Douluo Continent: I can nurture soul beasts and even perform super evolution.

Chapter 204 The Sun and Moon Empire's Schemes, Soul Core Condensation (Combined Chapter)
royal palace.

Jing Hongchen paced around in a side hall. Beside him, on a row of simple yet noble wooden chairs, several figures sat scattered about. Some were talking to each other, while others closed their eyes to rest.

"Alright, Master Hongchen, if you keep wandering around, I'm afraid I'll get dizzy from all the wandering," Xu Jiangliu said quietly.

"Commander Xu, are you unaware of the seriousness of this incident?" Jing Hongchen stopped and looked directly at one of the white-haired old men. The old man wore glasses, his white hair was tied up, and he had a kind face, but his aura was dignified, which came from the immense power he held.

As the Royal Soul Guidance Corps of the Sun Moon Empire, an iron torrent that even the Four Great Beast Soul Guidance Corps cannot match, it has always guarded the capital and obeys only the orders of the current Emperor. And historically, only the core members of the royal family have been able to undertake this task.

Among the royal offspring, there are certainly many incompetent fools, but with ample resources invested, there are naturally many truly gifted individuals cultivated.

Xu Jiangliu was one of them.

Even Jing Hongchen felt inferior to this old man. He was a level 94 Title Douluo and a peak level 9 Soul Master. Although he was not as good as his teacher Kong Deming, he was still a person with considerable authority among those present.

"So you're the culprit?" Xu Jiangliu raised his eyes and quietly glanced at Hongchen in his glasses.

“This… how is this possible!” Jing Hongchen said helplessly.

"That settles it then, I trust His Majesty is..." Xu Jiang smiled.

And the next moment.

Footsteps sounded from outside the door.

The room fell silent instantly, all eyes turning toward the doorway.

A palace attendant appeared slightly at the doorway, his gaze falling on Jing Hongchen. He then bowed slightly and said, "Master Hongchen, His Majesty's decree."

"..."

Jing Hongchen knelt down, slowly lowered her head, and awaited the judgment of fate.

"You are responsible for this matter. I am very disappointed that such a big mistake has occurred, but considering that you have been dutiful and responsible for decades and have not made any other errors, I will pardon you..."

"Don't repeat this mistake!"

"Your Majesty, I thank you!" Jing Hongchen raised his head, his expression full of excitement.

"Master Hongchen, please wait a moment!"

The waiter smiled and handed over a letter, saying, "Please read this letter before you leave."

"Forehead……"

Jing Hongchen took the envelope with a blank expression and examined it, but the more he looked, the more indignant he became: "Is His Majesty going to abandon my grandson and all the elite soldiers of the Sun Moon Empire?!"

"Master Hongchen, don't be in such a hurry," Xu Jiangliu said leisurely.

"And then there's more..."

"..."

Jing Hongchen suppressed his anger and read the entire letter before falling silent.

“Everything will happen after the exchange. Once you, Master Hongchen, receive your grandson, we will deploy our forces along the route from Maple Leaf City to Shrek Academy. How about that?” Xu Jiangliu asked softly, staring quietly at Jing Hongchen.

"……it is good!"

Jing Hongchen gritted his teeth and said.

They should have sent a prince!

Send that fourth prince, who's always running around, to Shrek Academy and see if those old guys will still be so enthusiastic!
Of course, if it weren't for the fact that Mingde Hall was bombed and he was deeply embroiled in the scandal, His Majesty wouldn't have been able to spare him so easily. Not only would His Majesty have spared him from the position of head of Mingde Hall, but even his title hadn't been taken away. So that's what was waiting for...

"Is the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance Legion confident that it can cross the Mingdou Mountains without the White Tiger Duke's 100,000-strong army noticing?" Jing Hongchen asked hesitantly.

“It’s difficult.” Xu Jiangliu shook his head.

"That……"

“But we can transport goods by sea.” Xu Jiang smiled. “Master Jing, don’t forget that we are also skilled in deep-sea soul guidance technology. We can set off directly from Gangya Harbor in the west, circle around to the southern part of the Heavenly Soul Empire, north of Maple Leaf City, and then quickly advance eastward to intercept them.”

"Moreover... the Holy Spirit Cult is quite interested this time. I thought it would take a lot of persuasion, but the woman agreed without hesitation and even offered to take action herself."

"She personally took action?!" Jing Hongchen was stunned.

"Yes."

After Xu Jiangliu finished speaking, he closed his eyes to rest.

Only Jing Hongchen glanced at him with a complicated expression.

It seems that his fate had already been decided by "the higher-ups," and the person sitting here now was probably just going through the motions. The person who could decide his fate was certainly not a puppet like himself.

To think that someone of my status and strength is merely a pawn, a puppet, in the eyes of the empire. The Sun Moon Empire truly values ​​bloodlines above all else…

"Don't overthink it!" another old man reminded him, frowning.

"What we need to do is to serve His Majesty and the Empire wholeheartedly. So what if one of our grandsons dies? Can't we have more?"

Jing Hongchen glanced at him indifferently, flicked her sleeves, and headed straight for the door.

Both are empires, and naturally they all have the drawbacks of empires. Compared to the nobles of the original continent who clung to the vast empire like maggots, sucking its blood, the Sun and Moon Empire... was even more deeply entrenched and had a complex web of power.

Sordid, yet quite a lot...

……

in the dormitory.

Su Wen exhaled a long breath, feeling the warm jade in his arms, its fragrance intoxicating. He gently stroked the beauty's smooth and soft abdomen, which felt quite comfortable.

Leaning against the headboard, watching the beauty in his arms being tossed and turned, he fell into a deep sleep.

I also began to reflect on what I had gained that day.

There are many treasures at the Level 9 auction.

Especially the grand finale, originating from the Mingdou Mountains, is the core of the earth formed after the collision of two continents. It was captured by Shrek Academy after the First Continental War, but as time progressed, it was bought back by the Sun Moon Empire at a high price. However, it was later discovered that it was useless for research on soul guidance technology. It had terrifying energy but could not be converted into its own use, and it was extremely unstable...

So they simply auctioned it off.

In the end, Su Wen spent more than 50 million gold soul coins to obtain a small bottle of Earth Core Essence.

"They keep pushing me to the limit," Big Eyes complained.

"You are the Eye of the Void, comparable to a spirit-type soul beast that has lived for hundreds of thousands of years, and you can't even handle this?" Su Wen examined the jade bottle in his hand, feeling the orange solution that was actively pulsating inside, and said with a smile.

"...Who said it's no good? But I guess there's going to be a tough battle ahead..." Big Eyes said, feeling utterly hopeless.

"I never expected you could get your hands on such terrifying energy. To be honest, putting aside the life force, just in terms of energy purity, this thing is almost on par with the Gold of Life!"

“Geochemical collision, combined with a trace of spiritual energy from two continents, and nurtured over thousands of years, naturally makes it extraordinary.” Su Wen nodded slightly.

"When will the soul core be condensed?"

The Snow Emperor's voice rang out.

"Tonight!"

Su Wen glanced at the beautiful girl beside him; her pretty face was flushed, a reaction to the strenuous exercise. Now that she was asleep, it was time to get down to business.

The speed of his second "Martial Soul" is truly astounding. Taking advantage of the Martial Soul reset bug, he can also hunt Soul Beasts in this space-time.

"Silver Dragon King, Emperor Tian, ​​King of Ten Thousand Demons, and right, the Sea Princess clan in the deep sea." Su Wen tapped lightly on Nana's smooth belly as he pondered the questions.

"That guy Di Tian is coming too?" Big Eyes asked in surprise, then a smile flashed across his face: "Then, in that case, am I his senior? Hmph, the kind of person who has to be extremely respectful when we meet."

"It all depends on your skills. If you can beat it, you can make it call you 'Dad'," Su Wen chuckled.

Big Eyes is indeed a supermodel, but Di Tian is no less impressive.

With his pure bloodline, although he's unlikely to be as powerful as the Silver Dragon King, he estimates that he'll advance towards the Dark Dragon King bloodline. At that point, it's hard to say who will be the younger brother.

"Roar!" (Calling someone senior!)

Little Jin let out a low growl.

Big Eyes looked slightly embarrassed: "What did you say?"

Little Gold: "Roar!!" Big Eyes: "Speak human language, I can't understand..."

Xiaojin: "..."

……

Inside Qingluan's Poké Ball.

Lush greenery.

Towering ancient trees surround the lake at the heart of the area.

At this moment, all six pet beasts have gathered here.

Su Wen took a deep breath.

Without saying much, he sat cross-legged on the soft grass.

Eyes slightly closed.

A golden light slowly emanated from his body, and a unique golden pattern gradually appeared along his meridians. At the same time, a golden elixir emerged from his dantian.

The fruit, about the size of a longan, swelled and shrunk slightly, and floated in front of Su Wen.

Immediately, a thread-like golden energy surged out from Su Wen's body and converged towards the golden core, which then slowly began to rotate.

"One-tenth of his soul power!"

Su Wen was on the path of the spiritual sea.

He concentrated one-tenth of his soul power into the golden core, which spun faster and faster, even causing the light to distort.

"Twenty percent!"

"Thirty percent!"

Up to 50%.

Big Eyes breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Okay, your 50% soul power is very weak, it's perfectly adequate. Now we can consider adding some more ingredients."

Even though the abundant life force around it was also drawn into the Golden Core along with the soul power, it posed no threat to the Great Eye. Its vast spiritual power was enough to easily stabilize it.

Su Wen, in his mental state, gave an OK sign.

Then, the main body spat out the Water Dragon King's Dragon Pill.

"Om..."

next moment.

The icy blue dragon core seemed to have a wisp of energy drawn out and flowed into the golden core.

As time went by, the golden core gradually turned into pitch black. The color seemed to absorb all beams of light, leaving no trace of reflection. It was like a black hole, absorbing the surrounding energy at an even more terrifying speed.

Space itself was being gradually torn apart, a rather horrifying sight...

“Continue!” Big Eyes said solemnly.

"Are you sure?" Xue Di frowned slightly, her expression filled with worry. "A soul core of this level is something that very few people throughout history have been able to achieve. If something happens later..."

"Hmm..." Big Eyes hesitated as well.

"This first soul core is something even I, the Snow Empress, cannot match. Its strength is absolutely unprecedented and will likely never be surpassed. Su Wen, the choice is yours."

"Continue!" Su Wen mentally instructed.

He then took out the Earth Core, and before Su Wen could even remove the cap from the small jade bottle, the black eye sensed the energy within and pulled it out by a terrifying suction force. Immediately, a rich and abundant energy surged into the black hole.

And in a fleeting moment.

The entire black hole also expanded by more than double.

This also instantly gave Su Wen a sense of being out of control.

"Big eyes!"

Before Su Wen could speak, Big Eyes released a vast spiritual power, enveloping the entire black hole. Fortunately, the black hole, which had shown signs of collapse, gradually stabilized, but its rate of absorbing the Water Dragon Pill did not decrease...

"Damn, I can't stop now," Su Wen clicked his tongue.

"Roar!"

Little Gold activates his Golden Left Arm skill, greatly increasing his physical abilities, just in case.

Xue Di stared intently at Su Wen. If he really couldn't control himself, he would throw the Soul Core into the Poké Ball and let it explode, then everyone would return to their original world.

Although there's a chance the Poké Ball will disappear, it's still better than Su Wen dying.

"Buzz!"

Fortunately, as time passed, the "black hole" gradually solidified, which became his soul core, albeit condensed in the form of a black hole...

He then absorbed the soul core, narrowly escaping danger.

"Huchi..."

Su Wen finally managed to exhale.

His first soul core also displayed a terrifying cultivation speed. All the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converged on him and then surged into the black hole, quickly replenishing his previous soul energy.

"The total amount of soul power that can be stored is about seven times that of before..." Su Wen said with a joyful expression.

"Seven times!"

If a Golden Core cultivator is comparable to a Soul Saint, then seven times the Soul Power of a Golden Core cultivator is roughly equivalent to the Soul Power of a peak Soul Douluo. Of course, what's even more terrifying is the speed at which cultivation increases.

It's roughly seven times the power of a Golden Core!
Su Wen's lips twitched slightly.

Originally, it would take about two months to upgrade the second "Martial Soul" by one level, but now... it only takes about eight or nine days. It's truly a case of the first Martial Soul driving the second Martial Soul.

The cultivation speed of the first martial soul will also increase dramatically. It has just broken through level 64, but Su Wen feels that it will only take about 20 days to break through to the next level.

Using his mind to activate the soul core, the black hole spun in his palm.

However, the original pure black color has somehow been stained with a layer of orange, ice blue, and even a strange rose red.

"An unprecedented soul core," Xue Di commented softly.

“Even Di Tian’s soul core is far inferior, but… the difficulty of your second soul core will increase dramatically, especially if you want to refine a Yin-Yang dual soul core. The gravitational force of the first soul core must be comparable to that of the second to be stable.”

"No problem."

Su Wen stood up with a smile.

"there is always a solution to a problem."

"Besides, I don't have any kind of bottleneck..."

"That's true." Xue Di shook her head.

She looked at Su Wen with a gentle expression, her slender hands adjusting his clothes, a hint of longing flashing in her eyes, but she quickly let go.

"Let's go."

……

outside world.

Nana slowly woke up.

Seeing Su Wen staring intently at her, her long, beautiful legs suddenly went weak, and her eyes softened, flashing a pleading look: "Master, I was too loud before, is it too late for me to apologize now?"

"Hmph, too late."

Su Wen pinched the beauty's cheek and smiled.

(End of this chapter)