[Evolution Conditions]: Lifespan of 990 years, perfect-level "Tenacious" proficiency. [Required Materials]: The blood of a Blue Silver King or Blue Silver Emperor, an Azure Vine sapling, a Soul-Calming Stone... [Method]: Extract a trace of essence from the blood. Extraction method...
At dawn, Xu Bai sank his thoughts into the Sea of Divine Consciousness. As he stared at the contents of the Manual, he fell into deep thought.
Leaving aside the blood of some Blue Silver King or Blue Silver Emperor, the materials needed for the third Method of Rebirth weren't all that expensive. They cost between fifty and eighty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
But the problem was, he couldn't leave that part aside!
Blue Silver Kings and Blue Silver Emperors were rare species, not only during the period of Douluo I, but throughout the entire timeline of the Douluo Continent.
So this thing didn't seem to be available on the market at all. Most people had probably never even heard of it.
If Xu Bai wanted one, he could only find it himself.
Although both the Blue Silver King and Blue Silver Emperor had been mentioned in the original story, finding one wouldn't be easy.
As for the Blue Silver Emperor, there should only be one in the Douluo Continent right now: Ah Yin.
But Xu Bai didn't dare covet her at all. Even if he knew where she was, he wouldn't dare go there with Tang Hao around.
Then there was the Blue Silver King. If he remembered correctly, it had appeared in two places.
One was deep in the Sun-Moon Forest, and the other was deep in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Well, those were both places he didn't dare set foot in.
Besides, the Blue Silver King was a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast. Finding one was a problem in itself, and whether he could beat it was another. It would be far too difficult to obtain.
"Could Little Blue's path to rebirth really end here?" Xu Bai furrowed his brow, his heart heavy.
"No, there's still a chance!" As if he'd thought of something, a glint of cleverness flashed in his eyes.
Wasn't bloodline everything in the Douluo Continent? Could Tang San's blood work too? After all, he was the offspring of a human and a Blue Silver Emperor.
And when his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had first awakened, its rank should have been about the same as a Blue Silver King's.
The original story had mentioned this: after his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul's Second Awakening, it had evolved straight into a Blue Silver Emperor, instead of first becoming a Blue Silver King and then a Blue Silver Emperor...
Compared with obtaining the former's blood, getting some of Tang San's blood would clearly be much easier and safer.
As for how to do it, Xu Bai already had a vague idea, but he still needed to mull it over and work out the details.
"Qinghe Academy only opened for the term recently. If my estimate is right, Tang San should enroll next year. That gives me a whole year, so there's no need to rush..."
After a moment's thought, Xu Bai decided to focus on improving his Beast Taming strength for now.
The third Method of Rebirth required a lifespan of 990 years, so he still needed to work out the second-stage cultivation method.
And then there was the first Spirit Ascension Liquid. Once he visited the Seven Treasures Trading House later and increased the orchard's output, he could start preparing the ingredients for refining it.
Right, he couldn't put off recording Soul Beasts, either.
After breaking through to Soul Grandmaster, Xu Bai felt like he could bear quite a bit more spiritual power. This time, he might be able to raise it all the way to the peak of Soul Ancestor, or perhaps even reach the level of a weaker Soul King.
"Come on, let's go to the Hengduan Mountain Range again!"
At noon, after buying a new batch of Clear Heart Orange Trees, Xu Bai sent Number One and Little Blue into the Beast Taming Space and left Qinghe City.
Time was precious. He planned to reach the town on the outskirts of the Hengduan Mountain Range while it was still light, rest there for the night, then head straight into the mountains to record Soul Beasts.
Number One was completely unfazed. It had already been there once and knew the drill.
Little Blue, on the other hand, was nervous, its leaves trembling.
As a half-domesticated, half-wild Soul Beast, this was the first time it had truly encountered the wild. It was understandably a little afraid of the unknown.
"Don't be scared, Little Blue. You don't actually have to leave the Beast Taming Space. When I need your help, I can open a small spatial gate and you can just stick your vines through."
Seeing this, Xu Bai could only reassure it softly through their connection. Little Blue calmed down a little, though it was still nervous.
Qinghe City wasn't very far from the Hengduan Mountain Range. Xu Bai reached the town on its outskirts only after night had fully fallen.
Towns built on the edge of Soul Beast forests never lacked inns.
He found one that looked reasonably clean and made do for the night.
The next morning, Xu Bai left the inn feeling refreshed and entered the Hengduan Mountain Range.
He figured he probably wasn't the protagonist. From last night until now, nothing unexpected had happened; everything had gone smoothly.
Once they entered the mountains, Xu Bai released Number One.
On its second visit to the place, it was no longer so sentimental. It focused entirely on helping its Beast Tamer find new Soul Beasts.
After all, its Beast Tamer had said this was one of the necessary steps to making it stronger.
It didn't understand what finding Soul Beasts had to do with its own strength, but as long as the result was good, that was all that mattered.
After recording Soul Beasts here once before, it took much longer to record plant-type Soul Beasts this time.
The Hengduan Mountain Range was only a medium-sized gathering place for wild Soul Beasts. There probably weren't more than a thousand kinds of plants.
Of those, only one or two hundred could become Soul Beasts, at best, and that was just in the outskirts.
However, with Little Blue joining them this time, they recorded many flying and small Soul Beasts.
After a whole day of searching, the number of recorded Soul Beasts shown in the Manual finally surpassed one hundred.
But Xu Bai felt that his spiritual power hadn't reached its limit yet. With no choice, he decided to spend the night in the Hengduan Mountain Range.
Number One had plenty to complain about. They couldn't light a fire in the mountains, so all their food was pre-made and lacked the feeling of a meal fresh out of the pot.
Little Blue also cautiously left the Beast Taming Space. As it experienced the unfamiliar surroundings, it felt somewhat uneasy, but even more than that, it felt a strange joy it couldn't explain.
Perhaps it was born with a yearning for nature. Xu Bai had only killed it once, after all, and now it was even more afraid of dying.
Fortunately, they had prepared well before coming. Nothing unexpected happened that night.
The only problem was that sleeping in a tent outdoors was uncomfortable. When Xu Bai woke up and stretched, his bones crackled and popped.
He found it hard to bear. He couldn't understand what he'd been so excited about as a child in his previous life when it came to sleeping in tents.
After packing up and returning Little Blue to the Beast Taming Space, Xu Bai and Number One set off to look for Soul Beasts.
Perhaps he'd used up all his bad luck yesterday. In just one morning, they recorded more than sixty kinds of Soul Beasts, and his spiritual power reached its limit.
Feeling the increase in his spiritual power, Xu Bai made a rough estimate. This time, it had increased by a little more than double.
This level of spiritual power might not match a Soul King's, but it had definitely reached the limit of the Soul Ancestor realm.
The harvest had been pretty good. Just as Xu Bai was about to head back with Number One, a sudden change occurred.
A tiger with a faint bronze sheen appeared on a nearby mountain ridge.
Judging by the patterns on its body, they were remarkably similar to Number One's.