Dai Chengqian looked at Dai Mubai and reached out to clasp his hand.
Feeling the tremendous force coming through that hand, Dai Chengqian remained composed and said casually:
"It's understandable that you don't recognize me. After all, you fled the Star Luo Empire. I can understand why you wouldn't dare acknowledge your family."
"You!"
Fleeing the Star Luo Empire was, after all, an act of utter cowardice.
Now that Dai Chengqian had exposed it in public, Dai Mubai was so furious that he tightened his grip further.
But how could Dai Mubai possibly compare to Dai Chengqian's current physique?
His body had been transformed by the Purple Sky Divine Thunder Tiger Martial Soul, tempered by ice and fire in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after taking immortal herbs, and honed through absorbing two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
Almost no one at the same cultivation level could rival Dai Chengqian's physique. Only a Soul Master specializing in physical cultivation might have a chance of matching him.
Dai Chengqian glanced down at his hand in Dai Mubai's grip and said with a faint smile:
"Did you miss me, Third Prince? Is that why you're squeezing so hard?"
Seeing how unruffled Dai Chengqian was, Dai Mubai flushed red, his heart filled with disbelief.
How could he be taking this so easily?!
I'm a rank forty-four Battle Soul Ancestor! How could he have no reaction at all when I'm using my full strength?!
Tang San noticed something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to help Dai Mubai out of his predicament.
He casually pulled Dai Mubai's hand away from Dai Chengqian's and said:
"My name is Tang San. My Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass."
Dai Chengqian nodded slightly without saying anything.
When he noticed Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong nearby, a gleam flashed in Dai Chengqian's eyes, and he took several pendant necklaces out of his Storage Space.
These Soul Power Milk Bottles were leftovers from Dai Chengqian's first attempt at making them. They were only Level 1 Soul Tools and were no longer of any use to him.
The Soul Power Milk Bottles Zhu Zhuqing and the others carried were already Level 3 Soul Tools.
Dai Chengqian walked over to the two girls with a sunny smile and said:
"You're Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, right? Since this is our first meeting, these little gifts are for you."
The charm system Dai Chengqian had unlocked earlier now came into play.
Although they knew Dai Chengqian and Dai Mubai were at odds, neither girl felt the slightest dislike for Dai Chengqian upon seeing him. Instead, they found him warm and approachable.
The two girls exchanged a glance, then each took a necklace from Dai Chengqian's hand.
Xiao Wu thanked Dai Chengqian politely. "Thank you for the gift."
Watching from nearby, Tang San's face darkened, and he inwardly became wary of Dai Chengqian.
At the same time, he thought bitterly:
He dares give my Xiao Wu a gift,
and he's Boss Dai's enemy, too. He's already paved his own road to death.
After picking up the necklace, Ning Rongrong's eyes suddenly lit up, and she raised it for a closer look.
"Huh? This isn't an ordinary necklace. It's engraved with array patterns I can't understand, and there's Soul Power fluctuating inside it, too. How amazing."
As the princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, ordinary pendant necklaces naturally couldn't catch her eye. But she had never seen anything like the one Dai Chengqian had given her.
Lifting her head, she looked at Dai Chengqian and asked curiously:
"Hey, what is this?"
Dai Chengqian smiled faintly at her. "It's a Soul Tool."
"You're lying. How come I've never seen a Soul Tool like this?"
Dai Chengqian explained, "It's a little trinket I developed recently. It's hardly surprising that you don't know about it."
Hearing Dai Chengqian's words, Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up.
"What? You can develop Soul Tools yourself? That's incredible!"
"Of course. Are you interested in them too, Miss Rongrong?"
Ning Rongrong was just about to speak.
Oscar finally couldn't stand it anymore. He stepped between Ning Rongrong and Dai Chengqian, his eyes full of hostility as he stared at Dai Chengqian and said coldly:
"Hello, my name is Oscar. I like Soul Tools, too."
"Oh, hello, Oscar."
Dai Chengqian gave him a brief reply and didn't continue the conversation.
Of everyone present, Oscar was the only one whose looks could come close to rivaling his.
Dai Chengqian didn't want to spend much time talking to someone as handsome as himself.
He turned around and walked over to Jiang Zhu, taking out another necklace and offering it to her.
"You're Sister Jiang Zhu, right? This one's for you."
"I get one, too? Thank you."
Dai Chengqian smiled faintly. "Of course. There's one for every lady here."
At that moment, Ma Hongjun, who had long been displeased with Dai Chengqian, spoke up:
"Why? Since you're already handing them out, what's wrong with giving out a few more? This gentleman wants one, too."
As he spoke, Ma Hongjun held out his hand to Dai Chengqian.
This lecherous fatty really has no shame.
Dai Chengqian cursed inwardly, then said expressionlessly:
"Sorry, there aren't any left."
With that, Dai Chengqian gave the last Milk Bottle necklace in his hand to Ning Fengzhi.
"Sect Master Ning, please accept this little gift.
"It's a Soul Tool called a Soul Power Milk Bottle. It can help Soul Masters rapidly replenish their Soul Power."
Ning Fengzhi took it into his palm and examined it. Discovering that it truly contained a great deal of Soul Power, he was mildly shocked.
"Thank you, young friend."
Dai Chengqian waved a hand and said:
"No need to thank me, Sect Master Ning. This little trinket isn't worth much.
"To tell you the truth, besides these Soul Power Milk Bottles, I've also been researching a Soul Tool capable of attacking. Now that's something truly worthwhile.
"Once I've developed it, I hope you'll offer me your advice, Sect Master Ning."
"What? A Soul Tool capable of attacking? Is that true?"
Looking at Ning Fengzhi's astonished expression, Dai Chengqian smiled calmly and said:
"I certainly wouldn't dare deceive you about something like this, Sect Master Ning. But the finished product still needs refinement. Once it's ready, I'll have someone deliver one to you."
Ning Fengzhi said with a sigh of wonder:
"According to legend, the ancient Douluo Continent once possessed very powerful soul tool technology.
"But over the long years, amid wars and upheaval, the blueprints for offensive Soul Tools and all their various crafting techniques disappeared long ago.
"If you truly can develop the techniques for making high-level Soul Tools, Sixth Prince, that would be astonishing."
Ning Fengzhi was very pleased. Tang San had just delivered a batch of Hidden Weapons to him, and they were quite effective, though they were all covert means of attack.
If Dai Chengqian's research into Soul Tools truly bore fruit and he could create those legendary offensive Soul Tools,
then the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's weakness of being able only to support others, rather than attack, would shrink to almost nothing.
Listening to Ning Fengzhi and Dai Chengqian's conversation, Tang San felt disdain.
Offensive Soul Tools?
What are those worth? Could they possibly compare to my Tang Sect Hidden Weapons?
I'll have to give Sect Master Ning a good talking-to later. He's a major customer of mine. I can't let this fellow steal my business with his worthless junk.
In Tang San's eyes, even if offensive Soul Tools existed, they would still fall far short of Tang Sect Hidden Weapons.
The crucial difference lay in concealment and surprise. His Hidden Weapons could leave people unable to guard against them, no matter how hard they tried.
As far as he was concerned, Soul Tools could never achieve that!
On that point, Tang San believed no weapon could rival his Hidden Weapons.
This absolute confidence came from his many years of painstaking cultivation of the art of Hidden Weapons.
While he was thinking, Ning Fengzhi came over to Tang San and said:
"Little San, there are a few things I'd like to discuss with you privately."
Seeing this, everyone from Shrek tactfully left first, leaving Ning Fengzhi and Tang San where they stood.
Dai Chengqian knew Ning Fengzhi was about to take Tang San to meet Xue Qinghe.
He didn't stay behind, instead striding after the others from Shrek Academy.
After walking for a while, Dai Chengqian moved beside Ning Rongrong and asked softly:
"Rongrong, would you be free to have lunch together?"
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