With the conclusion of the Soul Master Tournament, the teams from the Heaven Dou region returned to Heaven Dou City along with Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and his five hundred guards.
As for the Soul Bone, Yang Podi kept them all. No one knew how they were distributed. Yang Podi himself didn't want to distribute the Soul Bone so quickly; he wanted to discuss it after returning to the Breaking Clan.
The journey back to Heaven Dou City was very safe, without even a single person causing trouble. Everyone knew that the champion of the Soul Master Tournament possessed three high-level Soul Bone, but no one dared to make a move. After all, the team included three Titled Douluo: Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Poison Douluo. Anyone who dared to rob them would be courting death.
After returning to Heaven Dou City, the group did not go back to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but went directly to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Inside the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Xue Ye seemed exceptionally high-spirited. In this continent-wide elite competition for advanced Soul Master Academy, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy had swept the top two spots, an unprecedented honor.
To welcome all the participating teams, a grand ceremony was held in the imperial palace, which was attended by almost all the high-ranking officials of the Heaven Dou Empire.
In the end, all the participating teams accepted the titles bestowed by Xue Ye. As Xue Ye had previously stated, since Heaven Dou Second Team had won the championship, their titles could be raised by one level.
Unexpectedly, Xue Ye directly conferred the title of Marquis upon Yang Podi, and because he won the Soul Master Tournament, he was given the title of Champion Marquis, with his fiefdom being Mount Aermo. Moreover, it was not just Mount Aermo, but also included an area of nearly 300 kilometers around Mount Aermo.
In terms of fiefdom area, Yang Podi is the marquis with the largest fiefdom in the entire Heaven Dou Empire. It should be noted that the entire Balak Kingdom is only a thousand square kilometers in size, and that is the largest kingdom in the Heaven Dou region. Some small duchies are even smaller than the Yang Podi.
Yang Ping'an was granted the Earl, while the rest of the team members were all granted the title of Viscount. All of them had fiefdoms near Mount Aermo. Among them, Yang Podi became the youngest first Marquis, Yang Ping'an became the youngest Earl, Yang Tianyue became the youngest Viscount. Even Yang Yuxuan and Niu Kui, who came on as substitutes, were granted the title of Viscount.
In addition, everyone was given a mansion in the Heaven Dou City region.
After the ceremony, all members of the Heaven Dou Second Team applied to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe for graduation. After some communication, Xue Qinghe finally agreed. However, although Yang Tianyue had already graduated, she was still listed as a Heaven Dou Grade student, which was considered as preparation for the future, since Yang Tianyue was only thirteen years old at the time.
Next, the entire group arrived at the Breaking Clan.
Inside the secret chamber of the Breaking Clan, a number of people had gathered. The older generation included Yang Wudi, Yang Wushuang, Niu Gao, and Poison Douluo; the middle-aged generation included Yang Zhentian, Niu Jinfeng, and Niu Mang; and the younger generation included Yang Podi, Yang Ping'an, Yang Tianyue, Niu Meng, and Dugu Yan. Ye Lingling was not present for the time being.
Yang Wudi addressed the crowd solemnly. "Today's matter is of great importance, and none of you must divulge it, or the consequences will be extremely severe."
Seeing that everyone nodded, Yang Wudi said to Yang Podi, " Podi, you'll handle things today."
Yang Podi nodded, then took out a number of items from his person.
The first thing Yang Podi took out were the three Soul Bone he had obtained in the Soul Master Tournament. After thinking carefully, he handed the Extreme Speed Flight Left Leg Bone, to Yang Ping'an: "Ping'an, your attack power is good. With this left leg bone, your attack power should be even stronger."
Immediately afterwards, Yang Podi handed the red, Blazing Flame Burning Right Arm Soul Bone to Niu Meng: "Cousin, actually this speed Soul Bone is also very suitable for you. Your speed is still a bit slow, but your defense is good. Your attack is relatively weak, so this Blazing Flame Burning Right Arm Soul Bone will increase your attack power."
Upon hearing this, Niu Meng accepted the red Soul Bone.
As for this Spiritual Wisdom Head Soul Bone, which is over 60,000 years old, Yang Podi gave it to Yang Tianyue: " Tianyue, you have good aptitude. With this top-grade Head Soul Bone, your future development should be even better."
Yang Podi glanced at Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo beside him, and couldn't help but sigh. Then he took out another Soul Bone from his Soul Tool. This Soul Bone was the Eight Spider Soul Bone that he had obtained from the Star Dou Great Forest.
Yang Podi handed it to Dugu Yan: "This is an External Soul Bone, taken from the Human-Faced Demon Pearl from about two thousand years ago. It is also of the poison attribute, and it is very suitable for your Martial Soul, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent. Its power should increase many times over in the future."
Everyone present was stunned when they saw the Soul Bone. They never expected that Yang Podi had hidden an External Soul Bone. This Soul Bone was probably worth as much as a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, in particular, stared intently at the Soul Bone Soul Bone, as if it were emanating an irresistible allure.
Yang Podi interrupted their gaze and said to Dugu Bo with a half-smile, " Grandpa Dugu, this Soul Bone is for Sister Yan. You wouldn't be trying to steal it, would you?"
Dugu Bo's face flushed slightly, and he said, seemingly a little angry, " Little Monster, do you think I'm the kind of person who would steal from my own granddaughter? But you should think it over carefully. This Soul Bone is far too valuable. Are you sure you want to give it to Yanyan?"
Yang Podi shook his head. "Of all the people here, only Sister Yan is a poison-attribute Soul Master. None of the others are quite suitable."
Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Yang Podi continued, "What follows is extremely crucial, concerning the life and death of our families. I hope everyone will keep this a secret."
After Yang Podi finished speaking, he took out several jade boxes from his person and prepared to hand them to the people around him.
However, before Yang Podi could even make a move, his two grandfathers snatched it away. They couldn't help but say, " Podi, we knew you were hiding something. You've finally brought it out today."
Yang Podi looked at his two grandfathers speechlessly. "Grandpa, this is for them, you're not trying to take it, are you?"
Grandpa Yang Wudi couldn't help but speak up, "What are you trying to steal? How could I possibly steal from a child? I just want to know what you've been hiding."
Next, the two opened the first jade box. Inside was a plant that looked quite nice, and the most eye-catching thing about this plant was the fruit at its tip. This fruit was golden and seemed to contain a mysterious power.
Yang Wudi and Yang Wushuang examined the jade box carefully for a while before handing it to Niu Meng: " Xiao Meng, this is the Vajra Arhat Fruit. It is said that after eating it, one can greatly increase their physical attributes and possess the power of the Vajra Arhat. Your physical attributes and defense will be much stronger in the future."
Then, the two opened another jade box, inside which was a huge Ganoderma lucidum. The entire Ganoderma lucidum was blood red and looked very extraordinary.
Yang Wudi handed the jade box to Yang Ping'an: "Ping'an, this is Nine-Grade Dragon Ganoderma. Legend has it that it was formed by bathing in dragon blood, and thus possesses dragon attributes. It is the finest among spirit mushrooms and the finest among Immortal Herb. After you consume it, you should gain some dragon attributes, and both your physical attributes and talents will be greatly improved."
Immediately afterwards, Yang Wudi opened a jade box, inside which appeared a dark green bamboo shoot, which looked quite extraordinary.
Yang Wudi handed the jade box to Yang Tianyue with a hint of indulgence. "This Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, Tianyue, your talent is quite remarkable. This Ink Jade Divine Bamboo is also a top-grade immortal Immortal Herb. After consuming it, it will not only increase your Soul Power, but also enhance your Martial Soul strength and physical attributes. It is very suitable for you."
Finally, Yang Wudi opened the last jade box. Inside was a purple flower, emanating seven different auras, especially a very strong snake-like aura, which seemed somewhat similar to that of Dugu Bo.
Yang Wudi handed the jade box to Dugu Yan: " The Jade Scale Seven Absolutes Flower a top-grade immortal Immortal Herb with poison attributes. After consuming it, your Martial Soul, Soul Power, and even poison attributes will be greatly enhanced. Your Martial Soul should be able to evolve into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, so this should be the most suitable Immortal Herb for you."
Dugu Yan happily accepted the jade box, but Dugu Bo seemed a little dissatisfied. "You Little Monster, if you had taken it out earlier, Yanyan wouldn't have suffered so much before."
Yang Podi shook his head. "This Immortal Herb is truly too outstanding. After consuming it, it can not only enhance Soul Power, but even Martial Soul Evolution. If Sister Yan consumes it, it will be easy for people to notice the changes in her body, which will easily attract the attention of people with ulterior motives, especially those who have hit a bottleneck. They might stop at nothing to exploit it."
"For Sister Yan's safety, I haven't dared to take it out, otherwise it would have harmed her."
Upon hearing this, everyone seemed to understand the hidden meaning behind Yang Podi's words.
There are many people in this world whose Martial Soul are stuck in a bottleneck throughout their lives due to malignant mutations. For example, Yu Xiaogang from the Heaven Dou Team One. If he or the people behind him knew the effects of the Immortal Herb, it might attract Yu Yuanzhen, or even Bibi Dong. These people are not only powerful, but they might also be unscrupulous.
After all, for Soul Master, the Martial Soul Evolution is something almost everyone dreams of.
In the following days, under the protection of everyone, the four of them began to absorb Soul Bone and consume Immortal Herb. As for the method of consuming the Immortal Herb, it was all taught personally by Yang Wudi and Yang Wushuang. In particular, the two of them seemed to love the Immortal Herb very much and were very reluctant to part with them.
During the absorption of the Soul Bone, an anomaly occurred. After Dugu Yan absorbed the Eight Pearl Soul Bone, eight spider legs uncontrollably grew from her back, tearing Dugu Yan clothes and revealing a patch of snow-white skin on her upper body.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo quickly shielded her with his body and swiftly took out clothes from his Soul Tool and gave them to Dugu Yan.
After Dugu Yan changed her clothes, Dugu Bo seemed a little angry and said to Yang Podi, "You Little Monster, why did you have to give my granddaughter this External Soul Bone Soul Bone instead of some other kind of soul bone to absorb? And you didn't even explain beforehand. What kind of devil are you up to?"
"I don't care, now that you've seen my Yanyan's body, you have to take full Yanyan for her."
Yang Podi was speechless for a moment. " Grandpa Dugu, you're blaming me for this? You weren't like this when you got the Soul Bone."
Dugu Yan quickly grabbed Dugu Bo, a hint of shyness on her face. "Grandpa, how could you do this? Podi only gave me this Soul Bone for my own good."
Dugu Bo snorted coldly, "You Little Monster, I'll let you off this time for Yanyan's sake, but I'll settle the score with you later."
Yang Podi was speechless. He rarely did a good deed, but he ended up being blamed for something terrible.
His mother and two grandfathers, on the other hand, watched the whole thing with amusement, and they all seemed to have very strange smiles on their faces, which left Yang Podi completely baffled.
It took the four of them two full days to absorb the Soul Bone and the Immortal Herb. Moreover, all four of them absorbed the Soul Bone first and then the Immortal Herb, which seemed to have a better effect.