The Advantages of Being Young

In terms of value, the order was roughly the same.

A left leg bone was slightly more valuable than a right leg bone!

The left leg bone dropped by this Black Striped Poison Moth was worth at least one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins!

That was an enormous fortune these mercenaries could not earn even in ten lifetimes!

It could be said that as long as they sold the soul bone, every one of these mercenaries could become the owner of an estate and live carefree for the rest of their lives!

They would no longer need to be mercenaries, living a life with their blood on the blade's edge! "Gulp!"

Jarvis swallowed hard as he stared at the soul bone.

The mercenaries around him wore much the same expressions, their eyes gradually turning fierce and greedy!

Seeing this, Li Tianlan silently stepped back and prepared to fight!

But at that moment, Bena stepped forward and shouted, "Everyone, it's just a soul bone! Calm down! According to the rules of the Soul Master world, this soul bone doesn't belong to us!"

"Bena, what are the rules of the Soul Master world?" Jarvis's eyes were filled with greed. Picking up the soul bone from the ground, he shouted, "Haha, brothers, if we sell this soul bone, each of us can get at least fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins! Fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins! That's equivalent to hundreds of years of our income! From now on, we'll never have to live with our blood on the blade's edge again!"

"Long live the captain!"

The mercenaries cheered in jubilation, completely ignoring Li Tianlan, its theoretical owner.

Although Li Tianlan had just displayed the combat strength of a Soul Grandmaster, there were more than a dozen people in the mercenary group!

With their captain Jarvis, whose strength was close to that of a Soul Elder, they believed dealing with Li Tianlan would be easy.

"Jarvis, you..."

Bena was so furious that she nearly attacked, but she still held herself back.

At that moment, Li Tianlan, who had remained silent all this time, stepped forward. Smiling at Bena, he said, "Sister Bena, your judgment isn't very good!"

"Jarvis is already the most trustworthy person in the mercenary group." Bena said with a bitter smile. "But who could have expected..."

"The soul bone is too valuable?" Li Tianlan curled his lip.

Soul bones were precious, but there were limited slots for them.

Li Tianlan's goal was six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones. As for ordinary soul bones... he truly had no interest in them!

But not wanting it was one thing. These mercenaries forcibly trying to steal his soul bone was another matter entirely!

Li Tianlan immediately stepped forward, stared coldly into Jarvis's eyes, and said, "Jarvis, you're fired. Return my soul bone."

"Return it to you?" Jarvis burst into laughter. Since they had already fallen out, he had no more reservations. He shouted, "Does it have your name written on it? Yours? This is my soul bone!"

"Then let's fight!" Li Tianlan did not waste any words. He circulated his Soul Power and gave a low shout: "Eight Extremes Collapse!"

Eight Extremes Collapse came from the Cangqiong Continent! As a fist technique, its power was comparable to a ten-thousand-year soul skill without any cooldown.

Boom!

Li Tianlan threw a punch, steady, precise, and ruthless!

Jarvis had only just reacted when Li Tianlan's fist slammed into his chest and abdomen, his most vulnerable area.

The punch was so heavy that it nearly made Jarvis vomit up last night's meal.

The soul bone flew from his hand, and his entire body shot away like a cannonball, sent flying over three hundred meters by Li Tianlan's punch.

Smack!

Li Tianlan caught the soul bone. His gaze swept across the group of Soul Masters as he shouted, "I'll say it one more time! This soul bone is mine! Does anyone else want to steal it?"

"N-No."

The mercenaries frantically shook their heads, no longer daring to make a move.

What a joke. Their captain, a Soul Grandmaster, had been instantly defeated by Li Tianlan in one move. What use would they be if they went up against him?

"Very good!"

Li Tianlan was very satisfied with the mercenaries' reaction. He played with the soul bone and continued impatiently, "You're fired. You can leave now!"

"Huh?"

The mercenaries immediately looked at one another. After hesitating for a moment—

They dragged away their captain Jarvis, who had been knocked unconscious by Li Tianlan's punch, and quickly left the campsite.

"Honestly, what a mess." Bena scratched her head and once again looked apologetically at Li Tianlan. "I'm sorry, I..."

"There's no need to apologize." Li Tianlan smiled, narrowing his eyes at Bena. "Sister Bena, you didn't go along with those people. You're someone worthy of trust. So, as your employer, I should reward you."

"A reward?" Bena was slightly stunned and asked curiously, "What reward?"

Li Tianlan smiled faintly, picked up the soul bone, and waved it before Bena. "Do you want it?"

"A soul bone?"

Bena cried out in surprise, her beautiful face filled with disbelief! Looking at him suspiciously, she said, "You're not playing a joke on me, are you? You'd give something so precious to me?"

"Trustworthiness is priceless." Li Tianlan blinked. He could not exactly say that he did not think much of it, could he?

He immediately placed the soul bone in Bena's hand, then warned her, "Sister Bena, don't tell anyone else that you have a soul bone, lest someone kills you to take it."

"You can rest assured, I have no intention of fusing with a soul bone."

Bena looked at the soul bone in her hand, put it away in her Soul Tool, and slowly said, "Exchanging it for Gold Soul Coins might have more meaning. After all... forget it. I won't say any more."

Li Tianlan paused, then asked curiously, "Sister Bena, you don't look like someone short on Gold Soul Coins."

"I don't need them, but other people do."

Bena turned her head, seemingly recalling something as she said slowly, "Do you know? Every year, thousands of mercenaries die in the Star Dou Great Forest. At the same time, they leave behind hundreds of orphans in Soder City. If no one takes care of those children, they'll certainly die."

"So you took in those orphans?"

Li Tianlan was filled with admiration.

But Bena shook her head slightly. "No. I grew up in an orphanage. All this time, I've been trying to improve its conditions. And that requires an enormous amount of Gold Soul Coins. Now, I finally have the money to renovate the orphanage."

"So that was it."

Li Tianlan nodded slightly and said nothing more, though a vague plan began to take shape in his heart.

After chatting with Bena for a while longer, Li Tianlan and Bena moved elsewhere and set up another small campsite.

Just as he was about to sleep, Li Tianlan finally realized something was wrong—men and women should keep their distance.

Bena was a woman!

And a stunning beauty at that!

Wasn't this torture?

He was just about to suggest setting up two tents when Bena walked in wearing only a thin undergarment.

Her delicate curves, proud figure, and snow-white skin were all laid bare.

Li Tianlan immediately shut his mouth!

He could not help sighing inwardly. Being young was still great! He could feast his eyes openly and honestly.

After all, no matter how mature and steady he was, Bena still saw him as a six- or seven-year-old child.