"One Soul Ring, two soul skills!"
"Isn't this a betrayal of Soul Master theory?"
"And you only hunted a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, not a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Isn't that far too absurd?"
Dugu Bo was equally shocked, but reality was simply this fantastical. This Soul Ring was a little too overpowered.
"The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger is a legendary god-level Soul Beast. Legend says its birth is connected to a Deity!"
"My sixth Soul Ring came from hunting the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Perhaps that explains the reason."
Xia Mu stroked his chin and explained.
"A legendary Deity?"
"Perhaps that is the only explanation for why this Soul Ring suddenly mutated."
Everyone nodded in unison. Perhaps only the power of a Deity could explain something so unreasonable.
"Xiao Mu!"
"Come over and test your Soul Power!"
Liu Yuer did not care about any of that. She hurriedly called Xia Mu over to test his Soul Power level.
"Sixty-sixth rank Soul Power!"
"This Soul Ring actually increased your Soul Power by six ranks out of nowhere? Isn't that too ridiculous?"
Everyone cried out in shock. It was truly unexpected.
"You can't put it that way!"
"I broke through to Soul Emperor two months ago, and I also obtained an External Soul Bone!"
"This Soul Ring is over fifty thousand years old, far exceeding an ordinary Soul Master's sixth ring. Looking at it that way, it is perfectly normal for me to have this much Soul Power!"
Xia Mu raised his head and spoke with certainty.
"Normal my ass!"
Everyone stared at one another. Xia Mu had pinned every unreasonable aspect of this on the Deity.
That Soul Beast was rumored to be connected to a Deity. With such Soul Power and soul skills, there was at least some basis for it!
You doubted it? Then go ask a Deity yourself!
"Of those six ranks of Soul Power, two came from the Attribute Stacking trait, three came from the Soul Ring and External Soul Bone, and one came from my usual cultivation!"
"My current Soul Power is entirely the result of my own hard work cultivating, traits, and stat points!"
"..."
Xia Mu firmly believed that cultivation was impossible. Without a cultivation cheat like the Mysterious Heaven Skill, relying solely on Douluo Continent's meditation methods to advance to Titled Douluo would probably take him until the end of time!
Only cheating and spending money could let one enjoy life.
As for cultivating honestly, he had already transmigrated. If he still followed the ordinary path, would that not make the transmigration pointless?
"The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger has always been extremely cunning!"
"It traveled all the way from the Star Dou Great Forest to the Icebound Forest, seemingly searching for something."
"When we first arrived, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger seemed to be hunting, and its target appeared to be that Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King from the original story!"
"Could it be that the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King from the original story is in the Icebound Forest?"
"If that is the case, then this will be interesting. Perhaps I can snatch it first!"
The Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King had received only a few passing mentions in the original story. It appeared only in Xiao Wu's words, and its whereabouts had always been a mystery.
But this was a real world.
The effects of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King were incredibly heaven-defying. If Xia Mu could capture it, it would undoubtedly be an enormous stroke of fortune for him.
The Soul Ring and Soul Bone of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King would be enough to completely transform Xia Mu and bring about an earth-shaking metamorphosis.
And the remains left behind by the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King were just as effective as a legendary Peerless Immortal Herb.
"Xiao Mu, let's go!"
Liu Yuer's voice rang out.
After successfully hunting the Soul Beast, everyone left the Icebound Forest in orderly fashion. Yet a figure suddenly appeared in the shadows.
It watched as they departed.
"Those fiends have finally left!"
"If they had not helped, I would probably have been in grave danger this time. After so many years, a Soul Beast like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger has actually appeared on this continent again."
"Troubled times, troubled times again!"
This figure was around three inches long and covered in purple hair. It was the Icebound Forest's supreme overlord, the renowned Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King—the Purple-Rhyme Dragon King Ginseng!
The Purple-Rhyme Dragon King Ginseng earned its name from its purple body and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth contained within it. It possessed the power to revive the dead and regenerate flesh from bone, making it the finest among ginseng!
This Hundred-Thousand-Year Purple-Rhyme Dragon King Ginseng was unquestionably the king of ginseng. With just a little more fortune, it could transform into a true Peerless Immortal Herb!
And the opportunity for the Purple-Rhyme Dragon King Ginseng to transform into a Peerless Immortal Herb lay within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
After leaving the Icebound Forest, everyone headed south. Once they passed through the Northwind Tundra, they arrived in Diao Province!
Heaven Dou City of the Heaven Dou Empire stood between the Frost Gallop River and the Ancient Tomb Mountains. After passing the Northwind Tundra, one could see the majestic sprawling capital from afar!
Heaven Dou City, Xia Family!
"Father, Mother!"
"Now that the Xia Family has been pushed into the spotlight, it is time for us to begin cultivating people of our own!"
"The Dugu Family and Ye Family may be our support, but we cannot depend entirely on those two families!"
"This is the intelligence I gathered!"
"There are some people in it with excellent aptitude, but they lack backing and have consequently been delayed in their cultivation."
"If we can win these people over, they will become useful support once I have grown stronger."
Xia Mu took out a list and handed it to Xia Feng.
"Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang!"
"Ge Long, Zhi Lin!"
"Bai Baoshan, Meng Shenji!"
"Are these six people the talents you selected for our Xia Family? Are you sure you want to recruit them?"
After reading the list, Xia Feng could not help asking.
"Yes!"
"Is there a problem?"
Xia Mu raised his head and asked.
"Bai Baoshan and Meng Shenji are teachers at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Both are five-ring Soul Kings."
"Zhi Lin and Ge Long are talented members of the Heaven Dou Royal Team. Both are four-ring Soul Ancestors!"
"As for Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang, they are talented students at Exotic Beast Academy. The two have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill that can contend against a Soul Emperor once unleashed!"
"This is not recruiting talent!"
"You are clearly creating trouble for me!"
"Every Soul Master on this list is exceptionally gifted. Even if we want to recruit them, we will have to wait our turn!"
"Of course!"
"In this world, gold shines wherever it goes. Do not treat everyone else like an idiot!"
Xia Mu slapped his forehead and could not help saying.
"I successfully recruited Ling Yuan and Shui Qingwu before, and it actually gave me an illusion!"
"Geniuses are welcomed wherever they go!"
"If I had not moved Ling Yuan, she probably would not have accepted my recruitment. Without Ling Yuan, Shui Qingwu probably would not have joined my team either!"
"It was all fate!"
Only then did Xia Mu realize the reason behind it.
"We still have to give it a try!"
"Dad, let's offer the best possible treatment and conditions. Recruit as many of them as you can!"
"Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang can be our priority targets. We absolutely cannot let Ge Long and Zhi Lin slip away either!"
"As for Bai Baoshan and Meng Shenji, recruit them if we can. If not, do not force it!"
Bai Baoshan and Meng Shenji had already obtained thousand-year fifth Soul Rings, and their cultivation potential had greatly diminished. Without some opportunity, they would likely never reach the realm of Titled Douluo in this lifetime.
That was also why Xia Mu dared to say such things.
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