"Xie Xie, do you know much about auctions?"
Walking toward the auction house, Tang Wulin wore a deeply curious, expectant expression.
"Heh, you asked the right person."
A smug look appeared on Xie Xie's face. He was always being shown up by the guy in front of him. This time, it was Young Master Xie's turn to shine!
He, Xie Xie, was Peerless in the World!
"My family works with auction houses. A lot of the mechas in previous auctions were supplied by us, so of course I know."
"When it comes to auctions and spiritual herbs, no one in our class knows more than I do. Not even Gu Yue."
Xie Xie said with a grin.
"Oh, so you really know your stuff?"
Tang Wulin blinked, looking thoughtful.
"Please, I know everything."
Xie Xie smiled smugly, completely unaware of what kind of disaster going out with Tang Wulin would become.
"Then how much do century-old spiritual herbs usually cost? Like Ice Crystal Fruit and Red Flame Fruit. I'm thinking of buying some."
Tang Wulin asked curiously.
"Those two herbs aren't too expensive, but the price jumps once they reach the century-old level. Something at that grade costs around several hundred thousand, but they're usually consumed by Soul Grandmasters..."
"Can you handle them?"
Xie Xie froze, somewhat puzzled.
"I think I can."
Tang Wulin scratched his head. He did not know whether he could, but Old Tang probably would not deceive him about this.
"That's true. You're no weaker than a Soul Grandmaster. We can keep an eye out for heavenly treasures of that level at the auction later."
Xie Xie said helplessly. Judging by how Tang Wulin could pin him to the ground, absorbing century-old spiritual herbs probably would not be difficult for him.
"Several hundred thousand Federal Coins?"
Tang Wulin was stunned. That was several hundred thousand! He only had two hundred thousand in savings right now. It seemed he would need some time before he could buy them...
"More or less. You probably don't have enough. If you run out of money, you can ask me. My monthly allowance is still several tens of thousands, and I also have money I saved from last year in my Soul Tool."
Xie Xie seemed to see his worries and said with a smile.
"Thanks, Xie Xie, but I can earn quite a bit from forging in a month. You know I'm master-level."
Tang Wulin looked at him gratefully and said with a smile.
"Tch, how much could that possibly be?"
Xie Xie snorted disdainfully.
"Not that much, really. If I put everything into it, I should be able to make three hundred thousand. That's not bad."
Tang Wulin said with a giggle.
"Damn it."
"Tang Wulin, you bastard, get lost!"
Xie Xie's face instantly turned red as he gritted his teeth.
"What? I didn't do anything."
Tang Wulin smiled and shook his head, but for some reason, he felt a chill run down his back, as though something were watching him.
"..."
"Century-old Ice Crystal Fruit, four hundred thousand."
"Century-old Red Flame Fruit, five hundred thousand."
"Three drops of century-old soul beast blood, three hundred eighty-eight thousand..."
It was not until that afternoon.
Tang Wulin and Xie Xie walked down the road after leaving the auction house. The former wore a grave expression as he muttered to himself.
Expensive. Too expensive!
The three things he needed together cost over a million Federal Coins. For a child from an ordinary family like him, that was money he could never save in a lifetime.
And those were only the starting prices. Since the two fruits were an optimal combination, they would probably sell for far more than that.
"What's with you?"
"Buying heavenly treasures is one thing, but you were even eyeing the blood. What, are you planning to chug it down in one gulp?"
Xie Xie looked puzzled. He could understand heavenly treasures, but century-old soul beast blood...
Was Tang Wulin planning to boil it and make steamed blood cake?
"I was just taking a look."
Tang Wulin smiled and shook his head, but he was equally curious about it. He turned to ask that damned Old Tang:
"Old Tang, if I buy it, do I drink the century-old soul beast blood directly too?"
"Of course."
Tang San's voice immediately sounded in his mind.
"Once you buy the Ice Crystal Fruit, Red Flame Fruit, and century-old soul beast blood, just mix the three ingredients... Ahem, spiritual herbs, together and drink them."
He spoke with a smile, as though it were the simplest thing in the world.
"..."
Tang Wulin smiled, but it was a bitter smile.
He truly did not dare imagine what kind of miraculous flavor that would be.
"Tang Wulin, don't you think it's strange that there isn't a single person on this road? And..."
"I'm actually breaking out in a cold sweat."
At that moment, Xie Xie poked him, his expression somewhat serious.
"Hm?"
Hearing that, Tang Wulin suddenly realized something. He subconsciously looked into the distance and saw that...
The entire road was empty. Only far away, a tall figure in black was approaching at a speed too fast for the eyes to catch. Before long, he arrived in front of them.
"..."
In Tang Wulin's mind, Tang San's expression abruptly changed, killing intent filling his eyes. Why was it him?!
"Child."
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
The black-robed man stared fixedly at Tang Wulin, his face icy as he spoke in a deep voice.
"Tang Wulin, get behind me."
"This guy doesn't look like a good person."
Xie Xie's face turned cold as he returned to his usual aloof young-master demeanor. He stepped forward and stood in front of Tang Wulin.
His cultivation was higher than Tang Wulin's, after all.
Since this person clearly meant trouble...
He would face him head-on!
"Little friend, this has nothing to do with you."
Seeing Xie Xie bravely step forward, Di Tian had to admit that he laughed. A Soul Master challenging the Beast God...
Could he really be a genius?!
"I don't care who you are. Don't even think about bullying my friend!"
"Martial Soul Possession, Light! Dragon! B—"
With a cold expression, Xie Xie did not hesitate as he revealed his dagger. But at that instant, a sudden change occurred!
"Roar—"
With only a glance from the black-robed man, Xie Xie's Martial Soul trembled and let out a low cry. It was actually a Light Dragon's roar!
Then...
He flew away with a puff like a kite in the wind, lightly fell to the ground, and blacked out.
Xie Xie had fainted!
"You even have the bloodline of the Light Dragon and Dark Dragon. Fine. The bloodline suppression alone is enough to put you down."
Di Tian shook his head, then stared intently at Tang Wulin. Was this weak little fellow truly his descendant?
"Xie Xie!"
Seeing Xie Xie slam heavily into the ground, Tang Wulin's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. This was his friend!
What was this man in black doing?!
"Don't bully my friend!!!"
Even though he knew the black-robed man's cultivation far surpassed his own, he did not hesitate to release his Martial Soul. A blue light appeared in his hand—it was Blue Silver Grass.
"First soul skill, Blue Silver Has Spirit!"
"Ah..."
Tang Wulin's first Soul Ring lit beneath his feet. Just as he was about to activate it, his vision went black, and he completely lost focus.
At that moment, sacred golden light emerged from his body. A blurred golden phantom slowly condensed behind him before finally merging with Tang Wulin. At his forehead, a special golden pattern shone brilliantly.
When he opened his eyes again, the redness had long vanished, replaced by blue light!
At the same time, an overwhelming aura erupted from Tang Wulin's body. His cultivation burst from that of a one-ring Soul Master to that of a Limit Douluo in an instant, then surpassed even that!
"I have not exterminated the Beast Clan, yet you came into the human world to harm one of mine, Di Tian..."
"You have crossed the line."
Tang Wulin spoke coldly.
Yet his voice was no longer childish. It was filled with depth and righteousness, and also... overwhelming killing intent!
At this moment, he was no longer himself. A god had descended.
The Sea God had descended!
To protect his son, the consciousness Tang San had left inside him could act three times. This was the first!
His gaze locked onto the black-robed man. With only one look, he recognized his identity. This bloodline power was not something ordinary people could possess. There was only one answer—
He was the former leader of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King of the Beast Clan, Di Tian!
"Tang San, it really is you."
Sensing the aura of the sea emanating from him, Di Tian's gaze narrowed. Yet he was not surprised in the slightest as he spoke coldly.
So it really was his child. The aura flowing from him, as well as that nauseating attitude, were exactly the same as before.
The holder of the twin god positions of Sea God and Asura God, the father-in-law of Dai Yuhao, the Son of Destiny who descended ten thousand years ago, the master of the Tang Sect—Tang San!
Tang Wulin...
Was that little bastard's child!
His test had yielded a concrete result!
"Since you know it is me."
"Why seek your own suffering?"
Tang Wulin, possessed by Tang San, said coldly.
"I didn't expect you to care so much about your son. In that regard, you're different from the Butterfly God from ten thousand years ago. But..."
"The God Realm is gone."
"How much power can this remnant soul, attached to a child's body, truly unleash, Tang San?"
Di Tian sneered. How could he fail to see that the divine consciousness before him had not even reached the level of a god? At most, it was at the peak of Quasi-God rank!
He knew Tang San had many tricks up his sleeve, but as the strongest being beneath God Rank, the foremost member of the Beast Clan, and the former guard of the Dragon God, he, Di Tian...
What did he have to fear?!
Tang San, since you insist on standing in Lord's way, let me see what strength you truly possess!
He, Di Tian, fought for the Dragon Clan!
"..."
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