Increasing the Age of Plant Soul Beasts

After Han Li had thought things through, he took the money he had saved over the past six years and headed out.

He walked all the way to the flower market in Aolai City.

The market was filled with a dazzling array of flowers—red, yellow, purple, and white—all competing in beauty.

Vendors called out enthusiastically, and the air was permeated with a faint floral fragrance.

Han Li wandered through the market, carefully selecting over a dozen flowers of varying quality, ranging from common roses and chrysanthemums to some relatively rare varieties.

He paid for them, had the vendors wrap them up, and brought the flowers back to the orphanage.

Once back in his room, he planted the flowers in pots one by one, placing them on the windowsill and beside his desk.

The room, which had previously seemed a bit empty, suddenly gained a touch of vitality and lush greenery.

Following this, Han Li summoned his martial soul.

The Heavenly Bottle.

The small, emerald-green bottle hovered above his palm. The leaf-shaped patterns on its surface shimmered with a faint luster under the light, radiating a rich aura of life.

Han Li gently shook the bottle and could clearly feel liquid surging inside; it seemed to possess a life of its own, rippling softly within the vessel.

At the same time, Han Li felt his soul power instantly drain away.

It felt as if the soul power within his body had been violently sucked out by something...

He suddenly felt empty and weak.

He looked at the Heavenly Bottle, then felt his hollowed-out body, and a realization dawned on him.

He immediately guessed the operating mechanism of his martial soul, the Heavenly Bottle.

It condensed the green liquid by absorbing his soul power.

Once his soul power was drained, the green liquid was formed.

In other words, the source of this green liquid was not the heaven and earth energy from the outside world, but his own soul power.

Afterward, Han Li poured out the liquid from the bottle and carefully dripped it onto one of the flowers.

The emerald-green liquid landed on the petals and was quickly absorbed, disappearing without a trace.

However, the flower did not change immediately; it looked exactly the same as before.

Han Li did not panic.

He knew that this process of increasing the age of a plant was not instantaneous and required some time.

Thus, he returned to his bed, sat cross-legged, and began to meditate to recover his soul power.

Outside the window, the night deepened. Moonlight spilled through the gaps in the curtains, falling upon the flowers.

Early morning.

As the first ray of sunlight shone into the room, Han Li ended his meditation.

He opened his eyes; the soul power he had completely exhausted was now fully replenished after a night of recovery.

Feeling refreshed and in peak condition, he did not delay and immediately looked at the flower he had treated with the green liquid.

Only one night had passed, yet the flower had undergone a visible transformation.

It had originally been an ordinary plant.

Now, it bloomed even more magnificently.

The flower was nearly twice as large as before, the color of its petals was more vibrant and rich, and the entire plant exuded a vigorous vitality, forming a sharp contrast with the other flowers that had not been treated with the green liquid.

Han Li observed it carefully, confirming that the green liquid had indeed worked and that the effect was quite significant.

He then decisively used a small knife to cut the flower down.

The moment the stem snapped...

A cluster of light rose from the severed end.

A white, ten-year spirit ring slowly emerged from the plant's remains, hovering in mid-air and emitting a faint white glow.

Looking at the white spirit ring, Han Li formed a preliminary hypothesis.

A white spirit ring represented an age between ten and one hundred years.

It was difficult to judge the exact number of years.

But what was certain was that this ordinary flower had turned into a ten-year spirit beast overnight.

In other words, the effect of one drop of green liquid was to increase a plant's age to approximately ten years.

And to condense one drop of green liquid, he had to expend all of his soul power.

He also happened to possess innate full soul power.

A single drop of green liquid exhausted all his soul power, yet in exchange, it provided a ten-year increase in age.

So, did this mean the amount of his soul power determined the efficacy of the green liquid?

If his soul power increased in the future, would the age increase brought about by a single drop of green liquid also increase accordingly?

However, Han Li did not jump to a conclusion.

The result of one experiment was not enough; more data was needed for verification.

He chose not to absorb that white soul ring.

Instead, he let it dissipate naturally.

After all...

A ten-year soul ring held little significance for him, so there was no need to absorb it.

Subsequently, he began his second attempt.

He dripped the green liquid onto another flower for ten consecutive days.

Every day...

He dripped the green liquid condensed in the Heavenly Bottle onto the same flower, then meditated to recover his soul power.

During this period.

The flower underwent changes every day.

By the tenth day, the entire flower had changed drastically, with thick stems and massive blossoms.

Then, Han Li made a cut with a blade.

The flower stem snapped, and light rose up.

A soul ring emitting a yellow glow slowly emerged from the plant.

Although the yellow light was not yet bright enough.

It clearly indicated that the age of this soul ring had reached the century level.

A flash of joy crossed Han Li's eyes.

He had guessed correctly.

Ten drops of green liquid had perfectly cultivated an ordinary plant into a hundred-year soul beast.

In other words, the current situation was...

One drop of green liquid could increase the age by ten years.

This was a very clear pattern.

Han Li calculated silently in his heart.

According to this pattern, to make a plant reach the level of a thousand-year soul beast, it would require one hundred drops of green liquid, which meant one hundred days.

A little over three months was not too long.

And considering his physical condition.

With the Heavenly Bottle martial soul and the tempering from the Golden Dragon King essence within his body, his physical fitness far exceeded that of his peers.

Even though not a single one of the eighteen seals had been broken.

The Golden Dragon King essence still had a subtle strengthening effect on his body.

With such physical fitness, absorbing a thousand-year soul ring shouldn't be a major problem, right?

But after thinking for a moment...

Han Li still chose to play it safe.

He ultimately decided.

To absorb a hundred-year soul ring first.

Stability was the priority.

After all, the Spirit Ascension Pagoda existed in this era.

Such things that could increase the age of soul rings had existed on the Douluo Continent for many years.

As long as one entered the Spirit Ascension Pagoda, they could continuously increase the age of their soul rings through virtual battles.

Therefore, even if he started with only a hundred-year soul ring, he could slowly upgrade it through the Spirit Ascension Pagoda later on, eventually reaching the level of a ten-thousand-year or even a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

Thus, there was no need to take the risk of directly absorbing a thousand-year soul ring; if something went wrong, it would be too late for regrets.

Over the following two months.

Han Li attended Red Mountain Primary Academy while using the green liquid to increase the age of the flower.

His days were regular and fulfilling.

During the day, he attended classes at the academy, learning the basics of being a soul master, understanding how to use martial souls, and learning about the habits and characteristics of various soul beasts.

At night, he returned to the orphanage, dripped the green liquid condensed in the Heavenly Bottle onto the flower he had chosen, and then meditated to recover his soul power.