Luo Xie took out two pill formulas from his Storage Ring:
"Six thousand for fourth-rank officials, twelve thousand for fifth-rank officials."
Yang Shan: "Thank you very much, innkeeper! I would like to stay in the inner building for a couple of days."
Luo Xie waved his hand:
"Do as you please."
After Yang Shan left, Luo Xie let out a long sigh and rubbed his temples with his fingers.
"This is a bit difficult to handle."
Luo Xie is now certain and certain that Yang Shan is a talented person.
If you join the Soul Hall, you'll likely become a "Guardian" in the future! And if your luck changes, becoming a "Respected Elder" isn't out of the question!
When that day comes, he, as the "mentor," will surely be greatly rewarded by the Soul Hall.
If he were rewarded with a Break Sect Pill, allowing him to successfully break through to the Dou Zong realm, Luo Xie would become a protector! But what's troubling Luo Xie right now is:
We can't let Yang Shan join the Soul Hall so easily!
Luo Xie has been active in the Black-Corner Region for many years and has sent three talents to the Soul Hall.
Although I heard that two of those three talents have already been eliminated, those three had all accumulated more than 200,000 points in the Bloodshed Hall before joining the Soul Hall! Yang Shan only has 55,000 points at most now.
But if the requirements were told to Yang Shan now, given Yang Shan current performance, he would probably take on all the silver-level missions in Black Seal City! After all, Yang Shan killed the Dou Wang this time because the Dou Wang was seriously injured.
Under normal circumstances, Yang Shan's combat strength shouldn't be so exaggerated as to be able to kill Dou Wang.
But the total points for the silver medal targets in Black Seal City are only a little over 20,000!
Yang Shan estimated that he would start from Black Seal City and fight his way from south to north!
If Luo Xie were to inadvertently provoke Jia Nan Academy, or a powerful figure in the Black-Corner Region with Dou Zong as his leader, he wouldn't even be qualified to clean up their mess! But if he didn't tell Yang Shan, Luo Xie was genuinely worried that a talent like Yang Shan would be poached by other forces.
The Soul Hall has always kept a low profile.
Especially in territories outside of Central Plains, members of the Soul Hall will conceal their identities whenever possible.
Even in the Black-Corner Region, there are only a few rumors about the Soul Hall.
If Yang Shan were to break through to the Dou Wang or even Dou Emperor and then disregard him, the Tower Master, Luo Xie could only sigh inwardly, "Let's take it one step at a time and see how things go!"
The next day, Luo Xie found Yang Shan.
"Cheng E greets the shopkeeper."
Luo Xie waved his hand:
"From now on, call me 'Tower Master'!"
Yang Shan feigned surprise:
"Tower Master? This is the Bloodshed Hall."
Luo Xie was very satisfied with Yang Shan's expression.
What good is genius? A genius who dies young is destined to become nothing more than dust.
Perhaps in the future Luo Xie will still have to fawn over Yang Shan, but for now Yang Shan has to be respectful to Luo Xie! Yang Shan excitedly asked, "Then there must be even more assassination missions here, Tower Master?"
Luo Xie's lips twitched, and he finally couldn't help but ask, "Do you... really enjoy killing?"
Yang Shan replied, seemingly quite seriously, "It's alright. I wouldn't say I like it. In the Black-Corner Region, killing is pretty much the same as eating and sleeping. I just really crave Naiko!"
Luo Xie wondered:
What is Naoko?
Yang Shan: "It's roughly the same as strength."
To some extent, Naoko can indeed inspire a man's power!
Luo Xie actually believed it to be true:
"I see. Since you crave power, you should cultivate diligently. Your current strength is not worthy of the position of Gold Killer."
Yang Shan: "Tower Master, I think that doing more tasks, accumulating points, and exchanging them for more cultivation resources will lead to faster progress in strength!"
Luo Xie: "You don't need to be impatient, young man. The Dou Qi Continent is boundless. You think you've seen a mountain, but when you climb to the top, you'll see that the mountains ahead are endless and stretch as far as the eye can see!"
Yang Shan is now playing naive and impulsive characters:
"Why am I thinking so much when I haven't even climbed the mountain yet? Let's be practical and focus on climbing first!"
Luo Xie opened his mouth several times, but couldn't utter a single word.
But then he thought about it again.
Given Yang Shan Shan's character, if he were to truly join the Soul Hall, there would only be two possible outcomes:
One approach is to charge headlong into something, only to run into a brick wall and die.
One of them charged headlong into the fray, smashing through the iron plate and soaring upwards! Luo Xie decided to make a decision that went against his principles!
"Cheng E, how do you think I, the owner of this Tower Master, treat you?"
Yang Shan's heart skipped a beat! Could it be that this special interaction was about to begin? Yang Shan quickly replied:
"To be honest, the Tower Master has been very good to me. Last time, regarding the matter of the ' Wrathful Thunder Mystic Skill,' the Tower Master took special care of me. I remember this favor and will repay it in the future."
Luo Xie nodded:
"You said you would repay this favor!"
Even within the Soul Hall, the concept of "human relationships" still carries considerable weight.
After all, the Soul Hall has a large number of personnel, and many tasks require the cooperation of multiple people.
Many members may not have a great relationship, but there will definitely be exchanges of favors.
Luo Xie said, "Actually, Tower Master saw long ago that you are a promising talent. Tower Master am actually from a mysterious force outside the Black-Corner Region. Although I am Seven Star Dou Huang, I am only considered a middle-level Tower Master in this force!"
Luo Xie was also concerned about his image, so he deliberately exaggerated his status by a level.
Soul Envoy at the Dou Emperor level is only higher in status than the lowest-ranking Dou Wang Soul Envoy.
Luo Xie: "From now on, your tasks will be assigned to you personally by Tower Master. This is also Tower Master test for you. If you can pass, Tower Master will be willing to take you to see the magnificent scenery behind the mountain!"
Luo Xie secretly rejoiced:
"In that case, the frequency with Cheng E kills people in the future will be entirely up to Tower Master! I've also Cheng E the way for Cheng E, so the branch will no longer be at risk of being exposed. I am indeed incredibly clever!"