An Old Bull Eating Tender Grass

Tang Hao saw that Tian Hao had indeed reached his limit, so he could only jump down from the Stone Ball in annoyance.

The difference in Soul Power between them was enormous. Even though this damned fighting environment was extremely unfriendly to him, it still counted as Tian Hao's skill.

Tang Hao had just begun to acknowledge the boy before him when, in the next moment, he nearly choked to death.

"Not bad, Uncle. I thought you'd shamelessly jump straight off the Stone Ball and come over to hit me.

"Sister Ah Yin's sense of balance is pretty impressive too. I trained for nearly ten years to reach my current level."

After catching his breath, Tian Hao gave Tang Hao and Ah Yin a thumbs-up.

It had to be said that Tang Hao's character was quite solid. At the very least, his values were sound.

At the same time, Tian Hao could not help sighing at how powerful they were. He was practically exhausted enough to stick out his tongue, while Tang Hao had not even shed a drop of sweat.

The gap was just a tiny bit too huge.

After hearing that compliment that did not sound like a compliment at all, Tang Hao truly wanted to swing his casserole-sized fist and smash it into him.

"You call Ah Yin Sister, so why do you call me Uncle?"

He gritted his teeth as he questioned him. That one word, "Uncle," had wounded him deeply. Especially since Tian Hao called his fiancée Sister—the contrast doubled the damage. It was a critical hit.

"I'm seventeen this year."

Tian Hao casually stated his age, then gave him a completely undisguised look of contempt.

Don't you have any fucking idea how old you are?

He was not afraid of angering Tang Hao. Ah Yin was watching from the side anyway.

In his previous life, he had heard that men generally would not show their crude side in front of the women they loved, especially before marrying them.

Of course, women were the same. He had heard that this was also one of the main reasons so many people divorced so quickly after marriage.

The difference before and after marriage was simply too great for some people to accept.

"I..."

Clenching his fists, Tang Hao felt his blood pressure soaring as he pondered a question.

How could he beat this brat to death without Ah Yin stopping or blaming him?

Ah Yin, meanwhile, could no longer hold back her laughter. She even clutched her stomach, seeming to laugh herself into cramps.

"Uncle, don't feel inferior. Men all like young, beautiful women. An old bull eating tender grass is very common. There's no need to be embarrassed. Other people would be too busy envying you."

Tian Hao offered Tang Hao some consolation. He did not think there was anything wrong with an old bull eating tender grass. It had been a common sight in his previous life, and countless people envied it.

That was a kind of ability too, wasn't it?

"An old bull eating tender grass? Me, feeling inferior and embarrassed?"

Tang Hao's eyes widened, and his face twisted.

Tang Hao felt terribly wronged. Compared to Ah Yin's age, which was measured in tens of thousands of years, he was not even a fraction of her age.

Even if someone was an old bull eating tender grass, I, Tang Hao, am not the old bull. I'm the tender grass—tender beyond tender, the kind that has only just sprouted.

Just as he was about to retort, a familiar gentle voice suddenly reached his ears.

"Hao, I think Little Haozi is quite right. What do you think?"

Ah Yin looked gently at her fiancé, but that gentleness made Tang Hao shudder involuntarily, his scalp tingling with dread.

"That's right. I'm an old bull eating tender grass. I'm proud of it. I'm honored!"

His expression instantly changed, becoming righteous and dignified. Tang Hao admitted to his crime with complete confidence... pfft, he admitted to his excellence.

Ah Yin's smile grew even gentler. Her Blue Silver Emperor would forever be an eighteen-year-old girl. She was not some old bull!

"Little Haozi, your spear techniques are quite good. Though their power is inferior to soul skills, your combat strength is no weaker than that of an ordinary one-ring Soul Master. Once you close in on someone, you might even defeat them."

As she activated her Blue Silver Domain to help Tian Hao recover, Ah Yin praised him.

Soul Masters might be powerful, but that power was built upon martial souls, Soul Power, and soul skills. If none of those three were used, and they fought with physical fitness alone, they would possess less than one percent of their strength at their peak.

Yet Tian Hao had fought almost entirely with his physical abilities. As for that first-rank Soul Power, it truly amounted to little, yet he had displayed combat strength comparable to a one-ring Soul Master.

That was already an astonishing achievement.

His endurance was a little lacking, though there was nothing to be done about that. His Soul Power was only first rank, after all.

Tang Hao also nodded in agreement. Although standing atop the Stone Ball earlier had been both miserable and frustrating, he truly acknowledged Tian Hao's spear techniques.

"Practice makes perfect. After learning that my martial soul and Innate Soul Power were no good, I focused my efforts on training my physical abilities and techniques. That's how I achieved what I have today."

Tian Hao explained with a smile, while marveling at the power of the Blue Silver Domain.

In just this brief time, the physical strength and Soul Power he had expended in battle had fully recovered. Even the soreness in his arms had eased considerably, and his head, which had seemed ready to explode, felt much better as well. He figured even the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul could only achieve this much.

"Sister Ah Yin, this is a domain, isn't it?"

Looking at the blue light enveloping him, Tian Hao directly exposed it. He wanted to study something as lofty as domains too.

"You even know about domains?"

Ah Yin appropriately revealed a surprised expression, though she had actually deliberately displayed her domain just now, hoping to ask him about the theories concerning domains in that set of Hundred Great Conjectures.

The Hundred Great Conjectures had only been recorded simply and lacked detail. There were many parts she could not understand, yet they still gave her a sense of profoundness.

Tang Hao also listened closely. After their earlier battle, he admitted that this brat had some ability, especially considering he had come up with such a damned training method.

Perhaps he really had some understanding of Soul Master cultivation.

"I've read some books containing records about domains and made a rough classification. Sister Ah Yin, your domain should lean toward Life Force. It counts as a relatively high-level domain, though it seems somewhat impure."

After giving that brief assessment, Tian Hao said no more. He picked up his spear and headed toward his courtyard.

It was time for lunch.

"Why did you stop talking?"

Seeing Tian Hao leave just like that, Ah Yin blinked innocently.

"It's time to eat, and you haven't paid me. Why should I explain it to you?"

Without turning his head, Tian Hao replied as he continued onward with his spear over his shoulder.

Although the surrounding mountains were steep and treacherous, the place where Sanba Village stood had once been a mining site. An entire mountain had been excavated flat, so the area was not small.

There was a large expanse of open land behind the village, which he had turned into his training grounds.

Naturally, it was also a training ground for the entire village.

As for his earlier explanation of domains, there was naturally nothing he could not say.

The enlightenment function was indeed incredibly powerful, but its consumption was too great. Those three minutes alone had consumed one-tenth of the fortune he had accumulated.

In other words, after roughly nine more uses, his fortune would be exhausted. Since he could not cut spending, he could only find ways to increase his income.

Ah Yin and Tang Hao were currently his only channels for obtaining fortune, so naturally he had to fleece them as much as possible.

"Fine, I'll pay you!"

Ah Yin caught up to him and irritably handed over a Silver Soul Coin.

This brat truly had money on the brain.

Still, he really was talented. She had gained some insights just from reading that set of Hundred Great Conjectures earlier.

The essence of her Blue Silver Domain truly was the use of Life Force. It could even suppress other elements, displaying a domineering nature, yet Life Force was not itself an element.

Even now, she did not understand what kind of power the Life Force within the Blue Silver Domain belonged to. After all, she had not created the Blue Silver Domain herself; it had awakened through her bloodline inheritance, and she did not understand its essence.

Perhaps she could find the answer through the boy before her.

Tang Hao could only follow helplessly, while thinking that he should get something delicious. Ah Yin had traveled in great haste this past month, and they had mostly slept in the open and eaten rough meals. It was time for a good meal.

(Tang Hao: How many recommendation tickets would it take to smash that brat to death?)