After finishing a simple meal and sending Dugu Bo and his granddaughter off, Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had been hidden in the shadows all along, quietly appeared behind Xue Qinghe and Tang Shan.
"Grandpa Golden Crocodile."
Tang Shan called out very sensibly. Putting everything else aside, one could tell simply from the abruptly changing expressions of Dugu Bo and Chen Xin today that this senior had definitely exerted effort. Based on this alone, his cry of "Grandpa" was completely heartfelt.
A rare, rich smile hung on Golden Crocodile's face as he nodded gently.
"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, is something good happening to you?"
How sharp Xue Qinghe's powers of observation were; she quickly noticed the smile on her elder's face.
"Watching Tang Shan break through to Embracing the Elixir just now gave me some insights. I might be about to break through."
"Really!"
Joy appeared on Xue Qinghe's face, and Tang Shan's expression also underwent a subtle change.
Xue Qinghe had not told Tang Shan, but he was well aware of Golden Crocodile Douluo's current cultivation: a Level 98 Peak Douluo.
According to what the other party said, he was about to break through—could he be achieving the Limit?
What! A new Limit Douluo was about to be born in the era of Douluo I? What should he do? Since it was his own backing, then it was fine.
"Kid, taking you to absorb your third soul ring might have to be pushed back a bit."
Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at Tang Shan.
"It's fine, Grandpa Golden Crocodile. Your breakthrough comes first."
Tang Shan did not care at all about breaking through a bit later. How to choose between having a Limit Douluo backer versus the slight increase in cultivation speed and soul power gained from breaking through early—as long as