Xiao Yan's eyes lit up: "This Mighty King Taino's strength has increased again! The soul skills of all three soul rings are increasing his power. Interesting soul master."
Taino suddenly raised his right foot and stomped heavily on the ground.
With a crack, a crack in the ground rapidly extended, quickly approaching Xiao Yan.
Wherever the crack passed, rubble shot into the sky under the violent force.
Xiao Yan waved his sleeve, and countless pieces of rubble were immediately sent flying back.
"Damn it!" Taino felt that this battle was a bit too strenuous, and his fourth soul ring suddenly flashed. "Fourth Soul Skill, Power Shock!"
Taino's body was drawn back like a large bow. Then, using the strength of his waist and back, he raised his arms and, amidst the shining light of his fourth soul ring, slammed his fists heavily into the ground.
With a deafening roar, a strong shockwave suddenly emanated from his body, encompassing a vast area around him.
Under the shockwave, the stones flying towards him shattered into dust.
"It seems it's not entirely a power-amplifying soul skill; it also has an active attack skill, though it's still power-based." Xiao Yan had no intention of testing him further. He flicked his finger, and an invisible force struck a clump of stone dust.
With a whoosh, the dust condensed into a clump the size of a fingernail, shooting towards Taino like a gray shadow.
Under the impact of the immense force, Taino collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Taino's strength was decent among soul masters, but that was all.
With this kind of strength, he wouldn't have had any difficulty dealing with him when he was six years old.
"Dad... lost!" Looking at his father lying on the ground, Taino knelt down helplessly.
He hadn't expected his father, who was so powerful, to be defeated so easily by Xiao Yan.
After a few breaths, Taino regained some consciousness.
He sat up dazedly and raised his hand to touch his brow.
"Lime… just stone powder can have such power? What if it were some kind of stone or iron…" Thinking of these possibilities, Taino froze in shock.
Glancing at the students around him who were whispering amongst themselves, Xiao Yan turned to Yan Zhi: "Let's go, let's go look around somewhere else."
Yan Zhi finally understood that with the surrounding students' chatter, it was impossible to concentrate on class.
Xiao Yan could already sense that academy teachers were approaching. He grabbed Yan Zhi's hand and disappeared through the academy gates.
After leaving the vicinity of Blue Tyrant Academy, Xiao Yan released Yan Zhi's hand: "Let's wander around Heaven Dou City for a while, give Taino some time."
"Give Taino some time? What do you mean by that?" Yan Zhi asked.
Xiao Yan said, "If Tailong's family is protective enough, his grandfather and Tainuo's father would definitely not tolerate his father being beaten in public. I've planted spy flies at Blue Tyrant Academy; I'll know as soon as they see them."
Unable to understand Xiao Yan's thinking, Yan Zhi looked at the magnificent streets of Heaven Dou City and pouted, "I don't have any money, what's the point of shopping?"
"That's right, you only have one spirit ring. Even with the spirit master subsidy, you don't have much savings after expenses." Xiao Yan smiled, "How about this, what do you want to buy? I'll pay for it."
"Who said I'm broke? It's just that someone hasn't paid me," Rouge said sarcastically.
"Someone owes you money?" Xiao Yan looked at Rouge suspiciously. This girl was just an ordinary laborer before, and her only income now came from Soul Master subsidies. Even if she was owed money, it couldn't be much.
"Yeah, it's right under my nose." Rouge poked Xiao Yan's chest. This guy seemed to have completely forgotten that it was nearly 30,000 gold coins.
Xiao Yan was stunned. "Are you talking about me? When did I owe you money?"
Rouge stopped and crossed her arms. "That time at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
Rouge could definitely be called a stunning beauty! Whether it was her curvaceous, exquisite figure or her mature and elegant demeanor,
a gentle breeze lifted her hair, revealing her snow-white neck, making one want to take a bite!
Her long, slender legs were clad in alluring black stockings, her delicate hands were as smooth as jade, and her waist was as slender as a willow branch, so small it could be grasped in one hand.
After racking his brains to recall things related to Rouge, Xiao Yan finally remembered that Rouge was referring to the bet with Xue Beng.
So much had happened that day, and afterwards he had focused entirely on the immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, so Xiao Yan had genuinely forgotten about it. He chuckled and shook his head: "So you were talking about that."
"You remembered!" Rouge excitedly stretched out her hand.
Two hundred thousand gold coins divided into six parts, even including Xiao Yan's, would make seven parts, which would be close to thirty thousand gold soul coins—enough to buy many things.
"Want money? No." Xiao Yan stepped aside.
"Ah?" Rouge paled slightly and chased after him. "Lord Hall Master, you're supposed to be the head of a powerful organization. You wouldn't be so greedy as to embezzle such a small amount of money, would you?" "
Greed?" Xiao Yan shook his head with a smile. "You don't think the Soul Hall is training you for nothing, do you? The martial arts you've learned, the pills you've consumed, the weighted robes you're wearing—every single one of them is worth at least those gold soul coins."
Rouge looked at her red cheongsam with some confusion: "These things are that valuable?"
Xiao Yan said slowly as he walked, "Clothes strong enough to defend against attacks from Soul Saints, how much do you think they're worth? And then there are cultivation methods that double cultivation speed, pills that can change a person's aptitude—these aren't things that money can buy. Your gold soul coins have already been offset. If you calculate it carefully, the money you owe the Soul Hall will be hard to repay in this lifetime."
"Ah?" Rouge didn't expect that by bringing up the old matter again, she had suddenly gone from being the creditor to the debtor.
Xiao Yan patted Rouge's shoulder: "Focus on your cultivation. As long as you're loyal to the Soul Palace, you'll get whatever you want through your own efforts. I can pay today's bill for you. Think it over carefully; opportunities are limited."
The money's already in his pocket, why would he take it out again?
Rouge pondered for a moment, then stepped forward to catch up: "Palace Master, wait for me!"
"Have you thought it through?" Xiao Yan stopped.
Rouge smiled mischievously: "Palace Master, you'd better be prepared to bleed a lot today."
Xiao Yan chuckled: "Outside, just call me Xiao Yan."
"How can that be? You'll have to pay the bill later." Rouge pursed her lips, thinking for a moment, "The title 'Palace Master' does seem a bit strange to outsiders. How about I call you 'Young Master'?"
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