Chapter 155: Extortion
Tian Huang’s expression of amazement quickly changed back to his indifferent and aloof one. He swung his arms, Tang Yin was enveloped in dense golden light before vanishing.
"So far that Tang Yin has exceeded my expectations, hopefully, he is the one." Tian Huang muttered to himself. He then cast his gaze across the Shadow Puppet Hall.
Most of the cultivators were still battling their first puppet, including Scattered Soul Daoist. There was only 1 cultivator who had killed his first puppet. He was an old man with 5th stage Qi Transformation Realm cultivation.
When Tang Yin regained his vision, he was standing on the thousand-foot-wide platform. Above him was the Tempest Palace.
He looked down at the Azure Luan Pouch hanging off his waist, he felt a faint call from within.
He injected Abyss Qi into the pouch and opened it, a black arc charged out.
An adorable little girl with breathtaking beauty appeared before Tang Yin, her little face was full of anger. Before Tang Yin could say anything, she kicked his leg.
"What was that for?" Tang Yin sullenly asked.
"I sensed a battle, why didn’t you call me?" Xiao Fei pointed at Tang Yin and accused him. She looked in no way threatening but instead looked like a pouting young mistress.
"I’ve reached a breakthrough in my cultivation and power, I wanted to test out my new strength." Tang Yin put his hands up and innocently explained. "Besides, it’s not a bad thing to hide another powerful asset." He commented.
"Am I just an asset to you?!" Xiao Fei screeched, she kicked Tang Yin’s leg once again.
"Alright, alright. I’m sorry, I’ll call you next time there is a battle." Tang Yin let out a bitter sigh, Xiao Fei was always hard to please.
"Not enough." Xiao Fei turned her head, unwilling to accept Tang Yin’s apology.
Tang Yin let out another forlorn sigh, he brought out 20 High-grade Spirit Stones from his storage ring and gave them to Xiao Fei. "Is that enough?"
"It’s enough, enough!" Xiao Fei burst into joy. She quickly snatched the Spirit Stones out of Tang Yin’s hand as if she were afraid that he would withdraw them.
"Is there anything else you want to tell me? If not, go back into the Azure Luan Pouch." Tang Yin spoke, snapping Xiao Fei out of her joy.
"Master, do you not want me anymore?" Xiao Fei asked with a melancholy expression.
"It’s not that, the other cultivators will arrive shortly. It’s better to keep you hidden." Tang Yin explained logically. Although the other cultivators had already seen Xiao Fei, they had not witnessed her strength.
Upon seeing Xiao Fei’s woeful expression, Tang Yin brought out 50 High-grade Spirit Stones. "I’ll give you more later, go back into the Azure Luan Pouch for a bit longer."
Xiao Fei took the Spirit Stones happily and entered the Azure Luan Pouch.
Tang Yin knew that Xiao Fei was just putting up an act to extort more Spirit Stones from him. However, he still played along. Xiao Fei was his loved one, he could give up anything for her, let alone a few useless Spirit Stones which he did not need anymore.
Tang Yin sat down on the platform cross-legged and fell into a meditative state.
Almost half a day’s worth of time trickled by.
Golden light flashed on the platform. An old man with 5th stage Qi Transformation Realm cultivation emerged on the platform. There were multiple small cuts littered all over his body, they were still bleeding.
Tang Yin and the old man exchange a glance. The old man cupped his fist in a palm and greeted Tang Yin. After an instant of thought, Tang Yin did the same. There was no need to make enemies if the other party did not harbour any foul intentions.
The old man then found a spot on the large platform to sit down and minded his own business.
A few hours later, many flashes of golden light appeared on the platform. They did not appear at once but at different intervals.
All of the cultivators wore tired expressions and had sustained injuries of various degrees.
Scattered Soul Daoist wore a haggard expression, his face seemed even more ancient compared to before. There were many small injuries on his left arm and there was even a long gash on his chest which was bleeding black blood.
After the last person appeared on the platform, Tian Huang manifested in the air through a golden light. He still had the same indifferent and aloof expression on his face.
"There were only 2 fatalities this time, all of you present have passed the second trial." Tian Huang announced casually as if the death of 2 Qi Transformation Realm cultivators was a normal occurrence.
Tang Yin swept his gaze across the platform. It was just as Tian Huang had announced, there were 2 fewer cultivators on the platform compared to before.
