Chapter 210: Tang San's Trip to Gengxin City

It is said that since Tang San attended the Single Attribute Four Families gathering, he felt reluctant but was helpless.

Originally Tang San planned to absorb the Single Attribute Three Great Families, then could massively expand the Tang Sect; at that point the Tang Sect would have over a thousand Soul Grandmasters plus many top experts, becoming a huge sect.

Unfortunately, fate outdid plans; the Single Attribute Four Families split on the spot, and even the brothers Tai Tan and Niu Gao completely fell apart.

However, after receiving an order from Crown Prince Xue Qinghe for two thousand Zhuge Crossbows, he immediately regained confidence.

Crown Prince Xue Qinghe made it clear that these orders are only initial; if the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapon power is confirmed, he will report to Emperor Xue Ye, and the empire will reassess placing massive orders.

At this moment Tang San felt as if he saw a broad road ahead, believing the Tang Sect was about to rise.

Thus Tang San and Tai Tan left Heaven Dou City without pause, intending to go to Gengxin City to purchase large quantities of raw materials and even plan to recruit some excellent blacksmiths.

Unfortunately, when they arrived in Gengxin City, they were instantly disappointed.

Niu Gao and Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect Elder Ning Fengyuan had already arrived in Gengxin City a week earlier.

The two acted like newly rich, buying extravagantly throughout Gengxin City.

Especially Ning Fengyuan, also a Soul Saint of the Qibao Liuli Pagoda martial soul, possesses extremely strong detection ability, able to locate various rare metals.

Both were not short of money, especially Ning Fengyuan, who apparently, under Ning Fengzhi's orders, carried over a hundred million Gold Soul Coin Cards.

They stayed in Gengxin City for a full five days; the market's metal raw materials were completely swept clean, the various weapons in blacksmith shops were also cleared, and they even recruited a large number of blacksmiths to leave.

Of course some thought the two were easy targets and tried to provoke them, only to run into a big nail.

Niu Gao, however, is a distinguished Title Douluo, and once he shows a hint of power, no one dares to speak nonsense.

And Ning Fengyuan, as an Elder of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, is equally shrewd and capable; his detection is even stronger, able to uncover hidden deep treasures.

After the two left Gengxin City satisfied, Tang San and Tai Tan arrived there two days later.

By then Gengxin City had already been stripped clean, leaving only low‑value ordinary iron ore; even with Tang San's brilliance and Tai Tan's high standing in the Iron Sword Xiehui, the city could not produce more raw materials nor provide many treasures for them to scavenge.

In the end Tang San and Tai Tan, reluctantly, could only purchase some raw stones left after Niu Gao and Ning Fengyuan had taken the rest.

As for recruiting blacksmiths, even Tang San no longer had that much time or energy.

Because the Spirit Hall's news that Xiao Wu was hidden in Shrek Academy spread across the Douluo Continent, even Gengxin City had countless people discussing Xiao Wu, each talking about the ten‑thousand‑year transformation soul, their eyes nearly glowing.

Tang San was instantly shocked; although Shrek Academy has its own teachers and Dean Flanders, Soul Grandmasters' covetousness for the ten‑thousand‑year Soul Beast cannot be dismissed by just two Soul Douluo.

Therefore Tang San's heart raced back home, wanting to return immediately to protect Xiao Wu, and he did not spend much thought on other matters.

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Inside the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, in Ning Fengzhi's secret chamber, this is the sect's absolutely hidden and safe place.

At this moment, besides Yang Xiong, there were also Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Sword Soul Douluo, Dugu Bo, Lin Gong, Meng Shu, and even Yang Wudi had hurried back.

And now Yang Xiong held a dark‑green bead in his hand, which was Dugu Bo's poison pill.

Yang Xiong specifically sought Dugu Bo to borrow his poison pill, and even asked Dugu Bo about the original method of condensing the poison pill.

Dugu Bo, now unusually helpless, said: "Little Monster, what nerve are you firing? My poison pill was unintentionally formed when I broke through to Title Douluo; you practice well yourself, why do you also want to condense a poison pill?"

Yang Xiong smiled faintly: "Thank you, Poison Soul Douluo senior, I've actually been pondering this for a while; perhaps it can truly boost my strength and solve a very big problem."

Everyone present stared at Dugu Bo with knife‑sharp gazes; if Dugu Bo hadn't produced some nonsense poison pill, why would Yang Xiong be so interested now, wanting to condense a poison pill as well?

Dugu Bo felt a tingling on his scalp and said: "Little Monster, I'll tell you everything I know; if anything actually happens, don't blame me."

Yang Xiong quickly spoke: "Poison Soul Douluo senior, I thank you before you even have time? Perhaps your poison pill is the greatest discovery in the Soul Grandmaster world."

In fact, Yang Xiong has always been puzzled: although Dugu Bo claims to be invincible in group battles, his Soul Power Level is the lowest among Title Douluo, and even after many years as a Title Douluo he has shown no improvement.

Yet he possesses massive area‑of‑effect killing power; even Title Douluo cannot contend with him. Besides his unique martial soul, it's probably because he has a poison pill that his soul power is deeper than other Soul Grandmasters of the same rank, making him more suitable for wide‑range use.

Yang Xiong has been closely observing this poison pill for several days; although it appears as a simple sphere, its interior is intricately complex.

Inside this poison pill lies not only half of Dugu Bo's strength, but also the power that emerged when Dugu Bo's martial soul evolved from Jade Phosphorus Snake to Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor, containing far too many things.

After Yang Xiong roughly understood the condensation process and operation scheme of the poison pill, he decided to condense a Soul Core for himself.

Throughout the Douluo World, the Soul Core is the greatest transformation that truly changes the world; once one truly possesses a Soul Core, the Soul Master World can produce many Title Douluo, and the strength of Title Douluo sees a considerable boost.

Only after condensing a Soul Core does a Title Douluo's cultivation avoid serious hindrance, even allowing ordinary Title Douluo to ascend to higher realms.

Similarly, because of the Soul Core's emergence, many top Soul Douluo stuck at bottlenecks can rise to Title Douluo via a Soul Core; unfortunately, once a Soul Grandmaster reaches Title Douluo, further advancement becomes difficult.

It can be said that in the entire Soul Master world, the Soul Core truly changes everything, and the poison pill of the Poison Soul Douluo is the prototype of the Soul Core.

The reason Title Douluo's cultivation is slow is that the soul power undergoes a phase change from liquid to solid; thus, after becoming a Title Douluo, each increase in soul power level is extremely difficult.

Although Yang Xiong lacks the dual martial souls of Huo Gua, he is very confident in condensing his first Soul Core, possessing ultimate power and also ultimate attributes.

Yang Xiong closed his eyes, sat cross‑legged at the center of the secret chamber, instantly summoned his martial soul, turning his whole body blood‑red, with dense golden patterns appearing.

His power rose to the extreme; every cell, every fiber of muscle, every inch of marrow seemed to boil.

Then his internal soul power began to operate in a special way, exactly the method of condensing Dugu Bo's poison pill.

The primary martial soul differs from other martial souls; many can condense their essence into the palm, but because the primary martial soul encompasses the whole body, it cannot be condensed.

But as he elevated his martial soul to the extreme, Yang Xiong's body and martial soul seemed to gradually separate; a blood‑red silhouette appeared around his body, identical to Yang Xiong but more fierce and robust.

As Yang Xiong gradually gained control, all his soul power surged like a raging river, rapidly circulating throughout his body.

With time, a blood‑red silhouette gradually appeared before Yang Xiong, as if the primary martial soul had completely detached.

At this moment, Yang Xiong's spirit power seemed to reach its peak; all his soul power radiated outward, beginning to coalesce before him.

Yang Xiong intends to condense his first Soul Core into a Power Soul Core, gathering all his strength together; this is the strongest aspect of his primary martial soul at this stage.

As time passed, Yang Xiong's soul power depleted rapidly; when about half was consumed, the martial soul's phantom before him seemed to start coalescing.

Now Yang Xiong seemed to have exerted his power to the limit; this power did not stem from a single spot but from every inch of his muscles and every drop of his blood, as if draining all his strength.

The blood‑red silhouette before Yang Xiong now began to change; originally just a gaseous, virtual figure, it started to solidify, the red silhouette fading into a rapidly rotating liquid sphere.

Yang Xiong dared not be careless; condensing the first Soul Core proved far harder than he imagined, especially due to the primary martial soul's peculiarity.

But now Yang Xiong had no retreat; all his strength seemed nearly exhausted, not just power but also his Qi Blood, even his bone density, all crucial to his ultimate force.

The blood‑red sphere before Yang Xiong spun faster and faster, especially as more soul power poured in, rotating at high speed, unable to stop.

After an unknown amount of time, as Yang Xiong's strength seemed to be spent and his spirit power and soul power also nearly depleted, the blood‑red Soul Core began to transition from liquid to solid, appearing as a blood‑red bead.

If one observes closely, this blood‑red bead is very similar to Dugu Bo's poison pill; not only are the surface patterns extremely alike, even the internal structure is very similar.

At this moment Yang Xiong is enduring immense pain, not only because a large amount of soul power and spirit are being poured into his soul core, but even the energy of his soul bone is gradually merging into the soul core.

Just as Yang Xiong's spiritual power is about to be completely exhausted, his entire head instantly turns blue, and the Blue Silver King Head Soul Bone also seems to have raised its strength to the limit, supporting Yang Xiong's remaining spiritual power.

Meanwhile, the soul core at this moment gradually becomes a solid sphere, and within the sphere, besides possessing extreme power, a blood‑red human silhouette seems to slowly appear on the sphere, looking exceedingly ferocious.

At this moment Yang Xiong is overjoyed, for he has finally succeeded in condensing his first soul core.

What follows is the most critical part: the soul core must gradually merge with his own body and martial soul, so that the soul core can operate independently, rapidly absorb energy from the air, thereby accelerating cultivation speed.

At this moment everyone present stare intently at the soul core before Yang Xiong, their eyes filled with awe, also with astonishment, and even a hint of fear.

Everyone feels that the soul core contains an extremely terrifying power, perhaps it already comprises all of Yang Xiong's strength, even the Qi Blood that has condensed; if this soul core were to Explosion, its power would be unimaginable.

And the energy in the air seems attracted by this soul core, actually rushing into the soul core, like a giant whale devouring energy hundreds or even thousands of meters around, far surpassing Title Douluo's cultivation speed.

(End of Chapter)