"You think I ended up like this because of who?" Lin Hanye took off Thousand Faces in speechless exasperation and couldn't help shooting her a glare.
Huang Yueyao knew she was in the wrong and gave an awkward smile. Looking at Lin Hanye's handsome, dashing appearance, she smiled charmingly and said, "It's all thanks to you this time. Not only did you help my Golden Great Spirit Arena recover its losses, you even helped us make a huge profit. To show my gratitude, big sister can satisfy one request of yours. Anything at all!"
"Anything at all?" Lin Hanye stared fixedly at Huang Yueyao.
"Yes, anything at all." Huang Yueyao blinked with feigned shyness.
"Then I want Thousand Faces!"
But Lin Hanye's next words left her stunned.
She let out a deep breath and said, "Little brother Haibodong, you really do ask for the moon. This is a supreme treasure passed down through generations of my Radiant Sword Lion Family."
"If you don't want to give it, forget it." Lin Hanye hadn't expected her to agree anyway.
In any case, once he walked out that door, the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would no longer know what he looked like.
As he spoke, he tossed Thousand Faces back to her, then turned to leave.
Yet the instant he turned around, Huang Yueyao waved her hand, and Thousand Faces transformed into a streak of white light that flew back in front of Lin Hanye and hovered there.
Lin Hanye took the mask, turned back, and saw Huang Yueyao smiling. "I have high hopes for your future. Consider this thing a small investment from me. I hope we'll have the chance to cooperate again in the future."
Lin Hanye nodded slightly, then turned and left the room. By the time he returned to the suite, Liu Erlong and Shao Xin had already come back.
After the two of them exchanged a round of concerned pleasantries with him, Lin Hanye consumed the Recovery Sugar Bean made by Shao Xin, restoring the stamina and soul power he had expended in the spirit battle.
Then he began cultivating.
Early the next morning.
To thank the Golden Team for helping the Great Spirit Arena recover its losses, Huang Yueyao specially invited the seven who had participated in the spirit battle to attend a banquet.
At the banquet, besides giving everyone the compensation she had promised earlier, Huang Yueyao also gifted them an additional storage card containing one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
It counted as an extra reward for everyone.
And because the Clear Sky Team had practically been defeated by Lin Hanye alone, everyone was especially warm toward Lin Hanye.
Ning Caichen in particular hinted at recruitment both openly and subtly in his words.
Toward this, Lin Hanye still used the same rhetoric he had used with Ning Fengzhi before.
However, after the banquet ended, Lin Hanye left Dugu Xin behind alone.
"Brother Hai, may I ask what you wanted me for?"
Dugu Xin asked in surprise.
"Brother Dugu, your hair color wasn't green at first, was it?"
Lin Hanye hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still decided to give the other party a reminder.
"Indeed, it wasn't. My hair used to be black, but ever since I awakened my martial soul, the more I cultivated, the greener it became. Even my father is the same."
Dugu Xin was also very puzzled.
Lin Hanye nodded, showing an expression that said it was just as he expected. "Brother Dugu, although I don't understand toxins, I've at least dabbled somewhat in knowledge concerning martial souls. I suggest that after you return, you find a way to have your father get you a Soul Bone and force the toxins in your body into the Soul Bone. Then release them again when you need to use them. Otherwise, if this continues, it will be very dangerous. That is all I have to say."
With that, under Dugu Xin's bewildered gaze, Lin Hanye turned and left.
After leaving the hotel, he took off Thousand Faces and restored his original appearance.
Liu Erlong and Shao Xin had already finished purchasing supplies and were waiting for him at the inn where they were staying.
Seeing Lin Hanye return, the three of them set out once more on the road to Gengxin City.
A week later, they finally arrived at Gengxin City.
And on the night before they reached Gengxin, after two and a half months, Lin Hanye finally advanced from Level 29 to Level 30.
Liu Erlong had also increased her soul power. As early as over a month before she met Lin Hanye, she had already been Level Twenty-Five. Now that she had switched to cultivating the Meditation Method Lin Hanye had summarized in the Second Simulation based on Spirit Hall materials, her soul power improved much faster than before.
She had also broken through two days before they arrived at Gengxin City.
As for Shao Xin, because he had yet to obtain his Third Soul Ring, his soul power was still Level 30. However, he had already broken through to Level 30 more than half a year ago, and he had not given up cultivating during all these months.
After he obtained his Third Soul Ring, on the basis of Level 31, gaining an additional level or two was practically a sure thing.
And at the same time Lin Hanye's group of three arrived in Gengxin City.
In Gengxin City, inside the hotel where the Spirit Hall Team was staying.
Ling Yuan was reporting Lin Hanye's recent situation to Bibi Dong.
"Clear Sky Sect. What a fine Clear Sky Sect. Very fine indeed..."
When she learned that after the Clear Sky Sect Team lost to the Golden Team, Tang Lie had tried to kill Lin Hanye without mercy, an undisguisable killing intent flashed in Bibi Dong's dark-red, autumn-water eyes.
Only when she heard that Lin Hanye had already arrived in Gengxin City did her expression ease, returning once more to that innocent and kind appearance from before.
Thus, after the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, she now had one more target to destroy.
As for why Bibi Dong knew that the disguised Ice Emperor was Lin Hanye, the reason was simple: through Lin Hanye's martial soul, soul skills, and Soul Power Level, Ling Yuan had recognized him as Haibodong.
"Your Highness, the Saintess, if you go out now, perhaps you may run into that person on the street," Ling Yuan reminded her.
"You did very well in this matter. This is a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. Take it and refine it properly."
With a wave of Bibi Dong's hand, the Soul Tool in her hand flashed, and a jade box appeared before Ling Yuan. Originally, this Immortal Herb should have been given to Ling Yuan by Little Linzi, but when she thought of the ambiguous look Ling Yuan had given Little Linzi in her "Previous Life," as well as her devastated appearance after learning of Little Linzi's death...
In the end, Bibi Dong still decided to hand the Immortal Herb to Ling Yuan herself, lest the two of them develop some improper connection again.
"Remember, the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower can only be swallowed, not chewed. In addition, I'll leave Yue Guan and Gui Mei over there to you."
"Rest assured, Your Highness, the Saintess. Before you return, Ling Yuan definitely won't let them disturb you."
Ling Yuan was extremely excited at that moment, because she could clearly sense her martial soul's longing for this Immortal Herb. She immediately stopped lingering and headed to Gui Mei and Yue Guan's residence, using the excuse of catching up to hold them back.
After entering Gengxin City, Lin Hanye asked for the location of the Blacksmith Association, but he did not Rush Towards it directly.
Refining Whale Rubber would take time. He had to find a quiet inn first.
Gengxin City was extremely prosperous. Although its scale could not compare to Golden City, the second-largest city after Star Luo City, it was just as crowded.
Walking down the street, Lin Hanye looked around and saw dense crowds everywhere.
"Sorry, guests, but our hotel rooms are already full. Perhaps you could try another hotel."
"Our hotel is full as well."
"To be honest, recently many soul masters have been appearing in Gengxin one after another. It seems to be because a very powerful soul master team came to the Great Soul Arena, so the hotels have been full every day. I suggest you rent a residence in the Rich District instead. Though the price is a little higher, it's at least quiet."
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After trying seven or eight hotels in a row, all of them fully booked, Lin Hanye could only take Liu Erlong and Shao Xin to look for a residence to rent.
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