"My lord, then this Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring..."
After Lin Feng agreed to take Meng Yiran as a concubine, Meng Shu relaxed somewhat and asked about the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring.
"The Man Faced Demon Spider?" Lin Feng shook his head. "She can't absorb this Man Faced Demon Spider."
At those words, Meng Shu and the others' expressions turned rather ugly. They had joined someone's ranks, yet they could not even gain the benefit of a soul ring. That was hardly a good thing. But considering Lin Feng's strength, the three ultimately did not dare say anything.
Seemingly seeing through their thoughts, Lin Feng tossed the Man Faced Demon Spider beside them. "Don't misunderstand. Take a close look at this Man Faced Demon Spider's age."
"The Man Faced Demon Spider's age... This! This is a two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider!"
After Dragon Duke took a careful look at the Man Faced Demon Spider, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
A two-thousand-year soul ring had already exceeded the normal absorption limit of just over seventeen hundred years for a third soul ring. Especially since this was a Man Faced Demon Spider. If Meng Yiran had absorbed this soul ring, she would likely have either died or been severely injured.
"Good thing, good thing we didn't catch this Man Faced Demon Spider back then. If we had truly caught it and let Yiran absorb it, we would have regretted it too late. Thank you for the reminder, Venerable Lord." Dragon Duke patted Meng Yiran fearfully, then gave Lin Feng a deep bow.
Lin Feng waved his hand, indicating that the three need not dwell on it.
"At this age, it seems no one can absorb this Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring. What a pity for such a top-grade soul ring." Snake Dowager looked at the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring and spoke regretfully.
"That is not to say it cannot be absorbed at all." As Lin Feng spoke, the three looked at him in unison. Feeling their gazes, Lin Feng nodded.
"Fine. Since you are all working under me now, I will still give you some benefits. It is not entirely impossible to use a two-thousand-year soul ring as a third ring, though it will cost a bit more. Speaking of which, how much money does your family have?"
Dragon Duke cupped his hands in salute. "Reporting to Venerable Lord, the family has roughly one million Gold Soul Coins in reserve. But if we sell off all the family's assets, we could still raise ten to twenty million Gold Soul Coins."
"That much?" Lin Feng was somewhat surprised. The Peerless Dragon Snake family was not the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, nor was it even one of the Seven Great Sects. He had not expected them to possess so much money.
Dragon Duke smiled. "After all, this subordinate bears the title of the Peerless Dragon Snake. With that Martial Soul Fusion Skill that even Titled Douluo fear to some extent, so long as no Titled Douluo appear, this subordinate can be considered invincible. Thus, over the years, the two great empires—especially the Heaven Dou imperial family—have constantly tried to win this subordinate over, so..."
"I understand." Lin Feng nodded, unable to help thinking of the gap between college students of the seventies and college students of the twenties.
"Take the Man Faced Demon Spider to the Sunset Forest. While you are there, help that Canghui Academy student hunt a thousand-year soul ring. Also, sell every family asset you can. I need money right now."
"Yes, Venerable Lord!"
Dragon Duke Meng Shu answered, then immediately began making arrangements. After Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager left, Ning Rongrong came to Lin Feng's side. "Brother Lin Feng, do you need money badly?"
Lin Feng nodded without hiding it. "I am indeed rather short on money lately."
"Brother Lin Feng, to be honest, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect cannot stand seeing a good person like you lack money. Therefore, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is willing to offer this amount to help you." As Ning Rongrong spoke, she held up two fingers, making Lin Feng's eyes light up.
"Twenty million?"
"Two hundred million. Consider it the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect making a friend of Brother Lin Feng."
Hearing that, Lin Feng grabbed Ning Rongrong's hand. "From now on, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is my best friend. Give Uncle Ning my regards. A year from now, I will personally bring gifts to Heaven Dou City to visit Uncle Ning."
Ning Rongrong tilted her head, her eyes filled with inquiry. "A year from now?"
"Yes. I have some matters to handle during this period and truly cannot go to Heaven Dou City. Please apologize to Uncle Ning for me."
Lin Feng did not dare go to Heaven Dou City right now. After all, Qian Renxue was there.
Qian Renxue was Qian Daoliu's only family. She normally had two Titled Douluo protecting her, and to Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue was still young. Qian Daoliu would likely be unable to resist going to see her.
Of course, Lin Feng, who had beaten Tang Hao, was theoretically not Qian Daoliu's enemy. But what if something happened? What if Qian Daoliu feared that Lin Feng's talent was too monstrous and believed he could threaten Spirit Hall, so instead of even trying to recruit him, he simply killed him? With Lin Feng's current strength, if Qian Daoliu harbored even the slightest ill intent, his life would be over.
Lin Feng did not want to take risks. If he had wanted to take risks, Tang San would have died long ago.
Otherwise, could Zhao Wuji's strength truly have allowed him to take Tang San away from Lin Feng?
It was only because Tang San was Tang Hao's final emotional anchor. Lin Feng feared that Tang Hao, whose wife had died and who had already been expelled from his sect, would lose that last emotional anchor and, upon realizing that his life no longer held even the slightest hope, directly fight Lin Feng to the death at any cost.
Theoretically, Tang Hao had no means of perishing together with Lin Feng. But what if theory was wrong? A person only had one life!
Lin Feng did not want to gamble his own safety on the other party lacking any means, because he only had one life. Once a fatal mistake occurred, there would be no second chance to choose.
Therefore, before he was certain he could kill Tang Hao without injury, Lin Feng would not choose to force Tang Hao down the path of mutual destruction. Likewise, before he possessed the strength to face Qian Daoliu, Lin Feng would also avoid Qian Renxue, because he did not want to put himself in a situation where his life or death depended entirely on someone else's whim, even if that situation was likely only Lin Feng's own imagination.
As for why he would not be afraid a year from now, it was because the plot of Dou Er was approaching. One year was enough for Lin Feng to complete the fusion of Tian Meng and the Ice Empress, raise his Soul Power beyond rank seventy, gain a million-year-level Martial Soul Avatar, and complete that Three-Character Battle Armor.
At that time, even without using his trump cards, he would have the strength to fight a Limit Douluo. Whether killing Tang Hao or facing Qian Daoliu directly, he would no longer face mortal danger. Naturally, he could then act more freely.
But not now. He absolutely could not act recklessly now, nor could he drive a Titled Douluo into wanting to perish with him.
"Since that is the case, I will tell Father to wait for Brother Lin Feng in Heaven Dou City a year from now." Ning Rongrong did not ask what Lin Feng intended to do during that year. When facing a powerhouse, she was still very considerate.
"That would be for the best."
The matter of Lin Feng visiting Ning Fengzhi in Heaven Dou City a year later was soon conveyed to Ning Fengzhi by someone Ning Rongrong sent.
And in the process of informing Ning Fengzhi, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect did not make much effort to conceal the news. After all, news that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had befriended another powerhouse brought it nothing but benefits.
Under such circumstances, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect making no attempt to hide it, in a cave near Holy Spirit Village.
Four-Eyed Owl Flender knelt on one knee. "Haotian Your Excellency, the soul master who killed Xiao Wu will travel to Heaven Dou City a year from now to visit Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master Ning Fengzhi."
"I understand. Leave."
"Yes."
After Flender withdrew, Tang Hao slowly exhaled a foul breath. His gaze softened as he looked at his right leg. There was no longer the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone from before, but a Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone.
Generally speaking, replacing a soul bone was impossible. Fortunately, Tang Hao's soul bone was in his right leg, and the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone's ability was healing. Only then had he been able to complete the replacement. Otherwise, removing the soul bone would have been possible, but installing a new one would not have been so easy.
"One year? That works out perfectly."
Tang Hao stroked his right leg. All of his injuries there had already healed, and his Soul Power was rapidly recovering. Before long, he would return to rank ninety-five.
What delighted Tang Hao even more was the improvement brought by the combined effects of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and soul bone. Back when he fused with the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, his Soul Power had immediately reached rank ninety-two. Though he had spent every day drunk over the years, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring's power was simply too great. Even lying around every day, his Soul Power had still slowly reached rank ninety-five.
And as everyone knew, the benefits for a soul master who absorbed both the soul ring and soul bone produced by the same soul beast were immense. Thus, the benefits this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone brought Tang Hao somewhat exceeded even his expectations.
Although Tang San had not helped him clear his Eight Extraordinary Meridians, under the combined effects of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and soul bone, he could feel that rank ninety-six was not far away. Even rank ninety-seven was merely a matter of time.
"You damned old bastard, just wait. Heaven Dou City a year from now will be your grave and the day you die!"
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