Chapter 13: Breakthrough of Level 10 Soul Power
"Master Ning, the young master said—"
Elder Xue relayed what Dugu Han had told him to say to Ning Zhiyuan that day. This was a direct instruction from Dugu Han before he arrived.
"That little rascal!"
Ning Zhiyuan understood immediately what Dugu Han meant.
It was nothing more than a concern that his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might misunderstand that he favored one side over the other.
At the same time, it also allowed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to learn from Shrek Academy and make a big fuss in the soul master world—highlighting that his sect did not look down on the lonely Dugu family but instead tried its best to help, thereby adding glory to the sect.
Ning Zhiyuan was naturally very pleased with this.
However...
He knew he couldn't take advantage of this for nothing—especially when it benefited his nephew.
"Elder Xue, please wait a moment."
Ning Zhiyuan thought for a moment, then stepped out.
Not long after, he returned holding two boxes in his hands.
"These are two pieces of ten-thousand-year-old whale rubber. Take them back and give them to Xiaohan. Tell him they are a gift from his uncle!"
"I will give them to the young master when I return."
Elder Xue stood up, accepting the boxes with both hands. Then he said:
"Master Ning, the young master is still in seclusion practicing. He can't be left unprotected. Now that the matter has been settled, I will head back first."
"I will see you off!"
Ning Zhiyuan personally escorted Elder Xue out of the sect.
"Master Ning, goodbye!"
After seeing him off, Elder Xue flew directly toward the ice house at top speed.
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"Dad!"
"Was that Grandpa Xue just now?"
At this moment, a voice rang out from behind Ning Zhiyuan.
Ning Zhiyuan turned around to see his daughter, Ning Tian, running over like a happy little deer, with bright, curious eyes watching the direction where Elder Xue had flown away.
"That's right, it's your Grandpa Xue!"
"Grandpa Xue came, so Brother Xiao Han also came. He didn't look for me to play, not even last time. I'm not going to play with him anymore!" Ning Tian said angrily, puffing out her cheeks.
"Haha!"
Ning Zhiyuan chuckled, picking up his daughter and smiling:
"Only Elder Xue is here. Xiaohan is practicing in the Extreme North. He's not as playful as you."
"Who says that? I am also practicing hard, okay?"
"Yes, yes! Our Xiaotian is practicing hard too."
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"Hiss!"
"The young master's martial soul is about to evolve!"
As soon as Elder Xue returned to the ice house, he immediately sensed that the temperature there was abnormal.
A large amount of ice elements were constantly gathering inside.
The cook, who had been hired before, could no longer withstand the cold and quickly hid away.
Suddenly, a deafening dragon roar echoed from the ice house, filling the sky with its cry.
Then, a massive ice-blue dragon shadow broke free from the restrictions of the ice house, soaring into the air and roaring toward the sky—announcing its successful evolution.
Inside the ice house!
Dugu Han also opened his eyes at this moment.
His eyes sparkled with excitement that he could hardly contain.
He knew that the 50,000-year-old ice crystal dragon essence had triggered the evolution of his ice serpent martial soul.
But a small difference can make a big impact.
In general, if there were no other opportunities, he would have adopted a top-tier ice attribute dragon soul beast step-by-step, waiting until he broke through to Titled Douluo before fully evolving his martial soul.
Dugu Han hadn't expected that the Xuanwu Divine Pill would accelerate the time of his martial soul's evolution by so many years.
"It's because of the improvement in innate soul power that my martial soul has evolved!"
Dugu Han muttered to himself, somewhat puzzled.
He wasn't a martial soul expert, so he couldn't fully understand the reason.
But no matter what caused it, the successful evolution of his martial soul was undeniable.
Thinking this, Dugu Han smiled and turned to look at his martial soul—now transformed from an ice serpent into an ice dragon.
The head of the ice dragon martial soul had become wider and more majestic, with a pair of thick dragon horns on its forehead. Its ice-blue vertical pupils emitted an intense coldness that made it hard to look directly at.
The body was now more slender and agile. The scales, once thin like the ice serpent's, had grown thick and hard, each shining with a brilliant blue light like carefully polished gems, arranged tightly.
Dugu Han was very satisfied with his evolved ice dragon martial soul.
"I just don't know if it can evolve again?"
Dugu Han thought of the immortal herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
"It should be possible."
He muttered, then stored away his Ice Dragon Martial Soul and stepped outside.
"Congratulations to the young master on the successful evolution of your martial soul."
Elder Xue had been waiting outside. When he saw Dugu Han come out, he hurried to offer his congratulations with a happy smile.
For him, Dugu Han's martial soul evolution was more exciting than his own.
"Elder Xue is back!"
"I just arrived too."
"By the way!"
Elder Xue took out the two pieces of ten-thousand-year-old whale rubber Ning Zhiyuan had given him and said, "Young master, this is what Sect Leader Ning asked me to give you. He said it's a gift for you."
Dugu Han took the wooden box, opened it, and saw two pieces of ten-thousand-year-old whale rubber inside.
After taking them, he could greatly enhance his physique and increase the maximum age to absorb soul rings.
However, this item could only be used after reaching the Soul Grandmaster level.
That's why many disciples of large sects still had their first two soul rings of a hundred years.
Dugu Han stored the whale rubber in the Love of Ice and Snow ring and said to Elder Xue: "Elder Xue, after absorbing the Xuanwu Divine Pill, not only has my martial soul evolved, but my soul power has also broken through to Level 10. You should absorb the left arm bone of the Ice Extreme Black Turtle in the next two days. Then, we'll go hunt for a soul ring."
"Okay, I'll absorb the soul bone now!"
Elder Xue nodded and headed to his room to prepare to absorb the Ice Extreme Black Turtle's left arm bone.
After Dugu Han moved his stiff limbs outside, he took out his soul power detector.
He wanted to check the maximum age of the soul ring he could absorb.
"Bone age: seven years old."
"Soul Power: Level 10."
"Innate soul power: Level 7."
"Physical strength: Level 14."
"Physical toughness: Level 15."
"Soul bone attachment: None."
"The maximum age of the soul ring body can withstand: 604 years."
(End of this chapter)