"Xiao Sanzi, you're still too impatient."
Tang Lan reprimanded him with a deep, meaningful tone:
"Next time, listen to my full explanation before speaking."
"This Silver Ice Apricot's Frostwood Left Leg Bone requires Extreme Ice Affinity to absorb. Otherwise, it will backfire and cause serious harm."
The next moment—
Everyone turned to look at Shui Bing'er.
—Aside from Tang Lan, she was the only other person with Extreme Ice.
Tang Lan handed the soul bone to her.
"This doesn't feel right…" Shui Bing'er hesitated. "I'm already getting two treasures?"
"What's wrong with that?" Xiao Wu countered.
She took the soul bone and shoved it into Shui Bing'er's arms.
"Extreme Ice Affinity—only you and my brother have it. My brother already has a left leg soul bone, so who else could take it but you?"
"Just accept it."
Shui Bing'er lifted the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, about to say something—
But Zhu Zhuqing pressed her hand down.
"The soul power in this Ice Marrow should carry an ice attribute."
"Aside from Lan, only you and Yue'er have ice-attribute soul power here."
"If you don't want it, should I just give it to Yue'er instead?"
Shui Yue'er grinned and reached out.
"Great! Then this Ice Marrow is mine~"
She said that, but with their mimicry cultivation environment, weren't they just going to absorb it together anyway?
Shui Bing'er wasn't one for unnecessary modesty. She nodded in agreement.
Leaving Tang San standing there, his expression twitching.
Again?!
Why was it that every soul bone—ones that had already been in his hands—always ended up being completely useless to him?!
He refused to accept this!
What bullshit Extreme Affinity?!
This was clearly targeting him!
Seeing Tang San's growing frustration, Tang Lan decided not to rub it in too much.
He distributed the dozen or so Life Soul Hearts, ensuring that even Zhao Wuji got one.
—And, of course, Tang San as well.
Only then did Tang San's face ease up a little.
But his eyes were still glued to the remaining five.
—Classic case of eating from his bowl while staring at the pot.
Without hesitation, Tang Lan placed the last five Life Soul Hearts in Xiao Wu's hands.
"Whoever needs to break through in the future, come to you to get one."
Tang San's eyes lit up!
Needing a breakthrough was entirely up to interpretation, wasn't it?!
The only problem was that they were in Xiao Wu's possession, which made things difficult.
—Since the day they met, Xiao Wu had never liked him.
"Brother, aren't you keeping some for yourself?" Xiao Wu asked.
"I already absorbed one." Tang Lan shrugged. "But after advancing to Soul Douluo, my spiritual energy quality has improved again. Even if I took all of these, I'd probably only gain half a level…"
No need to explain further.
For Tang Lan to gain half a level...
It was way more valuable to give these to Xiao Wu and the others to raise everyone's levels instead.
—After all, his Godhood Plan required all of them to be involved.
Wouldn't it be hilarious if they were ready for the divine inheritance, but everyone else was still below Rank 99?
"Don't worry about me. Right now, let's all absorb the soul power together."
"I'll guard you."
"Tomorrow is the final selection of the Heaven Dou Empire's tournament. Let's go watch our Second Team dominate."
Hearing this, the group laughed heartily.
There was no pressure about the upcoming match.
With Shui Bing'er leading as their captain—
And everyone having martial arts skills—
The Second Team had steamrolled their way through the past month.
Not a single opponent had lasted more than one round!
Everyone found a spot, sat down cross-legged, and entered cultivation.
Half an Hour Later
Ning Rongrong finished absorbing her soul bone and bounced to her feet.
She wanted to share her excitement but saw that everyone was still cultivating.
She immediately covered her mouth—
But when she noticed Tang Lan looking at her, she grinned and ran over.
"Tang Shu!" Ning Rongrong beamed. "The ability from this Illusory Wisdom Skull is called—Phantom Space!"
"It increases allies' spiritual power by 20% and creates a mental network, allowing teammates to communicate telepathically and avoid getting lost in illusions."
"For enemies, it causes hallucinations, disorienting them and gradually weakening their mental strength."
"How awesome am I?"
As she spoke, she activated the Illusory Wisdom Skull, its multicolored light shimmering as it unleashed Phantom Space.
Tang Lan immediately felt his mental strength increase slightly—
About 1%, give or take.
—Clearly, this Illusory Wisdom Skull lacked the "ignores level restrictions" effect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
As for the Hallucination Effect...
Tang Lan casually turned his head toward an open space.
In that instant, the Ning Rongrong standing before him vanished, reappearing instead at the spot he was now gazing at.
"Tang Shu, how did you see me?" Ning Rongrong asked in shock. "When did you notice?"
"From the start." Tang Lan replied calmly. "The moment you opened your eyes, you activated your soul bone skill, hoping to give everyone a surprise, right?"
Ning Rongrong pouted in dissatisfaction.
"Ugh, this soul bone skill is so lame—it got seen through immediately."
Despite her words, there was no real disappointment in her eyes.
After all—
Who was Tang Lan?
With just his spiritual power, without even using his martial soul, he had earned the Killing God Title in the Slaughter City.
Seeing through a mere 20,000-year soul bone's ability? That was nothing.
"Alright, stop showing off." Tang Lan chuckled. "This is basically a pseudo-domain soul bone skill—the only difference is that it lacks growth potential."
"But unless someone has a spiritual-type ability, even Titled Douluos would struggle to break it."
"Right now, in the entire Tang Sect, probably only my father and Xiao San could see through it."
"You got a really good deal with this one."
"Make sure you also put some effort into Jiangzhu's soul bone."
Ning Rongrong's eyes widened in surprise.
Tang Hao? That was understandable—he was a Rank 98 Peak Douluo.
But Tang San? Why him?!
Seeing her expression, Tang Lan laughed again.
"Xiao San may act the way he does…"
"But don't forget, he's already at Rank 54—three levels higher than you."
"Since childhood, he's been training in the Purple Demon Eye, which specializes in piercing illusions. It's especially effective against deceptive abilities like yours."
Ning Rongrong glanced at Tang San, her gaze scrutinizing.
She had nearly forgotten—
Tang San was a twin martial soul genius with self-created soul skills.
He was also a prodigy in his own right.
—In fact, aside from Tang Lan, he wasn't inferior to anyone present.
After all, if he went all out with hidden weapons, none of them could block his attacks.
But…
His character was seriously trash!
"Hmph!" Ning Rongrong huffed. "I've absorbed the Illusory Wisdom Skull, so I'm Rank 52 now—not 51!"
A weird sense of competitiveness.
Tang Lan casually tossed a Life Soul Heart her way.
"Find a place to absorb and refine it. It should boost you by one or two levels."
"Really?!" Ning Rongrong beamed. "Tang Shu, you're the best!"
She lunged forward as if to hug him—
But Tang Lan calmly used his spiritual power to press a hand against her forehead and shove her back.
"Focus on cultivating. Don't think about unnecessary things."
Ning Rongrong, already used to this treatment, just laughed it off and skipped away to cultivate.
But deep in her eyes, there was a flicker of something unnatural.
Did she really have...
Absolutely no chance at all?
(End of Chapter)
Notes-You can read advanced chapters in patreon.com/Shadow_D_X, i have already finished douluo 1 arc and even quite a great deal of douluo 2 arc