Douluo: One Thought of God and Demon, Inheriting the Dual God Positions of Good and Evil

"The highest-quality one is five thousand years old. It's considered one of the shop's collectibles. If the customer needs it, we can sell it for a suitable price."

The shopkeeper spoke with a hint of pride in his tone.

Five-thousand-year Whale Rubber was already extraordinarily rare. It had to be taken from the brains of high-age whale-type soul beasts.

No matter what it was,

once it had anything to do with soul masters or soul beasts, its price would soar several times over.

More importantly, no one normally bought Whale Rubber of such a high age. A few hundred years' worth was enough for some middle-aged nobles to regain their virility. There was no need to waste money on something like this.

Therefore, when they acquired the five-thousand-year Whale Rubber, they had never intended to sell it. It was merely a collectible to demonstrate the shop's strength.

"Five thousand years? That's not bad. It'll do for now."

Qian Renxin thought to himself.

Normally, ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber was the true premium grade, capable of maximizing one's physical constitution.

But five-thousand-year Whale Rubber was decent enough. After all, shops generally would not take the initiative to acquire ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber. It was expensive and difficult to sell.

"I'll take that five-thousand-year Whale Rubber,"

Qian Renxin said. "Also, wrap up all the Whale Rubber in your shop that's over a thousand years old. I'll take all of it."

"Huh?"

For a moment, the shrewd shopkeeper failed to react.

He wanted all the Whale Rubber over a thousand years old... Was he here to buy things, or to stock up for resale?

He looked somewhat troubled. "Sir, although Whale Rubber is merely an aphrodisiac, it is still a drop from sea soul beasts. Its price won't be cheap..."

Qian Renxin casually took out a card worth fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins from his Spatial Soul Tool and placed it on the table.

"Charge it."

"...Yes, sir."

The shopkeeper instantly felt that he had said too much.

He had casually produced fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins. Just as the shopkeeper had guessed, he was surely the disciple of some sect or great family, and his status was certainly extraordinary.

Buying Whale Rubber, Encountering Bibi Dong and Hu Liena

Taking the black bank card,

the shopkeeper immediately sent his men to retrieve the Whale Rubber over a thousand years old from the warehouse.

Then, he entered the exhibition area behind him and took out a piece of Whale Rubber from a glass display case near the top.

This piece of Whale Rubber was about a meter long and oval-shaped. It was translucent white overall, resembling solidified bird's nest, with fine golden threads running through it. It looked quite extraordinary.

"Sir, this is the five-thousand-year Whale Rubber collected by our shop."

The shopkeeper placed it in Qian Renxin's hands.

Qian Renxin examined it briefly and found it satisfactory.

After a while, the other thousand-year Whale Rubber was brought over as well.

Treasure Pavilion did not keep much Whale Rubber above a thousand years old—there were only four pieces, and their quality could only be called average.

After all, ordinary people would not buy thousand-year Whale Rubber. Keeping too much of it would only be wasteful.

Qian Renxin placed the remaining four pieces of Whale Rubber into his Spatial Soul Tool.

The shopkeeper handed back four black cards worth ten thousand each and respectfully said, "Sir, your total expenditure is ten thousand Gold Soul Coins."

Qian Renxin accepted the four black cards, inwardly clicking his tongue.

Whale Rubber's use had not yet been fully discovered, so its price was truly dirt cheap.

As a treasure that could improve a soul master's physical constitution, its true value would be low even at one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, let alone ten thousand.

However, Qian Renxin did not put the black cards into his Soul Tool.

Instead, he laid them on the table and said to the shopkeeper,

"Keep these four black cards. Search the market for high-quality Whale Rubber above a thousand years old for me. Buy it the moment any appears. If you can procure ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber, I'll reward you with ten thousand Gold Soul Coins."

His tone was utterly calm, as though even Gold Soul Coins counted in tens of thousands were insignificant.

As the Young Master of Spirit Hall, Gold Soul Coins were nothing more than a number to him. Tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins were merely pocket change.

And if he were truly short of money,

he could simply pull a few weeds from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and exchange them for hundreds of thousands of Gold Soul Coins.

"Thank you, sir! I'll definitely do my utmost to gather them!"

The shopkeeper put away the three black cards, his heart surging with excitement.

A reward of ten thousand Gold Soul Coins!

One Gold Soul Coin was enough to support an entire family for a month.

Of course,

that was only enough to barely get by.

Moreover, the spending habits of ordinary people and soul masters could not be compared.

For an ordinary soul master, spending several hundred Gold Soul Coins on a single meal at a hotel was perfectly normal. Some dishes even contained soul beast meat. The gap between rich and poor was as vast as heaven and earth.

But there was nothing to be done about it.

In a world where extraordinary power existed, enormous disparities between rich and poor were inevitable.

And though he ran a shop in Spirit City, his monthly profits were only a few thousand Gold Soul Coins, and he still had to account for possible losses.

As long as he found ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber, he could earn the equivalent of two months' worth of the shop's profits.

The terms were practically a dream...

Gui Mei, standing behind him, was puzzled.

He did not understand why the Young Master was willing to spend so much to buy Whale Rubber, when it was clearly only an aphrodisiac for ordinary people.

But he did not say anything.

After all, every decision Qian Renxin had made so far had been incomparably correct. He was not arrogant enough to question the Young Master's judgment.

After buying what he wanted, Qian Renxin left Treasure Pavilion.

He wandered along the streets for a while, intending to relax.

Although Spirit City was the most developed city on the continent, there was nothing particularly surprising about it to someone who had transmigrated from another world.

The continent's technological development was strange. It had miraculous creations like Soul Tools, yet its overall technological level was actually inferior to the twenty-first century of his previous life.

Perhaps martial souls were simply too powerful, causing most soul masters to choose cultivating Soul Power and neglect technological advancement.

Just as he was preparing to return to Spirit Hall,

he suddenly spotted two familiar figures.

Bibi Dong was strolling through the streets of Spirit City with Hu Liena. The two had their arms linked and looked extremely close, like a real mother and daughter.

Bibi Dong seemed to be in much better spirits now. She wore a pink-and-gold long dress, and her breathtakingly beautiful face had softened slightly. Her hair was coiled behind her head. She was at the stage where a young woman was becoming a mature woman, possessing both kinds of charm at once.

Hu Liena had grown much taller as well. After awakening her Demon Fox martial soul, her youthful face naturally carried a seductive air. Combined with a young girl's innocence, it created a unique allure. Her figure had also begun to develop slightly.

Qian Renxin raised his brows and took the initiative to approach them.

This time, when he returned to Spirit Hall, he had an important matter concerning the gods to handle, and it was also related to Bibi Dong.

"Brother Xin?"

Hu Liena blinked her large eyes and asked uncertainly.

They had not seen each other for a year. Qian Renxin had changed quite a bit, so even she was not entirely sure.

"It's been a long time, Nana."

Qian Renxin replied with a faint smile.

After receiving confirmation,

Hu Liena excitedly threw herself into his arms. Her head rested against Qian Renxin's chest, her soft body nearly pressed against him as a young girl's fragrance drifted into his nose.

He did not resist. He merely stroked Hu Liena's little head and let her act spoiled.

She's grown quite a bit taller...

Bibi Dong thought as she looked at Qian Renxin, unconsciously revealing a faint smile.

But when Qian Renxin looked up at her,

she seemed somewhat guilty. She tucked the hair by her cheek behind her ear, her expression extremely unnatural as she did not dare meet Qian Renxin's eyes.

As a mother, she had barely spoken to Qian Renxin and Qian Renxue, and they rarely even met.

Qian Daoliu was one reason for that,

but the greater reason was that she had been avoiding the two children. When Qian Renxue had still been young, she had once taken the initiative to get close to Bibi Dong, hoping to receive a little motherly care from her.

Yet Bibi Dong had deliberately distanced herself from Qian Renxue.

From every perspective, she truly could not be considered a qualified mother.

And the reason she had taken in Hu Liena was largely to satisfy the excess maternal love within her.

She had not expected to run into her biological child.

Hu Liena noticed this and proactively pulled Qian Renxin over.

"Brother Xin, this is my teacher."

"I heard about it from Xie Yue." Qian Renxin's expression remained calm.

"You... have already obtained your soul rings, right?"

After thinking for a long time, Bibi Dong only dared to ask tentatively. She did not even use a form of address.

Because she did not know how to address Qian Renxin. Calling him Xin'er felt too presumptuous, and as a neglectful mother, she had no face to call him that.

"Yes, I got them in the Star Dou Forest."

Qian Renxin remained neither warm nor cold and did not say much else.

Bibi Dong did not dare say more either. She pressed her lips together and stood at the side.

The perceptive Hu Liena noticed the distance between them.

She also knew that Bibi Dong was Qian Renxin's mother, so naturally she hoped that her teacher and Qian Renxin could reconcile.

She shook Qian Renxin's arm and said,

"Brother Xin, come walk around with Teacher and me for a while. We haven't seen each other in a year."

"All right." Qian Renxin could not help laughing as he nodded in agreement.

He was not busy for the moment. Having just returned from hunting soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest, he also wanted to relax.

The three of them set off together.

Gui Mei and Rou Tu kept a distance behind them, ready at any time to ensure Qian Renxin's safety.

The Rakshasa God's Leverage, Giving Bibi Dong a Choice

Arriving at a shopping district,

Qian Renxin picked out a short skirt for Hu Liena, and she went to the fitting room to change.

Without Hu Liena there to mediate,

an indescribable awkwardness arose between Qian Renxin and Bibi Dong.

In the end, Qian Renxin was the first to break the silence. "Visit Xiaoxue sometimes. It seems you've never gone shopping with her like this."

When he had first seen Bibi Dong, he had still felt somewhat angry.

As a mother, she was unwilling even to care for her own daughter, yet she had taken in Hu Liena to seek comfort for herself,