"A generation of powerful experts..."
Ning Fengzhi looked at the deceased Tang Chen and shook his head helplessly.
He had heard stories about Tang Chen from family elders since he was very young; this could be said to be a legend of the Douluo Continent over the past century.
He had never imagined that Tang Chen would leave this world in such a deranged state, nor had he imagined that this legendary figure would die before his eyes.
Compared to Ning Fengzhi's composure, Bai He on the other side appeared much more genuine.
Although he hadn't participated in the battle against Tang Chen, it wasn't too late to vent his anger on Tang Chen's corpse while it was still warm.
"You old bastard!"
"For killing my clansmen, you deserve to have your corpse exposed in the wilderness."
Bai He kicked Tang Chen's corpse with force.
Suddenly...
His expression abruptly changed.
Logically speaking, the end of life also meant the dissipation of soul power; Tang Chen's corpse should have had its limbs severed under this kick of his.
But... it didn't!
"Soul bone?"
Bai He cried out in alarm.
Based on the current situation, only this possibility could explain the changes in Tang Chen's corpse.
This guess wasn't any surprise to everyone present.
As one of the three Limit Douluos of the Douluo Continent, Tang Chen had already reached the limit of the Douluo Continent decades ago.
How could such a powerful expert not possess soul bones?
"Cut it open and see!"
Yang Fan answered everyone's questions with action.
Just as they had guessed, Tang Chen's body contained soul bones.
One piece, two pieces, three pieces...
A full set of six soul bones on a Level 99 Limit Douluo's body.
Every soul bone was over fifty thousand years old, with the highest quality reaching ninety thousand years.
Gulp~~~
Bai He's throat continuously bobbed; this heaven-sent fortune directly stunned him.
Not to mention six pieces—even one piece taken out could trigger a bloody incident on the Douluo Continent.
Don't say Bai He lacked experience!
Including Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, and Chen Xin, none of the others could remain calm either.
Fortunately, everyone present were people who had experienced great events. Even with six soul bones neatly laid out before them, no situation of drawing weapons against each other occurred.
"Little Fan."
"These are all yours."
Ning Fengzhi's heart actually desperately wanted to take two pieces from the six soul bones.
After all, after his martial soul the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was promoted to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, he already had the conditions to become a Titled Douluo.
Although he was the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he only had four soul bones on his body. He urgently needed high-quality soul bones to enhance his strength.
But...
According to the Douluo Continent's rules for killing spirit beasts, Yang Fan was the one who killed Tang Chen, so the soul bones naturally should fall into Yang Fan's hands.
"This isn't just my matter; without all of you, I wouldn't have encountered Tang Chen."
"Those who see should have a share—why don't we all divide them!"
Yang Fan didn't monopolize this great fortune.
Everyone present were allies of the Breaking Clan on the Douluo Continent; the family's future development couldn't do without the help of everyone here.
"I agree!"
"This old man finds that you kid are becoming more and more agreeable."
Such a proposal was hard for the others present to disagree with.
According to Yang Fan's proposal...
Bai He, Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Yang Fan.
One piece each!
Although Yao Lao had no use for soul bones, no one had any objection to him receiving one piece.
During this 'division of spoils,' Yang Fan quietly claimed the Asura Sword for himself. For him, this Asura Divine Sword representing slaughter was the true treasure he wanted to obtain.
As for soul bones...
Those below one hundred thousand years no longer held much attraction for him.
...
Breaking Clan.
Although this was within Heaven Dou City, the heaven-shaking, ghost-weeping momentum outside the city seemed to be happening right above their heads.
Yang Wudi stood at the entrance with his clansmen.
Seeing Yang Fan and Bai He return, he was already taking three steps as two.
"What exactly happened?"
As the patriarch of a clan, if not for guarding the entire family, he would have long since taken up his spear and joined the battle.
"It was Tang Chen!"
"Tang Chen?"
"Didn't he already die?"
Regarding Tang Chen, there had always been two versions of the story on the Douluo Continent.
One was that he died outside, and the other was that he retired to the Hao Tian Sect.
But as former subsidiary clans of the Hao Tian Sect, the Speed Clan and Breaking Clan actually believed more in the former.
"No!"
"This old thing has been alive the whole time, just insane."
"Rest assured!"
"He's dead now, not a bone remains."
Immediately!
Yang Fan told his grandfather and the two elders in the family about what happened outside Heaven Dou City.
"Good child!"
"You did right, you did well."
Yang Wudi's praise wasn't only for Yang Fan eliminating the Limit Douluo Tang Chen, but more importantly for the distribution of the soul bones.
If Yang Fan had taken all the soul bones at that time, others certainly wouldn't have said anything.
But if that had happened, it would inevitably make future alliance relationships less solid than they were now. For the Breaking Clan, which was currently on the rise, the family's development was more important than a few soul bones.
...
Night.
Yang Fan sat cross-legged on his bed as usual, beginning his meditative cultivation.
The battle with Tang Chen had yielded abundant harvests for him!
Under powerful pressure, his potential was completely stimulated, and his strength had also been noticeably enhanced.
Seven-Star Dou Wang!
This was his current true strength.
This battle... let him advance two stars.
This was also thanks to him having already touched the edge of Six-Star Dou Wang before, which allowed him to achieve a two-star advancement in a short time.
Not only that!
The soul perception power enhanced by the Seven Core Pill also brought him permanent benefits.
His current soul power had officially entered the Soul State realm.
This not only represented that his success rate in refining Tier 6 pills had substantially increased, but also meant that he could now attempt to refine high-grade Tier 6 pills in the future.
However...
The greatest gain for him was still obtaining the Asura Sword.
This was a divine weapon!
Yang Fan slowly exited cultivation, moving the Asura Divine Sword from his left hand to his right, then from his right hand to his left...
After testing back and forth, he didn't discover any special characteristics of this Asura Sword compared to other weapons—it was just longer and heavier than ordinary longswords, with materials that appeared more high-end.
He guessed it was because he hadn't accepted the Asura God trials, which caused him to be unable to experience the mysteries of the Asura Divine Sword, nor could he mobilize the divine power within the Asura Sword.
"Let your Master take a look."
Yao Lao held the Asura Sword in his ethereal hand and examined it carefully, subtle changes constantly shifting in his expression.
"The Douluo Continent is truly quite interesting."
"This is the first time Master has seen such a longsword; even if placed on the Dou Qi Continent, this would be considered a weapon of quite good quality."
"This sword, if used for pill refinement, should be quite good."
Yang Fan had originally wanted to ask Yao Lao for a scroll of sword-type Dou Techniques.
After all, it was a divine weapon!
Even without being able to mobilize Asura divine power, the effect of using it to chop people presumably wouldn't be too bad.
However...
Yao Lao's words just now instantly shattered Yang Fan's idea.
"Huh?"
"This sword can also be refined into a pill?"
Yang Fan had originally thought he had mastered alchemy thoroughly enough, but only today did he learn that his deficient knowledge had long become an important factor limiting his imagination.
Refining the Asura Sword into a pill?
He was dumbfounded!
"Why not?"
"Medicinal herbs can be refined into herb pills, soul bones can be refined into bone pills; naturally, this sword can also be refined into a sword pill."
Upon hearing this... Yang Fan was about to drool.
The Asura Sword contained power that towered above the entire Douluo Continent. If refined into a pill and consumed, would it become the key factor in his ascension to godhood at Level 100?
"Eh... wait."
"Master!"
"Is the pill refined from the Asura Sword for eating or for using?"
This was an extremely worthy question to ponder and discuss.
A sword was made of metal!
It had essential material differences from medicinal herbs and soul bones.
"Eating is fine, using is also fine."
"This completely depends on the alchemist's ability and the purpose he wishes to achieve."
At this moment...
An expression of hard-to-conceal urgency appeared on Yang Fan's face.
"Master, please teach me!"
He had originally thought that after obtaining the Asura Sword, he would quietly wait for the Asura God trials to descend.
Since Yao Lao said that even divine weapons could be refined into pills, what more could he ask for?
Forget the God trials!
He believed in Yao Lao's judgment; he would melt the Asura Sword into the strength of ascension.
"Want to learn?"
"With your current strength, it's still too early."
"Master already said just now—this sword is no ordinary item. To refine it into a pill, the first thing you must do is raise your soul power to the high-grade Soul State realm. Secondly, your Heavenly Flame isn't domineering enough; you need to find at least two more types before you have a chance to melt this sword."
What Yao Lao told Yang Fan just now was only the concept; the actual strength to support him in completing this operation wasn't yet possessed.
"Alright!"
He knew things wouldn't be as simple as he imagined.
"What you need to do now is cultivate properly. When the time comes, I will tell you in detail how to do it."
Yao Lao's purpose in saying these things was to give Yang Fan motivation, not to let this kid indulge in wild thoughts and be distracted.
Seeing Yang Fan enter cultivation state in the blink of an eye, Yao Lao revealed a satisfied, benevolent smile.
...
Divine Realm.
The scene of Yang Fan concentrating on cultivation was also reflected on the massive blue crystal screen in the Divine Realm.
The Asura God standing before the blue crystal heard someone wanting to refine his Asura Divine Sword.
Rather than being angry, he laughed!
A thousand years had passed, and the soul masters of the Douluo Continent were still as unprogressive as before.
The Asura Sword he left on the Douluo Continent was a divine weapon; even if the Asura divine power within wasn't as powerful as when he ascended to the Divine Realm, it still wasn't something mortals could easily shake.
"Yang Fan!"
"This seat shall see what tricks you can play with the Asura Sword."
The first time Yang Fan appeared in the Asura God's field of vision wasn't during this battle with Tang Chen.
It traced back to when Yang Fan was able to use soul skills within Slaughter City.
It was at that time that the Asura God believed Yang Fan could perhaps become the next inheritor of the Asura God position.
The Asura God's will moved slightly...
The scene of Yang Fan concentrating on cultivation disappeared from the massive blue crystal screen.
...
Time flies.
Since eliminating Tang Chen, Yang Fan had transformed into an iron-willed homebody.
His daily tasks were pill refinement and cultivation!
Half a year passed, and he had already advanced from a Seven-Star Dou Wang to Nine-Star. His success rate in refining high-grade Tier 6 pills had also exceeded fifty percent a few days ago.
This day.
Early in the morning, Bai Chenxiang ran to his exclusive pill refinement room with terrible news.
Ning Rongrong had come!
And specifically asked to see him?
"Is there some mistake?"
"Are you sure she's looking for me, and not my grandfather?"
He... Ning Rongrong... although they both lived on the Douluo Continent, they were like two parallel lines that never intersected.
"She specifically named you and asked you to come out, saying it was something important."
"Could she have fallen for you?"
Yang Fan laughed!
The probability of Ning Rongrong marrying his grandfather was higher than her marrying him, okay.
After all, his grandfather would at least smile and greet Ning Rongrong when he saw her.
Bai Chenxiang asked from the side: "So are you seeing her or not?"
"See!"
"Of course I have to see."
"I also want to see how this Ning family girl confesses her love to my disciple."
Before Yang Fan could say anything, Bai Chenxiang beside him became agitated first.
"Grandpa Yao."
"Why do you always like to make such jokes?"
"No wonder they all like to say behind your back that you're an old improper person."
Yao Lao's eyebrows raised slightly: "Who said that?"
To think someone dared to speak ill of him behind his back—next time he discovered them, he'd give them small pills to eat.
After the joking...
Yang Fan also decided to go see her.
He had never had any good feelings toward Ning Rongrong, but he feared it might be news from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
...
In the council hall.
"Making me wait here for over half an hour—is this how you treat guests?"
Ning Rongrong took the initiative to attack after seeing Yang Fan.
"What kind of guest are you supposed to be."
"Speak!"
"What exactly did you come to find me for?"
Ning Rongrong had wanted to unleash her young lady temper, but ultimately restrained herself.
Adjusting her breathing...
"The Spirit Hall has made a move."
"According to reliable intelligence, Bibi Dong has already entered the Star Dou Great Forest with a team."
Ning Rongrong had grown up after all!
Although her young lady temper remained unchanged, she clearly already knew what matters were important.
If this had been in the past, she absolutely wouldn't have been able to tell him this news so readily.
"Thank Sect Master Ning for me."
Half a year ago, he had asked Ning Fengzhi to help keep an eye on the Spirit City situation. He had thought Bibi Dong had given up on the temptation of the hundred-thousand-year spirit beast soul ring.
He hadn't expected...
Half a year later, he had still waited for it.
The news brought by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was absolutely trustworthy to Yang Fan.
If anyone could place informants within Spirit City, only Ning Fengzhi could accomplish this on the Douluo Continent.
This required not only a powerful intelligence network support, but also long-term accumulation.
However...
Since this matter came from Ning Rongrong's mouth, he still needed to secretly confirm it.
"Sect Master Ning truly has worked hard with good intentions."
Yao Lao couldn't help but sigh at a father's love as he watched Ning Rongrong's departing figure.
Anyone with eyes could see why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had Ning Rongrong deliver this message.
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