Feed the Immortal Herb Some Energy Beans

"Purifying Holy Begonia?!"

Looking at the snow-white begonia blooming in Ye Lingling's hand, Dugu Yan was filled with astonishment.

"Mm."

Ye Lingling gave a soft hum. This was the name of her current martial soul; like her mother's, her Nine-Heart Begonia martial soul had also undergone an evolution.

However, her evolutionary path was clearly different from Ye Qinru's; hers was a positive evolution.

The evolved Purifying Holy Begonia had altered all of her soul skills, meaning she was no longer just a healer restricted to the role of a support.

While retaining her original healing abilities, she had expanded into four new areas: purification, protection, control, and reflection.

Furthermore, she had directly acquired her own exclusive domain: the Holy Radiance Barrier.

By expanding the domain barrier with herself at the center, she could significantly increase the Soul Power recovery speed of all allies while shattering all mental interference skills (including invisibility and illusions).

In this current era, the concept of "Ultimate Martial Souls" did not yet exist, but the term "God-level Martial Soul" was already known.

Ye Lingling's Purifying Holy Begonia martial soul had clearly reached that level.

Achieving such a transformation was not solely due to absorbing the immortal herb, Aromatic Silk Beauty.

Part of the reason was that the Nine-Heart Begonia itself belonged to the plant-type martial soul category, making its efficiency in absorbing immortal herbs much higher than that of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda of the same rank.

Coupled with the fact that the Nine-Heart Begonia's attributes were almost perfectly compatible with the Aromatic Silk Beauty, it was able to evolve to such a degree. Of course, the most critical factor originated from Fang Xuan.

Because before handing the immortal herb to Ye Lingling to consume, he had added something extra.

The time for the seven-day random plant generation had arrived again, but this time, the generated plant was unlike any before.

The plant generated this time was called: Energy Flower.

Yes, the one that produced beans, the kind that could trigger an ultimate move when fed to plants.

This was also the first time Fang Xuan had encountered a plant that could not be absorbed to become a soul skill.

To be precise, it wasn't that it couldn't be absorbed, but rather that this plant had already been used and could not be absorbed.

Although it was a bit of a pity, it was not without its benefits.

Originally, one Energy Flower could only produce one Energy Bean.

But this time, it produced two, and Fang Xuan had used these two on the immortal herbs that Ye Lingling and Ye Qinru absorbed.

He had originally intended it as a test; after all, it was the first time such a plant had appeared, and he wondered if the immortal herbs could also be strengthened.

He never expected it to actually succeed!

This meant that the immortal herbs Ye Lingling and Ye Qinru absorbed were not in their normal state, but were instead immortal herbs strengthened by Energy Beans.

Their medicinal efficacy far exceeded the scope of normal immortal herbs, which was what led to their martial souls evolving to such an inconceivable degree.

"Purifying Holy Begonia... This name sounds even more imposing than my Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor."

Dugu Yan circled Ye Lingling, her eyes filled with a sense of eagerness.

"Come, come, let me experience just how strong your martial soul is now."

Ye Lingling glanced at her indifferently and said nothing, merely raising her hand slowly.

The snow-white begonia flower in her palm suddenly bloomed, releasing a layer of soft radiance that spread outward with her at the center.

Wherever the radiance passed, fine golden specks of light seemed to drift through the air, like stardust falling into the mortal world.

Dugu Yan felt her entire body lighten, as if she were soaking in a hot spring, feeling warm and comfortable.

She was slightly startled, and subconsciously circulated her Soul Power, discovering that her recovery speed was at least forty percent faster than usual.

"Is this your soul skill?"

Ye Lingling shook her head.

"No, this is a domain skill called the Holy Radiance Barrier, a skill that comes with the evolution."

"Its effect is that as long as I am present, the Soul Power recovery speed of all allies within the range is significantly increased, and mental interference skills are automatically shattered the moment they touch the barrier."

"Things like invisibility, illusions, mental control... all are rendered ineffective."

With every word Ye Lingling spoke, Dugu Yan's mouth opened a little wider.

At this moment, her eyes were filled with shock.

"A domain? And it's innate? You..."

For a moment, Dugu Yan didn't know what to say; she felt as though her worldview was being severely impacted.

Seeing Dugu Yan like this, Ye Lingling felt a bit awkward.

If not for the many things that had happened yesterday, she might have been even more shocked than Dugu Yan.

"Yanyan, my soul skills are..."

"Don't speak yet, just let me have a moment of silence."

On the streets of Heaven Dou City, Fang Xuan walked aimlessly.

After leaving Ye Lingling, Fang Xuan did not head over to Ye Qinru's side. After all, going there would be useless, as he had no idea what he should say.

Persuade his mother-in-law to let go of the past?

What a joke. If it were him, he wouldn't be able to let it go either.

Originally, he had intended to find his "cheap" master, Dugu Bo, for a chat, but he had just paid a visit and found the man wasn't home; he had no idea where he had gone.

Now, his wife was being monopolized by Dugu Yan, his mother-in-law was someone he couldn't afford to provoke, and his cheap master Dugu Bo was nowhere to be found.

Having arrived in Heaven Dou City not long ago, he didn't know many people, so he had no choice but to wander the streets aimlessly.

I wonder what the next one will be.

Ever since his martial soul produced the Energy Flower yesterday, he had been unable to get it out of his mind.

A plant that couldn't transform into a soul skill but could be absorbed by other plants—this was the first time he had ever encountered such a situation.

If the energy produced by the Energy Flower can actually be absorbed by immortal herbs, does that mean I could...

As Fang Xuan walked and pondered, he wasn't paying attention and bumped into a passerby.

"Sorry, sorry, I was a bit distracted. Are you alright?"

Fang Xuan looked apologetic, but before he could finish his sentence, his collar was grabbed by the other person.

"Kid, are you blind, or did you do that on purpose?"

Fang Xuan raised his eyes, his gaze meeting a sharp-featured face.

The man was burly with knotted muscles on his arms, his broad shoulders blocking out nearly half the sunlight on the street, and his hands, like iron pincers, gripped the fabric of his chest tightly.

"Kid, I'm talking to you. Are you deaf?"

Tailong narrowed his eyes, his tone carrying his usual arrogance.

As the young patriarch of the Strength Clan, he was born with immense strength. In this part of Heaven Dou City, it was always him bumping into others; when was it ever someone else's turn to bump into him?

Moreover, this kid in front of him looked thin and weak, clearly just an ordinary soul master. To think he wanted to brush it off with a light "Are you alright" after bumping into him—it was simply not taking him seriously enough.

Fang Xuan didn't struggle, nor did he retreat; he just looked at the other man calmly.

That gaze was so indifferent that it made Tailong's heart tighten inexplicably.

"I said—let go."

The voice wasn't loud, even bordering on gentle, but the chill it exuded caused the knuckles Tailong used to grip the collar to loosen involuntarily.

He immediately snapped back to his senses, and in a fit of embarrassed rage, he increased his force, yanking Fang Xuan half a step forward.

"Who do you think you are? How dare you speak to me in that tone? Do you know who I am?"

Seeing the other party acting so barbarically, Fang Xuan sighed helplessly.

"My luck is truly rotten today. I just stepped out and already ran into a brainless fool."