Made a Killing!

"Wait!" Yao Lao suddenly shouted.

Mountain City stopped what he was doing. His expression shifted, but he forced a smile as he looked at Yao Lao.

"What else would you like to instruct me on, Senior?"

Yao Lao smiled. "You can take the man, but that thing stays with me as compensation!"

Mountain City froze.

That was a Black-Grade Mecha! There was only one in all of Eastsea City, and even across the entire Federation, these things were rare.

Mountain City swallowed. "Could Senior accept something else as compensation? Rare metals, high-level Soul Spirits—anything else I can afford, I'll gladly provide!"

Yao Lao snorted. "You think you still have room to bargain? If you refuse, I can take it myself!"

Mountain City fell silent again. A large part of why he had stepped in to save Guang Biao was to protect that Black-Grade Mecha. But faced with Yao Lao's strength, he truly had no room to bargain.

"Since that's the case, then this Black-Grade Mecha will be compensation from Guang Biao to these three children. I hope Senior won't hold a grudge."

He had no choice but to bow his head. A Black-Grade Mecha could be rebuilt if lost, but once a life was gone, it was gone for good. That was what it meant to know when to yield.

"Also, give me that Storage Soul Tool of yours. They don't have one with that much space."

He had already given up the Black-Grade Mecha, so a Storage Soul Tool was nothing. Mountain City tossed it straight to Yao Lao.

The Storage Soul Tool was a delicate-looking ring with several hundred cubic meters of space—more than enough to hold the Black-Grade Mecha. It also already contained several Soul Tools.

Yao Lao smiled faintly as he caught the ring. After storing the Black-Grade Mecha inside, he slipped it onto Tang Wulin's left hand.

"Then... Senior, may I leave?" Mountain City asked cautiously.

"Of course. But you'd better not bother those three children in the future. Don't think I can only possess this child to act. If you provoke me into coming here in person, every last one of you will die. You can take that as a threat, if you like!"

Yao Lao thought it was best to intimidate this Titled Douluo. As long as he kept Mountain City in check, no one in Eastsea City should cause trouble for Tang Wulin and the others.

Supporting Guang Biao, Mountain City bowed to Yao Lao. "As long as I'm still the commander of the East Sea City Soul Master Legion, I absolutely won't allow anyone to bother these three children. If necessary, I'll clear away their enemies myself, without Senior having to act."

"You catch on quick. If we ever meet again, I'll make it worth your while!"

Since he'd already made a threat, Yao Lao didn't mind offering a little reward, either. They might never meet again, but it was better than offering nothing at all.

"Thank you, Senior!"

Yao Lao waved lightly, and Mountain City soon left with Guang Biao.

Yao Lao didn't linger, either. He vanished from the spot in an instant.

The next moment, Yao Lao appeared on Snack Street.

"Hmm?"

Yao Lao's gaze sharpened. The Soul Masters he'd frozen earlier were all gone, and even the pools of molten metal had disappeared.

Most likely, Mountain City had sent people to remove them just now.

But Yao Lao's gaze shifted toward the inner part of Snack Street. He sensed a powerful presence there.

Wu Zhangkong stood in front of the Braised Beef Pot shop, his brows furrowed.

Not long ago, he'd received a call from Xie Xie, but the moment he answered, the call had cut off. No matter how many times he tried afterward, he couldn't get through.

An ominous feeling immediately welled up inside Wu Zhangkong. He left the academy at once and went to the department responsible for Soul Tool communications in Eastsea City. After identifying himself as a teacher at the Soul Master Academy, he asked the staff to check where Xie Xie's communication signal had last appeared.

They normally weren't allowed to disclose that information, but since Wu Zhangkong was Xie Xie's teacher and was asking out of concern for his safety, the staff told him where Xie Xie's signal had last appeared.

That was how Wu Zhangkong had found his way to this Snack Street.

But when he arrived, Wu Zhangkong could tell that a battle had taken place here. He found an ordinary person hiding inside a shop and asked him what had happened. The man told him that three children had fought a two-ring Soul Master at a shop called Braised Beef Pot farther ahead. Later, members of the Mecha Brigade had arrived, and they'd taken everyone away. The man had only escaped being discovered by sheer luck.

Three children? The Mecha Brigade?

Wu Zhangkong immediately realized that the three children must be Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue.

Before long, Wu Zhangkong reached the Braised Beef Pot shop.

He searched the entire area but found only Xie Xie and Gu Yue, both unconscious. Tang Wulin was nowhere to be seen.

After a quick examination, he found that Xie Xie and Gu Yue weren't seriously hurt. He was about to take them back to the academy first, then come back out to search for Tang Wulin.

Just then, Wu Zhangkong suddenly looked around. He could feel the space nearby shifting.

The next moment, a small spatial rift appeared in front of him. Even more astonishingly, Tang Wulin stepped out of it. After all, tearing through space required a being at least at the Limit Douluo level.

"You're not Tang Wulin!"

Wu Zhangkong immediately released his Martial Soul. Two yellow, two purple, and two black Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet, and he gripped the Heavenly Frost Sword in his hand.

"Heh!" Yao Lao chuckled. "Don't get so worked up! I'm not a bad person. You could say I'm a friend of Tang Wulin's."

"A friend?" Wu Zhangkong's expression was cold as he said in a low voice, "Are you joking, Senior? How could a nine-year-old child become friends with someone as powerful as you? He's just a child. Why must you attach yourself to him?"

"Whether you believe me or not is up to you. You can ask Tang Wulin yourself later. All right, I'm leaving. Take this child back and make sure he gets plenty of nourishment. My possession of him this time caused considerable damage to his body."

With that, Yao Lao returned to the Spirit Ring, though he deliberately concealed the movement so Wu Zhangkong couldn't detect it.

Wu Zhangkong kept his Martial Soul ready and stared at Tang Wulin, who lay on the ground. Only after watching for a long while and confirming that the mysterious powerhouse had left Tang Wulin's body did he approach and help him up.

"His body is badly depleted, and some of his organs have suffered considerable damage. There's still a bit of berserk power lingering in his meridians. He needs treatment immediately."

Wu Zhangkong recalled his Martial Soul and Soul Rings, lifted Tang Wulin into his arms, and used a gentle stream of Soul Power to carry Xie Xie and Gu Yue as he flew toward the academy.