Feeling the other party's dark aura, Su Wen suddenly felt a little tempted.
"Aunt Ye, don't leave yet. Let's capture that tiger."
"That's a Dark Demon Tiger. It should be the one we were looking for just now. Why capture it? You already have a Spirit Ring, and besides, it really is a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
"Let's capture it first. I have a plan that'll overturn Soul Master theory."
Ye Yuan'er gave him a strange look. This little guy was definitely plotting something again.
She didn't refuse. Her whole body transformed into a streak of flame and shot toward the Dark Demon Tiger.
"Roar!"
The Dark Demon Tiger saw the other party flying through its territory—and even charging straight at it.
It felt provoked and let out an angry roar, unleashing a powerful sonic wave.
"Heh, it even has a mental attack!"
The nine Spirit Rings around Ye Yuan'er lit up in an instant.
As her fourth Spirit Ring flashed,
hundreds of firebirds appeared in midair.
Hunyuan Immortal Herb
The moment the hundred firebirds appeared, they seemed to light up the entire sky, even bathing the ground in a fiery red glow.
Their dazzling scarlet tail feathers burned with flames of terrifying heat.
A trace of humanlike fear appeared in the Dark Demon Tiger's eyes.
It apparently hadn't expected the human who'd invaded its territory to be a Titled Douluo.
It turned and ran.
Hundreds of firebirds swooped after it. When some landed on the ground, blazing flames surged outward at a terrifying speed, forming a sea of fire around them.
The Dark Demon Tiger dodged the firebirds' attacks back and forth, but it still couldn't withstand their sheer numbers.
The firebirds swooped onto its body, setting its fur ablaze. Then an explosion rang out.
The Dark Demon Tiger was blasted dozens of meters away.
It let out a shrill roar.
Just as it tried to drag itself up, Ye Yuan'er had already reached it. She stepped on its body and knocked it unconscious with a punch.
"Aunt Ye, that was so cool!"
Watching Ye Yuan'er take care of it so cleanly and efficiently,
Su Wen couldn't resist buttering her up.
Ye Yuan'er smugly lifted her chin a little. Then Su Wen added, and an awkward look appeared on her face. "Aunt Ye, I think the forest's on fire."
Ye Yuan'er: "..."
Ye Yuan'er put out the surrounding flames. After the fight, her confidence swelled again. She and Su Wen planned to spend the night in a tent and head back the next day.
While Ye Yuan'er was setting up the tent,
he checked the Immortal Herbs they'd collected.
One of them, the Hunyuan Immortal Herb, was rather special.
He'd used the Aromatic Silk Beauty to sense it while searching.
Beside the Hunyuan Immortal Herb, the Aromatic Silk Beauty emitted a faint glow.
This Immortal Herb's greatest abilities were improving mental strength and Soul Power. It also had an ability not recorded in the Immortal Herb Catalog: it could help someone condense a Soul Core.
"I can't believe I found something thousands of years ahead of its time. Good thing I recognized it, or taking it carelessly would've been such a waste. But there's no way to condense a Soul Core right now. If I could find a Ferocious Beast with a good temper and ask it about it, maybe Aunt Ye could get a Soul Core of her own."
"Xiao Wen, it's ready. Come—huh, what's this Immortal Herb?"
Ye Yuan'er noticed the Immortal Herb in Su Wen's hand. It was pure white as jade, and her eyes brightened a little. "It's quite pretty."
"Aunt Ye, this Immortal Herb will be very useful, but you can't take it yet... You need to hurry up and cultivate."
"Later, we'll make a trip to the Far North or Lake of Life."
Su Wen put the herb away and patted her shoulder solemnly.
Ye Yuan'er watched him admonish her to cultivate like a little grown-up.
Her peerlessly beautiful face showed both amusement and exasperation.
What kind of upside-down world was this?
She grabbed Su Wen and gave him a thorough rub in her arms.
Then she headed toward the tent.
"Be a good little pillow for your auntie!"
As the sun rose the next day,
a flaming Fire Phoenix burst out of Sunset Forest.
Before leaving, Su Wen had Ye Yuan'er catch a few more thousand-year Fox Spirits along the way.
"Senior Brother!"
Two days later, just as Su Wen and Ye Yuan'er had arrived at the Elder Hall, they saw Hu Liena there too.
Hu Liena trotted over, her eyes shining. "Senior Brother, did you get a Spirit Ring?"
When Su Wen nodded, Hu Liena clasped her hands together, beaming. "Nana congratulates you on becoming a Soul Grandmaster, Senior Brother!"
"Nana, what are you doing here?"
Su Wen patted her head. She lowered her head slightly, narrowed her eyes, and let a contented look spread across her lips.
"I thought you'd be back around now, Senior Brother, so I came to check. I didn't expect to run into you just as you got back. Nana's so lucky."
Ye Yuan'er gave a soft snort from beside them. This really was a little Fox Spirit. Even the way she spoke sounded so coy.
"A-Aunt Ye."
Only then did Hu Liena remember that Lingyuan Douluo was standing nearby. A faint blush spread across her pretty face.
Ye Yuan'er nodded casually, then headed inside.
Hu Liena let out a breath of relief and hurriedly hugged Su Wen's arm, swaying it from side to side.
"Senior Brother, Nana went to see Teacher and asked to go to the Soul Master Academy with you, but Teacher won't let me go until I get my Second Soul Ring... I've only just reached level eighteen, though. Senior Brother, could you talk to Teacher for me?"
"No need. Senior Brother will help you break through. Let's go inside and eat a treasure!"
"Senior Brother, I think I've become immune to the treasures. I don't feel much of an effect from eating them anymore."
Hu Liena followed Su Wen into the room and closed the door behind her.
The treasures were a secret between her and Senior Brother. Even Teacher didn't know.
Well, Aunt Ye knew.
Hu Liena watched Ye Yuan'er enter the bathroom. Before long, she heard the sound of running water.
A happy look appeared in her eyes.
Whenever she was with Senior Brother and Ye Yuan'er was there,
Hu Liena always felt an invisible pressure.
With Ye Yuan'er gone, Hu Liena felt she could do a lot more.
"Today's treasure is different from the ones before."
Su Wen took out an Immortal Herb. It combined a red lotus with pink stamens, and its petals felt hot enough to burn.
"This is called Cinnabar Red Lotus, Nana. It's an Immortal Herb. Suck the stamens, then swallow the petals and slowly refine them with your Soul Power. If all goes well, you'll get a Spirit Ring after absorbing it. Your Martial Soul might even change."
"That powerful?"
Hu Liena's eyes lit up as she carefully took it with both hands.
A treasure this powerful had to be a super treasure!
And it was so pretty!
"Hurry up."
Su Wen flicked her forehead.
"Nana understands!"
Hu Liena sat down at once, without the slightest hesitation.
She swallowed the Immortal Herb as Senior Brother had instructed.
After swallowing all of it,
Hu Liena felt a force flowing through her body.
She mobilized her Soul Power and focused on refining that energy.
"Heh, Xiao Wen, you really are generous!"
Half an incense stick's time passed, and Hu Liena still hadn't finished absorbing it.
Ye Yuan'er, meanwhile, came out of the bathroom.
One look at Hu Liena told her what was going on.
She curled her lip, a little displeased.
"Aunt Ye, there are plenty of Immortal Herbs anyway. If they stay with me, they'll just gather dust!"
"By the way, Aunt Ye, come over here."
Seeing that Hu Liena was doing fine, Su Wen stopped paying attention to her.
He went out into the courtyard and took the Dark Demon Tiger out of his Soul Tool.
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