A Wild Seedling of a Titled Douluo

Half a month later.

In the Star Luo Empire, Gu Ping'an strolled leisurely down a city street.

Everyone seemed unable to see him, and passersby walked straight through his body.

This was a new ability he had developed using the power of spacetime.

Spacetime Isolation!

It isolated him from the Douluo Continent's spacetime.

Others could neither see nor touch him.

Not a single person had noticed him along the way.

"The Breaking Clan. Found it!"

Gazing at the estate before him, Gu Ping'an smiled and stepped inside.

After absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor's Soul Bone, his soul power level had reached twenty.

But instead of looking for a Soul Beast to absorb a Soul Ring, he had come to find the Breaking Clan.

All for knowledge of immortal herbs.

On the Douluo Continent, Spirit Hall and the Breaking Clan were both known to possess knowledge of immortal herbs.

Yang Wudi's ability to recognize aromatic silk beauty proved that the Breaking Clan knew at least something about immortal-grade herbs.

"Who's there?"

In the Breaking Clan's Library, a guard shouted and turned toward the source of the noise.

"Ah! I've been found out!"

Gu Ping'an sighed.

Spatial Isolation still had its drawbacks. He had to reveal himself to interact with objects in the outside world.

"Boy, who are you?

Why are you in our Breaking Clan's Library?"

The middle-aged man pointed a Soul Breaking Spear at Gu Ping'an, radiating chilling killing intent.

Completely unfazed, Gu Ping'an smiled and waved the Herbal Compendium in his hand.

"I heard that the Breaking Clan's knowledge of herbs was unrivaled, so I came to consult your books and learn a thing or two."

The middle-aged man's face flushed crimson with anger.

Theft was theft. What nonsense was this about consulting books?

"Boy, you dare steal books from the Breaking Clan? You're courting death!"

The Soul Breaking Spear thrust forward, passing straight through Gu Ping'an.

Gu Ping'an casually raised a hand and waved at the middle-aged man before vanishing.

"Damn it!"

"You little thief, get out here!"

The middle-aged man's furious roars erupted from the Breaking Clan's estate.

Outside the Breaking Clan's estate, Gu Ping'an cast Spatial Isolation on himself again and calmly leafed through the Herbal Compendium.

"It doesn't seem complete!"

Gu Ping'an couldn't help frowning as he read.

It had information on aromatic silk beauty.

It had Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

Lovesick Heartbreak Red, too.

But there was nothing on cockscomb phoenix sunflower, the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss, or the others.

"Do I have to visit the Ye Family? Or find Qian Renxue?"

Gu Ping'an wrestled with the decision.

The Ye Family, with their Nine Heart Begonia, might know something about immortal herbs, but their knowledge was probably incomplete as well.

Otherwise, they would have sought out aromatic silk beauty and tried to break through their Martial Soul's limitations.

Qian Renxue was Spirit Hall's young mistress. Through her, he should be able to obtain complete information on immortal herbs.

But she was cold, foolish, and blinded by love.

With two Titled Douluos at her disposal, she couldn't even manage to secure a throne.

To win over an enemy's son, she was willing to sacrifice two elders who had toiled for Spirit Hall for years.

Although Tang San was her enemy, she repeatedly held back against him.

"If the Ye Family doesn't have it, I'll plan how to approach Qian Renxue!"

Gu Ping'an pivoted lightly and changed course.

Tang San had only just enrolled at Nuoding City's Junior Soul Master Academy. He still had plenty of time. There was no need to rush.

Another half month passed. At the Ye Family estate in Heaven Dou City.

"Are you the child who stole the Breaking Clan's herb books?"

In the Ye Family's Library.

A little girl of seven or eight stared curiously at the child before her, who stood a head shorter than she did.

"Stole from the Breaking Clan?

I was consulting their books.

And how did you know I was the one who consulted the Breaking Clan's books?"

For once, Gu Ping'an drew his gaze away from the book in his hands and looked at the little girl before him.

The Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family's security was far weaker than the Breaking Clan's. He had read more than half the book before a little girl discovered him.

And that was without him making any real effort to hide.

The little girl studied Gu Ping'an, then tilted her head. "The Breaking Clan put out a warrant for you. Your portrait has already spread throughout Heaven Dou and the Star Luo Empire."

"So did you come to my house to consult our books, too?"

Gu Ping'an fell silent. Had this little girl really not understood, or was she accusing him of sneaking a look at the Ye Family's books?

"Yes, I came to your house to consult your books."

How could a Soul Master's business be called theft?

Compared with Tang San stealing the Mysterious Heaven Skill and Yu Xiaogang compiling his predecessors' knowledge into his own achievements, he felt his behavior was already quite decent.

The Douluo Continent was, at its core, a continent built on plunder.

The usual method was to kill someone and declare their belongings yours.

"Aren't you going to run? Or call someone?"

Gu Ping'an turned the pages, checking the information on immortal herbs, only to find that the little girl was watching him quietly.

The little girl counted on her fingers as she looked at Gu Wushuang.

"My mother said that since you'd gone to the Breaking Clan, you would probably come to our Ye Family.

When it comes to knowledge of herbs, our Ye Family and the Breaking Clan are the most famous in Heaven Dou and the Star Luo Empire."

"My father said not to shout or make a fuss if I met you. The Breaking Clan couldn't keep you there, and neither could we. He said to let you read if you wanted to."

Gu Ping'an nodded silently.

The Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family's attitude was completely different from the Breaking Clan's.

The Ye Family let him read freely.

The Breaking Clan had actually put out a warrant for him and spread his portrait throughout Heaven Dou and the Star Luo Empire.

It was a little troublesome, but not a major problem.

Ever since he developed Spacetime Isolation, very few people could detect him unless he revealed himself.

"Would you like something to eat?" the little girl asked when she saw that Gu Ping'an kept reading.

"Hm? Oh! Sure."

Although surprised, Gu Ping'an gave a slight nod.

He could get food even after consulting their books?

They wouldn't slip something into it, would they?

"Mom, that little boy you mentioned is here."

Using the excuse of fetching food to leave the Library, the little girl immediately went to find her mother.

"Lingling, are you saying the child in the portrait has come to the Ye Family?"

Facing the little girl called Lingling was a gentle, beautiful woman.

"Yes, he's reading in the Library.

He looks so little, even younger than me."

The Library?

Younger than Lingling?

The beautiful woman's pupils contracted, and she couldn't hide the astonishment in her eyes.

Their Ye Family might not be a great clan, but it wasn't somewhere just anyone could sneak into unnoticed.

Yet a child younger than Lingling had slipped silently into their Library without anyone discovering him.

How extraordinary were his talent and abilities?

It was simply unimaginable.

"Lingling, shall we take some food and go see the little boy together?"

"Okay~" Lingling answered in her soft, sweet voice.

"Does fetching some food take this long?"

In the Library, Gu Ping'an glanced toward the entrance and cautiously raised a hand to cast Spatial Isolation on himself.

Without spatial abilities, even a Titled Douluo would struggle to hurt him while he was under Spatial Isolation.

Once the ability was in place, he returned his attention to the book.

At some point, two figures, one tall and one small, appeared at the Library's entrance.

"Little one, you've been reading for so long. Have something to eat and take a break!"

At the Library's entrance, the beautiful woman gazed eagerly at Gu Ping'an, who was holding a copy of Exotic Plants and Herbs.

How was this a book thief?

He was clearly a wild seedling of a Titled Douluo.