So Tang Liu Was Deceived

That twenty-four-hour period of combat weakness wasn't just talk.

Before, Tang Liu was only able to regain consciousness because of the Jade Spirit Fox's healing.

But even the healing of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast only gave him a few minutes of clarity.

The so-called period of complete combat inability was naturally a coma akin to death.

If Tang Hao hadn't still been able to feel Tang Liu's heartbeat and breathing, he would have thought Tang Liu had truly departed.

Recalling the Clear Sky Hammer, Tang Hao scooped up Tang Liu with both hands and first took him to his own bedroom. After settling him in, he came back out, grabbed the Jade Spirit Fox by the scruff of its neck, dragged it into his own room, and used his soul power to form a barrier, isolating the unconscious aura of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast it emitted. He then sat in the living room, eyes closed, waiting for Tang Liu to wake up.

Honestly, this kid really knows how to cause trouble for himself. I wonder what kind of commotion he'll stir up after I leave him.

He's already captured a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, so a Level 99 Peerless Douluo can't be far behind, can he?

Truly... he never stops worrying me!

Maybe I should just keep him by my side and watch him closely...

At this moment, Tang Hao felt incredibly weary.

If Tang Liu were even half as worry-free as Tang San, he'd be burning incense in thanks!

However...

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

The corners of Tang Hao's mouth couldn't help but curl up.

This kid's luck is indeed excellent, it just depends on whether he can seize this opportunity.

Twenty-four hours later, Tang Liu awoke from his period of weakness.

Although the period of weakness had passed, his soul power had not recovered one bit.

Thus, he lay on the bed, meditating to recover his soul power.

After compressing his soul power twice, it had become much more economical, but the recovery time had correspondingly become slower.

Currently, Tang Liu hadn't found a solution yet. He estimated that to speed up the recovery of his soul power, which had been compressed twice, he might need to condense a Soul Core first.

Another day and night passed before Tang Liu fully recovered his soul power.

It was just noon outside at this time.

Stretching, Tang Liu sat up from the bed and immediately asked the system, "Didn't you say that Jade Spirit Fox was a ten-thousand-year one? How did it become a hundred-thousand-year one?"

He had kept this matter in mind and was waiting for the system to explain.

"The system never said the Jade Spirit Fox was ten-thousand-year. I merely selected the Jade Spirit Fox the host required, as per the host's request," the system replied.

Tang Liu froze for a moment, then remembered that he had indeed asked that!

Immediately, he felt a bit ashamed and annoyed, "I don't care, you're the system, how could you not know that the Jade Spirit Fox I need is a ten-thousand-year level?"

"According to the system's calculations, for the 'Ring Borrowing' method the host wishes to use, a ten-thousand-year level soul beast cannot meet the requirements. Only a hundred-thousand-year one can meet the standard," the system stated.

"Then why didn't you tell me beforehand? And how did you know there would be a hundred-thousand-year one in that Jade Spirit Fox tribe? What if there wasn't one, and I caught a ten-thousand-year one and failed? Though, speaking of which, you calling my idea 'Ring Borrowing' is quite fitting," Tang Liu said.

"The system has been guiding the host to find a hundred-thousand-year Jade Spirit Fox from the beginning. It just so happened that the tribe in the mixed zone had a hundred-thousand-year level one. If this hundred-thousand-year Jade Spirit Fox hadn't existed, the system would have directly guided the host into the core zone," the system replied.

Tang Liu: "...You just wanted me to go die."

"The host chose the 'Ring Borrowing' method himself, and the host also accepted the system's suggestion. The system is merely executing its task. Moreover, with the host's Hao-Lan Teleport skill, the probability of death does not exceed 1%."

Tang Liu: "..."

After a long while, he sighed inwardly and said, "Alright, I'll let you off this time. Next time something like this happens, you must explain it to me clearly first."

"Understood." The system's reply was devoid of emotion.

Ignoring the system, Tang Liu quickly ran out of the room and saw Tang Hao's figure in the living room.

"Dad, where's the hundred-thousand-year Jade Spirit Fox I caught?" Tang Liu asked excitedly.

Honestly, after his brain accepted the fact that he had "caught a hundred-thousand-year soul beast," Tang Liu felt like he was incredibly awesome.

See? A hundred-thousand-year soul beast, caught by me!

Tang Hao sat on a chair, resting with his eyes closed. Hearing his voice, he opened his eyes, glanced at him indifferently, and then said, "Are you recovered?"

"Yes, my condition has returned to its best," Tang Liu nodded. "Where's that Jade Spirit Fox? Hurry and let it out, I need to borrow a soul ring from it."

Compared to Tang Liu's excitement, Tang Hao was extremely calm. He said indifferently, "I sent it back to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Tang Liu: "???"

After a moment, Tang Liu's voice cracked, and he said with great distress, "You let it go?! How can you be so wasteful, just letting a hundred-thousand-year soul beast go like that?!"

Tang Hao nodded calmly. "Even if I didn't let it go, with your current cultivation, could you absorb its soul ring? That's a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. Prepare yourself, I'll take you to the Star Dou Great Forest again to find a ten-thousand-year Jade Spirit Fox for you."

"Who said I was going to kill it and absorb its soul ring? Did you hear me say 'borrowing'? No, I need to teleport it back. Such a good opportunity can't be missed, even if I have to enter the weakened state again!" Tang Liu said resolutely, then released his Hao-Lan Spell Martial Soul, his second soul ring flashing.

The next moment, the Jade Spirit Fox appeared before Tang Liu, and only a tiny wisp of soul power was consumed from Tang Liu's body.

Now that Tang Liu was a Soul Ancestor, his Hao-Lan Teleport only consumed a level one innate soul power to transport him within a hundred-meter radius.

Tang Liu looked at the Jade Spirit Fox, which remained in a state of unconsciousness: "..."

He then slowly cast his gaze toward Tang Hao, his eyes filled with profound grief: "You lied to me."

Tang Hao: "..."

The way Tang Hao looked at Tang Liu had become strange.

This brat had never told him that his teleportation skill could also transport others to his side!

"Speak quickly, why did you lie to me? Otherwise, when Mom comes back, I'll make her make you kneel on a washboard!" Tang Liu threatened with a stern face.

Tang Hao: "..."

Tang Hao coughed once: "What did you mean by 'Ring Borrowing' just now?"

"Don't change the subject, speak quickly, why did you lie to me?"

"Do you mean to say that it is possible to obtain soul rings without hunting soul beasts?"

"That's none of your business, why did you lie to me?"

"What are you planning to do?"

"Why did you lie to me?"

"What is the principle behind it?"

"Why did you lie to me?"

"..."