As for the exact reason, even Thunder Prison Vine (Lei Ming Yan Yu Teng) itself didn't know.
Only the God King of Destruction knew the real cause.
But no matter what—
For the sake of the million-year soul spirit, the Demon Whale Sea Region must be visited.
At this moment, Bo Saixi walked down.
She did not ask questions.
She directly tossed over a spiritual light sphere.
"Inside this is the sea chart near the Sea God Island. The Demon Whale Sea Region is marked on it."
"They will stay here. I will take care of them."
"Go."
Look!
How considerate and understanding she was.
His great-grandfather was really blind back then—to miss such a good woman!
But—
"I need to take a few people with me to obtain soul spirits." Tang Lan said, naming them:"Zhuqing, Bing'er, Yue'er, Rongrong, Little San, get ready. You will come with me."
Bo Saixi looked thoughtful.
Tang Lan intended for these people's earlier soul rings to all be at least ten-thousand-year, holding them over for now—
And once their eighth and ninth rings could withstand 100,000 years,They would then use god-bestowed soul rings?
Not a bad idea at all.
Under normal circumstances—
As the Grand Priestess, Bo Saixi absolutely could not allow such a thing.
After all, the purpose of god-bestowed soul rings was to let examinees finish the trials more quickly.
Such loophole-exploiting—
In the past,She would have directly judged them as "impure of heart", and revoked their god-bestowed rings without hesitation.
But the Sea God Himself had already opened a backdoor for Tang Lan.
How could she, as the great-grandmother, drag him down?
She merely reminded him:
"In two months, the time limit for the first trial ends. You must return before then."
"Understood, Sister Xi." Tang Lan smiled.
Bo Saixi nodded and turned to leave.
Zhu Zhuqing and the others accepted the Hanhai Soul Seal, entering the Blue King one after another to wait.
Tang San stayed at the end, staring at Tang Lan with hesitating eyes.
Dai Mubai and the others took one look and instantly knew—
He wasn't thinking anything good.
No way…
They all looked at Thunder Prison Vine.
Seriously?
This guy actually dares think about that?
Tang Lan, however, felt somewhat pleased—You finally dare say it out loud, huh?
His face remained calm.
"Little San, what's wrong?" Tang Lan said gently. "No need to hold back with your brother. Say what you want to say."
Encouraged, Tang San revealed the heaven-defying thought—
"Brother!"
"This Thunder Prison Vine… it's also a plant-type soul beast."
"How about letting it… become my soul spirit?"
Good heavens.
Everyone except Tang Lan widened their eyes!
Even the busy Zhu Rong and others raised their heads to stare at Tang San.
Just how thick must one's face be—to say something like that?
Eating your brother's food, using your brother's resources, leeching off your brother's cultivation…
And now you want to snatch your brother's?
"I do not agree!"
Xiao Wu burst in rage—
"You little bastard, I've tolerated you for long enough!"
"Everything before, whatever. But this Thunder Prison Vine was raised entirely by Brother—working day and night!"
"How dare you even ask?!"
Seeing the soul rings flicker on Xiao Wu's body—
If Tang Lan hadn't stopped her, Xiao Wu would've thrown Tang San into a Raging Demon 8-Stage Suplex on the spot!
Knowing he was in the wrong, Tang San shrank his neck and stayed silent.
Waiting for Tang Lan's verdict.
Tang Lan thought—
Should he be the one to play the bad guy?
He let out a long sigh.
Under everyone's stunned, heartbroken, and massively jealous gazes—
Tang Lan pushed Tang San toward Thunder Prison Vine.
"Soul spirits must be mutually compatible."
"As long as you can gain Little Lei's approval, I have no objections."
Tang San's face lit up with joy!
His brother really loved him!
But Thunder Prison Vine was completely dumbfounded.
What?
Even if it didn't reach a million years, it would still at least reach 840,000 years.
Sacrificing itself to Tang Lan—No problem.After all, even the Sea God Himself gave Tang Lan a backdoor, not to mention an unnamed God of Destiny backing him.
Others worried whether they could become gods.
Tang Lan was choosing between two different paths to godhood.
Following him = guaranteed ascent.
But following Tang San? For what?
Wait for Tang Lan to become a god, then carry them to the God Realm later?Why take such a long detour?
Was Thunder Prison Vine ill?
Thus—
Before Tang San could even open his mouth,
Thunder Prison Vine decisively declared:
"Other than Tang Lan, no one else can make this lord sacrifice! Not happening!"
It tilted its head to glance at Tang San and spat a bolt of lightning.
No words spoken, but everything was said.
Tang San trembled in anger, unable to retaliate.
—Which only made him angrier!
Tang Lan nearly burst out laughing.
The legendary—
The more you think about it, the angrier you get.
Compared to Tang Lan's restraint—
Xiao Wu laughed freely and beautifully, like the sound of silver bells.
Dai Mubai and others turned their faces away, chuckling as well.
Tang Lan used Mirror Flower, Water Moon to hide the smile.
But the system didn't react.
Strange…
Thunder Prison Vine refused, didn't it?
After a moment of thought—
After ten months together, Thunder Prison Vine already fully understood Tang San's potential and personality.
Both were completely inferior to Tang Lan.
It never once considered choosing Tang San.
Tang San's failure to obtain an opportunity did not count as Tang Lan "stealing" it.
Tang Lan felt relieved.
He had originally planned to wait until the vine reached a million years, then before sacrifice, let Tang San attempt it to get system rewards.
If not for today—
Thunder Prison Vine would've immediately sacrificed itself to Tang Lan, ruining the plan.
Huge loss.
Fortunately, there was still time to salvage it.
"Ahem."
Tang Lan looked at Thunder Prison Vine seriously.
"Little Lei, give me face. Give my little brother a chance."
"As a promise, I will definitely take you to the God Realm."
"How about it?"
Tang San jerked his head up.
Moved to tears.
Only Brother treated him so well!
He stared eagerly at Thunder Prison Vine.
Give way?
Impossible.
This was a chance to reverse fate—how could he give it up?
Anyway, my brother has so many soul spirits. He won't miss this one!
Thunder Prison Vine stared at Tang Lan in disbelief—
—Are you serious?
Tang Lan calmly stared back—
—If you don't give him a chance, I suffer massive losses, idiot!
Thunder Prison Vine's expression collapsed—
—Damn! I've run into a "support-your-little-brother-no-matter-what" type!
It could only hesitate, struggling internally.
Beside them—
Xiao Wu was baring her teeth in anger, powerless to stop it.
"Brother really… What's so good about this little bastard? Always taking his side."
Dai Mubai and others nodded subconsciously.
Tang Lan spoiled his disappointing little brother far too much.
Every benefit—Tang San got priority.
Yet with all the opportunities, he still didn't amount to much.
And now—
Tang Lan spoke so seriously that Thunder Prison Vine couldn't outright refuse.
—Still want to be this guy's soul spirit or what?
But it really looked down on Tang San.
After ten months of observation, it came up with the perfect test—
"I won't force you."
Thunder Prison Vine said confidently:
"When we arrive at the Demon Whale Sea Region, if the Deep Sea Demon Whale King appears, you must go up and stall it for me."
"Once I reach a million years, I will immediately begin sacrifice to save you."
"How about that?"
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