38 Chapter 38: Starting the Process.

If Shirou listened to Chen Xin's thoughts at the end, he would be surprised to find Chen Xin to know about it. However, even if Shirou listened to him, Shirou wouldn't tell him that easily, since it would be his secret for now, unless he already possessed the power to defeat a Title Douluo.

Dugu Bo regained his senses and looked at Dugu Yan, "Yan Yan, to judge Xiao Shi's talent, we don't only judge his talent by fighting ability alone, but there are many other factors that make us both respect and admire. with him. One of them is the talent for his vast knowledge."

"Hmph! Knowledge? That's meaningless. In front of such a strong power, knowledge will only be wasted." Dugu Yan said in a dissatisfied tone.

Dugu Bo shook his head and sighed, Ciel who had been silent for a while said, "Elder Sister Yan, I believe Big Sister Yan's philosophy is wrong. If it is indeed the most excellent strength, I believe that with the current level of power Master possesses, it is unlikely that Uncle Ning, Venerable Poison Douluo, and Venerable Sword Douluo will appreciate it. Moreover, during this time Master himself had never shown the level of his strength to them. They value Master not for his strength, but for the knowledge he possesses."

"Ha?" Dugu Yan was surprised to see that it was Ciel himself who answered. Dugu Yan looked at Dugu Bo as he said, "Grandfather, is that true?"

Dugu Bo nodded and said, "Ciel is right, Yan Yan. We value Xiao Shi, not for his strength, but his knowledge. Our gathering here was also caused by Xiao Shi due to his knowledge. Sect Master Ning's martial soul who would become Nine Treasure Title Glazed because of Shirou's knowledge. Even we believe in this Douluo continent, no one can compare the knowledge of martial souls, medicinal herbs, and soul beasts better than that kid."

"Grandfather, didn't you say that Master is the most knowledgeable person in that field?" Dugu Yan asked again.

Dugu Bo nodded and said, "I did say that once. However, at that time I still had not met Xiao Shi. Moreover, if Master had really good knowledge, he could solve his martial soul problem. However, we have not heard him solve the problem. I say that because I'm just amazed by the theory he published."

"Venerable Poison Douluo, could it be that the theory under discussion is the 10 Core Competitiveness Theory issued by the Wuhan Hall on Master's behalf?" Ciel asked carefully.

Dugu Bo nodded and looked at Ciel, "Son, do you know about this theory?"

Ciel nodded and said, "I know it. Master has also taught me about this theory." Ciel paused for a moment and continued again, "In Master's own opinion, it's not good to say that the 10 core competitiveness theories are theories that Master put out or invented."

"Ha? What do you mean?" Dugu Yan was surprised to hear Ciel's words. Not only Dugu Yan but Dugu Bo and Chen Xin who were beside them were also attracted by Ciel's words.

"Master once said that the 10 core competitiveness theories issued by the Wuhun Hall on behalf of the Master are theories that should not be issued in the Master's name. Master himself put out the theory 20 years ago, but the material on the theory has been around longer than knowing the theory's family. Like the theory about the lifespan of a soul ring that a Soul Master at his level could absorb, this theory had existed for a long time from both the Wuhun Hall side and the Stra Lou Empire side. However, this theory was not published. Master himself only thought that this Master was not doing research related to the 10 core powers of the theory, but that the Master had deliberately stolen the research that had belonged to the Wuhun Hall and published it in his name. Therefore, Master does not consider that theory to be a theory issued by Master."

Chen Xin and Dugu Bo came back to their senses and also thought about this matter. They are already older than Master and also they have become a Soul Master even Master himself has not been born into this world. This is what makes them think back to the problem then they are starting to understand the words that Ciel explained.

Ciel looked at Chen Xin and Dugu Bo, "Venerable Poison Douluo, Venerable Sword Douluo, considering the ages you both have now, you must have been born and became a Soul Master even before that Master was born into this world. At that time, I was sure that this theory of core competitiveness had never existed in the Douluo Continent. Tell me, how can you determine the lifespan limit of the soul rings you can absorb at a certain level?"

Dugu Bo and Chen Xin looked at each other, they looked back at each other and it was Dugu Bo who replied, "Back then I determined the boundary of the soul ring under my father's guidance as well."

Chen Xin nodded and said, "Just like Old Poison, I was also helped by my Father to determine the limit of the soul ring that could be absorbed"

Ciel nodded and said, "Knowledge of the absorption limit of the soul ring itself is very old. Master said, this Douluo continent doesn't have a patent, and also Wuhun Hall itself doesn't bother to explain this matter since this knowledge is already endemic in various circles of Soul Master society, they already know about absorption limits even before they explain it. Therefore, Master said that it is not good for Master to say that the 10 core competitiveness theories mentioned that he did the research and he also discovered it."

"Xiao Ci, what do you want to say, you want to tell us that your Master is the best in terms of knowledge?" Dugu Yan instantly came to a conclusion and an intention for Ciel to join their conversation.

Ciel nodded proudly as he said, "Indeed. Teachers are the best. In terms of talent, strength, and knowledge, a Master is the best. in terms of talent, I believe no one can compete with Master, in terms of strength, perhaps the current Master still hasn't reached the level of a Title Douluo, but at the same level, no one can beat Master, and lastly in terms of knowledge, no no one can match Master through his knowledge in this Douluo continent"

Dugu Yan, Chen Xin, and Dugu Bo fell silent at these words from Ciel. Chen Xin and Dugu Bo themselves already considered Shirou to be an existence with the first-rate talent in the Douluo Continent. They considered it that way since Shirou himself was the one who could hide his level of soul power under their eyes. However, their silence was because the child in front of them was Ciel. They did not expect that a child who is 6 years old has this kind of knowledge and pattern of thinking.

"Hey, what are you guys talking about?" Simultaneously, the four of them listened to the voice of Shirou slowly walking towards them followed by Ning Fenzhi who was now holding the Delicate Silk Tulip Flower with a face full of joy.

"We only discussed a few things, Master." Ciel stepped forward and said.

"I see." Shirou nodded and didn't care or find out about the conversation the four of them had. Shirou himself didn't listen to their conversation because he was so focused on picking up the Delicate Silk Tulip he didn't have time to try to listen to the conversation the four of them were having.

Shirou turned his attention to Ning Fenzhi and said, "Uncle Ning, then, let us begin the process of absorbing this Delicate Silk Tulip Flower according to the steps I previously explained to Uncle Ning."

"I understand." Ning Fenzhi nodded.

Ning Fenzhi immediately sat in a meditative position and placed his scepter beside him, took a deep breath, and began to absorb the Delicate Silk Tulip Flowers according to the steps Shirou had previously described.

Seeing that Ning Fenzhi had already started in the process of absorbing the Delicate Silk Tulip Flower, Shirou immediately turned his attention towards Dugu Bo and said, "Grandpa Poison, have you brought the ingredients?"

Dugu Bo nodded and said, "I already brought it. Is it necessary to take it out now?"

Shirou shook his head and said, "There's no need to take all those ingredients out now. We'd better start with the ingredients to heal Older Sister Yan first."

"Ha?" Dugu Yan was very surprised to hear Shirou's words, "What do you mean to heal me?" Dugu Yan asked Shirou in a disgruntled tone.

Shirou was speechless at Dugu Yan's words, Shirou immediately turned his attention to Dugu Bo and said, "Grandpa Poison, have you never explained the situation Big Sister Yan is in?"

"Older brother? What situation? Am I suffering from an illness? Why didn't Grandpa explain it to me?" Dugu Yan asked in a worried tone to Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo sighed and looked at Dugu Yan and said, "Come with Grandpa, I will explain the whole situation to you"

Dugu Yan nodded and started to follow Dugu Bo to get an explanation related to his current situation. Chen Xin who was listening to the whole conversation immediately stepped forward and said, "Little friend, what happened?"

"Grandpa Sword, actually Grandpa Poison and Older Sister Yan are suffering from poisoning from their martial souls."

"Poisoned? Then for the ingredients, you asked for earlier?"

"The ingredients themselves are the ingredients that allowed me to concoct a healing Pill to recover the poisoning that Big Sister Yan had suffered. Aside from those ingredients, Grandpa Poison had also actually gathered all the ingredients enough to make 4 Evolution Pills for himself as well as Big Sister Yan. Since I'm going to make the Evolution Pill, I also took the time to help Grandpa Poison to cure his grandson, Since the poison that Big Sister Yan is suffering from isn't too bad yet."

"Wait!… You're saying that Old Poison has already gathered all the ingredients to make the Evolution Pill?" Chen Xin asked with a face full of surprise.

Shirou nodded and said, "Yes. It was Grandpa Poison himself who said that he had gathered enough ingredients to make an Evolution Pill for himself and Big Sister Yan to use. On top of that, Poison Grandpa also had a pretty good Furnace that he said could make high-grade Pills. That's also the reason why I invited Ciel to come here because I also wanted to make an Evolution Pill for him to unseal his current martial soul and increase his martial soul to its highest potential."

"You also have the ingredients?" Chen Xin was again shocked by this news.

"Agh~ I do have it, Grandfather Sword. I found these ingredients on my adventures, and they were enough to make an Evolution Pill for Ciel."

"I see" Chen Xin sighed, " Damn~ I didn't expect that Old Poison to have the ingredients to make an Evolution Pill. Is that why he didn't show a surprised face after he received the paper from Xiao Shi?" Chen Xin thought seriously.

"By the way, Grandfather Sword, what percentage of the Seven Treasure Title Glazed Sect has gathered the materials to make the Evolution Pill?" Shirou asked curiously.

Chen Xin woke up from his thoughts and looked at Shirou with a proud look as he said, "We have gathered half of the ingredients needed to make the Evolution Pill"

"Half ingredients? That's good news." Shirou nodded with a smile.

"Xiao Shi, you said that Old Poison also suffered from poisoning. Can you heal him too?" Chen Xin asked in a curious tone.

"The Poison Grandpa's poisoning is already severe enough to have entered his bone marrow. If it was done by someone else, it would be quite difficult to do so. However, I have a Pill that can cure that. I've also asked Poison Grandpa to gather the ingredients to make his healing Pill. Poison Grandpa also seems to have those ingredients, later after Older Sister Yan's healing, I have a plan to cure Poison Grandpa first before I make the Evolution Pill"

"I understand" Chen Xin nodded, " It seems that with Xiao Shi making the Pill, there is a chance that we can see the real power that Xiao Shi possesses."

"Looks like Uncle Ning's absorption process is about to be completed," Shirou said casually as he looked at Ning Fenzhi.

Ning Fenzhi's absorption process was quite fast since Ning Fenzhi's soul force had already reached the Saint Soul level, this meant that the Delicate Silk Tulip Flower Immortal Plant had no significant effect on increasing Ning Fenzhi's soul force but only increased the potency of his martial soul. previously Seven Treasure Title Glazed became Nine Treasure Title Glazed.

Chen Xin also woke up in his mind and stared at Ning Fenzhi to wait for the birth of the legendary martial soul that was Nine Treasure Title Glazed.