Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 24 Which to Cultivate First
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“Xuanming has innate full soul power, but he hasn’t acquired a soul ring yet,” Qian Renxue said.

Don't you think this is a great excuse?

Barth cannot die in Tiandou City, nor can he have any connection with Dugu Bo or the Tiandou royal family.

But what if it's a spirit beast that does it?
The Kingdom of Barak has sent more than one prince. Princes from other major kingdoms are also currently in Tiandou City. Given this opportunity to befriend the granddaughter of Poison Douluo, those princes certainly won't miss it.

To persuade Xuanming to let go of his grudges, Barth personally helped him hunt for a soul ring, but an accident occurred, and he was attacked by a soul beast, leaving no trace of his body!
If there are enough witnesses to convince the other two princes of the Barak Kingdom of all this, then Nabals can disappear legitimately!
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After finalizing his plan, Xue Qinghe began to take action.

He first approached Barth and explained his plan, intending to use this opportunity to help him and Xuanming reconcile.

Now, Barth was filled with fear of Poison Douluo, so when he heard that Xue Qinghe was willing to help him, he naturally agreed without hesitation.

Subsequently, Xue Qinghe approached the old emperor, wanting to hold an autumn hunt in the name of the Tiandou royal family and with the princes gathered in Tiandou Imperial City. Dugu Yan would also participate, which could be considered a small publicity for Dugu Bo's appointment as a guest minister of the Tiandou royal family.

The old emperor naturally agreed and entrusted the entire matter to Xue Qinghe for arrangement.

After completing these preparations, Xue Qinghe finally approached Dugu Yan.

"Going to Sunset Forest for an autumn hunt?" Dugu Yan frowned slightly.

"Isn't this too far?"

“It’s not that far. The royal autumn hunts have always been in that area. Besides, doesn’t Xuanming need to hunt for soul rings? This is a good opportunity to do it together,” Xue Qinghe said.

Dugu Yan thought for a moment, "Your Highness, you wouldn't be thinking of using this opportunity to continue talking about Barth, would you?"

"As you can see, Xuanming is still holding a grudge about this matter," Xue Qinghe did not deny.

"Besides, you must still be angry about this, and I just wanted to take this opportunity to let you vent your anger."

"To vent my anger?" Dugu Yan raised an eyebrow.

"How do you vent your anger?"

“Barrs is spoiled, so he can’t avoid some battles with soul beasts during this autumn hunt,” Xue Qinghe said.

"At that time, although we can't kill him, we can still make him suffer and vent his anger."

“But there are so many people at the autumn hunt, we don’t even have a chance,” Dugu Yan said.

“Everyone knows that Barrs made a stupid mistake and offended you. Even if you openly beat him up, let alone secretly deal with him, everyone will pretend they didn’t see anything,” Xue Qinghe said.

"After all, it's an autumn hunt, and bumps and scrapes are inevitable."

Dugu Yan thought for a moment, "Alright, then I'll go back and talk to Xuanming."

"Let's go together," Xue Qinghe said.

"Perfect timing, I'll bring him a gift too."

"A gift?" Dugu Yan was taken aback.

"what gift?"

"Didn't you know that he accidentally damaged Senior Ye's flowers and plants when he was at home yesterday?" Xue Qinghe said.

Dugu Yan looked puzzled. "Didn't Barth break it?"

Xue Qinghe was taken aback. "Barth?"

“Yes, Xuanming said that you took Barth to see him yesterday, and that guy got angry and smashed the stones in the yard, damaging the flowers and plants,” Dugu Yan said.

"Grandma Lan was furious. That was her precious child, whom she had raised for several years."

"Judging from what the Crown Prince said... it was Xuanming who did it?"

Xue Qinghe's expression was somewhat unnatural. "No, it was Bales who did it. I've already given him a good beating."

Ye Lan has a bad temper; she'll definitely be furious to see her flowers ruined.

It's understandable that Xuanming wouldn't recognize the scene.

Anyway, Barth doesn't have many days left, so taking the blame for something else won't make much difference.

"Senior Ye, yesterday Barth accidentally broke a stone and damaged your flowers and plants. This is a special apology gift I found for you from the Imperial Garden. Please take a look, and I'll have someone plant them for you."

"The Imperial Garden?"

Ye Lan looked at the flowers and plants in front of her and said, "These probably aren't from the Imperial Garden, are they?"

The flowers and plants she grows are not just for decoration; they are treasures that can be used in medicine.

The medicinal herbs that Xue Qinghe found were all quite valuable.

The royal gardens are full of things that look nice but are useless; how could they possibly contain these?

"I hope Senior Ye will accept this; it's just a small token of my appreciation," Xue Qinghe said.

"Alright," Ye Lan said without hesitation.

She actually knew that Xuanming had broken the stone, since she had seen the boy poking at it when she left home that morning.

She just didn't expect that Xuanming could actually puncture that thing.

However, she still broke so many things, it would be a lie to say she wasn't angry.

Xue Qinghe delivered the items so quickly, so this matter must be related to him.

Perhaps Xuanming's words were also taught by Xue Qinghe.

If that's the case, it would seem like she's being petty if she didn't accept it.

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Ye Lan went to guide the accompanying gardeners to transplant flowers and plants in the backyard, while Xue Qinghe went to the front yard.

At this time, Dugu Yan also told Xuanming about the royal autumn hunt.

“But I don’t know anything about cultivation. I don’t know how to choose a spirit ring or how many years it will take to find one,” Xuanming said.

"Moreover, my martial spirit..."

"Don't worry about that." Xue Qinghe walked over.

"Many powerful Soul Masters are accompanying us on this trip, and they will offer their opinions later."

Xuanming made his move on the main street of Tiandou City. Although he had suppressed the matter of his talent domain, the fact that he possessed twin martial souls could not be concealed.

After all, anyone could see the changes in Xuanming's body caused by the Beast Martial Soul, and he also took out that spear. There were quite a few people who witnessed that scene.

"Then, does the First Prince understand the issue of cultivating twin martial souls?" Xuanming asked.

“This…” Xue Qinghe looked thoughtful.

Although twin martial souls are rare, they have appeared before. In the last hundred years, three have appeared, including Xuanming.

But to this day, only that woman from the Spirit Hall has successfully cultivated twin spirits.

She vaguely remembered that her grandfather had told her that the biggest problem with twin martial souls was that the number of soul rings exceeded that of ordinary soul masters, resulting in an excessive increase in their own attributes that their bodies could not bear. If this problem could not be solved, the advantages of twin martial souls would be difficult to bring into play.

The woman seemed to have used some special method to distribute the excessive increase in her attributes, but only she knew the specific method.

“Currently, the only example of someone successfully cultivating twin martial souls is the Pope of the Spirit Hall. If you have the opportunity, you can ask her for advice,” Xue Qinghe said.

"My suggestion for now is that you choose one martial soul to cultivate first, and don't attach a soul ring to the other martial soul yet."

That woman's second spirit, the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, has each spirit ring over 50,000 years old. It was by adding high-age spirit rings to herself that she was able to reach the level of a Title Douluo so quickly, a level that even those enshrined masters could hardly attain.

We don't yet know how to solve the drawbacks of cultivating twin martial souls. It's safer to just add a soul ring to one martial soul, like a normal soul master.

"Which one should we repair first?" Dugu Yan asked.

"Weapon-type Martial Soul, or Beast-type Martial Soul?"

(End of this chapter)