Returning to Dou Qi Continent

Su Luo pulled the spear from Chang Wei's body, then drove it into Chang Wei's eye, piercing his brain. He yanked the spear out again, and once red and white matter had spilled all over the ground, Su Luo drew a broadsword and chopped off Chang Wei's head. Then he kicked it away with all his strength. Only then did Su Luo confirm Chang Wei's death.

Against someone far stronger than himself, Su Luo could only feel at ease doing anything else after making absolutely certain they were dead.

He quickly tossed a Meridian Nourishing Pill into his mouth. Ignoring the intense pain coursing through his meridians, Su Luo rushed to Su Muyue's side and examined her injuries.

When Su Luo's Soul Power flowed into Su Muyue's body alongside his Dou Qi, his expression changed.

As he sensed the condition within Su Muyue's body, even though Su Luo had been mentally prepared, he could not help but feel inwardly shocked.

Her meridians, bones, and muscles—there were few places left intact. More importantly, an unknown force within her body was eroding her flesh, poised to seep deep into her marrow.

Barely suppressing the urge to go back and desecrate Chang Wei's corpse, Su Luo took out the pills he had previously purchased at the auction house and used them, together with Dou Qi and Soul Power, to treat Su Muyue's wounds.

Alchemists of the Fourth-grade Alchemist level rarely refined pills for money, so Su Luo could only use Third-grade Pills to treat Su Muyue's injuries for the time being.

But Su Muyue's injuries were too severe. The potency of Third-grade Pills was truly a drop in the bucket. For the moment, they could only slow the spread of her injuries. Forget healing her—even preventing her condition from worsening was already fortunate.

The pills of the Dou Qi Continent were indeed miraculous, but those were high-grade pills. Below the fifth grade, their effects were only so-so.

The original novel had clearly stated that Qi Gathering Powder required a Fourth-grade Alchemist to refine. Yet in terms of actual efficacy, it could not compare to the Xuanming Sect's treasured Mysterious Turtle Divine Pill. It could not even match the effects of the Mysterious Water Pill.

"No. Third-grade pills simply aren't enough. They're barely able to suppress her injuries."

Sweat covered Su Luo's face. Fortunately, the waves of pain from his meridians kept his mind clear enough for him to calmly analyze what to do next.

"The Douluo Continent won't work. Immortal Doctor Douluo is in seclusion. Even if she weren't, she isn't someone a Count Family without a Soul Douluo could invite. The healing-type Soul Masters the Su Family can reach right now are completely inadequate."

Sensing the force gnawing at Su Muyue's marrow, Su Luo immediately discarded the possibility of seeking help on the Douluo Continent.

At present, that marrow-eroding force was still lingering near the surface and could not penetrate deeply for a while. If he could find Immortal Doctor Douluo, treating Su Muyue's injuries would not be much of a problem.

But the current Su Family simply could not afford to invite Immortal Doctor Douluo, much less one who was still in seclusion.

Showing his talent before the emperor and then asking him to have Immortal Doctor Douluo treat Su Muyue was equally impossible. The emperor was not someone he could see whenever he wished. By the time he met him and displayed his Thousand-Year second ring by defeating a Soul Elder or Soul Ancestor, his talent would certainly be seen—but by then, grass might already be growing over Su Muyue's grave.

As for trading cultivation methods, combat techniques, or something like a Meridian Protecting Pill for Immortal Doctor Douluo's help, the Su Family was indeed nobility of the Star Luo Empire and theoretically stood with the imperial family. Under normal circumstances, the imperial family would not move against the Su Family over a few cultivation methods, combat techniques, or pills. But what if they did?

In the original novel, the Star Luo Emperor had been very generous to Huo Yuhao. He had given him the Ice Scorpion Soul Bone, comparable to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, without hesitation, and had not even tried to morally pressure Huo Yuhao.

But that was because Shrek stood behind Huo Yuhao.

What did the Su Family have behind it?

The answer was nothing.

If he handed the Meridian Protecting Pill to the emperor, the emperor would most likely be delighted to acquire a pill that allowed people to absorb Soul Rings beyond their level, enabling the Star Luo Empire to cultivate stronger talents.

But the issue was what came afterward. The pill's effects had to be proven. Once Su Luo revealed his Thousand-Year Soul Ring and then unleashed a Thousand-Year second Soul Skill, the Title Douluo around the emperor would certainly recognize that Su Luo's second Soul Ring was four thousand years old.

Then the problem would become serious. Why could Su Luo absorb a four-thousand-year second Soul Ring when everyone else could not?

At best, it would mean the Su Family had concealed something for itself. At worst, what was the Su Family's purpose in concealing it? Usurping the throne?

The emperor might not necessarily think that way, but as long as a few families hostile to the Su Family mentioned it, the Su Family would be in danger.

As for joining Shrek and asking Shrek's Super Douluo to treat Su Muyue, it had the same problem as seeking Immortal Doctor Douluo. Displaying his talent took time. By the time those Title Douluo determined that Su Luo was worth cultivating, Su Muyue would be ready for a coffin.

Handing over the Meridian Protecting Pill carried the same risks as dealing with the Star Luo Empire. There was no safety in making a trade with beings who could crush him to death with a single finger. If they had even the slightest ulterior motive, losing both his life and his possessions would be the most realistic outcome.

As for the people the Su Family could currently invite, they did not possess the ability to treat injuries inflicted by an eight-ring Soul Douluo.

Thus, after only a brief moment of thought, Su Luo immediately opened the Otherworld Gate and brought Su Muyue back to the Dou Qi Continent.

He called over Kagan and Qing Ye, had Kagan carry him and Qing Ye carry Su Muyue, then headed for Wutan City.

Guni's Alchemy Skill in Wutan City was not particularly impressive. When he first appeared in the original novel, he had only been a Second-grade Alchemist, and at this point in the timeline, he was merely a first-grade one. But the Mite'er Family was the largest force Su Luo could find at the moment, and the one with the lowest communication cost.

Compared with the Alchemist Guild, which he had never visited before, the Mittel Auction House had already sold pills to Su Luo more than once and helped him purchase certain pills as well.

The Gold Card reserved for Alchemists that he had obtained at the Mittel Auction House allowed Su Luo to easily enter the auction house's VIP room.

"Master, you honor us with your presence. What can Ya Fei do for you this time?"

Upon learning that the holder of the VIP card she had given that Alchemist had arrived, Ya Fei immediately stopped the auction she had been handling, handed it over to one of her auctioneers, and hurried to Su Luo's VIP room.

"I would like to ask whether the Mite'er Family has any high-grade healing pills that can treat my Mother's injuries."

Hearing Su Luo's words, Su Muyue turned her gaze toward Guni. Understanding, Guni stepped forward and sent a wisp of Dou Qi into Su Muyue's body together with Soul Power. After a moment, he shook his head.

"My apologies. We truly wish to help, but her injuries are too severe. Even high-grade pills would be powerless to treat them."

Su Luo said nothing. He merely took out a medicine cauldron in silence and placed a medicinal herb inside.