Meeting Tang San Outside the Shop, Their First Clash, and Snatching the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone

Dai Jinge stopped there, then turned and left, controlling the "Dragon Whisker Needles" in one hand.

Flender glanced at the pulverized crystal on the table, his brows tightly knitted as Dai Jinge's words echoed through his mind.

Why wouldn't Dai Mubai need to take part anymore? What exactly did that mean?

Flender suddenly realized he did not even know the young man's name and hurriedly called out, "Who are you?"

Dai Jinge stopped and turned slightly, revealing half of his extraordinarily handsome face. His tone was cool. "I am Dai Jinge, the fourth prince of the Star Luo Empire, Zhu Zhuqing's fiancé, and the future Star Luo Emperor."

Understanding dawned on Flender when he heard that.

Dai Jinge, the fourth prince of the Star Luo Empire? Wasn't that Dai Mubai's younger brother?

Zhu Zhuqing? He didn't know her!

The future Star Luo Emperor? What arrogance!

Flender inwardly scoffed. As far as he knew, the Star Luo Empire's eldest prince was much older than the other princes. Even Dai Mubai lacked confidence, and Dai Jinge was younger still. How could he possibly win?

But...

Flender could not understand how Dai Jinge had withstood the pressure he had unleashed earlier.

Just as Dai Jinge stepped out of the shop, a young man and woman approached him.

The young man looked unremarkable, while the young woman was anything but ordinary.

Dai Jinge noticed the peculiar belt around the young man's waist. He frowned in thought and instantly realized who they were.

The young man was Tang San, and the young woman was Xiao Wu.

When the two saw Dai Jinge, another figure suddenly surfaced in their minds.

Xiao Wu looked back at Dai Jinge and said in surprise, "Brother, he looks so much like that lecherous tiger from earlier!"

Tang San noticed the golden light in Dai Jinge's hand and suddenly remembered the Dragon Whisker Needle, one of the Tang Sect's ten highest-ranked hidden weapons. He hurried after Dai Jinge and instinctively reached out to grab his shoulder. "Please wait."

Dai Jinge glanced sideways, his sharp brows drawing together slightly. Soul Power surged into his shoulder and jolted Tang San's hand away.

"Don't touch me."

Tang San's expression shifted. The tremendous force from Dai Jinge's shoulder sent him stumbling backward.

"Brother, are you all right?"

Xiao Wu hurried to Tang San's side, her face full of anxiety. Seeing his pale face, she pointed at Dai Jinge and said indignantly:

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Little San didn't even do anything!"

"Xiao Wu, I'm fine."

Tang San quickly stopped Xiao Wu, worried that she would anger Dai Jinge and affect what he planned to do next.

"Your face is white, and you're still saying you're fine!" Xiao Wu snapped. Then she glared at Dai Jinge and assumed a fighting stance. "Let me get even for you!"

Dai Jinge gave a cold, contemptuous laugh. "Ha! You?"

Worried that things would escalate further, Tang San once again blocked Xiao Wu behind him and hurriedly said, "Please forgive my sister's rudeness. She was simply too worried about me. Please forgive my earlier offense as well."

Xiao Wu curled her lips, snorted, and turned her head away.

At that, Tang San gave a wry chuckle and asked earnestly, "Would you be willing to sell me those golden grains in your hand? I'm willing to pay a high price!"

"Not for sale."

Dai Jinge placed the "gold hair" into a silver box, then stored it in the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch. He turned and left without looking back.

Tang San opened his mouth, but in the end, he only let out a heavy sigh. "What a pity..."

Xiao Wu planted both hands on her hips and said indignantly, "What kind of person is he? If you hadn't stopped me, I would've beaten him flat already! What a rude jerk!"

Tang San sighed. "His cultivation is higher than ours. He's very strong."

Xiao Wu paid that no mind, brimming with confidence. "So what? There are two of us!"

Remembering that Dai Jinge had come out of Flender's shop, Tang San decided to try his luck and pulled Xiao Wu inside.

Dai Jinge did not linger in Suotuo City. After obtaining the "gold hair," he rode the [Tiger Roaring Flash Chariot] straight toward the neighboring Fasinuo Province, heading for Holy Soul Village.

In the original story-

Tang Hao and Ah Yin had met and gotten to know each other near Holy Soul Village. After Ah Yin died, Tang Hao planted the seed she left behind inside a waterfall near the place where they had met, leaving her Soul Bone there as well. He then took Tang San into seclusion in nearby Holy Soul Village.

What Dai Jinge wanted was that Soul Bone. The skills it possessed were fairly good.

Most importantly, if he absorbed that Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, his vitality would receive an immense, unimaginable boost.

As for the seed Ah Yin had regressed into... it was of little use to him.

In the shadows.

Tang Hao, who had been protecting Tang San all along, had witnessed the entire exchange.

Watching Dai Jinge fly swiftly away, he frowned deeply. "This boy's cultivation is probably no lower than a Soul King's. He does look somewhat like that brat who fought Little San. Is he also from the Star Luo Imperial Family...?"

In the blink of an eye, Dai Jinge had completely vanished from the skies above Suotuo City.

Tang Hao was inwardly startled.

The flying speed Dai Jinge had displayed far exceeded his expectations.

Time swiftly passed, until the night was deep and all was quiet.

Rumble, rumble, rumble-!

Dai Jinge stood beneath the moon as thunderous roars rose from below.

The noise came from a hundred-meter-high waterfall, his final destination.

Dai Jinge spread his spiritual power outward, detecting a cave within the waterfall below. He also sensed a faint trace of Soul Power and vitality.

Whoosh!

Using his first Soul Skill-Instant Teleportation-Dai Jinge vanished from midair and appeared inside the cave.

As his strength increased, the distance he could teleport grew ever greater.

After glancing at the rather unusual blade of blue silver grass before him, Dai Jinge withdrew his attention and focused on the upper part of the cave.

Although he was only a Soul King, he had used the immortal herb "Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew" to enhance his spiritual power. As a result, its current strength was already comparable to a Soul Saint's. When his Soul Saint-level spiritual power spread out, nothing inside the cave could escape detection.

Clatter-!

Dai Jinge leaped up and retrieved a pitch-black lead box from a corner near the cave's ceiling.

He raised his hand and opened the heavy lead box. The instant its lid lifted, brilliant blue light burst forth, revealing a Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone resting quietly inside.

A vast, rich aura of life mingled with surging Soul Power poured out, washing over him.

Feeling the rich vitality emanating from the Soul Bone, Dai Jinge closed his eyes slightly. His brows relaxed, and a look of enjoyment appeared on his face.

"This Soul Bone suits me perfectly..."

"With it, I'll be a healing-type Soul Master myself. Even if I'm injured, my body will be able to heal itself."

"That way... during battle, I can increase my Soul Power, accelerate its recovery, and strengthen my combat prowess. That will also give me the power to activate the Soul Bone, which will then heal my body so I can keep fighting."

"Stepping on my right foot with my left, spiraling up into the heavens."