Xu Tianxiang patted Shen Lian on the shoulder and spoke to him with expectation in his voice:
"Your grandfather is waiting to see you become a god, waiting for the day when the iron cavalry of our Sun-Moon Empire rides across Douluo Continent."
Shen Lian nodded, then remembered the scorching inner core in his Storage Soul Tool.
So he asked Xu Tianxiang:
"By the way, Grandpa, how is Cousin Xu Chengye doing now? What level has his Soul Power reached?"
At the mention of Xu Chengye, Xu Tianxiang revealed a gentle smile and said to Shen Lian:
"Chengye has been working quite hard lately. He spends every day at the Soul Tool Academy and in the Cultivation Room, never relaxing for even a moment."
Xu Tianxiang thought for a moment, then continued:
"Last time I heard from his father, his Soul Power should have reached level fifty-nine. He is only one step away from becoming a Soul Emperor. It is just that after his Martial Soul evolved into Ultimate Fire, his cultivation speed slowed somewhat. He has only gained seven levels in two years."
There was a trace of regret in his tone.
"Ultimate Martial Souls are difficult to cultivate to begin with. This speed is already very good."
Shen Lian merely smiled and said to Xu Tianxiang:
"I happen to have something for him. It may help him break through his bottleneck and perhaps even take his Martial Soul a step further."
Shen Lian was referring to the million-year Ten-Headed Sun-Burning Dragon Inner Core. A supreme fire-attributed treasure like that could not have been more suitable for assisting Xu Chengye's Ultimate Fire.
Xu Tianxiang's eyes lit up as he asked Shen Lian:
"Oh? What good thing is it?"
"He will find out when we meet."
Shen Lian kept him