Silver Soul Beasts, Intelligence on the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, and Evil Soul Master Consumables (Seeking Collection and Recommendation)

Xu Tianxi opened the letter tube and took out the paper. Crooked handwriting came into view. Little Bixi had specifically noted that he had asked human Sea Soul Masters to write these words for him and had absolutely not written them himself.

After glancing over it roughly, Xu Tianxi's lips curled into a smile.

"There's nothing wrong with the letter's contents, just ordinary pleasantries... though there's also a sea chart tucked inside. Brother Turtle is truly an honest turtle."

Little Bixi's letter described how he had spent two and a half years in seclusion at home recovering from his injuries. Then, he had suddenly remembered his human friend and immediately gone out to sea to find a boatful of Sea Soul Masters. After a friendly and harmonious exchange with them, he had asked them to work part-time as his scribes.

The Sea Soul Masters had tearfully agreed to Little Bixi's request. Once they finished writing the letter, they had grabbed a pile of glittering broken stones and fled back at top speed.

In addition, Little Bixi complained about the Deep Sea Demonic Whales attacking his clan, leaving many clan members on the brink of death. He had also included a sea chart that depicted the escape route of the Ferocious Beast Demonic Whale after it had been driven away by the Heavenly Tyrant Ancestor.

This sea chart marked numerous locations where Deep Sea Demonic Whales appeared, including the territories of several hundred-thousand-year Deep Sea Demonic Whales.

"Your soul beast friend has quite the nerve. He marked out the locations of all these Deep Sea Demonic Whales. If he wasn't lying to us, we'll definitely find a Demonic Whale suitable for you after sailing around for ten days or half a month. Take a good look too."

Xiao Changfeng spoke in an unreadable tone. He had inspected the letter long ago and secretly marveled at the Heavenly Tyrant Bixi's actions.

Thankfully, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale Clan was powerful enough. If it had been another race, how many could withstand being sold out by the Heavenly Tyrant Bixi like this?

This behavior practically made him a traitor among Sea Soul Beasts.

Xu Tianxi had not expected Little Bixi to start leading humans around after a single life-saving favor. He could not help but complain, "When he told me he was willing to guide me to his home, I thought he was joking. I didn't expect him to actually do it..."

Taking out a magnifying glass and carefully examining the sea chart, flashes of light flickered in Xu Tianxi's eyes as he muttered softly, "I chose Deep Sea Demonic Whales not only because their race has such ferocious innate gifts, but also because I had my eye on the special talents of their few mutated variants. With this, things will be much easier..."

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale Clan's status in the ocean was nearly equivalent to that of Dragon Race soul beasts on the continent. Their racial talents were exceptionally formidable, but their Spiritual Power was relatively weak. It was said that this was because whale brains were rather small.

However, there were always exceptions. Several special variants had appeared among the Deep Sea Demonic Whales. Their brains were much larger than those of ordinary Deep Sea Demonic Whales. Although their physical strength was somewhat reduced, their Spiritual Power was particularly powerful, not inferior to that of top-tier Mental Attribute soul beasts.

Among them were the bloodthirsty Blood Demonic Whales and the Silver Demonic Whales, which possessed greater affinity with the ocean. The former had the innate gift of bloodthirsty berserkness, while the latter possessed terrifying elemental control. Their water attribute came close to the ultimate water, and their lightning attribute was equally terrifying.

After examining each potential target, Xu Tianxi finally selected a coordinate several thousand nautical miles southwest. Pointing it out to Xiao Changfeng, he said, "Senior Martial Uncle, I've chosen this one."

Xiao Changfeng cast a sidelong glance at the sea chart, his brows rising. "A sea region where a Deep Sea Silver Demonic Whale has appeared? It seems you've had your eye on them for a long time."

Xu Tianxi spread his hands and smiled. "It can't be helped. There aren't many pure Mental Attribute soul beasts within this nearshore area. After thinking it over, I decided it would be better to seek out a variant of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale. This is a rare Silver Soul Beast."

"Ancient Texts record that the Dragon God bathed in the essence of the sun and moon, giving rise to the Golden Dragon and Silver Dragon. The Golden Dragon inherited the Radiance of the Sun and gradually transformed into ultimate strength, while the Silver Dragon absorbed Moonlight Radiance and gradually transformed into multiple elements.

"The origins of all present-day Silver Soul Beasts stem from the Silver Dragon's grace. They can absorb Moonlight Radiance to cultivate. The Silver Moon Wolf King of the Sun Moon Empire and the Deep Sea Silver Demonic Whale in these waters are both like this. Though they aren't pure Mental Attribute soul beasts, their Spiritual Power is no weaker than that of top-tier Mental Attribute soul beasts.

"In a sense, my Martial Soul is also the moon. For me, the most compatible soul beasts are pure Mental Attribute soul beasts and Silver Soul Beasts.

"And the Deep Sea Silver Demonic Whale can be considered one of the foremost Silver Soul Beasts of this age!"

Xiao Changfeng thought for a moment before quickly revealing a smile. "That is indeed true. Deep Sea Demonic Whales are already among the most powerful soul beasts. The mutated Silver Demonic Whales are even stronger overall. Even if we found a pure Mental Attribute soul beast, it wouldn't necessarily suit you better than they would."

Among soul beasts, gold and silver held special significance for high-level soul beasts. Gold represented ultimate strength, while silver represented multiple attributes or powerful attributes. Silver Soul Beasts could have evolved into their state, or they could have been born with powerful abilities.

The Sun Moon Empire's signature Silver Wolves were a typical example. They were innately capable of controlling the six major elements. The common trait of Silver Soul Beasts was exceptionally powerful Spiritual Power; otherwise, they would be unable to control such powerful Elemental Power.

Deep Sea Demonic Whales were Ocean Overlord race to begin with. Xiao Changfeng had no clear concept of just how terrifying the strength of this race's silver variants might be. He merely conveyed the target to Yue Lao, who was steering the ship.

"Mr. Yue Lao, our target has been decided. Once we enter the deeper waters, head southwest. You can increase the speed."

"There's no need to detour or fear the Sea Soul Beasts along the way. We are here."

As a dignified Level 96 Super Douluo, Xiao Changfeng was absolutely confident that he could drive back even a hundred-thousand-year Sea Soul Beast blocking their path.

As the Senior Martial Uncle, he had to possess this much deterrence!

Xu Tianxi smiled as he watched Xiao Changfeng use the communicator, then turned his gaze back toward the distant coastline. Suddenly, he remembered an important figure from the original timeline.

"By the way, Senior Martial Uncle, our Black Tortoise Merchant Guild has intelligence networks across all Three Great Empires. Can we find information on the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?"

Xiao Changfeng was taken aback and instinctively replied, "We can. What's wrong?"

Xu Tianxi pondered for a moment before slowly saying,

"Considering the causes and consequences, the tragic fate of my maternal grandfather's family back then was partly due to the current White Tiger Duke Dai Hao. This man has guarded the western frontier of the Star Luo Empire for a long time and is a massive obstacle to the Sun Moon Empire's eastward advance. Sooner or later, I'll have to face him."

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. I want to see whether his household has any weaknesses."

Understanding dawned on Xiao Changfeng's face. "I see. That's easy enough. After we return, I'll send people to gather and organize information on everyone in his household, young and old, then give it to you."

"To be honest, when I cultivated at Star Luo Royal Academy back then, I met quite a few sons and daughters of Star Luo Empire nobles. Most of them now hold high positions and great power within the Star Luo Empire, and they'll give me some face. Investigating the White Tiger Duke's Mansion won't be difficult."

The White Tiger Duke's Dai Family had been the Imperial family of the previous dynasty and had remained powerful and influential under the new dynasty for more than four thousand years. They stood too tall and drew too much attention. Countless eyes had always watched them in secret, so gathering intelligence would be even easier.

Star Luo Royal Academy was a place where nobles gathered. The young men and women of his generation from back then had now almost all inherited their family businesses. Their connections spread throughout the upper echelons of the Star Luo Empire. Once those connections were used, they could roughly find out even when a cat died in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

"Then thank you, Senior Martial Uncle."

Xu Tianxi answered with a cheerful smile. Thanks to Dai Hao and the Dai Family being far too conspicuous, he did not even need to make up a reason to use this opportunity to investigate Huo Gua's situation.

He had little interest in Dai Hao himself. If the man blocked his path in the future, kicking him aside or beating him to death would be easy enough. His four exceptionally gifted sons, on the other hand, were more worthy of attention.

Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin, the two brothers who had inherited the pure White Tiger Martial Soul, both possessed extraordinary talent. So long as nothing unexpected happened, becoming Titled Douluo was practically guaranteed for them, and they even had hope of reaching Super Douluo.

Dai Luoli's Blood Tiger Martial Soul was dull and unremarkable in its early stages, but once fully awakened, the Martial Soul's grade surpassed even that of the White Tiger.

As for Huo Gua, the original protagonist... his Spirit Eye Martial Soul was of excellent quality, and his talent for Soul Tools was equally extraordinary. However, he had been treated too poorly in his early years, leaving the meridians in his body a complete mess. Otherwise, he would not have possessed merely innate rank-one Soul Power.

Without the early investment of the Sky Dream Power Bank, even with Bei Bei and Tang Ya looking after him, he would have had almost no chance of graduating from the Martial Soul Department. He might have had some hope of graduating from the Soul Tool Department.

But then again, his Martial Soul could have received extensive cultivation in either the Sun Moon Empire, which valued Soul Tools, or the Body Sect, which valued Body Martial Souls. Yet, of all places, he had gone to that Shrek cesspit.

In all of Shrek's Outer Courtyard, even in the entire Shrek Martial Soul Department, Wang Yan was the only remotely normal teacher. The rest were all humanoid creatures. Something as sacred as professional ethics was impossible for them to possess. They would never possess it, not in this lifetime.

They had no ability to teach an ordinarily talented disciple into a monstrous genius, but they certainly had the ability to normally train a genius into a powerhouse and claim all the credit for themselves—and plenty of that ability too!

Xu Tianxi had already resolved to intercept the Sky Dream Power Bank and Electrolux, this visitor from another world. To Huo Gua, this would be no different from a fatal blow. His path to godhood—or, rather, to becoming a dog—would be severed outright.

Frankly, he felt somewhat guilty about doing this, but he could not possibly give up benefits for the sake of his conscience.

As for Huo Gua, the Child of Destiny of Douluo Planet on the original route, Xu Tianxi did not know what he would become without the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, but he did not want him to be completely ruined.

There was no other reason. Tang God King had long since cast his bait into Shrek. If Huo Gua failed to go to Shrek because of Xu Tianxi's interference, Tang God King would come up empty-handed. Then the two soul beasts of the Clear Sky Sect might receive orders to descend the mountain and seize a "son-in-law" from beneath the rankings.

If that happened, how long he could continue developing would become an unknown. It was impossible for him to hide in the Sun Moon Empire for more than a decade without a single trace getting out.

If those two soul beasts found him, even Xu Xiaoyun would be unable to protect him. Not to mention that Xu Xiaoyun had yet to break through to the Limit Douluo realm—even if he did, he would still be no match for them.

Even if exposure was inevitable sooner or later, he had to first develop enough strength, at the very least enough to fight a Titled Douluo.

Therefore, Huo Gua not only had to go to Shrek, but he also could not be swiftly kicked out by Shrek's utterly disgusting year-end elimination system. Ideally, he would string Tang God King along for a few more years and make him think, "The advantage is mine."

Xu Tianxi was incapable of arranging a soul beast sacrifice for him, but giving him a few pills to improve his aptitude was a trivial matter. That way, Tang God King would not take one look and shake his head.

Well, looking even further ahead, there was also Twin Martial Soul Xiao Xiao in Huo Gua's year. If Tang God King decided Huo Gua was beyond saving, would he turn his attention to Xiao Xiao instead?

Then he could arrange a private seat for Xiao Xiao in the Valley of Love and Emotion and give her the same treatment as Ning Tian?

Huo Gua is a year younger than me. By now, his mother should be about to die. Dai Mubai claimed that he had long since fished her soul out of the Underworld and brought it to the God Realm as a hostage, but Huo Gua hasn't come into contact with Wang Dong yet. Tang God King shouldn't be monitoring him yet...

It would be somewhat risky for me to contact him myself. I still need to use intermediaries. Evil Soul Masters are the best choice...

With that thought, Xu Tianxi made up his mind and asked Xiao Changfeng again, "Senior Martial Uncle, have we captured any Evil Soul Master prisoners over the years?"