Seeds Nurture a Clone

For those with keen senses of smell, wolf- and dog-type soul beasts, or people with corresponding martial souls, could be considered first.

This could be discussed later. There was no use worrying about it now.

After tossing the Summoning Tome to Moss Head, Xu Yu summoned his Brilliant Gold Scepter martial soul.

After absorbing the Sea God's Divine Sense last time, Xu Yu had deeply regretted not taking out the Brilliant Gold Scepter to let it be nourished as well. Even so, the Brilliant Gold Scepter's five soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black—had evolved.

A god's Divine Sense was truly nourishing.

The optimal yellow-yellow-purple-purple-black soul ring configuration had become an even better yellow-purple-purple-black-black configuration.

Since the second and fourth soul rings had already been close to their thresholds, they advanced to the thousand-year and ten-thousand-year levels respectively.

Energy was not distributed evenly. The stronger a soul ring was, the more energy it absorbed, which was why the second and fourth soul rings had advanced first. As for Blue Whale Fish, the Fifth Soul Ring, it had not undergone the baptism of time and space and did not possess the ability to upgrade on its own.

After the second soul ring advanced to the thousand-year level, its second soul skill, Recovery, evolved into Super Recovery. The target's Soul Power, mental strength, stamina, and more would be greatly restored. In truth, if the second soul skill evolved into a ten-thousand-year soul skill, becoming Preservation, that would be truly terrifying.

Unfortunately, who knew when such an opportunity would come.

Taking the Summoning Tome, Moss Head also sat on the bed and stretched his little short legs beneath the blanket. He kept flipping through the tome, turning pages back and forth, then paused and flipped back again. Watching A Lan show off her poses on the pages, he revealed a puzzled expression.

So stupid! A Lan was anxious and puffed up with anger.

Her body language was so perfectly clear, yet he still did not understand that she wanted him to let her out.

Stupid child. He was so hard to communicate with.

A Lan struck all sorts of bizarre poses. Moss Head thought she was feeling unwell, so he activated the Summoning Tome and took A Lan out for Dad to see.

Having gained her "freedom," A Lan finally came out as she wished. She praised Moss Head for becoming much quicker-witted and finally understanding her gestures.

Moss Head: "???"

I didn't understand. I thought you were sick.

Spinning around while holding two Blue Silver Grass blades meant you wanted to come out? Forgive my ignorance.

Once outside, A Lan became extremely restless. Seeing Moss Head's little short legs tucked beneath the blanket, she copied him, sneaking to Xu Yu's other side and burrowing beneath the blanket. She even hugged Xu Yu around the waist.

Xu Yu, who was studying the Brilliant Gold Scepter, raised his arm and looked down in surprise to see A Lan's little face pressed against his waist. Sensing his gaze, her eyes curved into crescents.

Xu Yu stroked her little face and then left her alone.

Instead, he turned to look at Moss Head. Seeing him tap away at the Summoning Tome, Xu Yu immediately grew curious.

So Moss Head was much more familiar with the tome than he was. Was he developing functions Xu Yu did not know about?

Xu Yu's eager stare became too much for Moss Head to bear, so he handed the completed tome to Xu Yu.

Xu Yu gave Moss Head a puzzled look, then picked up the tome and examined it curiously for a while. He was immediately astonished. Was this the Sea Island from the shore last time?

And that Sky-Piercing Great Tree—how was that possible?

Hadn't he summoned Moss Head back then? Why was there still a huge tree on the Sea Island? Xu Yu was filled with uncertainty as he continued looking down suspiciously, quickly discovering many details he had previously overlooked.

Seed. This was the Seed's doing.

The Chaos Ancient Tree had three skills: Seed, Bloom, and Fruit.

Bloom and Fruit had both appeared before, but Seed had always remained mysterious. This time, Xu Yu finally got to witness it.

The great tree on the Sea Island had grown after a Seed was planted. It was equivalent to a clone of the Chaos Ancient Tree, and Moss Head could directly control it.

Furthermore, through the image, Xu Yu saw three Fruits growing on the tree. Yet the number after Fruit in the tome had already been reset to zero. Did that mean Fruits were used this way? They had to be used together with Seed.

He just did not know what kind of Fruits would grow once they ripened.

Speaking of which, these three Fruits had absorbed the three young talents from Spirit Hall. The Fruits would definitely be related to them, though he did not know to what extent.

That would have to be explored later. The setup was so complicated that he believed the final result would not disappoint him.

"Can you directly control that great tree on the Sea Island?"

Hearing Dad's question, Moss Head nodded.

Not only could he control it, but he could also develop it.

This gave Xu Yu some other ideas. If the continent were covered in clone trees of his Life Guardian Beast, would that not make him the ruler of Douluo Continent?

His heart stirred.

Moss Head stared blankly as Xu Yu looked at him with eager eyes.

Dad was letting his imagination run wild.

"There is only one Seed left. To get another Seed, Dad would have to take in a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, or raise his talent level to the fifth stage."

The fifth stage meant that sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch would all be bestowed. By then, his methods would be enough to pass for the real thing. They would no longer be mere illusions.

But reaching that level was far too difficult. It would be better to take in a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast instead.

But where could he possibly find a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast so easily?

Xiao Wu?

But based on Xu Yu's understanding of her, that was basically impossible. Besides, even if Bibi Dong had not killed Xiao Wu yet, she would never give her to him.

Still, there was room to maneuver. For instance, if he learned that Xiao Wu was still alive, he could use that to lure Da Ming and Er Ming from the Star Dou Great Forest.

After swiftly making his plans, Xu Yu rested for an afternoon. When he got up, A Lan, who had been sleeping against his waist, had already returned to the Summoning Tome on her own. After putting Moss Head away as well, Xu Yu found something to fill his stomach and hurried to the Pope's Palace. This might be the last time he saw that peerlessly elegant Pope.

Tonight, or perhaps tomorrow, he would have to leave the city and head north, beginning Xu Yu's own path to power.

"You certainly know how to pick your timing!"

Xu Yu did not find Bibi Dong in the Pope's Palace. He only found her in her bedchamber.

She had just finished bathing. Her long, wet black hair swayed down to her hips. Delicate features adorned her stunningly beautiful face, and even beneath loose robes, her graceful figure and perfectly proportioned body could not be concealed.

Xu Yu thought, That perfect figure, that aloof and domineering aura... she really can stir the deepest desires in a man's heart.

The reason he wanted to place Zhu Zhuyun in the position of ruler of a nation had also been influenced by Bibi Dong. What was this called? A queen-raising plan.

If he could not get the empress, then a queen would do!

Fine, he really was an old scumbag.

"Yes, the timing is just right."

Naturally, Xu Yu did not dare say that aloud. Bibi Dong would slap him to death. He could only smile bashfully, like a young boy.

Bibi Dong smiled and did not hold it against Xu Yu for disturbing her rest.

The evenings were rather boring anyway, so it was not bad to hear why Xu Yu had come to find her. At her level as a soul master, ordinary secluded cultivation no longer had much effect. Listening to more things and broadening her knowledge could increase her insights, perhaps allowing her to break through more quickly.