Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Young Gilas, Sandstorm King!

"Yoji!"

Young Gilas excitedly leaped up, its little mouth precisely catching the fire crystal core, which was larger than its head, without even looking at it.

"Crack, bang, bang!"

A teeth-grinding chewing sound rang out instantly, and the incredibly hard, scorching hot ore was like a crisp biscuit in its mouth!
After a few bites, the Flame Crystal Core disappeared without a trace. Young Gilas let out a satisfied burp with sparks, its little belly seemed to be a little rounder, and its dark red lava carapace seemed to be a little brighter, radiating a trace of warmth.

This is not finished!
"Huh? Meteorite Iron Essence? Its density and energy conductivity are even better than meteorite iron! I'll take it!"

"Deep-sea sinking silver mother? A top-grade water-attribute item, better safe than sorry!"

"Mystic Refined Gold? An excellent base material for inscribing soul-guiding arrays! A real gem!"

Lin Xia moved at high speed through the ore area, like the most shrewd shopping machine or the most greedy dragon.

His storage soul tool kept flashing, and top-grade ores and rare metals that would cause major forces to fight over them disappeared like flowing water.

Lin Xia wasn't "selecting" at all; she was conducting a highly efficient and targeted "resource plunder"!
Young Kylas was even busier than usual.

Lin Xia would deliberately pick out some "second-rate" ores with special energy properties or many impurities but large volume and throw them to it.

The little guy accepts everything offered, opening his little mouth like a bottomless pit.

"Crunch! Crunch! Glug!"

"puff!"

"Yo-ji yo-ji~"

Its little belly is like a magical furnace. No matter what kind of ore goes in, it is efficiently decomposed, absorbed, and transformed into nutrients needed for its growth and strengthening.

The dark gold dragon and crimson gold phoenix patterns on the carapace flickered with light from time to time as it devoured the prey, and its aura slowly and steadily increased.

The two guards standing nearby were no longer just expressionless; they were completely petrified!
Their eyes were wide open like copper bells, their mouths were slightly agape, and their chins almost dropped to their chest armor.

That resolute face was etched with enormous question marks: "Who am I? Where am I? What am I seeing?" and an indescribable sense of absurdity.

They had seen the people who entered the treasure vault.

There were nobles lingering over jewels and soul tools, soul masters trembling with excitement at secret soul techniques, and pharmacists carefully appraising rare and precious materials...

But someone like Master Lin, who treats the empire’s supreme Starry Sky Treasury like his own backyard market, and with his “pet”, sweeps up ores like bandits descending the mountain, is absolutely unprecedented!
Watching Lin Xia stuff the top-grade ores, which they usually had to guard carefully and knew were priceless, into his storage soul tools in large quantities like he was collecting junk, or being chewed up and swallowed by that little monster like candy... the two guards felt their worldviews collapsing and being rebuilt.

"What...what are all these things?"

Guard A's throat was dry, and he murmured in a faint breath that only his companions could hear, his voice filled with confusion and disbelief.

"Is this how it's made?"

Guardian B's lips twitched, his eyes blank as he watched Young Gilas swallow another piece of valuable ley line gold.

"Your Majesty...did Your Majesty know that his treasury would be used in this way?"

They were filled with the urge to complain, but their strong discipline and absolute obedience to the emperor's orders forced them to suppress all thoughts.

His Majesty has made it clear that Lin Xia can take any materials he needs as long as they are available in the treasury!
Ore, obviously, falls under the category of "materials." Although their hearts were bleeding and their worldviews were being challenged like never before, the two guards remained as loyal as statues, simply watching silently without uttering a sound or making any move to stop them.

However, the look in their eyes as they gazed at Lin Xia and Young Gilas's backs had changed from initial scrutiny and wariness to a deep, monster-like awe and... a little bit of numbness.

After an unknown amount of time, when Lin Xia had collected more than 80% of the high-grade rare ores in the mining area, and Young Gilas was patting his noticeably bulging belly and burping contentedly, Lin Xia finally stopped his locust-like sweep.

Looking at the mountain of top-grade materials piled up inside his storage soul tool, and feeling the significantly enhanced and more refined aura emanating from Young Gilas, an indescribable sense of satisfaction and security welled up within him.

These are the foundations upon which he will shape his destiny, build mechs, and protect those who are important to him in the future!

"call……"

Lin Xia let out a long sigh of relief, a genuine and radiant smile spreading across her face, as if she had completed the most important shopping trip of her life.

He patted Young Kiras's little head.

"Well done, buddy! This is a real windfall!"

"Yoji~!"

Young Kiras proudly rubbed his little head against his palm.

Lin Xia glanced one last time at the somewhat empty ore area, then looked at the area next to it that was still glittering with jewels and filled with soul tools, her eyes showing no lingering affection.

He turned and calmly nodded to the two guards, whose expressions were complex and who seemed to have undergone a spiritual baptism.

"Thank you for waiting. I have collected all the necessary materials and can leave now."

Guard A and Guard B tried their best to keep their faces straight and maintain the last bit of professionalism. They nodded stiffly, one in front of the other, as if escorting or guarding someone.
Watching these two "treasure trove termins" leave the starry treasure trove they had so thoroughly "plundered".

The heavy gate slowly closed behind them, once again isolating them from the vast "starry sky" and countless treasures.

Inside the Star Crown Hall.

The elderly eunuch appeared silently and respectfully presented a detailed report from the treasure vault guards.

He recounted the entire process of Lin Xia entering the treasure vault in a completely flat voice.

How he was so shocked, how he ignored the jewels and soul tools, how he headed straight for the mining area, how he frantically collected all kinds of top-grade ores at an astonishing speed and in large quantities, and how his strange "pet" Young Gilas ate some of the ores like snacks...

Dai Tianxing sat upright on the Star Throne, his fingertips lightly tapping the armrest as he listened to the eunuch's report.

When he heard Lin Xia's disdain for those priceless jewels, soul tools, secret manuals, and rare treasures, but his almost fanatical greed for ores, a barely perceptible understanding and a faint, condescending sneer flashed in his star-like eyes.

"Ore, huh..."

Dai Tianxing's voice was deep and magnetic, with a hint of playfulness.

"He's a very honest person. Those things, apart from forging weapons and armor, are ultimately external things and inferior for the path of Soul Master cultivation. His obsession is consistent with his background in the Blacksmith Association."

In his view, the value of ores was far less than that of secret manuals and rare treasures that could directly enhance soul power and enable the comprehension of soul skills, and even less than that of powerful soul tools. (End of Chapter)