Tang San: My Father Is Tang Hao! Tai Tan Kneels! (Request Monthly Ticket)

Lu Duzhou first paid a visit to Bai Baoshan.

The Bai Family, led by Bai Baoshan, was also one of the most powerful noble families in the Heaven Dou Empire.

After offering the secret of Whale Rubber as a bargaining chip, and with Zhi Lin acting as an intermediary, he successfully established a partnership with the Bai Family.

Bai Baoshan would fully cooperate with the research into top-tier Alchemy Furnaces. Once the pills were successfully refined, the Bai Family would receive a share from the first batch, and they would also become one of the sales channels for future pills.

This request was not excessive.

Because on Douluo Continent, a Martial Soul was the most important secret of both an individual and an entire Soul Master family.

If the Bai Family's Heavenly Star Furnace were thoroughly studied by others, they would be in far greater danger.

It was equivalent to placing the fate of their entire family on the gambling table. Without sufficient benefits, they could not possibly take such a risk.

After persuading Bai Baoshan, Lu Duzhou took Tang San to the Strength Clan's residence.

Given Lu Duzhou and Tang San's status, Tai Tan naturally received them personally.

Tai Tan, who looked like a small mountain, said with a smile:

"I had originally intended to pay Poison Douluo a personal visit. I never expected the two of you to come looking for this old man instead."

"As long as you tell me the secrets of Martial Soul Evolution and Super Theoretical Limit Absorption Soul Ring, state any conditions you have."

Lu Duzhou said with a smile:

"That is not why we came today."

After a brief pause, he directly had Tang San display it.

Only after Tang San released the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand did he continue:

"Senior, do you recognize this Martial Soul?"

Of course Tai Tan recognized it.

As Tang Hao's most loyal servant, even if he failed to recognize his own grandson, he would still recognize the Clear Sky Hammer.

He immediately looked at Tang San with a solemn expression.

"Who is your father?"

Tang San answered:

"My father is Tang Hao."

Thud!

Tai Tan directly dropped to one knee before Tang San, his face filled with excitement.

Tang San was startled by Tai Tan's action and hurriedly stepped aside. Then he heard Tai Tan say in a trembling voice:

"This old servant Tai Tan greets Young Master."

"Young Master, where is Master now?"

Tang San hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said at the same time:

"My dad has left. I do not know when he will return. Besides, ever since I was six, he has been hiding in the shadows. I do not know where he is either."

After a pause, he said with a hint of guilt:

"I know a little about what happened back then. It was my dad, it was the Clear Sky Sect, who wronged you."

"Senior, I am sorry!"

Over the years, Tang San had always felt guilty that Lu Duzhou had sacrificed such great benefits and taken such huge risks for him.

Thus, his emotions were entirely genuine, and even his eyes grew moist.

Tai Tan was deeply moved by this.

He had always regarded himself as Tang Hao's servant. Even though many of his clansmen had died or been injured because of Tang Hao, he did not hold the slightest resentment.

Yet Tang San had now taken the initiative to admit fault. To him, it was like an emperor lowering his head to apologize to a commoner.

What an immense honor!

He hurriedly said:

"Young Master, please do not address this old servant as Senior again. Just call this old servant Tai Tan."

At that moment, Lu Duzhou spoke:

"Since Senior Tai Tan bears no grudge over the Clear Sky Sect's past mistakes, Xiao San, you should address him as Grandpa Titan according to seniority."

He did not want to keep watching this display of deep devotion between master and servant. Without waiting for Tai Tan to say anything, he continued:

"Today, we brothers came for two reasons. First, Xiao San is apologizing on his father's behalf. Second, we wish to discuss a cooperation with Senior."

"We can tell you the secret of Whale Rubber."

"But we need you to help us forge an Alchemy Furnace."

Tai Tan asked doubtfully:

"An Alchemy Furnace? What is that? I have never forged one."

Lu Duzhou briefly described the purpose of an Alchemy Furnace and the requirements it needed to meet.

After pondering for a moment, Tai Tan said:

"What I excel at is Weapon Forging. Based on your description, this thing falls within the scope of Soul Tools."

"I am afraid I cannot make it by myself."

"By comparison, Lou Gao, the President of the Blacksmith Association, is more skilled at making this kind of thing."

Lu Duzhou nodded.

"Fine. Then I will make another trip to Gengxin City and invite Lou Gao to research this matter with us."

"Since we will need Senior Yang Wudi of the Breaking Clan to refine pills anyway, why not come with us to the Star Luo Empire?"

Tai Tan looked at Tang San, who immediately said:

"Grandpa Titan, this matter is very important. Please make sure to help us!"

"Since Young Master has given the order, I will naturally obey."

Having received Tang San's instruction, Tai Tan was thoroughly satisfied.

For an old servant to the core, hearing his master's command was the thing that brought him the greatest joy.

After returning to Dugu Manor, Lu Duzhou discussed the matter with Dugu Bo. In the end, they decided that everyone would set out together for the Star Luo Empire.

The main reason was that it would not be safe for anyone to stay behind alone.

Without Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo, accompanying them, there was no guarantee that some Soul Douluo or Title Douluo would not make a move.

Something like Ye Yurou being kidnapped could happen again.

Furthermore, Lu Duzhou's trip had three purposes. First, he would discuss cooperation with Lou Gao and Yang Wudi. Second, he would seek out several Plant Soul Master families in the Star Luo Empire and form partnerships by helping their descendants increase their Cultivation Speed, while also acquiring more Soul Skills for himself.

Third, he would find a suitable Mental Plant Soul Master, preferably recruit him under his command, then use an Immortal Herb to strengthen his foundation before planting him in his Land Martial Soul to obtain Mental Soul Skills.

Immortal Herbs were precious, but at present, they could not directly help Lu Duzhou increase his strength.

By comparison, research into Soul Cores was more important.

Lu Duzhou had also selected a target among the Plant Soul Masters.

The book Yue Guan had given him recorded a Martial Soul called the Phantom Dream Flower, which possessed both Mental and Nether Dual Attributes.

The Mental Attribute was its primary attribute.

This Martial Soul belonged to the Payne Family of the Star Luo Empire.

The Payne Family had intermarried with the Zhu Clan for generations to ensure that the Zhu Clan's descendants could reliably awaken the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul, allowing the Zhu Clan to then form Marriage Alliances with the imperial Dai Family.

Although their strongest member was only a Soul Emperor, the family's influence was not low.

However, Lu Duzhou believed that when faced with the benefit of improving Martial Soul Quality, they would not refuse to cooperate.

Once the arrangements were settled, the group left Heaven Dou City five days later.

At the same time, out at sea, Yue Guan and Gui Mei unleashed the Two Extremes Stillness Domain and easily slew a Fifty-Thousand-Year Dragon Whisker Whale.

Among Whale Sea Soul Beasts, the Deep Sea Demon Whale and Evil Spirit Orca were the strongest. Their populations were enormous, but there were also other kinds of Whale Sea Soul Beasts.

Some of these whale Soul Beasts were even stronger than Evil Spirit Orcas and Deep Sea Demon Whales of the same level.

They were simply too few in number to pose much of a threat.

The Dragon Whisker Whale was a Dragon Blood Soul Beast. Although it had only Fifty Thousand Years of cultivation, its combat strength was comparable to an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

The sea was its home ground. Only through Yue Guan and Gui Mei joining forces were they able to kill it smoothly. Otherwise, it might have escaped into the deep sea, and there would have been nothing they could do.

Yue Guan stepped forward to extract the Whale Rubber, while Gui Mei watched the black Soul Ring dissipate. Suddenly, he grabbed something from the corpse.

"Look! It's a Soul Bone!"