Wrapped in Golden Scale, Drawing Every Eye

But soon, the expression on Dugu Bo's face became somewhat awkward.

He had only come out this time to obtain his eighth soul ring, and his soul tool was filled entirely with equipment; he never imagined he would run into a junior.

For a moment, he couldn't produce a decent gift for their first meeting, which left him feeling quite embarrassed.

This was simply the kind of person he was.

He could be cold to the extreme toward strangers, killing them without a second thought, but for those he truly held dear, he would give them his heart and soul.

Wang Lie clearly understood Dugu Bo's personality and laughed heartily.

"What are you panicking for? We're old friends, why should we care about such trifles? Come, Chuan, greet him."

Wang Chuan immediately called out respectfully, "Grandpa Dugu," which made the other man feel slightly bashful.

The sun was already setting, and they wouldn't reach Soul Hunting Town if they continued to travel.

So, Wang Lie and Dugu Bo put their heads together and decided to stop traveling, finding a secluded corner nearby to make do for the night.

Then, as the two men reminisced about the past, Wang Chuan was sent off to find their dinner for the evening.

"Emmm... even though my strength is comparable to an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beast, you really have a big heart to send a child like me out alone."

Wang Chuan complained in his heart, but his body honestly went off to hunt.

Because they were truly very close to the outer perimeter, and they would reach Soul Hunting Town after another stretch of travel tomorrow, there were genuinely no soul beasts of the ten-thousand-year level here.

However, after returning with a hundred-year Soft Bone Rabbit the size of a common dog, Wang Chuan felt that the way Dugu Bo looked at him was strange; he had no idea what the two of them had been talking about.

Afterward, the cooking and such naturally fell to Wang Chuan.

Since both Wang Lie and Dugu Bo were traditional soul masters whose life skills were almost zero, if Wang Chuan didn't want to eat that terrible food, he had to do it himself.

During this time, Dugu Bo's gaze toward Wang Chuan grew increasingly satisfied, and he even gave Wang Chuan a token with the Jade Phosphorous Serpent emblem, telling him to come find him if he ever needed anything in the future.

One does not refuse a gift from an elder, so Wang Chuan accepted it calmly.

During this period, Wang Chuan did not take the initiative to approach Dugu Bo to offer help with his poison or anything of the sort; he maintained the appropriate distance of a normal child facing an unfamiliar elder.

After all, he wasn't a medical student.

And as for a place like the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Wang Chuan didn't believe for a second that it wasn't guarded by a powerful soul beast.

He was all too familiar with the trope of a treasure-guarding spirit beast.

Furthermore, the strength of that treasure-guarding soul beast was definitely at the Title Douluo level, or perhaps even one of the most powerful ten-thousand-year beast kings in the Sunset Forest.

Unless Wang Chuan could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with a Title Douluo, or Dugu Bo broke through to level 90, such an existence was untouchable.

Only by utilizing the petrification of Medusa and his eighth soul skill, the incredibly insidious Time Solidification, would there be a possibility of dealing with it; so for now, it was best not to even think about it—that would be courting death.

After a full meal, Wang Chuan, exhausted from the day, went straight to sleep.

As for Wang Lie and Dugu Bo, being old friends who hadn't seen each other for years, they had too many topics to discuss, so they naturally took on the duty of keeping watch and talked through the night by the fire.

The night passed without incident; with two Soul Douluo-level combatants keeping watch, Wang Chuan slept very soundly.

The next morning, the three of them set off again toward Soul Hunting Town.

There were no surprises along the way, and the three of them arrived safely at Soul Hunting Town.

Afterward, Wang Lie used the channels of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to quickly find a buyer who wanted the soul rings of these two soul beasts.

This was also a primary source of income for some of the branch family members who couldn't find positions they were satisfied with within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, so Wang Lie was well-versed in handling such matters.

However, Wang Lie knew Wang Chuan's situation.

So, he did not inform Wang Chuan about this specific trading route, but instead told him about other channels where he could sell things for a good price.

In the end, because of their decent species, the two soul beasts were sold for thirty-two thousand Gold Soul Coins, which gave Wang Chuan's little treasury a massive boost.

Once these matters were finished, Wang Chuan's soul-hunting trip had officially come to an end.

After bidding farewell to Dugu Bo, the two returned to the territory of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Among the thousands of clansmen, the departure of Wang Chuan and Wang Lie didn't cause much of a stir.

Moreover, since the clan school was currently on a long break, no one noticed anything unusual about Wang Chuan.

But ever since Wang Chuan returned, some people began to notice changes in him.

Because absorbing a soul ring promotes a soul master's physical development, Wang Chuan, who was already nearly 1.7 meters tall, underwent an explosive growth spurt and was now approaching 1.8 meters.

However, as the saying goes, if it doesn't concern you, let it be.

The elders couldn't bring themselves to cause trouble for Wang Chuan just to suck up to the main branch, and the juniors couldn't beat him, so no one went around snitching.

But as Wang Chuan turned thirteen and entered the Intermediate Clan School, a small stir was created.

Because the clansmen of the main branch needed to build a special foundation, they did not attend the Primary Clan School, and everything from their soul rings to other necessities was prepared for them by others.

But it was different once they reached the Intermediate Clan School.

At this stage, they had already laid their foundation, but for the sake of the future execution of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's will, they needed to establish certain relationships with the vast number of branch clansmen.

Therefore, they would condescend to study alongside the branch clansmen for six years.

As for the Advanced Clan School stage, that was no longer the case.

After all, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan owned the Thunder Academy, which was the very place where the main branch intended to expand its influence and make a name for itself across the continent.

Consequently, following Wang Chuan's enrollment, the members of the main branch, who were already quite curious about him, watched him every day as if he were a monkey in a zoo.

They wanted to see what gave this branch clansman the right to defeat one of their own.

However, no one chose to make a move.

Because the previous main branch member, while not among their elite, was still a Soul Grand Master just like the rest of them, meaning the gap in their strength was not significant.

Therefore, they did not want to become another notch on Wang Chuan's belt.

Especially after seeing Wang Chuan's physique grow even further after absorbing his soul ring, no other main branch member was willing to ask for trouble.

Yet, Wang Chuan paid no mind to these trivial matters, continuing to train his physique day after day as he always had.

But on top of his original routine, Wang Chuan added a new exercise.

Golden Scale Entanglement.

This was a muscle-building exercise where he would have Golden Scale coil around him like a Titan Golden Python, then exert force to tear his own muscles against the resistance.

Golden Scale's original puppy-like size naturally wouldn't have been suitable, but now, it was a perfect match.

Every time Golden Scale returned to his body, Wang Chuan could endure double the muscle damage, and once healed, his strength would rise to a new level—all in half the time it used to take, truly a double dose of progress.

All of this was witnessed by Yu Xiaogang, who lacked the qualifications to enter Thunder Academy and was forced to remain at the clan grounds.

Because of Wang Chuan, Yu Xiaogang had been severely beaten and confined for a period of time.

During that period, Yu Xiaogang had diligently studied the fundamental knowledge of soul masters, fundamentally putting an end to his future clownish behavior.

Therefore, looking at Golden Scale, Yu Xiaogang was incredibly envious.

Because at this moment, the graceful posture of Golden Scale was proof that Wang Chuan had chosen the right soul ring!