Douluo Continent: I am Black Tiger Afu!

Afu blinked and stepped into the courtyard.

He first tilted his head and looked around the small courtyard, then his gaze fell on the old man under the tree.

The old man looked extremely old, with wrinkles all over his face and dry, lifeless skin!

More importantly, the old man's thin body was somewhat stiff.

Afu's brows furrowed tightly.

With his keen senses, he couldn't detect the slightest sign of life or hear any breathing from the old man.

Looking at the other person's withered, lifeless body, devoid of any vitality or breath.

Afu's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but swallow.

An idea popped into his mind.

This old man... could he be dead?!

I'm not being scammed, am I?

Someone who can live alone in such a secluded courtyard within the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School can't possibly be an ordinary old man, right?

Can someone prove to me that his death has absolutely nothing to do with me?

We're just passing by!

I just entered the sect and I found myself next to a sect leader who seems to have just died. I'm quite panicked!

Is someone trying to scam me?

With the thought that something might happen, the old man was actually not dead.

Afu slowly approached the other person and cautiously called out:

"senior?"

The old man did not react.

"uncle?"

The old man remained completely still!

"Old man~~!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes.

"Oh my god!"

Afu, who was getting close, was startled and took a step back, falling on his backside.

Noticing the old man was breathing heavily, Afu snapped, "..."

"You old man! You're not dead?! You scared me to death!"

The old man opened his eyes, and wisps of life reappeared in his body.

His cloudy eyes gradually cleared, a smile appeared on his lips, and he looked at Afu, who had fallen to the ground. His slightly hoarse voice slowly rang out:

"Hey kid, got scared?"

This old man has fooled quite a few people with this trick. Decades ago, I used it to fool that guy Wen Yuan. Then a couple of years ago, I fooled his daughter Xueyan, and later even my two silly apprentices fell for it!

Now, I've fooled you again, you little brat who appeared out of nowhere!

Pressing his hand against his pounding heart, Afu stood up:

"Senior, this joke isn't funny at all, it's scary!"

Upon hearing this, the old man shook his head almost imperceptibly and looked up at the sky.

His eyes were filled with the complexities of time:

"Is this a joke? Just consider it a heads-up to everyone!"

"If I really don't make it through this day, I just hope they treat it as a joke...that's all that matters!"

After a moment, the old man seemed to have finished recalling the past in his mind, then turned to look at Xian Afu and nodded with satisfaction:

"You must be Xueyan, the kid with the original martial soul that you told me about yesterday."

"Hmm, not bad, quite handsome, a bit like my own good looks!"

Afu glanced at the old man's wrinkled body, pausing particularly on the deep wrinkles on his face that could practically trap a fly.

Although he didn't say anything due to his status, his eyes conveyed his feelings.

it is more than words.

The old man's face seemed to have become slightly rosier as he glared at Afu:

"Hey, you little rascal, what kind of eyes do you have!"

When I was young, I was a handsome young man known for miles around! I captivated countless young women and wives!

"Ah, yes, yes, you're right."

Faced with this old man who resembled a monster, Afu nodded obediently.

Then I asked the question that had been bothering me:

"Senior, how did you recognize that my martial soul is the same as my original martial soul? I didn't release my martial soul."

The old man glanced at him, then turned away, reminiscing about his life:

"In the first half of my life, I fought against that barbarian from the Body Sect, Du Bisi, for most of it. Back then, we fought from the Heavenly Soul Empire to the Star Luo Empire, and the battle was never decided."

"Later I heard that guy got into a fight with Moon from Shrek Academy and got killed by Moon. I felt so happy..."

But after this battle, that guy Moon actually broke through his limit! I was so angry!

"You damn Poisonous One, we've fought for our whole lives, and neither of us has reached our limit! How come you fought that guy Moon, and he suddenly broke through his limit?!"

The old man paused, gritted his teeth, and as if remembering something, his tone was full of regret:

"I was foolish back then, I couldn't keep my mouth shut, I said that I felt empty inside because I had no one to fight with."

As a result, the poison-killer was gone, but his brother, who wasn't poison-killed, broke through to a higher level and came to fight me again. It's never-ending!

"Fortunately, he probably thought I was dead for the past ten years or so, and hasn't come for a long time!"

After saying this, the old man turned his gaze back to Afu:

"Having fought my whole life, my understanding of the original martial soul is only slightly less than that of Poison Undying in this world. I've even figured out some clues about the second awakening of the original martial soul..."

"Boy, I could smell that unique aura of your original martial spirit from afar. Come, release your martial spirit and let this old man take a look!"

Afu was startled.

It's unbelievable that this elderly man, who looks like he's about to be buried, has such an experience.

This guarantees at least a level 98 Super Douluo! This is the true foundation of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School!

Hearing the old man say this, Afu didn't stand on ceremony.

With a thought, his original martial soul possessed him, his blood and qi surged, and a powerful aura of physique swept over him, while a deep yellow soul ring pulsed behind him.

"Good heavens!" The old man suddenly sat up in his recliner, his eyes gleaming.

"Your blood and qi are as vigorous as a little soul beast! Moreover, your main body martial soul seems to be not only your physical body, but also your brain, and it also contains spiritual power... The strength of your martial soul is even slightly stronger than that guy's martial soul that Poison Cannot Kill!"

"It seems your first spirit ring came from a spirit beast that's around nine hundred years old, right? What kind of spirit beast?"

Afu was startled, shocked by the old man's extraordinary eyesight!

Indeed, "old age without dying is the way of a thief"—that's some sharp insight!

He then described the giant ape's physical appearance and the battle with it to the old man.

"Good heavens, his first spirit ring is a nine-hundred-year-old Vajra Giant Ape! No wonder his blood and energy are so vigorous!"

The old man nodded.

"Your foundation is solid, and the quality of your martial soul is ridiculously high! If that old bastard hadn't been poisoned to death, he would have risked his life to bring you into the Body Sect if he knew that such a promising talent with a solid martial soul had emerged on this continent."

Afu raised an eyebrow and revealed a fawning smile:

"Senior is too kind. Now that I have joined the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, I have absolutely no intention of joining any other sect!"

He just muttered to himself, "Except for my own Black Hand Gang!"