Good words could not save a doomed fool.
Since Yu Xiaogang was so confident in his judgment, then let him absorb the Soul Ring.
A Soul Ring nearly three hundred years old would be very difficult for Yu Xiaogang to absorb.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had a place specifically for training combat skills, where one could also strengthen their physique in the process.
And with the clan's medicinal baths, one could gradually meet the requirements for absorbing a Hundred-Year Soul Ring.
But Yu Xiaogang rarely went there.
Because whenever he did, he would be met with many strange looks. That feeling left him suffocating.
As a result, Yu Xiaogang's physique was quite average.
If it weren't for the abundant resources the clan gave him and the frequent medicinal baths, he wouldn't even have met the requirements for absorbing a Hundred-Year Soul Ring.
So absorbing this Soul Ring was an excruciating ordeal for Yu Xiaogang.
Fortunately, he was already twelve years old. His greater age gave him a physique far stronger than those of the young geniuses, and under these various conditions, he was able to absorb the Soul Ring.
Even so, Yu Xiaogang nearly passed out several times during the process.
"Xiaogang, you finally succeeded in absorbing your First Soul Ring."
"How is it? Are you satisfied with your Soul Skill?"
The captain of the Soul Hunting Squad looked at Yu Xiaogang and asked ingratiatingly.
From beginning to end, he had kept the pace of everything Yu Xiaogang did inside Thunder Canyon under his control, and had never fallen out with him.
Things had already reached this point. If he kept up the act a little longer, he would complete the mission.
After returning, he would also be able to collect a reward from Yu Xiaolin.
He had to admit, this time he had come away with a haul.
"Well... the Soul Skill is pretty good..."
Yu Xiaogang's face was dark, his heart filled with fury and unwillingness.
How could he have obtained a Soul Skill like this?
How could he have mistaken the Soul Beast?
None of this should have happened.
He had studied Soul Beast theory so extensively. How could things have turned out this way?
Everything had gone far beyond his understanding.
His Soul Skill was actually farting.
How was that possible?
Yu Xiaogang simply couldn't accept this result.
Forget the Golden-Armored Armadillo Lizard—even if that Soul Beast really had been a Golden-Armored Armadillo, he still shouldn't have obtained a Soul Skill that made him fart.
Yu Xiaogang was nearly driven mad.
But he had to pretend to be delighted.
No outsider could ever find out about this.
If they learned the truth, what little face he had left would be utterly lost.
So Yu Xiaogang forced himself to act as if he had obtained a decent Soul Skill, then returned to the clan.
Once he got back to his room, Yu Xiaogang could no longer keep it together.
He shut himself inside and burst into tears.
He felt so wronged.
Why had things turned out this way?
What left Yu Xiaogang most despairing was that absorbing his First Soul Ring had not changed his innate talent at all.
It was completely different from what he had imagined.
Not only that, but cultivation had now become even more difficult.
He had a feeling that his progress from then on would grow slower and slower, perhaps so slow that he wouldn't even be able to gain two levels of Soul Power in a year.
It was a crushing blow.
A blow he couldn't bear.
While Yu Xiaogang sank into despair, Tang Chen had already arrived at Spirit Hall.
His purpose in coming was simple: to challenge Qian Daoliu.
He intended to set a wager.
Qian Daoliu naturally didn't refuse.
He wanted to see what level Tang Chen's cultivation had reached.
They then agreed on a time for a great battle.
By the time the other Titled Douluo learned of it, Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu had already settled on the arrangement.
"That old man, honestly..."
When Bibi Dong heard the news, she was speechless.
The other man had clearly set a trap for her, and Qian Daoliu had willingly jumped right into it.
After thinking it over, Bibi Dong decided not to get involved.
She still didn't have the standing to take part in something like this.
It meant nothing to her.
What did Qian Daoliu's agreement have to do with her?
Once her strength grew, she would destroy anything that stood in her way.
"Xiao Dong, I wonder if this is the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng you mentioned."
Just as Bibi Dong was thinking about what to do next, Gui Mei appeared beside her out of nowhere.
Then a wooden box came into view.
Bibi Dong opened the box and needed only one glance to confirm that it was indeed the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng.
"It is. This is the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng."
"I wonder how you managed to get it, Uncle?"
Bibi Dong was still quite surprised.
Gui Mei had obtained this Immortal Herb without anything else having happened.
"For the past year, aside from cultivating and keeping an eye on the Speed Clan, I've been investigating information about medicinal herbs. In the end, I got a reliable lead: the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng was in Bai He's hands."
"Because Tang Chen was in the Clear Sky Sect, I never dared go near him."
"Not long ago, Tang Chen left without concealing his aura at all, and Bai He also left the Clear Sky Sect on a mission. I seized the opportunity to knock him out and found it in his Storage Soul Tool."
Gui Mei quickly recounted the whole story.
It hadn't been especially difficult for him.
Although he hadn't absorbed his Ninth Soul Ring yet, taking the Immortal Herb and deepening his understanding and development of his Martial Soul had made him far stronger than before.
Now Gui Mei was even confident he could stir up trouble right under a Rank 95 Titled Douluo's nose without being discovered.
"Uncle Gui Mei, take it and consume it!"
Bibi Dong glanced at the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, then tossed it to Gui Mei.
"What?"
"Xiao Dong, wasn't this Immortal Herb what you wanted?"
Gui Mei was stunned.
He had thought Xiao Dong needed the Immortal Herb.
That was why he had been willing to spend a year working at it, just to find a chance to claim it for her.
On his way back, he had thought he could finally do something truly worthwhile for Xiao Dong.
He hadn't expected that Xiao Dong had asked him to find it so he could take it himself.
"Uncle Gui Mei, the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng is an Immortal Herb that complements the Lovesick Heartbreak Red. After consuming it, you might be able to completely make up for the loss you suffered during your Martial Soul Second Awakening. It might even allow your Martial Soul to awaken further."
"We've already found the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast you need. The only reason we haven't hunted it yet is that we're waiting for this Immortal Herb."
Bibi Dong then explained everything to Gui Mei.
"I..."
Gui Mei truly didn't know what to say.
He and Yue Guan owed Xiao Dong far too much.
"Don't worry. I won't let you down."
Gui Mei said no more. From then on, he would simply dedicate himself wholeheartedly to helping Xiao Dong.
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