Metal Street

After learning that Liu Xinghan possessed Innate Full Soul Power, Liu Tianba's attitude took a complete one-eighty. His attitude toward Li Xinyue also changed entirely, becoming exceptionally warm.

At the same time, he gave Liu Xinghan two gifts: ten thousand Gold Soul Coins and a Storage Soul Tool.

On the Douluo Continent, the method of crafting Storage Soul Tools had already been lost, making them extremely precious.

This Storage Soul Tool had an internal capacity of one cubic meter. Though it was far inferior to Liu Xinghan's own Rank 2 Soul Tool Storage Ring, it would still fetch at least five thousand Gold Soul Coins if sold!

That day, news of Liu Xinghan's Innate Full Soul Power spread throughout the Liu Family, causing quite a stir.

Liu Xinghan also met his grandmother, his eldest and second uncles, and many relatives he had never met before.

Because of his Innate Full Soul Power, everyone was exceptionally enthusiastic toward him. The elders in particular all gave him generous red envelopes upon their first meeting.

He accepted every one of them with a smile. As a result, he became wealthy once more. Including the red envelope from his grandfather, Liu Tianba, his fortune had already reached one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins!

The next day.

Since it was Liu Xinghan's first time in Gengxin City, his aunt Liu Xuanxue volunteered to take him out for some sightseeing.

Liu Xinghan had quite a favorable impression of his beautiful aunt. After spending some time together, the aunt and nephew, who had only just met, had already grown familiar with one another.

He also learned that his aunt was twenty-five this year and already a Level 42 Four-Ring Spirit Ancestor. Her Soul Power cultivation was nearly on par with his father's.

However, her Martial Soul was not the Liu Family's inherited Black Flame Demon Wolf, but a Beast Martial Soul no weaker than the Black Flame Demon Wolf—the Storm Flying Dragon.

This Martial Soul came from her mother, Liu Xinghan's grandmother.

As a sub-dragon species, the Storm Flying Dragon Martial Soul was not as famous as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul known across the continent, but it was still an extremely powerful Beast Martial Soul.

Liu Xuanxue's Innate Soul Power had reached Rank Seven, giving her hope of becoming a Soul Douluo in this lifetime. Among Liu Tianba's children, her talent was the most outstanding.

Thus, Liu Tianba doted even more on his youngest daughter, indulging her in everything!

"Aunt, I heard Gengxin City is the metal capital of the continent. I want to visit the metal market." The moment they left the Liu Family estate, Liu Xinghan immediately made his suggestion.

One of his reasons for coming to Gengxin City was the large quantity of rare metals here.

Now that someone familiar could lead the way, Liu Xinghan immediately wanted to visit the city's metal market and prepare for his upcoming plans.

"Xiao Han, what is there to see at a metal market? Aren't they just lumps of iron?" Liu Xuanxue asked curiously. She could not understand why a six-year-old child would be interested in such things.

"Aunt, I want to see..." Liu Xinghan immediately acted spoiled toward his aunt.

With his handsome face, white clothes, and big eyes, Liu Xinghan was an adorable six-year-old boy. The moment he acted spoiled, Liu Xuanxue agreed. The two took a carriage to Metal Street.

Metal Street was located in the center of Gengxin City. Along its several-kilometer-long road stood hundreds of shops, more than ninety percent of which primarily dealt in metal.

Upon arriving at Metal Street and casually entering a shop, Liu Xinghan was dazzled by what he saw.

Azure Wind Copper Mother.

Gold of Blazing Fire.

Flame Earth Metal.

Though he appeared calm on the surface, as if he were merely browsing casually,

he was inwardly extremely excited. Many of these metals were rare materials essential for crafting Rank 5 and even Rank 6 Soul Tools.

Yet now, they had simply been tossed into corners!

What a waste of priceless treasures! Liu Xinghan cried inwardly.

If these metals had been placed in the Douluo Continent where Soul Tools flourished in the original story, even a tiny piece would have been worth over a hundred gold coins. Yet here, huge chunks were casually thrown into corners and sold for only a few dozen Silver Soul Coins!

It was no wonder.

Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent primarily relied on their Martial Souls in battle. Few used weapons, and the methods of crafting Soul Tools had been lost. No matter how precious these metals were, they had no practical use, so naturally their prices could not rise.

After visiting ten shops in a row,

"Hmm, this is..." Liu Xinghan's gaze suddenly fell on a stone, and he could no longer look away.

"What is it?" Liu Xuanxue looked curiously at her nephew. She truly did not know why a six-year-old child could be so tirelessly fascinated by metal!

"Aunt, I found something good." Excited, Liu Xinghan bent down and picked up an irregular chunk of black metal the size of a human head.

On closer inspection, faint blue glimmers seemed to emanate from its surface.

After obtaining the Intermediate Soul Master Compendium, he had skimmed through its section on metals, which introduced several rare and precious metals.

One of them was called Tears of Ice and Snow.

Legend said that Tears of Ice and Snow were formed from the tears of the Ice and Snow God falling into the mortal world. Their surface was deep black, but upon closer inspection, blue light could be seen. However, that was not their true appearance.

After being refined with flames of a thousand degrees, the black color on their surface would vanish, revealing a deep blue hue. It was one of the rarest and most precious ice-attribute metals.

Liu Xinghan immediately bought it for twenty Silver Soul Coins.

I've struck it rich! Liu Xinghan grinned from ear to ear!

After browsing for a while longer and getting a clear understanding of Metal Street, Liu Xinghan left with his aunt.

With his aunt beside him, it was not convenient for him to buy in bulk.

The next time he came alone, he would definitely stuff his Storage Ring full of these cheap yet precious rare metals!

Nighttime!

Liu Xinghan sat quietly cross-legged on his bed, cultivating the Immeasurable True Scripture and striving to increase his Soul Power cultivation.

"Success!"

Liu Xinghan opened his eyes, a hint of delight appearing on his face.

After days of cultivation, his Soul Power cultivation had finally reached Level 15.

One First Level Spirit Power per month!

It had to be said, this speed was incredibly fast. Even those cultivation geniuses relying on simulated cultivation environments would not be any faster!

This was the power of the Immeasurable True Scripture!

Using this Cultivation Method as the foundation for cultivating Soul Power, Liu Xinghan could normally attain nearly triple the cultivation speed. Although the Soul Power condensation function inherent to the Cultivation Method had reduced his cultivation speed to double in order to make his Soul Power purer, no one in this world could still match him!

"Hmm!"

Liu Xinghan's brows suddenly twitched. He sensed something unusual coming from his Martial Soul, and immediately summoned it.

"This is?"

The Summoning Tome appeared in his hand, but when Liu Xinghan saw the Spirit Ring rising from it, he was startled.

The First Spirit Ring that had originally been dark yellow had actually turned Light Purple!

Purple represented a Thousand Year Spirit Ring!

The Year Limit of a Spirit Ring was fixed and would not change as one's cultivation improved. This was common knowledge on the Douluo Continent.

But why had his Spirit Ring upgraded on its own?

Liu Xinghan was greatly shocked. In the original story, only those who underwent the trials of gods had a chance to obtain an opportunity to increase a Spirit Ring's Year Limit. Yet he clearly had done nothing at all.

What exactly was going on?