Filled with Wisdom

The familiar private room in an inn!

Zhu Zhuyun stared blankly at the Soul Bone before her.

Soul Power shimmered across its surface, indicating that no one had absorbed this Soul Bone yet.

In other words, whoever absorbed it now would receive the Soul Bone's full cleansing effect.

In a sense, absorbing a Soul Bone could enhance a Soul Master's potential.

However, only the first Soul Bone one absorbed had such an effect.

"Zhuqing, is this really for me?!"

Zhu Zhuyun's eyes nearly went cross-eyed as she stared at the Soul Bone!

"Of course. A Nine Thousand Years Gale Wolf Bandit Left Leg Bone can at least grant you, Eldest Sister, either an acceleration Soul Skill or a long-range attack Soul Skill!"

As Zhu Zhuqing spoke, she pushed the Soul Bone toward Zhu Zhuyun.

"Gasp!"

Zhu Zhuyun sucked in a sharp breath, but in the end, she shut her eyes and pushed it back.

"No, Zhuqing, I can't accept this. You should absorb this Soul Bone instead. It would be such a waste on me!"

When Zhu Zhuyun opened her eyes again, there was reluctance in them, but none of the greed others showed upon seeing a Soul Bone.

"Eldest Sister, I have no interest in Soul Bones below ten thousand years—hundred thousand years. And you aren't the only one I gave one to. I gave one to Second Sister and that unlucky girl too, though theirs were five thousand years and Three Thousand Years respectively!"

Zhu Zhuqing pushed it back again.

"What?! Where did you get so many Soul Bones!?"

The moment Zhu Zhuyun heard that Zhu Zhuqing had given away two more Soul Bones, she felt as though steel had failed to become iron.

These were Soul Bones! How could she just give them away?

Giving one to Zhu Zhuyu was understandable, at least—they were sisters. But giving one to that... unlucky girl was rather wasteful...

Forget it. It was not entirely a waste. That girl had taken a disaster meant for her little sister because of her bad luck, after all.

So be it. At least this would keep her little sister from feeling burdened.

"This time..."

Zhu Zhuqing briefly explained what had happened with the Wolf Bandits. However, she concealed the matter of the ten-thousand-year Wolf Bandit, saying only that the strongest one had been the Nine Thousand Years Wolf Bandit.

"Gasp! Zhuqing, you weren't hurt, were you?"

The moment Zhu Zhuyun heard that Zhu Zhuqing had dealt with so many Wolf Bandits alone, she immediately grew worried.

"Not at all. I ambushed them. I never fought them head-on!"

Zhu Zhuqing said smugly.

"That's still terrifying, all right!?"

Zhu Zhuyun stared at Zhu Zhuqing in shock.

A nine-thousand-year Soul Beast was something even a Soul King might not necessarily be able to defeat.

Yet her little sister had killed so many of them by herself.

It seemed her sister's talent truly was extraordinary.

"Come on, Sister, just take it. The benefits I gained this time are definitely no less valuable than this Soul Bone!"

Zhu Zhuqing snapped the lid shut and tossed the box into Zhu Zhuyun's arms.

"By the way, Eldest Sister, besides bringing you this Soul Bone, I came to tell you something else!"

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Zhu Zhuyun seriously.

"Go ahead!"

Zhu Zhuyun happily stroked the box containing the Soul Bone. Since Zhu Zhuqing was determined to give it to her, refusing any longer would only make her seem pretentious.

Besides, Zhuqing was right. With her talent, Soul Bones below ten thousand years were indeed lacking. Her sister Zhu Zhuqing deserved better Soul Bones.

"I traded Dai Weisi's Prince's Token to the Breaking Clan for something. The good news is that the Breaking Clan accepted it. The bad news is that they still won't acknowledge that they've joined Dai Weisi's team!"

Thump!

"I told you to call him Brother-in-law!"

Zhu Zhuyun knocked Zhu Zhuqing on the head again.

"But this works too. With the token in our hands, even if they had a hundred mouths, they wouldn't be able to explain themselves. Given enough time, they'll eventually be forced to join Weisi's team!"

With a turn of her eyes, Zhu Zhuyun understood what Zhu Zhuqing meant.

Clever as she was, she immediately grasped Zhu Zhuqing's intentions. This would be a long-term undertaking, but they did not lack the time.

A Soul Douluo family was worth spending that much time preparing for.

"It's good that you understand, Eldest Sister!"

Zhu Zhuqing chatted excitedly with Zhu Zhuyun for a while longer. After lunch, she left the inn under Zhu Zhuyun's reluctant gaze, vanishing in a flash.

After leaving, Zhu Zhuqing headed toward the Heaven Dou Empire without stopping.

Later, when she grew tired of traveling, she simply bought a carriage, let the horse run on its own, then climbed inside and took out the Herbal Encyclopedia Yang Wudi had given her.

Looking at the half-meter-thick Herbal Encyclopedia, Zhu Zhuqing felt her head buzzing with pain.

Every page in that encyclopedia represented a different herb.

She swore she had never studied this hard in her previous life.

But for the sake of becoming stronger, Zhu Zhuqing still hugged the thick book and began reading.

Though she only needed information on a few Immortal Grade Herbs, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well contained countless herbs—and more poisonous herbs than one could count.

She had to thoroughly learn all this knowledge.

She had always understood that it was better to be safe than sorry!

Thus, while traveling, she controlled her Soul Power and began meditating, doing her utmost to achieve One Mind, Two Uses.

She traveled and studied during the day, then cultivated with all her strength at night. Her cultivation did not fall behind, while her knowledge reserves accumulated at a frantic pace.

It had to be said that the Breaking Clan's years of accumulated knowledge were truly impressive. The richness of its records left even an outsider like Zhu Zhuqing dumbfounded, and in the end, she could only offer the evaluation: awesome.

Naturally, what interested Zhu Zhuqing most was the information regarding Immortal Grade Herbs.

She was not disappointed. The knowledge compendium given to her by the Breaking Clan indeed contained a great deal of information on Immortal Grade Herbs.

Whether they had appeared in Douluo 1 or not, they were all recorded within.

After reading continuously for a month, Zhu Zhuqing finally memorized all its contents.

The price, however, was that after cramming so much knowledge in such a short time, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes had become exceedingly wise-looking.

One look from afar would make anyone feel that this was a being filled with "wisdom."

Over the course of a month, Zhu Zhuqing relied on the carriage's "convenience" to successfully travel from Star Luo City to the border region shared with the Heaven Dou Empire.

It was also where Shrek Academy was located in the original story: Suotuo City!

Pulling open the carriage curtain and looking at the somewhat short city walls, a glint flashed through Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.

Suotuo City—it could be considered one of Douluo's famous tourist spots.

Since she was already here, there was no harm in going in for a look.

Besides, she wanted to see whether she had the ability to pick up a few overlooked opportunities.

If Tang San really came to Shrek Academy in the future, he might help Dai Mubai fight her Eldest Sister.

Rounding it off, that meant the two sides already had a grudge.

Then intercepting some of Tang San's opportunities should not be a problem, right?

With the intention of reducing the pressure on her Eldest Sister, Zhu Zhuqing firmly dealt with the carriage and entered Suotuo City alone.

As the border between two nations, Suotuo City's economy was naturally strong, and its prosperity ranked among the best.

But after admiring it for less than a few minutes, Zhu Zhuqing's expression fell.

"Seriously bad luck!"