"That's how it happened. Because of my superb culinary skills, I became friends with the Emperor Beast, the auspicious beast among spirit beasts. Xuanzi, not knowing his place, tried to harm the Emperor Beast, which enraged the beast kings, and he was eventually besieged and killed by the ferocious beasts."
"The Emperor Beast knew I had a grudge against Xuanzi, and because I saved her when Huo Yuhao was about to intercept her fate power, in gratitude, she gave me the dying Xuanzi as a gift. I personally avenged myself by killing Xuanzi and obtained his entire set of six soul bones."
Yuwen Tuo finished recounting his half-truth, half-false story. Undying Poison listened and couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Hahaha, Xuanzi, I never expected you to have such bad luck. You were utterly foolish, daring to provoke the Emperor Beast. Wasn't that just seeking death?"
Undying Poison had also heard legends of the Emperor Beast. To be honest, even now that he had achieved Limit Douluo, he wouldn't dare to have designs on the Emperor Beast.
Because he knew that compared to Di Tian, the gap was still considerable.
"This is also thanks to Xuanzi's foolishness, which gave our little Tuo the chance to personally avenge himself." Iron Palm Douluo also gloated.
The relationship between Shrek Academy and the Body Sect had always been strained.
After all, the Sea God Pavilion was originally established to deal with the Body Sect. The Body Sect's previous sect master, Deadly Poison, was even personally killed by the current Sea God Pavilion Master, Dragon God Douluo Mu En.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them sworn enemies.
In the original story, if not for the emergence of common enemies like the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Sect, the two sides would absolutely not have allied.
Now, the Sun Moon Empire has not yet started a war, and the Holy Spirit Sect has not surfaced. Both sides are still in a state of hostility.
And Shrek lost Xuanzi, while Body Sect Master Undying Poison completed his breakthrough. With one side's strength rising and the other's falling, it's easy to guess what the flamboyant Undying Poison's next move will be.
Yuwen Tuo would not stop him; on the contrary, he would be pleased to see it happen.
Mu En's lifespan was nearing its end. If he didn't act quickly to kill him, Mu En would die of old age, and Yuwen Tuo wouldn't allow him to die so easily.
But he couldn't summon Snow Empress again in a short period. To kill Mu En, he could only rely on Undying Poison.
Mu En carried old injuries and was nearing the end of his life. Theoretically, he could no longer display his full combat power from his peak.
But one thing still needed caution: Mu En could borrow the power of the Golden Tree. However, the current Undying Poison should also be able to use new trump cards. The Dan Shen Mi Jian (Profound Divine Records) secret art was definitely not as simple as just helping him break through to Limit Douluo.
Otherwise, his master wouldn't have specifically sought it out for him to cultivate back then.
Moreover, Mu En should also not excessively consume the power of the Golden Tree. After all, his lifespan was already limited. If he fought with Undying Poison, regardless of victory or defeat, he wouldn't live much longer. With Shrek always as his top priority, he would try his best to preserve this power for the future.
"By the way, Sect Master, you can take these six soul bones from Xuanzi. Perhaps they will be helpful in the upcoming great war."
Since they were going to fight, Yuwen Tuo wanted to make thorough preparations to ensure a 100% chance of victory.
"Hahaha!" Undying Poison laughed loudly, and lovingly stroked Yuwen Tuo's head. Although Yuwen Tuo was already 1.8 meters tall, compared to Undying Poison, who was over 2.3 meters tall, he was still more than a head shorter.
"Child, these soul bones are your spoils of war. There's no need to contribute them to the sect. Besides, I already have a full set of six soul bones," Undying Poison said proudly.
As the sect master, the soul bones on his body were only stronger, not weaker, than Xuanzi's, and he possessed more than just one 100,000-year soul bone.
"Tuo'er, your 100,000-year soul bone comes from a Basilisk. Although it's very powerful, it doesn't perfectly match your attributes.
If you're willing, you can bring it back to the sect and apply for an exchange with that fellow Lu Si. He has several other 100,000-year soul bones, and there will definitely be one suitable for you," Iron Palm Douluo suggested.
Yuwen Tuo asked curiously, "The sect has extra 100,000-year soul bones?"
"Of course. Haven't you heard of our Body Sect's most glorious achievement back then?"
"Is it the beast tide?" Yuwen Tuo remembered that the Body Sect had once triggered a beast tide in the Star Dou Great Forest. The reason was that the Body Sect's powerhouses had continuously hunted seven 100,000-year spirit beasts within a certain period, which then enraged the ferocious beasts.
Although this achievement happened many generations ago, and those Body Sect seniors who had hunted 100,000-year spirit rings had all passed away, their soul bones were all preserved.
Undying Poison also had three 100,000-year spirit rings. Although they might not all have come from actual 100,000-year spirit beasts (it's possible one or even two were enhanced due to the Golden Awakening of his Body Martial Soul), his ninth spirit ring should be a genuine 100,000-year spirit ring.
Furthermore, his elder brother, Deadly Poison, might also have soul bones remaining.
It was just unknown what Deadly Poison's exact cause of death was—whether he was killed on the spot by Mu En, or died of severe injuries after returning. If it was the former, Deadly Poison's soul bones were likely taken by Mu En. If it was the latter, they should be preserved in the Body Sect.
Undying Poison nodded, "That's right, it was that beast tide. That period was our Body Sect's most glorious time, and it also left our sect with a sufficiently powerful foundation. Currently, our sect possesses nine 100,000-year soul bones."
"Two of them are on me. One was bestowed upon Golden Roc, one upon Miaoxin, and one has already been prepared for Aotian. There are still four unclaimed ones, all reserved for those who have rendered great service to the sect."
"Tuo'er, you gave me the Dan Shen Mi Jian, helping me break through to Rank 99, which counts as a great service. However, for this service, I awarded you that spirit beast embryo, considering it a reward.
Today, your killing of Xuanzi has given our sect a huge advantage for our upcoming grand plan, which is another great service. After we return, I will allow you to take this 100,000-year Basilisk head bone, plus any 10,000-year soul bone, and exchange them for two 100,000-year soul bones from our sect that are suitable for you."
Undying Poison's rewards and punishments were clear, and the sect didn't actually lose much this way.
The preciousness of the 100,000-year Basilisk head bone was higher than some of the ones stored in the sect. The value of Xuanzi's other soul bones was not much weaker than 100,000-year soul bones; they also belonged to high-tier soul bones.
This essentially meant Yuwen Tuo exchanged a great service for killing Xuanzi, plus a 100,000-year soul bone, plus a 10,000-year high-tier soul bone, for two 100,000-year soul bones. The sect was essentially rewarding Yuwen Tuo with only half a 100,000-year soul bone.
Additionally, Xuanzi's death had a huge impact on the sect's subsequent plans. If Undying Poison's plan originally had only a 50% success rate, now it had at least 80%.
"Thank you, Sect Master!" Yuwen Tuo smiled.
"This is an honor you earned through your own performance. Why thank me?" Undying Poison exclaimed.
The soul bone of his disciple, Long Aotian, was bestowed by him using his privilege as Sect Master. Yuwen Tuo, however, earned all of his through various great services. This was also where Undying Poison valued Yuwen Tuo the most.
This child strongly believed in "no reward without merit" and only took what he deserved. He was a child of principle.
If Long Aotian could one day bring back a crucial head, such as Jing Hongchen from Mingde Hall, or Elder Kong Deming of the Sun Moon Empire, etc.
He would reward him with another 100,000-year soul bone.
At this moment, within the God Realm.
Tang San was in the Sea God Temple, looking down, his brows slightly furrowed, pondering, "What's going on? Huo Yuhao's fate seems to have changed?"
Although Tang San was not a master of the Way of Fate, after being a God King for so many years, he still understood a little.
Unfortunately, the gods in Douluo were not very high-tiered, and they couldn't simply calculate the future and understand karma with a flick of their fingers. He could only sense that Huo Yuhao's fate had changed, but how it changed was unclear.
Moreover, Destruction God had been acting strangely recently, watching him closely. Every time they met, he would remind him that as a god, he should not interfere with mortal affairs.
Why had this guy suddenly become so serious recently, when he used to turn a blind eye to his previous actions?
Because Destruction God was in the right, Tang San found it difficult to openly defy the God Realm Committee's rules.
He had significantly curtailed his attention on Huo Yuhao recently.
Fortunately, he had already arranged for Da Ming and Er Ming to go to the Douluo Continent under the pretext of taking care of his daughter.
He was indeed in the God Realm and inconvenient to constantly monitor Huo Yuhao, but they could still help.
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