Ultimate Attributes, an External Soul Bone, and Xue Ye's Fury

The breakfast was packed with nourishment. Every ingredient was either a rare treasure or part of a Soul Beast. As soon as Tang Shan swallowed it, his body rapidly digested it and released three streams of energy.

The first was a hot current that surged into his Qi and Blood, merging with them and steadily strengthening his body.

The second was a warm current that entered his meridians. It became gentle energy, nourishing them before settling there to await refinement into part of his cultivation.

The third was a cool current that rose along his governing meridian and flowed deep into his mind, gently nourishing his spirit.

Good grief. The breakfast was delicious, and it nourished his body, energy, and spirit all at once. Tang Shan could only marvel at how wonderful it was to have someone powerful backing him—and how good it felt to enjoy the benefits.

Only after Tang Shan had eaten his fill did Xue Qinghe call for the dishes to be cleared. Once all the maids had withdrawn, he took several documents from his Storage Soul Tool and handed them to Tang Shan as he explained, "The main places where Soul Beasts gather on Douluo Continent are the Star Dou Great Forest, the Sunset Forest near Heaven Dou City, and the Far North. You're looking for a strength-type Soul Beast around four to five thousand years old, so I've mainly sent people to search the Sunset Forest and the Star Dou Great Forest. As for the Far North, a search there would attract too much attention, and most of its Soul Beasts have ice attributes. There's little point in looking there."

Tang Shan had not expected Xue Qinghe to send people to search two Soul Beast habitats. He would already have considered a search in one