"Xie Xie, do you know much about the auction house?"
Walking on the way to the auction, Tang Wulin had a look of intense curiosity and anticipation on his face.
"Heh, you've certainly come to the right person."
A hint of haughty pride appeared on Xie Xie's face. Having been constantly beaten down by the person in front of him, it was finally time for Young Master Xie to take the stage and perform!
He, Xie Xie, was "unparalleled in the world"!
"My family has a partnership with the auction house. Many of the mechs used previously were supplied by us, so of course I'm clear on how it works."
"When it comes to the auction and those spiritual herbs, there's definitely no one in our class who understands it better than me, not even Gu Yue."
Xie Xie chuckled.
"Oh, so you're very knowledgeable then?"
Tang Wulin blinked, looking thoughtful.
"Please, I'm super knowledgeable, okay?"
Xie Xie smiled smugly, completely unaware of what kind of disaster he was walking into by coming out with this guy.
"Then what is the general price for century-grade spiritual herbs? For example, the Ice Crystal Fruit and the Red Flame Fruit. I'm planning to buy some."
Tang Wulin asked curiously.
"Those two aren't that expensive, but once they reach the century level, the price goes up. At that grade, they're usually around a few hundred thousand, but they're typically consumed by Soul Grand Masters..."
"Can you handle it?"
Xie Xie was stunned, feeling a bit confused for a moment.
"I should be able to."
Tang Wulin scratched his head. He didn't know for sure if he could, but Old Tang probably wouldn't lie to him about this.
"That's true, you're not any worse than a Soul Grand Master. We can keep an eye out for treasures of that level at the auction later."
Xie Xie said helplessly. Judging by the way the guy could pin him to the ground, absorbing a century-grade spiritual herb probably wouldn't be difficult.
"Hundreds of thousands of Federal Coins?"
Tang Wulin was a bit shocked. That was hundreds of thousands! He only had two hundred thousand in savings right now. It looked like it would take him a while to be able to afford them...
"More or less. You might not have enough, but if you run out of money, you can ask me. I still get tens of thousands in living expenses a month, plus the money I saved up in my Soul Tool last year."
Xie Xie seemed to notice his worry and said with a smile.
"Thanks, Xie Xie, but I can also earn quite a bit of money from forging in a month. You know I'm a Master-level smith."
Tang Wulin gave him a grateful look and said with a smile.
"Pfft, how much could that possibly be?"
Xie Xie dismissed it with a scoff.
"It's not too much, actually. If I put my all into it, I should be able to make three hundred thousand. It's alright, I guess."
Tang Wulin chuckled.
"Damn it."
"Tang Wulin, you bastard, get lost!"
Xie Xie's face flushed red as he gritted his teeth.
"What's wrong? I didn't do anything."
Tang Wulin shook his head with a smile, but for some reason, he felt a chill run down his back, as if he were being watched by something.
"..."
"Century-grade Ice Crystal Fruit, four hundred thousand."
"Century-grade Red Flame Fruit, five hundred thousand."
"Three drops of century-grade soul beast blood, three hundred eighty-eight thousand..."
It was already afternoon.
Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were walking away from the auction house. The former kept a solemn expression on his face, muttering to himself.
Expensive, too expensive!
The total for these three items he needed came to over one million Federal Coins. For a kid from an ordinary family like him, that was an amount of money he couldn't save up in a lifetime.
And that was just the starting bid. Given that the two fruits were best used as a pair, who knew how much more expensive it would get.
"What's the matter with you?"
"Buying spiritual treasures is one thing, but you were actually looking at blood? What, are you going to gulp it down in one go?"
Xie Xie looked confused. He could understand the spiritual treasures, but something like the blood of a century-grade soul beast...
Was the guy planning to boil it into blood cake or something?
"I was just taking a look while I was at it."
Tang Wulin shook his head with a smile, though he was equally curious in his heart. He turned his head and asked that damned Old Tang:
"Old Tang, if I buy it, do I just drink the blood of that century-old soul beast directly?"
"Of course."
Tang San's voice arrived in an instant.
"Once you buy the Ice Crystal Fruit, the Red Flame Fruit, and the blood of the century-old soul beast, you just need to mix these three ingredients... well, spirit herbs, together and drink them straight down."
His tone carried a hint of amusement, as if this were the simplest thing in the world.
"..."
Tang Wulin smiled, a smile that tasted of bitterness.
He really didn't dare to imagine what kind of miraculous taste 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."
Just then, Xie Xie poked him from the side, his face wearing a look of seriousness.
"Hm?"
Hearing this, Tang Wulin was suddenly startled. He subconsciously looked toward a spot not far away, only to see that at this very moment...
The entire road was completely empty. Only in the distance, a tall figure in black was approaching at a speed invisible to the naked eye, and before long, he arrived right in front of them.
"..."
In Tang Wulin's mind, Tang San's expression froze instantly, his eyes filled with killing intent. How could it be him!
"Child."
"I have been waiting for you for a long time."
The figure in the black robe stared fixedly in Tang Wulin's direction, his expression icy, his voice deep.
"Tang Wulin, get behind me."
"This guy doesn't look like a good person."
Xie Xie's face was cold, reverting to his usual arrogant young master persona as he stepped forward, placing himself in front of Tang Wulin.
His cultivation was, after all, higher than Tang Wulin's.
Since the person before them was no pushover.
Then, he would take the front!
"Little friend, this has nothing to do with you."
Regarding the scene of Xie Xie bravely stepping forward, Di Tian, under the black robe, admitted that he chuckled. A Soul Master opposing the Beast God...
Could he really be a genius!
"I don't care about any of that, don't you dare bully my friend!"
"Martial Soul Possession, Light! Dragon! B--"
Xie Xie's face was cold, and without the slightest hesitation, he drew his daggers, but at that very moment, a sudden change occurred!
"Roar--"
With just a single glance from the man in the black robe, Xie Xie's martial soul trembled and emitted a low moan—it was the Light Dragon's cry!
And then...
He flew out like a kite with a thud, falling lightly to the ground and remaining motionless, his vision blacking out as he fainted.
Xie Xie, unconscious!
"To possess both the bloodlines of the Light Dragon and the Dark Dragon, very well. The bloodline suppression alone is enough to put you out of commission."
Di Tian shook his head, then turned his gaze back to stare fixedly at the Tang Wulin before him. Was this weak fellow truly his descendant?
"Xie Xie!"
Watching Xie Xie's body fall heavily to the ground, Tang Wulin's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. This was his friend!
You guy in black, what are you doing!
"Don't you dare bully my friend!!!"
At this moment, even though he knew full well that the man in black before him had a cultivation level far beyond his own, he did not hesitate in the slightest to release his martial soul. A flash of blue light appeared in his hand—it was the Blue Silver Grass.
"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Has Spirit!"
"Ah..."
The first soul ring at Tang Wulin's feet lit up, and just as he was about to activate it, his own vision went black, and he lost consciousness entirely.
At this moment, sacred golden light radiated from within his body. A blurry golden phantom slowly coalesced behind him, eventually merging with Tang Wulin. On his forehead, a unique golden pattern flickered brilliantly.
When he opened his eyes again, the bloodshot redness had long since vanished, replaced in that instant by a piercing blue light!
At the same time, an overwhelming aura suddenly erupted from Tang Wulin's body. His cultivation surged instantly from a one-ring Soul Master to the level of a Limit Douluo, and then surpassed that limit!
"I have not sought to exterminate the beast race, yet you come to the human world to harm my people, Di Tian..."
"You have crossed the line."
Tang Wulin spoke coldly.
His voice was far from the childish tone it had been before; it was deep, filled with righteousness, and at the same time... brimming with killing intent!
At this moment, he was no longer himself, but the descent of a god.
Sea God Descent!
To protect his son, the consciousness he had left within the boy's body was enough to act three times; this was the first!
His gaze locked onto the black-robed figure before him, and with just a single glance, he recognized the other's identity. This level of bloodline power was not something an ordinary person could possess, leaving only one answer—
The person before him was none other than the former head of the Ten Great Beast Kings, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King of the beast race, Di Tian!
"Tang San, it really is you."
Feeling the aura of the vast ocean emanating from the other party, Di Tian's eyes narrowed. There was not a shred of surprise in his heart as he spoke coldly.
As expected, it was his child. The momentum flowing from his body and that nauseating attitude were exactly the same as they had been ten thousand years ago.
The possessor of the dual god positions of Sea God and Asura, the father-in-law of the Son of Luck who descended ten thousand years ago, Dai Yuhao, and the master of the Tang Sect, Tang San!
Tang Wulin...
He was the child of that little rascal!
His probing had yielded a substantial result!
"Since you know it is me."
"Why seek your own suffering?"
Tang Wulin, possessed by Tang San, said coldly.
"I didn't realize you loved your son so much; in that regard, you are quite different from the Butterfly God of ten thousand years ago. However..."
"The God Realm is lost."
"Just how much energy can this sliver of a remnant soul, possessing the body of a young child, truly unleash, Tang San?"
Di Tian sneered. How could he not see that the divine consciousness before him didn't even reach the level of a true god? At best, it was at the peak of a quasi-god!
He knew the other party would have plenty of trump cards, but as the number one person of the beast race and the strongest beneath the god level, as well as the former guard of the Dragon God, he, Di Tian...
What was there to fear!
Tang San, since you wish to obstruct the Lord, then let me see exactly what kind of strength you possess!
He, Di Tian, fights for the Dragon Clan!
"..."
Di Tian: Family, do you think I will win?
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