Ten Years of Servitude! Utter Collapse!
"What?"
Tang Hao's pupils suddenly contracted.
Tang Chen ignored his reaction and continued:
"Just two days ago, Blue Silver King Tang Qing led his army to break through Star Luo City and killed Star Luo Emperor Dai Tianfeng. Now, he has completely occupied that magnificent city on the continent."
This news struck Tang Hao like a thunderbolt, exploding in his mind.
His first reaction was disbelief.
"How is this possible?!"
His voice even sounded a little distorted.
"Only six days have passed! Just six days ago, wasn't he still in Blue Silver City?"
How did they suddenly appear in Xingluo City?
Why haven't our people, our spies planted in various places, received a single piece of information?
"He kept it from all of us?"
Tang Hao blurted out a series of questions, each one exuding a strong sense of absurdity.
"That's not all. Even after he reached the gates of Xingluo City, he still managed to breach the city in one fell swoop?"
What kind of place is Xingluo City?
That was the capital of an empire with a history spanning thousands of years, with high walls and thick walls, a multitude of powerful figures, and a million-strong army guarding it!
Tang Hao took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and asked, "That Blue Silver King... how many men did he bring?"
Tang Chen held up one finger.
"More than 10,000 people."
Tang Hao's eyes widened instantly, and his emotions, which had just calmed down, were once again stirred up.
"What?!"
"More than ten thousand people?!"
"More than ten thousand Soul Masters traveled stealthily from Blue Silver City in the north of the continent all the way to Star Luo City in the south, and none of our Clear Sky Sect, Spirit Hall, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School... or any other forces discovered them?"
"Moreover, he actually captured Xingluo City with only 10,000 troops?!"
This is no longer war, this is mythology!
A bitter expression also appeared on Tang Chen's face.
"I also find it incredible, but that's the truth."
"We have probably seriously underestimated the Blue Silver King from the very beginning."
Tang Hao's face was so gloomy it looked like it was about to drip water.
He slowly clenched his fist, his knuckles making a cracking sound.
"This Tang Qing is secretive in his actions, ruthless in his methods, and his growth rate is astonishing."
"His performance was so outstanding, so outstanding that it was breathtaking."
"We can't let him continue to grow like this. If he breaks through level 99, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Chen's gaze deepened, and he spoke softly.
"I even suspect... he may have already broken through to level ninety-nine."
Tang Hao abruptly turned to look at Tang Chen and said decisively:
"That's impossible! He's only twenty years old! And he hasn't been at level ninety-eight for long, there's no way he could advance another level so quickly!"
He paused, and an overwhelmingly domineering killing intent began to emanate from his body.
"Besides, even if he really breaks through to level ninety-nine, so what?"
"This Blue Silver King must die!"
"He dared to seriously injure my mistress and covet the successor of my Haotian Sect! He even stole Ah Yin! This is an irreconcilable feud, he must die!"
Tang Hao's voice was filled with determination.
"Once Xiao San finishes absorbing this soul bone, we'll head to Star Luo City!"
"I want to see just how much this so-called Blue Silver King really is!"
...
On the other side.
Tang San, standing by the fire, was unaware of the conversation between his father and great-grandfather.
All his attention was focused on that ten-thousand-year-old right leg bone.
Just as he was about to begin guiding the energy of the soul bone, a rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes beside him.
A stray dog, all yellowish-brown and skin and bones, emerged from the bushes.
It seemed to be drawn by the firelight and the aroma of roasting meat, a hint of greed in its eyes.
A ten-year-old soul beast, a mongrel.
Tang San didn't even bother to look at it directly, and frowned, feeling that it was getting in his way.
He casually lifted his left foot and stomped down on the stray dog.
Bang.
With a muffled thud, the ten-year-old mongrel dog didn't even have time to utter a cry before turning into a pile of minced meat.
A white spirit ring slowly appeared and then vanished in an instant.
Tang San was about to retract his foot when his gaze suddenly sharpened.
A faint light appeared where the stray dog had been trampled to death.
The light was very faint, almost imperceptible. After it condensed and took shape, it was a small, yellowish-brown leg bone.
"Um?"
"I didn't expect to get a soul bone as well?"
Tang San was somewhat surprised.
Can a ten-year-old soul beast also drop a soul bone?
The image of Master Yu Xiaogang instantly flashed into his mind.
Didn't the master say that the probability of a soul beast dropping a soul bone is extremely low, and that only a hundred-year-old soul beast has a slight chance of getting one?
Could it be that... the master's theory is wrong again?
Tang San shook his head, banishing the thought from his mind.
It was just a ten-year-old soul bone, which was of no use to him.
"Forget it, absorbing this ten-thousand-year-old soul bone is more important."
He refocused his attention on the dark green leg bone in front of him, closed his eyes, and his soul power began to surge.
Just as he was absorbed in the moment and about to establish a connection with the soul bone.
"Little San, have you finished absorbing the soul bone?"
Tang Hao's calm voice rang out like thunder from not far away.
Tang San's heart skipped a beat, startled by the sudden sound.
"Holy crap?!"
He cursed inwardly, his hard-won composure instantly shattered.
In that moment of distraction, his soul power, which was being guided towards the ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, was lost.
For some reason, they inexplicably turned a corner and rushed towards the inconspicuous ten-year-old earth dog's soul bone next to them.
A faint energy flowed into his right leg along with his soul power.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
By the time Tang San realized what was happening, everything had already been settled.
He felt a strange sensation in his right leg.
He lowered his head blankly and looked at his right leg.
Then, he froze completely.
His right leg was ripped open at the trouser leg, revealing not a human leg, but a... dog leg covered in short, yellowish-brown fur, bony and with a splay toe at the end!
"I...I absorbed...a lackey?"
Tang San's voice trembled slightly as he looked at the dog leg on his right leg, his mind blank.
It seems that... in that instant, I absorbed that ten-year-old mongrel's right leg bone.
Ten years of soul and bones.
Right leg bone.
It was a soul bone dropped by the weakest earth dog soul beast.
Tang San's mind was buzzing.
A blank page.
He recalled the master's theory, the ironclad rule of the Soul Master world that he regarded as the golden rule.
A Soul Master can only absorb one Soul Bone from the same part of their body in their lifetime.
This means that his right leg has already taken its final shape.
This ancient, dark green leg bone, this priceless treasure that his father and great-grandfather had painstakingly sought out for him, was now completely out of his reach.
And what replaced it was this... dog leg!
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