When Huo Yuhao woke after absorbing the Supreme Mystic Water Pill, he noticed that Tang Chuan had long since disappeared. Only then did he smell the stench coming from his body.
"Urgh..."
Huo Yuhao found it unbearable too. He immediately took to his heels and jumped straight into a stream to wash himself. Just then, Tang Chuan and Wang Dong slowly approached from nearby.
"Yuhao's Soul Power seems to have increased again!"
Wang Dong was somewhat stunned.
"From the look of it, Yuhao's Soul Power should have broken straight through to level fifteen-a full three levels."
Tang Chuan was extremely satisfied with Huo Yuhao's improvement this time. Now that he was here, he ought to at least ensure that Huo Yuhao advanced faster than he had in the original story.
[Disciple Huo Yuhao has taken a Supreme Mystic Water Pill. His physical constitution has been completely renewed, his Innate Soul Power has increased by 3 levels, and he has largely shed his worthless constitution!] [Host has received: Soul Power increased to level twenty. The Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul has independently fused with a Second Soul Ring, aged thirty thousand years!]
A thirty-thousand-year Second Soul Ring?!
Tang Chuan was tremendously excited.
Although his Soul Power was only at level twenty now, he already possessed two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. Coupled with the various Tang Sect Hidden Weapons techniques and cultivation methods he had now mastered...
His true combat strength was certain to far exceed this realm!
"Teacher!"
Only then did Huo Yuhao notice Tang Chuan's arrival. He hurriedly leaped out of the water, bare-chested. Wang Dong immediately turned her gaze away, though she still could not resist stealing a few glances.
"Huh? Wang Dong, why are you here too?"
Huo Yuhao thought nothing of it. Extremely excited, he said to Tang Chuan, "Teacher, my Soul Power has risen to level fifteen, and I feel..."
"My body's capacity to withstand strain has become stronger!"
A faint smile hung at the corners of Tang Chuan's mouth as he said to Huo Yuhao, "Being able to absorb it so quickly shows that this Mystic Water Pill was put to good use."
"It seems it won't be long before you become a Soul Grandmaster."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao grew hopeful as well.
"Brother Sky Dream, once I reach level twenty, will you take me to the Far North?"
Huo Yuhao asked within his Sea of Consciousness.
"Oh, relax, Yuhao. I'm even more impatient than you are."
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm waved impatiently. If Huo Yuhao were not currently unable to absorb a Second Soul Ring, he would have wanted to take him there right now.
"Hehe..."
"Then I'll definitely have to ask Teacher to come with me when the time comes. With him accompanying us, we'll surely take fewer wrong turns."
Huo Yuhao now had absolute trust in Tang Chuan. Afterward, the three left the Tang Sect together, planning to look around Shrek.
"Yuhao, I feel like this teacher of yours... really does have something to him!"
Wang Dong whispered.
Huo Yuhao's face was full of pride. What did you think? This is Sea God Tang San from ten thousand years ago!
At Shrek Market.
"Little Yuhao, Little Yuhao! What do you think? I've prepared a stall for you. Weren't you worried about money? How about selling grilled fish here from now on?"
Tang Chuan brought Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to the market, where they happened to run into Tang Ya tinkering with a Grilled Fish Cart. Naturally, this was something Huo Yuhao had asked Tang Ya to arrange.
"Thank you, Teacher Xiao Ya."
Huo Yuhao was delighted.
He was indeed a little short of money. Even purchasing cultivation resources required a considerable sum. Shrek did provide a subsidy, but it still was not quite enough.
What was more...
He still had tuition to pay later!
"Teacher, Wang Dong, Teacher Xiao Ya, since you're all here, let me treat you to grilled fish."
Huo Yuhao volunteered.
"Yes, yes!"
Tang Ya was naturally the first to raise her hand in agreement, and Tang Chuan had no objections either. Before long, the aroma of grilled fish spread, and the many customers drawn over by the smell soon surrounded the stall so tightly that not a drop of water could get through.
At this point, Tang Chuan noticed a blonde girl emerge from the crowd. She had a cool air about her and asked Huo Yuhao the price of the grilled fish in a clear voice. Then she complained that it was too expensive...
"Hey, brat, is your grilled fish made of gold? How dare you refuse to sell it to Nannan?"
A hostile voice rang out.
Xu Sanshi emerged from the crowd with an unfriendly expression, staring at Huo Yuhao with open hostility. Huo Yuhao, however, answered calmly and paid it no mind.
"Arrogant!"
Xu Sanshi felt that he had been ignored.
With Jiang Nannan watching from nearby as well, Xu Sanshi felt all the more that he could not lose face. He had to teach Huo Yuhao a harsh lesson. He immediately formed his Xuanming Shield and hurled it at Huo Yuhao.
"Brat, I'll teach you a lesson first!"
Boom-!
Huo Yuhao's expression changed. He could sense that this fellow seemed to possess strength on par with Bei Bei's. He was just about to dodge the blow when he noticed blue-gold light abruptly gathering before him.
Blue Silver Emperor materialized out of thin air, weaving together to block the Xuanming Shield.
"Teacher..."
Huo Yuhao stared blankly at the Blue Silver Emperor that had formed before him. Only then did he realize that the person who had acted was not Tang Ya, but...
Tang Chuan!
"Oh? Drawing your blade to help someone in trouble? Who are you, then?"
Seeing that this person had actually blocked his Xuanming Shield with nothing but Blue Silver Grass, Xu Sanshi was immediately somewhat astonished.
"This child's teacher."
Tang Chuan spoke calmly. He walked past Huo Yuhao, then shielded him behind his back. "You attacked my disciple. As his teacher, I naturally cannot sit by and do nothing."
"Fine, fine, fine."
Xu Sanshi was so angry that he laughed. This Tang Chuan looked like nothing more than a pretty boy, yet he was putting on the airs of a teacher now, was he?
"Then take a blow from me!"
Seeing Xu Sanshi charge at Tang Chuan with the Xuanming Shield in hand, Tang Ya frowned and instinctively moved to intervene. Huo Yuhao did the same. In their hearts, Tang Chuan was Tang San.
For something like this...
How could they let Tang San act in person?
"Stand back."
Tang Chuan's voice left both of them frozen in place. Immediately afterward, the Blue Silver Emperor in his hand burst with blazing Blue-Gold Light of Life, shooting straight toward Xu Sanshi to pierce through him.
Bang-!
Even as the Blue Silver Emperor drove back the Xuanming Shield, Tang Chuan had already made his move. His footwork was extraordinarily intricate, seemingly combining Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track with the characteristics of his own Martial Soul.
It was as though he had formed an extremely unusual way of fighting.
"That's... Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track?"
Huo Yuhao exclaimed.
"No, that's Improved Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track! Teacher truly lives up to his name. He combined Blue Silver Grass's methods of attack with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to create a Special Combat Art like this!"
Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya watched with shining eyes, while Xu Sanshi, a Soul Elder, now appeared to be under considerable pressure.
This fellow...
Was rather strange!
This is a good chance to test my current strength.
Tang Chuan murmured inwardly, and this was his true purpose in choosing to act!
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