The Finest Here, the Best in the World! Scheming for Immortal Herbs

The High Priest looked at Star Luo Emperor Dai An, whose expression was indescribably complicated—anger, relief, pride, and all manner of other emotions mingling together—and her eyes filled with confusion.

After all, it was only a letter of apology from the Fourth Prince. Your Majesty, did you really need to show so many expressions over it?

Especially that proud air of his; he barely bothered to hide it at all.

She even suspected that if someone stuck a tail on this Star Luo Emperor right now, he could fly straight into the sky just by wagging it in pride...

"What exactly was written in that letter to make this emperor, who never showed joy or anger on his face, completely lose control of his expression?"

However, before she could ask.

Dai An had already thrust the letter in his hand right in front of her.

"Look! Look at my son's great feat, hahaha..."

Dai An laughed excitedly, his eyes filled with a father's pride in what his son had done. "This is the hot-blooded son of my Star Luo Empire! This is the spirit that the Crown Prince of my Star Luo Empire ought to possess!"

"If even the mountains and rivers remain so, why should I begrudge this head of mine!"

"When the crushing tide of fate is about to fall, those who wish to hold up the collapsing heavens must forget both life and death!"

"I am willing to water my soil with my blood, to restore the mountains and rivers to how they were... Just what kind of hot blood and spirit is this!"

By the end.

Dai An leaned back against the Dragon Throne, gazed up at the ceiling of the Imperial Study, and sighed in admiration. "If I were the same age as Chengfeng... I would be far inferior to him!"

Compared to Dai An's excitement, the High Priest was growing more confused the more she listened. Although she, too, was shaken by those blood-stirring lines, she had no idea what had come over the Star Luo Emperor before her.

Filled with immense curiosity, she could not wait to lower her head and look at the letter in her hand.

And when she saw the contents of the letter, her pupils instantly dilated. "The Heaven Dou Empire's army pressing down on Wu'an City, and the Fourth Prince... turned the tide!"

Only after reading the entire letter did the High Priest finally understand why the Star Luo Emperor before her was so excited.

After all, even if the contents of the letter had merely been the deeds of an ordinary general, she would still have been willing to praise him as a pillar of the nation!

But...

The one who had turned the tide was Dai Chengfeng!

The moment she thought that the future Star Luo Emperor might be such a heaven-blessed hero...

"Perhaps my Star Luo Empire's five-hundred-year wish for unification can be realized through Chengfeng Your Highness?"

This High Priest, Zhu Hongye, who came from the Zhu Family and was linked by blood to the Dai Family, excitedly knelt on one knee before Dai An. "Congratulations, Your Majesty! With such a Qilin tiger-cub, my Star Luo Empire will surely fulfill our ancestors' long-cherished wish!"

"Then in the High Priest's opinion, how does Chengfeng compare to Wei Si and Mu Bai?"

The High Priest did not hesitate at all. "There is no need to compare!"

"The Fourth Prince may be called the finest here! And the best in the world!"

"The finest here, the best in the world?"

Dai An was slightly startled, then nodded in satisfaction. "Haha, good—what a fine 'finest here,' what a fine 'best in the world'..."

"In that case!"

"It seems there is no longer any need to consider anyone else for the Crown Prince of my Star Luo Empire. It can be none other than Chengfeng!"

A long while later.

Dai An gradually calmed down. "Although Chengfeng personally led this battle, those one thousand Vanguard Death Soldiers were likewise fine men. They truly deserve to be called sons of my Star Luo Empire!"

As he spoke.

Dai An looked toward the door. "Pass down my decree. All soldiers of Wu'an City are to be rewarded with three months' pay; the Vanguard Death Soldiers with one year's pay; those who died in battle with three years' pay, then half thereafter."

"As for Chengfeng..."

"I will personally bestow his reward upon him."

"At the same time, tell him to come back. I no longer blame him."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

As a Guard accepted the order and left, Dai An spoke again.

Only this time, his eyes were filled with cold severity. "Go to the military camp and pass down an edict to Dai Xuan. Have him come see me."

"Not a single drop of my Star Luo Empire soldiers' blood can be shed in vain!"

Ten days later.

Wu'an City, City Lord's Mansion, Martial Arts Arena.

"Phew~"

Dai Chengfeng let out a long breath of turbid air, picked up a towel, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I've finally fully recovered!"

Although in that battle against the Heaven Dou Empire, Dai Chengfeng had not only learned how to devour and refine killing intent for his own use, but had also raised his Soul Power directly from rank 13 to rank 15.

But the external injuries on his body still needed time to heal.

Thinking of this, Dai Chengfeng reached for his chest, touching the scar that lay only a few centimeters from his heart.

"If my Soul Power hadn't run out at the very end, I wouldn't have suffered such a serious wound..."

Dai Chengfeng clenched his fist slightly. "Soul Power is the foundation of strength in this world!"

"Raising my Soul Power Level is the true path!"

"Otherwise, even with powerful Soul Skills and Divine Slaughter's Domain, when facing an expert whose Soul Power completely crushes mine, I'll still be nothing but a lamb waiting to be slaughtered."

"But..."

"How can I quickly increase my Soul Power?"

After a brief moment of thought, a playful smile curved Dai Chengfeng's lips. He thought of the one dungeon every transmigrator had to clear after arriving in the world of Douluo Continent: the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Immortal Herbs... Now those are good things!"

"Not only can they greatly increase my Soul Power Level, they might even let my White Tiger Spirit develop further..."

After all, in the Original Work, after Dai Mubai consumed the Immortal Herb Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, although his White Tiger Spirit did not evolve, he cultivated the Indestructible Body, greatly improving his physical constitution and strengthening his defense as well as his resistance to abnormal statuses.

And that was under the condition that Dai Mubai had only consumed one Immortal Herb.

What if he consumed a few more?

In the Original Work, Tang San had consumed three Immortal Herbs in succession within just half a year: Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Infernal Delicate Apricot, and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

Clearly!

The upper limit for one person consuming Immortal Herbs was definitely not just one.

"Perhaps I could even poach Poison Douluo over to my Star Luo Empire..."

The moment he thought of the possibly invincible performance Poison Douluo Dugu Bo could display on the battlefield, Dai Chengfeng's eyes burned with heat.

"Though it'll be difficult, not even trying... isn't my style!"

Just as Dai Chengfeng was thinking.

At that moment, a burst of footsteps came from afar.

Seeing who it was, Dai Chengfeng smiled and spoke. "Uncle, you're back?"

"How did it go? Has all the reward silver been handed out?"

"And the Commemorative Monument I asked Zhu Yan to carve—when is he planning to begin work on it?"

Hearing Dai Chengfeng's question, Zhu Fan frowned slightly. "Your Highness, the Commemorative Monument you requested has already begun construction."

"As for the reward silver..."

"I also followed your instructions and raised the original reward of three months' pay for all soldiers to ten months' pay. The Vanguard Death Soldiers were changed to three years' pay. The families of those who died in battle will be supported by the empire for life..."

Dai Chengfeng nodded in satisfaction. "Isn't that very good?"

"But from the look on your face, Uncle, why are you unhappy?"

"Look on the bright side. Every year, our empire has to pay money to Spirit Hall, and then they distribute it to Soul Masters... The money gets spent, but all the good reputation goes to them."

"Since we're already paying that unjust money anyway."

"Now that we're spending a little more to reward the soldiers, why be reluctant?"

Hearing this, Zhu Fan shook his head. "Chengfeng, your uncle isn't reluctant to spend this money. It's that one of the family members of a Vanguard Death Soldier who followed you and died in battle..."

"She said she doesn't want money. She insists on seeing you personally and asking you one question."

"Otherwise, she won't be able to die with her eyes closed."

"So, what do you think?"