Star Luo Spirit Pearl, Condensing the Ultimate Soul Core!

"Bai Baoshan and Meng Shenji won't be easy to recruit, but I'll do my best to bring all these talents over!"

After Xia Feng broke through to Soul Sage, he was recruited by the Heaven Dou Empire and eventually agreed to serve as a guest elder.

Dugu Bo, a Soul Douluo, was also nominally an honorary imperial advisor of the Heaven Dou Empire and enjoyed many privileges.

The Douluo Continent was vast beyond measure, and the foundations of the two great empires ran unfathomably deep. Over the past few centuries, Spirit Hall had risen abruptly, showing signs of overpowering both empires.

Seeing this, the two empires also began aggressively recruiting unaffiliated soul masters, offering generous rewards without hesitation.

Once a soul master broke through to Soul Sage, they could enter the ranks of nobility and serve as a guest elder for either empire.

If a soul master sincerely pledged allegiance, the two empires would grant them the position of elder with real authority, giving them an exalted and distinguished status!

If Soul Douluo-level powerhouses joined either empire, they could serve as imperial advisors. However, advisors were divided into those with real authority and honorary ones; the treatment between the two was worlds apart and could not be confused.

Titled Douluo-level powerhouses had always stood above worldly matters. Such experts would either establish their own sects or found prominent clans where they stood.

Even the Pope of Spirit Hall had to show them a measure of respect.

"Dad, I'll be counting on you this time!"

Xia Mu said with a mischievous grin, waggling his eyebrows at Xia Feng.

"You brat!"

"I worked for Spirit Hall for so many years and finally managed to resign. Who would've thought I'd run into you afterward? I really was born to work myself to the bone!"

Xia Feng laughed and cursed after hearing that.

Spirit Hall's grassroots personnel were also exceptionally skilled at sweet-talking people. These low-level deacons traveled among the common folk and unearthed countless peerless prodigies for Spirit Hall!

Besides awakening martial souls for commoners free of charge, Spirit Hall's white-robed deacons and yellow-robed chief deacons had another duty: persuading people to join Spirit Hall!

Xia Feng knew that whole process inside out!

After watching Xia Feng leave, Xia Mu also departed the Xia Family directly. He planned to head to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

The Dark Gold Bat Wings flapped, and a streak of light flashed through the air.

Sunset Forest, Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Xia Mu landed. Liu Yuer had already arrived ahead of him and was moving supplies for daily life.

"Xia Mu!"

"How did your soul hunt go this time?"

Ling Yuan came over with Shui Qingwu. There was an indescribable tenderness in both women's eyes as they looked at him.

"Not bad!"

"How have you two been lately?"

Xia Mu looked at them. During this time, they had both been cultivating diligently within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

"Pretty good!"

Ling Yuan nodded in reply.

"Oh, right, Xia Mu!"

"I'm planning to return to Dragon City after a while!"

As the successor of the Tianshui Clan, Shui Qingwu needed to report in advance if she wanted to go out alone for training.

"You're going home?"

Xia Mu asked as he looked at Shui Qingwu.

"Mm!"

"I plan to keep cultivating with Sister Ling Yuan from now on, so I need to tell my mother in advance!"

"Otherwise, she'll worry about me!"

"But don't worry!"

"I can swear that I absolutely won't reveal anything about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to anyone else!"

Shui Qingwu hurriedly promised.

"I believe you!"

"But I'm worried about your safety!"

"This place is over a thousand kilometers from Dragon City. You'll have to cross the Northwind Plains, and there are many mountain passes along the way. It isn't safe for you to travel alone!"

"After some time, I plan to make another trip to the Icebound Forest. We can leave together then!"

Xia Mu said as he looked at Shui Qingwu.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you!"

Shui Qingwu nodded and agreed.

"For the time being, I plan to stabilize my foundation at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and compress my Soul Power!"

"You just obtained your soul rings, and your strength has surged again. You need to familiarize yourselves with your combat power as soon as possible."

Xia Mu spoke to the two women with a smile.

He was the Killing God of Slaughter City and had experienced countless battles, so he could easily control his own combat strength.

Ling Yuan and Shui Qingwu, on the other hand, had seen their Soul Power suddenly soar and first needed to get used to their newfound strength.

"Xia Mu is right!"

"Unstable Soul Power is like a castle in the air!"

"If soul masters don't build a solid foundation and turn their Soul Power into actual strength, they'll be nothing more than flashy ornaments."

"They may look impressive, but they're useless in battle and shatter at the first blow!"

Ling Yuan nodded, clearly in complete agreement.

"For now, you two should stabilize your realms. In your spare time, you can also spar with my mother!"

"Actual combat is the only standard for testing battle prowess!"

"The weak draw their swords against those weaker than themselves!"

"The strong draw their swords against those stronger than themselves!"

"After real combat, I believe both of your fighting abilities will undergo an astonishing transformation!"

Xia Mu pointed at Liu Yuer as he spoke.

As the owner of an ultimate martial soul and a high-level Soul Sage, Liu Yuer's full power was nearly comparable to that of an ordinary Titled Douluo.

Having her spar with Ling Yuan and Shui Qingwu was, frankly speaking, a bit of an overkill.

"Don't worry!"

"Leave it to me!"

"We're all owners of ultimate martial souls, so I can be considered your senior!"

"We can also exchange pointers with each other!"

Liu Yuer was very gentle. These two might end up becoming her daughters-in-law, so she had to treat them carefully!

After chatting for a while, Xia Mu entered the stone chamber.

"Sixty-sixth Soul Power Level!"

"My foundation is solid, and my Soul Power is abundant!"

"The Soul Power in my body has completely transformed into dense soul liquid, and the total amount is twice that of an ordinary person."

"Is this the effect of the Primordial Unity Immortal Herb?"

"The Primordial Unity Immortal Herb and the Star Luo Spirit Pearl complement each other perfectly. They're most suitable for ultimate soul masters."

"The martial soul is one's innate foundation!"

"It is an inheritance of bloodline and cannot be changed!"

"But Soul Power, soul rings, and soul bones!"

"Those three are the true foundations upon which soul masters stand, and they can be acquired through effort after birth!"

"In a sense, those three things can even change a soul master's fate, shake an unbreakable innate foundation, and cause a martial soul to evolve."

"My martial soul's quality isn't lacking!"

"The only thing I lacked was Soul Power!"

"But now, I lack nothing!"

Xia Mu waved his hand, and a jade box appeared.

He gently opened it, revealing the legendary peerless immortal herb, the Star Luo Spirit Pearl!

Xia Mu swallowed the Star Luo Spirit Pearl. Vast medicinal power rose within him, and his Soul Power began to surge rapidly!

The remaining medicinal power of the Primordial Unity Immortal Herb was stimulated by the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, transforming into drops of liquid Soul Power.

Within his dantian, the liquid Soul Power increased rapidly.

Sixty-seventh level!

Sixty-eighth level!

Sixty-ninth level!

Seventieth level!

Xia Mu's Soul Power Level began to soar.

In the blink of an eye, he broke through to level seventy, his dantian filled with liquid Soul Power.

Suddenly, another strange phenomenon manifested in the area!

Countless golden lights gathered within Xia Mu's body. The Star Luo Spirit Pearl transformed into a Soul Core, absorbing all of the liquid Soul Power.

The Star Luo Spirit Pearl was a peerless immortal herb.

The purpose of this immortal herb was to help soul masters form a Soul Core, increase their affinity with the power of stars, and greatly enhance their spiritual power.

Xia Mu's Light-Hiding Sword martial soul contained ultimate light, making it perfectly compatible with this peerless immortal herb's attributes!

Whoosh, whoosh~

Countless starlights scattered from the sky, transforming into endless streams of Emperor's Nectar that rushed into Xia Mu's body.

An exquisitely crafted Soul Core appeared within Xia Mu's body, containing terrifying ultimate light.

"Is this the Ultimate Light Soul Core?"

Xia Mu murmured softly, and another strange phenomenon emerged.

"Roar~"

A dragon's roar resounded between heaven and earth.

The sword spirit of the Light-Hiding Sword transformed into a Radiant Sacred Dragon and swallowed the Ultimate Light Soul Core in a single bite.

The Light-Hiding Sword slowly vanished. In the sky, a solemn and majestic Radiant Sacred Dragon quietly appeared!

"A beast transformation of a tool martial soul avatar!"

Liu Yuer couldn't help crying out in astonishment.

After Liu Yuer broke through to Soul Sage, she had also awakened this ability, allowing her to transform her tool martial soul avatar into a beast martial soul and switch freely between the two.