"Senior Chrysanthemum Douluo, you just inspected this place, right?"
Han Xing looked at Chrysanthemum Douluo. "Did you find anything suitable for the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum?"
"Here, over there."
Chrysanthemum Douluo pointed to an Immortal Herb shaped like a chrysanthemum not far away.
"After I take it, my Martial Soul should be able to undergo a transformation."
"Radiant Douluo also found an Immortal Herb suited to him. It's called the Cold Star Ice Jade Flower."
"Teacher found an Immortal Herb that suits him too?" Han Xing's eyes lit up.
His original plan had been for Radiant Douluo to take an Immortal Herb that one of the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils had used.
He hadn't expected them to find an Immortal Herb that hadn't been mentioned in the original story.
But it made sense. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye was such a vast paradise. How could it possibly contain only enough Immortal Herbs for Tang San and the others?
"By the way, Senior, did you find the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew?" Han Xing asked abruptly.
"Of course." Chrysanthemum Douluo nodded and pointed to the Immortal Herb Han Xing was looking for.
"This Immortal Herb can greatly enhance mental power. It's just right for you at your current stage."
Chrysanthemum Douluo had no intention of taking the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew. Getting the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum was enough for him.
He was already a Titled Douluo, and his mental power was formidable to begin with.
As his cultivation improved, his mental power would only grow stronger.
After chatting for a while, the three of them began refining their respective Immortal Herbs.
A day later.
With the help of the Immortal Herb, Radiant Douluo successfully advanced to Level 97 in Soul Power.
The scars on his face, caused by the backlash from his Martial Soul, disappeared as well.
Chrysanthemum Douluo, meanwhile, successfully advanced to Level 95, just one step away from becoming a Super Douluo.
Although the Immortal Herbs hadn't raised their Soul Power Levels by much,
for the two of them, who had been stuck at their previous levels for countless years, this was already more than enough to be a pleasant surprise.
"I can feel the shackles inside me loosening. Perhaps I have a chance of reaching Level 98."
Radiant Douluo was thrilled. Even the disappearance of the scars on his face seemed to matter less to him now.
"In my opinion, Teacher, after taking the Immortal Herb, you might even reach Level 99 someday," Han Xing said.
In the original story, people like Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai had been able to become gods with the help of Immortal Herbs.
Radiant Douluo had cultivated to Level 96 on his own. After taking an Immortal Herb, reaching Level 99 in the future wouldn't be difficult for him.
"Reaching Level 98 would already be a tremendous blessing for me. As for Level 99, I'll have to see what the future holds."
Of course, Radiant Douluo wanted to reach Level 99.
But he knew he was already past the ideal age for cultivation.
He might have a chance of reaching Level 99, but whether he actually could was still unknown.
"Senior, there's no need to sell yourself short. The Immortal Herbs have not only improved our strength, they've also enhanced our potential,"
Chrysanthemum Douluo said. "Senior, you were already exceptionally talented. Perhaps with about ten years of cultivation, you'll reach Level 99."
"Ten years?" Radiant Douluo felt a surge of excitement, but still shook his head.
"Never mind us. A Xing, you're the one who's gained the most from taking three Immortal Herbs, aren't you?"
"But what should we do next?"
At that, Chrysanthemum Douluo turned to look at him as well.
"I plan to stay in Heaven Dou City for a while," Han Xing said plainly.
"I'll return to Spirit City when the High-Level Soul Master Tournament is about to begin."
"Fine." Radiant Douluo nodded.
For him, it was rare to get out for a trip. There was no need to hurry back to Spirit City.
Chrysanthemum Douluo pondered for a moment, then nodded as well.
"Since you've both made up your minds, let's stay in Heaven Dou City a while longer."
"Besides, the medicinal power inside us hasn't been fully refined yet, so traveling would be inadvisable."
"And the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye is a rare and wondrous place. I can make use of it to cultivate some medicinal plants."
Radiant Douluo nodded. "Come to think of it, A Xing, you're about to reach Level 40, aren't you?"
"Why not stay here for a while and break through first?"
"Once you've advanced, we can return to Heaven Dou City."
Han Xing didn't refuse.
What he was thinking about now was how to explain the Golden Crow Soul Spirit.
After all, he had a hundred-thousand-year-old Three-Legged Golden Crow Soul Spirit.
His First Spirit obviously couldn't absorb another Soul Ring.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
With the medicinal power surging through him, Han Xing successfully advanced to Level 40 in Soul Power.
Before he could even say anything, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Radiant Douluo immediately turned their gazes toward him.
"You broke through so quickly?" Radiant Douluo said, a hint of surprise in his voice.
Could the Immortal Herb really be that powerful?
"My cultivation was only at Level 40, so naturally the medicinal power had a greater effect on me than it did on you, Teacher," Han Xing explained.
"True. Since you've broken through, I'll take you to hunt for a Soul Ring next."
Radiant Douluo asked, "What kind of Fourth Soul Skill do you want?"
"Um..."
Han Xing hesitated for a moment, then brought out the Golden Crow Soul Spirit.
"Teacher, I've already decided on my Fourth Soul Ring. I want to absorb it."
"Is that... a Three-Legged Golden Crow?" Chrysanthemum Douluo exclaimed.
"I have to say, this really is the Soul Beast best suited to you."
Radiant Douluo asked, puzzled, "Its condition seems rather unusual. How did you come across it?"
"I found it in the Fire Spring at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye," Han Xing explained.
That was just an excuse he'd come up with. Soul Spirits were a product far beyond this era.
By all rights, they shouldn't have been able to come into existence anywhere on Douluo Continent—or even in this world.
Fortunately, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye was already beyond the understanding of Chrysanthemum Douluo and Radiant Douluo.
So using it as an explanation was a pretty good choice.
"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye? A Soul Beast could be born in that Fire Spring?" Radiant Douluo was surprised.
"But I suppose it makes sense. The Three-Legged Golden Crow is an Ancient Divine Beast. Aside from that miraculous Fire Spring, there really wouldn't be anywhere else it could be born."
It wasn't that Radiant Douluo had simply believed Han Xing's explanation.
It was just that the existence of the Three-Legged Golden Crow Soul Spirit left him no choice but to believe.
When faced with something incomprehensible, using another incomprehensible thing to explain it was the only way to make sense of it.
"If a Three-Legged Golden Crow could be born in the Fire Spring, could other Ice-element Divine Beasts be born in the Cold Spring?" Chrysanthemum Douluo asked suddenly.
"I'm not sure," Han Xing said, shaking his head.
"When I was absorbing the Immortal Herb, the Three-Legged Golden Crow attached itself to me on its own."
"Perhaps my Martial Soul formed some inexplicable connection with it, causing a resonance."
At this point, Han Xing's tone grew serious.
"Although I don't know how it works, I can feel that, for some inexplicable reason, I want to absorb it."
"Just as you want to absorb the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Senior Chrysanthemum Douluo."