I'm Going to Win!

After the banquet ended, news that Wang Xian'er had broken through to level 98 and become the strongest healing Soul Master in history swept through the Soul Master World of the Douluo Continent like a hurricane.

Countless Soul Masters were shaken.

This was level 98, only one step away from the limits of mortal power!

How many Soul Masters spent their entire lives trapped at a bottleneck, unable to advance an inch? Just like our super genius Gangzi, who had broken through to level 30 at the tender age of fifty.

Level 98 was a realm they would never dare imagine reaching in their lifetimes.

The deterrent posed by Wang Xian'er even silenced the Sun Moon Empire, which had been itching to make a move. Its border troops became quieter than ever before, and even their routine drills with war Soul Tools stopped.

But the winds and storms raging outside did nothing to affect Su Yuan's normal life in Wang Xian'er's residence.

Ever since the second stage of his training plan began, Su Yuan had no time to pay attention to outside affairs.

Wang Xian'er had prepared vast quantities of resources for him, leaving nothing out, whether for eating or other uses. During the day, he took pills or gnawed medicinal herbs raw. His three meals consisted of meat from high-age Soul Beasts or precious ingredients from every corner of the world, and at night, he meditated while soaking in medicinal baths.

Interspersed throughout were all sorts of training sessions that squeezed his physical stamina to its absolute limits, allowing his body to absorb the medicinal potency more fully.

To prevent that potency from accumulating and causing stagnant energy and residual medicinal toxins, Su Yuan also had to undergo a cleansing with Wang Xian'er's life force every three days, and take a Mystic Water Pill every seven days to cleanse and nourish his entire body.

After a month had passed.

Not only had Su Yuan's physical strength doubled, but his spiritual power had also grown noticeably. Even his soul power had risen by two levels along the way, from level 34 to level 36.

It was an increase in his stats across the board.

But the resources consumed were staggering as well.

This was why, even though many Soul Masters knew that improving their physical strength would let them absorb soul rings beyond their usual limits and take a purple ring as their second, most still started with two yellow rings.

Bei Bei, for instance. Xu Sanshi, for instance. Dai Huabin, for instance.

Even Ning Tian, that wealthy young lady, was no exception, though her inability to obtain a purple second ring was partly because she was a support-type Soul Master, whose body was naturally weaker than a Battle Soul Master's.

Still, it proved that forcibly raising physical strength consumed a truly terrifying amount of resources.

And Su Yuan was not just forcibly raising his physical strength. He was raising his spiritual strength along with it.

Only a powerhouse like Wang Xian'er, who had no descendants and showered Su Yuan with unconditional love, would be willing to pour in resources like these.

Using the same resources on Huo Yuhao would require Shrek Academy to pool the strength of the entire academy and bleed its coffers dry.

So Su Yuan did not take advantage and then act hard done by, complaining about hardship and exhaustion while consuming vast quantities of resources every day. He gritted his teeth and endured every training session, which was how he had made such enormous progress over a single month.

"Young master, the White Tiger Duke's illegitimate son you ordered your subordinate to watch left the Duke's Mansion this morning. Judging by his usual mutterings and the direction he took, he should be heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for his first soul ring."

After another day's training ended, Mo Yunxing approached Su Yuan during his rest period and reported in a low voice.

"Oh?" Su Yuan paused slightly in the middle of wiping away his sweat and turned to look at Mo Yunxing.

"Did you send someone to follow him?"

"Yes. An agility attack system Soul King from the household who excels at concealment is already following him. We can confirm his location at any time through a Communication Soul Tool." Mo Yunxing nodded.

Although he did not know why the young master had given such an order, the young master surely had his reasons!

Ever since the incident with the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, Mo Yunxing had developed an inexplicable trust in Su Yuan. Whatever Su Yuan wanted to do, he would carry it out.

He still unfailingly reported their movements to Wang Xian'er afterward, but that mattered even less. Wang Xian'er trusted Su Yuan more than he did.

Seeing that Mo Yunxing had not brushed off his instructions, Su Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

To snatch Electrolux away first, he had to know Huo Yuhao's movements. Otherwise, if he did not even know when Huo Yuhao would depart, when he would encounter the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, or when Electrolux would descend upon the Douluo Continent because of their fusion, there would be no question of beating him to it.

And since Huo Yuhao had already set out, his own training could come to a temporary end.

A month of uninterrupted resource intake had given Su Yuan considerable improvements in all his stats.

The third soul ring he had absorbed was already 4,600 years old, comparable to a Soul Ancestor's fourth soul ring, and it had given him a substantial boost as well.

By a conservative estimate, once he reached level 40, he would be able to withstand a soul ring around 12,000 years old at the very least.

If he could evolve his martial soul again, he would be an ice-attribute Mu En. "Terrifying beyond belief" would be an apt description.

"Well done. Keep watching him. This matter is very important, second only to that Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife from before. You should know what to do." Su Yuan nodded, his words carrying a pointed implication.

At that, Mo Yunxing's expression instantly grew grave, and he leaned back.

"That boy is actually that important? In that case, your subordinate will personally watch him and guarantee that every little move he makes is laid bare before my eyes!"

"That won't be necessary." Su Yuan waved a hand. "Just keep track of his movements at all times. I need to know precisely when he reaches the Star Dou Great Forest!"

"Yes, young master!"

Mo Yunxing turned and left. After leaving the residence, he caught up as quickly as possible with the agility attack system Soul King who had departed not long before, deploying both promises of rewards and verbal intimidation.

The gist was: do this well, and there would be sweet rewards to enjoy. Fail, and there would be a bitter reckoning.

His speech nearly scared the weak, pitiful, helpless Soul King half to death. The man hurriedly promised that even if he had to crawl, he would stick close to Huo Yuhao.

Mo Yunxing remarked that he had plenty of spirit, told him to maintain that attitude, and rewarded him with one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins on the spot.

After receiving the one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, the agility attack system Soul King wore a look as resolute as if he were determined to screw a catgirl, which put Mo Yunxing at ease.

Su Yuan knew nothing of any of this.

He was discussing his upcoming departure for Shrek with Wang Xian'er.

"Since Shrek Academy will be starting its term soon, let's end the training here. As it happens, your body can't handle any more resources in the short term either, little Yuan," Wang Xian'er replied after a brief moment of thought.

The second stage of training had been scheduled to last until around these few days anyway. Ending a few days earlier or later made little difference.

Besides, Su Yuan had worked hard enough to far exceed her original expectations, so ending a few days early did not matter.

"Xian'er, how are things on your end?" Su Yuan brought up another matter. "After this period of adjustment, are you confident about making a push for Limit Douluo?"

"Of course!" A confident smile appeared on Wang Xian'er's face.

"I'm Going to Win!"