Nine-Leaf Dragon Flourishing Grass
(Oh my god, I knew it! Some chapters had the wrong word count, and some paragraphs didn't connect. I don't think I made any changes, but after checking, I found out that the author's assistant had changed them themselves.)
On the table, a strange plant with dragon scales on its stem and nine leaves was brought over.
Tang Wulin curiously reached out and touched its leaves. A sharp pain instantly traveled through his fingertips.
This Soul Spirit is called Nine-Leaf Dragon Flourishing Grass, a plant-based Soul Beast unique to the Star Luo Continent.
Legend has it that the first Nine-Leaf Dragon Flourishing Grass was born from the corpse of a True Dragon Soul Beast.
This plant-like Soul Beast inherited both the powerful vitality and attack power of the Dragon Race.
Of course, nothing is perfect. The biggest drawback of the Nine-Leaf Dragon Flourishing Grass is that it cannot absorb sunlight and nutrients from the soil like other plants.
Each Nine-Leaf Dragon Flourishing Grass needs to rely on dragon-type Soul Beast to survive. They often attach themselves to dragon-type Soul Beast and absorb a special aura produced by the dragon-type Soul Beast in order to survive.
With the arrival of the Star Luo Empire, the original ecological balance of this continent was severely damaged. The habitats of Soul Beast were developed by human Soul Master, dragon Soul Beast were hunted on a large scale, and the Nine-Leaf Dragon-Shaped Grass basically disappeared from people's sight.
This nine-leaf dragon-shaped grass was brought back by Zhang Geyang, the person in charge of the Spirit Pagoda on the Star Luo Continent, when he went to the forbidden area of the continent to find his last Soul Spirit.
"This Nine-Leaf Dragon-Shaped Grass is approximately 7,500 years old. Master Zhang said that even if it stayed in the Spirit Pagoda, it would be difficult for it to survive any longer. It is its good fortune to have encountered a destined person."
Actually, there was no Soul Spirit for the Nine-Leaf Dragon Flourishing Grass in the Spirit Pagoda's database. Tang Wulin initially planned to choose a 9,000-year-old Ivy as his Soul Spirit.
This Nine-Leaf Dragon Flourishing Grass was probably given to me by Zhang Geyang out of respect for his teacher.
Jiang Mingyuan recalled seeing Zhang Geyang at a banquet he attended with his teacher.
The teacher said that this guy doesn't have any great ambitions; he's already content with being the head of the Spirit Tower in the Star Luo Empire. He also rarely clashes with other factions within the Spirit Pagoda.
Tang Wulin looked at the Nine-Leaf Dragon Flourishing Grass with great delight. However, he also understood that the quality of this Nine-Leaf Dragon Flourishing Grass was far superior to that of the Ivy.
They say even a penny can bring down a great man.
Tang Wulin was naturally calculating how many Federation Coin he could still withdraw.
From childhood to adulthood, Jiang Mingyuan has always been helping him.
In the past, Tang Wulin could grit his teeth and say that he would definitely make a lot of money in the future to repay Brother Yuan.
But now, Brother Yuan is practically sending her out on her own. Tang Wulin feels he can never Brother Yuan's kindness in this lifetime.
What are you thinking about?
Jiang Mingyuan tapped Tang Wulin on the head.
Why do you look so gloomy? Don't you like this Nine-Leaf Dragon Flourishing Grass?
Tang Wulin then came to his senses.
Faced with Jiang Mingyuan's gentleness, Tang Wulin's thoughts became even heavier.
"Brother Yuan, this must be very expensive." Tang Wulin lowered his head, somewhat afraid to look.
Jiang Mingyuan's expression turned strange. What's wrong with Tang Wulin now? He's never let him worry about money before.
"Don't worry about the money, just tell me if you want it or not."
"I want to, but I'm afraid I won't be able to repay Brother Yuan for the help you've given me in the future."
Jiang Mingyuan was speechless upon hearing this. She first turned to look at Manager Lü.
"We're out of tea here, could you please brew me another pot?"
Manager Lü Lü immediately understood, picked up the teapot on a tray, and left the room without paying any attention to the water heater and tea leaves placed at the door.
Alright, now it's just the two of them left in the room again.
"Wulin, don't overthink it. I lent you money to buy cultivation resources before because you're my best friend. As a good friend, it's natural for me to help you when you're in trouble. Haven't you been working hard to become stronger and sharing my worries?"
In fact, Tang Wulin has not yet fully repaid the three million Federation Coin that Jiang Mingyuan lent him back then.
"As for now, I will still help you when you are in trouble. Not just because you are my best friend. Actually, I have some special feelings for you. Whether I get anything in return is not important. I am only willing to help you because it is you. Mutual support and mutual trust, I think that is what our relationship is now."
Jiang Mingyuan stood up and reached out to pull Tang Wulin into his arms. The embrace wasn't particularly soft, but it brought Tang Wulin a sense of peace.
"Brother Yuan." Tang Wulin stepped off the steel plate, tears welling up in his eyes.
"What's a man like you crying for? If outsiders see you, they'll think I'm bullying you. Manager Lü will take you to complete the Soul Spirit Contract when she gets back soon. I'll be waiting for your good news."
"Hehe. Besides, if you insist on repaying me, who says it necessarily means paying back money?" Jiang Mingyuan whispered in Tang Wulin's ear.
No one knew what he said, but Tang Wulin blushed.
With the assistance of the staff, Tang Wulin completed the Soul Spirit Contract with the Nine-Leaf Dragon Flourishing Grass.
The Nine-Leaf Dragon Flourishing Grass granted Tang Wulin his fourth Soul Ring. The effect of his Soul Skill was to generate nine leaves on the Blue Silver Grass that condensed special energy.
Each leaf can restore 10% of a Soul Master's total Soul Power, making it a rather good sustain Soul Skill.
After that, aside from accompanying Tang Wulin to report to the Tang Sect, the two spent the rest of their time strolling Star Luo City. Fortunately, they didn't encounter the same burly man causing trouble again.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
The Star Luo Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament, held every three years, will take place in the capital of the Star Luo Empire.
To demonstrate the Star Luo Empire's openness and inclusiveness, the competition is only open to young Soul Master under the age of 20. Regardless of where you are from or what you have done before, as long as you meet the registration requirements, the competition will be open to you.
Because the Star Luo Empire places greater emphasis on military strength compared to the Federation, the overall social atmosphere is somewhat different. Here, although Battle Armor and Mecha are also highly regarded, these secondary professions do not have the same high social status.
The competition consists of four events: one-on-one, two-on-two, seven-person team matches, and Mecha combat. Competitions for Blacksmith and Designer, like those in the Douluo Continent, do not exist.
Because of the long duration and limited number of events, each competition can be held separately. As long as a person is confident in their abilities, they can register for four competitions at the same time.
Jiang Mingyuan signed up for both the 2v2 and 7-person team competitions.
As for why we didn't report any other options?
Don't forget that Jiang Mingyuan is a notorious lazybones.
If Cai Yue'er hadn't insisted on signing her up for a team competition, she wouldn't have wanted to participate. Wouldn't it have been better to just win the 2v2 championship with Wulin?