Crimson Sky, Ultimate Fire!

"Wait!"

"You mean that over the past two years, Elder Dugu advanced to Soul Douluo, and then my father broke through to level seventy as well?"

"And Elder Dugu's eighth ring was over eighty thousand years old, and he even obtained a soul bone?"

Everything was thrown into chaos. The original plot had completely changed!

In the original work, Dugu Bo's eighth ring had only been sixty thousand years old. Now, it was over eighty thousand years old!

If circumstances allowed it, with Dugu Bo's talent, he would probably dare to attempt a hundred-thousand-year ninth ring.

"That's right!"

"After Father's martial soul evolved, his aptitude improved tremendously. He can absorb an eighty-thousand-year soul ring!"

Feng Yansha spoke slowly. Dugu Bo's martial soul was the Jade-Phosphorus Serpent Emperor, a top-tier martial soul!

With the Jade-Phosphorus Serpent Emperor martial soul as his foundation, Dugu Bo had dared to absorb this eighty-thousand-year soul ring as his eighth ring.

"So after all this..."

"It was all because of me!"

Xia Mu slapped his forehead. The current Dugu Bo was no longer the Dugu Bo from the original work. Not only had his martial soul evolved ahead of time, but he also possessed a treasure like the Dragon Core.

On top of that, Liu Yuer had seized Dugu Bo's opportunity, setting him on this path.

"With Elder Dugu's current strength, he can indeed rival an ordinary ninety-thousand-year soul beast!"

"So this isn't surprising at all!"

"With Elder Dugu leading the attack, Father and Mother harassing it from the side, and Elder Ye providing support, hunting a Thousand-Jin Ant Emperor makes perfect sense."

Xia Mu nodded. If Xia Feng and Liu Yuer went all out, they would be no weaker than ordinary low-level Soul Sages!

Three Soul Sages and one Soul Douluo—so long as they did not encounter those few hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, they could practically roam freely through the Star Dou Great Forest!

Moreover, the three Thousand-Jin Ant Emperor brothers had committed countless evil deeds. Da Ming and Er Ming would be more than happy to see someone eliminate them.

"Aunt Feng!"

"Did my mother obtain a soul ring?"

Xia Mu hurriedly asked. He was afraid that Liu Yuer had already obtained her soul ring and missed out on this great fortune.

"No!"

"Your mother broke through to level seventy, but she absolutely refused to obtain her seventh soul ring. She said she was waiting for you!"

Even Feng Yansha could not understand what Liu Yuer was thinking.

Upon hearing this, Xia Mu immediately relaxed. It seemed Liu Yuer had not forgotten his words!

"Aunt Feng!"

"I'm heading home first!"

"I'll visit your house another day!"

Xia Mu hurried to the area near the Dugu Family estate. Sure enough, he spotted his new home not far away.

"Father, Mother, I'm back!"

Xia Mu gripped the door knocker tightly. Before long, Liu Yuer heard his voice and hurriedly ordered someone to open the gates.

"Xiao Mu, my good son!"

"You're finally back!"

Liu Yuer pulled Xia Mu into her embrace, terrified that he would slip away again the next instant. She had truly waited in fear for far too long.

"Two years apart!"

"You heartless brat!"

"You said you were going to train in Slaughter City, but there wasn't a single message from you the whole time. I thought you had already..."

Tears streamed down Liu Yuer's face. When a son traveled far from home, his mother worried for him—and Xia Mu was still so young.

"I'm fine!"

"Your son is strong!"

Xia Mu comforted her. The Light-Hiding Sword was extraordinarily special; killing fallen soul masters with it was as easy as chopping vegetables.

Besides, Xia Mu had many trump cards on him. Even if he encountered danger, he could handle it calmly.

During these two years in Slaughter City, Xia Mu had carried out plenty of indiscriminate bombardments, blowing many evil soul masters to death.

That was precisely why no one dared provoke him!

Those who provoked him were either shot dead by his compound bow or blown to pieces by Heaven-Shaking Thunder. Their deaths had been utterly miserable.

"Mother!"

"This is a gift your son brought for you!"

"This is the origin core of a primordial beast. It contains the innate origin of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent."

"This soul beast was almost comparable to an eighty-thousand-year soul beast. It was the supreme ruler among snakes!"

As Xia Mu spoke, he handed the inner core to Liu Yuer.

"A primordial beast? The Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent?"

It was Liu Yuer's first time hearing that name. It could not be helped; there was only one such creature in the world.

"This soul beast is one of a kind in the world!"

"And it has an extremely high cultivation age. After refining this inner core, you can obtain a soul ring!"

"Among the five elements, wood feeds fire!"

"After absorbing this soul ring, perhaps your martial soul will undergo a second earth-shaking transformation!"

After speaking, Xia Mu did not forget to explain.

"Below god-tier martial souls, there is another category of martial souls, one that stands above super martial souls."

"These martial souls are called ultimate martial souls!"

"My Light-Hiding Sword is an ultimate martial soul. It contains ultimate light and far surpasses a super martial soul!"

"Your martial soul still has room to evolve!"

Xia Mu revealed a secret of the soul master world.

"An ultimate martial soul?"

Liu Yuer sat cross-legged on the ground, swallowed the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent's inner core, and began refining it with her eyes closed.

For a time, heat waves surged through Xia Feng's residence!

Xia Mu shut the door and stood guard outside for Liu Yuer. Two hours later, a voice came from within.

"Xiao Mu!"

"Come in quickly!"

"My martial soul seems to have mutated again. The Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent you mentioned has become my natal sword spirit, and my martial soul's attribute has changed as well!"

With a wave of Liu Yuer's hand, a divine sword as crimson as fire appeared, radiating a gleaming treasure light.

"When a martial soul gains sentience, Heaven bestows its name!"

"What is Mother's martial soul called now?"

Xia Mu nodded in satisfaction. Not bad—Liu Yuer's martial soul had already advanced into an ultimate martial soul!

"Crimson Sky!"

"The sword's name is Crimson Sky!"

Liu Yuer spoke the sword's name.

"The Crimson Sky Sword, one of the ten famous ancient swords?"

"Terrifying indeed, truly terrifying!"

The Crimson Sky Sword was also known as the White Rainbow Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Sword. It had been the sword of Liu Bang, the founding emperor of Han. This sword had been bestowed by Heaven!

"Ultimate fire, and the sword is called Crimson Sky?"

"That attribute is quite fitting!"

"In terms of potential, your Crimson Sky Sword martial soul is already no weaker than the Light-Hiding Sword—perhaps it is even stronger."

"Mother, what level are you now?"

Xia Mu looked at Liu Yuer. She had been stuck at the Soul Sage realm for nearly two years, accumulating a massive amount of soul power within her body.

"Level seventy-five!"

"After absorbing this beast inner core, my soul power reached level seventy-five, two levels higher than your father's. Now I can finally hold my head high!"

Liu Yuer raised her head, regaining her confidence. Her wonderful son had truly not lied to her this time.

"Let's go!"

"We'll head to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well right now and tell Old Xia this good news so he can be happy too!"

After packing her things, Liu Yuer could not wait to show off in front of Xia Feng.

"Ah!"

Xia Mu shook his head and followed her out.

"Mother!"

"You go back to Sunset Forest first!"

"While training outside, I not only obtained a soul ring, but also acquired an external soul bone!"

Xia Mu released the Dark Gold Bat Wings and recounted his experiences amid Liu Yuer's shocked gaze!

"The Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent is a primordial beast!"

"I still have its remains. For Elder Dugu, this is an excellent treasure!"

"So I plan to visit the Dugu Family first and pay Elder Dugu a visit in person!"

Xia Mu spoke, honestly revealing his intentions.