Su Yuntao Takes on Qian Renxue Head-On!

Luo Fan looked over at the sound and saw a familiar figure standing not far away, staring at him with delight.

"Big Brother Yuntao?" Luo Fan called out in surprise.

As it turned out, the figure standing nearby was Su Yuntao, a deacon of the Spirit Hall in Notting City.

"Big Brother Yuntao, what brings you to Heaven Dou City?" Luo Fan asked in surprise.

"I suppose I have you to thank for it, kid. I was transferred to the Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City!" Su Yuntao said with a smile.

Being transferred directly from such a remote place as Notting City to Heaven Dou City was naturally a promotion for Su Yuntao.

"Congratulations, congratulations, Big Brother Yuntao. Since we've run into each other, why don't you come to my place for a meal? I'll cook personally!" Luo Fan offered his heartfelt congratulations.

"Sounds good!" At Luo Fan's invitation, Su Yuntao hesitated briefly before nodding in agreement.

"You—you live here?"

After arriving at Luo Fan's home, Su Yuntao looked at the spacious estate and its location, which offered a direct view of the imperial palace, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

Although the Spirit Hall had rewarded Luo Fan with 1,000 Gold Soul Coins, that still seemed nowhere near enough to buy such a residence, right?

Could Luo Fan actually be some hidden son of a wealthy family?

But that couldn't be right. Su Yuntao had personally awakened his martial soul, and Luo Fan had been an orphan from Holy Soul Village, hadn't he?

Luo Fan took out some equipment and began refining the salt he had bought through filtration and purification.

Using a small stove to boil the brine and a wooden stick to stir it, he casually replied, "I didn't buy this residence myself. His Highness the Second Prince gave it to me!"

Hearing this, Su Yuntao opened and closed his mouth, then said with a somewhat bitter expression, "The Second Prince really is generous!"

At that moment, Su Yuntao felt extremely conflicted.

Luo Fan's martial soul had been awakened by him, and he had discovered Luo Fan's talent.

He had even helped Luo Fan obtain his first Soul Ring!

But what about him? He had reported everything, yet the Spirit Hall hadn't taken it seriously at all. Instead, they had let the Second Prince snatch Luo Fan away!

What kind of situation was this?

"If Big Brother Yuntao has some free time, you can come visit me often!" Luo Fan continued warmly.

The two chatted and discussed their recent circumstances.

Upon learning that Luo Fan was now following the Second Prince and had even been enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Su Yuntao felt both disappointed and pleased.

Although he had failed to bring Luo Fan into the Spirit Hall, he was still happy that Luo Fan had such a promising future.

Luo Fan, meanwhile, also learned about Su Yuntao's circumstances.

For one thing, Su Yuntao had submitted the method of producing Whale Rubber and earned the Spirit Hall's attention.

On top of that, the Spirit Hall had rewarded him with 1,000 Gold Soul Coins, which he had invested in improving his own strength.

As a result, Su Yuntao had been promoted and transferred to work at the Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City.

At the same time, his Soul Power had already reached level 30!

"After a few more days, I'll find two colleagues to help me hunt for a Soul Ring. If everything goes well, I'll become a Soul Elder too!" As Su Yuntao said this, a look of longing appeared on his face.

"Big Brother Yuntao, are you planning to hunt for your third Soul Ring?" Luo Fan asked.

"I want to absorb the Soul Ring of a thousand-year Gale Wolf. It's a good match for my martial soul!" Su Yuntao had no intention of hiding it.

His martial soul was the Lone Wolf Beast martial soul, and its third Soul Ring could indeed be a thousand-year Soul Ring.

In theory, its limit was around 2,700 years!

When he had helped Luo Fan hunt for a thousand-year Soul Ring before, Su Yuntao had managed it alone.

But now, he needed to find colleagues to help him hunt for his own thousand-year Soul Ring.

That was naturally because wolf-type soul beasts had far greater offensive power than plant-type soul beasts.

"Big Brother Yuntao, why don't I go with you and take a look?" Upon hearing that Su Yuntao's target was a thousand-year soul beast, the Gale Wolf, Luo Fan volunteered.

"Huh? You? No, no, that won't do. That's a thousand-year soul beast..." Hearing this, Su Yuntao hurriedly shook his head.

It had only been a little over half a year since he had helped Luo Fan obtain his first Soul Ring. How could Luo Fan help him obtain his third so soon?

Su Yuntao was deeply moved by the gesture, but he felt it wasn't appropriate.

Luo Fan stopped what he was doing and raised his hand directly. His Blue Silver Grass martial soul appeared.

Along with it, two purple Soul Rings manifested.

"Big Brother Yuntao, I'm already a level-24 Soul Grandmaster. Moreover, because of my powerful physique and decent soul skills, I believe my overall strength is no weaker than that of many Soul Elders!" Luo Fan said.

Su Yuntao: "..."

His pupils reflected the intense purple light, and disbelief filled his eyes.

"Level 24?" Su Yuntao swallowed and stared at Luo Fan in disbelief.

He had reached level 24 in a little over half a year?

If that was the case, then it really wasn't an exaggeration to say he possessed strength comparable to a Soul Elder!

"Luo Fan, have you ever considered joining the Spirit Hall?"

"As long as you say the word, I'll immediately go find Bishop Salas!"

"I believe Bishop Salas can give you everything the Second Prince can!" Su Yuntao hurriedly urged Luo Fan.

Damn Salas. He had clearly reported everything about Luo Fan, yet such a super genius had been given away for nothing?

Su Yuntao felt as though his heart were bleeding.

"You people from the Spirit Hall are trying to poach him right in front of me?"

At that moment, a familiar voice rang out. Xue Qinghe and Oscar had arrived!

The two had been thoroughly won over by Luo Fan's Chinese cuisine, so recently they had gotten used to showing up around mealtimes without invitation.

"Second Prince, as the saying goes, a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in. How can you call this poaching? The choice is in Luo Fan's hands, isn't it?" Seeing Xue Qinghe arrive, Su Yuntao stood and bowed, but he showed no intention of backing down.

After a brief pause, Su Yuntao gritted his teeth and continued, "Besides, Luo Fan's talent is extraordinary, and it was our Spirit Hall that discovered him first. If anyone is poaching, shouldn't it be Your Highness the Second Prince, who poached him from us first?"

"You dare speak to me like that?" Xue Qinghe stared at Su Yuntao and asked with a frown.

Su Yuntao said nothing. He merely held his neck stiff and stared at Xue Qinghe without retreating in the slightest.

"Big Brother Yuntao, that's enough. I'll be following Big Brother Qinghe from now on!" Luo Fan cut in at that moment.

Although Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Renxue, the young mistress of the Spirit Hall, she should have been pleased to see Su Yuntao's unwavering loyalty to the Spirit Hall.

But on the surface, she was still the Second Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. There was nothing to gain from pushing the matter too hard.

It was enough to leave Qian Renxue with the impression that he was loyal to the Spirit Hall. Going too far would only backfire!

Hearing Luo Fan address the Second Prince as "Big Brother," Su Yuntao understood that it was probably impossible to bring Luo Fan into the Spirit Hall.

Xue Qinghe also took advantage of the opportunity to smooth things over.

"Huh? Little Brother Luo Fan, what are you doing?"

Xue Qinghe's attention shifted to Luo Fan's boiling brine, and he asked casually.