It was worth mentioning that over this past month and more, Cho'Gath had doubled in size again, growing to roughly the size of two fingers!
Though he still looked very weak!
But from the energy Cho'Gath fed back to him, Yu Tianlong could feel that his Soul Power had increased a little, though it still had not broken through to rank 0.2.
Yu Tianlong was in no hurry. He still had more than enough time, after all.
Most importantly, most of what Cho'Gath had eaten along the way had been flowers, grasses, and trees, with only a few Ten-Year Soul Beasts, and even those had little offensive ability.
Now that they had reached the Star Dou Great Forest, did he still need to worry about Cho'Gath having nothing to eat?
"Hundred-Year Soul Beast, Crimson Blood Deer meat! Only three Gold Soul Coins, and you can take the whole thing home! Fine quality at a low price, so hurry if you want to buy!"
"Hundred-Year Soul Beast, Wild Savage Bull meat! Five Gold Soul Coins! Plenty to fill your belly, with a fragrance that lingers on your lips and teeth! Come one, come all, don't miss out!"
Hundred-Year Soul Beast meat!
Yu Tianlong's eyes lit up when he heard the hawkers' cries.
Those prices were pretty good. Compared with the prices in Heaven Dou City, the Soul Beast meat sold in this small town was already much cheaper.
After thinking it over, Yu Tianlong understood why. Those who lived by the mountains lived off the mountains, after all, and most people who came to this town to rest and resupply were Soul Masters.
For Soul Masters, Soul Hunting was relatively easy as long as they did not court death by challenging something above their rank. If the prices were too high, they might as well go in and hunt for themselves!
Yu Tianlong, who had been agonizing over how to hunt powerful Soul Beasts to improve his strength quickly, made his decision in an instant.
His rank was still so low. If he let Cho'Gath rely on eating grass and the like alone, who knew what year or month he would finally reach a normal level?
But things were different now. There were ready-made resources right here, and all he needed to do was spend a little money.
Before going to buy them, however, Yu Tianlong thought for a moment, then took the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan token out of his storage ring and hung it at his waist.
After all, he had no real fighting ability at present. In a place like this, where fish and dragons mingled, if someone set their sights on him, he could lose all his money at best, or his life at worst.
But Yu Tianlong was not so rigid in his thinking. His family had braved life and death for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, yet their sole surviving bloodline had been driven out of the clan.
What was wrong with borrowing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's influence now?!
With that thought, Yu Tianlong found a spot, took off his clothes, which had become covered in dust from traveling, and changed into a clean, presentable robe.
Only then did he walk unhurriedly toward the man hawking meat.
Clothes made the man, just as a saddle made the horse.
Out in the world, your status was what you made it. If you did not want others to look down on you at first glance, it was best to tidy yourself up.
He needed to let others know that if they attacked him, they had better be prepared for retaliation from a top Martial Soul clan!
Of course, all of this was premised on Yu Tianlong's current lack of strength.
"Shopkeeper, how much of this Hundred-Year Soul Beast meat do you have?"
Hearing Yu Tianlong's voice, the hawker instinctively looked him over, a trace of greed flashing through his eyes. But when he saw the token at his waist, all those ulterior thoughts vanished.
The greed disappeared completely, and he put even more effort into his smile!
"Little brother, you're already out Soul Hunting at such a young age? How impressive!"
Yu Tianlong naturally noticed the change in the merchant's eyes. Luckily, he had been cautious enough, or something really might have happened.
But those thoughts aside, Yu Tianlong immediately put on an impatient look in response to the merchant's praise.
"Are you selling or not? If you aren't, stop standing there shouting!"
"Yes, yes, of course! Little brother, how much Hundred-Year Soul Beast meat do you need?"
"All of it!"
"I have six Hundred-Year Soul Beast corpses here in total. If you want them all, just give me twenty Gold Soul Coins!"
Seeing the air of wealth and nobility about the child before him, along with his impatience, the merchant completely abandoned his little schemes and rubbed his hands together obsequiously.
His expression calm, Yu Tianlong took twenty Gold Soul Coins straight out of his storage ring and tossed them in front of the merchant, then put away the Soul Beast corpses on display. He walked over to the next hawker and bought all his Soul Beast corpses in the same fashion.
Perhaps because Yu Tianlong was far too composed, the people around him no longer looked at him like a fat sheep waiting to be fleeced.
After completing the transactions smoothly, Yu Tianlong replenished his supplies in town before heading to an inn.
The inn was a small two-story building, with a simple restaurant in the first-floor hall and lodging on the second floor.
After checking in, Yu Tianlong went to his room and could no longer keep his expression in check.
His earlier calm was completely gone, replaced by overwhelming excitement.
Without the slightest hesitation, Yu Tianlong summoned his Martial Soul, Cho'Gath. Looking at the twenty-one Hundred-Year Soul Beast corpses lying in his storage ring, he took one out and tossed it in front of Cho'Gath.
"Little Cho, eat! Take big bites!"
Hearing Yu Tianlong's words, Cho'Gath pounced straight onto the Soul Beast corpse and began gnawing away in great mouthfuls.
With every bite Cho'Gath took, Yu Tianlong could clearly feel both his body and his Soul Power improving.
Though the improvement was very slight, compared with eating grass and twigs before, this was who knew how many times faster.
It was just that these were all dead creatures, and most of their Soul Power had formed Soul Rings after death and dissipated.
Otherwise, with Cho'Gath's efficiency at converting Soul Power, he would soon become a rank-one Soul Scholar!
So what if his innate Soul Power was rank 0.1? What did it matter if cultivation was slow? Could innate full-rank Soul Power possibly be faster than devouring and plundering?
What a joke!
As time slowly passed, Cho'Gath soon finished eating the first Soul Beast corpse.
Looking at his body, which had nearly doubled in size, Yu Tianlong never stopped smiling.
After a moment's thought, Yu Tianlong took all twenty remaining Hundred-Year Soul Beast corpses out of his storage ring.
"Little Cho, keep eating. I'm going to sleep for a while."
"Roar~ Roar~"
Sensing Cho'Gath's emotions, Yu Tianlong lay down on the bed without worry. After all, traveling all this time had been truly exhausting.
Whatever Yu Tianlong might say, his current body was still only that of a six-year-old child.
Before long, Yu Tianlong was fast asleep.
Not even three seconds after seeing Yu Tianlong fall asleep, a burst of purple light suddenly flared from Cho'Gath's body.
His eyes, which had originally seemed somewhat vacant, had now become lively.
He had wanted to share this joy with Yu Tianlong, but seeing him sleeping so soundly, he did not disturb him.
Turning to look at the food piled before him, his eyes, smaller than grains of rice, instantly lit up.
He could feel that after he finished eating all this, he might undergo a second evolution.
By the time his master woke up, perhaps he could give him a surprise!
After all, the injustice his master had suffered during his awakening had all been because of his arrival.
Now that he had the ability, he absolutely could not let his master suffer any humiliation!
With that thought, he dug in!