Parchment

During my travels across the continent, I stumbled upon the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Cave by sheer chance. Mm, you guessed it—the same one that Huo Gang would later find.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow was useless to me, but it was a supreme treasure for ice-type soul beasts, so I decided to strike a deal with Snow Empress and Bing Di of the Extreme North Land.

After arriving in the Extreme North Land, I happened to run into Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. Following a friendly exchange, cowed by my personal charisma, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm generously gifted me a large amount of Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow. Then we bid each other farewell and went our separate ways...

After negotiating with Snow Empress, she and Bing Di agreed to protect you for a period of 100 years. After 100 years, you will give them the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow. The location of the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow is at...

The parchment detailed the exact location of the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow.

"Finally, there's Tang San. Unfortunately, behind Tang San stands the Asura God, and the Asura God had his eyes on Tang San from very early on.

After the Soul Master Tournament, I organized a force to ambush and kill Tang San and Tang Hao. Tang Hao died on the spot, and I harvested six Soul Bones. But Tang San was rescued by that bastard Asura God.

In fact, even Tang San's ability to open up the Douluo Continent might be the Asura God's doing.

So, regrettably, it's impossible for you to eliminate Tang San early. But you can't just do nothing and let him grow. You can chip away at his talent bit by bit, turning him into a complete waste.

As long as you don't threaten Tang San's life, the Asura God won't interfere—after all, he's not Tang San's babysitter.

Work hard, young man. Our goal is to eat, drink, have fun, and chase girls—punch Xiao Biesan in the face, kick Yu Xiaogang in the gut."

"..."

After reading, Lin Ye slowly put away the parchment, his heart surging with excitement. His future self had done so much. By leveraging these advantages, his own achievements would surely surpass the path he'd originally walked.

Lin Ye wanted nothing more than to laugh out loud three times. So what if he had no system? So what if he had no golden finger? He'd forge his own.

But Lin Ye didn't forget there were still two living people in front of him.

"Snow Empress, Bing Di, I'll be counting on you from now on."

This time, when Lin Ye looked at the two women, the wariness from before was gone. After all, these two also needed something from him.

His future self had made an agreement with Snow Empress and Bing Di: the two women would work for him, and after 100 years, he would give them the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow. Both sides would be even.

Tsk tsk tsk, he had to admit he was a real genius. A hundred years—within that time, even if he didn't become a god, he'd surely be unmatched across the continent.

But then again, soul beasts had long lifespans. A hundred years was just a nap to them. This request really wasn't too much.

A sly glint flashed in Bing Di's eyes as she reached out to Lin Ye. "Didn't you say you'd give us the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow? Hand it over."

Hearing this, Lin Ye was taken aback. What did she mean? She hadn't even started working yet and already wanted him to pay up? What kind of wishful thinking was that?

"What's wrong? Didn't we agree you'd give us the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow? You're not thinking of backing out, are you?" Bing Di said with a straight face, not a hint of blush or a racing pulse.

Beside her, Snow Empress's expression turned odd.

Lin Ye looked Bing Di up and down. He really hadn't noticed—with those big, honest-looking eyes, Bing Di had quite a few tricks up her sleeve. She was even trying to trick him into paying early. If he was foolish enough to hand over the goods upfront, Bing Di would probably just cut and run, and he'd have no way to deal with her. So, paying in advance was out of the question.

Caught under a gaze that looked at her like she was a swindler, Bing Di couldn't help but blush. But she still stubbornly argued, "What's wrong? Did This Empress say something wrong?"

Oh ho, still talking tough with me, huh!

Lin Ye waved the parchment in his hand and said with a smile, "This here spells out our deal clearly. With that brain of yours, you think you can fool me?"

This time, Bing Di was left speechless. She had actually suspected that the parchment probably explained everything clearly.

She'd tried sneaking a peek before, but unfortunately, those square-shaped characters were completely beyond her understanding.

Still, that didn't stop her from giving it a shot. What if it worked?

"Hmph, fine, keep it then. Look at you, being so stingy." Bing Di crossed her arms in a huff, turning her head away from Lin Ye.

Snow Empress took out another Dragon Pattern Jade Pendant and handed it to Lin Ye. "This is something you left with me before. Now I'm returning it to its owner."

Lin Ye took it and examined it closely. The pendant was emerald green and didn't seem particularly special.

"There's a large box inside. What's in there should be helpful to you," Snow Empress reminded him.

Hearing this, Lin Ye thought of something and asked Snow Empress, "Is this a Storage Soul Tool?"

Snow Empress gave a slight nod.

Ah, this... Lin Ye scratched his head awkwardly and looked at Snow Empress. "Snow Empress, I haven't awakened my Martial Soul yet, so I have no soul power. Without soul power, I can't use a soul tool. Could you help me take out what's inside?"

"Pfft!" Bing Di couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Damn! Lin Ye was so annoyed. What was so funny about that? She was just born a few years earlier—so what if she was older?

Uh! Snow Empress was also a bit taken aback. She'd forgotten that this kid was only five years old now, not yet old enough to awaken his Martial Soul.

Taking the Dragon Pattern Jade Pendant, Snow Empress dumped everything inside out in one go.

With a clattering sound, a huge pile of items appeared before them.

Lin Ye's eyes immediately locked onto the left side—Gold Soul Coins. He had never seen so many Gold Soul Coins in his life.

Countless Gold Soul Coins were piled into a small mountain. The crisp sound of coins clashing was so pleasant, and the light they gave off was so mesmerizing.

Seeing this, Lin Ye's eyes seemed to turn into coin shapes themselves. The next moment, he dove headfirst into the pile of Gold Soul Coins.

"Hehehe, Little Money." Inhaling the scent of Gold Soul Coins, Lin Ye was grinning from ear to ear.

Seeing this, Bing Di curled her lip. "Pathetic. It's just some scrap metal. What's there to be happy about?"

"Tch, what do you know." Lin Ye didn't want to talk to her.

Money isn't everything, but without money, you can do nothing.

From now on, Lin Ye would never have to worry about money again, much less waste time earning it. This fortune was enough for him to live a life of comfort and squander for a lifetime.

After a brief surge of excitement, Lin Ye turned his gaze to one side—there were piles of books.

A quick flip through made it clear: these were all about Soul Masters—an Encyclopedia of Soul Beasts, a collection of the continent's Martial Souls, and so on, everything one could need.

With these, there was no need to waste time at a Soul Master Academy. And from the looks of it, most academies probably didn't have a collection as rich as his own.

He had to admit, his future self had thought things through quite thoroughly, knowing that education should start from childhood.

He had already looked over the gold coins and books. There were also some jade ornaments, daggers, and other odds and ends—nothing that would help Lin Ye tremendously, but all indispensable nonetheless.