Harvest Galore

When Spirit Hall's grand gathering began,

Xiao Wu also finished absorbing the Immortal Herb, Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.

After absorbing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, Xiao Wu's Soul Power Level rose by a full ten ranks!

That was right—exactly ten ranks. Xiao Wu, who had only just broken through to rank 20, leaped straight to rank 30.

Those ten ranks of Soul Power had not been converted from the essence of her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast; they had been gained through the Immortal Herb.

Just as Su Mo had guessed.

The Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone indeed had beautifying effects. After taking it, Xiao Wu's already fair, flawless skin became even more tender and crystalline, like jelly, making people want to take a bite just by looking at it.

"Su Mo, you're so good to me!"

"Mwah~"

Overjoyed, Xiao Wu threw herself into Su Mo's arms and planted a hard kiss on his cheek.

Only after kissing him did Xiao Wu realize what she had done. Her face reddened as she hurriedly climbed down from him.

"I mean, Xiao Wu, you're a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Do you really need to pretend to be so innocent?"

Su Mo could not help teasing her.

"Su Mo, you..."

Xiao Wu immediately glared at Su Mo in annoyance. As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Transformation, having her attempt to act young exposed on the spot was unbearably embarrassing.

"Ahhh, I'm going to bite you to death..."

Embarrassed into anger, Xiao Wu pounced on Su Mo again and opened her mouth to bite him.

After they wrestled around for quite some time, Xiao Wu finally climbed off Su Mo.

"Su Mo, what should I choose for my third Soul Skill?"

Then, pretending nothing had happened, Xiao Wu asked Su Mo for his opinion.

"..."

Su Mo stood up, rubbing his bitten shoulder as he said helplessly, "Do you even need to ask? Of course, Invincible Golden Body!"

In his eyes, Xiao Wu's two most valuable Soul Skills were Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body.

Void came next.

The rest were rather ordinary.

Naturally, useful Soul Skills had to be extracted first, making them easier for him to comprehend!

"Mm, then I'll choose Invincible Golden Body!"

Xiao Wu nodded.

"Xiao Wu, go condense your Soul Ring and extract Invincible Golden Body over there!"

"I'm going to absorb the Immortal Herbs too!"

After giving Xiao Wu those instructions, Su Mo walked between the two Immortal Herbs.

But when Su Mo prepared to pick them, he discovered that with his current cultivation, he could not even get close.

He could not approach within five meters of either of the ice-and-fire Immortal Herbs.

With his current physical strength, he simply could not endure them.

Su Mo frowned at first, but soon relaxed.

Because he saw Xiao Wu condensing her Soul Ring.

Once Xiao Wu finished condensing it, he could simply have her help him pick them.

Her current physique could not withstand the power of those two Immortal Herbs either, but she had Invincible Golden Body!

It seemed letting Xiao Wu absorb an Immortal Herb and level up first had truly been the right choice!

"Since that's the case, I'll absorb this Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew first and strengthen my eyes and spiritual power!"

Seeing that Xiao Wu would not be finished anytime soon, Su Mo picked the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and swallowed it first.

Not long after, Su Mo finished absorbing the Immortal Herb. His spiritual power had indeed increased tremendously, and he had also gained eyesight similar to Fiery Golden Eyes.

Now, he could even see the Soul Power drifting through the air.

"This..."

Feeling this brand-new vision, Su Mo was immediately thrilled.

With an ability akin to x-ray vision, creating his own Soul Skills in the future would become much easier!

"Xiao Wu, use Invincible Golden Body to bring those two Immortal Herbs over to me."

By then, Xiao Wu had also finished self-condensing her Soul Ring. Su Mo immediately instructed her.

"Oh!"

"Here I come!"

Xiao Wu did not hesitate at all. Using Invincible Golden Body, she quickly brought both ice-and-fire Immortal Herbs before Su Mo.

Once the two Immortal Herbs that had once been difficult to approach were brought together, their icy and fiery power immediately vanished.

Su Mo did not delay any further and quickly swallowed both Immortal Herbs at once.

"Ah..."

What followed was the same absorption process as in the original story.

There was no need to elaborate. In the end, Su Mo successfully gained immunity to fire, ice, and poison.

At the same time, his physique was greatly strengthened.

If there were still Soul Beasts available now, then with his current physique, absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring would absolutely not be a problem.

"Su Mo, how many levels did you gain?"

Seeing that Su Mo had finished absorbing them, Xiao Wu hurriedly leaned close and asked curiously.

In her view, she had gained ten levels from a single Immortal Herb. Su Mo had eaten three all by himself, so he should have gained at least ten levels, right?

"No. The medicinal effects of the three Immortal Herbs I ate were all concentrated on strengthening my physique and spiritual power. My Soul Power barely increased!"

Su Mo shook his head.

"Ah..."

"I thought you could be like me!"

Xiao Wu was immensely disappointed.

"System, do you need to absorb energy?"

"Can I package up all these remaining Immortal Herbs and sacrifice them to you?"

"Then can you give me some rewards?"

Su Mo did not answer Xiao Wu. Instead, he looked at the Immortal Herbs below him and asked the system in his heart.

[Ding~ Yes. After sacrificing all remaining Immortal Herbs, the host can obtain a Soul Power Pool!]

[Soul Power Pool: Specifically used by the host to condense Soul Rings. What quality of Soul Ring the host can condense depends entirely on the host; the Soul Power Pool will provide all necessary Soul Power!]

The system quickly gave Su Mo an answer.

"Hahaha!"

"Good, good, good!"

"Sacrifice them. Sacrifice them all!"

Upon receiving the answer, Su Mo immediately burst into laughter.

Spirit Hall's grand gathering lasted a full half month.

Dozens of Titled Douluo and top experts took the stage in turn, pouring out their lifelong insights into Soul Rings, Martial Souls, and Soul Power condensation without reservation.

Some spoke of resonance, some of frequency simulation, some of layered structures, some of power suppression. Others spoke of hexagonal arrangements, energy density, and closed-loop stability.

Every person's insights were incomparably valuable.

After sharing their respective insights, they also discussed matters with one another, sparking countless ideas for a time.

Yu Xiaogang sorted through everything without sleep or rest for half a month, recording every insight and discussion.

A half-month gathering, hundreds of pages of records, and a collision of wisdom gathered from the world's strongest experts. Yet in the end, all they gained were various insights and theories.

As for viable results... there were none.

On the day the gathering ended, Yu Xiaogang stood atop the platform. He was thin, his eyes bloodshot, yet his back remained straight.

"I have troubled all of you seniors," he said hoarsely, every word clear. "But although we have not obtained a viable solution this time, this gathering was not meaningless. With the insights and theories of all you seniors, give me time, and I will definitely present an answer."

There was no applause below the stage, nor was there ridicule.

Tang Xiao rose and nodded. Yu Yuanzhen silently glanced at him before turning and leaving.

Liu Erlong clenched her fists and held herself back from stepping forward. She did not want to continue causing Yu Xiaogang trouble at a time like this.

The various factions gradually dispersed, and Spirit City, which had been bustling for half a month, slowly returned to tranquility.

Yu Xiaogang returned to the Creation Institute, placed the thick stack of records on the workbench, and said to Elder Yun Shuo, "Organize all the previous experiment records. We will start over from the beginning."

Elder Yun Shuo answered in acknowledgment and silently withdrew.

Only Yu Xiaogang remained in the vast hall. He picked up a charcoal pencil and spread out a blank sheet of paper. The tip hovered for a long time before he finally made the first stroke.

He did not know how much longer this road would be.

But he knew he had to keep walking.

It was just that this time, he found that he no longer seemed so confident!

Because so many experts had gathered and discussed it for half a month, yet they still had no viable solution.

Could he... really do it?