Is It the Plow Ox That's Strong?

"An eighty-seventh-level Support System Soul Douluo?" Hu Liena's eyes widened in disbelief.

Everyone knew that support-system martial souls found it difficult to achieve much on Douluo Continent.

Even the mighty Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had a sect master, Ning Fengzhi, who was merely a seventy-ninth-level Soul Sage, not even a Soul Douluo.

Not to mention other soul masters who lacked a sect's resources.

Yet Ye Tian was telling her that this hunched old man before her was a Support System Soul Douluo?

And at level eighty-seven!

Such cultivation could break the level record for support-system soul masters on Douluo Continent!

She asked in disbelief, "Old Chen, what is your martial soul?"

Old Chen revealed a kindly smile and summoned his martial soul into his hand.

"Nothing special. Sunshine Little Mushroom. It can assist the growth of plants."

"What... it can assist plant growth!"

Hu Liena staggered back a step in shock. That was far too heaven-defying!

On the surface, it really did not seem like anything special.

But once it was put into practical use, one would understand just how heaven-defying this martial soul was.

Spirit Hall's records once mentioned a sixty-ninth-level sunflower support-system soul master. The effect of that soul master's martial soul was likewise to accelerate plant growth.

And it could speed it up a thousandfold!

What kind of concept was that?

If a Heavenly Material or Earthly Treasure took a thousand years to mature, then with the soul master's assistance, it could fully grow in just one year!

There was no need to explain how much Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures could enhance a soul master's Soul Power. Having such a soul master meant being able to obtain them in bulk and raise the strength of soul masters.

He was simply a strategic figure every faction dreamed of having!

Seeing the indescribable shock in Hu Liena's eyes, Chen Jian, whose hair and beard were both white, chuckled.

"Young lady, there is no need to be so surprised. Before I met Young Master Ye Tian, even I did not know what use I had. For a time, I thought my martial soul was useless, and my Soul Power was only at level forty-eight."

"But after meeting Young Master Ye Tian, I discovered that growing plants was my true talent. My Soul Power also rose rapidly. All of this was thanks to Young Master Ye Tian."

"The fact that Young Master Ye Tian brought you to Butterfly Farm means your relationship with him is quite good. If you stay by Young Master Ye Tian's side and focus on cultivating for a few years, I believe your achievements will surpass mine."

Hearing this, Hu Liena mechanically turned to look at Ye Tian.

No wonder Teacher had not been angered by Ye Tian's earlier flirtatious words. His abilities were actually this great.

"Little sister, what kind of look is that?" Ye Tian felt uncomfortable under her gaze and changed the subject.

"I never expected you to be so capable, Brother," Hu Liena murmured.

"Nothing much!" Ye Tian waved a hand and said casually.

He pointed toward the farm. "There isn't just a beautiful group of butterfly soul beasts inside. There's also lots of delicious food. Let's hurry in."

Beside them, Bibi Dong gave the hunched old man Chen Jian an interested look.

Then she shifted her gaze to Ye Tian and said with a hint of jealousy, "Now that you have a little sister, have you forgotten this older sister of yours?"

"How could I?" Ye Tian rolled his eyes and took his sister's hand. "How could Na Na compare to you, Sister? After all, we're family."

His words made Bibi Dong smile brightly.

Hu Liena, on the other hand, was somewhat displeased. She puffed out her cheeks, crossed her arms, and muttered under her breath, "I still owe you a kiss from our earlier bet. I've decided to break the agreement. I'm not going to be a good person anymore."

"Tch. I don't care if you stop being human. Who cares?"

Ye Tian rolled his eyes at Na Na, took his sister's hand, and strode into the farm.

The earlier bet had only been a joke.

It did not matter to him whether she kissed him or not.

Compared to his sister, he could do without this little sister.

"You...!"

Hu Liena was dumbfounded, but then she saw her teacher, whom Ye Tian had pulled away, turn back and make a heart gesture at her.

Hu Liena stomped her foot in fury.

So annoying!

Seeing this, the old man Chen Jian smiled and shook his head, then advised Hu Liena, "Young Master and Miss have depended on each other since childhood. You could say that Miss raised Young Master. If you insist on comparing yourself to Miss, how could Young Master possibly give way?"

"I suppose so." Hu Liena understood with a dejected heart. Her status before Ye Tian simply did not match her teacher's.

It was only natural for Ye Tian to favor her teacher.

But then Hu Liena became confused again. Why was I jealous?

She had actually been competing with her teacher for Ye Tian's affection?

There was no need to dwell on things she could not understand. Hu Liena shook her head to clear it, then hurried after Ye Tian and her teacher.

She grabbed Ye Tian's other hand and said irritably, "I'm still your little sister, after all. It's not too much to ask you to hold your little sister's hand, is it?"

"Then fulfill our previous bet first." Ye Tian stared at Hu Liena's delicate little face.

Hu Liena looked around. Many farmers were working on both sides of the farm road.

If she fulfilled the bet now, would not almost everyone see it?

Her face reddened. "There... there are too many people."

"What does it matter if there are lots of people? Na Na, you're too timid." Ye Tian clicked his tongue and shook his head, but he did not pull free from Hu Liena's grasp.

Bibi Dong curiously looked at the farmers plowing the fields along both sides of the farm road.

The farmers held the plows as oxen pulled them along, continuously turning over the soil.

At first, Bibi Dong did not find anything unusual about it.

Then her expression suddenly stiffened. The more she watched, the more astonished she became, until she stopped walking altogether.

Feeling the pull on his hand suddenly halt, Ye Tian turned around. He looked at Bibi Dong in confusion and could not help asking, "Sister, why did you stop?"

Bibi Dong murmured, "That shouldn't be possible."

"What shouldn't be possible?" Curious, Ye Tian came to Bibi Dong's side, studied his sister's beautiful face, then followed her gaze toward the farmers plowing the fields beside the road.

"What's wrong, Sister?" Ye Tian asked again.

Even Hu Liena curiously leaned over to look at the farmers. The plow oxen were pulling plows through the fields. There did not seem to be anything special about it!

Yet Bibi Dong's eyes were filled with shock and astonishment.

As a soul master who had come from the countryside, Bibi Dong paid close attention to agriculture.

Agriculture was not only tied to the livelihoods of ordinary people across Douluo Continent, but was also an important source of tax revenue for the Two Great Empires.

It could be said that most of the wealth soul masters and nobles needed for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation had been squeezed from farmers.

One of Bibi Dong's most important purposes in seeking to unify the continent was to stop the nobility from exploiting farmers.

Had she not been intimately familiar with agriculture, no one else would have found the scene before them surprising.

But she was Bibi Dong, and she knew agriculture better than anyone.

The farmers before her were plowing far too quickly, easily more than twice as fast as those elsewhere!

That meant that within the same amount of time, farmers could cultivate more land and earn greater returns.

If this method could be promoted, it would be a world-shaking change for farmers across the entire continent.

Bibi Dong did not care that the roadside was muddy or that filth might stain her clothes. She walked directly into the field and asked one of the farmers, "How are you plowing so quickly? Is it because the plow oxen are stronger?"

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