He carefully observed the Red-eyed Rabbit, his eyes filled with eagerness!
Seeing this, Tang Lan
loosened his grip on the Life Soul Blue Silver Emperor a bit more.
The Red-eyed Rabbit shot out like an arrow and fled deeper into the forest!
"Ah! It ran away!" Tang Lan said anxiously.
He made a move to chase it. But his legs went soft, and he fell to the ground—it was normal to be exhausted after expending soul power, right?
Tang San pretended not to see this.
The temptation of continued cultivation made him activate the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and chase after it with quick strides.
However, the Red-eyed Rabbit, sensing the killing intent, was using all its strength, even the strength it used for eating grass.
For a moment, Tang San couldn't catch up.
Just as it was about to escape, Tang San, using his back to conceal his actions, raised his hand and fired a Sleeve Arrow, hitting it in the head!
The Red-eyed Rabbit was pinned to the ground. After a few twitches, it stopped moving.
A white Soul Ring floated out from within its body.
That's right!
A white Soul Ring!
The rabbit Tang Lan had prepared was carefully selected; its age was only a little over ten years.
It had just "come of age."
The plan was to trap Tang San before he understood the "optimal Soul Ring combination"!
Otherwise, would he have been so kind as to bring Tang San here to find the Blue Silver King? If the heavens were to interfere and Tang San gained an opportunity, such as awakening the Blue Silver Domain, it wasn't impossible.
Moreover, this spirit beast was also a Soft Bone Rabbit.
—A Soft Bone Rabbit from the same clan as Xiao Wu!
If Tang San absorbed a Soft Bone Rabbit as his Soul Ring, would Xiao Wu still fall for him? His first impression would be dragged down to freezing point.
His calculations were ringing loud and clear!
Seeing Tang San linger before the white Soul Ring, as if contemplating something, Tang Lan deliberately mentioned, "What was that just now? It killed the spirit beast in a flash?"
"Just a minor trick," Tang San deflected. "Brother, what do we do now?"
"Didn't Grandpa Jack say we absorb soul rings with our Martial Souls?" Tang Lan guessed. "Why don't you try it? I wonder if this soul ring will dissipate."
Tang San was startled! He made a decision instantly.
He approached the Soft Bone Rabbit, released his Martial Soul, the Blue Silver Grass, and drew the white soul ring onto himself.
Tang Lan glanced around discreetly—Tang Hao shouldn't be nearby, right?
After a few seconds, Tang San stood up and grinned at Tang Lan.
"Brother, my bottleneck is gone!"
Tang Lan smiled too.
It seemed Tang Hao was very trusting of him.
What's done is done, no one can change it.
He could only increase the age of his soul ring during future god trials.
But Tang San was brought here by the Asura God, and he wouldn't receive any special treatment from the Sea God.
The Sea God's god trial depended purely on talent.
Tang Lan had mutated twin Martial Souls, a better soul ring configuration, and a higher soul power level! Could the Sea God's Nine Trials still be Tang San's?
"It's good that you broke through. Did your level increase?" Tang Lan asked with concern.
"Increase? No."
Tang Lan felt greatly relieved.
This was the effect he wanted.
[Host caused Tang San's first soul ring to be lowered to 11 years, seizing a small portion of Tang San's luck!]
[Reward: "Soul Ring Age +411"! ]
Tang Lan's physique slightly strengthened.
It seemed soul rings and physique were closely related.
When one increased, it would drive the other to become stronger.
It's just that... Why did the age increase have decimal points?
Right!
Tang San's original first soul ring was a 422-year Mandala Snake.
Subtracting these 11 years, isn't that 411 years? Quite rigorous.
"Brother! It's noon, Dad hasn't eaten yet!" Tang San urged, "Let's go back quickly!"
Tang Lan sneered inwardly.
Tang San seemed to care about Tang Hao, but was actually worried about being questioned about the Sleeve Arrow.
Fine.
Tang San, the more stingy you are, the less moral pressure I'll feel to trick you!
One month later.
Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy's semester began. Since it was for two children this time, Old Jack drove his donkey cart, used for grinding, to send Tang Lan and Tang San to Nuoding City.
Tang Hao stood at the entrance, placing his hands on Tang Lan and Tang San's shoulders.
"Lan'er, I won't worry about you. Just remember my instructions."
Tang Lan nodded obediently.
In turn, he reminded him, "You also need to recover well. Don't drink excessively anymore."
He looked like a little adult.
Tang Hao laughed heartily, patting Tang Lan's shoulder.
This eldest son, the more he looked at him, the more satisfied he became.
Then he looked at Tang San. "Xiao San, you..."
"Cultivate well. If you don't understand something, ask your brother more."
That perfunctory attitude caused Tang San to merely nod coldly.
Tang Hao felt helpless.
He hated that iron could not be made into steel!
Three months. He had only mastered 25 hammers of the Chaotic Cape Hammer Technique—his progress was severely delayed due to needing to remove the internal energy from the Nine Yang Divine Skill.
His talent was like heaven and earth compared to Tang Lan.
Tang San's expression was stiff, a little helpless.
But he had to admit that Tang Lan's talent was indeed far superior to his.
Especially that peculiar Blue Silver Grass, which made him want to get close to it and feel the urge to submit.
Tang Hao said with concern, "Lan'er, keep a close eye on Xiao San."
Tang Lan put his arm around Tang San, who was shorter, and chuckled freely.
"Of course!"
"I'll take good care of Xiao Sanzi!"
Now that they were out from under the watchful eye of Tang Hao, a Titled Douluo, there would be plenty of opportunities to mess with this guy! Damn it!
After all this time,
he had been so thoroughly protected against hidden weapons, cultivation techniques, movement skills, and the like!
He absolutely had to return the favor for all this strict guarding!
Tang Lan's earnest words put Tang Hao's mind at ease.
He pushed the two of them towards Old Jack.
After the two got onto the donkey cart, Old Jack glanced at Tang Hao from the side.
"You've finally done something decent for once."
Then, he flicked the whip and drove the cart towards Nuoding City.
Tang Hao watched the donkey cart leave the village entrance without lingering behind at his home, and instead walked in another direction.
The children were going to school, and their mother should know about it too.
On the donkey cart.
Tang Lan reached into his怀 and pulled out a small cloth bag, stuffing it into Tang San's hand.
"Clatter—"
The crisp sound of metal clinking.
Tang San opened it to find two Gold Soul Coins and one Silver Soul Coin.
"This is what I earned hunting beasts over the past two months," Tang Lan said with a simple laugh. "You go through the normal registration process. I'll use my status as a work-study student from the village."
Mm. Tang Lan certainly didn't have the free time to hunt; the money came from selling gold bricks.
But Tang San didn't know this and was quite touched upon hearing it.
He had originally thought that
Tang Lan was going out every day because Tang Hao was giving him "special private lessons."
It turned out that he was...
"Brother, your talent is superior to mine. Why don't I be the work-study student instead?" Tang San said sincerely.
He made a move as if to hand the money bag back.
"Dong—"
Tang Lan flicked Tang San's forehead with a forceful flick, leaving a large bump.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Tang Lan scolded. "I'm your brother, I should take care of you! No more objections!"
He put on the appearance of a doting older brother.
Tang San clutched his forehead, gritting his teeth in his heart. It was both painful and touching.
His brother was too good to him!
Unlike that cheap father, who was indifferent, as if he were adopted.
But in reality, could Tang Lan really be so kind? Work-study students and regular students didn't share a dormitory.
By doing this, he was preventing Tang San from immediately coming into contact with Xiao Wu.
—This was Tang San's great opportunity! Early on, Xiao Wu sacrificed her 100,000-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone! In the middle stages, Da Ming and Er Ming sacrificed their 100,000-year Soul Rings and Soul Bones! Finally, Xiao Wu even became the sheath for the Asura Demon Sword, assisting Tang San in obtaining the Asura God's divine position! If he could win Xiao Wu over, the rewards would be sky-high!
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