"These troublemakers who thrive on chaos have suddenly come to Eastsea City. They definitely aren't up to anything good!"
Mu Chen looked indignant, his words filled with contempt and hatred for Evil Soul Masters.
That was how most normal people ought to feel about Evil Soul Masters. After all, these terrorists had truly brought bloodshed and calamity to the people of the continent.
But because Martial Soul Awakening was random, they had no real way to completely prevent Evil Soul Masters from appearing.
"I'm afraid someone's deliberately causing trouble. Otherwise, those Evil Soul Masters would have had a hard time sneaking into the city without anyone noticing."
Zhen Hua nodded slightly, patted Mu Chen on the shoulder, and said:
"But there's no need to worry too much. If the sky falls, Shrek, the Spirit Pagoda, and the Federation army will hold it up. You and I are just in a logistics department; we won't have to go to the front lines."
Mu Chen knocked the hand off his shoulder and scoffed. "Heh. I'm just worried those Evil Soul Masters won't dare pick a fight with anyone tough, and will come bully blacksmiths like us instead."
"You have four-word Battle Armor and the strength of a Titled Douluo, with that monster Mu Ye at your side. Of course you don't have to worry."
"But what about us? We might be among the best when it comes to forging, but when it comes to fighting, we're no match for those devious Evil Soul Masters."
Faced with Mu Chen's complaints, Zhen Hua had no answer.
"Enough, enough. Stop grumbling here. Remember to set up a meeting between me and young Tang Heng. I'm really curious about that so-called Enchanting process of his."
Mu Chen gave a derisive snort. "Tang Heng is at Eastsea Primary Academy. If you have time, go see him yourself. I'm not helping you make the introduction!"
"Fine, I'll go myself."
Zhen Hua turned to leave. Mu Chen hesitated for a few seconds, then hurriedly called after him. "Uh, when you come back, you can tell me about his Enchanting process. That kid's a genius. I don't know how to explain it, but after you've learned it, you can discuss it with me properly."
Zhen Hua grinned and walked over to Mu Chen, looking smug.
"Oh? You want to learn? If you sincerely beg me, I might just deign to teach you."
Mu Chen's face reddened with anger. "Hmph! Come talk to me after you've learned it. Don't come crying to me when he teaches you and you can't even get started!"
Outside the door, the two presidents' secretaries exchanged glances and covered their mouths as they laughed.
Who would have thought that these two, usually so dignified, were like a pair of old children in private, bickering over every little thing with such childishness?
But as soon as Zhen Hua came out, the two secretaries quickly wiped the smiles from their faces and resumed their previously impeccable expressions.
That was professionalism.
"Brother, what are you going to show me?"
In My World, Tang Heng had led Tang Wulin to an enormous doghouse. Tang Wulin looked at it in confusion.
When had such a huge, luxurious doghouse appeared here? It was even edged with gold blocks. That was a bit extravagant, to say the least.
The doghouse had actually been built by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion herself. Her body had grown considerably larger after her bloodline evolved.
And since Tang Heng had also asked her to look after two little ones last night, she'd taken advantage of a little free time that morning to build herself a new doghouse.
It was bigger than the old one and sat right beside Tang Heng's house.
"Ahem. Little Jin, ask the Jade Horned Dragon to come out and get acquainted with its new master."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion nodded, then roared twice toward the doghouse. A jade-green dragon, as thick as an arm, crawled out. Its four-clawed feet looked rather small and adorable, lacking the imposing majesty people usually associated with dragons.
Although the Jade Horned Dragon wasn't very intelligent, it knew that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion held a lofty status among Soul Beasts, second only to the Dragon King.
So after its training, the Jade Horned Dragon was quite obedient. It dutifully followed the Golden Lion's command and came to stand beside Tang Wulin, raising its little head to curiously inspect its future master.
"Jade Horned Dragon, a four-hundred-year dragon-type Soul Spirit with life attributes. It not only suits the Golden Dragon King Bloodline inside you, but also pairs well with your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul."
Tang Heng had already picked out the best Soul Spirit for Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass in the future. He'd gone straight for the life route, the perfect match for Blue Silver Grass—or, more accurately, the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul.
On top of that, the Goddess of Life had blessed the boy when he was born, making this path even more suitable for him.
As for the Golden Dragon King Bloodline?
In the current version, the Golden Dragon King was still decent—just barely playable.
It might become rather weak later on. After all, who could have guessed that the Gold and Silver Dragon Kings weren't actually halves of the Dragon God, but merely two particularly large chunks of his corpse?
He could never become a true God King, and would be stuck at the half-step God King realm.
And that half-step God King had failed to defeat Destruction alone. Tang San had even needed to join forces with Evil and Good to unleash the Three Realms Judgment Sword. Was a half-step God King really that powerful?
It was hard not to suspect that the author had swallowed his own earlier setup again.
As for Tang Heng, he planned to wait until he'd grown stronger, then strip the Gold Dragon King Divine Core and bloodline from Tang Wulin's body and compensate him with a God King's divine throne.
Tang Wulin carefully picked up the Jade Horned Dragon. Looking at the obedient Soul Spirit, he was at a loss for words.
He'd looked into the price of Soul Spirits before. Even a hundred-year Soul Spirit cost at least a million Federation Coins.
Tang Wulin had planned to hunt Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest himself once he reached level ten, or go to the Spirit Ascension Platform to get a Soul Spirit.
He'd never imagined his brother had already chosen the best one for him.
"Brother!"
Tang Wulin set down the Jade Horned Dragon and threw himself into Tang Heng's arms.
"What's wrong? Don't you like the Jade Horned Dragon?"
"Thank you, Brother. I really like it..." Tang Wulin lowered his head, looking a little awkward. "I just don't know how to repay you for this kindness. Even though we're brothers, I..."
Before he could finish, a finger came to rest against his lips.
"We're brothers. Those three words are enough."
"I've never expected anything in return. I only hope you can live your whole life free of illness and disaster."
As for the future, when Tang San returned and Tang Wulin had to decide whether to acknowledge his ancestors, Tang Heng would respect his personal choice.
At least for now, the two of them were brothers who had grown up together, bound like flesh and blood.
Perhaps because of his past life, when his own parents had abandoned him as a child and a grandfather with no blood ties had raised him, Tang Heng had never thought much of blood relations.
The strongest bonds between people came from the memories they made together, the little moments of everyday life, and the feelings they shared.
But if Tang San returned ten thousand years later and tried to throw his weight around, and Tang Wulin turned against Tang Heng, disregarding all those years of brotherhood—
Then it would prove that Tang Heng's affection and everything he'd done for him meant less than blood ties.
When that time came, Tang Heng wouldn't show the slightest mercy. He would bring down merciless destruction with the force of thunder.
"Brother! I'll love and respect you forever! Wahhh! o(╥﹏╥)o~"
At that moment, neither Tang Heng, comforting his little brother, nor Tang Wulin, crying his eyes out, could foresee what would happen in the future—something that would change their relationship completely.
"All right, what kind of man cries like that?"
"Hurry up and cultivate. Try to reach level ten Soul Power as soon as possible, and don't keep the Jade Horned Dragon waiting too long."
After saying that, Tang Heng pushed Tang Wulin away and returned to his room to start making potions.
Bottling the water from the Lake of Life turned it into Life Potion. It provided Regeneration and damage absorption, and worked very well—better than Enchanted Gold by a fair bit.
A single basic Life Potion might not be too nasty.
But what if I brought out Glowstone and Redstone Dust? What could you do then?
One could boost the Life Potion's potency, while the other could greatly extend how long it lasted.
So, yes, he had to brew more.
Tang Heng had just finished brewing two bottles when he realized there was no Glowstone left in the house.
Well, that settled it. He'd have to make another trip to The Nether.
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