Chapter 24 Dragon Bear
“Jin Tianming, I truly thank you!”
Tian Mucheng listened to Jin Tianming’s report, feeling utterly speechless. What was this all about? He just sold himself to a little sister without a second thought?
Jin Tianming, hearing Tian Mucheng’s ‘thanks’ through their mental connection, laughed and said,
“It’s no trouble at all, no need to thank me, Engulfing Sky Dragon.”
“…”
Tian Mucheng chose to sever the mental connection. There was no point in continuing the conversation. The deed was done; he couldn’t possibly fly to Sun Moon Empire and beat up Jin Tianming, could he?
Such a thing was completely impractical.
Tian Mucheng sighed. Thankfully, Jin Tianming was still somewhat normal. If it were Mo Yan, he would definitely be infuriated to death by her.
Ever since they established a temporary base, Mo Yan’s slacking had become even more excessive. Whenever Xiao Xue trained Dugu Luo, Mo Yan would claim she was going to train with them, but in reality, she was just running off to hide from him and be lazy.
As the Engulfing Sky Dragon, he could discipline her, but Xiao Xue, as a Dragon Slave, wouldn’t do that, right?
Not so. Tian Mucheng directly ordered Xiao Xue to train Mo Yan relentlessly. Indeed, if he didn’t push her, she truly wouldn’t know her own potential.
Now she had reached Level 24, just one step away from breaking through to Level 25.
He himself had also recovered to Level 21, but if he were to create a new Dragon Soul, his Soul Power level would likely drop again.
“The temporary organization residence has been found, and now I can begin planning for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well,” Tian Mucheng thought to himself. In truth, he was still hesitating whether or not to use that one-time Dragon Soul opportunity.
This one-time opportunity was his greatest bargaining chip, and he had to consider again and again whether to use it.
Once used, he would no longer have any chance to save his life.
He habitually tapped his fingers on the table, the ‘thump-thump-thump’ sound helping him enter his optimal thinking state.
The two words he hated most in his life were ‘gambler,’ but life often forced things he disliked upon him. Tian Mucheng was experiencing this now.
From the moment he arrived in this World, he had already entered a gamble. Powerless, he would die if he didn’t gamble.
The first time he hunted for a Soul Ring, he had already embarked on this gambler’s path. If he hadn’t been fully prepared that day, the one who died would have been Tian Mucheng.
In the end, he still had the slight upper hand, killing that monkey!
Tian Mucheng’s mind raced as he considered how to maximize his benefits. Using the Dragon Soul opportunity to bring Snow Empress and Ice Empress into his faction was indeed a good idea, and the two Soul Beasts could also lead them into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but he would have to abandon the two Dragon Souls at the bottom of the spring.
As for Iliex, he couldn’t guarantee anything that would attract him.
“Right! That carving knife!” Tian Mucheng thought of the Evil Soul Master carving knife that appeared in the Star Luo Auction House in the original work. He could try to bid for it, but he couldn’t wait until then.
With the changes in the Child of Destiny, opportunities might also experience a butterfly effect.
“Hoo~” Tian Mucheng took a deep breath. He chose to gamble.
If it were during Douluo Dalu 1, it would have been quite fair. He could have taken his time leisurely, without any rush or need to take risks and gamble. But now it was Tang San’s era. As long as he wasn’t too arrogant when he was weak, there wouldn’t be any big problems. Otherwise, like in Douluo Dalu 3, without a good system, he would have been directly crushed!
That Tang Hao was truly protective of his offspring, not to mention the doting affection for a grandchild…
“Xiao Xue.”
“Present.”
Upon hearing Tian Mucheng’s call, Xiao Xue immediately appeared before him.
She was like an unyielding fortress, guarding her Holy Master twenty-four hours a day, like a shadow. The Holy Master’s body was like fragile porcelain. If she wasn’t by his side, even a slight mishap, if she failed to arrive in time, she would probably have no choice but to atone with her death.
“Have Dragon Bear return quickly from the White Tiger Duke. Those two children no longer need to be monitored for now.” Tian Mucheng began to issue orders, “Dugu Yan and Dugu Luo should also prepare. And as for Mo Yan, you personally supervise her preparations. If she dares to be lazy, report directly to me.”
“Yes!” Xiao Xue already understood what the Holy Master intended to do. The matter of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had been disclosed to her, and she had already made full preparations.
Xiao Xue left, and the room was once again left with only Tian Mucheng sitting there. He propped his chin with one hand and continued to tap the table with the other, falling back into a state of contemplation.
Once the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well matter was concluded, his game of chess with the pure and flawless Tang Buddha would officially begin.
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Sunset Forest
This was originally the second largest Soul Beast forest on the Douluo Continent, but now the Soul Beasts here were dwindling, and the strongest Soul Beasts had only reached ten to twenty thousand years of cultivation.
The Third Dragon Slave, Dragon Bear, was scouting ahead, while Xiao Xue was searching everywhere for hidden Soul Beasts or Evil Soul Masters.
Dugu Yan was protecting Tian Mucheng and the other two. Her Soul Power, which should have been Level 69, directly entered Level 70 due to the Dragon Soul modification. Her Bi Lin Snake Martial Soul was transformed into a Bi Lin Flood Dragon by the Dragon Soul, with its poison enhanced several times and its physical body also strengthened.
It could be said to be quite excellent.
It was also a good chance to see if there were any poison-element Soul Beasts in the Sunset Forest. If so, it would become Dugu Yan’s seventh Soul Ring. If not, they would have to make a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Mo Yan lazily yawned, her gaze sweeping over the Soul Beasts that were eyeing them menacingly but dared not approach. Feeling bored, she closed her eyes and directly lay down on Dugu Luo, falling asleep.
The eleven-year-old Dugu Luo helplessly caught her older sister, who always slacked off during training, her eyes filled with doting affection and tenderness.
When Tian Mucheng saw this scene, he really wanted to take out a sack, put Mo Yan in it, hang her from a tree, and beat her hard!
Boom.
A strong explosion ripple sounded from the front. Tian Mucheng looked over curiously, only to see the Level 74 Dragon Bear already in a combat state.
Seven Soul Rings rose from beneath Dragon Bear’s feet, consisting of seven different colored Soul Rings: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black.
Perhaps among the Dragon Slaves, only that Mo Xie had a ten-year first Soul Ring.
“Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul True Body!” Dragon Bear roared, his entire body’s muscles began to swell rapidly, and his human form began to transform towards a beastly appearance.
A Dragon Bear, a hybrid of a dragon and a bear, appeared before the four of them.
The Third Dragon Slave, originally named Wang Jin, was a Level 66 Evil Soul Master with a Demonic Bear Martial Soul. Later, he was transformed by a Dragon Soul, and his Demonic Bear Martial Soul became a Dragon Bear possessing dragon bloodline. It was quite unique, to say the least.
Dragon Bear’s powerful body began to wrestle with the twenty-thousand-year Soul Beast in front of him. Dragon Bear continuously controlled his immense strength, preventing the resulting ripples from affecting the Holy Master and the others.
Tian Mucheng naturally saw this and shouted, “Dragon Bear, finish it quickly! We don’t have much time to waste.”
Upon hearing the Holy Master’s command, Dragon Bear instantly understood. He no longer suppressed the terrifying immense strength on his body. He grabbed the Soul Beast’s head and began to brutally pummel it. Seeing a large amount of ripple about to affect them, Dugu Yan immediately stood in front of Tian Mucheng and the other two, blocking the ripples for them.
That twenty-thousand-year Soul Beast was truly a miserable sight. Its head was like a watermelon being hammered, pressed firmly to the ground by Dragon Bear’s paw, while its body was like a rag doll, continuously being brutally beaten by the other paw. Its entire beast hide was completely tattered, as if it had been ravaged by a strong wind.
“Tsk~ Why is this guy still so violent?”
Mo Yan, who had been woken up at some point, raised her head to look at Dragon Bear, who was brutally beating the Soul Beast in front, and couldn’t help but complain.