"Brother, Keke's reached Level 20…"
While Paimon and Yu Keke were playing in the courtyard, Xue Qinghe sighed towards Aether.
In just a short while, a Rank 9 Soul Master had turned into a Rank 20 Soul Master in the blink of an eye.
Although Yu Keke couldn't be considered a natural Rank 20 soul power user, based on her age, she was definitely a highly talented potential Soul Master.
If her training continued at this pace, even he might not be able to catch up.
After all, aside from cultivating his soul power, he had other important matters to attend to.
With Brother's help, Yu Keke's future would be a smooth ride; it was truly enviable…
"Mm, looks like it's very effective."
Aether nodded, and at this point, he could already sense Yu Keke's soul power.
Hmm~ Her strength was almost on par with half of a Little Slime.
"Your Highness, would you like to try it as well?"
Aether, lost in thought, noticed that Xue Qinghe seemed absent-minded, so he asked.
They had been staying here for quite some time, eating and living under others' roof, so since the Dendro Element could trigger a martial soul mutation, if Xue Qinghe was interested, Aether didn't mind helping him evolve as well. It was a simple task.
"Ah? Can I, too?"
Xue Qinghe replied uncertainly when he heard the question.
"Logically speaking, it should work, but it's only effective once."
Aether replied, not denying it.
From Dugu Yan to Yu Keke, he had sensed that although the Dendro Element could assist in martial soul mutations, it was only effective once.
"Would this… cause any negative effects on you?"
Naturally, Xue Qinghe was eager for his martial soul to evolve as well. However, he was worried that such a method might have some adverse effects on Aether.
In his mind, even in the records of the Spirit Hall, only a few rare and precious Immortal Herbs could trigger martial soul evolution, and even then, the effect wasn't always a positive one.
"No, the elemental energy in this continent is abundant."
Aether waved his hand and continued,
"As long as it's just assisting martial soul evolution, I feel like the elemental energy will never run out."
"…"
Xue Qinghe swallowed his saliva when he heard this.
If Brother had the ambition to found a sect and unify the continent, with this martial soul evolution technique alone, countless Soul Masters, even Title Douluo, would follow him.
At that point, what Three Great Sects, imperial families, or even the Spirit Hall, could stop his progress?
"Hmm? Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Aether noticed Xue Qinghe was lost in thought, so he waved his hand in front of his eyes.
"No, no problem. If that's the case, then thank you, Brother."
Xue Qinghe snapped out of his daze and hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
The opportunity for martial soul evolution was something no Soul Master on the continent could refuse.
But…
Xue Qinghe thought of something and awkwardly said,
"Brother, when you help me, could it be in my room…?"
"Sure."
Aether nodded in agreement.
He could probably guess why Xue Qinghe preferred to do it in his room.
"Keke, come here."
Aether waved his hand, signaling for Yu Keke to come over.
"Big Brother…"
Yu Keke ran over to Aether with a smile on her face.
She could clearly feel the changes in her body; aside from the extra tail, there was also an endless surge of energy.
"Mm, your soul power is already Level 20, so you should be able to obtain two Soul Rings now, right?"
"Mm, mm!"
Yu Keke nodded eagerly, like a chick pecking at rice.
Since she was little, she had always hoped to grow up and awaken her martial soul to help her father. Her father often spoke to her about martial souls, and she knew about acquiring Soul Rings.
"Mm, it's already quite late. How about we go hunting for Soul Rings tomorrow?"
Aether said with a light smile.
It seemed like Keke's golden commission was to grow stronger.
Taking her to hunt for Soul Rings should be enough to complete it, right?
With his current strength, completing two blue tasks had already unlocked one-seventh of it.
He wondered how much would be unlocked by completing Keke's golden commission…
"Mm, thank you, Big Brother!"
Yu Keke bowed deeply to Aether.
Though her father was no longer around, she was fortunate to have met Paimon and Brother. They were both so kind to her.
"By the way, make sure to pack your things tomorrow. After we hunt for the Soul Rings, we'll set off to travel the continent."
Aether reminded Yu Keke.
It was time to finish up here and continue their journey.
"Mm, mm."
Yu Keke happily replied.
She had always longed to travel with Brother and Paimon. To prepare, she had even secretly asked Xue Qinghe for a small notebook.
She planned to record everything that happened on their journey, so she could revisit those beautiful memories whenever she wanted.
"Alright, go rest now."
Aether patted Yu Keke on the head, and she obediently went to her room.
"Your Highness, it's time, shall we do it in this room?"
Aether gestured toward the room where he and Paimon had been staying and looked at Xue Qinghe.
"Let's go to my room. Brother, please."
Xue Qinghe knew Aether was going to help him evolve his martial soul. However, despite this being something others would beg for, something very fortunate, a hint of sadness could be seen on his face as he bitterly walked ahead to lead the way.
…
At the Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy in Heaven Dou City, Liu Erlong's figure appeared, and the gatekeeper hurriedly reported to her,
"Dean, you're finally here…"
"What's the matter? Why all the fuss? What's going on?"
Liu Erlong, already burdened with many worries, frowned when she saw the gatekeeper's anxious expression and scolded him in a displeased tone.
"Dean, a group of people claiming to be your old acquaintances have come to the academy…"
"Hmm? My old acquaintances? A group?"
Could it be people from her sect? Since the matter with Xiaogang had been exposed, she hadn't had any contact with her sect.
Even her nephew in Heaven Dou City hadn't been in touch; who could these old acquaintances be?
"Yes, the leader is a Soul Saint, wearing glasses, and there's…"
"Flender?"
Liu Erlong didn't wait for the gatekeeper to finish and hurriedly asked.
"Y-yes, there are many of them, and they seem to have encountered some trouble. I didn't dare to ask too many questions."
The gatekeeper lowered his head, speaking in a quiet voice.
"Where are they now? Where are they?"
"They've gone inside the academy. They should be in the North Courtyard with Instructor Wang right now."
Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong hurriedly pushed past the gatekeeper and dashed toward the academy.
She wasn't concerned with what had happened; all she cared about was whether Flender knew the whereabouts of Xiaogang!
"Good evening, Dean."
Even though it was late, there were still night shift guards in the Blue Tyrant Academy.
"Where are the people who came in today? Where are they?"
"Professor Wang arranged for them to stay in the North Courtyard dormitory. Dean, you don't know, they were so disrespectful…"
"Shut up."
The guard had been about to complain to Liu Erlong about how this group of people had been acting like they owned the place, but before he could finish, Liu Erlong scolded him and dashed toward the North Courtyard.
"Who did I offend now…"
The guard sighed helplessly as he watched Liu Erlong's disappearing figure.
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