Potential Enhancement, Breakthrough to Soul Douluo

Night.

They rested at an inn.

Dai Mubai called Su Xiong into his room.

"Your Highness, what are your orders?"

Su Xiong asked respectfully.

What had happened today gave him much more confidence in this Prince.

He even felt that, with the Prince's methods, he would surely be able to defeat Dai Weisi.

"Sit."

Dai Mubai gestured for Su Xiong to sit before him.

"This... Your Highness..."

Su Xiong immediately hesitated.

This was somewhat against the rules.

"There is no need for such formalities between us."

Dai Mubai again gestured for Su Xiong to sit.

"Alright."

Su Xiong finally sat down.

"In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed. All these years, I've had you to thank for looking after me."

Looking at Su Xiong, Dai Mubai said with emotion, "If it weren't for you, I might still be trapped in the Imperial Palace."

"Your Highness, these are merely the duties of us subordinates."

Dai Mubai's words deeply moved Su Xiong.

Looking at Dai Mubai, he could not help but speak.

"There are no such things as mere duties."

Dai Mubai shook his head, then asked, "Why haven't you broken through to Soul Douluo yet?"

"Your Highness..."

Hearing Dai Mubai's words, Su Xiong gave a bitter smile. "Since childhood, we have taken medicines that increase Soul Power. While those medicines allowed us to grow rapidly, they also nearly exhausted all our potential... Reaching Soul Saint is already quite good."

"Of course, without those medicines, I might still have needed several more decades to reach Soul Douluo. Perhaps I would only have had a chance before dying of old age."

Su Xiong paused here. "Everything comes at a price."

Hearing Su Xiong's words, Dai Mubai pondered for a moment.

Then he directly used the Blood Shadow Leopard Martial Soul on Su Xiong.

In this world, potential was actually closely tied to one's Martial Soul.

Exhausting one's potential essentially meant exhausting the potential of one's Martial Soul.

The potential of a Mid-Grade Martial Soul was limited to begin with.

If he replaced it with another Martial Soul, then the potential exhausted before could be converted into strength.

At the same time, it would not affect the new Martial Soul's potential in the slightest.

Especially since the Blood Shadow Leopard was a High-Grade Martial Soul.

Its potential would only be greater than before, never lower.

The instant the Blood Shadow Leopard Martial Soul was used.

Su Xiong's Martial Soul was directly replaced by the Blood Shadow Leopard.

"This..."

Su Xiong clearly felt this restoration of potential.

His Martial Soul, which had long been lifeless and unable to advance any further, was now replaced by another force.

And that new force contained endless vitality.

Su Xiong's potential had now been restored.

It was even stronger than before.

Because his Martial Soul had been directly replaced with a High-Grade Martial Soul.

Su Xiong's Soul Power immediately rose by one rank.

He reached level 80.

As long as he obtained another Soul Ring, Su Xiong would become a Soul Douluo.

On the Douluo Continent, a Soul Douluo was already considered top-tier combat power.

Even Heaven Dou Royal Academy, known as the number one academy in the Heaven Dou Empire, only had three instructors at the Soul Douluo level.

As for the vast majority of academies, even their Dean was merely a Soul Saint.

Many powerful Soul Saints also liked to boast that they could unleash combat power at the Soul Douluo level.

In truth, if these experts capable of unleashing Soul Douluo-level combat power encountered a genuine Soul Douluo, they would most likely be defeated outright.

That showed just how valuable a Soul Douluo was.

After feeling all this, Su Xiong was immediately overwhelmed with excitement.

Looking at Dai Mubai, he instantly dropped to both knees. "This subordinate, Su Xiong, is willing to brave fire and water for Your Highness the Prince, without hesitation!"

"There is no need for such ceremony between us."

Dai Mubai shook his head and helped Su Xiong up.

What a joke.

He only had Su Xiong, a single top-tier combatant, at his side right now. How could he not win him over?

Although he would certainly win the Throne Succession War.

Supporters and followers were indispensable.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Even after Dai Mubai helped him up, Su Xiong remained deeply excited.

Now, all of Su Xiong's Soul Rings had also been replaced by those of the Blood Shadow Leopard Martial Soul.

Among them, his Fourth Soul Skill was the Soul Skill used by that Niu Dali before.

It was called Blood Shadow Flash.

It was extremely fast.

For a short time, it could unleash 250% of his own speed.

If paired with other speed-boosting Soul Skills.

Its speed could become even faster.

But unfortunately, though this speed was fast.

It had no offensive power.

It could only be used in combination with other Soul Skills.

Or he could simply use his own momentum to ram the opponent to death.

Niu Dali had clearly chosen the second path...

"Alright, get some sleep first. Tomorrow morning, we'll find a Soul Beast and help you break through to Soul Douluo."

"This... This subordinate dares not delay Your Highness's journey over personal matters."

Su Xiong hesitated for a while before speaking. "Your Highness's affairs are more important."

"No. Only once you become a Soul Douluo will things be easier to handle."

Dai Mubai shook his head.

A Soul Douluo guard and a Soul Saint guard were entirely different matters.

A Soul Saint's strength was certainly formidable.

But to those Great Clans, they were merely ordinary.

But...

A Soul Douluo was different in their eyes.

"Besides, Longxing City is on the other side of the Star Luo Empire. To get there, we either have to take a huge detour."

As he spoke, Dai Mubai took out a map and gestured across it.

"Or we can only pass directly through the edge of the Star Dou Forest."

Studying the map, Su Xiong considered it for a moment before saying, "If we take this route, the deepest part we pass through will only be an area where Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beasts are active."

"When the time comes, I can just find any twenty-thousand-year Soul Beast."

"Mm, that works."

Dai Mubai nodded. Although the upper limit for a Soul Douluo's Soul Ring was certainly far above twenty thousand years.

But...

No matter what, their strength was fairly average.

If the Soul Beast was too strong, they might be eaten by it outright.

So this was the best choice.

"Right, take this Soul Bone."

Dai Mubai took out that Soul Bone.

He had originally planned to give it to Zhu Zhuqing.

But since it could strengthen Su Xiong, it was better to strengthen him instead.

That would make them safer as well.

Besides, Zhu Zhuqing was suited for something better.

At most, Su Xiong would only reach Soul Douluo.

Becoming a Titled Douluo would be very difficult for him.

But Zhu Zhuqing was going to become a god.

"Thank you for Your Highness's reward!"

A Five-Thousand-Year Soul Bone was already something many Soul Masters dreamed of obtaining.

To put it plainly, the highest-grade item an empire could produce might only be a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.

And as a down-and-out Prince, this Five-Thousand-Year Soul Bone was probably... enough to bankrupt Dai Mubai.

"Alright, absorb the Soul Bone."

Dai Mubai sat before Su Xiong, prepared to stand guard for him.

Su Xiong did not stand on ceremony and immediately began absorbing it.

Only by becoming stronger could he protect His Highness!

"Your Highness, I've finished absorbing it."

Su Xiong stood up, his expression excited.

"The Soul Skill within this Soul Bone is called Blood Shadow Wings. It allows brief flight and can carry others while flying."

"A Flight Soul Skill!"

Zhu Zhuqing cried out in surprise.

Below the Titled Douluo level, Flight Soul Skills were extremely rare.

"Excellent!"

Dai Mubai beamed with delight. He had only expected Su Xiong to absorb a Soul Bone, yet he had received an unexpected bonus.

With this, his ability to preserve his life had risen another level.