Exquisite Small Pagoda

Xiao Yun suddenly opened his eyes and found himself lying on the tavern floor. The pain throughout his body seemed to have vanished, and even the meridians Tang San had deliberately destroyed had returned to normal. Only the wounds on his face still throbbed with burning pain from time to time, reminding him that what had happened was no illusion.

Then an immensely grand, majestic, indescribable voice appeared in his mind. "This junior, the Golden Finger you wanted has been delivered. Take your revenge yourself."

After the voice faded, it turned into countless pieces of information that merged into Xiao Yun's mind.

After a long while, Xiao Yun finally absorbed the information. Joy appeared on his face, but it tugged at his wounds, turning what should have been a smile into an exceedingly sinister expression.

Xiao Yun immediately got up and solemnly performed three kneelings and nine kowtows toward the sky, thanking that supreme existence.

Seeing Xiao Yun behave this way, that supreme existence was quite pleased. He casually fished out a piece of Chaos Divine Iron from the chaos, refined it with a flick of his hand, and sent it through the air to Xiao Yun. Then he turned his attention to other matters.

Looking at the small pagoda that had suddenly appeared before him, Xiao Yun understood that it was a reward from that great being. He respectfully held out both hands and accepted the Treasure Pagoda, then bowed three times toward the void to express his gratitude. At the same time, he swore that he would thoroughly repay Tang San, that hypocrite.

As the Treasure Pagoda landed in Xiao Yun's palm, he immediately understood that it was a Chaos Supreme Treasure, given to him by that supreme existence for self-defense. The pagoda had eighty-one layers of seals; otherwise, it could never have manifested in a low-level fantasy world like Douluo Continent.

Following the information transmitted by the little pagoda, Xiao Yun pricked the tip of his middle finger with the pagoda's point, forced out a drop of Essence Blood, and let it fall onto the pagoda, completing the initial recognition of its master.

As Xiao Yun's Essence Blood merged into it, Xiao Yu felt as if he had formed a faint, indistinct connection with the little pagoda. With a thought, the pagoda merged into Xiao Yun's brow.

Only after quite some time did Xiao Yun open his eyes. By then, he had understood the pagoda's most basic application: Storage Space. Even beneath layer upon layer of seals, the pagoda could provide a thousand-cubic-meter Storage Space. It also possessed Mind Protection. Given the pagoda's rank, as long as it remained within his Sea of Consciousness, every soul-attacking technique on Douluo Continent would be ineffective against Xiao Yun, providing him with tremendous protection.

As for the pagoda's other functions, he would only learn of them after unsealing its layers one by one. The method for lifting the seals was to absorb the various kinds of Origin Power on Douluo Continent.

After excitedly trying out the little pagoda's storage function many times, Xiao Yun finally began cleaning up the tables and chairs Tang San and the others had deliberately smashed. Once he had spent some time putting everything in order, Xiao Yun shut the Main Gate of Yunlai Tavern.

Meanwhile, when Tang San and the other two returned to the group, Flender glanced at them, pulled Ma Hongjun aside, and asked worriedly, "Hongjun, you didn't cause any deaths, did you?"

Ma Hongjun shook his head. "Teacher, probably not. But Xiao San cut that young man's face."

Flender had not expected Tang San to be so ruthless. Although he disapproved somewhat of Tang San's actions, he had no intention of standing up for Xiao Yun. After all, the other party was merely an Ordinary Person, and Tang San was not his disciple but the disciple of his good friend Yu Xiaogang. It was not his place to overstep his bounds. Still, he warned Ma Hongjun, "Hongjun, if something like this happens again, don't go along with them. This sort of thing is truly disgraceful."

Ma Hongjun asked instead, "Didn't you say that a Soul Master who doesn't dare cause trouble isn't a good Soul Master? Why won't you let me go with Xiao San and the others, then?"

Flender was unusually serious. "You call that causing trouble? That was bullying common people. It was not the conduct of a Soul Master, but more like the conduct of an Evil Spirit Master. Keep doing such things, and sooner or later, you'll become an Evil Spirit Master and be wanted by Spirit Hall. Especially you. Your Martial Soul mutation already fills you with evil energy. If you don't control yourself properly, you'll eventually become an Evil Spirit Master. When that time comes, even I won't be able to save you."

Ma Hongjun could only nod in response. "All right. I understand, Master. I'll definitely be more careful in the future."

As for Dai Mubai, Flender had no intention of educating him at all. On one hand, Dai Mubai was a prince of the Star Luo Empire. As a lofty noble, he did not care in the slightest about bullying the weak.

As for Tang San, Flender could only teach him some basic Martial Soul knowledge and provide sufficient resources. If he dared to discipline him, he would surely be taught a lesson by the Clear Sky Douluo hiding in the shadows. Besides, it was not Flender's place to teach him anyway; there was still Xiaogang.

Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang also learned from Flender why Tang San and the others had left. Yet he had no intention of warning Tang San. Instead, he said, "Xiao San, you were too reckless. As a Soul Master with peerless talent, as long as you do not die young, you will sooner or later become a Titled Douluo. Don't waste your attention on such an insignificant nobody. If you truly need to deal with an Ordinary Person like that next time, I can simply have Luo Sanpao fart at him. That alone would be enough to kill him without anyone noticing."

After closing the Main Gate, Xiao Yun returned to the Bedroom behind the tavern. He washed himself, changed into a new set of clothes, then sat cross-legged on the bed and began considering his future.

Now that he had also obtained an extraordinary opportunity, he could not leave Tang San's attempted murder and disfigurement unavenged. He had to carefully plan every step ahead. He absolutely could not allow Tang San to proceed as smoothly as he had in the original story. He had to destroy Tang San's opportunities. Since Tang San feared that he would steal Xiao Wu away, he would certainly find a way to take her for himself. He would never allow Xiao Wu to sacrifice herself for Tang San, and Zhu Zhuqing absolutely could not be left to that scumbag Dai Mubai.

He recalled the plot of the original story. Before long, Shrek Academy would go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy for an exchange, only to be driven away because of Xue Beng's scheme. Then Dugu Bo would take Tang San away, allowing him to discover the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well...

He had to stop this. Xiao Yun clenched his fists. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was one of Tang San's most important opportunities in the early stages. He absolutely could not let Tang San obtain it.

But with his current strength, he was still incapable of confronting a Titled Douluo like Dugu Bo head-on, not to mention the Clear Sky Douluo lurking in the shadows.

He needed greater strength, as well as... a perfect plan.

Xiao Yun looked toward the distant direction of Heaven Dou City, a cold smile curling across his lips.

His facial scars looked especially vicious beneath the moonlight. Tang San, do you think you're still the Child of Destiny? From today onward, I will personally crush every one of your opportunities.