Douluo Dalu: This Soul Master is to Weird

"Both of us took immortal herbs, so why are your level-up speeds faster than mine?"

At this moment, Shui Yue'er said to the two of them with a face full of resentment.

She remembered that a year and a half ago, at the opening of the Soul Master Tournament, she and Mu Yang were both at the 25th rank, while her sister Shui Bing'er was a 33rd-rank Soul Elder.

Later, after consuming the Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone herb, she gained about eight additional levels of soul power. Now, she had reached the 43rd rank as a Soul Ancestor, yet her sister had already reached the peak of the 49th rank, close to breaking through to the 50th rank.

It was foreseeable that once her sister advanced to the five-ring Soul King, her soul power level would likely rise just like when advancing to the four rings, increasing by two levels straight to the 52nd rank Soul King. At that time, the soul power difference between the two would be nine levels, one level more than the initial eight-level gap. And this was after advancing two major levels.

Wasn't it said that the later stages of cultivation for soul masters would become slower, and the initial level gaps would shrink due to the difficulty of leveling up? Why did it seem that the gap was only widening instead?

Moreover, it was fine to lose to her sister, but why was even Mu Yang about to catch up with her?

Currently, Mu Yang was at the 40th rank, and his third soul ring was of the ten-thousand-year level. This meant his fourth soul ring would definitely exceed ten thousand years, and after advancing, he would likely reach at least the 42nd rank, possibly even the 43rd rank.

It was worth noting that Mu Yang had already consumed immortal herbs, and from what she had heard from him, these things couldn't be taken multiple times. In other words, Mu Yang couldn't "cheat" again by taking another immortal herb.

They both started as 25th-rank Soul Grandmasters, and even after she gained about eight levels of soul power from consuming Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone, he was still able to catch up. Was she too useless, or was Mu Yang abnormal?

What Shui Yue'er didn't know was that although Mu Yang couldn't consume another immortal herb, he had still "cheated" by secretly refining a 100,000-year soul bone, gaining five levels of soul power. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to catch up to Shui Yue'er, who had also taken an immortal herb, in such a short time.

The only one who clearly knew about this was Shui Bing'er. Even Shui Yan Yu didn't know the specifics.

Shui Yan Yu could sense something unusual about Mu Yang, as his soul power had increased significantly in a short period, but this was clearly a personal matter. She wouldn't pry.

Of course, this didn't mean Mu Yang had outpaced Shui Yue'er by a full three levels of soul power in the same timeframe. If one were to look closely and calculate precisely, the difference was actually only about one level.

After all, while the effects of immortal herbs were strong, they had limits. The cultivation talent enhancement provided by the Eight Petal Ice Grass and Blazing Delicate Apricot for Mu Yang was actually less than what the Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone provided Shui Yue'er.

It was like giving Ning Fengzhi a billion gold soul coins—he would still be the same extravagant Ning Fengzhi because he was already wealthy. But if you gave the same billion to Bai He, the struggling Bai He would immediately become a rich tycoon, living a life as luxurious as Ning Fengzhi, even saving distressed ladies from unfortunate paths with ease.

The reason Mu Yang could make up the roughly three-level soul power gap created by external resources was mainly due to the additional soul power provided by his higher-quality soul rings during his advancements.

Shui Yue'er's third soul ring, about five thousand years, and her fourth soul ring, just over ten thousand years, only added about two levels of soul power each.

Meanwhile, Mu Yang, with his extremely high tolerance for soul rings, gained about three levels of soul power from both his third and fourth rings. Just these two rings alone made up about two levels of the soul power gap. The remaining one level or so was made up through his actual efforts.

Oh, Shui Yue'er's fourth soul ring was also at the ten-thousand-year level.

Whale glue could only enhance physical attributes, and alone it wasn't enough. However, since she was his future sister-in-law, Mu Yang taught her the "Lunar Refinement Technique."

But since she was just his potential sister-in-law, Mu Yang didn't give her the full version, only the first and second levels. The mental power cultivation cap for these levels was equivalent to that of an average 60th-rank Soul Master.

As soon as Shui Yue'er finished speaking, Shui Bing'er appeared stunned. She then reached out to touch Shui Yue'er's forehead.

"Uh... Sister, what are you doing?"

Shui Yue'er shook her head to resist.

"You're not running a fever, are you?"

After feeling her forehead's temperature, Shui Bing'er's face showed confusion.

Shui Yue'er: "..."

She was perfectly fine. How could she possibly have a fever? Besides, if she did fall ill, wouldn't a dose of Detoxifying Ginseng from Mu Yang solve the problem?

"You, don't be greedy. You're only 13 years old this year. Reaching the 43rd rank Soul Ancestor is already incredible. What more could you want?"

Shui Bing'er tapped her sister's forehead, scolding her like a senior.

Reaching the 43rd rank Soul Ancestor at the age of 13 was something even innate full soul power geniuses couldn't achieve. Yet her sister was still dissatisfied with her cultivation speed compared to her and Mu Yang?

Sure enough, people are greedy. Once they achieve their dreams, they start craving even better things.

"Hehe, it's just that compared to you and Mu Yang, I feel like I'm far behind. Sister, you're the best!"

Shui Yue'er lowered her head and nuzzled Shui Bing'er's arm, acting coquettishly.

"Yue'er, does that mean I'm not the best?" Mu Yang asked.

"Brother-in-law, you're the best too!"

Thinking of how much her current achievements owed to the Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone, which was given to her by Mu Yang, Shui Yue'er didn't hesitate to reply.

"Bing'er is the best, and I'm also the best. So who's truly the best?" Mu Yang teased.

"Well... Brother-in-law, you're the best!"

After hesitating for a moment, Shui Yue'er ultimately sided with Mu Yang. She couldn't help it—the Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone was just too amazing.

If her sister hadn't claimed him first, she might have offered herself to him already. After all, Mu Yang was handsome, talented, and so kind to her.

No, not "might have," but absolutely!

Wait a second. Aunt and Mom are both Dad's wives. So, my sister and I could also...

'Pah, pah, pah! Mu Yang belongs to my sister. I can't think like this!'

Shui Yue'er silently scolded herself.

Of course, Shui Bing'er, who couldn't read minds, had no idea what Shui Yue'er was thinking at the moment. She rolled her eyes and said, exasperated, "Yue'er, it seems I've spoiled you for nothing!"

Although it wasn't wrong to say her brother-in-law was the best, why did it sound so annoying? Her sister was hopeless. Could someone please take her away already?

At this moment, Mu Yang stepped forward, took Shui Bing'er's hand, and then turned to Shui Yue'er, saying, "Yue'er, you should have answered the earlier question like this:

'No matter whether it's my sister or my brother-in-law, both are the best. Because although my sister and I are two people, we are one and inseparable.'"

As soon as these words were spoken, small stars instantly appeared in Shui Bing'er's eyes.

Shui Yue'er: "…"

Great, now they're starting to feed me dog food again.

The next morning, Shui Yan Yu took Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er in a carriage heading toward the Star Dou Forest in the central part of the continent to hunt for soul beasts.

The purpose of this trip was to help Mu Yang attach his fourth soul ring and to allow Shui Bing'er to use the experience as an opportunity to break through her bottleneck at the peak of rank 49.

Due to Mu Yang's extremely high tolerance for soul rings, his fourth soul ring could be around 30,000 years in age.

Although the Sunset Forest was known as one of the three major soul beast gathering places on the continent, its scale was far smaller than that of the Star Dou Forest and the Extreme North. The overall quality of the soul beasts within it was also much lower compared to the other two regions.

Even though a 30,000-year soul beast wasn't considered a particularly high-level soul beast, it was still a rarity in the Sunset Forest.

Typically, soul masters who go to the Sunset Forest to hunt for soul rings do not exceed rank 50 in level.

According to the best configuration of soul rings, the sixth soul ring would generally be about 20,000 years old. Once soul masters reached rank 60, they would seldom visit the Sunset Forest for soul rings. Instead, they would prefer to go to the Star Dou Forest.

After all, the variety of soul beasts in the Sunset Forest was not as rich as that in the Star Dou Forest. There was no guarantee they could find a soul beast over 20,000 years old that matched their needs.

Thus, for this trip, the group of three chose to hunt for soul beasts not in the closer Sunset Forest near Sky Water Academy but in the more distant Star Dou Forest.

After traveling in the carriage for more than ten days, they finally arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest as night was about to fall.

After stepping off the carriage and glancing at the hunting town outside the Star Dou Forest, Shui Yan Yu turned to Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er and said, "Xiao Yang, Bing'er, let's rest for the night in the town. We'll enter the forest tomorrow."

"Mm," Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er nodded.

After riding in a carriage for over ten days, even though soul masters have excellent physical endurance, the two were still visibly fatigued. Moreover, with the day already coming to an end, it was indeed wise to rest well for the night before venturing into the forest. After all, they didn't want to be low on energy inside the forest.

"Let's go. Let's find a place to stay first."

Calling out, Shui Yan Yu led the way toward the hunting town ahead, with Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er following closely behind.

Upon entering the town, Mu Yang found it to be livelier than he had imagined.

Although the hunting town wasn't very large, it resembled a small city, except without city walls. The somewhat narrow streets were lined with various shops, offering a wide variety of goods.

However, aside from lodging and food, most of the shops were related to soul masters. They sold things like weapons and armor, antidotes, recovery potions, and even special adventure clothing with extra pockets to carry more items.

Don't think that soul masters have no need for weapons and armor; that's only true for high-level soul masters. For low-level soul masters, a well-crafted set of armor could be as valuable as an additional defensive soul skill—and it wouldn't consume any soul power to use. The only downside was that wearing it could be a bit tiring.

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