In truth, he had wanted to say that someone suspected of being Tang Hao's son was also at the academy.
But his big brother clearly had plans for Tang San. Besides, this was only his initial guess; he had yet to confirm whether Tang San really was Tang Hao's son.
That was why he had not taken it upon himself to tell Black Panther about it.
He had only uncovered the matter of Tang San being Tang Hao's son through his investigations recently.
The day after Dai Mubai fought Tang Hao that night, Oscar had noticed some clues.
Afterward, he had coaxed some information out of Xiao Wu at the academy and sent people to Nuoding City to make inquiries.
Only then had he arrived at this conjecture.
"His Highness will be fine!"
Black Panther's words seemed intended to convince himself, but in fact, he knew very well just how powerful His Highness was.
Even he did not know where His Highness's limits lay.
No matter how resounding the Clear Sky Douluo's name was across the continent, he was merely a loser from the previous era. He could never cause any mishap to befall His Highness.
Black Panther's worship of Dai Mubai had already reached a state of utter madness.
Among believers in deities, Black Panther would have been a fanatic.
Hearing Black Panther say this, Oscar felt somewhat reassured.
Just then, in the secret chamber beneath the villa, Dai Mubai slowly opened his eyes.
At that moment, golden light enveloped his entire body. Like tangible liquid, it flowed over his skin, following him like a shadow and obeying his every whim. With a single thought, he could also turn it into a suit of golden armor in an instant.
"Still a little short in the end?"
Sensing the golden light under his control, Dai Mubai clenched his fists, then sighed softly.
The Indestructible Vajra he cultivated was fundamentally different from the Indestructible Vajra known on the Douluo Continent. This cultivation method combined the Mysterious Jade Hand from the Tang Sect Secret Arts with his own insights, the properties of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and the enhancement of Water and Fire Body Refinement within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Thus, the Indestructible Vajra he cultivated had three layers in total.
The first layer was golden light protection, similar to Mount Longhu's Golden Light Incantation in The Outcast. It could attack and defend, and the strength of its golden light increased with his physique.
The second layer was golden light armor, similar to Tang San's Mysterious Jade Hand. Ordinarily, it was no different from normal skin, but once activated, it formed a suit of golden light armor around his body, with astonishing defensive power.
Only the third layer was the vajra body. Both bones and internal organs were strengthened by pure metal element, fundamentally resolving the flaws in the Douluo Continent's cultivation system and its problem of high offense but low defense.
These three layers were not cultivated one after another; rather, they all existed simultaneously.
By now, he had already opened the entire path, but his accumulated foundation was still somewhat lacking.
By Dai Mubai's estimate, once he completed the final step, he would not even need to use soul skills against Tang Hao. His iron fists alone would be enough to shatter Tang Hao's martial soul.
He had thought his previous accumulation would be enough, but unexpectedly, he was still a little short.
It was no great problem, though. He only needed to cultivate diligently for a while longer to make up the difference.
By now, Dai Mubai's body had returned to the weight of an ordinary person.
"Don't worry. I'm fine."
Stepping out of the secret chamber, Dai Mubai looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who had been quietly standing guard outside. He gave a calm smile, then stroked her head with a smile and took her hand quite naturally, leading her out.
"Your Highness!"
"Big brother!"
When Oscar and Black Panther saw Dai Mubai emerge, wild joy immediately appeared on both their faces.
"Xiao'ao, find a way to collect as much rare metal as possible through Ning Rongrong. Create a Mimicry Cultivation Environment rich in metal element for me."
"Don't worry about spending money. I won't need these things for long, and we can sell them afterward."
Dai Mubai immediately assigned Oscar his task.
"Big brother, don't worry. I'll make sure it's done."
Oscar did not hesitate at all. He sprang into action as soon as he left.
Learning that his big brother had successfully broken through put his mind completely at ease.
As for running a few errands, that was nothing at all.
"Black Panther, how is the investigation I assigned you coming along?"
Only after Oscar left did Dai Mubai turn to Black Panther and ask.
"Your Highness, I've ascertained the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's exact whereabouts. It's in the Heaven Dou Empire's treasure vault. Only one key can open it, and that key is in Xue Ye's hands. Two Soul Douluo-level soul masters guard him..."
Black Panther then told Dai Mubai the specific intelligence he had gathered.
Some time earlier, to avoid a clash between Black Panther and Tang Hao, and because Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had left Heaven Dou Imperial City on an inspection tour, Dai Mubai had sent Black Panther to investigate this matter.
If not for that, he might truly have been able to keep Tang Hao from leaving by joining forces with Black Panther.
Of course, that was merely a possibility.
Given Tang Hao's state at the time, growing stronger the longer he fought, things might have turned out another way: their combined efforts might have spurred Tang Hao to advance even further.
"There's no hurry. Wait until you break through to Titled Douluo before going to retrieve it."
"Don't leave the academy for now. I have other tasks for you."
"Zhao Wuji has already broken through, and Xiao'ao will probably do so within the next couple of days. There are also two new students at the academy who will need soul rings. Take them all to hunt for soul rings, and help Zhao Wuji obtain a ten-thousand-year Vajra Bear soul ring while you're at it."
"Those are all tasks on the surface. Your real core assignment is something else..."
Dai Mubai then made some other arrangements. This matter involved Tang San and Xiao Wu.
As for himself, he did not intend to go to the Star Dou Great Forest.
In theory, Di Tian would not notice anything unusual about him. Even if he entered the Star Dou Great Forest, as long as he did not stand before Di Tian, Di Tian would not discover any connection between him and Xiong Jun.
But it was not the ten thousand safe outcomes one feared-it was the one exception.
It would be better to wait until he had condensed his seventh soul ring and completely consumed Xiong Jun's power of origin before going to the Star Dou Great Forest.
"As you command!"
Black Panther answered respectfully, without any objection.
As for Zhu Zhuqing, who remained beside Dai Mubai, Black Panther never looked directly at her from beginning to end.
He had already guessed Zhu Zhuqing's identity. Precisely because of that, he knew she was one of his future mistresses and the future empress, not someone he could look at directly.
"Have Xiao'ao prepare some good food later, along with a few other things. I'll be leaving here for the next few days."
Dai Mubai then gave his instructions.
What he was going to do would both prepare Zhu Zhuqing's fourth soul ring and serve as the crucial key to shaping his own second martial soul.
As for whether it would succeed, that would depend on luck.
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