"Bai Baoshan and Meng Shenji won't be easy to recruit, but I'll do my best to bring all these geniuses over!"
After Xia Feng broke through to Soul Sage, he was recruited by the Heaven Dou Empire and ultimately agreed to become a guest elder.
Dugu Bo, a Soul Douluo, was also nominally an honorary imperial advisor of the Heaven Dou Empire and enjoyed many privileges.
Douluo Continent was vast beyond measure, and the foundations of the two great empires were unfathomably deep. Over the past few centuries, Spirit Hall had risen abruptly and showed signs of overpowering both empires.
Seeing this, the two empires had also begun recruiting freelance Soul Masters on a massive scale, offering generous rewards without hesitation.
Once a Soul Master broke through to Soul Sage, they could enter the noble class 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, bestowing upon them extraordinary status and prestige!
Soul Douluo-level powerhouses who joined either empire could serve as imperial advisors. However, advisors were divided into those with real authority and honorary ones, and the treatment afforded to the two was worlds apart.
Titled Douluo-level powerhouses had always stood apart from worldly affairs. Such experts would either establish their own sects or found a prominent clan on the spot.
Even the Pope of Spirit Hall had to show them some respect when facing these Titled Douluo.
"Dad, sorry for the trouble this time!"
Xia Mu winked at Xia Feng as he spoke.
"You little 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 toil my whole life!"
Xia Feng laughed and cursed at him.
Spirit Hall's lower-ranking staff were also masters at sweet-talking people. These grassroots deacons traveled among the common folk and unearthed many peerless prodigies for Spirit Hall!
In addition to 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 routine inside out!
After seeing Xia Feng off, Xia Mu left the Xia Family directly. He planned to head for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
The Dark Gold Bat Wings flapped, and a streak of light flashed away.
Sunset Forest, Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Xia Mu descended. Liu Yuer had already arrived ahead of him and was moving supplies for daily living.
"Xia Mu!"
"How did your soul hunt go this time?"
Ling Yuan and Shui Qingwu approached together. There was an indescribable tenderness in their eyes as they looked at him.
"The gains were pretty good!"
"How have you two been lately?"
Xia Mu looked at them. During this period, the two of them had been cultivating diligently at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
"Pretty well!"
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 wished to go out and train on her own.
"You're going home?"
Xia Mu looked at Shui Qingwu and asked.
"Mm!"
"I plan to keep cultivating with Sister Ling Yuan from now on, so I need to let my mother know beforehand!"
"Otherwise, she'll worry about me!"
"But please rest assured!"
"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 more than a thousand kilometers from Dragon City. You'll have to cross the Northwind Plains, and there are many checkpoints along the way. It won't be safe for you to go alone!"
"After some time, I plan to visit the Icebound Forest again. We can set out together then!"
Xia Mu looked at Shui Qingwu as he spoke.
"Alright, then I'll wait for you!"
Shui Qingwu nodded and agreed again.
"During this time, I plan to stabilize my foundation at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and compress my Soul Power!"
"You've only just acquired your Soul Rings, and your strength has surged again. You need to familiarize yourselves with your combat ability as soon as possible."
Xia Mu said to them with a smile.
He was the Slaughter City's God of Slaughter and had fought countless battles, so he could easily control his own combat strength.
Ling Yuan and Shui Qingwu, on the other hand, had experienced a sudden surge in Soul Power and needed to familiarize themselves with their own strength first.
"Xia Mu is right!"
"Unsteady Soul Power is like a castle in the air!"
"If a Soul Master doesn't build a solid foundation and turn Soul Power into actual strength, they're nothing more than all show."
"Pretty to look at but useless in a fight, shattering at the first blow!"
Ling Yuan nodded. She clearly agreed completely.
"For now, 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!"
"I believe that after going through actual combat, 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-Rank Soul Sage, Liu Yuer's full-strength combat ability was almost comparable to that of an ordinary Titled Douluo.
Having her spar with Ling Yuan and Shui Qingwu was, honestly, already a waste of her talents.
"Don't worry!"
"Leave it to me!"
"We're all owners of Ultimate Martial Souls, so I can be considered a senior to the two of you!"
"We can also exchange pointers with one another!"
Liu Yuer was exceedingly amiable. These two might very well become her daughters-in-law, so she had to treat them carefully!
After exchanging pleasantries, Xia Mu entered the stone chamber.
"Sixty-sixth-level Soul Power!"
"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 ordinary people."
"Is this the effect of the Primordial Unity Immortal Herb?"
"The Primordial Unity Immortal Herb and the Star Luo Spirit Pearl complement one another perfectly. They're most suitable for Ultimate Soul Masters."
"A Martial Soul is one's innate foundation!"
"It is inherited through the bloodline and cannot be changed!"
"But Soul Power, Soul Rings, and Soul Bones!"
"These three are the foundations upon which a Soul Master stands, and they can be acquired through hard work after birth!"
"In a sense, these three things can even change a Soul Master's fate, shake an unshakable innate foundation, and cause a Martial Soul to evolve."
"The quality of my Martial Soul isn't poor!"
"The only thing I lacked was Soul Power!"
"But now, I lack nothing!"
With a wave of Xia Mu's hand, a jade box appeared.
He gently opened the jade box, revealing the legendary Peerless Immortal Herb, the Star Luo Spirit Pearl!
Xia Mu swallowed the Star Luo Spirit Pearl. Boundless medicinal power surged forth, and his Soul Power began to soar rapidly!
The remaining medicinal power of the Primordial Unity Immortal Herb was stimulated by the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, transforming into droplets of liquid Soul Power.
Within his dantian, the liquid Soul Power grew rapidly.
Sixty-seventh level!
Sixty-eighth level!
Sixty-ninth level!
Seventieth level!
Xia Mu's Soul Power Level began to skyrocket.
In the blink of an eye, he had broken through to level seventy, and liquid Soul Power filled his dantian.
Suddenly, another phenomenon manifested in the area!
Countless rays of golden light gathered within Xia Mu's body. The Star Luo Spirit Pearl transformed into a Soul Core and absorbed all the liquid Soul Power.
The Star Luo Spirit Pearl was a Peerless Immortal Herb.
The function of this Immortal Herb was to help Soul Masters form a Soul Core, enhance their affinity for the power of the stars, and greatly increase their spiritual power.
Xia Mu's Light-Hiding Sword Martial Soul contained Ultimate Light, making it perfectly compatible with the properties of this Peerless Immortal Herb!
Whoosh, whoosh~
Countless starlights fell from the sky, transforming into innumerable streams of Emperor's Nectar that rushed into Xia Mu's body.
An exquisitely crafted Soul Core appeared within Xia Mu, containing terrifying Ultimate Light.
"Is this the Ultimate Light Soul Core?"
Xia Mu murmured, and another phenomenon arose.
"Roar~"
A dragon's roar resounded through 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 one bite.
The Light-Hiding Sword slowly vanished. In the sky, a dignified Radiant Sacred Dragon quietly appeared!
"A weapon Martial Soul Avatar transforming into a beast!"
Liu Yuer cried out in shock.
After Liu Yuer broke through to Soul Sage, she had also awakened this ability, allowing her to transform her weapon Martial Soul Avatar into a beast Martial Soul and switch freely between the two.
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