Plans for the First Seal

Two months later.

That flower changed day by day; after two months, it was completely unrecognizable from its original appearance.

What was once an ordinary variety had now become magnificent and strange. The entire plant radiated a rich fluctuation of soul power, with a faint luster flowing along its stems. The flowers were as large as bowl mouths, their colors so vivid they seemed almost unreal.

At this moment, Han Li looked at the transformed flower and estimated that sixty drops of Green Liquid should have brought it to a six-hundred-year age.

And among the hundred-year level...

This was considered a quite respectable age.

He no longer hesitated and decisively swung his blade.

The flower stem snapped, and a brilliant light erupted.

A brighter yellow soul ring rose up.

That yellow light was several times brighter than the previous hundred-year soul ring; the color was deep and full, emitting a powerful fluctuation of soul power.

A six-hundred-year soul ring.

Han Li sat cross-legged and began to absorb the soul ring.

The soul ring hovered above his head, slowly descending, its yellow light enveloping his entire body.

Soul power and the soul ring merged with each other.

The entire process was steady and smooth, without any accidents occurring.

Given Han Li's physical constitution, absorbing a six-hundred-year soul ring was indeed not a difficult task.

Soon, his realm broke through.

His soul power advanced from level ten to level eleven.

At the same time, a yellow hundred-year soul ring circled his body, rotating slowly.

At this moment...

Han Li was also carefully sensing his current state.

First was his mental power, which had seen a clear improvement.

His perception had become much sharper; even with his eyes closed, he could clearly sense the movement in every corner of the room.

Secondly, his physical constitution had made significant progress, with a stronger vitality flowing faintly within his body.

At the same time, this hundred-year soul ring provided him with an auxiliary-type soul skill.

He naturally knew the name of the soul skill—

Life Liquid.

Its effect was simple.

It instantly condensed a drop of liquid containing rich vitality. By applying this drop to the surface of the skin, it could rapidly heal external and internal injuries within moments.

Whether it was a blade wound, a sword wound, or internal organ trauma, it could be effectively cured in a short amount of time.

As for Han Li's assessment of this soul skill.

It was standard and unremarkable.

It counted as a textbook healing-type soul skill.

There was nothing particularly outstanding about it, nor were there any obvious flaws.

To other soul masters, this might just be a reasonably useful auxiliary ability.

But it was very suitable for him.

Han Li was very clear in his heart.

He currently possessed the origin of the Golden Dragon King within his body.

Although the seal had not yet been opened.

But once it was opened in the future, the power of the Golden Dragon King martial soul would inevitably be a violent combat style focused on strong attacks.

When that time came, he could use the Golden Dragon King martial soul to fight, trading injury for injury with his opponents without any pressure.

After all, he could heal himself.

If he got hurt, he would just use a drop of Life Liquid on himself, and he would recover in moments.

There would be no need to dodge or defend; he would only need to attack with full force.

Just thinking about this combat style felt exhilarating.

Han Li stood up, stretched his body, and felt the abundant soul power within him, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

One year later.

Red Mountain Orphanage, Han Li's room.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, slowly opening his eyes, feeling the abundant soul power within his body.

After a full year of cultivation, his soul power had improved significantly, reaching level fourteen.

Throughout this year...

Aside from attending classes at Red Mountain Academy, he had spent almost all his time cultivating and researching the Heavenly Bottle.

He knew clearly that the eighteen Golden Dragon King seals within his body were the foundation of his future strength, and he had to break the first one as soon as possible.

To break the first seal, several items needed to be prepared.

A Century Ice Crystal Fruit, a Century Red Flame Fruit, and ten drops of blood from a century-level soul beast with dragon bloodline.

Breaking the Golden Dragon King seal required the impact of external energy; the Ice Crystal Fruit and Red Flame Fruit represented ice and fire, respectively.

When these two diametrically opposed attributes acted upon the seal simultaneously, they could produce an extremely powerful vibrational effect.

As for the blood of a dragon-blooded soul beast, it was intended to guide the Golden Dragon King aura within the seal, making it easier for the seal to loosen.

Of course, these items were not rigid requirements.

If a vast amount of energy could be used as a substitute, such as some kind of heaven-sent treasure, the seal could also be broken.

However, given his current situation...

He could not obtain such heaven-sent treasures.

He was merely a level fourteen soul master with no background or backing, making it impossible for him to acquire such rare items.

Therefore, buying spirit fruits and soul beast blood was more practical.

And using money to buy them was the simplest and most direct method.

Naturally, Han Li did not feel worried.

After all, the ability of the Heavenly Bottle was right there.

With the Green Liquid, he could fully accelerate the growth of century-level plant soul beasts, then sell them on the market in exchange for Federal Currency.

Then, he could go and buy the materials needed to break the seal.

At this moment, Han Li stood up, his gaze falling on the four flowers placed on the windowsill.

Each of the four flowers grew exceptionally lush, with large and vibrant blossoms.

Looking at the four century-level flowers before him, Han Li's face showed joy.

Throughout this year, he had persisted in dripping Green Liquid onto the flowers every day, never once stopping.

As his soul power increased, the quality of the Green Liquid he could condense had also improved significantly.

Therefore, over the course of this year...

He had finally cultivated four century-level flowers.

Although these plant soul beasts were not as ferocious as animal soul beasts, their vitality was extremely vigorous, and the quality of the soul rings produced after killing them was quite good.

Immediately, Han Li stored the four century-level flowers into the Storage Bracelet on his wrist.

The space within the bracelet-style storage soul tool was not large.

But it was more than enough to hold four flowers.

With everything prepared, Han Li changed into clean clothes and stepped out of the orphanage.

The place he was going to...

Was the only auction house in Aolai City.

Of course, he had also considered the stir that might be caused by him bringing out four century-level flowers.

After all, he was only a six or seven-year-old child, merely a one-ring soul master.

And on the current Douluo Continent...

Soul beasts were almost entirely concentrated within the Star Dou Forest; for ordinary people, the only way to obtain a century-level plant soul beast was to purchase a soul spirit from the Spirit Pagoda.

Therefore, him bringing out four century-level plant soul beasts would undoubtedly attract some unnecessary attention and suspicion.

But plant soul beasts were slightly special.

Unlike animal soul beasts, they did not require vast forests or a complete ecological chain.

They could be scattered in every corner of the human world.

Thus, as long as the conditions were right, plants of sufficiently high age could potentially grow anywhere.

Therefore, there was a chance he could have obtained these things; although the probability was extremely small, it was not entirely impossible.

Of course...

This was only the most ideal scenario.

And at this moment...

Han Li had also prepared for the worst in his heart.