Chapter 87: Ultimate Attribute, external Spirit Bone, Emperor Xue Ye's Anger
This breakfast was extremely nutritious, with ingredients being either Heaven And Earth Treasure or Soul Beast body tissues, which were quickly digested after entering the stomach and divided into three streams of energy.
The first stream of heat surged into his Qi and blood, fusing with them to continuously enhance Tang Shan's physical fitness;
The second stream of warmth entered his Meridians, turning into gentle energy that nourished them while settling within, quietly waiting for Tang Shan to refine it and convert it into a part of his Cultivation;
The third stream of cool air flowed up along the Governing Vessel, piercing straight into the depths of his mind, meticulously nourishing Tang Shan's Martial Soul.
Good heavens, not only did the breakfast taste excellent, but it could also simultaneously nourish his essence, energy, and Martial Soul. Tang Shan was filled with emotion; he could only say that having a powerful backer was truly great, and living off a benefactor was truly wonderful.
Seeing that Tang Shan had eaten his fill, Xue Qinghe sent people in to clear the tableware. After the maids had all retreated, she took out several documents from her spirit tool and handed them to Tang Shan while introducing them in detail: "The most important habitats for Soul Beast in our Douluo Continent are just those few, namely the Star Dou Great Forest, the Sunset Forest next to Heaven Dou City, and the Extreme North in the far north. Your requirement is a power-type Soul Beast with a cultivation age of around four to five thousand years. I have mainly sent people to search in the Sunset Forest and the Star Dou Great Forest. As for the Extreme North, firstly, it is too eye-catching, and secondly, the vast majority are ice-attribute Soul Beast, so there is not much point in searching there."
Hearing that Xue Qinghe had actually dispatched people to search in both the Sunset Forest and the Star Dou Great Forest, the two Soul Beast habitats, was somewhat unexpected for Tang Shan. In his view, being able to send people to one place to help him search was already a significant investment. After all, the Soul Beast age Tang Shan requested was four to five thousand years. To safely escape from a Soul Beast of this level, one would need at least Spirit Ancestor cultivation. Considering the need to prevent accidents, it would be safer if every Soul Master searching for the Soul Beast was a Spirit King.
In other words, Xue Qinghe had dispatched a large number of Spirit King to help him find a suitable Soul Beast, and judging by her tone, if it weren't for the harsh environment and high risk of the Extreme North, she would have sent people to investigate there as well.
"Your Highness, that is enough, absolutely enough; there is no need to go to the Extreme North." Tang Shan quickly thanked her, simultaneously trying to dispel Xue Qinghe's idea of sending people to the Extreme North.
The Extreme North indeed had power-type Soul Beast, but most were mixed with strong ice attributes, and the intensity of the ice attributes was not low. Compared to the Titan Snow Demon, which combined ice and power attributes, Tang Shan felt that he would rather choose the Titan Giant Ape, which combined power and earth attributes.
Taking the documents from her, Tang Shan read them carefully while listening to Xue Qinghe's introduction: "A 5,500-year-old Sky Horn Beetle was discovered in the outer area of the Star Dou Great Forest. It belongs to a purely power-type Soul Beast. Although the age is 500 years higher than what you requested, its inherent quality and Bloodline are not outstanding, so you should be able to absorb it safely."
Tang Shan quickly found the information on this Soul Beast in the documents. The Sky Horn Beetle was similar to his first Soul Ring, the Thousand Jin Ant; both belonged to the insect-type Soul Beast and had similar characteristics, capable of lifting heavy objects many times their own body weight. Compared to the Thousand Jin Ant, the Sky Horn Beetle had one advantage: its shell defense was quite good, but other than that, it had no other features.
"This one can be reserved for now; if there is really nothing more suitable, then I will choose it." Tang Shan turned to the next page, and Xue Qinghe continued to introduce: "This is the Thunder Earthquake Bull, which is considered a type of top-tier Soul Beast, only slightly inferior to the Titan Giant Ape and the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. However, it has three attributes, with the power attribute as the main one, and thunder and earth attributes as secondary. The age is 4,100 years." "This has too many attributes." Tang Shan shook his head, directly rejecting this Soul Beast.
Xue Qinghe was somewhat curious: "Is it not good to have more attributes? It could add some more combat methods."
"A person's energy is limited. Instead of being distracted by developing capabilities in all aspects, it is better to specialize in one path." Tang Shan closed the documents in his hand, looked at Xue Qinghe, and said seriously: "For example, my True Body Martial Soul comes with a power attribute, and because it is connected to the brain, it also comes with a certain mental force attribute. For me, the existence of these two attributes is already enough for me to develop and research. My teacher also said that rather than being a jack-of-all-trades, it is better to specialize in one path and develop and raise the effect of one's own attributes to the ultimate level."
"Ultimate level?" Xue Qinghe was attracted by Tang Shan's words and couldn't help but ask: "What is the ultimate level?"
Tang Shan explained: "The so-called ultimate level, according to my teacher's understanding, is that a certain attribute reaches a true human limit to a certain extent. Once that level is reached, the ultimate attribute will possess some special characteristics."
"Special characteristics?"
"That's right." Tang Shan nodded. Combining the information from the original work and his own experience in the Douluo Continent, he gave his own explanation: "For example, Ultimate Ice can lower the temperature to an extremely low level, and can also freeze Soul Power, mental force, and even space. The core characteristic is absolute freezing;
And for example, Ultimate Fire, its characteristic is absolute high temperature and powerful combustion. The feature is that as long as it is a non-ultimate attribute, everything can be used as fuel, which means nothing cannot be burned. Even water, as long as it is not an ultimate attribute, will become its fuel."
This kind of classification and understanding of attributes was the first time Xue Qinghe had heard of it, and she couldn't help but ask curiously: "Then if you reach ultimate power, what effect can it have?"
Tang Shan shook his head: "There has never been a Soul Master with an ultimate power Martial Soul in history, so I don't know. In fact, it's hard to say whether there are any ultimate Martial Soul Soul Masters on the continent to this day. After all, my teacher discovered such characteristics on high-level Soul Beast."
Xue Qinghe was thoughtful, then continued to introduce Soul Beast to Tang Shan: "Then the documents on the following pages can be skipped. Many of them are similar to the Thunder Earthquake Bull—Soul Beast that are close to top-tier but have other attributes attached to their power attribute. Look at the last two pages: the Diamond Mammoth and the Heaven-Supporting Giant Ape.
The former sometimes has dual earth and power attributes, and sometimes is purely power-attribute. The one we found is purely power-attribute, with an age of 4,900 years, and can be considered a top-tier Soul Beast;
And the Heaven-Supporting Giant Ape is a purely power-attribute Soul Beast, with extraordinary physical strength and immense power. Although it cannot compare to the Titan Giant Ape, it can be considered to have one foot in the ranks of super Soul Beast. However, it is a pity that its age is only 3,300 years."
Looking at the introduction of these two Soul Beast, Tang Shan's heart stirred. Just as he had an idea, he heard Xue Qinghe continue: "Don't be in a hurry to choose yet. News about searching for Soul Beast is still pouring in continuously. It won't be too late to choose when you Breakthrough to level 20."
Is this the confidence of Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Prince? "Then, Your Highness, I will wait a little longer." Tang Shan did not thank her again, but he had deeply remembered Xue Qinghe's kindness in his heart.
"It's fine, they are idle anyway, it's better to make them useful."
Xue Qinghe waved her hand and stood up: "Alright, for the next period of time, I need to continue to receive special training from the royal family, so I shouldn't have much time to meet. You should seize the time to Cultivate yourself. After a while, I will tell the Emperor about your existence and let him increase his resource investment in you."
Tang Shan escorted Xue Qinghe to the courtyard gate and watched her disappear at the end of the path. Just as she was about to finish walking the path, Xue Qinghe suddenly turned around and said: "I have some leads on the external Spirit Bone, but whether it can be successfully found is another matter. Just wait with peace of mind."
Tang Shan's mouth twitched, thinking to himself, Miss Angel wouldn't really go to the Spirit Hall treasury to loot, would she? Although he felt strange inside, in reality, Tang Shan still expressed his thanks with an excited face: "Thank you, Your Highness."
After that, Xue Qinghe truly disappeared from Tang Shan's field of vision.
Walking on the bluestone-paved path, Xue Qinghe recalled Tang Shan's joyful expression before leaving and couldn't help but snap her fingers, chuckling as she said: "Got him." Helping to inquire about the external Spirit Bone, morning training together to get familiar with each other, and investing a large amount of resources to help him find a Soul Beast—she didn't believe that Tang Shan couldn't be used by her in the future.
Feeling that she had successfully grasped Tang Shan, Miss Angel felt as if three pairs of wings were spreading out behind her, her body was incomparably light, and her face was full of joy.
It's just that I wonder if Tang Shan can successfully absorb that external Spirit Bone? So many people tried to absorb it before and failed. Forget it, never mind. Let's first find a way to get the Soul Bone from Grandfather.
In the Imperial Garden, Emperor Xue Ye was flipping through the memorial submitted by Xue Qinghe, his face expressionless, his eyes calm and waveless, making it impossible for people to see his specific emotions.
However, in fact, having no emotion was already the best expression of emotion. After all, if one was in a good mood, how could an ordinary person be expressionless?
"Someone come!" Emperor Xue Ye's voice was like muffled thunder, carrying a sense of majesty, ready to erupt into a violent roar at any moment.
"Your Majesty." An old eunuch following Emperor Xue Ye hurriedly bowed and stepped forward, respectfully waiting for Emperor Xue Ye's instructions.
"Go and find Zhu Zhong of the Imperial Guards for me. Tell him to go to the Imperial Study immediately; I will wait for him there. Tell him I want to hear the true performance of Qinghe after he went to Iron Wall City, and there must be no concealment."
After giving the order, Emperor Xue Ye did not look back, stood up and left the Imperial Garden, and turned to walk into the depths of the Imperial Palace.
Half an hour later, inside the Imperial Study: "Are you saying that the content written in Qinghe's memorial is all true?" Emperor Xue Ye's face was as dark as water, and he asked in a cold tone.
"Th-that, Your Majesty, some content is still false." Zhu Zhong was a bit hesitant, his expression nervous, but he still spoke stutteringly.
Hearing this, Emperor Xue Ye's expression softened slightly, and he asked: "Where is it false? Is it that the soldiers of Iron Wall City were just treating Qinghe with normal courtesy, and he felt dissatisfied, so he said the soldiers treated him badly?"
"After all, he is only ten years old this year. It is normal for a young child to have some temper." "Your Majesty, this part of the content is true. The soldiers' attitude towards the Crown Prince was indeed not respectful."
Hearing this, Emperor Xue Ye's face turned from sunny to cloudy again, and his tone intensified: "Then where is it false?"
"Th-that part about the common people welcoming him is false. In fact, during that time in Iron Wall City, the common people in the city were very supportive of the Second Prince, and privately said that he was the suitable Crown Prince and the best candidate for the future Emperor."
Whoosh! A white light flashed and disappeared.
Crash! A white jade teacup flew past Zhu Zhong's face, smashing heavily onto the wall behind him, and fragments scattered all over the floor.
"Good, good, good! What a General! I know you all secretly favor the Second Prince, but to think you would be so blatant. I am not dead yet, and you dare to privately say that he is the best candidate to be the future Emperor? Have you become arrogant, or have I become unable to wield my blade?"
"I wanted to use the Iron Wall City affair to temper Qinghe, but the reaction you gave me is like this. This is wanting to rebel, truly good!" Emperor Xue Ye's face was flushed red, his eyes seemed to be spitting fire, clearly angry to the extreme.
"Zhu Zhong, tell me the whole story from the moment Qinghe entered Iron Wall City, word for word. Do not leave anything out. If there is half a word of falsehood, you will be executed immediately!"
Emperor Xue Ye, barely calming his emotions, stared sharply at Zhu Zhong, his tone carrying a heavy sense of Killing Intent.
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