Looking at Tang Hao fleeing with bloodied speed, he curled his lips in a disdainful smile.
If he didn't want to reveal his identity so soon, he would have long since moved to take down both the Bloodstinger and Yueguan.
However, the other infiltrators who came didn't have such luck.
These spies, far weaker than Tang Hao, could be easily defeated without him even using the Haotian Hammer.
Originally, Tang Hao only noticed that more powerful individuals had appeared in Tiandou City and wanted to see if Tang San would get into trouble.
Sure enough, so many ill-intentioned people appeared around Tang San.
Various signs, and one infiltrator Tang Hao personally captured, all pointed to the same conclusion.
Tang Hao immediately understood—it was Xiao Lin behind this.
Knowing Xiao Lin's value, Tang Hao had no choice but to act.
Before long, several corpses lay at Tang Hao's feet.
…
Five days later.
Thanks to Tang Hao covering their retreat, Xiao Lin and the others returned smoothly to the Sunset Forest, arriving at the Ice-Fire Dual Eye.
"This is…"
As soon as Tang Ni approached the spring of the Ice-Fire Dual Eye, she sensed two powerful auras of dragon energy.
These two potent dragon auras were something she had never even felt from Emperor Tian, nor from the revered master he respected.
What could have happened here?
Tang Ni's heart sank as she looked around the Ice-Fire Dual Eye.
Xiao Wu shared her surprise.
However, Xiao Wu's astonishment wasn't at the dragon energy—it was the extreme ice-fire spiritual energy.
For an ordinary person like her (compared to monsters like Xiao Lin), this ice-fire energy was overwhelmingly intense.
She couldn't stay here long, even though she had begun cultivating some Qi and blood power.
"Is this the place where third brother found the immortal herbs?" Xiao Wu exclaimed. Such a location rivaled the Life Lake of the Starfall Great Forest.
If it weren't for the overwhelming ice-fire energy, the spirit beasts of Sunset Forest could easily rival those of the Starfall Great Forest.
"Yes," Tang San replied, then turned to see Xiao Lin sitting cross-legged, voraciously absorbing the surrounding ice-fire energy.
"Brother Lin, what is he doing?"
Tang San, puzzled by Xiao Lin's strange actions, secretly activated the Purple Extreme Demon Eye to observe.
Through Tang San's perspective, Xiao Lin was continuously absorbing the surrounding ice-fire energy, but none of it was entering his meridians or dantian.
Instead, it all surged into Xiao Lin's right leg bone.
In Tang San's view, Xiao Lin's right leg bone emitted a gray light, its purpose incomprehensible even to him.
Moreover, Tang San noticed that Xiao Lin's soul power was steadily increasing, and his Qi and blood strength was growing as well.
Brother Lin has gotten another opportunity?
And here I thought I was the destined protagonist…
Tang San felt a bit envious, but soon genuinely rejoiced at Xiao Lin growing stronger.
The stronger he got, the more Tang San could hide.
Meanwhile, Du Gu Bo quietly observed Xiao Lin and Tang San near the Ice-Fire Dual Eye.
This was outrageous!
He had been shocked enough knowing Xiao Lin was Xiao Yan's grandson and Tang San his disciple.
Now, knowing Tang San's biological father as well, Du Gu Bo was even more astounded.
A group posing as poor students joined Tiandou Royal Academy, were recognized by Xue Ye, admitted, and granted noble status upon graduation.
Doesn't Xue Ye have to give them this status?
What shocked Du Gu Bo even more was Xiao Lin's uncontrolled absorption of ice-fire energy—energy even he dared not touch.
Xiao Lin continued growing stronger, making Du Gu Bo feel like a complete amateur.
Even though in the turbulent Soul Master world, he had been admired as a genius, now…
He chose not to speak.
Seeing Xiao Lin still absorbing ice-fire energy, Du Gu Bo turned to Tang San.
"Tang San, spend this time here cultivating well. I'll send you food. If you want to go out, make sure to disguise yourselves."
"Yes, thank you, Senior Du Gu."
After giving his instructions and receiving Tang San's reply, Du Gu Bo departed.
Now, near the Ice-Fire Dual Eye, only the four of them remained.
Seeing Xiao Lin still cultivating, Tang San glanced at Xiao Wu and Tang Ni and smiled.
"Xiao Wu, Tang Ni, since you're both girls, I'll arrange a room for you first."
Tang Ni and Xiao Wu nodded, and the three of them began tidying up the room.
The Ice-Fire Dual Eye had a house previously used by Du Gu Bo. When Xiao Lin and Tang San had been brought here before, it became theirs.
Now, with Tang Ni and Xiao Wu arriving, Tang San had to find a way to create another room.
…
While the three tidied the room, Xiao Lin's face showed delight, occasionally humming softly.
No wonder—this evolution felt incredible!
It was like a massage or bone adjustment. After a little bit of pain, there was more pleasure.
In his consciousness space, Xiao Lin felt his body evolving, countless ice-fire energies surging in, cleansing his body and soul.
The energy then entered the Chaos Right Leg Bone, accelerating its growth.
The Chaos energy and field continuously enhanced Xiao Lin's physical evolution.
"This is incredible. How is this even possible?"
Since the process was painless, Xiao Lin could focus on observing the changes in his Chaos Right Leg Bone.
But after a long time, he still couldn't understand the principle, so he asked the Ice-Fire Dragon King.
"Don't ask us. We don't know either. If it's an ice-fire attribute soul bone, we could strengthen it, but even then the principle is unknown. This Chaos Right Leg Bone evolves naturally—it's an inherent ability."
Within the consciousness space, the Ice Dragon King spoke, then resumed focusing on strengthening the Chaos Right Leg Bone.
Well, what else could Xiao Lin say?
The Ice-Fire Dragon King was knowledgeable, but clearly they understood the result, not the process.
Moreover, their ice-fire energy was not as versatile as divine power.
The Sea God could achieve feats they could not.
Even though the Ice-Fire Dragon King was powerful, they had limits.
Reluctantly, Xiao Lin continued observing.
During his observation, he began thinking: could other soul bones also be strengthened with Chaos energy?
He concluded that it was entirely possible.
However, he didn't want to waste his limited Chaos energy on weaker soul bones.
But after this train of thought, he had a cunning idea for strengthening soul bones.
If the Ice-Fire Dragon King could strengthen ice-fire attribute soul rings and bones,
then converting a soul bone's attribute to ice-fire could directly strengthen it.
If conversion failed, adding ice-fire attributes might make it easier.
Transform the Left Arm Bone of the Gale into the Blizzard Left Arm Bone or Solar Wind Left Arm Bone—hmm?
This seemed feasible.
But how to add ice-fire attributes to the soul bone?
Have Tang San engrave ice-fire attribute soul power formations on the soul bone?
Martial Soul Data Panel:
Ye Lingling: [Martial Soul: Nine-Heart Begonia]
Destructive Power: D (Only basic soul power attacks; no self-created soul skills; negligible destructive power)
Speed: A/D (Healing speed extremely fast; movement speed negligible)
Range: B
Duration: A (Due to top-tier millennium snow silkworm, soul power consumption for healing is reduced)
Precision: B+ (Healing level fully controllable; healing target locked)
Growth: B-
Special Energy: B+ (Pure healing ability; possibly can absorb some saint-level life-force soul beasts' soul rings at extreme limits)