Yue Guan's lips curled up slightly. "Good genetics."
The Gui Mei turned its head away, not responding to that.
Ling Yuan suddenly asked, "Are there any risks involved in the process of condensing this Soul Core?"
Yue Guan nodded. "Yes, and it's not small. If the Soul Power gets out of control during the condensation process, it will explode directly inside the body."
"But don't worry too much. We'll share our experience and precautions with you, and we'll protect you at the final moment when you try to condense it. The success rate is quite high."
Ghost Leopard and Ling Yuan both breathed a sigh of relief.
Yue Guan clapped his hands. "Alright, that's enough for today. Come find us tomorrow morning, and we'll teach you the techniques for condensing Soul Core and energy balls."
Ghost Leopard cupped his hands in thanks. "Thank you."
The four dispersed.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei walked side by side toward the bedchamber.
Yue Guan tilted his head and looked at Gui Mei: " Old Ghost, how long do you think it will take for those two to learn how to use the Soul Core?"
"It will take at least half a month, and at most a month," the Gui Mei said.
Yue Guan: "What about the energy ball?"
Gui Mei: "For Titled Douluo, ordinary energy balls are easy to learn, but to achieve what we do requires time and comprehension."
Yue Guan chuckled, "That's true. This move looks simple, but there are actually quite a few tricks to it."
Heaven Dou City.
Inside the Imperial Study of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Xue Ye sat behind his desk, holding a memorial in his hand, but his gaze was fixed on the person standing in front of him.
The man was about twenty years old, with a gentle and refined face, a tall and straight posture, and wore a light gold prince's robe. He exuded a natural air of nobility in every gesture.
It is none other than the current Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe.
Despite being the crown prince, he was completely unpretentious and gave people a gentle and warm feeling.
"Your Highness, how are your preparations going regarding the trip to the Spirit Hall in a few days?" Xue Ye asked, putting down his memorial.
Xue Qinghe bowed respectfully. "Your Majesty, I have almost finished preparing for this matter. All the relevant documents and accompanying personnel have been arranged."
Xue Ye nodded.
This mission to the Spirit Hall was a routine matter for the Heaven Dou Empire, to discuss the annual amount of subsidies for Soul Master with the Spirit Hall.
The Spirit Hall and the two great empires take turns coming every year. Last year, the Spirit Hall sent people to Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire to discuss the amount of subsidies.
The reason for the discussion is that the annual subsidies need to be allocated to the Spirit Hall by the two royal families first.
Then the Spirit Hall distributes the funds to the hall masters of various branch halls across the continent, and the Spirit Hall makes up any shortfall.
In previous years, it was always other people sent by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family to the Spirit Hall, but starting this year, it is Xue Qinghe.
After all, as the crown prince, he was the right age, had no blemishes in his political record, and was deeply trusted by Xue Ye.
This mission will also add to his political achievements.
It's just routine anyway; the amount of subsidies provided by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family is roughly the same every year.
Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe briefly discussed some details of the trip before he waved for Xue Qinghe to leave.
Xue Qinghe bowed and took his leave, then turned and walked out of the imperial study.
Back in his bedroom and study, he closed the door, and the gentle smile on his face slowly faded, replaced by a faint sense of detachment.
He secured this opportunity to be sent as an envoy to the Spirit Hall on his own initiative.
He was certainly not the real Xue Qinghe; he was Qian Renxue, the granddaughter of Qian Daoliu.
He had been with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family for many years, but in order to avoid revealing his identity, he had never returned to the Spirit Hall.
Over the years, he has firmly established himself in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, and this is a good opportunity for him to go back and see her grandfather.
Then, Qian Renxue lowered her gaze slightly, and a figure in purple unconsciously appeared in her mind.
The person who gave birth to her but didn't raise her.
Qian Renxue shook her head, trying to banish that figure from her mind.
She would never admit that after so many years of carrying out missions for the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, she did indeed miss that person.
She never imagined that this time when she returned to the Spirit Hall, she would probably not be able to see her grandfathers Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile.
Because the seven of them were still searching for the Hundred-Thousand-Year Mirror Shadow Beast in the Far North.
The Core Zone of Far North.
Snowflakes filled the sky, turning the world into a vast expanse of white, with visibility less than 100 meters.
The temperature here is several times lower than in the Frozen Forest. The breath exhaled instantly condenses into ice crystals, and even the circulation of Soul Power becomes somewhat sluggish.
Azure Luan Douluo and Light Feather Douluo stopped on an icy plain.
Before the two were two scorpion-type Soul Beast.
Each one is four or five meters long, covered entirely in ice-blue carapace that gleams with a cold luster in the dim light.
Their tail hooks are held high, with a layer of frost that never melts at the tip, and their eight long legs make almost no sound as they move across the ice.
If Gui Yuan were here, he would definitely recognize the Soul Beast in front of him as the Ice Jade Scorpion, which possesses the Ultimate Ice attribute!
Azure Luan Douluo frowned and said in a deep voice, "What kind of Soul Beast is this? It doesn't seem to be recorded in the Spirit Hall's records."
He turned to Guang Ling: "You're more familiar with ice-attribute Soul Beast, do you know any?"
The expression on Light Feather Douluo's face was equally solemn.
He no longer possessed his usual childlike lightness; his voice was deep and resonant. "I don't know what this Soul Beast is called, but I do know one thing: my ice attribute is being severely suppressed."
"This Soul Beast's ice attribute is extremely powerful, far surpassing my Light Feather Divine Bow."
Guang Ling's words surprised Azure Luan.
It's important to know that Guang Ling is Level 97 Peak Douluo, and his Martial Soul is the top-tier ice and light dual-attribute Light Feather Divine Bow.
On this continent, there are very few who can surpass him in ice-attribute power.
"It seems this species only appears in the Core Zone of Far North," said Azure Luan.
In the distance, the two Ice Jade Scorpion seemed to sense the presence of their prey and suddenly looked up at the two of them.
A cold glint flashed in their compound eyes, and then, with all eight long legs exerting force, they charged rapidly toward this side.
"They're here," Guang Ling whispered.
The two of them sprouted wings on their backs and took off into the air at the same time.
With her left hand holding a bow and her right hand nocking an arrow, Guang Ling conjured two ice-blue arrows and shot them toward the Ice Jade Scorpion at the front.
The arrow pierced the air, carrying a chilling aura.
At the same time, Azure Luan swung her hands out, and two extremely powerful wind blades spun and slashed at the other Ice Jade Scorpion. The edges of the wind blades were covered with fine ice crystals, and their cutting power was extremely strong.
Two arrows and two wind blades struck their targets with pinpoint accuracy.
However, the Ice Jade Scorpion's carapace was much harder than they had expected; the arrows only left two shallow marks on the carapace, and the wind blades only scraped off a few fragments.
The two Ice Jade Scorpion didn't slow down at all and continued charging towards the two of them.
Guang Ling's eyes darkened. "A probing attack won't work."
Azure Luan frowned as well. "These two Soul Beast have at least 50,000 years of cultivation."
Without hesitation, Guang Ling raised his longbow and shot a blinding signal arrow into the sky, exploding into a dazzling ice-blue light against the gray sky.
"Let's call the Great Enshrined over first. This is, after all, a newly discovered species, and it's worth studying," Guang Ling said.