Chapter 44: A mere Deity Transformation stage? I, the Soul Emperor, can destroy it with a snap of my fingers!

[Xiao Yan: Fine, as long as you're willing to come and help next time, Brother Tang, whatever you say in the group from now on will be law. I won't utter a single word of dissent.]

[Lin Dong: Me too...]

Xiao Yan and Lin Dong quickly replied in the group.

"Hmph~, two mere clowns daring to call me 'brother,' how utterly pretentious!"

Watching their humble attitudes now, Tang San couldn't help but recall the images of them insulting him and showing him disrespect in the group earlier. His mood instantly became much clearer.

It felt as if something that had been constipated for years had suddenly been expelled; it was an indescribable sense of gratification.

However, in the next second, his gaze involuntarily fell upon the group name 'Zhu Chen,' and a smug smile gradually surfaced on the corners of his mouth.

"Zhu Chen, oh Zhu Chen, do you think you can sanction me just because you opened this 'Blacklist'?"

"What use is your status as Group Leader? In this world, you ultimately have to rely on strength. Look at Xiao Yan and Lin Dong—they were so hostile to me before, but aren't they now completely submissive to me?"

"And that Han Li is the same. Although the Core Formation cultivators of the Immortal Cultivation World are powerful, I am already a Level 45 Soul Ancestor. If I were to face him again, I might not necessarily lose!"

Ever since he returned from the Mortal Cultivation World last time, Tang San had once fallen into a period of self-isolation because he had witnessed the terrifying power of Core Formation cultivators.

The strength of Han Li and the others made him feel, for the first time, the meaning of "there is always a mountain higher than another."

However, the greater the pressure, the greater the motivation.

For the next half month, he began to work tirelessly, cultivating with relentless effort.

Finally, just before the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament began, he successfully broke through to Level 40, becoming a Soul Ancestor level powerhouse.

With the breakthrough in his cultivation, combined with the fact that he had forcibly absorbed a ten-thousand-year soul ring later on...

His lost confidence finally began to return.

To make himself even stronger, on the eve of the Spirit Master Tournament, he publicly rejected the "substitute" plan proposed by Grandmaster in front of everyone else.

He suggested that Tai Long should just go home to feed the birds, and that he would fight starting from the very first match.

No matter how Grandmaster, Flender, and the others tried to persuade him, they couldn't stop him.

After the Spirit Master Tournament began, Tang San immersed himself in the arena, tempering himself through actual combat and breaking through his limits.

Ultimately, before arriving at Spirit Hall City for the finals, he successfully broke through to Level 45 with astonishing talent, leaving Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others far behind.

This speed of cultivation improvement even stunned his useless master, Yu Xiaogang.

Of course, the reason his cultivation improved so quickly was largely due to the several bottles of spiritual liquid Han Li had given him.

Perhaps even Han Li himself hadn't expected that those waste liquids, which he had diluted countless times and nearly tossed into the corner of his storage bag, could actually boost Tang San's cultivation so much.

However, human nature is difficult to test.

Because Tang San's performance in the Spirit Master Tournament was too dazzling, he had now become the most promising dark horse on the continent, his fame rivaling that of the Golden Generation of Spirit Hall.

Wherever he went now, he became the center of attention, worshipped by countless people.

But precisely because of this, the arrogance and confidence in Tang San's heart inadvertently swelled, and he even began to have the idea of establishing authority within the group.

Yes, he felt that he was "capable" again.

Even if he were to face those Core Formation cultivators of the cultivation world again, he had absolute confidence that he could take them down.

As for those two fellows, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, he had never held them in any regard from beginning to end.

The only person in the group he currently wary of was that Soul Transformation stage, Wang Lin.

But he was merely wary; he didn't actually fear the man.

Because he had already learned about the cultivation realms of the Immortal Cultivation World from what Han Li had said.

Above Core Formation was Nascent Soul, and above Nascent Soul was Soul Transformation.

And he now had enough confidence to take down a Core Formation cultivator.

He believed that as long as he raised his level by two more realms, once his cultivation broke through to Soul Emperor, taking down a Soul Transformation cultivator would definitely be within his reach.

A mere Soul Transformation stage would, sooner or later, be stepped under his feet and destroyed with a flick of his finger.

[Xiao Yan: By the way, Brother Tang, I saw last time that you seemed to have many precious spiritual herbs. Did you grow these yourself?]

Just as Tang San was indulging in his delusions, Xiao Yan sent him another message in the chat group.

[Tang San: Why are you asking about this?]

[Xiao Yan: Brother Tang, please don't misunderstand, I don't mean anything else. As you know, I am an Alchemist and have a deep understanding of spiritual herbs. I saw that the quality of the spiritual herbs you brought out last time seemed very good, so I was curious about how you cultivate them?]

"Tch~, all he knows is alchemy. What kind of future can he have?"

Contempt flashed in Tang San's eyes.

A guy who only knows how to refine pills will surely neglect his cultivation; he won't achieve greatness in the future.

How could such trash become a group member of his?

[Tang San: I am different from people like you. I have a place where I can cultivate spiritual herbs myself. I don't even need to lift a finger; I just go to harvest them once every once in a while.]

[Xiao Yan: Holy crap, there's actually such a blessed land in this world? Brother Tang, thank you for telling me this. I'll go find a place like that immediately to cultivate my own spiritual herbs.]

[Tang San: Hehe~, it seems you really are ignorant. How could such a blessed land be so easy to find? I think you should just go back to your useless master and practice alchemy properly; stop coming out here to make a fool of yourself.]

[Xiao Yan: Is it really that hard to find? Then how did you find it? Do you have some special treasure for finding riches?]

By this point, Xiao Yan was practically biting through his own gums.

[Tang San: There is no such treasure in this world. I happened to stumble upon it in a restricted area called the Sunset Forest while I was chasing a wounded Titled Douluo. Titled Douluos are the top-tier powerhouses on our side, but that Titled Douluo has now been won over by my methods and has become my subordinate, at my beck and call.]

Because he had overdone his posturing, Tang San accidentally mentioned the location of the Sunset Forest.

However, he didn't take it to heart.

The area around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was guarded by the Jade Phosphor Serpent/Seven Treasure Glazed Tile flowers; ordinary people could not get close at all.

Never mind that Xiao Yan wasn't in the Douluo World—even if he were, it wouldn't matter. He'd die just the same!

[Xiao Yan: I didn't expect Brother Tang to have such capability. You truly have made me look at you in a new light...]

[Tang San: Hmph~, stop flattering me. The height I have reached is something you can never touch in your entire lifetime.]

"F*** your ancestors and your whole family &*@#%@￥%#!"

Xiao Yan truly couldn't hold it in anymore. He cursed Tang San's ancestors and family members fiercely in his room. Only after he had finished cursing to his heart's content did he let out a long sigh and sent a private message to Zhu Chen

[Xiao Yan (Private Message): Brother Zhu, are you there? Could I trouble you to help me with something?]

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(End of Chapter)