Tang Tian could clearly feel that his meridians had grown a little tougher again.
After being enhanced, his current talent had already left his innate talent far behind.
Originally, his aptitude had only given him level-six innate soul power.
Now, he was probably no less talented than those geniuses with innate full soul power!
His constitution had undergone a complete transformation, his muscles and bones remade.
He had also gained a Thousand-Year Soul Ring that could grow.
It had even directly spurred Little Blue to evolve into a Blue Silver King.
At this rate, Tang Tian estimated that as long as he kept cultivating,
it would only be a matter of time before Little Blue transformed into a true Blue Silver Emperor.
This was the Blue Silver Emperor's gift!
At that thought, a complicated look entered Tang Tian's eyes, and he involuntarily looked toward distant Holy Soul Village.
"All I can say is, thanks, Mom."
He knew that all of this had its roots in the mother who had sacrificed everything.
"When I return to the village next winter break, I have to send over another wave of life energy."
"Since I have the system and Little Blue, plus the blessings of blue silver sovereign and Blue Silver Heavenly Mandate,"
"the healing and transfer effects will definitely be even better!"
Seeing Tang Tian level up,
Little Blue happily nuzzled his palm.
Before, she had always felt that she was a burden.
All she did was cause her master trouble, while putting on an affected act as a queen.
Now that she could genuinely help Tang Tian,
the heavy stone in her heart had finally settled.
Meanwhile, within the Sea of Consciousness,
Little Iron Hammer, who had witnessed the entire process, could no longer sit still.
She watched the human and the blade of grass help each other succeed and advance together.
Her heart was sour with envy.
What was this?
What was this?!
Little Blue used to be a total weakling, yet now she had actually stepped onto a highway to the heavens!
Little Iron Hammer looked at her own body, hard but all alone, and could not help feeling a little discouraged.
Was it because I was too proud?
I'm a fallen genius!
I've been working hard to restore my glory, but that idiot Tang Tian seems more receptive to that approach...
Will I have to swallow my pride later and take the initiative to talk to that big idiot Tang Tian?
Do I have to act cute too?
Little Iron Hammer shuddered.
But she could not conceal the envy in her eyes.
I'm a genius! How can I lose to a blade of grass!
Looks like I need to think of a way to win over this idiot master too!
Noon.
The blazing sun hung overhead, and in the blink of an eye, it was lunchtime.
After a whole morning of activity,
Tang Tian emerged from the Back Mountain feeling refreshed.
He had only just reached the junction
when he ran into Tang San and Xiao Wu, who were heading to the dining hall.
"Brother Tang Tian!"
Xiao Wu bounded over like a cheerful rabbit.
As soon as she approached Tang Tian,
her little pink nose twitched several times.
A look of puzzlement and delighted surprise appeared on her face.
"Huh?"
Xiao Wu leaned close to Tang Tian and sniffed, saying in surprise,
"Brother Tang Tian, that hot, spicy smell on you is gone!"
Previously, when Little Blue had been pretending to be a queen,
to maintain that unapproachable persona,
she had always given off an aggressive, pungent scent.
But now,
it had been replaced by a faint, sweet fragrance.
Xiao Wu thought of the carrots and pastries she had eaten that morning.
The scent felt incredibly reassuring, even relaxing her mind considerably.
"Wow... it smells so sweet and soft now. It's even nicer!"
Xiao Wu could not resist taking another deep sniff, an intoxicated look appearing on her face.
"Just smelling it makes me want to sleep."
This was precisely the effect of Little Blue's newly acquired trait-tranquilizing fragrance.
Although Tang San beside them did not have Xiao Wu's keen sense of smell,
he looked Tang Tian up and down.
"Brother... you seem to have gotten stronger."
It was not the sort of strength that displayed its sharp edge.
Rather, it was a restrained strength.
Tang Tian smiled faintly without answering.
He rubbed Xiao Wu's head.
"All right, stop sniffing."
"Come on, let's eat at the dining hall. It's my treat."
The three walked together in a harmonious atmosphere.
However,
just as they were about to reach the dining hall entrance,
while discussing what to have for lunch, they found the road ahead blocked.
A group of uniformed guards from the City Lord's Mansion surrounded the junction.
Standing right in their midst was a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious brocade robes.
He was burly, with an imposing face and the arrogance of someone in authority between his brows.
Behind him
cowered a youth with evasive eyes.
It was none other than Xiao Chenyu, whom Tang Tian had thoroughly taught a lesson the day before.
At that moment, Xiao Chenyu wished he could bury his head in a crack in the ground.
He did not dare so much as glance at Tang Tian.
Even though he had been beaten badly yesterday,
he was willing to accept defeat and honor the wager.
Even though his heart bled, he had accepted the compensation of a hundred Gold Soul Coins.
But he had never imagined that his father would still discover his secret stash.
Being found out was one thing, but his father had actually stormed straight into the academy!
This was far too embarrassing!
If he called in his parent after losing a fight, how was he supposed to show his face at Nuoding Academy from now on?
"Is this the brat?"
City Lord Xiao's gaze blazed like a torch.
It locked straight onto Tang Tian at the front.
Naturally, he could see his son's embarrassment.
But that only made the anger in his heart grow fiercer.
The son of a city lord had actually been bullied like this by a work-study student?
And a hundred Gold Soul Coins was no small sum for an ordinary student!
Even if he did not care about those hundred Gold Soul Coins, he still had to vent his son's anger for him!
City Lord Xiao stepped forward.
The pressure of a Soul Grandmaster instantly burst forth.
He stared coldly at Tang Tian and the other two.
"Were you the ones who bullied my son?"
"So young, yet so vicious."
"And you even dared to extort him? Those hundred Gold Soul Coins are no small sum for a student."
City Lord Xiao snorted coldly, his tone icy.
"The money is a small matter, but bullying my son and behaving like bandits is a serious one!"
"You must give me an explanation today!"
Faced with the city lord's pressure,
Tang San's and Xiao Wu's expressions shifted slightly, and they instinctively took defensive stances.
Yet Tang Tian still stood there languidly.
"An explanation? What explanation do you want?"
Tang Tian looked City Lord Xiao straight in the eye.
"City Lord Xiao, you came all this way to call me to account. Shouldn't you first ask your son how this all started?"
"As the city lord of Nuoding City, isn't bullying children beneath your station?"
City Lord Xiao froze at once.
He had imagined that this child might beg for mercy, make excuses, or even burst into frightened tears.
But he had never imagined
that this little brat, who looked only six years old,
would actually dare to question him so clearly and coherently in full public view!
"You... what a sharp-tongued brat!"
City Lord Xiao's face flushed red, fury burning within him.
"It seems I'll have to do more than recover the coins. I'll have to discipline you on your parents' behalf and teach you respect for your betters!"
Just as City Lord Xiao was about to strike,
a hurried voice suddenly rang out.
"City Lord Xiao! Show mercy!"
Dean Zhang of Nuoding Academy came running from the distance, his head covered in sweat.
He moved straight in front of Tang Tian and the others.
"City Lord Xiao, we can talk this over!"
"A city lord of your standing making trouble for a six-year-old child-surely that would sound terrible if word got out!"
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