"Xia Mu!"
"You broke through to level seventy?"
Liu Yuer looked at Xia Mu and asked in astonishment.
Only a few days had passed, yet Xia Mu's Soul Power had leaped from level sixty-six to level seventy!
What a terrifying cultivation speed!
The Soul Sage realm was a watershed in cultivation.
Once a Soul Master became a Soul Sage, they entered the ranks of high-level Soul Masters, and even their lifespan became different from that of ordinary people.
"Mother!"
"I consumed a Peerless Immortal Herb!"
"This Immortal Herb complemented the Primordial Unity Immortal Herb I took before, so my progress was a little greater than usual!"
Xia Mu gestured with his hands, trying to explain.
"You call this a little greater?"
Liu Yuer's worldview was practically being overturned. Her son had secretly caused such a huge commotion. He truly gave her no peace of mind at all!
"Come here and let me examine you!"
Worried that Xia Mu had taken a wrong path and damaged his foundations for nothing, Liu Yuer beckoned to him again.
"If you don't believe me, just take a look yourself!"
Xia Mu shrugged helplessly.
"How strange!"
"Your body is flawless, and your Soul Power isn't the least bit unstable. In fact, it's even more condensed than mine!"
"Xia Mu!"
"How exactly did you do this?"
After advancing to Soul Sage, all of Liu Yuer's Soul Power had liquefied, giving it a higher quality than even that of ordinary Soul Douluo.
Yet before Xia Mu, the quality of her liquid Soul Power seemed somewhat insignificant.
After condensing the Ultimate Light Soul Core, Xia Mu's Soul Power quality had transformed from liquid into solid!
"Mother!"
"The Immortal Herb I consumed was called the Primordial Unity Immortal Herb. It could not only increase one's total Soul Power, but also transform gaseous Soul Power within the body into liquid Soul Power."
"And the Star Luo Spirit Pearl I just consumed can turn liquid Soul Power into even rarer solidified Soul Power!"
"I call crystallized solidified Soul Power a Soul Core."
"It's somewhat similar to Elder Dugu's Natal Pill Pearl, and it can also assist cultivation!"
Xia Mu explained everything in detail to Liu Yuer.
"A Soul Core?"
"My good son!"
"Can you explain it to me in detail?"
The moment Liu Yuer heard about the effects of a Soul Core, her eyes lit up. She wanted to condense a Natal Soul Core as well!
"Condensing a Soul Core requires two conditions."
"First, a Soul Master's cultivation must be at least at the Soul Sage realm, and their Soul Power must be fully liquefied!"
"Second, their spiritual power must be strong enough. Only then can they sense and control the flow of Soul Power, compressing it further. The process carries enormous risks!"
"Your Soul Power meets the standard!"
"But your spiritual power is slightly lacking!"
"Still, with my help, you might be able to give it a try. I can keep watch for you!"
Liu Yuer's Soul Power was as high as level seventy-eight. She barely met both conditions and could attempt it.
"Alright!"
With Xia Mu's help, Liu Yuer began condensing her first Soul Core at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!
"Use your spiritual power to sense the flow of Soul Power. Compress it into a sphere, then make the sphere rotate."
Liu Yuer focused her mind and began following his instructions.
"Fiery Golden Eyes!"
Xia Mu activated his Fiery Golden Eyes, keeping watch over Liu Yuer at all times and occasionally offering advice.
Rumble—
Beside the Blazing Sun Spirit Spring, vast spiritual energy flowed into Liu Yuer's body like fledglings returning to their nest.
Firelight erupted, blooming with strange radiance.
"It worked!"
"Fortunately, this is only a single-attribute Soul Core, so it doesn't place particularly high demands on a Soul Master's spiritual power!"
"If it were Yin-Yang Complementary Twin Soul Cores, it wouldn't be simple mode anymore. It would be hell mode!"
Xia Mu silently withdrew his gaze and spoke in a low voice.
"An Ultimate Fire Soul Core!"
"I condensed an Ultimate Fire Soul Core!"
Liu Yuer was overjoyed. After condensing a Soul Core, her Martial Soul had finally reached its moment of glory.
"Right, my good son, I forgot to ask earlier. Can anyone condense a Soul Core?"
Having condensed a Soul Core, Liu Yuer immediately thought of Xia Feng and asked again.
"In theory, anyone can!"
"But they have to meet those two conditions first."
"As far as I know, Father's Soul Power has already liquefied, but his spiritual power is still a little lacking."
"When the time comes, have him absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit bone from the head. Then he should more or less fulfill both conditions."
Xia Mu directly pointed out a clear path.
"Wouldn't that take too much time?"
Liu Yuer hesitated. The conditions were neither particularly difficult nor particularly easy, but they would require a great deal of money!
Where was she supposed to find a ten-thousand-year head spirit bone?
"No rush!"
"Before receiving a title, Soul Masters can all condense a Natal Soul Core. Doing so after receiving a title won't affect anything either."
"However, if you want to break through to Peerless Douluo, this is indispensable. It is the prototype of a Divine Core!"
Xia Mu's words were as shocking as ever. He had revealed yet another secret regarding becoming a god at level one hundred.
"This thing is the prototype of a Divine Core?"
Liu Yuer was stunned and asked again.
"Godhood, also known as a Divine Core, is a great creation formed from the union of the power of faith and a Soul Core."
"Godhood contains the laws of heaven and earth!"
"With it, Soul Masters can command the authority of heaven and earth, break through the shackles of level ninety-nine, and then become gods at level one hundred!"
"That is why Soul Cores are so precious!"
"Mother!"
"You must never reveal your Soul Core carelessly!"
Xia Mu knew full well that the so-called gods of Douluo Continent were actually Soul Masters with powerful cultivation.
They possessed the cultivation methods needed to become gods, and Soul Cores were the most important part of them!
"Aunt Liu!"
"Xia Mu!"
"Why was there such a huge commotion just now?"
"Did something happen outside again?"
Ling Yuan and Shui Qingwu emerged from the stone chamber. Having sensed the disturbance, the two of them came out to investigate.
"I gained a slight insight just now!"
"The breakthrough caused a bit of a commotion!"
Liu Yuer found an excuse to answer them.
However, Liu Yuer had not lied. After condensing her Natal Soul Core, her Soul Power had risen another level.
Liu Yuer's Soul Power had now reached level seventy-nine, just one level away from becoming a Soul Douluo.
"Congratulations, Aunt Liu!"
Upon hearing this, the two women immediately offered their congratulations.
"Mother!"
"I want to make a trip to the Icebound Forest, but before that, I may need to visit Dragon City first!"
Xia Mu stated his plan.
"For no reason at all!"
"What are you going to Dragon City and the Icebound Forest for?"
Liu Yuer did not understand and had no idea what Xia Mu intended.
"I plan to hunt a soul beast in the Icebound Forest, and Qingwu happens to be going home. It works out perfectly since we'll be traveling the same way!"
Xia Mu still could not confirm whether the Icebound Forest truly had the legendary Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King.
So he came up with an excuse.
"I think hunting soul beasts is fake, while escorting someone is real!"
"You're not going the same way at all. You aren't even an ice-attribute Soul Master, so what are you going to the Icebound Forest for?"
Ling Yuan pursed her lips and teased them again.
"Ah!"
"Sister Ling Yuan!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Shui Qingwu's face instantly turned red. Seeing Ling Yuan tease her, she hurriedly covered her face.
"No!"
"I'm going to Dragon City for serious business! It's really not what you think. I'm innocent!"
Xia Mu was actually going to Dragon City to search for the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Cave, where he could find something he needed.
To lure in the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King, bait alone would not be enough. He also needed to specially craft a cage.
The material for this cage was highly unusual. It had to restrain the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King. After considering it carefully, Xia Mu set his sights on the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal.
The Ice Extreme Divine Crystal was a companion mineral of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow. Crystal-clear throughout, it was the hardest and most flexible ice-attribute metal on Douluo Continent.
It looked harmless, but it possessed the properties of metal, making it perfect for crafting a trapping cage.
Once the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth-Grade Ginseng King took the bait and fell into the trapping cage, it would instantly lose its ability to move.
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