Flowing Light Roaring Ape

Even if they can barely manage, they will fall behind other Spirit Master families and forces, and the Spirit Master they cultivate will be inferior to those of other forces.

The worse the Spirit Master, the less resources the family's power receives. With even fewer resources, the Spirit Master they cultivate become even worse, thus creating a vicious cycle.

"If this is how it is to not accept the Martial Soul Hall Soul Master Subsidy, then these Four Great Families must be incredibly poor!"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan pursed her lips.

Upon hearing Dugu Yan's words, Qing Mu's lips twitched, and he said, "Well... if there aren't any special ways to make money, the Spirit Hall's subsidies for Spirit Master are indeed quite substantial."

Qing Mu's father, as a powerful viscount in the Hagen Das Kingdom, could only collect a little over Gold Soul Coin in taxes a year. In contrast, a Soul Elder could receive 1,200 Gold Soul Coin in subsidies alone each year, which was higher than the taxes collected by a viscount.

This is why the Spirit Hall's subsidy stopped at the Soul Ancestor. If the previous pattern had been followed, the Soul Ancestor would have needed 12,000 Gold Soul Coin a year, which the Spirit Hall simply couldn't afford, even with the support of two great kingdoms.

However, if it's just Soul Elder, it's actually not so bad. After all, people who can cultivate to the Soul Elder level have a high chance of breaking through to Soul Ancestor, and they can't stay at the Soul Elder level for many years.

As for those who can't break through to the Soul Elder even by middle age, they'll probably be stuck below the Soul Elder for their entire lives. Soul Grandmaster only gets 120 Gold Soul Coin a year, so the burden isn't too heavy.

Dugu Bo also agreed, saying, "Qing Mu is right. Yanyan, you've never lacked money since you were little, so you don't have any special feelings about it. In reality, most of the industries that make money are monopolized by large families and the state. Without enough ability, you simply can't get in."

Take, for example, those Four Great Sects of Single Attribute. Aside from the Breaking Clan making a little money from medicine, the others barely earn any.

Dugu Yan nodded thoughtfully, recalling that Qing Mu hadn't been particularly wealthy in the past.

"Senior Dugu, I also recommend someone to you."

At this moment, Qing Mu suddenly spoke to Dugu Bo, "I think Ye Lingling's mother should know a little about herbs. If we encounter any problems while developing Immortal Herb, we can consider consulting her."

"Ye Haitang, she does indeed know quite a lot."

Dugu Bo also knew Ye Haitang; he had visited her several times in order to treat the poison in his body.

However, after discovering that even the Nine Heart Begonia couldn't cure the poison in his body, he chose to rely solely on the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to suppress the toxins.

"Okay, I will take your suggestion into consideration." Dugu Bo nodded.

Upon hearing this, Qing Mu smiled slightly, then seemed to remember something and continued, "I almost forgot the important matter. Senior Dugu, do you know of any Soul Beast suitable for my requirements?"

Seeing Qing Mu bring it up again, Dugu Bo's mind started racing, trying to recall what kind of Soul Beast in Sunset Forest could meet Qing Mu's previous requirements.

After a while, Dugu Bo seemed to have found the answer, and pondered, "There are indeed a few Soul Beast that meet your requirements."

"Those few?"

Upon hearing that there was Soul Beast that matched her, Qing Mu's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked.

Dugu Bo: "Phantom Green Owl, Lightning Vine, Flowing Light Roaring Ape!"

"These three types of Soul Beast are all very fast and all possess the Wood Attribute, which should meet your needs."

Qing Mu stroked her chin. "It sounds like the Wood Attribute doesn't make up a large percentage."

Dugu Bo his eyes at Qing Mu, "Wood Attribute isn't known for its speed. No Soul Beast can match the speed of a pure Wood Attribute one. If you want to pursue Wood Attribute, then choose the Flowing Light Roaring Ape; its Wood Attribute percentage is higher."

As he spoke, Dugu Bo took out a scroll from his Storage Soul Tool and tossed it to Qing Mu.

"These are maps showing the distribution of Soul Beast in Sunset Forest. Be careful not to go to the places marked with red crosses. Even I have to be careful in those places."

Also, be careful of the black areas; those are the habitats of ten-thousand-year-old Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Although I don't know exactly how strong you are now, you won't fare well if you trespass into their territory."

Qing Mu took the map of the Soul Beast distribution and smiled at Dugu Bo, saying, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Then Qing Mu opened the Soul Beast Distribution Map and began to study it carefully.

At this moment, Dugu Bo patted Qing Mu's shoulder with a smile and said softly, "Actually, you don't need to be in such a hurry. You're still three levels away from level fifty. I'll personally help you hunt for your Fifth Soul Ring then."

Although Dugu Bo is known as the weakest Title Douluo in a one-on-one fight, even the weakest Title Douluo is still a Title Douluo, and he can easily defeat Soul Beast under 70,000 years old.

Even against Soul Beast with a power of 80,000 or 90,000, Dugu Bo isn't necessarily outmatched, since he still possesses a piece of Medusa Skull; it just might require him to exert all his strength.

As for Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, forget about them. 100,000 years is a qualitative change. In the first season of Douluo 1, an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was enough to rival an ordinary level 95 Title Douluo.

Those powerful Soul Beast, such as the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Ox Python, are even capable of rivaling level 96 or 97 Title Douluo, far beyond the reach of ordinary Title Douluo.

As for the matter of the Peerless Tang Clan, ordinary 100,000- Soul Beast can only be compared to level 92 or 93 Spirit Master. Apart from the fact that the prestige of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast has been reduced to pave the way for the appearance of Ferocious Beast later, it can only be attributed to the fact that the cultivation system of the Douluo Continent has become more complete, and the strength of ordinary titled Douluo has been improved.

"Yes, Qing Mu, with Grandpa guiding you, capturing Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast will be a piece of cake."

Dugu Yan echoed this sentiment.

The next moment, Dugu Yan also smiled slightly and said, "Besides, if anyone should be preparing now, it should be me who starts preparing."

In Dugu Yan's view, she is currently level 49, while Qing Mu is only level 47. She can't use the Immortal Herb and Soul Bone every day, so her breakthrough speed to Soul King will definitely be faster than Qing Mu's.

However, after hearing Dugu Yan's words, Qing Mu shook her head and said, "That depends on whether you use the Immortal Herb or not. Otherwise, Sister Yan Yan, you might not be able to beat me."

"Impossible. I can break through level 50 in a few months at most. How could someone be faster than me?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan raised an eyebrow, somewhat disbelieving.

Qing Mu simply smiled and offered no explanation.

Indeed, with normal training, it would take Qing Mu at least a year to reach level 50.

But Qing Mu wouldn't train like that. Gaining experience by fighting monsters is much faster than regular cultivation, and there's no bottleneck in this improvement.

However, Dugu Yan's cultivation has reached a bottleneck, and in reality, she may not necessarily be the one who breaks through level fifty faster.