Old Friend

Yao Shi stepped out of the shop, he was stopped by a voice that sounded somewhat incredulous.

"Brother Yao?"

Upon hearing Yao Shi turned his head to look.

"Fatty?"

The one who called out to him was none other than his friend from junior college, Tian Dali, and Niu San beside him.

Upon seeing Yao Shi's face, Tian Dali excitedly ran over, "Wow, Yao-ge! I knew I wasn't mistaken! I recognized you from your back at a glance!"

"After all, with your silhouette and your aura, you probably can't find another like it in the entire Bluestone Town... no, on the entire continent!"

"Hehe, Fatty, you still have such a sweet tongue. You've probably already won over Xiaocui from your village."

Looking at Tian Dali, who had become a bit more muscular but whose personality remained as carefree as ever, Yao Shi couldn't help but reminisce about the time when he first entered the university.

After awakening his Martial Soul, he had almost no money left. After enrolling in school, he was always frugal with his food. However, Tian Dali and Niu Er took good care of him. His life gradually improved after he suggested using his healing Soul Skill to treat the nobles.

At this moment, Niu San, who had always been quiet, spoke up, "Brother Yao, you don't know, Fatty has not only won over Xiaocui, they're getting married soon."

What?! Getting married?

Upon hearing Niu San's words, Yao Shi looked at Tian Dali with a shocked expression, his face full of disbelief.

"If I remember correctly, you're only thirteen years old! Getting married so soon?"

Staring at Yao Shi's handsome face, Tian Dali couldn't help but scratch his head a little embarrassed.

"It's because my father is pressuring me. You know, although I possess Soul Power, my Innate Soul Power is relatively weak, and I've only reached level fourteen so far..."

"So, right after I graduated from junior college last year, my husband took me to Xiaocui's family to get engaged, and we're planning to get married at the end of this year. We'll see if we can have a child with even better talent then."

In a remote town like Bluestone Town, it's perfectly normal for people to get married at the age of thirteen or fourteen. It's just that Yao Shi didn't expect Tian Dali, Soul Master, to get married so quickly.

He could sense that Tian Dali's current Soul Power Level was fourteen, while Niu San's was fifteen, which was slightly better than his.

For ordinary Soul Master like the two of them, who have neither great talent nor particularly powerful backgrounds, it's already quite remarkable that they've cultivated to this level. Without some extraordinary stroke of luck, level 20 or 30 would be their limit.

After that, marriage and having children to continue the lineage became their destiny. If they were lucky, they would have a child who was just like them or even more talented. If they were unlucky, they would just continue to be ordinary people like their parents and siblings.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the Abundance Ambrosial Arbor was born before; after that... well, that's another story.

Yao Shi didn't say anything more, he just patted him on the shoulder.

"Brother Yao, don't just talk about us! Tell us about your recent situation. How's your cultivation going? What level is your Soul Power?"

"Me?"

Upon hearing Tian Dali's words, Yao Shi, his expression calm.

"Hmm... I'm probably around level 40 right now."

His strength can no longer be judged by the conventional Soul Master level, so he mentioned the Soul Power Level he had when he was killed by Tang San.

"What! Level 40+?"

Upon hearing Yao Shi casually mention his Soul Power, Tian Dali and Niu San were instantly taken aback. They knew Yao Shi had high talent, but they never expected it to be this high.

"Holy crap, Yao-ge, you're amazing!"

"Level 40+... Soul Ancestor, huh? Our town mayor of Bluestone Town should only be around level 60+ in Soul Power, right?"

The only Soul Master Tian Dali and Niu San usually interacted with were the academy's teachers, but they were all only at level 20 or 30, and those with Four Rings were extremely rare.

Upon learning of Yao Shi's strength, they couldn't help but cast envious and curious glances at him.

Seeing their expressions, Yao Shi coughed lightly.

"It's normal for me to have higher Innate Soul Power and cultivate faster. You are only thirteen years old now, Future you have a long time to cultivate. One day, you will also be able to cultivate to, or even surpass, this level."

Upon hearing this, both Tian Dali and Niu Er gave a wry smile.

"Brother Yao, don't try to comfort us. We know our own limitations. Even if we cultivate for decades, we might reach the Soul Elder, but it would be very difficult to break through to the Soul Ancestor."

"If a few decades won't work, then a few hundred years certainly will."

"Brother Yao, do I look like an idiot? If we could live for hundreds of years, why would I, Tian Dali, bother with cultivation? I'd just lie down and relax."

Tian Dali rolled his eyes at Yao Shi, not taking his words seriously. After all, how could a person live that long? They weren't Soul Beast.

"Brother Yao, how long are you planning to stay here this time? If it's a long stay, would you like to come to my wedding?"

Yao Shi shook his head upon hearing this. "I'm leaving soon. I originally came back to pick up my grandfather, but he was taken away by my teacher, so I have to go find him now."

Tian Dali didn't show much disappointment after hearing this, remaining as carefree as ever.

'No wonder we couldn't find Grandpa Yao when we came looking for him; it turns out your teacher picked him up.'

"Brother Yao, you have no idea how powerful Master Yao is. Once upon a time, a Soul Elder from out of town passed through here and deliberately caused trouble while buying things at Master Yao's shop. He even tried to intimidate people with his power. Guess what happened?"

Tian Dali, describing the scene in an exaggerated tone.

"Master Yao's muscular physique instantly burst his clothes, and then he subdued the Soul Elder with one hand, muttering something like, 'Since you want to cause trouble in my shop, then this old man has no choice but to subdue you with virtue.' Then, with his other hand, he used a brick with the character 'virtue' written on it to repeatedly slap the Soul Elder's face, and finally threw him dozens of meters away."

"Brother Yao, didn't you tell us that Grandpa Yao is already in his seventies or eighties? But Grandpa Yao looks and is in such good condition that he's like a young man. When many people in town saw this, they all guessed that Grandpa Yao must be a top-level expert, pretending to live in seclusion here."

At this moment, Tian Dali came over mysteriously again.

"Brother Yao, can you tell me the truth? Is our Master Yao Titled Douluo?"

Yao Shi hearing this, "How could that be? If my grandfather were Titled Douluo, would I have been this poor before?"

"That's true."

In fact, although Yao Shi he heard Tian Dali's words, he was actually quite unsettled inside.

That's not right. I only gave Grandpa the most basic healing treatment. How could it possibly give an ordinary person like him the strength to easily subdue Soul Elder?