Tang Wulin looked around, still shaken, and only sighed in relief after confirming that she had escaped the dream.
"Whew... good thing it was just a dream. That golden claw was terrifying. But wait! Why was my dream full of Blue Silver Grass?"
For a moment, countless thoughts raced through Tang Wulin's mind, but the sticky sweat all over her body forced her to set them aside. She stripped herself clean in no time and dashed off to the bathroom for a shower.
Before leaving, she casually shut the door without caring in the slightest about Tang Li on the other bed, clearly not treating her younger brother like an outsider.
Tang Li: Cultivating ing.
While Tang Wulin was busy getting nice and clean, the sweat-soaked imprint on her bed unexpectedly began to give off waves of fragrance. It smelled just like the stir-fried Blue Silver Grass Lang Yue had made before.
The scent drifted into Tang Li's nose along with the surrounding flow of Soul Power, waking this cultivation-crazed guy from his meditation.
Sniff, sniff—
Tang Li's nose twitched a few times as he took several deep breaths of the fragrance. After an epic inhale, he thought his mother, Lang Yue, had finished cooking and come to call him for dinner.
After all, so much had just happened that he instinctively assumed a long time had passed. But when he opened his eyes, he found that it was not yet dark, and the door was tightly shut. This fragrance clearly had not come from Lang Yue cooking.
Huh? What was that? Did Wulin sneak some cold Blue Silver Grass salad?
Tang Li jumped off the bed, followed the scent to Tang Wulin's bed, and gave it a hard sniff—
Mm! Smells great! So it was Wulin's natural body scent. Interesting.
She awakened a Martial Soul and even mutated? Was this the special trait of a mixed-blood god?
Thinking about it, it did make sense. Counting upward through his sister's family line, perhaps only their grandfather, the Clear Sky Douluo, had been a pure-blooded human. Their grandmother was a Soul Beast, their father was a first-generation mixed-blood god, and their mother was a Soul Beast.
With that family background, the human content was practically zero. If she were slaughtered, she might even drop a Soul Ring.
At that thought, Tang Li's mouth twitched. He vigorously shook his head, trying to throw those absurd thoughts out of his mind.
Just then, Tang Wulin returned from her shower. Wearing only shorts, she pushed open the door and stared wide-eyed at Tang Li, who had turned to look at her.
Then Tang Wulin casually walked over and pushed Tang Li aside. "Move, move, Xiao Li. Don't block me from getting my clothes. Also, Dad's back. He wants to talk to you, so hurry up and go."
Tang Li nodded and left their room. They were both children, and it was not like this was the first time he had seen her. Such an obvious situation had no impact on him whatsoever.
But since Dad, Tang Ziran, wanted to talk to him, it had to be about buying a Soul Spirit! They had agreed on this before: as long as they possessed Innate Soul Power and reached Rank Ten, they would be provided with suitable Century-old Soul Spirits.
The Soul Spirit system had been passed down for ten thousand years, and artificial Century-old Soul Spirits were already highly mature. Unless they were rare Soul Beasts with unusual bloodlines that were difficult to handle, the Spirit Pagoda could produce ordinary Soul Beasts. This gave Soul Masters far more options, so they no longer had to risk their lives in Soul Beast habitats like they had ten thousand years ago and rely on luck.
Still, one thing had not changed: money and connections were both necessary.
Fortunately, when Dad Tang Ziran had worked as a Federation Mecha Designer, he had met several Spirit Masters. One of them had happened to be assigned to the Spirit Pagoda in Aolai City, so they could still use some connections to obtain decent Soul Spirits.
With excitement in his heart, Tang Li went to the living room. Tang Ziran and Lang Yue were sitting together, eating fruit as they waited for him.
"Xiao Li, come sit down. Once your sister gets here, our family will have a little meeting."
"Okay."
After hearing Tang Ziran speak, Tang Li immediately sat on the sofa and quietly waited for Tang Wulin to arrive.
Several minutes later, Tang Wulin finally came jogging over with her wet hair hanging down. "Dad, I'm here."
"Mm, Linlin, come over to Dad."
Tang Ziran smiled and beckoned Tang Wulin over. His attitude toward his daughter was clearly much better than toward Tang Li, his troublesome son.
After settling Tang Wulin onto his lap, Tang Ziran finally turned his gaze toward that brat of his.
His wife did not know just how outrageous this boy was, but he did. After all, no one knew a son better than his father.
First, Tang Li had swindled all of Tang Wulin's money to buy lottery tickets. Second, over the years, the boy had done plenty of covert learning in his workshop. Tang Ziran had even renovated the house to prevent him from sneaking out.
It was not that Tang Ziran refused to let him observe in the workshop. The main issue was that the process of designing and manufacturing Mechas involved many large Soul Tools, which were indeed dangerous for children.
"Xiao Li, Red Mountain Academy starts tomorrow. Both you and Linlin awakened Innate Soul Power, so you'll be assigned to the Spirit Master Class. School isn't like home. Don't do anything out of line, understand?"
Tang Ziran's tone was filled with the deep helplessness of an old father, but Tang Li nodded earnestly and promised him.
Seeing this, Tang Ziran could only choose to trust him once more. "Linlin, remember to keep an eye on your little brother. If he acts up again, beat him!"
"Okay, Dad. I'll definitely keep a close eye on Xiao Li."
Tang Wulin patted her chest, looking as though she had everything under control.
That made Tang Ziran and Lang Yue laugh. They knew that, given how much Tang Wulin favored Tang Li, she probably would not be able to control him at all.
"You can handle school matters yourselves. If you really cause trouble, Dad will send Xiao Li to Eastsea City to attend Primary Academy."
Tang Ziran hardened his heart and kept a serious expression, trying to maintain his authority as a father.
"Ah! No, don't! I'll definitely keep an eye on Xiao Li. Dad, please don't send him somewhere else, okay?"
Tang Wulin: QAQ
Tang Ziran: (꒪⌓꒪)
"Alright, your dad was joking." Lang Yue glared at Tang Ziran, signaling for him to change the subject quickly.
"Ahem, well... son, I've already discussed it with Uncle Lin. Tomorrow after school, he'll wait for you at the entrance of Red Mountain Academy. Just follow him to the Spirit Pagoda then. He'll take you to pick out a suitable Soul Spirit."
Receiving his wife's look, Tang Ziran hurriedly changed the subject and told Tang Li about the arrangements for tomorrow.
Tang Li nodded, feeling a little excited. He planned to look through his books that night for Soul Beasts suitable for him. After all, he had not known beforehand that he would awaken the Demon-Sealing Pot as his Martial Soul.
"Linlin, it'll be the same for you. Once you break through to Rank Ten, Dad will also buy you the most suitable Century-old Soul Spirit. Work hard!"
"Dad's the best!"
Children were easy to coax. The moment Tang Wulin heard about Soul Spirits, she immediately perked up. She knew Tang Li had gotten plenty of books on Soul Master knowledge from their father, so she directly asked him:
"Xiao Li, what kind of Soul Spirit do you think would suit me better?"
"It would be best if it has dragon bloodline. Dragon bloodlines are powerful, and dragons are the strongest type of Soul Beast. They're the most compatible with your Clear Sky Hammer."
Tang Li immediately gave his answer. Great strength was one reason, but more importantly, the Golden Dragon King's divine core would gradually perfect dragon bloodlines. Even some random wild snake could be strengthened into a True Dragon, so would a Sub-Dragon or Pseudo-Dragon not take off completely?
As for himself...
It would be best to lean toward Soul Beasts with Spiritual Power and utility. If that did not work, even finding an artificial pot created by the Spirit Pagoda to serve as his Soul Spirit would do.
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