58: Tang San's Choice

Ten Thousand Demon King looked at Tang San, who was forcibly suppressing his anger, and felt that this person's Soul Power was only around that of a Soul Grandmaster. Ten Thousand Demon King was also curious as to why the two masters had gone to such great lengths for this person.

However, despite his curiosity, Ten Thousand Demon King still chose to obediently carry out the task assigned by the two masters.

So Ten Thousand Demon King coughed and looked at Tang San, asking indifferently.

"Kid, why was this person chasing you?"

Tang San was also somewhat puzzled by this. Logically, his external Soul Bone was already in the hands of this person before him, so why would he still ask this question? Therefore, Tang San decided to first fabricate a lie to test if this person was lying.

"Senior, I am a participant from the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Competition. This person, seeing my outstanding ability, tried to recruit me, and when he failed, he developed a killing intent towards me and trapped me in an illusion."

Upon hearing Tang San's lie, Ten Thousand Demon King couldn't help but roll his eyes internally. The injuries on your back clearly indicate something was dug out. Although Ten Thousand Demon King found this lie extremely foolish, he chose to cooperate with the performance in order to complete the task.

So Ten Thousand Demon King spoke up to explain the process to Tang San.

"I am a reclusive Elder of the Spirit Hall. After finishing my seclusion, I happened to see this person hand something over to a young man, and then attempt to kill you, who were already injured on the ground. Seeing someone committing murder in broad daylight on the street, this esteemed one casually killed him."

Hearing Ten Thousand Demon King's explanation, Tang San also reached a preliminary conclusion. After this person obtained his external Soul Bone, his first priority was likely to have a trusted disciple take it back ahead of time.

Then he would find an opportunity to secretly refine it. After all, this person could easily trap him with an illusion, meaning his cultivation was at least above Soul Emperor.

And the reason he did this was likely because he didn't dare to suddenly increase his Soul Power without reason, fearing being targeted by those with ulterior motives. After all, beings with cultivation above Soul Emperor are basically in high positions.

After all, when Tang San himself absorbed Soul Power, he leaped to nearly level thirty-three. Even if this person was a Soul Emperor, absorbing the Soul Power from his external Soul Bone should also lead to growth.

Then Tang San carefully observed for a moment. This person claimed to be a reclusive Elder of the Spirit Hall, and referred to himself as 'this esteemed one', indicating his strength should be at least that of a Soul Douluo, or even a Title Douluo.

And when Ten Thousand Demon King spoke just now, he was in a calm and indifferent state, as if saving him was just a casual act. Moreover, this person could easily deal with the white-clothed old man.

If he truly wanted to harm him, it would have been easy just now. After confirming this conclusion, Tang San couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

After all, there was now a possibility of recovering the external Soul Bone he had lost, as long as he could investigate the background of the white-clothed old man.

Tang San believed that with the strength of Titan Soul Douluo, investigating a white-clothed old man would not be difficult. However, he needed to do it quickly now. Then Tang San clasped his fists, planning to say some perfunctory words and leave quickly to do this.

"So that's how it is. Thank you, senior, for saving me. I am just a mere Soul Grandmaster and currently have nothing to repay senior with, but I, Tang San, will definitely engrave senior's help in my heart and will repay it if I have the chance in the future."

After speaking, as Tang San was anxiously preparing to turn and leave, a sentence from Ten Thousand Demon King and the item he took out made Tang San's eyes widen.

"Kid, do you know what this item is? This esteemed one found it on this person. This esteemed one has been in seclusion for many years and has no knowledge of this item."

Looking at the Blood Resentment Grass, which looked almost identical to the Immortal Herb Wangchuan Qiushui Dew from ancient texts, only differing in color, Tang San's eyes nearly popped out.

Tang San almost shouted out the name Wangchuan Qiushui Dew. Then, suppressing the wild joy in his heart, he pretended to be somewhat confused and asked Ten Thousand Demon King to let him examine the Blood Resentment Grass.

"Senior, may I take a closer look at this item?"

Seeing that Tang San had taken the bait, Ten Thousand Demon King generously handed the Blood Resentment Grass directly to Tang San.

And after Tang San received the Blood Resentment Grass, he almost couldn't suppress the wild joy in his heart, but when he touched the Blood Resentment Grass, his body felt a slight, unusual resistance.

Subsequently, after carefully observing it, Tang San directly confirmed that the Blood Resentment Grass was Wangchuan Qiushui Dew, although the color was somewhat different from the description in the books.

However, the current Tang San was unwilling to let go of this hard-earned "Immortal Herb", and when Tang San came into contact with the Blood Resentment Grass, the Blood Resentment Grass had already subtly influenced Tang San.

This made Tang San firmly believe that the Blood Resentment Grass was Wangchuan Qiushui Dew, but looking at Ten Thousand Demon King before him, Tang San knew he had to come up with a perfect excuse.

Otherwise, there was no way he could leave with the Blood Resentment Grass from this Spirit Hall powerhouse in front of him.

Tang San pondered for a long time and came up with what he considered a brilliant idea, so he spoke in a pretentious manner.

"Senior, to be honest, this item is a Blue Silver Grass that I cultivated, possessing a special poison attribute. It hadn't matured before, so its appearance is somewhat different. It has the potential to add a bit of poison attribute to junior's Martial Soul, after all, junior's Martial Soul is just Blue Silver Grass."

Hearing Tang San's clumsy performance again, Ten Thousand Demon King genuinely questioned the motives of the two masters.

However, Ten Thousand Demon King still chose to complete the plan of the two adults, so he timely showed some suspicion and questioned with a hint of doubt.

"Really?"

Seeing that Ten Thousand Demon King believed him somewhat, Tang San quickly nodded and spoke.

"Of course, otherwise why would this grass appear in this state?"

Tang San also based his plan on Ten Thousand Demon King's claim of being in seclusion for many years, intending to rely on his own "extensive knowledge" to deceive Ten Thousand Demon King out of the Blood Resentment Grass he held.

Then Ten Thousand Demon King continued to cooperate with Tang San, planning to complete the final act. Ten Thousand Demon King rubbed his chin, pretending to think for a moment, then withdrew his gaze.

Giving Tang San the feeling that he was not interested, Ten Thousand Demon King pretended to be disappointed and perfunctorily said a few words to Tang San.

"What you said is also true, you are willing... forget it."

Ten Thousand Demon King was about to recruit Tang San, then he pretended to recall Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, showed a look of disdain, and left without looking back.

After confirming that Ten Thousand Demon King had completely left, Tang San immediately used his foot to directly turn Shi Nian's dried corpse into ashes, cursing Shi Nian with intense resentment as he stomped.

"Damn old thing! You actually coveted my external Soul Bone. If it wasn't for you, how could I have suffered such a great loss? These next few days, I'll have Titan wipe out your entire clan."

After venting his anger on Shi Nian's ashes, Tang San also took out the Blood Resentment Grass. Tang San felt a voice inside him constantly urging him to absorb the Blood Resentment Grass. Perhaps his body felt another unusual resistance towards Tang San's intention to absorb the Blood Resentment Grass.

This time, Tang San noticed. Why did his body repeatedly feel unusual whenever he intended to absorb the "Wangchuan Qiushui Dew"?

It was precisely the continuous unusual reactions of his body that made the inherently suspicious Tang San feel a bit doubtful.

Therefore, Tang San forcibly suppressed the desire to absorb the Blood Resentment Grass, carefully put it away, and stored it in his bag.

Tang San decided that the most important thing at the moment was to have Titan investigate everything about Shi Nian. After all, even this incomplete external Soul Bone was very important to Tang San.

And in the shadows, Ten Thousand Demon King was also somewhat puzzled. How could Tang San, a mere Soul Grandmaster, resist the temptation of this ten-thousand-year Blood Resentment Grass?

Seeing this, Ten Thousand Demon King could only go back and explain the situation to Dai Mubai and Gu Yuena.

Dai Mubai showed no surprise after hearing Ten Thousand Demon King's account. So, to avoid Ten Thousand Demon King overthinking, he explained a bit.

"Your task was completed very well. It's normal for him to have this reaction. He has the hidden Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, and it's normal for his bloodline not to allow him to absorb this item. However, Tang San will make his choice soon."

Ten Thousand Demon King understood why Tang San had this situation upon hearing about the Blue Silver Emperor. However, Ten Thousand Demon King didn't really take the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline seriously, as his own bloodline was enough to mobilize all the plants on the entire continent for his own use.

Ten Thousand Demon King bowed to the two of them and then withdrew.

And seeing Dai Mubai's confident expression after saying all that, Gu Yuena spoke with a hint of doubt.

"Since his bloodline repels the Blood Resentment Grass so much, Lord Gengjin, why are you still so confident that Tang San will consume it?"

After all, in Gu Yuena's understanding as a beast, no one should dare to absorb something that their bloodline so strongly repels.

But Dai Mubai just smiled and remained silent, a look of complete confidence on his face.

After all, he understood Tang San too well. After losing his external Soul Bone, with the team Tang San led having no certainty of reaching the finals, it was obvious what Tang San would do.