Tang San's Challenge! Soul Beast Information from Yu Xiaogang!

The next day.

Taichu made a trip to the Branch Hall to register as a Soul Master and, while he was at it, collect Spirit Hall's benefits.

One Gold Soul Coin!

It was not much, but he was frugal. Since he could claim one Gold Soul Coin for free, why would he not take it? Besides, he still had plenty of places where he needed money, such as acquiring Whale Rubber.

That was no small expense.

However.

He did not purchase Ten Year Whale Rubber or Hundred Year Whale Rubber.

Those two types of Whale Rubber were the most expensive. In contrast, Thousand Year Whale Rubber and Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber were considerably cheaper.

After all.

At this point in time, Whale Rubber was merely considered Virility Medicine.

But.

The medicinal effects of Ten Year Whale Rubber and Hundred Year Whale Rubber were sufficient for most people. As for Thousand Year Whale Rubber and Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber? Those were purely for wealthy nobles who had money to spend on something more premium.

Yet when it came to sales, Ten Year Whale Rubber and Hundred Year Whale Rubber remained the best-selling, and their prices were correspondingly higher.

For example.

A piece of Ten Year Whale Rubber cost one Gold Soul Coin, while a piece of Hundred Year Whale Rubber cost ten Gold Soul Coins.

Once it reached Thousand Year Whale Rubber, a piece only cost fifty Gold Soul Coins.

A piece of Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber cost merely three hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Back then.

When he first bought it and learned the prices, he had been stunned too.

Because it was simply far too cheap.

If.

The fact that consuming Whale Rubber could improve one's Physical Quality and thereby allow one to absorb Soul Rings with higher cultivation years were revealed.

Then.

The price of this Whale Rubber would inevitably skyrocket to an absurd degree.

A piece of Ten Year Whale Rubber would probably cost at least a hundred Gold Soul Coins, while Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber would be impossible to obtain without several million Gold Soul Coins.

Therefore...

He intended to stockpile large quantities of Thousand Year Whale Rubber and Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber.

Because.

Sooner or later, he would reveal the truth about Whale Rubber. There was no other reason: since Bibi Dong had retaliated against him because of Yu Xiaogang, he could only strike back at Yu Xiaogang by other means and make Bibi Dong suffer.

As for Yu Xiaogang.

He was already Trash. The only thing preserving his dignity was the plagiarized Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, which had earned him the title of Grandmaster and offered him at least some comfort.

That was why Taichu needed to strike him hard from an academic angle.

Not To Mention.

This way, even if he later revealed his Thousand Year First Soul Ring, once the effects of Whale Rubber had spread throughout the continent, those great powers would not keep their eyes fixed on him.

At the very least, it would ease much of the pressure on him.

In the days that followed.

He devoted nearly all his time to cultivation. Aside from that, he bought Thousand Year and Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber, though Whale Rubber of that grade was not particularly abundant.

There was plenty of Thousand Year Whale Rubber, but Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber was exceedingly scarce.

Though he had bought two pieces of Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber, it had taken several months to acquire them, which showed just how scarce they were.

But that was only normal.

After all, no one would specifically hunt Ten Thousand Year whale-type Soul Beasts just for Virility Medicine.

Then, one day.

He was cultivating diligently.

Trying to break through to Level 20 as soon as possible so that he could absorb his Second Soul Ring.

However.

An uninvited guest arrived.

"I came to challenge you!"

Tang San stated his purpose directly.

"Not interested."

Taichu immediately prepared to close the door and leave him Outside the Door.

"Are you scared?!"

Tang San spoke with some anger, believing that Taichu was ignoring him.

"I have no interest in a defeated opponent. Rather than waste time challenging you, I might as well use it to cultivate properly."

He calmly swept his gaze over Tang San.

After more than a month of cultivation, he felt that he was already very close to Level 19. He was striving to make a breakthrough as soon as possible, yet Tang San, his defeated opponent, had come calling. There was absolutely no way he would be interested.

Instead.

In his eyes, Tang San was nothing more than a nuisance.

"You..."

Tang San felt humiliated by him.

"You only beat me by using some despicable methods."

He stubbornly retorted.

He truly did not want to bring up how he had lost after falling under Taichu's Genjutsu.

"I said I have no interest in you at all, so I refuse your challenge. If you insist on staying here, do as you please."

With that, Taichu moved to close the door.

Bang—!

Tang San stuck out his foot and blocked the door.

"Wait!"

"I'll pay you, all right?"

A pained expression flashed across Tang San's face. After becoming a Soul Master, he could receive one Gold Soul Coin from Spirit Hall each month. Furthermore, in order to wash away his previous humiliation, he had focused entirely on cultivation during this period and had not found any side job to earn money.

Thus, this one Gold Soul Coin was practically all his possessions.

"Are you very rich?"

Taichu glanced at Tang San, the disdain in his eyes completely undisguised.

"One Gold Soul Coin should be enough, right?"

Tang San took out one Gold Soul Coin from his Soul Tool, his heart aching terribly.

He had come to wash away his humiliation, yet challenging Taichu actually required him to pay money.

"You think I'm short on one Gold Soul Coin?"

Taichu said disdainfully.

If Tang San had brought out several dozen or even a hundred Gold Soul Coins, he would not have minded accepting the challenge. But one Gold Soul Coin was, more or less, an insult.

"Then what will it take for you to accept my challenge?"

Tang San humiliatingly put away the Gold Soul Coin and asked.

"Soul Beast information."

"Of course, not the ordinary Soul Beast information from Nuoding Academy, but the Soul Beast information in your teacher Yu Xiaogang's possession."

Taichu stated what he wanted.

There was no denying it.

The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul compiled by Yu Xiaogang was indeed a pile of crap, but the Soul Beast information in his hands was absolutely extraordinary, because he had seen those materials at Spirit Hall.

The information within was certainly detailed, far beyond anything the Soul Beast records in Nuoding City's Branch Hall could compare to.

The Soul Beasts he planned to absorb in the future.

Were only recorded in the Branch Hall's Soul Beast information if they were relatively ordinary. There was not even any information on many top-tier Soul Beasts such as the Sky Azure Bull Python, Titan Giant Ape, and so on.

He believed.

The Soul Beast information Yu Xiaogang had copied from Spirit Hall should contain records of them.

"You..."

Tang San opened his mouth, wanting to curse him for being shameless enough to covet the Soul Beast information his teacher had collected.

"You disagree?"

"Fine, then pretend I never said that. You can go back now!"

As he spoke, Taichu moved to close the door.

"Wait. I need to ask for my teacher's opinion."

Tang San gritted his teeth, hesitated for a moment, then spoke.

"Be my guest."

Then Taichu watched Tang San leave swiftly.

But not long afterward.

Someone knocked on his door again.

Tang San had returned.

And he had brought the corresponding Soul Beast information. Taichu accepted it, examined it, and confirmed there was nothing wrong with the records before looking at Tang San.

"I accept your challenge!"