Offering Immortal Herbs

"Grandpa, is that Spirit City up ahead?" Dugu Yan walked behind Dugu Bo, gazing curiously at the city before them.

At that moment, Dugu Yan stared wide-eyed at Spirit City ahead. Even her steps had grown noticeably lighter.

Dugu Yan didn't have any reservations about joining Spirit Hall. After all, Dugu Bo had never told her about his dealings with Yue Guan of Spirit Hall.

"That's right. The city ahead is Spirit City, the holy land of Soul Masters across the continent." Before Dugu Bo could answer Dugu Yan, Yue Guan spoke with a proud air.

Dugu Bo heard Yue Guan's words. Though he looked somewhat unconvinced, in the end he said nothing, clearly agreeing with him.

"Let's go. His Holiness the Pope is waiting for us." Gui Mei didn't say much, simply quickening his pace.

"Wait here. We'll go in and report first." They had now reached the entrance to Pope Hall. Yue Guan didn't let Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan enter with them; instead, he asked them to wait outside, then went into the hall with Gui Mei and Lin Yu.

"Your Holiness, we're back." Yue Guan lowered his head slightly and spoke respectfully.

"You're back? Did everything go smoothly with Xiao Yu obtaining his Soul Ring?" Bibi Dong, busy with official business, raised her head and looked at Lin Yu, who stood beside Yue Guan.

Even when facing Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who had followed her for years, Bibi Dong never smiled. Only when she saw Lin Yu did a smile bloom at the corners of her mouth.

"Teacher, it went very smoothly." Hearing Bibi Dong mention him, Lin Yu quickly came to her side.

"Let me see your Second Soul Ring." Bibi Dong looked at Lin Yu with curiosity.

"This is my Second Soul Ring. I got it from an Evil Eye Ghost Spider, a species that's already extinct." At Bibi Dong's words, Lin Yu immediately released his Martial Soul and showed her his Soul Ring.

"Not bad. This Soul Ring has already taken on a faint purple hue. It must be close to a thousand years old." Seeing Lin Yu's Second Soul Ring made Bibi Dong very happy.

"Have you tested your Soul Skill?" Bibi Dong asked again.

"Yes. My Second Soul Skill is called Death Sight. It's a control-type Soul Skill that can force an opponent into a rigid state. Even Soul Masters with greater Soul Power than me will be held in place for three seconds." Lin Yu didn't hide anything and explained the effect of his Second Soul Skill.

"That's a powerful Soul Skill. A battle between Soul Masters is often decided in an instant, and three seconds is enough to determine the victor." Bibi Dong was unable to hide her delight at hearing what Lin Yu's Soul Skill could do.

"Why are you two still here?" At that point, Bibi Dong noticed that Yue Guan and Gui Mei hadn't left, and asked them.

But when she faced Yue Guan and Gui Mei, Bibi Dong was naturally not as gentle as she was with Lin Yu.

So her voice turned cold as she spoke.

"Your Holiness, on this trip to Sunset Forest, we not only found a suitable Soul Ring for His Highness the Holy Son, but also made an unexpected discovery." Yue Guan hurriedly explained.

"Oh? What discovery?" Bibi Dong asked curiously.

After all, Yue Guan was a Titled Douluo. If the discovery had been insignificant, he wouldn't have been so concerned about it.

"This time, while we were helping His Highness the Holy Son obtain a Soul Ring, we ran into Dugu Bo, who was also obtaining a Soul Ring for his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

His Highness the Holy Son forced Dugu Bo to join Spirit Hall by making a bet with Dugu Yan.

Since I'm familiar with medicinal herbs, I noticed signs of poisoning in both Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. When we went to Dugu Bo's residence in Sunset Forest, we found that he had a garden of medicinal herbs.

That garden contained several extremely precious herbs, including some of the few Immortal Herbs found on the continent." At this point, Yue Guan cautiously glanced at Bibi Dong.

After all, those herbs belonged to Spirit Hall, and they had taken the Immortal Herbs without permission.

"Go on." Bibi Dong had naturally noticed Yue Guan's furtive glance, but she didn't seem angry. Instead, she calmly told him to continue.

"Dugu Bo didn't know what the Immortal Herbs could do, so he traded them for my help in removing the poison from himself and his granddaughter.

Dugu Bo has now fully pledged himself to us. Before we came back, Gui Mei and I each took an Immortal Herb." Yue Guan hesitated for a moment, then told her.

After hearing Yue Guan's account, Bibi Dong fell silent for a moment.

"What benefits did you gain from taking the Immortal Herbs?" Bibi Dong had read widely, but Immortal Herbs were exceedingly rare. Even she didn't know what effects they might have.

"After Yue Guan and I took the Immortal Herbs, we both broke through our Level 95 Soul Power bottleneck. Not only that, all the potential I'd used up when I forcibly trained my Martial Soul into the Power Attack System has been restored, and my Martial Soul has even been strengthened somewhat.

"As for Gui Mei, his Martial Soul evolved." Yue Guan described all the benefits they had gained. He then demonstrated his current Soul Power Level.

"Xiao Yu, did you take an Immortal Herb too?" Bibi Dong turned her gaze to Lin Yu.

When she saw Lin Yu, Bibi Dong had already sensed that something was unusual about him. After obtaining his Second Soul Ring, his Soul Power should have reached, at most, Level 23, but she could sense the aura of Level 30 from him.

She had just asked Yue Guan why they hadn't left because she intended to ask Lin Yu once they were gone.

"Yes, Teacher. The Immortal Herb I took had the effect of strengthening one's foundation and vitality, but its effect was so powerful that it raised my Soul Power all the way to Level 30.

"But I just obtained my Second Soul Ring, so I want to consolidate my gains before obtaining a Third Soul Ring." Lin Yu didn't hide it. There was no way he could conceal it from Bibi Dong.

Lin Yu could sense that Bibi Dong had begun her Godhood Inheritance. A power far beyond Soul Power emanated from her. That must be Divine Power.

"Your Holiness, this is the Immortal Herb I chose for you. Please see if it suits you." At that moment, Yue Guan knew it was time. He took out all the Immortal Herbs, then held one out to her with both hands.

"Chaos Soul Fusion Royal Blood Fruit. After much consideration, I decided this would be the most suitable Immortal Herb for you. Its special effects even surpass those of the supreme treasure among Immortal Herbs, Lovesick Heartbreak Red." Yue Guan presented a fruit wrapped in three leaves.

But Bibi Dong's attention wasn't on the fruit Yue Guan had presented. It was on the Lovesick Heartbreak Red he had mentioned.