Plotting for the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King!

"Two soul skills from one soul ring!"

"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 this too absurd?"

Dugu Bo was equally shocked, but reality was just this fantastical. This soul ring was far too overpowered.

"The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger is a legendary god-level soul beast. Legend says its birth is connected to deities!"

"My sixth soul ring came from hunting the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Perhaps that explains it."

Xia Mu stroked his chin as he explained.

"Legendary deities?"

"Perhaps that is the only explanation for why this soul ring suddenly mutated."

Everyone nodded in unison. Perhaps only the power of deities could explain something so unreasonable.

"Xia 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 far 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 beyond an ordinary soul master's sixth ring. Compared like that, having this much Soul Power is perfectly normal!"

Xia Mu raised his head and spoke with certainty.

"Normal my ass!"

Everyone stared at one another. Xia Mu had pinned every unreasonable part of this on the deities.

This soul beast was rumored to be connected to deities. Having such Soul Power and soul skills was at least somewhat explainable!

You doubted it? Then go ask a deity!

"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, plus traits and stat points!"

"..."

Xia Mu solemnly declared that cultivation was impossible. Without a cultivation cheat like the Mysterious Heaven Skill, relying solely on Douluo Continent's meditation methods, he would probably have to cultivate until the year of the monkey to become a Titled Douluo!

Only cheats and spending money could let one enjoy life.

As for honestly cultivating, he had already transmigrated. If he still took the ordinary path, would that not make his transmigration pointless?

"The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger has always been extremely cunning!"

"It traveled thousands of miles from the Star Dou Great Forest to the Icebound Forest. It seemed to be 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 that Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King from the original story be inside the Icebound Forest?"

"If so, then this will be interesting. Perhaps I can steal it first!"

The Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King had received only a few passing mentions in the original story. It had appeared only in Xiao Wu's words, and its whereabouts had always been almost entirely unknown.

But this was a real world.

The Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King's effects were incredibly heaven-defying. If Xia Mu could capture it, it would undoubtedly be an immense stroke of fortune for him.

The Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King's soul ring and soul bone would be enough to completely remake Xia Mu and bring about a shocking transformation.

And the remains left behind by the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King were as effective as legendary peerless immortal herbs.

"Xia Mu, let's go!"

Liu Yuer's voice called out.

After successfully hunting the soul beast, everyone left the Icebound Forest in an orderly fashion. Yet a figure suddenly emerged from the shadows.

It watched as they departed.

"Those fiends are finally gone!"

"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 appeared on this continent again."

"Troubled times, troubled times once more!"

This figure was around three inches long, with a head full of purple hair. It was the Icebound Forest's supreme overlord, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King—the famed Purple-Rhyme Dragon King Ginseng!

The Purple-Rhyme Dragon King Ginseng was named for its purple body and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth it contained. It possessed the miraculous power to revive the dead and regenerate flesh from bone, making it the finest among ginseng!

This hundred-thousand-year-old Purple-Rhyme Dragon King Ginseng was the undisputed Ginseng King. It needed only a little more opportunity to 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.

Everyone left the Icebound Forest and headed south. After crossing 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, they could see the grand city from afar!

Heaven Dou City, Xia Family!

"Father, Mother!"

"Now that the Xia Family has been pushed into the spotlight, we should begin cultivating some people of our own!"

"The Dugu Family and the Ye Family may be our allies, but we cannot rely entirely on just those two families!"

"This is the intelligence I collected!"

"There are some people in it with excellent talent, but they lack backing and have had their cultivation delayed because of it."

"If we can recruit these people, they will become valuable 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!"

"These six are 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 gifted students at Exotic Beast Academy. The two possess a Martial Soul Fusion Skill that, once unleashed, can contend against a Soul Emperor!"

"This is not recruiting talent!"

"You are clearly making trouble for me!"

"Every soul master on this list is exceptionally gifted. Even if we want to recruit them, we would have to wait in line!"

"Of course!"

"In this world, gold shines wherever it goes. Do not treat everyone else like idiots!"

Xia Mu slapped his forehead and could not help saying this.

"I successfully recruited Ling Yuan and Shui Qingwu before, and it actually gave me a misconception!"

"Geniuses are welcome wherever they go!"

"If I had not moved Ling Yuan, she probably would not have accepted my recruitment. And without Ling Yuan, Shui Qingwu likely would not have joined my team either!"

"It was all fate!"

Only then did Xia Mu realize the reason behind it.

"We should at least give it a try!"

"Dad, let's offer the best possible terms and benefits. Recruit as many of these people as you can!"

"Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang should be our priority. 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 declined. Without an opportunity, they would likely never reach the realm of Titled Douluo in this lifetime.

That was also why Xia Mu dared to speak so boldly.