[The Soul Clan experts saw through your intentions. Not only did they not stop you, they even revealed a strange smile!]
[Your luck surged to the heavens. You successfully blasted open a tiny crack in the spatial seal, and the message was transmitted.]
[But the price was that you and Xun'er both had your souls scattered and perished together.]
Ye Hao: …
This self-detonation method really was a case of injuring the enemy by eight hundred while losing a thousand yourself!
And you even became a pair of doomed lovers.
However…
In the second simulation, you had a Divine Grade Dou God Bloodline, and your cultivation talent was maxed out.
It could be called a heaven-blessed opening.
And the result?
You were only a few stars higher than the first time!
He should have stayed hidden a while longer!
He should have waited until reaching Dou Saint before coming out!
He had been too confident in himself.
[The second simulation has ended.]
[Drawing rewards. Please wait…]
The reward from the first time had been completely useless to him.
Ye Hao prayed that the reward from the second simulation would give him something substantial, for example…
The Divine Grade Dou God Bloodline, or directly the strength of a peak Dou Ancestor!!
If possible,
he was willing to sacrifice his best friend from his previous life's romantic fate.
[Ding. Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Divine Grade Dou God Bloodline, Seven Star Dou Grandmaster cultivation, and one Qi Gathering Powder!]
Ye Hao abruptly stood up!
His expression filled with wild joy!
With a Divine Grade Dou God Bloodline, as long as nothing unexpected happened, the minimum achievement would be Dou Saint!
With more effort, even a late Nine Star Dou Saint was not impossible!
With such strength, he could not only carve out his own domain, but also become a dominant overlord!
Even if Hun Tiandi saw him,
he would not dare act too arrogantly!
The next second,
he felt as if the blood within his body had been ignited.
It was as though something inside him was being evaporated.
Immediately after, a warm current erupted from his dantian and surged through his limbs and bones.
To his shock, he discovered a trace of Dou Qi flowing within his body!
This wisp of Dou Qi grew wildly like bamboo shoots after rain!
His realm rose as if energy were being forcibly poured into him!
Dou Qi First Stage, Dou Qi Second Stage, Dou Qi Third Stage…
Dou Practitioner…
Dou Master…
Dou Grandmaster…
Finally, it stopped at the realm of Seven Star Dou Grandmaster!
Ye Hao clenched his fist.
"So this is the strength of a Seven Star Dou Grandmaster."
Bang!
With a raised hand and a single palm strike, he shattered the table in front of him into pieces!
Ye Hao felt increasingly satisfied.
Just then,
bang bang bang…
From outside, next door, came the fierce sound of someone smashing on a door.
It sounded as if the door were about to collapse!
"Open the door!"
"It is time to pay this month's rent!"
Then came the sound of crying.
"Young Master Jia Lie Ao, the rent was raised just last month. This month it is raised again, and by one hundred gold coins. I truly do not have that much. Please show mercy and stop increasing it."
The old man knelt on the ground, begging.
Jia Lie Ao crossed his arms and tilted his head back, ignoring him.
"If you have no money, then get lost! The Jia Lie family is not running a charity hall. If you cannot pay, plenty of others can rent it!"
"What are you still standing around for? He cannot pay, so throw him out!"
Jia Lie Ao ordered.
Two mercenaries stepped forward, reaching toward the old man kneeling on the ground.
At that moment, a voice rang out.
"Wait!"
Several people turned their heads.
They saw the door of the blacksmith shop open nearby.
Ye Hao walked out.
Jia Lie Ao casually sat down on the back of a servant who was lying prone on the ground.
He said coldly,
"You came at the right time. Pay your rent for this month as well. One thousand gold coins!"
The original rent for Ye Hao's blacksmith shop had been two hundred gold coins.
Now it had been raised by eight hundred.
That was equivalent to nearly two months of Ye Hao's income.
The reason Jia Lie Ao suddenly raised his rent was because Ye Hao, who was already poor, still dared to stand up for others!
Was he tired of living?
At the same time, he raised it so high because he was certain Ye Hao would not abandon the blacksmith shop passed down through generations.
He would have no choice but to tighten his belt and hand over the exorbitant rent!
However!
After helping the old man to his feet,
Ye Hao said, "Uncle Zhang, stop renting this shop. I will help you rent a storefront at the Miteer Auction House. They will not arbitrarily raise the price."
Ever since his father passed away, Zhang San had always taken good care of him.
In the beginning,
when he had no money to pay rent, it was Zhang San who helped advance the payment!
During that hardest period,
if not for the help of the neighbors,
Ye Hao might not have endured it.
Zhang San looked up at Ye Hao and felt that today's Ye Hao seemed like a different person.
There was an indescribable aura about him.
At this moment, with him present, Zhang San felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
Zhang San shook his head and refused. "Little Hao, the shops at the Miteer Auction House are too expensive. How could I afford that? I appreciate your kindness."
"Do not worry. No matter how much it costs, I will pay it for you. You just focus on running your shop," Ye Hao said with a smile.
"No, no."
"It is settled."
The two of them began pushing the offer back and forth as if no one else were present.
"So you are not renting anymore, is that it?"
Seeing this, Jia Lie Ao felt furious that he, a dignified young master and a Dou Practitioner, was being ignored.
He stood up abruptly and shouted at the guards,
"What are you standing around for? Throw all their belongings out!"
"Yes!"
The mercenaries were about to act.
Ye Hao shouted coldly, "I would like to see who dares!"
There were still ten days left in the lease.
"Hahaha, brat, do you really think you are someone important? Do you even know your own weight?"
Jia Lie Ao laughed wildly, looking at Ye Hao with disdain.
"What are you waiting for? Do it! If he dares to stop you, break his legs!"
Earlier today, he had encountered Xun'er in the marketplace and wanted to invite her for a stroll.
He had been mercilessly rejected!
He had been looking for a place to vent his anger.
Now he could pour it all onto Ye Hao!
The mercenaries were about to move.
Ye Hao was faster!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
In just a few moves, Ye Hao knocked five or six mercenaries to the ground!
Looking at his subordinates wailing on the floor,
cold sweat seeped from Jia Lie Ao's forehead.
"You… you…"
"There are still ten days left on the lease. You want to break the contract?!"
"Fine! Fine! Surnamed Ye, just you wait! In Wu Tan City, no one who dares oppose my Jia Lie family has even been born yet!"
After throwing out a harsh threat, he tried to run!
Ye Hao leaped forward and landed in front of Jia Lie Ao.
"You think you can show off and just walk away? It is not that easy!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and delivered several slaps!
Smack smack smack…
Jia Lie Ao's face instantly swelled like a blood-stained bun, and several teeth were knocked out.
"If you are not convinced, have Jia Lie Bi come find me. I will accompany him anytime!"
Jia Lie Ao covered his bun-like swollen face, his eyes suddenly clear with fear.
"Get lost!"
Jia Lie Ao turned and ran.
Zhang San stared at Ye Hao in shock.
"Little Hao, when did you become this powerful?"
"Uncle Zhang, before my parents passed away, they told me that before I had the ability to protect myself, I must not reveal my strength, lest it bring fatal disaster. So… I am sorry, and thank you for taking care of me all these years."
Ye Hao concealed the matter of the system and offered a more reasonable explanation.
Zhang San eye's narrowed but he suddenly understood his intention.
Returning to Zhang San's shop,
Ye Hao took out gold coins. "Uncle Zhang, here are ten thousand gold coins. Please keep them."
Zhang San hurriedly waved his hands. "No, no, I cannot accept this."
Ye Hao deliberately put on a stern face. "Uncle Zhang, if you refuse, I will be angry."
After much back and forth,
Zhang San had no choice but to temporarily accept it.
Afterward, Ye Hao prepared to use up his final simulation opportunity before heading to the Miteer Auction House to rent a shop.
As for the blacksmith shop, although it had been passed down from his father, he had no intention of continuing it.
With the system, he could defy fate.
Only an idiot would continue hammering iron.
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