Hearing Tang San's voice coming from outside the door, Xiao Lin was stunned.
He was absolutely sure the Tang San beside him was the real one—So who was the Tang San outside?
Very quickly, Xiao Lin glanced at Tang San.
As he expected, Tang San also looked back at him.
One used Fiery Golden Eyes, the other used Purple Demon Eye.
Almost instantly, the two moved in unison, pulling Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu behind them for protection.
"Who are you?"
Xiao Lin sneered coldly and shouted.
"Hahaha, interesting. You trust the one beside you that easily?"
Tang San's voice came again from outside.
As Xiao Lin summoned the Coiling Dragon Staff and prepared for combat,the private room door swung open.
A person who looked identical to Tang San walked in.
Unfortunately for him, even though the appearance was perfect, Xiao Lin's Fiery Golden Eyes and Xiao Wu's Acacia Heartbroken Red could both confirm who the real Tang San was.
The one standing at the door was the enemy.
"Tch, what a hassle. I thought I could trick you into handing over the Dou God Cloak."
"Sigh… If you had chosen ignorance, maybe you could've lived."
The man at the door shook his head regretfully at Xiao Lin and the others.
A few minutes earlier…
In the black market, Dai Mubai issued a high-price mission:
Steal the Dou God Cloak and deliver it to him.
The reward was two million gold soul coins.
Enough to make a Soul Douluo take action.
Soon, a Soul Douluo known as "The Thousand-Faced Guest" accepted the commission.
But he wasn't stupid—acting directly at the background-deep Shenyuan Qibao Auction House was risky.
Items auctioned inside were all high-value, and his reward wasn't high enough to risk fighting the entire venue.He'd also have to pay the black market platform a percentage.
So he used his soul skill to change his appearance, infiltrated the auction, and tried to scam the target instead.
If the target was an average person—unsure who was friend or foe—they might start doubting everyone.
At that time, he could use other soul skills to lure Xiao Lin into giving up the cloak.
And even if tricking failed, while the target was distracted, a Soul Douluo could simply forcefully take it.
But unfortunately for him, both Xiao Lin and Xiao Wu knew exactly who the real Tang San was.
The scam fell apart instantly.
The Thousand-Faced Guest realized soft methods wouldn't work, so he prepared to use force.
With his transformation-type abilities, nobody could tell what soul skills he had used.
He also noted Xiao Lin's youthful group—Four little kids? Even the strongest might only be Soul Sect.
Against a few Soul Sects, a Soul Douluo like him didn't even think he needed his martial soul avatar.
"Why make this difficult?"
He sighed with fake reluctance.
But in Xiao Lin and Tang San's eyes—
He had already activated Martial Soul Possession, transforming into a lizard-man form, soul rings glowing.
They could guess his martial soul was likely a chameleon, and his soul skills were illusion/stealth/assassination type.
Very quickly, they noticed the Thousand-Faced Guest launching an attack.
Several invisible strikes shot toward them.
Under Xiao Lin's Fiery Golden Eyes, the invisible blades were actually transparent wind blades.
Even a Soul King would be severely injured if hit unprepared.
Worse, those wind blades targeted their necks—aiming to kill instantly.
But Xiao Lin and Tang San were not the type to sit and wait to die.
The moment Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were still processing what happened—
Both of them unleashed soul skills almost simultaneously.
Tang San shouted:
"First Soul Skill — Blue Silver Rebirth Bracelet.Second Soul Skill — Blue Silver Super Regeneration.Third Soul Skill — Soul Gathering Art.Fourth Soul Skill — One Gaze, Ten Thousand Years!"
Xiao Lin roared:
"Universe Toss!Comet Star-Scar Slash!"
After Tang San buffed Xiao Lin and the others with regeneration, he immediately used his powerful ten-thousand-year fourth skill.
The instant the Thousand-Faced Guest saw the black soul rings appear on them, he realized—
These four were not easy prey.
To capture them, he would need to completely overpower them.
But Tang San would never give him that chance.
Trained by the Mysterious Heaven Record, Tang San knew—In moments like this, you must act at full force.
Under the power of Tang San's visual technique and soul skill, the Soul Douluo reacted too slowly, just for a moment.
But that moment was enough to cost him his life.
Xiao Lin's Coiling Dragon Staff also struck, yellow and black rings flashing. It elongated at comet-like speed.
Still slower than Tang San's light-speed technique, of course.
But although slower than light, the staff was already faster than almost any soul master could evade.
"Whoosh!!"
The Coiling Dragon Staff elongated, tearing through the air. At its tip, golden flames ignited.
The flame arrived first, followed by the physical impact.
The Thousand-Faced Guest couldn't believe a mere Soul Sect unleashed such a devastating soul skill.
He miscalculated—and paid the price.
"BOOM!!"
A deafening blast.
A massive bloody hole was blown through the Thousand-Faced Guest's torso.
The staff didn't stop—It pierced straight through the room's outer wall.
Unlike when Xiao Lin sparred against Qin Ming—Back then he held back.
Now he wasn't holding back at all.
A full-power Comet Star-Scar Slash extended nearly ten meters.
The destructive force could easily turn a normal soul master into minced meat.
The only reason this enemy wasn't reduced to paste was because he had a beast martial soul and was a Soul Douluo.
Even so—these injuries were enough to kill anyone.Not even Nine-Hearted Begonia could save him.
Blue Silver Grass filled the room, while golden flames flickered outside the smashed wall.
The explosion instantly drew attention from other private rooms.
Concerned for Xiao Lin's safety, Dugu Bo, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin rushed out and saw the attacker.
"You dare court death!"
The three powerful Titled Douluos unleashed killing intent simultaneously.
Their terrifying pressure cracked the auction hall floor in an instant.
(End of Chapter)