The Worship Hall!
"First Daddy, Second Daddy, Angel Uncle, Golden Crocodile Uncle, Lion Uncle, Azure Luan Uncle, Light Feather Uncle, I'm back!"
Qiangu Aoshi's voice rang out from afar.
The seven worshippers, sitting in meditation inside the Worship Hall, immediately came out of their cultivation and woke up.
Qian Jun and Jiang Mo were the happiest. The other five worshippers took turns teasing them.
"Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, your precious son is back!"
"He's only been gone a few days, and he's already back. Don't tell me he got bullied out there and came home to ask you to stand up for him!"
"If someone really did bully him, we old fellows can all go stretch our legs together. Otherwise, people might really think we're already dead!"
As they spoke, Qiangu Aoshi had already entered the inner hall.
Qian Jun swept forward and checked Qiangu Aoshi from head to toe. Only after confirming he still had all his limbs and not even a single wound did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Aoshi, why did you come back after only a few days away?"
"We thought you'd been bullied. But now that you're bouncing around, you don't look like someone who's been bullied."
Jiang Mo thumped his chest, his gaze fierce.
"Aoshi, if anyone really did bully you, First Daddy and Second Daddy will back you up. The Soul Bones on Tang Hao were extremely high quality. Your First Daddy and I used the chance to absorb them to break through to Soul Power level 97."
"On this Douluo Continent, nobody can bully our son."
Qiangu Aoshi felt warm inside. These were his blood relatives.
"First Daddy, Second Daddy, I did run into some trouble this time, but it wasn't a bad thing at all. It was actually a good thing."
"The Golden Iron Triangle came looking for trouble, so I knocked the Soul Power out of them and broke through to level 80 in one fell swoop. After that, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo came to my door together. I knocked the Soul Power out of them, and my actual Soul Power has already reached level 90. I just can't show it because I don't have a Soul Ring."
"I came back this time to ask you two to watch over me while we go into the Star Dou Great Forest and hunt those two beast kings, the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python."
Hiss!
A chorus of sharp breaths rang through the Worship Hall.
Only a few days had passed, yet Qiangu Aoshi's Soul Power had soared by leaps and bounds. He was already preparing to absorb his Eighth Soul Ring and Ninth Soul Ring.
Qiangu Aoshi had always advanced quickly. He had broken through to Soul Power level 50 at the age of twelve, but after that, his Soul Power had risen like a train barreling down the tracks.
In less than two months, he had reached Soul Power level 90.
Qiangu Aoshi's rapid progress was also thanks to those experience packs who had practically delivered themselves to him.
Immovable Wisdom King Zhao Wuji!
Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao!
The Golden Iron Triangle!
Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo!
There hadn't been experience packs this high-quality in the Black Prison of Spirit Hall.
Qian Jun slapped his thigh and looked at Qiangu Aoshi with shining eyes.
"Let's go. We'll set out now and hunt your Eighth Soul Ring and Ninth Soul Ring, so you can become a Titled Douluo as soon as possible."
Qiangu Aoshi shook his head and began rummaging through the Hundred Treasures Pouch at his waist.
"First Daddy, there's no rush. I brought you all gifts from this trip."
First, he dug out a huge purple chrysanthemum and handed it to Qian Jun.
"First Daddy, this is the Immortal Herb Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Eating it will invigorate your limbs and circulate your blood through the eight meridians. It can help you cultivate an indestructible body, and it will surely take your cultivation a step further."
Qian Jun took the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and examined it from every angle. The longer he looked, the more familiar it seemed.
"Isn't this Yue Guan's Martial Soul from the Elder Hall? Is this Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum really that effective?"
Qiangu Aoshi smiled.
"You'll know once you refine it, First Daddy."
Then Qiangu Aoshi gave the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo to Jiang Mo.
"Second Daddy, this is Ink Jade Divine Bamboo. Open it and drink the juice inside. It can make your Martial Soul more resilient, unleash even more powerful attacks, and increase your Soul Power. You can think of it as a chance to break through to another level."
Jiang Mo accepted the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo. He could sense an exceptionally vast energy within the bamboo, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.
If his strength increased again, he would reach level 98 and become a Peak Douluo.
Qiangu Aoshi also gave each of the uncles watching eagerly their own prepared Immortal Herb!
"Golden Crocodile Uncle, this is the Immortal Herb Earth Dragon Golden Gourd. After absorbing it, you might be able to take your Golden Crocodile King bloodline a step further."
"Lion Uncle, this is the Immortal Herb Lionheart Peony..."
"Azure Luan Uncle..."
"Light Feather Uncle..."
Qiangu Aoshi was all about sharing the bounty evenly. He gave an Immortal Herb to every worshipper, even Qian Daoliu.
"Angel Uncle, your strength has already reached the pinnacle. This Immortal Herb is called the Nine-Leaf Black Jade Ginseng. It can replenish your Qi and blood, strengthen your foundations, and prolong your life. I hope you live a thousand years, Angel Uncle."
Qian Daoliu smiled until his eyes narrowed. His face was full of kind warmth as he accepted the Nine-Leaf Black Jade Ginseng and ruffled Qiangu Aoshi's hair.
"Good child. Just knowing you had this in mind is enough to make me happy. I'd like to save this Immortal Herb for Xue'er."
The more Qian Daoliu looked at Qiangu Aoshi, the more pleased he became. Not only was he strong, he also knew how to show respect to his elders. A wonderful grandson-in-law like him was impossible to find even with a lantern.
Qiangu Aoshi smiled.
"Angel Uncle, the Nine-Leaf Black Jade Ginseng is for you. Big Sis Xue'er has already taken the Sunshine Rose. Her Soul Power has risen from level 64 to level 70, and her flames have been refined until they've reached the ultimate level of fire."
Qian Daoliu paused, then his smile grew even wider.
What a good child. He knew how to cherish his wife.
With Qiangu Aoshi's help, whenever Xue'er returned to Spirit Hall, she would be able to wrest control of Spirit Hall back from Bibi Dong.
"These Immortal Herbs are no ordinary things, Aoshi. Where did you get them?"
Qiangu Aoshi explained that he had found them in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest. He had also happened to subdue Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.
The seven worshippers wore rather strange expressions. It sounded as if he'd stripped Dugu Bo bare—he'd taken the man's herb garden and even recruited him as a subordinate.
Golden Crocodile weighed the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd in his hand.
"Everyone, Aoshi has a filial heart. He went away and still remembered to bring us gifts. If we uncles don't do something for him, how can we accept them?"
Lion nodded along.
"I think so too. Aoshi, you want to go to the Star Dou Great Forest and hunt those two beast kings for your Eighth Soul Ring and Ninth Soul Ring? We'll go with you."
"One Sky Azure Bull Python and one Titan Giant Ape. With all of us together, we'll leave them no way to flee into the sky or hide beneath the earth. They'll have no choice but to obediently become Aoshi's Eighth Soul Ring and Ninth Soul Ring."
Azure Luan and Light Feather agreed as well.
Qiangu Aoshi was both surprised and delighted. He was only hunting two Soul Rings, yet the entire Worship Hall was going with him.
For the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, this was probably no different from the sky falling on their heads.
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