The Worship Hall prepared to go all out!

Spirit Hall, Worship Hall.

Six old men had long since gathered inside the great hall, each seated in his place.

Few events in the past decade had brought all six of the Worship Hall's Worships together at once.

The main doors slowly opened, and a tall, straight-backed figure walked in.

Qian Daoliu.

The six seated men rose one after another and bowed slightly.

"Great Enshrined."

The Second Worship, Golden Crocodile Douluo, stepped forward and asked with a frown.

"Great Enshrined, has something serious happened for you to summon us so urgently?"

Qian Daoliu said nothing and walked straight to the seat of honor.

With a turn of his hand, a golden token appeared in his palm.

"See for yourselves."

Golden Crocodile Douluo took the token, and a Light Curtain unfolded before the six men.

[Nine Dragon Tower · Inaugural Auction]

[Auction time: one day from now]

[Auction location: Heaven Dou City · Nine Dragon Tower, first floor]

[Item: God-bestowed Soul Ring ×1]

[Item effect: grants a limit soul ring upon use.]

The great hall instantly fell silent.

Disbelief appeared on the faces of all six Titled Douluo-level Worships.

"A God-bestowed Soul Ring?!"

The Third Offering, Azure Luan Douluo, exclaimed, "How is that possible?"

The Fourth Worship, Mighty Lion Douluo, spoke gravely.

"Could it be fake? Is someone deliberately trying to lure us into gathering here?"

Qian Daoliu pressed his hand down, and the great hall fell silent again.

"This information came from Xue'er. It cannot be false."

Qian Daoliu spoke slowly. "She sent the token."

"That Nine Dragon Tower suddenly descended from the sky just now and crashed straight into the central square of Heaven Dou City."

"Even Sword and Bone Douluo together couldn't stop its descent."

All six men's expressions changed.

They knew Chen Xin's and Gu Rong's strength only too well.

Something that even those two together could not stop-how terrifying!

"And..."

Qian Daoliu continued.

"The Tower Tokens released by that tower weren't distributed only to the people of Heaven Dou City."

"The remaining tokens have already flown to every corner of the continent."

"Before long, the entire continent will know about this auction."

A sharp gleam flashed through Golden Crocodile Douluo's eyes. "Great Enshrined, you mean..."

"Whether it's real or false, we must go and see."

Qian Daoliu stood, sweeping his gaze over the six men.

"With it, Xue'er's chances of passing the Angel God Trial in the future will increase greatly!"

He paused, his voice growing deeper.

"Take stock of every asset the Worship Hall can mobilize. Gold Soul Coins, soul bones-bring as much as we have."

"If it is real, Spirit Hall must obtain this God-bestowed Soul Ring."

All six Worships bowed at once. "As you command!"

Six figures instantly vanished from the great hall.

In the air above a mountain forest outside Heaven Dou City.

Carrying a youth, Dugu Bo flitted through the woods like a phantom.

The youth was Tang San. His eyes were tightly shut, and he looked as though he had fainted.

As Dugu Bo flew, he glanced down at Tang San in his hand, his brows knotted tightly.

He muttered to himself, "This brat is only thirteen. How could he possibly have neutralized my Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison?"

"Once he wakes up, I must interrogate him thoroughly!"

Just then.

Whoosh!

A streak of golden light shot toward him from behind.

Dugu Bo abruptly looked back and extended two fingers of his right hand, precisely catching the golden light between them.

"Who dares ambush me?!"

Dugu Bo roared, jade-green soul power surging as he warily scanned his surroundings.

Yet there was nothing around him, not even the shadow of a ghost.

"They fled?"

Dugu Bo snorted coldly before turning his gaze to the object in his hand.

A golden token.

"What is this?"

The next moment, his eyes flew wide open.

"A God-bestowed Soul Ring?!"

Even Dugu Bo's voice changed pitch.

He stared fixedly at the information on the Light Curtain, his breathing growing somewhat rapid.

A God-bestowed Soul Ring!

That was something only a god could bestow!

If he could obtain a God-bestowed Soul Ring, perhaps Yanyan could one day...

Dugu Bo's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

He abruptly turned and flew toward Heaven Dou City.

Only after flying for a while did he suddenly remember that he still had Tang San in his hand.

Dugu Bo frowned.

What should I do with this brat?

After a moment's thought, he simply threw Tang San down from midair.

Dugu Bo smacked his lips. "I actually hesitated between this brat and a God-bestowed Soul Ring."

Tang San's body plummeted like a kite with its string cut.

Dugu Bo, meanwhile, turned into a streak of jade light and vanished into the horizon.

As Tang San fell, his eyes suddenly opened.

He had woken up long ago.

Ever since Dugu Bo caught that golden light, he had been feigning sleep and secretly observing.

"Why did that old monster suddenly leave?"

Tang San wondered, And that God-bestowed Soul Ring he mentioned... what is it?

There was no time to think further. The ground was already right before him.

Tang San gave a low shout, and the Eight Spider Lances abruptly sprang from his back. The eight spider legs adjusted his posture in midair and drove firmly into the ground.

Tang San looked around and got his bearings.

"I can't worry about all that now. I have to hurry back and meet up with Teacher, the dean, and the others."

The Eight Spider Lances behind him scuttled rapidly, carrying him toward the academy.

Yet he had barely gone any distance.

The ground vanished beneath his feet.

"Huh?!"

Tang San's expression changed as his body plunged downward.

He hurriedly directed the spider legs to stab into the stone walls, but the stone was unexpectedly hard.

Moments later, bang!

Tang San slammed into the bottom. The Eight Spider Lances absorbed most of the impact, but the shock still sent his blood and vital energy churning.

"What is this place?"

Tang San rubbed his chest, activated his Purple Demon Eye, and looked around.

At the sight, Tang San froze.

At the center of the deep pit's bottom ran an arm-sized stream, but the stream had two colors.

Half was scorching hot, half bitterly cold.

Blue Silver Grass grew thickly along both sides of the stream.

"This is..."

Tang San swallowed and cautiously followed the stream toward its source.

He sensed two forces within this little stream and wanted to investigate.

Nine Dragon Tower, main chamber on the top floor.

Looking at the notification on the Light Curtain that read "All Tower Tokens have been distributed," Shen Yan nodded in satisfaction.

"Good, good. Quite efficient."

"Hopefully, all those wealthy sects will come running tomorrow."

"Oh, right. Did Dugu Bo receive one?"

[Reporting to the Tower Master: he has received one.]

"Good!" Shen Yan rubbed his hands together.

Shen Yan was determined to obtain the immortal herbs in Dugu Bo's Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

With one plant, he would have countless plants.

With that, how could he fail to become a god?

"Oh, right, Little Tower, is there somewhere to cultivate in here? I can't just sit around waiting for tomorrow, can I?"

Shen Yan asked.

"I'm only level 11 right now. That really is a bit low. When I go outside later, I'll get bullied wherever I go."

[Tower Master's need detected. The top floor of the Nine Dragon Tower is a Cultivation Room. Time flows at a ratio of 10:1 relative to the outside world, and it contains abundant soul power to accelerate cultivation. Activate?]

Shen Yan's eyes lit up.

"Time flows ten times faster? There's actually something that good? Activate it, activate it!"