Qiandaoliu waved his hand, and two wooden boxes appeared on the table.
Square and appropriate, they were made of top-quality purple sandalwood.
Qin Xiao's eyes flickered with a gleam, not to mention anything else, just these two wooden boxes were worth thousands of golden soul coins.
One could imagine how precious the items inside the wooden boxes were.
"These are two superior-quality soul bones, one has a lifespan of 30,000 years and the other 50,000 years, and they are both for you," Qiandaoliu said and even opened the boxes.
As he said, the boxes contained two crystal-clear soul bones that emitted powerful soul power fluctuations.
One as red as fire, and the other as cold as jade.
Even without Qiandaoliu's explanation, Qin Xiao could tell that one was a fire-attributed soul bone, and the other an ice-attributed soul bone.
Without a doubt, such soul bones could be considered the cream of the crop.
"Elder, that's really generous," Qin Xiao said.
If it were anyone else who saw the two soul bones, they would probably rush at them like hungry dogs pouncing on food.
But Qin Xiao wouldn't.
Qiandaoliu gestured for Qin Xiao to accept them, "Don't be polite, consider this a token of gratitude for your help in assisting Xue'er to seize the throne in the Tiandou Empire."
Hearing his words, Qin Xiao did not refuse again.
Since it was a gift of gratitude, he would accept it without shame.
Besides,
These were two top-quality soul bones after all, even if he couldn't use them himself, he could give them to someone close to him. Or he could exchange them for something he needed.
"Haha, that's more like it," Qiandaoliu said with a smile on his face.
But in the next moment, the smile on his face froze.
"If the elder has no further business, then I will take my leave," Qin Xiao stood up and said.
What, leaving now? Qiandaoliu was startled.
"You kid... You receive my generosity and are not willing to chat a bit more with this old man?" he said somewhat irritably.
Qin Xiao smiled slightly, "Elder, you are mistaken. You said earlier that those two soul bones were to express your gratitude for my previous assistance to Qian Renxue, not for a chance to chat with you."
"Of course, if the elder wants to talk to me some more, that's possible too, but it will cost you an additional price."
Qiandaoliu: "..."
He was rendered speechless.
What kind of person was this kid? What esteemed status did I, a Great Priest of the Martial Soul Hall, possess?
You must know that countless Soul Masters would bow and kneel before me, hoping to lick even the dust off my shoes and treating me like a deity.
But now, here I was, lowering my status to chat with this young one, and he was still being picky?
Not to mention I offered voluntarily, he even had the audacity to ask me for money.
Do you have any idea how many people would pay just to see me?
This was simply preposterous.
In that moment, Qiandaoliu felt as if ten thousand grass-mud horses were galloping through his heart. If Qin Xiao were one of the Martial Soul Hall's own, Qiandaoliu felt that he would surely throw this kid into the mountains to dig for ores for 10 years.
"It seems the elder has nothing else to say now."
"Then, junior will take his leave," Qin Xiao said, seeing Qiandaoliu's speechless expression, he gave a slight bow, turned, and walked away.
Fuck... Qiandaoliu felt terribly upset.
But he hadn't forgotten that he hadn't finished speaking.
"Wait a moment," he called out to Qin Xiao.
"Does the elder have something else?" Qin Xiao stood still without turning back.
Qiandaoliu spoke solemnly, "If, I mean if one day the situation on the continent undergoes a change, I hope we are not enemies."
"If..." Qin Xiao hesitated and then said, "If there is such a day, we can talk about it then..."
He had a faint hunch that the Martial Soul Hall might take some action.
But who could tell what would happen in the future?
Let's take things one step at a time; no one knows who will become enemies, right?
...
Time flies like an arrow, and days and months pass like a shuttle.
In the blink of an eye, three days quickly passed.
Today was the day the competition began.
Thirty-three teams from the three major forces of Tiandou, Star Luo, and Spirit City battled it out.
The three teams who finally won would compete in front of Pope Hall in Spirit City, where the final champion would be determined.
However,
Qin Xiao was definitely the most relaxed and at ease of all the competitors.
As in the Tiandou Empire, the Shrek squad still had 9 members with 8 rotating in the matches. Since there wasn't any opening ceremony for this competition, Qin Xiao didn't even make an official appearance.
He always sat in the spectator's area with Flander, Zhao Wuji, Liu Erlong, and others, watching the matches.
Of course, sometimes he would leave early out of boredom.
...
Before they knew it, it was the last day of the advance matches.
"Next up, please welcome the Star Luo Royal Team and the Spirit Academy Team to the stage," the voice of the emcee rang out in the soul fighting arena as the two teams stepped onto the platform.
This time, even the normally laid-back Qin Xiao sat up a little straighter.
His gaze also fell on that platform.
Seen,
were the two teams ascending the stage.
To the left, Qin Xiao recognized the Star Luo Royal Team.
The main members included Ye Lingling, the Shi Family Brothers, Osro, Yufeng, and others...
To the right was naturally the Spirit Academy Team.
"Your Highness, look at the three people in front, they are the most outstanding individuals of the current generation in the Martial Soul Hall. Some say they are the Golden Generation, others call them the Golden Trio," Flander's voice came to Qin Xiao's ear at this moment.
Clearly, Flander also had some understanding of these individuals.
Qin Xiao nodded slightly and listened as Flander continued, "That girl in the middle is called Hulena. Her Martial Soul is the Heavenly Fox, and she's known as the Heavenly Fox in private. She is incredibly captivating, excels in mental attacks, and even more impressive, her Cultivation Level has reached 51."