Chapter 65: The Trials of the God of Space

Dai Mubai looked at Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu resting nearby, a trace of hatred burning in his eyes.

He had once offered a large sum of money to learn their speed-enhancing technique. Tang Shan had told him that such martial skills could significantly boost one's strength, but no matter how much money he offered, or even when he begged, he was met with failure.

He was, after all, an imperial prince of the Star Luo Empire. He could let Ning Rongrong slide, as she was the princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, a formidable sect whose power he dared not provoke.

Yet, on what grounds could Xiao Wu reject him? If he ever ascended the throne, he would surely have her killed.

At this thought, Dai Mubai's expression grew increasingly dark and twisted. Zhu Zhuqing had abandoned him, and left to himself, he might not even survive the brutal succession struggle.

Seeing Dai Mubai's gloomy expression, Tang San comforted him, "Dai Boss, pay them no mind. Oscar, Ma Hongjian, and I will stand by you, and so will the teachers!"

"Little San, you don't understand the perils of the Star Luo Empire's royal family. The outcome of a struggle among princes is always that only one survives. I was already lagging behind my eldest brother, and now Zhu Zhuqing has abandoned me as well. I truly have no idea how to navigate the competition ahead!" Dai Mubai said in a deep voice, his eyes clouded with gloom.

"Don't worry, Dai Boss, we will help you!" Tang San replied. With the memories of his past life and his mastery of hidden weapons, he was confident that as long as he had sufficient materials, he could forge a hidden weapon capable of slaying a Titled Douluo.

However, his current funds were far too scarce, leaving him with access to very few materials. He needed to devise a method to earn a massive fortune!

Lost in thought, Tang San glanced at Ning Rongrong, and an idea suddenly struck him.

He had heard that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was the wealthiest sect on the continent, yet the soul masters within it possessed no offensive power and struggled to protect themselves, requiring the defense of other soul masters.

Once he crafted his hidden weapons, he could sell them to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. That way, he would acquire wealth and be able to purchase more materials to manufacture even more hidden weapons!

Though his relationship with Ning Rongrong was poor, this endeavor would benefit the entire sect. The Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would surely not give it up over petty grievances.

With this in mind, Tang San turned to Dai Mubai and said, "Dai Boss, I know a way for you to secure the backing of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!"

"Really? Little San?" Dai Mubai grabbed Tang San, his eyes lighting up with hope.

If he could genuinely win the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the imperial throne would still very likely be his. Figures like Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were powerhouses even among the ranks of Titled Douluos.

"Of course. While the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School possesses the world's strongest auxiliary-type martial souls, they lack the means for self-preservation. I have something that can give them ample protection," Tang San said with confidence.

"Is it that hidden weapon you always talk about?"

"Yes!"

"Good! With your hidden weapons, Little San, there is a very high probability that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will stand on our side," Dai Mubai said with a surge of excitement.

"Hmph, that bitch Zhu Zhuqing certainly never imagined that I would still have you guys helping me. How dare she betray me and walk away? I will never let her off in the future!" Dai Mubai said with a cold sneer.

Returning to his room, Ling Xiao found Bailing lying on the bed asleep, completely unclothed.

Fortunately, Bailing did not shed fur. Ling Xiao shook his head, paid it no mind, climbed into the bed, and fell fast asleep.

By the time Ling Xiao woke up, it was already noon the next day. Bailing was standing before a mirror, tying ribbons around herself as she admired her reflection.

Ling Xiao looked over and realized that what Bailing was wearing were the intimate garments rewarded by the system on the hundredth occasion he had slept with Bibi Dong, alongside two types of silk stockings in black and white.

A portion of the black silk stockings had been taken by Bibi Dong, a portion of the white ones by Hu Liena, and both women had taken some of the intimate garments.

What Bailing was currently wearing was a type of intimate swimwear.

Having put on the intimate garments, Bailing happily spun around in front of the mirror, looking quite pretty.

"Bailing!"

"Master, you're awake!" Catching sight of Ling Xiao sitting on the bed, Bailing leaped over instantly, her furry head rubbing against his face.

However, because Bailing was considerably taller than Ling Xiao at present, it looked as though Ling Xiao was being scooped up and held in her arms.

"Why did you put on these clothes today?"
"Didn't Master say before that these are worn for swimming?"
"So you wanted to play in the water, after all."

Ling Xiao nodded. An open-air swimming pool had indeed been constructed in the courtyard at the back of the palace, and apart from Bibi Dong and a few others, no one else ever came near the rear grounds of the Pope's Palace.

"Go play then, but don't forget to cultivate. You're only a little over two hundred thousand years old, after all!"
"Master, I understand!" With that, Bailing leaped off the bed and scurried toward the pool.

Sigh!

Ling Xiao shook his head helplessly, his expression turning solemn.

"Lansui, we can begin the trials of the God of Space!"
"Understood, Master! God of Space Trial Six and Trial Seven, task issued: hunt down Void Spirit Source Lifeforms—one hundred and fifty Domain Lord-tier and three Realm Lord-tier!" Lansui's voice echoed.

The next instant, a portal materialized before Ling Xiao.

Stepping through, Ling Xiao arrived within a world of unfathomable vastness.

Gazing across this realm, he saw a floating aerial island spanning hundreds of billions of kilometers in size, suspended tens of billions of kilometers high in the sky. Thick, surging primal forces of heaven filled the entire world.

After absorbing the information regarding this realm provided by Lansui, Ling Xiao swept his gaze across all lifeforms on the island.

Every single one of them possessed the power of spatial laws. The weaker ones could traverse thousands of miles of space in a single bound, while the more powerful entities could execute instantaneous movement, shifting up to millions of miles away in an instant.

They were also capable of spatial shredding and spatial imprisonment, making them exceptionally difficult to hunt.

A Domain Lord-tier Void Spirit Source Lifeform possessed strength comparable to a God Ancestor, while a Realm Lord-tier Void Spirit Source Lifeform possessed strength equivalent to ten thousand times that of a God Ancestor.

Although Ling Xiao's current strength surpassed that of a God Ancestor, it barely reached the threshold of ten thousand times a God Ancestor's power. Consequently, facing a Realm Lord-tier Void Spirit Source Lifeform—even at the absolute peak of his strength—he could not afford the slightest carelessness.

"Let's complete the Domain Lord-tier task first, and then move on to the Realm Lord-tier!"

Gazing in a particular direction, Ling Xiao took a deep breath and teleported toward his target tens of thousands of miles away.

Hundreds of thousands of miles away, fifty-three Void Spirit Source Lifeforms, each the size of a mountain, had clearly detected Ling Xiao and let out successive roars.

These roars carried spatial power, piercing through layers of space and continuously compounding spatial shockwaves. Fifty-some peak God Ancestors would have met certain death in the face of such a spectacle.

"Hmph, mere fifty-three Domain Lords, and you dare attempt to resist!"
"Spatial Shredding!"
"Spatial Sealing!"

Spatial fluctuations emanated from Ling Xiao, his overwhelming might neutralizing the attacks of all fifty-three Domain Lord-tier creatures at once.

Realizing their assaults had failed to harm Ling Xiao, the Void Spirit Source Lifeforms immediately attempted to flee, but by then, the space spanning hundreds of thousands of miles around them had been completely sealed by Ling Xiao, leaving them nowhere to run.