The Shady Merchant Flender's Crushing Loss

After leaving the Rose Hotel, the group arrived at the city's commercial street. Life in the city moved at a noticeably faster pace than in leisurely Nuoding City, and most passersby hurried along.

All kinds of shops lined the street. After being dragged through several clothing stores by Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu, Tang San and Gu Chen were already feeling dizzy.

Xiao Wu was better off. She fully embraced the spirit of window-shopping, looking without buying, so Tang San's wallet did not grow any thinner.

But Gu Yuena knew Gu Chen was rich. She bought whatever caught her eye, even picking out several outfits for Xiao Wu as well.

If Gu Chen had not possessed a storage ring, carrying all those things himself would have left him on the verge of tears.

"Brother Chen, look over there. That place seems to have something to do with Soul Masters," Xiao Wu said when she spotted a shop with a sign resembling a Spirit Hall token.

The moment Gu Chen saw the shop, he knew it belonged to Flender, the Four-eyed Cat Owl.

The shop door stood open, and the interior looked somewhat dim. As the two entered, a peculiar energy fluctuation immediately drew their attention. It was very similar to the fluctuations within Spirit Hall, though somewhat weaker.

These were actually Soul Tools.

At that moment, Tang San spotted the Board Crystal in Flender's shop and hurried over excitedly.

Gu Chen, meanwhile, continued examining the items on display.

Belt Space Soul Tool

Storage space: 2 cubic meters

Damage level: 40%

Value: 2,000 Gold Soul Coins

Origin: The tomb of a Soul Emperor.

Bracelet Space Soul Tool

Storage space: 3 cubic meters

Damage level: 20%

Value: 6,000 Gold Soul Coins

Origin: The tomb of a Soul Douluo.

Titanium Black Blade (Level One Combat Soul Tool)

Effect: Doubles the effects of blade-type soul skills.

Damage level: 80%

Value: 4,000 Gold Soul Coins

Origin: The tomb of a Soul Douluo.

Gu Chen could not help feeling embarrassed. So Flender was basically a tomb raider! He openly sold things stolen from graves. Was he not afraid that the descendants of the dead would come looking for him and beat him to death...

At that moment, Gu Chen noticed a dust-covered claw cover inside. It looked plain and unremarkable, without the slightest fluctuation of Soul Power.

Dragon Soul Claw Cover (Level Four Combat Soul Tool)

Effect: Amplifies claw-type soul skills fivefold.

Tool Spirit: 10,000-year Black Scaled Sub-Dragon.

Status: Sealed. Dragon blood can unseal it.

Damage level: 9%

Value: 100,860 Gold Soul Coins

Origin: The tomb of a Title Douluo from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan a hundred years ago.

Gu Chen was amazed. A damage level of 9% was the lightest damage he had seen among all the Soul Tools here.

Moreover, it was a Level Four Soul Tool with a dragon-type Tool Spirit. That was what truly tempted him.

Picking up the Dragon Soul Claw Cover, Gu Chen headed toward Flender.

"Fine, five hundred Gold Soul Coins. The price won't change. Pay up and take it, or leave."

"If you don't have enough money, I can take two hundred Gold Soul Coins first. You can pay the rest slowly, ten per month, but with ten percent interest."

"You shady merchant, your face really is the most miraculous part of your body. It can be big or small, thick or thin, and can even disappear entirely!"

"Cough, cough..." Shady Merchant Uncle Flender was clearly left quite uncomfortable by Xiao Wu's retort.

"Deal."

"Huh? Where did you get that belt?"

"My teacher gave it to me. Do you recognize this belt?"

"You're actually his disciple? Take that crystal with you."

"I'll send ten Gold Soul Coins every month from now on."

"No need. The crystal is yours. It was never worth much anyway. Leave now and stop disturbing my sleep."

As the conversation ended, Gu Chen happened to reach Flender. He tossed the Dragon Soul Claw Cover onto the ground and said with feigned disdain, "How much is this thing?"

When dealing with a shady merchant who would take a mile if given an inch, the best approach was to pretend you looked down on it and did not really want it.

Flender frowned as he glanced at the Dragon Soul Claw Cover lying on the ground, covered in dust and rust. "Not expensive. Ten Gold Soul Coins."

Gu Chen was nearly laughing inside. Flender truly deserved to be called blind with his eyes open. He was selling a Dragon Soul Claw Cover worth a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for only ten.

Did he actually think he was making a profit?

Gu Chen deliberately hesitated before taking out ten Gold Soul Coins. "Fine, I'll buy it."

However, the wild delight in Gu Chen's eyes was inadvertently noticed by sharp-eyed Flender. Flender's eyes shifted as he said, "You don't have enough money."

Gu Chen froze for a moment, cursing the shady merchant inwardly. "How is it not enough?"

Flender gave a sly grin. "I changed my mind. I'm selling this thing for one thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

The price had instantly increased a hundredfold. Although it was still nowhere near the Dragon Soul Claw Cover's true value, Gu Chen was annoyed!

"Don't think that sticking a bird feather on yourself makes you an angel. You know perfectly well where this thing came from. Want me to tell everyone? The shady merchant dug up the grave of a Title Douluo from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan..."

Before Gu Chen could finish, Flender shot out and covered his mouth. "Oh, my little ancestor, where did you hear that? You can have this thing for free, just don't tell anyone!"

Gu Chen pushed Flender's hand away, took the Dragon Soul Claw Cover, and nodded.

As he watched Gu Chen and the others leave, Flender said painfully, "Damn it, I really took a crushing loss this time..."

"Brother Chen, why did you buy that piece of scrap metal?" Xiao Wu asked. She had already forgotten all about Tang San's Board Crystal.

Gu Chen gave a mysterious smile and led them into Purple Rose's bedroom.

Whoosh!

His left hand transformed into a Golden Dragon Claw, and he lightly slashed his right arm. Blood immediately flowed out and dripped onto the Dragon Soul Claw Cover.

The system's appraisal function had said that the Dragon Soul Claw Cover required dragon blood to be unsealed. An ordinary Soul Master would surely have to hunt a dragon-type soul beast to obtain blood for the unsealing.

But Gu Chen's true form was the Golden Dragon King, a progenitor of dragonkind whose bloodline was second only to the Dragon God. His blood was among the purest dragon blood in existence.

Golden blood dripped onto the Dragon Soul Claw Cover. Instantly, a brilliant light erupted from it, and its rust-covered surface exploded apart, revealing its original titanium-gold color.

Roar!

A dragon's roar rang out as the phantom of the Black Scaled Sub-Dragon Tool Spirit danced through the room.

Black Scaled Sub-Dragon? No—after absorbing a drop of Gu Chen's Golden Dragon King blood, it had evolved true dragon blood. From now on, it should be called the Black Scaled Golden Dragon!

The Black Scaled Golden Dragon obediently crawled before Gu Chen. After receiving his permission, it returned to the Dragon Soul Claw Cover.

Under Tang San and the others' somewhat shocked gazes, Gu Chen put on the Dragon Soul Claw Cover and absorbed it into his body.

Knock! Knock!

A knock sounded at the door. When they opened it, it was indeed a waitress who had heard the dragon's roar and was still shaken.

"Honored guest, pardon the interruption."

"What is it?" Gu Chen asked.

"There was an unusual sound in the hotel just now. Honored guest, did you hear it?"

Gu Chen replied calmly, "That was a sound I made while cultivating. If there is nothing else, please leave."

"Yes, yes, yes!" The waitress jolted and hurried away.

What Soul Masters hated most while cultivating was being disturbed. Even if Gu Chen had killed the waitress just now, likely no one would have sought justice for her.

"Perfect. I'll deal with this Board Crystal here as well," Tang San said, taking the Board Crystal from Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night.

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