The Blue Silver Emperor's terrifying vitality washed through Xu Xiao's body.
Xu Xiao only felt his body growing stronger. His Soul Power, which had not improved for a long time through cultivation, actually rose under the Blue Silver Emperor's infusion.
Xu Xiao did not stop her. Instead, he enjoyed this rare infusion.
Although he did not know why the Blue Silver Emperor was doing this, he could tell that it posed no harm.
Gui Mei and the others simply watched in silence.
After half an hour, Xu Xiao felt as though he had reached a bottleneck.
The Blue Silver Emperor also stopped her infusion.
"Your Majesty, thank you."
"Will injecting Soul Power into me affect you?"
Xu Xiao already understood what she had done.
The Blue Silver Emperor's smiling voice rang out. "Xu Xiao, your proper growth will be the greatest thanks you can give me."
"And it was only one level of Soul Power. It will not affect me much. Any more than that, and it would affect me."
"Rather than providing you with Soul Power, I injected you with life essence."
"After absorbing that life essence, your Soul Power naturally increased."
The Blue Silver Emperor explained softly. She could not directly enlighten Xu Xiao by imparting her power to him; all she could do was give him some of her own life essence.
The Blue Silver Emperor was inherently of the life attribute, so this was not difficult for her.
Xu Xiao had thought she was pouring her Soul Power into him. He had not expected it to be life essence.
Then did that not mean his body now possessed the Blue Silver Emperor's life attribute?
"Your Majesty, this life essence will not give me your bloodline, will it?" Xu Xiao still held some expectations.
But the Blue Silver Emperor's answer disappointed him. "What are you thinking?"
"You can think of that life essence as a form of energy, but that energy contains the life attribute."
"It will not give you my bloodline."
Xu Xiao curled his lip. So he had simply overthought things.
He had been planning that, if it really worked, Yue Guan could try acquiring the bloodline of a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Emperor.
At that point, Yue Guan would definitely become even stronger.
Unfortunately, he had made it sound too simple.
"You brat, you want to create the bloodline of a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Emperor for Yue Guan, don't you?"
The Blue Silver Emperor seemed to see through him and teased him.
Xu Xiao nodded lightly. "Naturally. Each of my brothers has their own strengths. Of course I have to consider their futures."
The Blue Silver Emperor understood. While in the Spirit Ascension Platform space, she had already learned about Xu Xiao's brothers through Gui Mei and gained a rough understanding of them.
One wielded formidable poison, one buried himself in sword training, one possessed an Immortal Herb Martial Soul, and one was shrouded in ghostly shadows...
She had no idea where this fellow had found so many talented people.
"You few would be among the best even if placed in a major human faction."
"If you, as their eldest brother, did not think for them, I would have to teach you a lesson."
The Blue Silver Emperor already knew this boy wanted to establish his own faction, and these brothers of his were his most important support—his right-hand men.
All they lacked was time to grow.
Given time, they would surely stand at the very peak among the strong.
"Rest assured, Senior. I have already made cultivation plans for them."
"My Third Brother, Yue Guan, has a plant Martial Soul. The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is the most suitable place for him."
"My Fourth Brother, Dugu Bo, can cultivate here as well. If he wants practical experience, he can train in my Spirit Ascension Platform space."
"As for my Fifth Brother, Chen Xin, his sword path has only taken its first step. Once he completes the first stage of cultivation, I will open the second step for him."
"As for my Second Brother, Gui Mei, he only needs to stay by my side. His soul skills can only grow through real experience."
"Dragon Duke and Snake Granny? The two of them are still too weak. They can slowly train their way up from the first level."
Xu Xiao explained it all. He would not simply leave these people alone. They were all his support. Once they became Titled Douluo, they would be among the very strongest.
For now, this was only the beginning.
The Blue Silver Emperor said, "It is good that you have your own arrangements. When will you hunt for your third Soul Ring?"
"You have already reached level 30."
Xu Xiao asked doubtfully, "Your Majesty, are you willing to help me hunt a Soul Ring?"
The Blue Silver Emperor smiled. "Why would I not be?"
"Trading the lives of a few Soul Beasts for the future hope of Soul Beasts is a profit for me."
Xu Xiao grew suspicious. Could the Blue Silver Emperor truly possess such awareness? She did not seem like the type.
But he did not say it aloud. He was not an idiot. Was that the sort of thing one could say?
"My third Soul Ring requires a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast from Star Dou Forest."
Xu Xiao calmly spoke those words.
The moment he said this, Gui Mei and his brothers immediately grew anxious.
Gui Mei said, "Big Brother, isn't a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring too hasty?"
Yue Guan added, "That's right, Big Brother. I have never heard of anyone being able to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast's Soul Ring. How about we choose one with a lower age?"
Dugu Bo also spoke up to stop him. "Big Brother, perhaps we should forget it. For a third Soul Ring, I think eight thousand years should be about right."
Chen Xin, however, was not worried. Instead, he believed Xu Xiao would have a solution. "Brothers, don't panic. Let us first hear what Big Brother has to say. Big Brother would not do something without preparation."
Xu Xiao looked at Chen Xin in satisfaction. As expected of the oldest among them. Though he was the Fifth Brother, the calmness he displayed was beyond Gui Mei and the others.
The Blue Silver Emperor lightly swayed her vines and interjected, "Xu Xiao, you cannot absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring at your current level."
The Blue Silver Emperor's words set alarm bells ringing in Gui Mei and the others' minds. He could not absorb it? Then they absolutely could not let Big Brother hunt a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Just as they were about to speak, Xu Xiao raised a hand and cut them off.
"My brothers, Your Majesty, how could I not understand what you are saying?"
"The greatest obstacle to absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring is the shock to the soul."
"Your Majesty, that is what worries you, isn't it?"
Xu Xiao's words were precisely what the Blue Silver Emperor wanted to say. "Exactly. Soul shock. With your current spiritual power, trying to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring would lead only to death!"
Gui Mei and the others grew anxious and wanted to persuade Xu Xiao again. Even Chen Xin was somewhat flustered, afraid that Xu Xiao would truly lose his mind and hunt a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Dragon Duke and Snake Granny stood to one side, wanting to say something, yet not knowing how to persuade him. They were merely subordinates. How could they dare advise the Hall Master?
"What if I took an Immortal Herb?"
With one sentence, the situation took a sudden turn...
Gui Mei, Yue Guan, and Dugu Bo instantly grew excited. Right, there were still the Immortal Herbs. How had they forgotten about those?
The Blue Silver Emperor looked at the flowers and plants surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. So this was where his confidence lay.
"It seems we worried for nothing." The Blue Silver Emperor no longer tried to dissuade him.
Xu Xiao's body had undergone Ice Fire Body Tempering, his Martial Soul was the Dragon Body, and he had just received the Blue Silver Emperor's life essence. His physique could be said to be extraordinarily powerful, fully capable of enduring the Soul Power impact of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast.
What he lacked was spiritual power, and that deficiency could only be made up for with Immortal Herbs.
"Big Brother, are the Immortal Herbs you mentioned these flowers and plants?" Chen Xin did not know what Immortal Herbs were, and Sisi's curiosity rose in his heart.
Judging from his brothers' expressions, they seemed particularly eager about Immortal Herbs.
"Fifth Brother, all of us have taken Immortal Herbs."
"You will understand the effects of Immortal Herbs once you take one yourself."
"Fifth Brother, release your Martial Soul. Third Brother, try communicating with these Immortal Herbs and see which one is most suitable for Fifth Brother."
Xu Xiao gave his instructions. Neither of them objected, and Chen Xin, filled with curiosity, released his Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul.
Sword qi swirled around him, and killing intent surged fiercely!