"Too much, just too much!"
As Tang San's group walked down the street, Tai Tan, the burly man, fumed after a few steps. "That old fox Lou Gao, showing no respect to the Young Master. It's just the method to make soul tools! Stingy as a miser."
"If I, Tai Tan, had it, I'd have handed it to the Young Master without hesitation."
"Years of friendship, and it's worth less than a few years with the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect? I, Tai Tan of the Power Clan, despise such opportunistic people."
Nearby, Sea Spear Douluo, listening to Tai Tan's complaints, couldn't help but twitch.
Good grief, such shamelessness knew no bounds!
Why should the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect give away the soul tool crafting method for free, just for some so-called "friendship"?
Please, Lou Gao was the soul tool craftsman, even their creator.
But could he have done it alone without the resources invested by the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect?
The Nine Treasures Chamber had been collecting various metals, likely for soul tool production.
This wasn't a matter of one or two million gold coins—it was a constant flow of money.
A few words, and they expected it to be handed over?
With the Young Sect Master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect watching, if Lou Gao gave it away, how was he any different from a foolish soul beast like a husky tearing down a house?
Others, out of respect for Lou Gao, said the soul tool's crafting method was inside it.
Go find it yourselves.
"Sigh…" Sea Spear Douluo sighed.
Thankfully, Tang San wasn't as stubborn or bizarre as Tai Tan, or he'd question whether the Sea God's Nine Trials were about choosing an heir or the Sea God wanting to ditch and run.
As expected, after Tai Tan's long complaints, Tang San intervened, raising Sea Spear's opinion of him slightly.
"Tai Tan, it's reasonable that we couldn't get the soul tool crafting method. There's nothing to say," Tang San said gently, his voice like a spring breeze. "Since the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect said the soul tool was sold and the crafting method is inside it, we missed our chance. That's all."
"My Tang Sect's hidden weapons may not be inferior to soul tools," Tang San said, patting Tai Tan's shoulder.
"Young Master…" Tai Tan was visibly moved.
This was the person he, Tai Tan, pledged loyalty to!
This magnanimity, this captivating gentleness—this was the demeanor of the Clear Sky Sect's direct heir.
"No need to dwell on it. If I gain, I'm fortunate; if I lose, it's fate," Tang San said with a serene smile, seeing Tai Tan's excitement. "Today they ignore me; tomorrow, I'll make them unreachable."
"Thirty years east, thirty years west—never underestimate a young man's potential."
"The Nine Treasures Glazed Sect will pay one day."
After calming Tai Tan, Tang San looked at Bo Saixi. "You just said we should rob the people in VIP Room No. 3?"
Earlier, Bo Saixi had sent him a voice transmission.
She said she could help retrieve the soul tool.
This piqued Tang San's curiosity. Out of deep respect for Bo Saixi and the Sea God, he had hesitated to ask her to act like a bandit, but before he could decide, Bo Saixi had spoken up.
The target wasn't one of the Seven Sacred Pillars of the Martial Soul Hall but the mother and daughter from VIP Room No. 3 who bought the soul tool, which puzzled Tang San.
Meeting Tang San's gaze, Bo Saixi nodded slightly.
"Yes."
"The mother and daughter in VIP Room No. 3 are suspected to be transformed soul beasts, but I'm not entirely certain. I plan to confirm it."
At the mention of transformed soul beasts, Tang San's eyes lit up.
Transformed soul beasts? Two of them?
Didn't that mean two 100,000-year soul bones and two 100,000-year soul rings?
"Is… is this true?" Tang San gasped.
"It needs further confirmation," Bo Saixi said. "Even if true, we'd need to act far from Vast Sea City."
"Because of Ning Rongrong?"
"No," Bo Saixi shook her head slightly. "I'm unsure of Ning Rongrong's strength, but during your conversation, I sensed another presence."
"That presence was at the Limit Douluo pseudo-demi-god level, and there was a Title Douluo nearby. If I'm not mistaken, it's Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin."
Ning Fengzhi's breakthrough to Title Douluo and Chen Xin's reach to Limit Douluo were no secret on the continent.
During the war between Heaven Dou and Star Luo, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo stopped Tang Chen.
They forced him to agree that Limit Douluo could not participate in wars and made the Star Luo Empire return the Heaven Dou territory it had seized, retreating to the border.
Without Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, the previous Star Luo Emperor and Empress would have expanded their territory, possibly taking a fifth of Heaven Dou's land.
"But, sigh…"
Thinking of the deaths of the previous Star Luo Emperor and Empress, Bo Saixi sighed.
Others might not know, but how could she not?
During the Soul Master Tournament, she sensed a divine aura on Zhu Zhuqing.
As a divine servant who had undergone the Sea God's Eight Trials, no one knew better than she what it meant.
Zhu Zhuqing was likely a divine trial inheritor, and…
It was highly possible that she and Davis, now on the throne, had secretly killed the previous Star Luo Emperor and Empress.
But that wasn't important.
As the Sea God's High Priestess, she only needed to fulfill her duties.
For example, helping Tang San complete the Sea God's Nine Trials and boosting his strength as much as possible.
While Tang San was still shocked that Ning Fengzhi, the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect Master, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, one of the White Jade Pillars, were personally present, Bo Saixi thought for a moment and said, "Those two are heading toward the Star Dou Great Forest. We can intercept them on the way."
"Will that be dangerous?" Tang San asked, concerned. It was rumored that sea soul masters' strength weakened on land.
If Bo Saixi faced two Title Douluo, would it be difficult?
"No," Bo Saixi shook her head. "The Sea God Trident compensates for the gap between sea soul masters and land soul masters. Besides, the strength of that mother and daughter is nothing special."
As one of the three great pillars of humanity on the continent, Bo Saixi was confident in herself.
"High Priestess," Sea Spear Douluo's abrupt voice interrupted Tang San and Bo Saixi's conversation.
"VIP Room No. 2 seems to be from the Martial Soul Hall. To spend so much on a soul bone, their status in the Martial Soul Hall must be high."
Sea Spear Douluo made a throat-slitting gesture.
"Wait for now," Bo Saixi shook her head. "I know you and Sea Witch have a deep bond, but prioritize. After dealing with the mother and daughter, then consider whether to act against the Martial Soul Hall."
"Don't forget, you are the Seven Sacred Pillars loyal to Lord Sea God."
"Don't let hatred blind you."
Bo Saixi's eyes flashed with severity as she spoke.
Sea Spear Douluo shuddered and quickly bowed.
"Yes, High Priestess. I overstepped."
"Good that you understand," Bo Saixi softened her tone upon seeing her subordinate's admission. "Our grudge with the Martial Soul Hall will be settled one day."
"Sea God Island will never forget the sea soul masters who contributed to it."
"The majesty of the ocean will surely sweep away evil!"