I Want to Go to Heaven Dou City! (Please Follow)

Tie Xiong and Meng Yiran walked side by side.

"Yiran, what level is your Innate Soul Power?"

"Level seven!"

"It must be because training that Soul Breaking Blade delayed you. Why are you cultivating so slowly?"

As he spoke, the Silver Moon Pendant flashed.

Tie Xiong took out over a thousand Soul Breaking Needles and packed them into a small pouch.

"Yiran, this is for you. If anyone gets on your nerves in the future, just stick them with these. Stop practicing that crappy Soul Breaking Blade; it wastes cultivation time!"

Tie Xiong took Meng Yiran's hand and placed the little pouch in her palm.

"Thank you, Tie Xiong!"

A white bracelet on Meng Yiran's wrist lit up. It was a storage Soul Tool. With a flash of light, it stored away the Soul Breaking Needles.

"But I'm not cultivating slowly. I'm only a little over ten and already level seventeen. I'll definitely reach level twenty next year!"

"That's still slow. Haven't you heard that the best age for cultivation is before thirty? Look at me. I'm only seven years and four months old, with Innate Soul Power at level five, yet my Soul Power Level is already at least level twelve. I plan to rise four levels a year. In four years, when I'm as old as you, I'll be level twenty-eight. And you still say you're not slow!"

"You're a monster. I can't compare to you!"

"Yiran, how can you give up on yourself? If I rise four levels a year, I'll be a level sixty-four Soul Emperor at twenty, and a Title Douluo at twenty-seven. By then, you'll only be able to cultivate to Soul King at most!"

Meng Yiran shot Tie Xiong an unconvinced glare with her large brown eyes.

Up ahead, Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang had been listening to the two of them talk. The longer they listened, the stranger it sounded.

A Soul Emperor at twenty? A Title Douluo at twenty-seven?

Meng Shu actually laughed.

When he was young, he knew how to court women. When he first met Chao Tianxiang, he had taken advantage of her over a wager, and that was how the two of them ended up together.

Now, listening to Tie Xiong boast while his granddaughter was constantly being led along by the boy's words—

How could he not understand Tie Xiong's intentions?

He glanced at Chao Tianxiang. She glared at him, as if to say that this boy was every bit as capable as he had been back then.

"Yiran, you must cultivate diligently in the future. Otherwise, once I become a Title Douluo and hammer down every enemy under heaven, I'll turn around and find all my old friends gone. How lonely would that be, like snow?"

Tie Xiong said this with a long sigh.

"Tie Xiong, don't worry. I definitely won't let you catch up!" Meng Yiran said firmly, her pretty face set with determination.

"I'll definitely catch up to you!" Tie Xiong stared at Meng Yiran.

Meng Yiran felt that those words sounded somewhat ambiguous.

When she looked up, Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang were both looking back at them.

Not far away, Flender, Zhao Wuji, Lu Qibin, and Shao Xin all wore amused expressions.

Zhao Wuji in particular wore a knowing smile.

"Shut up. We're about to encounter the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent. No more talking!"

Meng Shu shouted. This kid has ninety percent of my skill from back then. Yiran, you might not be able to handle him!

"Got it, Senior!"

Tie Xiong grinned and quickly shut his mouth.

With so many people watching her, Meng Yiran felt embarrassed as well and turned her face away.

The hunt that followed was indeed far from smooth. The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was exceptionally good at escaping.

After great effort, everyone finally worked together to capture the sixteen-thousand-year soul beast.

Chao Tianxiang finally got her wish and absorbed her Sixth Soul Skill, becoming a Soul Emperor.

At this point, the tension between the two sides had dissipated considerably.

They found each other much more agreeable now.

"Senior Dragon Duke, I have not failed in my task. Since Sister Chao has already obtained her Soul Ring, the purpose of this trip has been successfully accomplished. We shall now leave the Star Dou Great Forest!"

Flender said.

"Mm. The reason we were able to hunt the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent so smoothly this time was largely because Little Monster mediated between us. I have a few words to say to Little Monster. Please wait a moment!" Meng Shu said, his eyes bright as he stared at Tie Xiong.

Naturally, Flender and the others had no objections.

"Little Monster, you truly deserve the name monster. You actually broke the accepted theories of soul masters. I won't beat around the bush. I invite you to join my family and become one of us. From then on, we will be family. My wife and I have a Dragon-Snake Combined Strike comparable to a Title Douluo's, and we will do everything we can to help you obtain Soul Rings and grow stronger!"

"Besides, I see that you and Yiran get along quite well. If you join my family, the two of you can have more opportunities to spend time together!"

Dragon Duke's meaning could not have been clearer.

Meng Yiran's face flushed slightly. She had not expected her grandfather to be so direct, but she could not help hoping that Tie Xiong would agree.

Flender and Zhao Wuji's expressions changed.

"Senior Dragon Duke, that's rather unfair, isn't it? Little Monster is the most talented student at our academy, yet you're trying to poach him right in front of us!"

Flender said angrily.

Zhao Wuji and Lu Qibin took positions to either side, clearly prepared to fight at the slightest disagreement.

Meng Shu smiled faintly. "Little Monster is merely a student of your academy. Sooner or later, he will graduate from it. That does not conflict with joining my family!"

Flender and the others were immediately speechless, choked by those words for quite some time.

"Thank you for thinking highly of me, Senior, but I'm still young and haven't considered such matters. How about waiting until after I graduate from the academy? After returning, I plan to go to Heaven Dou City to cultivate. If you are willing, Senior, you can have Yiran come to Heaven Dou City to cultivate with me!"

Tie Xiong refused without even thinking.

What are you thinking? I'm going to become the Hammer King. Why would I join your family?

Meng Shu frowned. Naturally, he could hear the evasion in Tie Xiong's words.

But Little Monster was indeed clever and had not rejected him outright.

"Fine, then it's settled!" Meng Shu laughed loudly.

"Old woman, Yiran, let's go!"

"Grandfather, let me say a few words to Tie Xiong!" Meng Yiran said through clenched teeth.

Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang both signaled their agreement and walked several steps to the side.

"Will we be able to meet again?"

Meng Yiran widened her eyes. She did not know what she was feeling inside, but she worried that Tie Xiong's earlier words had merely been meant to brush off her grandfather.

"Yiran, can't bear to part with me?" Tie Xiong asked with a slight curl of his lips, grinning.

"Who can't bear to part with you? I'm just curious about what age Soul Ring you'll absorb when you break through level twenty!"

Meng Yiran pouted and stubbornly denied it.

"We ran into each other by such a coincidence in the Star Dou Great Forest. We'll definitely meet again in the future!" Tie Xiong said with a chuckle.

"If I go to Heaven Dou City, how will I find you?" Meng Yiran asked with a smile.

"Wherever I, Tie Xiong, go, I'll definitely be the brightest star there. Once you reach Heaven Dou City, just ask around and you'll know!" Tie Xiong said with a faint smile.

Meng Yiran's slender waist swayed slightly, and she burst into laughter.

That smile made Tie Xiong feel as though a spring breeze had washed over him, and he could no longer maintain his lofty pose.

"You're only seven, so why do you always say such strange things? You're such a little rascal. Come on, let big sister give you a kiss before we say goodbye," Meng Yiran said as she leaned over and kissed Tie Xiong on the cheek.

Tie Xiong was only stunned for less than a second before reacting.

I need to take the initiative!

Meng Yiran, however, nimbly stepped back.

"Goodbye, little brother!"

Meng Yiran wore a smug expression. I knew you weren't being honest, little brother. You wanted to kiss me? Maybe next time!

Thinking this, Meng Yiran returned to her grandfather and grandmother with a hint of sadness.

Tie Xiong watched the three figures depart. Women would only slow down the speed at which I swing my hammer. I'm a man who will become the Hammer King!

"Little Monster, how does it feel?" Zhao Wuji teased.

"What do you mean, how does it feel?" Tie Xiong played dumb.

"You brat, you're no good. You've got the same flair I had back then. I like it!" Zhao Wuji praised.

Tie Xiong merely chuckled.

"Little Monster, you said just now that you were going to Heaven Dou City?" Flender's expression was serious.

"Yes, Headmaster. I'm going to Heaven Dou City. I heard there is a clan there called the Strength Clan, skilled in forging, with a unique technique called Iron Forging Hand. It is a palm technique. Once learned, not only will one's palms be less likely to wear down, but they can also ward off most toxins. I plan to go to Heaven Dou City and seek out the Strength Clan to learn this technique!" Tie Xiong said.

"Old Tai Tan's family?" Zhao Wuji's expression immediately changed.

"Oh? Teacher Zhao knows the Strength Clan?" Tie Xiong knowingly asked.

"Of course I know that old fellow. Back then, I accidentally injured his clan cousin, and he hunted me everywhere for it. That was why Boss Fu and I hid in Suotuo City and founded Shrek Academy. But I've truly never heard of the Iron Forging Hand you mentioned!" Zhao Wuji seemed to recall something, and his expression became extremely grave.

"We'll discuss this after we return. Old Tai Tan has the strength of a Soul Douluo, and since you say that Iron Forging Hand is a unique technique, I doubt they will teach it easily!" Flender said.

This was the Star Dou Great Forest, after all, not a place for discussion.

Tie Xiong, Zhao Wuji, Lu Qibin, and Shao Xin all nodded.