Soul Hunting Choice

"For the past year, you've each taken half a portion of Body Strengthening and Bone Tempering Paste every day, using Grassy Terrain and Synthesis to temper your bodies without side effects. At rank twenty, you should be able to withstand a Thousand-Year Soul Ring."

"Once you refine the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin, that limit will rise to four thousand years. The Soul Hunting Forest won't be enough to meet your needs. We'll have to go to a true Soul Beast Forest, so you need to be prepared."

Gula knew neither of them was an ordinary child, so his requirements for them were naturally much higher than those for ordinary soul masters.

"Don't worry, Gula. I'll be fine."

Xiao Wu felt good about herself and patted her chest in assurance.

Tang San's eyes were as calm as still water, and he nodded composedly. "I'm already prepared."

"Good. Then let's begin. You two move farther away and tie yourselves up."

Gula directed the two to sit down and bind themselves, then breathed out a stream of flame to roast the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin soft. With Psychic Power, he controlled the whale gelatin and delivered it to their mouths.

"Hold your breath, focus your mind, and concentrate on refining the energy."

Gula switched martial souls and released Aromatherapy, purifying the surging lust that kept welling up in the two of them.

With Gula specifically supporting them, Tang San and Xiao Wu swallowed the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin with almost no mishaps and refined it smoothly. A layer of oily grime appeared on their skin, especially obvious on Tang San.

"It stinks!"

Xiao Wu looked frail, but her physique was actually a little stronger than Tang San's. She woke one step earlier, frowned as she covered her nose, untied the ropes, called out to Gula, and ran off to the public bathhouse.

Tang San woke a step later and immediately felt that his body had become much lighter. A faint joy showed in his eyes. After saying goodbye, he went to clean the filth off himself.

Gula seemed to think of something. "They both strengthen physical constitution, but whale gelatin tempers the body from the inside out. Its aphrodisiac side effect is more like a catalysis of hormones during the process."

"Body Strengthening and Bone Tempering Paste works from the outside in, using the violent nature of Heaven and Earth Origin Energy to temper the body. Can the two be combined, linking inside and out to produce an effect greater than the sum of its parts?"

Gula took out a pen and paper and began calculating rapidly.

But with more than a dozen herbs, or perhaps even more, involved, the small sheet of paper could not even hold half the chemical formulas.

Gula hissed softly and looked at the complicated symbols before him, realizing the amount of calculation was a bit large. "Without a computer, manually calculating medicinal compatibility would take far too much time."

In just one short year, the Groudon Clone still had not recovered, so it was impossible to go to human society to look for technological equipment. If Gula relied only on his own calculations, he would not be able to work it out even in several years.

"What if I lower the medicinal power utilization rate a bit? In any case, with Xiao Wu here, as long as we occasionally return to the Star Dou Great Forest, we won't lack high-grade medicinal herbs."

This way, the amount of calculation dropped sharply. Given a few days, Gula would be able to calculate it, deduce a rough new medicine formula, and then slowly study it afterward.

"With whale gelatin as the medicinal catalyst, Bone Jade Bamboo would be filled with the whale gelatin's energy, making it unsuitable to continue as the main material. What other plant can draw in Heaven and Earth Origin Energy without interfering with the whale gelatin..."

Gula's mind entered the Storage Belt, where he selected and distinguished among the medicinal herbs.

Tang San and Xiao Wu soon returned. Seeing that Gula was busy, they did not disturb him. They went to pack the supplies needed for hunting souls and ask their teacher for leave.

"Brother Gu, it's time to set out."

Tang San reminded him softly.

Gula came back from his thoughts. Looking at the two expectant faces, he nodded. "You've asked for leave, right? Let's go."

The three left Nuoding Academy. In the distance, Yu Xiaogang watched their backs.

Beside him, a middle-aged man with curly hair and a pair of crystal glasses said, "Xiaogang, the method to solve your martial soul defect really came from Gula, a child? Why does it feel so unbelievable to me?"

"And are you really going to pass down everything you know without formally accepting Tang San as your disciple?"

A smile appeared on Yu Xiaogang's stiff face. "Gula can't be judged by common sense. From a bit of one-sided soul master knowledge, he analyzed my martial soul defect and a solution. He's a soul master with innately sharp intuition."

"With that kind of talent, whether he becomes a Battle Soul Master or conducts theoretical research, he'll improve extremely quickly. After all, Boss Fu has also seen those completely unreasonable geniuses."

Flender thought of the heart soul masters he had once seen from Spirit Hall and gave a wry smile, shaking his head.

Yu Xiaogang stared into the distance in a daze and continued, "As for Little San, he works very hard, and his talent is only a little worse than Gula's. His memory is astonishing. He's qualified to learn my knowledge. When the time comes, whether there is a formal title or not, the world will still consider him my disciple."

Flender was speechless. "As expected of you. You've even calculated the future."

He wanted to ask Yu Xiaogang whether he was tired, but he did not say it aloud. He waved his hand and said with waning interest, "I can't leave the academy for too long. This dragon blood can last three months. I'll come again to bring you more when the time comes."

"Good."

There was no need for courtesy between the two of them, and Yu Xiaogang agreed straightforwardly.

Gula was not short of money now, so he directly rented a spacious carriage to head to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Inside the carriage, sunlight from outside the window shone onto the wooden seats. Dust churned in the sunlight, and the dry air was even more irritating than the monotonous journey.

"Little San, since we've got nothing to do, tell me your thoughts on your Second Soul Ring."

While exercising his Psychic Power, Gula spoke with divided attention.

Tang San did not know Gula was secretly working hard. Hearing this, he showed a confident expression and said, "According to Brother Gu's theory, the Blue Silver Grass martial soul should have a soul ring with life attribute attached, followed by wood, water, and Earth Attribute."

"After thinking it over recently, I plan to look for a sunflower as my Second Soul Ring."

Xiao Wu asked in confusion, "Why? Sunflowers are Fire Attribute plants. They have nothing to do with any of the attributes you mentioned."

After a little thought, Gula guessed, "You want to strengthen Synthesis?"

Tang San was surprised for an instant, but then felt it was only natural that Gula could guess it, so he simply admitted it. "Yes. The effect of Synthesis is extremely powerful. As long as there's enough sunlight, it can heal almost any injury."

"But needing sunlight is a weakness. I hope to find a Soul Skill that can emit light on its own or store sunlight."

"Sunflowers meet the two requirements above, and they're Plant Type Soul Beasts too. Even if the attribute doesn't match, at most it'll delay the awakening of my bloodline in exchange for a life-saving Soul Skill. I don't think that's a loss!"

Gula advised, "Your bloodline awakening is far more important than a Soul Ring. Once your Martial Soul Evolution is complete, your own life force will be as vigorous as a Soul Beast's. You won't need a Soul Skill to heal injuries at all."

He knew very well just how powerful the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline was, especially its potential in the life attribute. The continent's one and only Blue Silver Emperor was not just an empty title. Whether in status or Divine Rank, the Blue Silver Emperor was fully worthy of the name emperor.

Tang San, however, was extremely stubborn—or rather, obstinate. "Brother Gu may not know this, but it's recorded in Ancient Records that sunflowers have a chance of undergoing a rare mutation, becoming healers among their kind."

"Although Mutated Sunflowers are limited by their attribute and can only heal Fire Attribute Soul Masters, I have my First Soul Skill, the Blue Silver Lurantis Crown, which can be regarded as an extension of my Martial Soul."

"Combined with the healing Soul Skill that will most likely be Light Attribute, I'll also be able to heal my teammates. In the worst case, the sunflower is still a Plant Type Soul Beast, so it won't have too great an impact."

"So I want to give it a try."

Adjusting my schedule. Next chapter tomorrow morning.