"Welcome."
Lin Xiao put on a professional smile.
Yet for some reason, the sight of that smile made Ghost Leopard Douluo inexplicably nervous.
Following Lin Xiao into the Little Shop, Ghost Leopard Douluo stopped in front of the counter.
Lin Xiao went over to the shelves.
"You were here when Demon Bear opened his jars yesterday, so you should know the rules. I won't go over them again."
"Yes, yes, I understand."
Ghost Leopard Douluo nodded hurriedly, itching to skip straight to the thrilling jar-opening part.
"Aren't you forgetting something?"
Seeing him merely nod without handing over any money, Lin Xiao couldn't help reminding him quietly.
"Ah... just look at my memory."
Ghost Leopard Douluo slapped his forehead and hurriedly took five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins from his Space Soul Tool, handing them to Lin Xiao.
"Boss, I'll open these five jars first."
After paying, he pointed at several jars at the very edge of the shelf.
"All right."
With a wave of Lin Xiao's hand, the five chests full of Gold Soul Coins vanished.
With another beckoning gesture, the five jars at the edge flew straight over and landed neatly on the counter.
This was nothing to Lin Xiao.
After all, inside the Little Shop, he was invincible. He could do anything. Even subduing a Titled Douluo would take no more than lifting a finger.
As for why he had done this...
The reason was simple.
Lin Xiao hadn't slept well all night. He was tired and didn't feel like moving.
"This..."
Ghost Leopard Douluo, however, was secretly shaken after witnessing it all.
He moved objects through the air without the slightest fluctuation of soul power. This mysterious shop owner really is no ordinary man... he thought.
"What, am I more attractive than the jars?"
"Or can I give you what you want?"
Seeing Ghost Leopard Douluo staring fixedly at him, Lin Xiao found it rather amusing.
"N-no, it's nothing. Your strength simply astonished me, shopkeeper."
Ghost Leopard Douluo forced a smile and answered honestly.
Astonishing?
A level-fourteen Soul Master... that certainly is astonishing...
Lin Xiao laughed inwardly at his words.
Meanwhile, Ghost Leopard Douluo had already picked up the Lucky Magic Hammer and opened the first jar.
Crack.
The jar shattered, and blue light flickered.
A small bottle filled with red liquid dropped out of the jar.
"What's this?"
Puzzled, Ghost Leopard Douluo picked up the little bottle.
"It's giving off heat, too. So warm and comfortable..."
That was the sensation the little bottle gave Ghost Leopard Douluo when he held it. Then he looked at Lin Xiao and asked, "Boss Lin, what is this?"
He had never seen anything like it among the items Snake Lance Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo had obtained before. He had to marvel at just how many strange and wonderful things the Little Shop contained.
As for what it did, probably only Lin Xiao, the shop owner, would know.
Item: [Fire Lizard Potion] Grade: [Advanced] Type: [Tradable] Description: [The weapon's added fire-attribute attack has been changed to additional fire elemental damage when attacking.] Effect: [After use, attacks deal an additional ten percent fire elemental damage. Lasts ten minutes.]
Uh... forget being a Jar Merchant. I should rename this place a pharmacy tomorrow.
Reading the item's information, Lin Xiao wore a peculiar expression and muttered inwardly.
Still, that was only natural. Dungeon City had potions in overwhelming abundance.
Potions that increased strength, spirit, speed, granted super armor... there were all too many varieties.
There were even Sacred Blessing Potions that brought people back from the dead and "invisibility" potions that made people invincible...
The potions obtained so far were merely the tip of the iceberg.
Forget it. Why think so much? I don't make potions. I just deliver them...
He shook his head slightly and simply stopped thinking about it.
But the sight gave Ghost Leopard Douluo quite a fright.
He plucked up his courage and asked, "Boss, is this potion... really bad?"
Although he had come prepared to obtain a Rusty Samurai Sword, that was only a common item, after all.
If this advanced item of his was even worse than a Rusty Samurai Sword, he would find that rather hard to accept...
"Heh, no, no. Don't overthink it..."
Knowing Ghost Leopard Douluo had misunderstood him, Lin Xiao explained, "As you can see, this is a potion called the Fire Lizard Potion. After you use it, all your attacks will deal additional fire elemental damage for ten minutes... as for how powerful it is... well, it should increase your strength by at least ten percent."
Fire lizard?
Could that be the name of another Soul Beast?
Ghost Leopard Douluo was thoroughly puzzled.
For some reason, he instinctively thought of Goblins.
"Even if my martial soul isn't an elemental martial soul, I can still wield the fire element, right?" he asked again.
"Yes."
"Even an ice-element Soul Master will deal additional fire elemental damage when attacking after drinking a Fire Lizard Potion..."
"In fact, if a Soul Master with a fire-element martial soul uses it, the improvement from the Fire Lizard Potion will be even more substantial."
Lin Xiao explained patiently.
Additional elemental damage was actually an extremely powerful attribute in Dungeon City.
It might say ten percent, but the actual improvement would definitely exceed ten percent.
As for how much it would improve, that depended on how high the user's own elemental attributes were.
Unfortunately, Ghost Leopard Douluo wasn't a fire-attribute Soul Master.
If a fire-attribute Soul Master such as Yan, Huo Wu, or Huo Wushuang used it, the Fire Lizard Potion would provide an improvement of at least twenty percent.
Simply put, the stronger one's own attributes, the greater the boost from additional elemental damage.
"In that case, it's rather impressive."
After hearing Lin Xiao's explanation, Ghost Leopard Douluo finally felt his heart settle back into his chest. He also tightened his grip on the potion.
With this Fire Lizard Potion, he couldn't claim he would defeat a level-ninety-four Soul Master, but he could certainly lock horns with one.
This was worth it!
"This is a good omen. The very first jar gave me such a pleasant surprise. Spending the whole night waiting outside was worth it."
Thinking about what he had obtained from the first jar, Ghost Leopard Douluo felt it had all been worthwhile.
Of course, he had completely forgotten the contempt on his own face when he had accused Snake Lance Douluo of relying on potions.
Improving my strength...
There's no shame in that.
Crack.
The second jar.
A streak of white light flashed past.
Once he saw the item inside the jar clearly, Ghost Leopard Douluo couldn't help freezing. Another item he had never seen before?
Inside the shattered jar lay a coin of intertwined silver and gold.
There was also a bizarre smile on it.
Item: [Fate Coin] Grade: [Common] Type: [Tradable] Description: [A glorious death or an insignificant life-fate has already decided. After use, there is a fifty-percent chance of Divine Retribution or recovery.] Effect: [Divine Retribution status: instant death. Recovery status: heals all of the user's injuries.]
The Fate Coin appears again... Lin Xiao sighed softly.
Then he remembered the first person who had obtained a Fate Coin and wondered how he was doing now...
Had he used that coin yet?
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