Intelligence, The Truth?

Only after Duan Xuan had walked far away did Mu Han finally let out a long breath.

"The terms seemed pretty good, didn't they? Why didn't you agree? Can't bear to leave me?" Xu Xiaoyan asked with a mischievous grin.

Mu Han curled his lip. "Good? They were better than good!"

"The Tianhai Alliance only has one Level 8 Saint Craftsman. They were planning to groom me as the next one!"

"The resources they were offering weren't just from Eastsea City; they were the resources of the entire Tianhai Alliance!"

Xu Xiaoyan asked in surprise, "If you knew all that, why didn't you agree?"

Mu Han replied with a touch of annoyance, "I refused so quickly precisely because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to stop myself from saying yes!"

In truth, although Mu Chen's actions had chilled him slightly, it was only a little.

After all, he was not Mu Chen's biological son. He understood that much.

Furthermore, not long ago, Mu Chen had given him a 100,000-year-old head soul bone.

Although that head soul bone could not be used by others.

But a soul bone that couldn't be used was still a soul bone, a 100,000-year-old one at that.

Even if a Spirit Master couldn't use it, it could still be used to craft a Soul Tool or Battle Armor.

Soul Tools crafted from soul bones had existed ten thousand years ago.

Nowadays, some people even added soul bones to the cores of their Battle Armor.

A head soul bone was inherently meant to strengthen mental power.

Especially one that came from an Evil Eye Tyrant, a 100,000-year-old head soul bone at that.

If this item were used to forge Battle Armor, it could even be used to craft the helmet of a four-word Battle Armor.

Mu Han took Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan to a private room.

In another private room sat Duan Xuan and Mu Chen.

Mu Chen had originally refused to help Mu Han coordinate his challenge at Tianhai Academy.

It was only after Mu Han passed the Level 6 Blacksmith examination that Mu Chen changed his mind.

He wanted to test Mu Han's character.

Mu Chen hadn't intended to conduct this assessment so soon.

After all, Mu Han was still young, and his character would be influenced by his environment and the people around him.

Moreover, Mu Chen had been subtly guiding him all along.

But his growth rate was simply too fast.

He was a ten-year-old Level 6 Blacksmith!

For a Level 5 Blacksmith, Spirit Alloy was at most a passing interest.

A Level 6 Blacksmith was where the real study began.

Alloy forging started with the formula.

And the formula was the most important part.

These formulas had been tempered and verified countless times by predecessors.

Every formula was incredibly precious and inevitably guarded like a family treasure.

At this stage, inheritance became extremely important.

Even common alloy formulas had to be purchased from the Blacksmith Association.

Rare formulas could be considered secret recipes, known only to a very select few.

They could even be considered the life's work of those veteran blacksmiths.

The soul bone Mu Chen gave Mu Han was, in the end, just an external object.

But the inheritance of a Saint Craftsman was Mu Chen's lifeblood, and even the legacy of his entire lineage.

Therefore, he had to test Mu Han, even if Mu Han was his adopted son.

Because that inheritance did not belong to Mu Chen alone; it belonged to his entire lineage!

Yet, he was very satisfied with the result of the assessment: Mu Han had refused without a moment's hesitation.

On the other side, after the three of them finished their meal, Mu Han went to settle the bill, and Gu Yue followed him.

"You said that the current Plane Master did something back then, which gave you an opportunity," Gu Yue said suddenly.

"That's right," Mu Han nodded. "I can give you this information for free."

"You should know that I am not a native of Eastsea City, nor am I from Proud Arrival City; I am from the inland."

"Why did Na'er appear in Proud Arrival City? Because Tang Wulin was there!"

"The Plane Master interfered back then, but also gave the previous Plane Master a chance."

"I hadn't realized it when I first came into contact with Na'er."

"I only know that Proud Arrival City has problems, and I also know of Tang Wulin's existence."

"Picking up Na'er on the road later was just a side benefit."

"If I hadn't intervened back then, Na'er's heart would be set on Tang Wulin right now."

"And the bet between you and Na'er would also be centered on Tang Wulin."

"Tang Wulin possesses the Golden Dragon King bloodline within him. There would be too many variables by then."

Mu Han continued to reverse-engineer the answer.

Regardless, Gu Yue believed it, because it was reasonable and logical.

She had no affection for Tang Wulin, nor did she have any for Mu Han.

But if the boy truly carried the Golden Dragon King bloodline, it would be hard to say what might happen as time passed.

As the Master of Soul Beasts, her falling in love with a human was already problematic.

But if she fell in love with the son of a God King, the problem would be even greater.

"Soul beasts cannot become gods," hatred flickered in Gu Yue's eyes, "that rule was set by them."

"That has nothing to do with the God Realm." Mu Han waved his hand to interrupt her.

Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena was truly a rare oddity in this world.

From the moment she gained consciousness, she was revered as the high and mighty Master of Soul Beasts.

Because of Di Tian's attitude, she had also imagined a whole heap of non-existent "history."

It wouldn't be accurate to say Di Tian had usurped the Silver Dragon King's power.

Because even Di Tian didn't know the true history!

It could only be said that one fool was fooling another fool.

For the soul beast race to have such a pair of "hidden dragons and phoenix chicks" leading them, it was truly something else.

"However, it is true that God King Tang and your family have a blood feud; the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was indeed tricked to death by him."

"What do you mean?" Gu Yue's expression changed.

Mu Han remained smiling and silent; what followed was paid content.

Gu Yue took a deep breath. This bastard loved to keep people in suspense at critical moments.

Di Tian had already consumed two drops of essence blood; using any more would certainly cause severe damage to his vitality.

But beyond that, what Mu Han wanted was nothing more than soul bones.

With an adoptive father who was a Level 8 Saint Craftsman as his backing, he probably wouldn't even look at ordinary ten-thousand-year soul bones, right?

Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone or an External Soul Bone were the things he pursued.

Gu Yue had many soul bones in her possession.

Although the beast tide launched by the Star Dou Great Forest had failed back then, and a large number of soul beasts were killed by humans, countless soul beasts had died of natural causes or in conflicts between soul beasts over these many years.

Over tens of thousands of years, they had naturally collected countless soul bones; Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone were not rare, and there were even Beast King soul bones.

How many hundred-thousand-year soul beasts and Beast King had fallen after failing their tribulations? They had a one-hundred-percent drop rate for soul bones!

But even when the soul beast race was at its most destitute over these years, they never had any intention of selling soul bones in human society.

Not to mention that humans were the enemy, such behavior would be equivalent to aiding the enemy.

These soul bones were useless to soul beasts, but they were essentially tombstones.

Were they expected to dig up the graves of their own kin?

Gu Yue had not yet made up her mind, but Di Tian suddenly appeared behind the two of them: "Agreed."

His voice carried monstrous rage.

The death of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the starting point of the soul beasts' decline—could it really be related to God King Tang?