The two girls were still young, and Lu Xuan had often filled their heads with visions of the supreme opportunities awaiting them in the future. They had long since stopped caring about the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones before them, eagerly anticipating the supreme Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone sets that would one day belong to them alone.
But they were neither naive nor willful. They understood perfectly well that strengthening the team was the highest priority right now.
Rather than monopolize these small opportunities themselves, the wisest choice was to let their elders absorb the Soul Bones first, advance their cultivation, and deepen the entire group's reserves of strength.
Warmth surged through Lu Xuan as he watched the two sensible girls beside him. He immediately reached out to either side and gently took their wrists, reassuring them in a voice both firm and tender, "Don't worry. I'll take care of all your Soul Bones."
A faint smile rippled through his eyes, and every word rang with conviction as he made them a promise meant for them alone. "I'll personally gather a complete, fully equipped Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone set for each of you. Consider it my betrothal gift to you. How does that sound?"
Had anyone else made such an earth-shaking promise-even Bibi Dong, the pope of Spirit Hall who wielded authority over the continent-people would only have scoffed, refusing to believe a word.
A complete Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone set was a supreme opportunity that countless Titled Douluos would never dare dream of in their entire lives. It seemed impossibly distant, an illusion beyond reach.
Yet spoken by Lu Xuan, those words carried a weight in Dugu Yan's and Ye Lingling's ears that no one else could match.
Throughout their journey together, Lu Xuan had never