Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 488 Bibi Dong's Confession to Tang San

"What age limit does the golden spirit ring have?" Qian Renxue asked, trembling, realizing something.

"Millions of years."

Without hesitation, Tang San said, "My ninth spirit ring is quite special. It cannot be measured by a simple number of years. If I really had to give a number, it might have existed for longer than the entire Douluo world itself."

Qian Renxue was utterly speechless. Then she narrowed her eyes and asked, "You accepted the divine test?"

Tang San's first few spirit rings were not gold, but yellow, purple, black, and red. Only through divine trials could the lifespan of spirit rings be increased.

The reason she spoke with a tone of doubt was because, as the successor of the Angel God, she couldn't sense any divine aura on Tang San... which was a bit strange.

"No." Tang San shook his head, glanced at Bibi Dong, and seeing her nod slightly, he told her about the Blue Silver Network, the Starry Sky World, and the Spirit Beast Illusion Space.

"A spirit beast illusion space?" Qian Renxue hadn't expected that so many things had happened in Wuhun City during her time as an undercover agent in Tiandou, and that Tang San's spirit had actually constructed that illusory space, connecting to a world inhabited by spirit beasts. In that world, killing spirit beasts could increase the age of one's spirit rings, and there was even a chance to obtain spirit bones...

Is this really not a joke?

Or is it that the world is changing so fast that she has fallen behind?

Why didn't Grandpa tell her?

Despite having a lot of questions in her mind, Qian Renxue didn't think about asking them now. After all, she was still the Qinghe Emperor, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to stay here for too long.

"Can you take me inside to have a look sometime?" Qian Renxue asked.

"Sure, given our brotherhood, I can give you a 20% discount," Tang San said calmly.

Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes: "I have to pay?"

"That's right, the Spirit Hall doesn't support idlers. If you have any questions—"

Tang San nodded seriously, then presented a price list for entering the starry sky world. "Different people have different prices. You are not a regular member of the Spirit Hall right now, and according to the standards, you are not even qualified to enter. You can discuss the specifics with His Holiness the Pope."

Taking the thick price list, Qian Renxue flipped through it and her eyes twitched. Who set so many rules?

"These are the rules," Bibi Dong said, taking out a large stack of trust rulebooks after Tang San. "You can try to memorize them carefully."

Qian Renxue was stunned, not understanding what was going on in Wuhun City, but she still put all the books into her storage soul tool and then walked quickly towards the outside of the Papal Palace, afraid that Bibi Dong and Tang San would take out some more rule books that would make her scalp tingle.

"Why is Emperor Qinghe coming out so late?" Not far from the Papal Palace, Xue Beng, who was chatting idly with Emperor Xingluo, saw Qian Renxue, who had reverted to men's clothing, emerge and immediately stepped forward to mock her, "Could it be that you're planning to sell the legacy left by your ancestors to the Spirit Hall?"

Xue Qinghe ignored him, simply straightened his collar, and said calmly to Emperor Xingluo, "I was just chatting with Earl Yinlan for a while. After all, Earl Yinlan and his disciple's Lingtang Technology Unlimited Company are located in Tiandou City, and I have many collaborations with them... I apologize for keeping Emperor Xingluo waiting."

"It's alright." Dai Legao nodded, took a few steps forward, and extended an invitation to Xue Qinghe, "Why don't we take a good look around this Martial Soul City together?"

"In the past five years, Wuhun City has developed faster and faster, and the six outer cities are changing with each passing day. We may be able to take a good look and learn from them to make up for the shortcomings of our respective empires."

"What is the Qinghe Emperor's opinion?"

Xue Qinghe smiled gently and nodded in agreement: "That's exactly what I was thinking."

Delegatus then extended an invitation to Avalanche, saying, "What do you say, Federation Chief of the New Heavenly Dou?"

Upon hearing the title "Federal Lord" again, Xue Beng's expression turned slightly angry, but it vanished in an instant. He said, "Of course, we should learn from good things."

Although he had been emperor for two years and his temper had flared, he was still able to conceal his true feelings well, keeping his emotions hidden...

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What are your thoughts on Qian Renxue?

After Qian Renxue left, Bibi Dong asked Tang San what he thought of her.

"Self-reliance, self-confidence, and self-respect."

Tang San used three adjectives in a row, paused for a moment, and then continued, "He's rather stubborn, and also, he craves your approval."

Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed, and she asked in a low voice, "Do you know what her relationship with me is?"

"Her surname is Qian. She was able to speak directly to you, and her words weren't very polite, so she must be of high status, probably from the Angel lineage." Tang San, who knew the result first, began to analyze the situation. "But you don't have much affection for the Angel lineage. Your attitude towards her is rather strange. There's disgust, reluctance, and even affection mixed together, making it quite complicated. Considering the death of the former Pope, there might be something fishy going on. Title Douluo don't die so easily from serious injuries... Her relationship with you is probably also quite complicated. I can sense a blood connection between you two."

Ok!

After all this analysis, the last sentence is the most practical!

Suppressing her anger, Bibi Dong said, "You should be a smart person, right? Then you should know what the consequences will be if you say it to my face."

"Um--"

Tang San stroked his chin and drawled, "It seems like you can't beat me now."

Click!

Enraged, Bibi Dong snapped the scepter in her hand. It took her a while to calm down before she said quietly, "Then I really have 'raised a tiger to cause trouble'."

"Ahem, Your Holiness, there's no need to be so serious, is there? I'm not interested in becoming the next Pope, nor will I seize power from the Spirit Hall." Tang San spoke frankly. "Pursuing higher realms and exploring more unknowns is what a Soul Master should primarily do. I just want to increase the number of companions I have."

"You've shown a keen understanding of human nature by being able to propose the Grace Decree, so I dare not be careless." Bibi Dong said meaningfully, as if announcing to Tang San that she might find an opportunity to test him.

"However, wise people never test human nature; at most, they guide it." Tang San didn't mince words and stated it directly, "Tests can be set with objective physical standards, such as the strength of physical attributes, the amount of soul power, the value of mental strength, and so on. But the human heart is absolutely not to be tested. Whether the other party passes or not, it will always leave a trace of resentment in their heart."

"If the other party is incapable, that's fine; but if they are capable, they will surely retaliate in kind."

"As long as we don't indiscriminately kill innocent people and implicate others in the crime, then we can be considered to have clear-cut grievances. For example, when dealing with prisoners of the Sun and Moon Army, we don't kill them all indiscriminately, but rather we try and convict them one by one."

(End of this chapter)