The Ghostly Souls around him were actually a form of Mental Interference.
He could control them.
"解除武魂状态吧!"
Bibi Dong's voice suddenly sounded beside Su Wen's ear.
At her words,
Su Wen followed Bibi Dong's instructions and dismissed his Martial Soul Possession.
As his Martial Soul shrank, he returned to the ground and exhaled, a little sweat glistening on his forehead.
Bibi Dong studied him, her red lips parting. "Your Martial Soul really is unusual. Those spirits just now had a mental attack. They could interfere with at least Soul Grandmasters and Soul Elders, but using them must consume quite a bit of Soul Power, right?"
Su Wen nodded. It wasn't enough to drain him completely, but in that state, his Soul Power was being consumed every moment.
Bibi Dong nodded in approval. "It looks like you can also add a Mental Attribute Spirit Ring!"
"Senior Brother, you're amazing!" Hu Liena sounded both a little frightened and a little envious.
Senior Brother's Martial Soul was something she had never heard of before.
It looked tragic and beautiful, like a bride on her wedding day, yet it was stained with blood and filled with evil.
Joy and disaster were mixed together. Hu Liena had never seen anything like it.
After that, Bibi Dong continued the lesson, while Su Wen and Hu Liena sat together and listened attentively.
The Palace Guard Knights who had been startled earlier didn't come over to ask what had happened.
Su Wen knew Bibi Dong must have sent them away with a telepathic message.
"Gurgle!"
Hu Liena's stomach rumbled at an awkward moment.
She lowered her head, her cheeks flushing, and nervously twisted the hem of her clothes between her fingers.
"Teacher, I'm hungry!"
Seeing this, Su Wen casually patted his own stomach.
Bibi Dong figured it was about time. She still had matters of the Pope's office to attend to today.
She instructed them, "Nana, focus on cultivating until you reach level ten. Then come find me, and I'll have someone take you to obtain a Spirit Ring. Once you both have your First Spirit Ring, I'll teach you combat techniques. I'll have someone bring you food in a little while."
With that, she headed out of the courtyard. As Pope, she had far too much to do.
Su Wen took a piece of candy from his Soul Tool, unwrapped it, and gently slipped it into Hu Liena's moist, cherry-red mouth.
"Mmph!"
Hu Liena's fair cheeks puffed up as she bit down with her pearly teeth, tasting the sweetness.
Su Wen asked, "Nana, is your Martial Soul a Demon Fox? Let me have a look!"
"Mm!"
Hu Liena nodded slightly. As she stood, a warm orange glow appeared behind her.
The next moment,
an elegant, slender fox appeared, with a hint of languor about it.
When Hu Liena summoned her Martial Soul, the blush on her cheeks faded a little, replaced by a touch of pride.
"My Martial Soul Possession isn't as impressive as Senior Brother's."
As she spoke, the Demon Fox merged into her body.
Soft fox ears emerged from her hair on either side, and a fluffy tail grew behind her.
Su Wen's eyes lit up. No wonder she was going to specialize in charm.
At such a young age, she already had the power to "melt" people with cuteness.
"Yip!"
Her ears were suddenly grabbed. Hu Liena's legs went weak, and she leaned closer to Su Wen, catching the faint, sweet scent of him.
Su Wen gently pinched her fox ears, finding them hard to let go of.
But remembering he still had something important to do, he reluctantly released them.
"Nana, I won't stay to eat with you. I need to go to the Elder Hall. If you get tired, rest in my room for a while."
"Okay!" Hu Liena dismissed her Martial Soul, her little ears turning red. "I live next door to you, Senior Brother!"
Su Wen didn't say anything more. He said goodbye to Hu Liena, then headed for the Elder Hall.
A little over ten minutes later, Su Wen used the Elder Token Aunt Ye had left him to enter the Elder Hall grounds.
As he passed a courtyard with a flower garden, Su Wen saw it was full of all kinds of plants, mostly chrysanthemums.
A bewitching figure in a crimson robe was tending to the flowers.
"You're Su Wen, aren't you? The disciple of His Holiness the Pope?"
The figure looked like a woman, but spoke in a soft, feminine male voice.
Su Wen immediately guessed who he was. Noticing the man staring at him,
he quickly smiled and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "I am. You already know who I am, Senior. May I ask who you are?"
"They all call me Chrysanthemum Douluo!" Chrysanthemum Douluo set down what he was holding and walked out of the courtyard with graceful steps.
"Hmm, why haven't you eaten an Immortal Herb?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo's expression suddenly changed.
He had heard about the Immortal Herbs, of course.
When he learned that Lingyuan Douluo had found three Immortal Herbs,
Chrysanthemum Douluo had immediately gone to see her,
hoping to obtain one.
Unfortunately, Lingyuan Douluo told him that she had already given the last one to the Grand Pontiff.
And the Grand Pontiff had secretly sent it somewhere.
Chrysanthemum Douluo hadn't even had a chance to see the Immortal Herbs.
In Chrysanthemum Douluo's view,
since there were three Immortal Herbs, Su Wen must have already taken one.
But he hadn't.
"This... Maybe the one I ate was unusual!"
"Well... that's certainly possible. I've only heard of Immortal Herbs myself; I've never actually seen one. Some of them really are unusual." Chrysanthemum Douluo nodded in agreement, then suddenly asked, "What did the Immortal Herb you took look like?"
Su Wen knew Chrysanthemum Douluo was suspicious. That was a tricky question.
He didn't know what Aunt Ye had told Chrysanthemum Douluo, either.
If their stories didn't match—
Su Wen simply avoided the question and put on a curious expression. "Elder Ju can tell whether I've eaten an Immortal Herb? Do you eat them every day?"
Elder Ju's mouth twitched as Su Wen distracted him. "You can't just eat Immortal Herbs carelessly. Each one is a rare gift of nature, and obtaining even one is an enormous stroke of fortune. I can tell whether you've eaten one because I've spent years around flowers, and my Martial Soul is also a kind of Immortal Herb. That makes me particularly sensitive to them!"
"So... Elder Ju knows every kind of Immortal Herb?"
Su Wen had originally planned to find an opportunity to ask Aunt Ye to borrow the Immortal Herb Catalog from Chrysanthemum Douluo, but it seemed there was no need. He might be able to borrow it himself.
"呵呵,我有一本仙草图录,族上传下来的,上面记载了一些仙草...干什么?"
菊斗罗瞧着苏闻突然朝自己伸出手,忍不住脸皮抽动一下,他哪能不知道这什么意思!
Su Wen made no attempt to hide his intentions. "Heh heh, let me take a look. I'm curious about Immortal Herbs, too. And I'm so lucky—maybe I'll run into one someday. If I do, I'll give you one!"
"Hahaha, you little rascal..." Chrysanthemum Douluo laughed at his shamelessness. What a cheeky kid.
Chrysanthemum Douluo curled his fingers into an orchid gesture and spoke in his soft, feminine voice. "I can give you a copy later. But do you really like flowers and plants, little one? Not just anyone gets to see my Immortal Herb Catalog!"
"I like Immortal Herbs!" Su Wen insisted.
Chrysanthemum Douluo was rendered speechless by his honest expression.
Thinking of his connections—
he had Lingyuan Douluo backing him,
he was a prodigy with Innate Full Soul Power,
and now he was also the Pope's disciple.
Chrysanthemum Douluo agreed. "I'll make you a copy. Come see me in a few days!"
"Thank you, Your Excellency Ju!"
Su Wen smiled, said goodbye to Chrysanthemum Douluo, and left happily.
Chrysanthemum Douluo watched Su Wen's retreating figure and sighed. "Her Excellency Lingyuan has really spoiled him. He's bold and shameless!"
The Elder Hall consisted of several smaller halls, each home to a Titled Douluo.
Su Wen wandered around for a while before finding Lingyuan Douluo's courtyard.
He hadn't even gone inside yet
when he felt a wave of heat.
The courtyard was filled with red flowers, vivid as flames. From time to time, waves of heat wafted from them.
"Who's there?"
As Su Wen studied the courtyard, someone came out of the hall.
"Xiao Wen!"
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