Selling Fried Chicken in Douluo: Hextech Grants Seven Picks, Choose Four
Chapter 16

Ultimate Vitality! Jiang Nannan's Mother Falls Gravely Ill ~ Lottery Game

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Jiang Nannan's breathing grew rapid under the stimulation of that Soul Power.

She gave a slight, symbolic struggle, but to her surprise,

the vine that should have remained coiled around her arm and refused to loosen simply snapped.

All that remained was a bracelet woven from Blue Silver Grass, tightly wrapped around her arm.

Jiang Nannan felt somewhat disappointed.

Su Mu hurriedly said,

"Nannan, quickly try channeling your Soul Power into this Blue Silver Bracelet and see how much recovery it can provide."

As Su Mu spoke, Jiang Nannan activated her Martial Soul and poured in Soul Power. A faint life force flowed into her body just as it had before.

But the total amount was pitifully small.

Jiang Nannan nodded. It was indeed effective, and the effect seemed fairly good.

But after experiencing Su Mu's domineering, boundless vitality just now, the little pleasure she got through doing it herself was simply incomparable.

Subconsciously, she belittled the usefulness of this soul skill.

Yet before she could retract her Martial Soul, she felt a tiny amount of Soul Power being drawn from within her by the bracelet, without any life force being produced.

Jiang Nannan raised her left hand in astonishment. Her slender fingers lightly touched the bracelet woven from Blue Silver Grass around her right wrist.

"This soul skill doesn't disappear immediately after being separated, does it?"

Bei Bei, standing nearby, noticed the clue at that moment.

Logically speaking, if a restorative soul skill like this were interrupted midway, its effects should no longer remain.

But Jiang Nannan's test of the soul skill's effects had made it obvious that this was an enhancement-type soul skill that could remain after leaving the body and be interrupted.

Bei Bei stepped forward and voluntarily held out his arm.

Su Mu understood. The Blue Silver Vine Ring coiled around Bei Bei's hand.

Before he could even feel the restoring vitality, Bei Bei tore off the connection.

He poured his Soul Power into the bracelet, and it immediately transformed into life force, repairing the hidden injuries in his body.

Seeing this, Bei Bei's eyes lit up as well.

"On a battlefield, in conflicts between Soul Masters, the thing people fear most is the enemy taking out their support-type and healing-type Soul Masters first! Without buffs, they end up fighting outnumbered."

"But now, it seems this soul skill of yours can still remain after you retract your Martial Soul."

"Doesn't that mean that if your future soul skills can stay in the field and provide us with long-term buffs, you can retreat to a position safer for yourself after releasing them?"

"That way, we can also go all out with our damage and attacks."

As Bei Bei spoke, his years at Shrek Academy allowed him to immediately see the stakes involved.

A few years ago, he had accompanied an acquaintance to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.

That tournament had been held in the Heaven Dou Empire. Though it had not been in Heaven Dou City, it was not far away.

When the Sun Moon Empire faced Shrek Academy that year, it could be said to have been their best chance at victory in history.

But the Sun Moon Empire lost because of one oversight.

In their eagerness to attack and defend, they had overlooked the role of support-type Soul Masters on the battlefield. His acquaintance sent them flying off the stage with a single Moon Blade, and they suffered a crushing defeat in the end.

That experience taught him that a support-type Soul Master capable of providing lasting buffs without losing them was the best kind of Soul Master.

Even if his soul skills were not particularly powerful, as long as they could maintain long-term coverage, they would improve their abilities.

At that moment, Su Mu removed the bracelets from Bei Bei and Jiang Nannan's hands and said evasively,

"These bracelets won't last for long. At most, they should only remain for one or two hours. Once the time is up, they will naturally wither."

As he spoke, he demonstrated once more. The Blue Silver Vine Ring wrapped around his arm and withered almost instantly.

"Of course, there is also this situation: if you actively absorb the life force in the vine ring, it will wither faster.

"But its advantage is that it takes effect quickly. It can replenish you instantly."

"Why don't we go outside and talk? It's too dangerous here!"

Jiang Nannan interrupted their discussion.

Tang Ya had been listening intently, but she was also worried about everyone's safety. She quickly waved her hand and said,

"Let's go, let's go. I don't care to hear you talk about all that profound knowledge."

"Anyway, I know the little boss awakened a pretty good Martial Soul this time and absorbed a pretty good soul skill, all thanks to the help of a beautiful, kind-hearted lady like me."

"When we get back, little boss, you have to reward me properly. I want chicken~ This time, I want to eat thirty."

Tang Ya counted on her fingers as she walked over to the rock wall they had climbed down earlier.

This time, they had learned their lesson. They first lured the Rock Snake out of its cave and killed it underground before climbing the rope.

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang Ya experienced the skill Su Mu provided along the way and became utterly addicted. She begged Su Mu to make her a vine ring.

She tied the vine ring around her finger in the shape of a ring.

Then she began continuously pouring Soul Power into it.

Tang Ya watched the scenery rapidly retreating outside the window.

Once again, she poured all the Soul Power she had just cultivated into the vine ring.

She could not help grinning as she felt the surging life force within her body.

(It feels like my body has been lacking this life force.)

(This life force is just like candy. I simply can't stop. It's like shaved ice in summer, hot pot in winter, or millet porridge in the morning.)

(It's so delicious.)

For the past two days, Tang Ya had immediately poured every bit of Soul Power she cultivated into the vine ring.

Su Mu had originally replenished it twice for her, but for that fleeting rush and the pleasurable restorative effect on her body, Tang Ya had absorbed it almost instantly.

So, to be safe, Su Mu did not add any more life force to it.

Instead, Tang Ya happily began cultivating Soul Power.

She cultivated while feeding the freshly cultivated Soul Power into the vine ring.

Bei Bei, standing beside her, stared so wide-eyed they nearly popped out. It had once been harder than killing her to make her cultivate Soul Power for a while.

Now, this girl was like someone addicted to gaming. She simply could not stop.

When the carriage steadily arrived at Free-Range Chicken Village, Su Mu got out.

Along the way, he had formed a rough guess about Tang Ya's behavior.

Ever since Tang Ya absorbed the poison-attribute Soul Ring, the foundational essence of her Blue Silver Grass had been affected.

Now, his soul skill's ability to restore life force had given her a chance to live anew.

It could repair the Martial Soul deficiency caused by the Soul Ring within her body and make her Martial Soul stronger.

"How about it, little boss? We got back early today, so why don't we set up the stall? I've been craving your fried chicken."

Tang Ya looked at the fried chicken cart that Jiang Nannan's mother had wiped spotless and clean.

Then she patted Su Mu on the shoulder and flashed a cheeky smile.

Su Mu looked at the Soul Power Motorcycle still parked obediently in front of his house. Not a single screw was missing, and it was not even dusty, because Jiang Nannan's mother had helped watch over it.

If I really were an orphan with nowhere to call home, someone might have taken it away and sold it for money by now.

Before he could feel happy for long, he heard Jiang Nannan's mother's violent coughing from inside the house, followed by Jiang Nannan's panicked voice...

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