Compared to Hu Liena, Porcupinefish Douluo was in an even more awkward position.
Among the Immortal Herbs they had obtained, there really wasn't anything suitable for him.
He had originally thought they might find a poisonous herb like the Jade Phosphor Seven Absolute Flower.
Unfortunately, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well of this era had none.
"A Thousand Year Snow Silkworm will be enough to heal my injuries!"
Porcupinefish Douluo knew there were no medicinal herbs suitable for him here, and he didn't feel disappointed.
After all, recovering from his injuries had been the goal from the start.
She Long's Martial Soul Evolution had been pure luck.
"All right. Besides that, the roots of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass can go to you, Senior."
Qian Yu didn't give him the Three-Leaf Clover or the herb that might be a Primordial Immortal Herb. He still had important uses for them.
As for the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, which came closest to being an Immortal Herb, he planned to save it for his maid, Lüzhu. On the one hand, it suited her best; on the other, there was a difference in how close they were.
Hu Liena, however, was different.
He planned to give her an Immortal Herb outright. It was also the only Immortal Herb they had.
Keeping this Immortal Herb for himself would serve no purpose, and it was also connected to one of his theories.
Of course, no matter how much he refused to admit it, or how little he thought of Hu Liena, there was one thing he couldn't deny: compared to the others who had joined them later, he was closer to Hu Liena, who had spent far longer by his side.
People were emotional creatures. After spending time together, there was always a clear difference between those close to you and those at a distance.
"After you take this Immortal Herb, I can't say exactly what will happen. The choice is yours."
Qian Yu gave the Aromatic Silk Beauty to Hu Liena.
He himself took the root of the Infernal Delicate Apricot.
How could he put it? It was hard to swallow.
Immediately, he felt a wave of heat flowing through his body. Along with it, his Soul Power quietly rose by one level, and the pace at which he condensed Sun True Fire quickened a little.
And that was that.
When all was said and done, it was only the root of an Immortal Herb. The fact that it didn't kill him and had some effect was already pretty good.
His Soul Power had reached level 38. After two more levels, he would need to obtain his fourth Soul Ring.
He was only just seven years old, after all.
The thought of Soul Hunting gave Qian Yu another headache.
For his fourth Soul Ring, he planned to find a Soul Beast around eighty to ninety thousand years old. As for challenging a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast, he wasn't so arrogant as to think he could defy the heavens.
Besides, even if they found one, none of them were strong enough to kill it.
Before long, Xie Yue was the first to open his eyes.
His Soul Power had risen by only one level, reaching level 76.
He hadn't made a great leap in strength like the others, nor had his Martial Soul evolved, but Xie Yue was already quite satisfied.
He could feel that something missing from him had been restored.
His talent had returned, and it had even improved further.
Of the three members of the Golden Generation, his Innate Soul Power hadn't been as high as his younger sister's, and his Martial Soul hadn't been as good as Yan's. Even so, he had been Spirit Hall's youngest Soul King of this generation, and he had even possessed a Self-Created Soul Skill.
The reason he had fallen so far behind his younger sister and Yan was partly that he hadn't received as many resources as his sister, and partly because of Tang San.
Though he hadn't known the details before, he had still vaguely guessed at some of what had happened.
Right after him, Porcupinefish Douluo opened his eyes as well.
His injuries had fully healed, and even his Martial Soul now carried a trace of ice attribute.
"I should be able to break through to level 93 in about three months."
After sensing his Soul Power, Porcupinefish Douluo was confident.
Both the herbs and the Mysterious Heaven Skill had given him the opportunity to break through.
His Martial Soul hadn't evolved, but his Soul Ring Configuration was better than Snake Lance's. It was the standard configuration.
Snake Lance, on the other hand, was the only Titled Douluo on the continent whose fifth Soul Ring was still a thousand-year one.
Porcupinefish Douluo often felt sorry for his old partner. If Snake Lance had possessed the optimal Soul Ring Configuration, then with the special properties of his Martial Soul, he would have achieved far more than he had now—even if he hadn't become a Worshipper or anything like that.
"Once you break through to level 93, Senior, we'll begin the next stage of our plan: hunting Dugu Bo."
As he spoke, Qian Yu looked at Porcupinefish Douluo as if asking whether he was confident.
"With Snake Lance and me working together, and these youngsters backing us up, it'll be no problem at all."
At the mention of hunting Dugu Bo, Porcupinefish Douluo immediately perked up.
He knew very well that Dugu Bo had a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bone in his skull, and that its Soul Bone Skill was extremely powerful.
That old fellow was covered in poison. Nobody else could use the Spirit Bone on him, so wasn't it practically made for Porcupinefish Douluo?
"If we're lucky, Senior, you might even get two Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bones."
Qian Yu thought of Dugu Bo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan. Tang San had taught Dugu Bo how to use Spirit Bones as poison sacs. Surely Dugu Bo would prepare one for his granddaughter too.
With how doting he was, he would have set aside a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bone for her at the very least.
To be honest, while it could be quite difficult for other people to obtain a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bone, it would be relatively easy for Dugu Bo.
He could unleash a huge wave of poison, kill Soul Beasts by the hundreds, and still fail to get a Spirit Bone?
In this era, Di Tian hadn't appeared yet. Even if Soul Beasts were slaughtered on a massive scale, it wouldn't cause much trouble.
Come to think of it, from beginning to end, Spirit Hall seemed to be the only big sucker that had drawn up all kinds of plans against completely exhausting the Soul Beasts.
Every other faction slaughtered as they pleased.
Liu Erlong had once slaughtered a whole pack of Soul Beasts just because she was in a bad mood.
After the Clear Sky Sect went into seclusion, where had all those Titled Douluo come from? If no shameless characters had been behind it, there was only one possible answer: Spirit Bones.
Where had Tang Hao gotten all the Spirit Bones on his body?
The sect had only passed down two Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bones. What about the other four?
Had he taken them from other people, or gotten them by slaughtering Soul Beasts?
Who could say for sure?
Thinking of this, Qian Yu's thoughts turned to ten thousand years in the future.
They were both brutes, both overbearing to the extreme, and both pairs of brothers. Yet while Tang Hao and Tang Xiao roamed the continent, Du Bisou and Du Busi of the Body Sect wreaked havoc across it.
The utterly different treatment they received was honestly hard to stomach.
"Then I'll be looking forward to it!"
Hearing that he might obtain two Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bones, Porcupinefish Douluo beamed.
While the two of them chatted, Hu Liena also successfully absorbed the power of the Immortal Herb.
She had been at level 79, but had now broken through to level 80 in one go. She would only know exactly how much her Soul Power had increased after obtaining a Soul Ring.
Besides that, she had gained something even more valuable.
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