Douluo: The Dragon King - I Planted the Divine Tree in Douluo.

"Hmph!"

Looking at Ling Zichen and the others, whose faces were even more unpleasant than if they had swallowed flies, Mu Xi raised her snow-white chin triumphantly like a proud swan.

However, the other party was, after all, the Tang Clan. Although Zhenhua loved her like a daughter, Mu Xi did not want to cause Zhenhua and the Tang Clan to become enemies because of this.

In the end, Mu Xi chose to back down.

Mu Xi cleared her throat, looked at Ling Zichen with a smile, and said cheerfully, "Can you explain the purpose of your visit now?"

Ling Zichen and the others, who were originally stuck in a dilemma, saw that Mu Xi had taken the initiative to back down, so they dared not put on airs anymore and quickly told her the purpose of their visit.

After listening to Ling Zichen's account, Mu Xi finally understood the whole story.

She had been wondering how Su Mo, with his strength, could suffer such a serious injury during a practical training session. It turned out that the Tang Sect's system had malfunctioned.

"Since my junior brother was injured because of a glitch in your Tang Sect system, how does your Tang Sect plan to compensate him?"

Before Su Mo could speak, Mu Xi reached out and asked Ling Zichen for compensation on Su Mo's behalf.

"this……"

Ling Zichen's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

They originally planned to simply give Su Mo a few million federal dollars, according to the federal compensation standards, to shut him up and get rid of him.

But now that Mu Xi, this little rich woman, is around, wouldn't it be a slap in Mu Xi's face to try and get rid of Su Mo with Federal Currency again?

"It's an insult to talk about money with a blacksmith."

This statement is a consensus among everyone in the Soul Master world.

"You didn't prepare any compensation, did you?"

Seeing that Ling Zichen remained silent, Mu Xi's face gradually darkened.

She had previously voluntarily backed down because she didn't want to offend the Tang Clan over trivial matters.

But now that the whole story is clear and the truth is on her side, she is ready to launch a powerful attack on the Tang Clan.

Seeing Mu Xi's face gradually darken, Ling Zichen was somewhat frustrated. If she had known things would turn out this way, she would never have come to join in the fun.

Can you believe that someone with the identity of a master craftsman's niece could emerge from a small, rural place like Donghai City?

"Miss Mu, the matter of compensating your junior is not something we can decide."

Just when Ling Zichen was at his wit's end, another of his assistants spoke up again to help him out of the predicament.

"We need to diagnose your junior's injuries, report the results to headquarters, and then headquarters will make a decision."

Ling Zichen, standing to the side, looked at his assistant's methodical answers with a hint of surprise on his face.

For a moment, Mu Xi couldn't tell whether the other party was telling the truth or not, and could only look at them suspiciously, warning, "Really? You'd better not lie to me!"

"Otherwise, I would definitely tell Uncle Zhenhua."

Faced with Mu Xi's threat, the other party remained unperturbed, still wearing a gentle smile, "You can rest assured about that."

"Our Tang Clan's reputation is renowned throughout the entire continent. How could we possibly do something that would damage the Tang Clan's honor by defaulting on a debt?"

The other party's words were reasonable and well-founded, leaving Mu Xi with no fault to find, so she could only nod in agreement.

"Alright, then hurry up and make the diagnosis!"

Mu Xi took a few steps back, making room for the other person to make the diagnosis.

Seeing that Mu Xi had made room for her, the woman nodded and sat down confidently.

The woman's name was Xu Li. Like Song Yi, who had just threatened Mu Xi, she was an assistant assigned to Ling Zichen by Cao Dezhi, but they had different roles.

Song Yi is an offensive-type Soul Master responsible for protecting Ling Zichen, while she is a medical-type Soul Master responsible for treating Su Mo's injuries.

Originally, Su Mo should have been the one liaising with her; Ling Zichen was only responsible for collecting abnormal data from the Hall of Heroes.

But Ling Zichen couldn't stand it and insisted on communicating himself, which led to this situation.

"Can I check it out?"

Xu Li looked at Su Mo and asked politely.

Although Su Mo knew that the other party's words were just to fool Mu Xi, she still nodded in agreement.

If he doesn't let her examine him, how can he extort money from the Tang Clan?

Seeing that Su Mo agreed, Xu Li placed her hand on Su Mo's right hand, and a green light symbolizing a powerful life force suddenly shone. Then Su Mo felt a gentle power spreading through his body and reaching every corner of his body.

As Xu Li's exploration inside Su Mo's body deepened, her expression grew increasingly grim.

"What's wrong? Is the junior alright?"

Upon seeing this, Mu Xi hurriedly stepped forward to express her concern, her tone clearly showing panic.

Feeling guilty under Mu Xi's gaze, Xu Li's eyes darted around several times before she forced herself to continue, "Su Mo's life is currently not in any major danger, it's just... it's just..."

Xu Li suddenly became hesitant and verbose halfway through her sentence, which made Mu Xi extremely anxious. "Just say it already!"

"Su Mo's vitality is excessively depleted; it's almost impossible for her to live past eighteen."

Xu Li gritted her teeth and stated her conclusion.

Upon hearing Xu Li's conclusion, Mu Xi felt as if the sky had fallen, and she sat down on the ground, her face deathly pale.

As a blacksmith, Mu Xi was well aware that the depletion of life force was almost irreversible.

The reason why master craftsmen throughout history died young was that they would exhaust their life force when performing the Heavenly Forging technique.

"Is there any way to remedy this?"

Mu Xi raised her head and stared at Xu Li with hopeful eyes, like a drowning person desperately grasping at the last straw.

"have!"

Xu Li's answer rekindled a glimmer of hope in Mu Xi's heart, but this hope was quickly extinguished by Xu Li's next words.

"As long as Su Mo can cultivate to the level of Title Douluo before he turns eighteen... then everything will be solved."

The ward suddenly became so quiet that even breathing could be clearly heard.

Title Douluo is an insurmountable peak for any Soul Master.

Even in an era where the title of Douluo has become merely a unit of measurement for combat power, its true value has never changed.

Titled Douluo is a life that transcends ordinary people; it is the threshold to entering another kind of existence.

Although there is only one level difference between an 89th-level Soul Douluo and a 90th-level Title Douluo, their lifespans are vastly different.

The former's lifespan is the same as that of an ordinary person, barely reaching a hundred years old, but the latter can easily live to two hundred years old.

Even someone like Su Mo, who has exhausted a lot of his life force, could easily live for another hundred years if he cultivated to the level of a Title Douluo before the age of eighteen.

"Junior..."

Mu Xi murmured, her eyes reddening.

"Alright, senior, don't worry, I'm a genius."

Seeing that Mu Xi was on the verge of tears, Su Mo comforted her, "Reaching the Title Douluo level before the age of eighteen is a piece of cake for me!"

Su Mo's words conveyed a sense of ease and no anxiety whatsoever, as if Xu Li wasn't talking about him at all.

"Little brat, you're so young but you've got quite the big mouth."

"To cultivate to the level of a Title Douluo at the age of eighteen—even His Majesty Yun Ming couldn't achieve that! You really dare to say that!"

Yun Ming is widely recognized as the number one person on the mainland and the current head of the Sea God Pavilion.

In response to Ling Zichen's teasing, Su Mo confidently replied, "That's why I will replace him as the number one person on the mainland in the future."

"You little brat, you're pretty arrogant."

Ling Zichen was amused by Su Mo's confident demeanor and then extended an invitation to Su Mo, "How about joining the Tang Clan as my assistant? Maybe I can save your life someday."