Tang San's God-Bestowed Soul Ring

"Clatter, clatter."

"Boom, rumble!"

In a women's bathhouse in Yidefu City, Fasinuo Province, ladles and basins were sent flying one after another.

As a figure darted out, the angry curses of several middle-aged women erupted from the bathhouse behind him.

"You little brat, don't let me catch you again, or I'll beat you every time I see you!"

"You pervert!"

"..."

Tang San carried his broom and fled two streets away with a blank expression; scenes like today's had occurred countless times this month.

It had reached the point where it no longer caused even a ripple of emotion in Tang San.

By now, he was nothing more than an emotionless assessment machine.

He would enter an operating bathhouse with a flat face, cleaning the floor tiles and walls under the bewildered gazes of the aunties.

Once they regained their senses, he would step into his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to dodge the flying pots and pans.

Then, he would quickly depart from the scene of the chaos and find another place to repeat the process.

After more than half a month, Tang San had completed the cleaning work for over forty bathhouses.

Seeing that they couldn't catch Tang San, the aunties could only grumble as they returned to the baths.

On the other side, the curtain to the men's bath was quietly lifted, and Yu Xiaogang walked out, steam rising from his body, his expression equally blank.

Inside the bath, it was a different scene entirely.

The once-clear water was now a murky green tinged with purple, and several burly men who had been bathing with Gangzi were floating on the surface.

Their faces were all shades of blue and purple, clearly victims of some unknown gas.

Yu Xiaogang strolled leisurely to the gates of Yidefu City, where he found his disciple waiting.

"Let's go, San. We've patronized all the bathhouses here; let's head to the neighboring province."

"So, we are destined to make a name for ourselves in other provinces after all?"

Tang San nodded with a somber expression and followed in Gangzi's footsteps.

Over the past half-month, the master and disciple had earned the nicknames "Male Bath Terminator" and "Female Bath Cleaner" throughout Fasinuo Province.

When luck was on their side, they could retreat gracefully; when it wasn't, they would be chased for half a street by enraged elders.

Fortunately, the assessment was nearing its end; they only needed to pull a few more "jobs" in the western part of the Bala Kingdom to complete the grand task of fifty bathhouses.

Upon arriving at a town in the Bala Kingdom, Tang San continued to scout out the various bathhouses.

Then, the master and disciple would choose the least busy hours to complete their assessment.

Three days later, back in Suotuo City, Lu Xian successfully received the notification that the master and disciple had completed their assessment.

[Wish Level E, Executor Tang San: 100% completion.]
[Reward: 400 days of cultivation, Spirit Ring age increased by 150 years.]
[Reward: Luck Domain intensity increased by 20%.]
[Wish Level E, Executor Yu Xiaogang: 100% completion.]
[Reward: 350 days of cultivation, Spirit Ring age increased by 120 years.]
[Spirit Power recovery speed increased by 20%.]

Ignoring the three hundred or so days of cultivation from Gangzi, the rewards from this grand assessment were undoubtedly generous.

He hadn't expected that the master and disciple could complete such a tedious assessment ten days ahead of schedule; they were truly heaven-sent laborers.

After skimming off the vast majority of the rewards, Lu Xian chose to accept the rest.

The bottleneck at level 46 loosened quietly, and he reached level 47 without any effort.

Following that, under the impact of the massive surge of spirit power, the bottlenecks for level 47 and 48 were also easily overcome.

It didn't stop until it surged all the way to level 49.

"At this rate, once the laborers complete one more assessment each, I should basically be a Spirit King."

After adapting to his surging cultivation, Lu Xian summoned his martial spirit.

With this reward, his second spirit ring had successfully evolved into a thousand-year ring.

Ma Hongjun's assessment progress was even faster than Gangzi's, and his third spirit ring had also broken through to the thousand-year level.

Now, only the spirit ring bound to Dugu Yan remained a hundred-year yellow ring.

However, it wasn't too far from the thousand-year mark; with a little more effort from Dugu Yan, he would be able to achieve the feat of having his first four spirit rings all be thousand-year rings.

Setting aside spirit power and spirit ring age, the strengthening of the Luck Domain and the increased spirit power recovery speed were both highly practical abilities.

Lu Xian was extremely satisfied with this round of improvements.

While feeling gratified, he didn't forget his two diligent and hardworking laborers.

Chased for dozens of kilometers by angry uncles and aunties, Tang San and his master only managed to catch their breath after fleeing beyond the borders of the Bala Kingdom.

"Jinx Trial 30: The Man in the Bathhouse, completed."
"Reward: 120 days of cultivation, all Soul Ring ages increased by 15 years."
"Reward: One God-Bestowed Soul Ring."

"Plague God Trial 20: Fried Fish, completed."
"Reward: 200 days of cultivation, all Soul Ring ages increased by 5 years."
"Reward: Toxin resistance increased by 10%."

Having just shaken off the uncles and aunties, Tang San and Gangzi beamed with joy upon hearing the notification sounds of their completed trials.

Tang San, in particular, was currently at the quasi-Soul Elder level; he didn't need to think twice to know this God-Bestowed Soul Ring was prepared specifically for this.

The Jinx was as thoughtful as ever.

On the other side, after receiving the 200 days of cultivation, Gangzi finally broke through to level 32.

As long as there was progress, Gangzi would never lack motivation.

After fully absorbing the rewards, Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San with an expectant expression.

"Little San, how were your rewards?"

"Teacher, I received a God-Bestowed Soul Ring as a reward this time. It should be able to directly grant my Blue Silver Grass a suitable soul ring."

"Oh? There is such a thing?"

After Tang San's explanation, Yu Xiaogang was completely stunned.

One had to know that on the Douluo Continent, everyone needed to hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings, yet the appearance of the God-Bestowed Soul Ring quietly shattered this paradigm.

"Then what are we waiting for? Little San, hurry up and absorb it!"

"Alright, Teacher, please stand guard for me!"

Having been chased by the commoners, the two had fled into a dense forest in the suburbs outside the Bala Kingdom.

The environment here was perfect for Tang San to absorb his soul ring.

After choosing to receive the reward, Tang San quickly summoned his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, and two yellow soul rings emerged in succession.

At the same time, he crushed the milky-white orb representing the God-Bestowed Soul Ring.

The fragments of the orb transformed into pure soul power and surged toward the Blue Silver Grass.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao and began to scan the surroundings.

Although there were no soul beasts lurking here, Gangzi still intended to act with caution; he could not afford any mishaps for his disciple.

Just as Gangzi pulled a few white radishes from his Soul Tool, intending to feed them to Luo Sanpao for any unforeseen needs, Tang San, who had been sitting cross-legged for less than a minute, opened his eyes and stood up.

This situation left Yu Xiaogang feeling very puzzled.

"What's wrong, Little San? Did the absorption fail?"

"It's not that, Teacher. I have already finished absorbing it."

Tang San shook his head, his own heart filled with confusion; even when absorbing his first soul ring, it had taken him nearly an hour.

Why was the absorption of this God-Bestowed Soul Ring so easy?

Summoning the Blue Silver Grass once more, the master and disciple stared at the ten-year soul ring that had appeared in the third soul ring slot, both falling into deep thought.

"This..."

"How could it be like this?"

Tang San's eyes were filled with horror. He had still been daydreaming about what kind of soul skill the Jinx would bring him!

He never expected it to be just this?