In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 461 The Blooming Acacia Blossoms of Heartbreak!

The next day.

Outside Blue Tyrant Academy, in a private room of a restaurant.

The Seven Devils of Shilke sat together.

Watching the waiters continuously serving dishes, Xiao Huohuo asked Tang San with great interest:

"Hey mistress, why are you being so generous today, suddenly treating us to a meal?"

Tang San initially responded with a smile for a while, before explaining:

"Here's the thing, the Soul Master Competition is about to begin, so I'm treating everyone to a big meal today in the hope that everyone will work hard in the competition and try their best to get a good ranking."

"Oh……"

The other six oddballs had no suspicions.

The group gradually started chatting and didn't sense anything was wrong. Before long, the topic turned to this year's Soul Master Competition.

Huo Yuhao: "The prize for the champion of this year's Soul Master Competition is soul bones! Three ten-thousand-year soul bones and one one-hundred-thousand-year soul bone. I really don't know what the Spirit Hall is trying to do, offering such a grand prize..."

Xiao Huohuo: "Sigh, a 100,000-year-old soul bone, I really want one too. It's just a pity that several strong teams from the Spirit Hall and the Dragon King Hall are blocking our way, so it seems we'll never have a chance with a soul bone."

"..."

Hearing his teammates' somewhat pessimistic comments, Tang San's eyes flickered, but he didn't interrupt.

Before long, all the dishes were served, and the seven monsters began to eat.

Xiao Wu suddenly noticed a plate of scrambled eggs with onions on the table, and said to Tang San with a displeased expression:

"Third Brother, don't you know I hate onions the most? This dish you served has completely ruined my appetite."

"what……"

Upon hearing this, Tang San slapped his forehead, as if only then realizing what he had done. Then, with a face full of apology, he said to Xiao Wu, "I'm so sorry, Xiao Wu. I ordered this by accident... How about this, we brothers will share this plate of scrambled eggs with onions. You can just leave it alone. After all, we can't waste food."

Xiao Wu pursed her lips and didn't say anything more.

Next, the Seven Devils of Shilake picked up some food and ate. Except for Xiao Wu, the six boys didn't have any dietary restrictions on scrambled eggs with onions, so they would occasionally pick up a piece and put it in their mouths.

Tang San naturally picked some up as well, but he only held the scrambled eggs with onions in his mouth and then secretly spat them out; he didn't actually eat a single bite.

Afterwards, he looked at the five boys sitting around the table, his gaze distant, and thought to himself:

Xiao Ao, Fatty, and Mu Bai... Don't blame me, I didn't want to do this either. Blame the Spirit Hall for their deadly ways.

It was all the Spirit Hall's doing!

That's right, Tang San specially ordered the scrambled eggs with onions. He secretly added a drug to the dish, which was powder made from blood ginseng.

Because the blood ginseng is thousands of years old, its medicinal power is extremely strong. Therefore, in the days to come, the five monsters of Shilaike, except for him and Xiao Wu, will inevitably experience a rapid increase in strength, while their potential will decline rapidly, and their physical development will mature quickly or even gradually age...

Fortunately, Soul Masters benefit from the nourishment of Soul Power, resulting in rapid physical development. Tang San estimated that Xiao Huohuo and the others wouldn't appear too aged for at least a year and a half. As for maturing? That's not unusual in the Soul Master world; they might just wonder if they haven't taken good care of themselves.

As he pondered, Tang San's thoughts stirred, and he gradually began to think about the more distant future.

He remembered that after the Soul Master Competition, the Seven Devils of Shilaike would have a five-year agreement, right?

Should he keep the appointment or participate in the agreement? The current Seven Devils of Shilaike are definitely not as close as the original group from his previous life. And five years later, Huo Yuhao and the other four will likely have absorbed most of the Blood Ginseng's medicinal power, showing obvious signs of aging.

Sigh, we'll see...

As for Tang San's original plan regarding his team after ascending to the God Realm?

The world has become such a mess, what's the point of talking about a team or not? It's not even certain whether he can become a god as peacefully as he did in his previous life!

Therefore, Tang San didn't feel much regret about sacrificing Dai Mubai and the others in order to win the Soul Master Competition; he was just a little disappointed.

As for his team and such, if he can achieve the dual godhood of Sea God and Asura God in the future, just like in his previous life, he won't have to worry about not having any gods under his command. The only difference is that he won't have any trusted confidants.

……

Wuhun City.

Wang Zhao and Bibidon entered the Papal Palace one after the other, dismissed the attendants, and closed the palace doors.

The papal chamber fell silent for a moment, and the atmosphere gradually became strange for some reason.

Bibi Dong, with her back to Wang Zhao, suddenly revealed a hint of loneliness in her beautiful figure. She turned back and smiled gently, saying with mixed feelings:

"Congratulations. I never imagined that the little guy that Butterfly picked up at random back then would now become a powerful being comparable to a god."

Wang Zhao was slightly taken aback, then comforted her, saying:

"Sister Dong'er, the suppression from the God Realm has disappeared. You're only one step away from reaching level 100, right?"

"Um."

Bibi Dong nodded slightly.

The scene fell silent again.

Before long, Wang Zhao couldn't help but ask:

"Sister Dong'er, is there something you want to say?"

Bibi Dong gazed at him with a deep, melancholy look.

"Well, I'm going into seclusion now."

"oh."

"However, before going into seclusion..."

"Um?"

"I have a knot in my heart. If I can't get rid of it, I feel like I can't get over that hurdle."

"What's troubling you? Sister Dong'er, I will do everything I can to help you resolve it."

"Really...?"

A delicate fragrance wafted over.

Wang Zhao looked at Bibi Dong who suddenly approached, and as if he had thought of something, his gaze became somewhat blank and helpless for a moment.

"Sister Dong'er, you..."

"Ugh."

The beautiful woman sighed softly, her thoughts surging like a tide.

"Wang Zhao, how many years have we known each other?"

"Uh... 15, 15 years."

"In the blink of an eye, you're already 21. As for me, I've grown old."

I was born before you were born, and you were born after I had grown old...

Wang Zhao understood Bibi Dong's unspoken meaning and felt the intense emotions that could no longer be suppressed between them. He clenched his fists tightly, then relaxed them, deciding to take the initiative.

"What do you mean 'old'? Once we all become gods, age, status... everything will become meaningless! Isn't that right?!"

He said somewhat excitedly.

Bibi Dong looked at him intently, and suddenly felt her waist being wrapped around. Without resisting, she took a step forward and pressed herself close to his body.

She gently rested her head against his broad chest, her head lowered, and whispered:

"I never imagined that I would fall in love with you, little one."

Having said that, the ring-shaped storage soul tool that Wang Zhao had given her years ago, which Bibi Dongyu was wearing, flashed with light, and a strange red and white flower flew out. The flower bloomed, exquisitely beautiful, breathtakingly gorgeous. A streak of crimson appeared on the flower, but the black shavings beneath disappeared, emitting a soft halo that fell upon the faces of the beautiful couple…

(End of this chapter)