Douluo Continent, Sunset Forest.
The Sunset Forest was a location located on the Douluo continent. The location of this forest was in the Heaven Dou Empire and adjacent to the borders of the Star Lou Empire. This Sunset Forest was also one of the locations where soul beasts resided. However, in contrast to the Star Dou Forest, the high-ranking soul stars in the Sunset Forest were average high-grade soul beasts ranging from the 1000-year-old soul beasts and above. It was extremely rare for one to find soul beasts that were under 1,000 years of age like in the Forest Grounds as well as the Star Dou Hunter.
In the middle of this Sunset Forest, we could see a huge poison formation covering the surrounding area. This poison formation was so powerful that even if it were a Title Douluo trying to get inside, that Title Douluo would have to exert his full strength to be able to enter with quite serious consequences.
In the sky of the Sunset Forest, we can see three people moving at high speed towards the location where the poison formation is located. The three people were Dugu Bo, Chen Xin, and Shirou who had arrived at the outer area of the Sunset Forest.
"Hmm~ Isn't this the Sunset Forest? Venerable Poison Douluo, is this where the Delicate Silk Tulip is located?" Shirou asked in a curious tone since it was his first time coming to the Sunset Forest.
Dugu Bo nodded and said, "Yes. It's better that you don't keep a distance between me and Mr. Chen Xin. Different from the location where soul beasts were, this Sunset Forest had many high-level soul beasts. It will be very difficult if you make a mistake. Moreover, our destination is in the core region of this Sunset Forest."
"I see." Shirou nodded.
Shirou himself did know about this information from the Sunset Forest. He knew that only high tier soul beasts lived here and also one of the very powerful high tier soul beasts here that were the Dark Demon Tiger that even Tang San had obtained a bit of power from Poseidon was very difficult to kill. With Chen Xin and Dugu Bo around, Shirou himself still wouldn't be sure he could defeat the soul beast, so Shirou let go of his perception a little to anticipate various unwanted things.
This perception released by Shirou was also felt by Chen Xin and Dugu Bo. Chen Xin and Dugu Bo themselves weren't surprised that Shirou could do things like this. Compared to their shock at Shirou's knowledge and ability to control soul force, this release of perception was quite common with a Soul Master.
What made Chen Xin and Dugu Bo happy was that Shirou himself was never arrogant with his talents and abilities. On the Douluo continent itself, there were not a few extremely terrifying talents, even if they couldn't be compared to Shirou's, the talent they possessed was enchanting. However, because of the arrogance they have and never follow what is ordered or forbidden to them.
As a result, each of these talents died at an easy age and could not feel the peak of their lives with the talents they had. Shirou himself didn't have any vigilance towards other soul beasts, Shirou who listened to Dugu Bo's words immediately drew himself close to Chen Xin and Dugu Bo. Shirou's position was right in the middle of the two of them.
As soon as the three of them entered the Sunset Forest, Chen Xin and Dugu Bo instantly released the pressure of a Title Douluo that made every soul beast in the path they passed instantly run in fear and hide. Along the way, the journey of these three people was quite comfortable because, with the release of a Title Douluo's pressure, there was no way any soul beast would dare to take action.
It wasn't long before they moved, Shirou and the others saw a sizable poison formation surrounding a certain area in the core region of the Sunset Forest.
"We've arrived." Dugu Bo said calmly as he gazed towards the front of the poison formation that had been set up by him.
Chen Xin frowned as he stared at the poison formation, "Master Dugu Bo, what is this formation, you created it yourself?"
Dugu Bo nodded and said in a proud tone, "Yes"
" This formation is very powerful, even for myself, I have to release all my strength to be able to enter this formation. Looks like I'll have to put a higher value on Old Poison's abilities." Chen Xin thought carefully as he stared at this poison formation.
"This is the location. The aura of the heavens and the earth around here was extremely thick. It was great for Dugu Bo to make this move. Otherwise, many soul beasts will likely try to take the various immortal plants that exist within this area" Shirou thought as he stared at the poison formation.
However, Dugu Bo didn't open the poison formation right away, Dugu Bo looked at Shirou and said, "Son, before we go inside. I would like to hear about your explanation regarding you being able to increase one's, martial soul. Our current location is perfect for you to say, there's no one else here but the three of us"
Shirou who had let go of his previous perception also didn't sense any other Soul Masters residing in this region other than the three of them. Not only Shirou, but Chen Xin and Dugu Bo also released their perceptions to see if any Soul Masters were in this location or not.
Shirou who received this question immediately nodded and felt that there was no problem explaining how he could increase one's, martial soul. Shirou looked at Dugu Bo and said, "I want to ask, is Venerable Poison Douluo familiar with Pills?"
"Hmph! Son, do you think I don't know about it myself? I am a Title Douluo who has come into contact with poison, I must be very familiar with such items" Dugu Bo sniffed in a dissatisfied tone at the question Shirou asked him.
Shirou smiled faintly and said, The catalyst I described earlier for being able to increase one's martial soul or unseal one's martial soul is to use pills.
"Ha? What do you mean? Are you saying that you are going to use a pill to increase one's martial soul? are you kidding?" Dugu Bo asked in a dissatisfied tone since he knew that the pills themselves only had the function of treating and not doing as Shirou said.
Previously Dugu Bo had thought of the way Shitou could increase one's martial soul by using medicinal plants.
"No, I'm not joking" Shirou shook his head and looked at Dugu Bo and Chen Xin, "In terms of pills, pills themselves are divided into 9 tiers the lowest of which is the first tier pill while the highest one is the tier 9 pill. these pills that Venerable Poison Douluo and Grandfather Sword knew were self-healing pills were only first-tier pills whereas for pills that could increase one's martial soul it was tier 5 pills. To create high-grade pills, one had to have proficiency. who is excellent in the control of soul force and firepower, possesses knowledge as well as possess sufficient strength. For now, I can only make tier 6 pills that are the limit, if it's top tier pills like tier 7 to tier 9 pills, I won't be able to make them."
" Control over the power of fire? It seems that Xiao Shi's martial soul is a fire martial soul and there is also a possibility that it is a top tier martial soul."
Shirou paused and continued again, "If a person who has just awakened their martial soul and that martial soul has not reached the full potential level as I described earlier, that person can absorb this Evolution Pill to increase his martial soul. Like Grandfather Sword's own example. Grandpa Sword's martial soul is the Seven Killing Swords, this martial soul still hasn't reached its full potential which is the Nine Killing Swords. If Grandfather Sword wants to reach the full potential of his martial soul, Grandpa Sword must at least be able to consume two Evolution Pills."
"Two Evolution Pills? Isn't it just one?" Chen Xin asked as he raised his brow.
Shirou shook his head and said, "Two Sword Grandpa Pills, if Grandpa Sword only consumes one Evolution Pill, there's a chance that Grandfather Sword's martial soul will only reach Eight Killing Swords. Grandfather Sword's martial soul still has 2 levels, each one Evolution Pill can increase 1 realm of Grandfather Sword's martial soul, therefore Grandpa Sword needs two Evolution Pills."
"Is it the same as Ning Fenzhi's martial soul?" Chen Xin asked back.
Shirou nodded and said, "That also applies to Uncle Ning, not just to Uncle Ning and Grandfather Sword, it applies to every existing martial soul, every single pill only increases one realm of their martial soul potential. However, it is different if Uncle Ning directly consumes the Delicate Silk Tulip Flower, since this Flower itself is directly related and 100% bound to the Seven Treasure Title Glazed Sect's martial soul if Uncle Ning consumes and absorbs this flower, Uncle's martial soul Ning will not stop growing at Eight Treasure Title Glazed but will immediately reach his full potential which is Nine Treasure Title Glazed."
"I understand." Chen Xin nodded and saved this information to tell Ning Fenzhi.
Shirou turned his attention to Dugu Bo and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Venerable Poison Douluo's martial soul is the Phosphoric Jade Snake, right?"
Dugu Bo himself was a little surprised by Shirou's words. Because he didn't expect that Shirou himself knew about his martial soul, "Wow~ Son, how did you know this old man's martial soul?"
Shirou smiled and said, "Has Venerable Poison Douluo forgotten before? I already said it, didn't I? I have investigated the various powers that exist in this Douluo continent both from their personalities, martial souls, and various other things excluding private matters or private secrets. Moreover, it was very easy to know Venerable Poison Douluo's martial soul if one already had a deep knowledge of martial soul science. By smelling a slight fishy scent emitting from Venerable Poison Douluo's body, this scent alone can only be emitted by the Jade Phosphorus Snake soul beast, with this fact one can conclude that Venerable Poison Douluo's martial soul is a Jade Phosphorus Snake."
Chen Xin and Dugu Bo were again taken aback by Shirou's judgment and knowledge. They understand the knowledge that the child with them has. Even they would be very embarrassed if they tried to compare knowledge with the child in front of them, and inadvertently they had instilled in their hearts that Shirou was the Master of knowledge in this Douluo continent.
Moreover, Dugu Bo, after he listened to Shirou's explanation about various things earlier, it was as if he had been seen by Shirou firsthand, "Could it be that this child also knows about my current condition? Wait!... Isn't the pill that this kid described has several grades, is there perhaps a pill that can cure the poison I'm now receiving along with my Granddaughter? There is a possibility that it can be done, I need to find a way to be able to talk one-on-one after this." Dugu Bo thought carefully.
Even with Dugu Bo's temper, if there was someone who could cure the poison that he and his grandson received as a result of his martial soul, Dugu Bo would do anything unless it was against his will. However, after Dugu Bo was with Shirou, Dugu Bo judged that Shirou himself didn't have bad feelings and there was a possibility that if Shirou really could heal, Shirou would only ask to protect himself. Therefore Dugu Bo would try to contact Shirou after the business here was over.
Shirou who saw the two of them silent continued his words, "The Venerable Poison Douluo's martial soul itself has the same potential as Grandfather Sword's martial soul. It can still be upgraded in 2 realms in the future which means Venerable Poison Douluo can increase his soul force to level 93 with the increased potency of that martial soul."
"What?" Dugu Bo was taken aback by this information, Dugu Bo hurriedly said, "Aren't you kidding?"
Shirou shook his head and said, "I'm not joking, Venerable Poison Douluo. This martial soul of yours still has 2 realms of potential to improve, the first realm being the Phosphoric Jade Snake King and the second realm being the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor. With this one realm increase, Venerable Poison Douluo can at least increase his soul force by 1 level."
Dugu Bo who heard Shirou's explanation immediately introduced him with enthusiasm because he had always been stuck at level 91 Title Douluo and had always been a benchmark of strength in that realm. Besides that, Dugu Bo had been at level 91 for too long, he had been wanting to improve for too long, but due to some other reason, he couldn't increase his strength.
Dugu Bo suddenly thought of his grandson, " If indeed Xiao Shi can improve my martial soul, isn't it impossible to increase Yan Yan's martial soul?" Dugu Bo directly looked at Shirou and said, "Kid, you said that my martial soul can still improve right? This old man also has a grandson who has the same martial spirit as this old man, you can also increase his martial soul with that Evolution Pill, right?"
Shirou nodded and said, "To be honest, this Evolution Pill can be used by anyone. Even a martial soul like the Blue Silver Grass can as long as that martial soul's potential is still not exhausted." Dugu Bo who heard this became very excited, Shirou continued with a sigh, "However, Venerable Poison Douluo, to Making one Evolution Pill with its ingredients is extremely difficult to find, Even the Seven Treasure Title Glazed Sect itself has a hard time gathering ingredients for the manufacture of just one pill."
"What?" Dugu Bo was taken aback by this information and looked towards Chen Xin.
Chen Xin did not hide this and nodded as he said, "The ingredients for making the Evolution Pill itself are extremely hard to find. Even our party would likely take a month to gather the ingredients for just one pill. With you having 2 potential enhancements together with your grandson, you should at least find a sufficient amount of ingredients to make 4 Evolution Pills"
"Hmph! Is it true that the materials needed are difficult to find? This old man has a large supply of medicinal plant ingredients, come on, show this old man, I want to see what the desired items look like?" Dugu Bo sniffed in a dissatisfied tone.
Chen Xin himself sniffed unsatisfied at Dugu Bo's words and looked at Dugu Bo with a mocking look, " Do you think it's so easy to find those ingredients? Let's see your face after seeing the ingredients" Chen Xin thought
Dugu Bo himself knew that the Seven Treasure Title Glazed Sect was the richest. However, when it came to plants, he firmly believed that he would not lose to the Seven Treasure Title Glazed Sect. Dugu Bo only thought that the only Yang Sect could compete with him for medicinal herbs. The sect has a focus on healing and knowledge of medicinal plants.
Shirou smiled faintly and said, "Does Venerable Poison Douluo have a piece of paper as well as writing utensils for me to write down the required materials for?"
Dugu Bo nodded and immediately waved his hand while manipulating his soul force taking out a piece of paper and also a writing instrument to use. Dugu Bo immediately handed it to Shirou, Shirou received the paper and stationery while directly writing down the ingredients needed to make the Evolution Pill.