Chapter 86 The Old Man Bleeds Gold
Never in his wildest dreams could Yan Shaozhe have imagined that Lin Yun was the kind of ruthless figure who carried a four-hundred-thousand-year-old fierce beast with him.
Faced with Lin Yun's harmless-looking face, Yan Shaozhe felt so awkward he could have scratched a trench into the floor with his toes—perhaps even a whole Sea God Pavilion.
Ah yes, the fine tradition of bullying the weak while fearing the strong was on full display.
He would call it cowardice to avoid trouble in words, but when real danger came, he was the first to shrink back.
After struggling internally for a long while, Yan Shaozhe finally spoke. "How about this then? This matter was indeed Xiao Tao's fault. As compensation, I will personally provide a ten-thousand-year soul bone and a thousand-year spirit herb for the two of you to divide. What does Student Lin think?"
A ten-thousand-year soul bone and a thousand-year herb together were worth millions of gold soul coins. Compared to the garbage upgrade pills he gave Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong in the original story, this was true bleeding.
Those so-called upgrade pills were rubbish. They barely pushed soul power between level twenty-nine and thirty. For someone like Lin Yun, with ultimate attribute soul power, they might not even move his progress by five percent.
And yet Wang Dong had treated them like treasures, even saying it was a huge profit. Ridiculous.
Could those pills ever be worth more than the life of the Sea God's daughter or the heir of the Clear Sky Sect?
Of course, Yan Shaozhe offering these two items was also meant to draw Lin Yun and Xiao Xiao in. After all, one was an ultimate attribute soul master and the other a twin martial soul soul master—both were exactly the kind of talents Shrek desperately craved.
Moreover, Lin Yun was no Huo Yuhao. Yan Shaozhe could hand out empty promises to Huo Yuhao because the boy was already enrolled at Shrek. It was only a matter of which department he'd join, martial soul or soul tool. The disputes surrounding him were just internal faction fights.
But without putting real value on the table for Lin Yun, this one would really take Xiao Xiao and walk away.
And with a rank ninety-seven or ninety-eight Titled Douluo guarding him, anything less than precious would be beneath his notice.
Only after much consideration did Yan Shaozhe decide on the price of a ten-thousand-year soul bone and a thousand-year herb.
"Alright, deal!" Lin Yun grinned, extending his fair hand directly under Yan Shaozhe's nose.
The Star Dou Forest had soul bones and herbs nearly as abundant as stars in the sky, but who would ever dislike having more? Lin Yun had only meant to frighten Yan Shaozhe a little—he never actually intended to quit Shrek.
If he really left, how could he continue stirring trouble from the inside?
It was about time to stop.
Forcing a miser like Yan Shaozhe, who lived on IOUs and empty promises, to cough up a real soul bone and herb—that was already pressing him to his absolute limit.
Looking at the hand nearly poking his nostrils, Yan Shaozhe's expression twisted into a mix of resignation and helplessness. "Enough, do you really think I'd go back on my word?"
Yet Lin Yun made no response, his hand still extended, golden eyes staring unblinkingly at Yan Shaozhe.
That gaze said only one thing: you tell me.
Yan Shaozhe was utterly numb. With a stiff expression, he pulled two boxes from his soul guide and slapped them into Lin Yun's palm, then grabbed the frozen Ma Xiaotao and vanished on the spot.
He couldn't bear another second in that cursed place.
"Many thanks for your generosity, Dean Yan!"
A light, mocking voice rang out. Lin Yun didn't care if Yan Shaozhe heard it. Chuckling darkly, he stuffed the two boxes into Xiao Xiao's arms.
"Go ahead, open them. The herb you can eat right away. As for the soul bone, check its quality first. If it's not good, sell it. I'll get you a better one later."
For Lin Yun, the items were practically useless.
As the Lord of Star Dou, during those three years in the forest, every meal he ate was seasoned with spirit herbs. Thousand-year herbs to him were worth little more than condiments.
If he had not lived so lavishly, how else could he, with ultimate attribute soul power, rise from level ten to nearly Soul Ancestor in just three years?
It was all built upon treasures.
Even now, he often asked the Ten Thousand Demon King to fetch him good things.
As for Xiao Xiao, Lin Yun would never allow her to waste her talent like in the original story. Not only did he attach a hundred-year soul ring to her second martial soul, he also had her absorb a soul bone that had just passed ten thousand years, though it was not particularly powerful.
An Air-Splitting Demon Leopard's left leg bone?
What kind of trash was that? Even the bones San Yan Jinni used to build its nest were sturdier than such junk.
"All for me? What about you?" Xiao Xiao's watery eyes looked up at Lin Yun, brimming with emotion.
A ten-thousand-year soul bone tossed to her without a second thought—this was more effective than any diamond ring or luxury bag back on Earth. It was like slapping a villa's deed right in front of a woman.
The aura of a domineering CEO.
Of course she was moved.
"I don't need it, and neither do you, if the quality isn't worthy of you. Soul bone absorption must be chosen carefully," Lin Yun said, opening one of the boxes with a casual motion. Inside lay a dark-green arm bone, clearly a left arm bone.
'Binger, what type is this soul bone? How many years?' Lin Yun asked.
'Master, this should be a left arm bone dropped from a Ten-Thousand-Year Tiger Demon Cat. Its age is between eleven to twelve thousand years,' the Ice Emperor answered after sensing it briefly.
A Tiger Demon Cat?
More trash.
Lin Yun shut the box with disinterest, then opened the other one. Inside was a single, snow-white blossom resembling orange jasmine, though much larger than usual.
This time, he did not need the Ice Emperor to identify it—Lin Yun recognized it immediately.
It was a Pure Moon Flower. As its name suggested, it cleansed impurities from within a soul master's body, slightly improving the resilience of their meridians. For Xiao Xiao, it held some usefulness.
"Don't absorb the soul bone—it's too poor. Just sell it when you get the chance. As for the herb, eat it once we're back. It will refine your soul power and clear impurities. That will benefit you," Lin Yun explained.
At least they had squeezed some gold coins out of that old fox Yan Shaozhe. This trip hadn't been a loss.
Xiao Xiao nodded, stowing the boxes into her storage soul guide before leaping into Lin Yun's arms. She wrapped her soft legs around his waist, hands hooked around his neck.
"How should I thank you?" Xiao Xiao bit her lip, her moist eyes brimming with allure.
"You tell me," Lin Yun raised a brow.
(End of Chapter)
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