"Hehe, teacher, I think this Immortal Herb suits you perfectly."
Su Chen took out an Immortal Herb. Its entire body was emerald green, with three snow-white leaves in the middle and several droplets of water resting on them.
Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.
Its medicinal power could refine Fiery Eyes of Truth, indirectly improving a Soul Master's spiritual power.
This Immortal Herb would be a great help when absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
As for Bibi Dong...
She didn't need any Immortal Herbs.
Unlike the people from Shrek, who had no Immortal Herbs to assist them aside from Oscar and Tang San. Without them, becoming Titled Douluo would be a problem.
Still, as her disciple, Su Chen felt he ought to show his appreciation.
"Keep it for yourself. Give me this one..."
Bibi Dong held Lovesick Heartbreak Red in her hand, gently stroking it a few times.
She had looked at all the Immortal Herbs, but this was still her favorite.
Aside from its love story, Lovesick Heartbreak Red also possessed several frightening abilities.
It was the first herb recorded in the Immortal Herb Illustrated Record.
A divine-grade Immortal Herb.
A Soul Master who absorbed it could increase their Soul Power by at least ten levels.
If someone at level ninety-nine ate it, they could even force their physical body to the demigod level.
Even if their Soul Power fell short, they could still fight legendary demigods with their bodies alone.
It had the truly powerful ability to bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones—in other words, to resurrect the dead.
Besides that, it had an additional supportive effect: it could help transformed Soul Beasts conceal their aura and true form, so that even a Titled Douluo couldn't see through them.
However, to unleash all the medicinal power of Lovesick Heartbreak Red, it needed the help of another Immortal Herb.
Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng.
Bibi Dong had searched through the Immortal Herbs, but hadn't seen it among them.
"Teacher, if you want to pick it, I'm afraid you'll have to fall for someone first!"
Su Chen was a little interested in Lovesick Heartbreak Red too, but its picking requirements were beyond him in his current state.
"Looking for a beating?"
Bibi Dong glared at him, her cheeks faintly red as she huffed,
"I just think it looks pretty. I never said I had to pick it. Can't I just keep it?"
"Then you might as well give it to the Grand Pontiff." Su Chen ventured the suggestion. He still didn't know whether he should report what had happened that day to Qian Xunji. After all, as a member of Spirit Hall, he was supposed to report it under normal circumstances.
But then he thought of what Qian Xunji would do to Bibi Dong in the future...
Su Chen couldn't begin to understand Qian Xunji's attitude toward Bibi Dong.
In the original timeline, had he truly been possessive, or had he simply wanted to separate Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang? It was impossible to explain.
After all, there were many ways to separate them, yet Qian Xunji had chosen the most extreme one.
If Qian Xunji had even the slightest interest in her and then got the Immortal Herb, Bibi Dong would be entirely at his mercy, and Su Chen's days as her disciple wouldn't be pleasant either.
Bibi Dong fell silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Xiao Chen, don't tell anyone about the Immortal Herbs for now."
Su Chen pretended to look puzzled. Bibi Dong immediately put on an authoritative air. "What? You don't plan to listen to your teacher?"
"Of course I do. Whatever you say goes, teacher. Your disciple is always ready to follow your orders."
"But teacher, hasn't that Broken Sword Elder been following me around?"
Su Chen thought of the Titled Elder who had been tailing them in secret.
"Don't worry. I know him. His heart belongs only to the sword. His mission is to protect us, so he won't do anything unnecessary. Besides, he won't eavesdrop on our conversations, so he has no idea what we're doing."
The corner of Bibi Dong's mouth lifted slightly. As she gazed at Lovesick Heartbreak Red, a complicated look flickered in her eyes.
She didn't know whether she could trust the world in her dream.
But she really had lived to be over fifty in that dream, gaining decades of experience and insight.
Her mind was no longer as innocent as it had been in her girlhood.
"Let's go. It's time to find your Soul Ring!"
"Okay."
Su Chen glanced back at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, reluctant to leave.
If he remembered correctly, it had been formed by the Ice and Fire Dragon King.
As Dragon Kings and Soul Beasts, the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings were certain to have produced Soul Bones when they died.
After absorbing the Immortal Herbs, Su Chen had tried to go inside, but he was too small and the cavern was too vast.
He had swum for a long time without reaching the bottom.
He had even sensed danger and had no choice but to give up.
Next time, I'll make it all the way to the deepest part.
After leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, Bibi Dong took Su Wen through Sunset Forest in search of Soul Beasts.
"Teacher, I feel like my physique has improved quite a bit after absorbing the Immortal Herb. Can I raise the age of my Soul Ring a little?"
Hearing this, Bibi Dong placed a hand on his shoulder.
She sensed his condition with her Soul Power.
He was far stronger than before.
Bibi Dong faintly felt that Xiao Chen could absorb a Soul Ring over three thousand years old.
But in the history of Douluo Continent, no one had ever had a Second Soul Ring of that age.
And with no precedent, the risk was significant.
"Exactly one thousand years."
Bibi Dong had chosen the safest option. It was only his Second Soul Ring, after all. They could gradually raise the limit later.
"How could that be..."
Su Chen's expression shifted slightly. That didn't seem right.
He remembered that after Little San had undergone the Ice and Fire Golden Body, he had paired it with Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and gone straight for a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast.
He had personally shattered the theory his own teacher had established.
"This is strange. Could it be that these two Immortal Herbs aren't suited to me?"
As Su Chen pondered this, he suddenly sensed a gloomy presence around them.
Bibi Dong abruptly pressed down on his shoulder. Her exquisite face was filled with solemnity, and there was even a trace of fear.
Su Chen had never seen Bibi Dong look like this before.
"Teacher!"
Following her gaze, Su Chen saw a woman with a human upper body and a snake's tail coiled around a tree.
Her face was cold and beautiful, her skin somewhat pale. A strip of cloth draped over her, tightly wrapped around her ample figure.
There was no hair on the snake woman's head, only countless little snakes woven into a hairstyle. Each one flicked its tongue, looking extremely dangerous.
She had a half-human, half-snake body, and her scales were a dark, inky green.
"A green Medusa!"
Bibi Dong glanced at Su Chen in surprise. "You know this Soul Beast?"
"Teacher, I saw it in a book."
Su Chen thought to himself that he didn't merely know of it—he was more familiar with it than anyone.
If he wasn't mistaken, Dugu Bo's Eighth Soul Ring came from a Medusa.
The Medusa Head Soul Bone Dugu Bo often used was an incredibly powerful Soul Skill. It had saved him from danger many times.
And Dugu Bo's Martial Soul, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent, had evolved into an imperial serpent with this Soul Beast's help.
That showed just how noble this Medusa Soul Beast's bloodline was.
He hadn't expected to run into it today.
"Teacher, she seems to have her eye on us."
"Heh, she's taken us for prey. She's already sixty thousand years old. Your teacher is no match for her. Don't look into her eyes."
Bibi Dong pulled Su Chen back. The Medusa didn't seem inclined to let them go. She moved forward, her alluring figure slithering through the grass as her mouth flicked out a purple-black forked tongue.