At those words, Xiao Hongchen's expression grew a little more serious. Forgetting his embarrassment, he looked at Xu Tiance with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
Under Xiao Hongchen's and Meng Hongchen's gazes, a thoughtful look surfaced in Xu Tiance's eyes, and a somewhat mysterious smile appeared on his face. "A thousand-year second Soul Ring... isn't difficult to achieve. My second Soul Ring was also a thousand-year one."
"Besides, a thousand-year second Soul Ring is only the starting point. In the future, you could even achieve the feat of obtaining a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, and hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings from your seventh onward."
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen exchanged a glance, their breathing immediately quickening.
"The conditions for achieving such a feat are actually quite simple. Are you two... interested?"
Delighted surprise immediately appeared on Meng Hongchen's face. "Does that mean... we also have a chance to obtain a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring?"
Meng Hongchen would already be quite satisfied if she could absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring for her fourth. As for having Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings from her seventh onward... that was far too outrageous, and so distant from where she was now that she had never even considered it.
Xiao Hongchen, meanwhile, felt something stir within him.
To obtain a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, and even multiple Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings in the future... we'll definitely have to pay a price. So what will that price be?
Swearing allegiance to His Highness the Crown Prince?
In a single instant, Xiao Hongchen made his decision.
There hardly seemed to be anything worth deliberating over-the Crown Prince before him was Elder Kong's disciple, as well as the disciple of Du Busi, the Body Sect's sect master. He was also the heir to the Sun Moon Empire. When Xu Tiance became the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, Xiao Hongchen would have to pledge allegiance to him anyway.
Moreover, the terms His Highness offered were certainly enticing enough, and they did not sound like empty promises.
After all, Ye Guyi genuinely had a thousand-year second Soul Ring.
He and little Meng had already obtained their second Soul Rings and missed the chance to make them thousand-year ones. Naturally, they did not want to miss out on ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Rings as well.
Seeing both Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen nod without hesitation, Xu Tiance chuckled softly and turned toward the dormitory area. "Come with me."
Upon entering Xu Tiance's luxurious dorm room, both Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen could not help marveling.
Although their grandfather, Jing Hongchen, was the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, the two of them did not actually enjoy any special privileges here. Their dorm rooms were no different from those of the other students. While the accommodations were certainly better than those at Shrek Academy, they could not compare with this luxurious room at all.
After taking a brief look around, Xiao Hongchen quickly turned his gaze to Xu Tiance, his eyes burning with anticipation.
Seeing this, Xu Tiance did not keep him in suspense. He took an Immortal Herb he had prepared beforehand straight out of his Storage Soul Tool.
It was an entirely golden Immortal Herb, with roots like crimson gold. Its three golden roots resembled the legs of a three-legged toad. Three dark-gold leaves formed its main body, standing like the three legs of a tripod. Their veins naturally formed patterns resembling round coins with square holes, and fine golden serrations lined their edges. At their center rested a purple-gold "Toad Pearl."
With just one glance, Xiao Hongchen was instantly captivated by the Immortal Herb. "Your Highness, this is..."
"This Immortal Herb is called the Golden Toad Holding a Coin Ganoderma, also known as the Treasure-Gathering Golden Ganoderma. It's a metal-attribute immortal treasure, perfectly suited to your Three-Legged Golden Toad Martial Soul. Don't underestimate this little herb. It grew in the legendary Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and I went to considerable trouble to harvest it."
"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well? The gathering place of Immortal Herbs from Shrek Academy's legends?"
Xiao Hongchen cried out in astonishment.
When he saw Xu Tiance smile and nod, Xiao Hongchen's breathing immediately quickened.
In truth, Xu Tiance did not even need to introduce it. From his very first glimpse of the Immortal Herb, Xiao Hongchen could clearly feel its irresistible allure.
On the way to Xu Tiance's dorm room, Xiao Hongchen had been wondering what method Xu Tiance could possibly have to let Soul Masters absorb Soul Rings beyond their limits... never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that Xu Tiance would produce an Immortal Herb!
"Your Highness..."
Xu Tiance patted Xiao Hongchen's shoulder, a satisfied smile appearing on his face. "All right, enough talk. Hurry up and consume this Immortal Herb. Remember to eat the golden roots at the bottom first, then finish with the leaves and that 'Toad Pearl' on top. Your grandfather told me you were already a genius with innate full soul power. Once you consume this Immortal Herb, your talent will definitely rise to another level, and you won't have to worry about an unstable foundation."
"I'm looking forward to seeing you become a true young prodigy, and one of my trusted right-hand men in the future."
Hearing this, Xiao Hongchen nodded firmly, took the Immortal Herb over to a nearby sofa, and quietly began absorbing it.
Beside him, Meng Hongchen's eyes shone with a crystalline gleam, and her gaze held a little more anticipation as she looked at Xu Tiance.
Seeing her expression, Xu Tiance laughed. "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten you. I decided long ago which Immortal Herbs to give you."
As he spoke, Xu Tiance took the remaining blazing gel and octagonal mysterious ice crystal out of his Storage Soul Tool.
Upon seeing the half-piece of blazing gel, about the size of a fist, and the octagonal mysterious ice crystal, about half the size of a palm, curiosity immediately appeared in Meng Hongchen's eyes. She could not help asking, "What... what are these?"
"Blazing gel and octagonal mysterious ice crystal. One is a fire-attribute treasure, and the other is an ice-attribute treasure. Your Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad Martial Soul possesses the rare combination of fire, ice, and poison attributes, with its poison dependent on the ice and fire attributes. These two treasures have a very good chance of elevating both your ice and fire attributes to ultimate attributes."
"Once your ice and fire both become ultimate attributes, the poison produced by their interaction will naturally grow stronger as well. When that happens, your poison will become terrifyingly potent, and even Soul Masters with ultimate ice will no longer be your nemesis."
Meng Hongchen kept her beautiful eyes fixed on Xu Tiance, unconsciously pressing her lips together.
She had never expected Xu Tiance to understand her so well... he had even made preparations beforehand specifically suited to the characteristics of her Martial Soul!
Sweet delight filled Meng Hongchen's heart, and even her eyes grew slightly misty.
Seeing this, the corners of Xu Tiance's mouth lifted gently into a pleased smile.
The Hongchen siblings? In the bag, both of them!
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