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"Nothing can be hidden from the headmaster, but this is absolutely worth the price. And only I know how to use these crystal slabs. If we can buy more of them, wouldn't we make a fortune?" Tie Xiong said enticingly.

"Tell me, how is this thing used? As long as it is worth that much, the pendant is yours!" At the mention of money, Flender grew even greedier, his eyes narrowing into slits.

Tie Xiong chuckled and ran over to shut the shop's door.

He then placed the crystal slab on the ground and took out his Heaven Breaking Hammer.

Using all his strength, he brought it down. With a bang, the crystal slab was smashed directly into powder.

At the same time, countless golden specks burst forth, draping the entire shop in a hazy golden glow.

Both Flender and Zhao Wuji were startled, and instinctively circulated their Soul Power. The rippling Soul Power sent the golden specks dancing through every corner of the shop.

Clear tinkling sounds rang out.

Several minutes later, the golden specks had all settled onto the ground.

"Headmaster, Teacher, quickly gather up these golden particles. This thing is called Hair Gold. It can be made into an extremely domineering Hidden Weapon, which I call the Soul Breaking Needle!"

As he spoke, Tie Xiong began collecting the golden particles from the ground.

Following Tie Xiong's instructions, Flender and Zhao Wuji also carefully picked up every single particle.

There were more than twenty thousand in all.

Both men looked at Tie Xiong expectantly. Zhao Wuji even pinched one particle between his fingers and found it remarkably hard.

"After Soul Power is injected into this Hair Gold, it stretches into a thin, hair-like Soul Breaking Needle. Though slender, it is incredibly tough, about three inches long. If flicked out with a finger and driven into a person's body, it turns back into particles and melds with the flesh. To remove it, one can only cut away the contracted flesh along with it. It is an exceptionally vicious Hidden Weapon!"

"Though this Hidden Weapon is not fatal, it can catch an enemy off guard and inflict immense pain!"

Tie Xiong explained slowly.

While he spoke, Zhao Wuji and Flender had already begun trying it out.

Though neither possessed Hidden Weapon techniques, as a Soul Saint and a Soul Emperor, their control of Soul Power and Force Application Techniques were already exceedingly advanced.

Two soft puffs sounded.

Two Soul Breaking Needles shot out and struck the wooden reclining chair Flender had been sitting in.

The two of them immediately lunged over and saw a small bulge on the chair.

The Soul Breaking Needles had already turned back into particles inside it.

"It truly is vicious!" Flender's voice carried a trace of shock.

He had already fully imagined the terrifying effects the Soul Breaking Needles would have once they entered a human body.

Nor did he ask how Tie Xiong knew about such things. The Tie Family's Blacksmith Shop was already selling several kinds of Hidden Weapons.

It was hardly surprising that Tie Xiong knew of a few unusual Hidden Weapons.

"If paired with the proper techniques, it would definitely be even more lethal. It's just that all my time goes into cultivating Soul Power, so I have no time to practice this!" Tie Xiong said helplessly.

"You do know what matters most. Boss Fu, you have to admit defeat after losing the bet this time!" Zhao Wuji laughed heartily.

For once, Flender put away his crafty demeanor and said seriously, "Even with our strength, we could still be injured if caught unprepared by this thing. If we sold it to certain major powers, we would surely reap considerable profits. And no one has ever heard of anyone discovering the use of this kind of crystal. I imagine there are plenty of bargains to be found in all sorts of places!

"If I only gave you the storage Soul Tool in my room, I would seem rather stingy. I, Flender, will cover Little Monster's future Soul Ring hunts!"

"Thank you, Headmaster. Also, I collected more than five thousand Soul Breaking Needles here. You can't ask me to hand them over!" Tie Xiong said, protectively clutching the pouch in his hand.

Flender and Zhao Wuji both shook their heads. What a Little Fox.

After leaving Flender's shop, Tie Xiong and Zhao Wuji made another trip back to his family's Blacksmith Shop.

When Tie Xiong displayed his level-ten Soul Power, Tie Xin and Chen both wept with joy.

"Thank you, Teacher Zhao!" Tie Xin said incoherently to Zhao Wuji.

"No need to be so polite. Little Monster's own efforts were the main reason!" Zhao Wuji said with a smile.

Tie Xiong had only possessed level-five Innate Soul Power, yet his cultivation speed had produced the effect of Innate Full Soul Power.

Zhao Wuji did not dare take credit for it. He knew all too well just how obsessed Tie Xiong was with cultivation.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, if you don't work harder, I'll surpass you soon!" Tie Xiong said with a grin.

"Compared to you, the two of us are useless!" Tie Long said with a helpless bitter smile.

Tie Hu wore an equally agreeing expression.

The two of them were now thirteen years old and possessed level-sixteen Soul Power. Even at Suotuo City's Intermediate Soul Master Academy, they counted as minor geniuses.

But compared with Tie Xiong, who was seven years and four months old and already had level-ten Soul Power, there was simply no comparison.

Zhao Wuji watched the group with great interest from the side.

Tie Xiong's father and two older brothers were all honest people, possessing the steadiness of the Forging Hammer Martial Soul. Yet Tie Xiong, raised in such a family, was crafty and black-hearted. He truly did not seem like one of them.

Tie Xiong and Zhao Wuji made another round of purchases in Suotuo City.

Then they returned to Shrek Academy.

Tie Xiong also received the storage Soul Tool he had long dreamed of.

He flew back to his wooden cabin.

Flender's storage Soul Tool was a crescent-shaped pendant. It was entirely white, smooth and lustrous, and only the size of a thumb.

Tie Xiong threaded a thin cord he had prepared long ago through the pendant's round hole.

He then hung it around his neck.

Lowering his consciousness and injecting Soul Power into the Crescent Pendant, Tie Xiong immediately sensed a space eight cubic meters in size.

"I'll call it the Silver Moon Pendant from now on!"

Tie Xiong was thrilled. This was his first treasure.

He placed his gold coins, Soul Breaking Needles, and the cured meat, biscuits, water pouch, medicinal paste his parents had prepared for him, Forging Hammer, and all kinds of Hidden Weapons purchased that day inside it.

After thinking for a moment, Tie Xiong also put several sets of clothes he often wore, along with books he frequently read, inside.

After experimenting for a while, he found that he could easily retrieve the items inside out of thin air.

It was truly essential for home life, travel, killing, and looting!

Tie Xiong carefully tucked the Silver Moon Pendant beneath his clothes, delighted beyond measure.

Early the next morning, Tie Xiong removed the leg weights he had worn for the past year for the first time and placed them inside the Silver Moon Pendant.

After breakfast, he waited for the teachers at the Training Ground.

Before long, Flender, Zhao Wuji, Lu Qibin, and Shao Xin arrived.

Ordinarily, hunting a first Soul Ring would not require a Soul Saint, two Soul Emperors, and a Soul King to set out together.

After more than a year at Shrek Academy, Tie Xiong had already learned the teachers' ranks.

Flender was currently a level-seventy-one Soul Saint, Zhao Wuji a level-sixty-eight Soul Emperor, Shao Xin a level-sixty-five Soul Emperor, Lu Qibin a level-fifty-nine Soul King, and Li Yusong a level-fifty-six Soul King.

But Tie Xiong was not the only one who needed a Soul Ring. Lu Qibin, whose Martial Soul was Star Luo Chess, had also cultivated to level sixty.

He needed to hunt a level-sixty Soul Ring.

Therefore, their destination was the Star Dou Great Forest.

Tie Xiong was also excited. Though the Star Dou Great Forest was dangerous, it offered far more choices and a greater chance of finding suitable Soul Beasts.