"Buzzz~"
A vast, mighty surge of Soul Power emerged from the Meng estate, swiftly spreading in every direction. Even the surrounding air grew thick and viscous.
An immense pressure spread out from within the estate, followed closely by Meng Zhongqi's laughter as his figure slowly rose into the air.
Crossing the void in the flesh-this was the hallmark of a Titled Douluo!
Meng Zhongqi had fused with his family's inherited Soul Bone, and his Soul Power had finally leaped from Level 89 to the terrifying Level 90.
Level 90 was an enormous dividing line!
Without becoming a Titled Douluo, one would remain an ant for life!
"Hahaha! After more than seventy years of bitter cultivation, I've finally attained the rank of Titled Douluo at the ripe old age of eighty-two!"
Meng Zhongqi's voice rang out. After breaking through to Level 90, his appearance had undergone an astonishing change. He had grown younger.
"Old man, are you all right?"
Nangong Wan could not help crying out in alarm, looking at Meng Zhongqi with some concern. There were still many things she had been kept in the dark about.
"Rest easy, old woman!"
"Nothing's wrong with me. Quite the opposite-I feel wonderful!"
Meng Zhongqi shook his head. Clearly, Nangong Wan had misunderstood, but all he could do now was make a long story short.
It was no wonder Nangong Wan had misunderstood him. As the woman who shared his bed, she knew very well the predicament Meng Zhongqi faced.
She had thought Meng Zhongqi was spending his life and potential in advance to force a breakthrough to the Titled Douluo realm, and so she had been beside herself with worry.
"Grandma, don't worry!"
"The cold poison and fire poison in Grandpa's body have already been completely expelled. Right now, he couldn't be better!"
Seeing Nangong Wan so worried, Meng Qianqiu immediately stepped forward. With just a few words, he completely set her mind at ease.
"Oh? Something so remarkable actually happened?"
Over the years, Meng Zhongqi had suffered terribly. The old couple had also suffered no small losses trying to eradicate the cold poison and fire poison in his body.
"I'll explain everything to you in detail in a little while!"
"You're about to break through to Soul Douluo too. I have a heavenly treasure here. Once you've used it, you'll understand!"
Meng Zhongqi descended from the sky. As a member of a branch family of the Fire Leopard Sect, Nangong Wan had possessed considerable Innate Soul Power-a full seven levels.
The two were around the same age, both now in their eighties. Nangong Wan had remained stuck at Level 79, unable to advance to Soul Douluo.
The difference between a Soul Douluo and a Soul Saint was as vast as heaven and earth.
Once an ordinary person became a Soul Master and embarked on cultivation, their lifespan also differed from that of others, becoming longer than an ordinary person's.
Generally speaking, once Soul Masters cultivated to Soul Saint, they entered the ranks of high-level Soul Masters. Their lifespan could also increase, allowing them to enjoy a hundred years of life.
If a Soul Master encountered further opportunities, broke through to Level 80, and advanced to Soul Douluo, they could enjoy a lifespan of two hundred and forty years.
Titled Douluos could enjoy three hundred and sixty years of life. Each further advancement extended their lifespan, all the way until they became gods at Level 100.
For Titled Douluos, each realm was a whole new heaven.
If a Soul Master possessed outstanding talent and cultivated to Level 99, becoming one of the supreme demigods of the age, they could enjoy a thousand-year lifespan.
More than ten thousand years ago, the Sea God Poseidon had reached the demigod realm, then spent over a thousand years gathering faith to attain godhood.
Of course, the lifespans described above were only the upper limits under ideal circumstances. Many Soul Masters struggled their entire lives without ever meeting a peaceful end.
Once someone set foot on the path of a Soul Master, there was no turning back. On this path, they contended with heaven, with earth, and with other people!
As the saying went, an arrow loosed from the bow could never turn back.
Many Soul Masters spent their lives either on the road of cultivation or on the road to hunting Soul Beasts. This path was fraught with danger.
One careless moment, and they would perish, their cultivation vanishing with them.
"Ten-thousand-year whale glue?"
"Old man, this is the heavenly treasure you were talking about?"
"You shameless old thing! At your age, you still dare tease me? Meng Zhongqi, just what little schemes are you harboring?"
Although Nangong Wan was already over eighty, as a high-level Soul Master, she was still a mature beauty whose charms lingered.
"Don't get angry yet, old woman!"
"Just try it first. Once you've used it, you'll understand!"
"I'll teach you a method in a moment. Use it to dissolve the medicinal power, and then you'll understand its wonders."
Meng Zhongqi and Nangong Wan had been husband and wife for decades. He did not want to watch his wife die either, so he could only coax her this way.
"All right, I'll trust you this once!"
Nangong Wan rolled her eyes. They had been married for decades; of course she had that much trust in him. She immediately agreed.
"Boom~"
A quarter of an hour later, Nangong Wan successfully broke through to Level 80, becoming a Quasi-Soul Douluo. She had also grown much younger.
"Time never conquers a beauty!"
"Grandma, you've grown at least thirty or forty years younger!"
Meng Qianqiu looked at Nangong Wan. A quarter of an hour ago, she had looked around fifty. Now, she looked only forty.
With Nangong Wan's breakthrough to Soul Douluo, her natural lifespan had increased greatly, and her appearance had become much younger. This was the allure cultivation held for humanity.
Man or woman, who did not wish to remain forever young? Who did not wish to live forever without aging? Only cultivation could achieve that goal!
"You little slick-tongue!"
"It seems all the love Grandma usually showers on you hasn't been wasted!"
Nangong Wan stroked her cheeks. After breaking through to Soul Douluo, as long as she took proper care of herself, she had at least another hundred years to live.
A hundred years was enough time to do a great many things.
"How do you feel, old woman?"
Meng Zhongqi had broken through to Titled Douluo, and Nangong Wan had also broken through to Soul Douluo. All of this was thanks to the ten-thousand-year whale glue.
"You must never tell anyone about this!"
Having experienced it herself, Nangong Wan quickly understood the effects of the ten-thousand-year whale glue. Its value was simply immeasurable.
In terms of increasing a Soul Master's Soul Power, one piece of ten-thousand-year whale glue was no less effective than absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. That alone showed how precious it was.
"Old man, there's no time to lose!"
"Now that you've broken through to Level 90 and I've reached Level 80, let's hurry out Soul Hunting before a long night breeds more dreams."
Nangong Wan had a fiery temperament. Their breakthroughs had caused quite a disturbance. Only by swiftly going Soul Hunting could they keep this matter down.
"You make it sound so simple, old woman!"
"Soul Hunting isn't playing house, much less hosting a dinner. The Soul Beasts we need to hunt are all high-level ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts."
"You want me to find them at a moment's notice? Where am I supposed to look?"
Meng Zhongqi spread his hands. He needed to obtain his ninth Soul Ring, which required, at the very least, a high-level Soul Beast over eighty thousand years old.
Nangong Wan was seeking her eighth ring. Its age requirement was not as high, but a Soul Beast still needed to be at least fifty thousand years old to qualify.
"Grandpa, Grandma, you two really don't need to worry so much. Aren't they just one or two rare Soul Beasts of considerable age?"
"I know a good place. It might have the Soul Beasts you two need, and their ages are just right!"
Hearing this, Meng Qianqiu could not help jumping up. As it happened, he really did know a place with two high-level Soul Beasts.
Moreover, these two Soul Beasts were extremely old and very suitable for the elderly couple. That place also concealed several tremendous opportunities.