Chapter 158: Saint-Breaking Pill and Spirit-Nourishing Pill!
Among them, several Titled Douluo led by Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong planned to gradually annex the territories of the Two Great Empires, allowing the forces on the continent to witness the might of their Spirit Hall and thoroughly convince them.
During the meeting, over seventy percent of the Titled Douluo thought this way; there was no need to mention the seven Enshriners, who were all led by Qian Daoliu.
Even if some of them, like Qian Jun, believed a direct push would be simpler and more brutal, they would still give Qian Daoliu face.
After all, the Seraphim Martial Soul that Qian Daoliu possessed reflected an image of light and grandeur, which meant he could not agree to execute a decapitation strike.
And by gradually encroaching upon the territories of the Two Great Empires, the prestige of the Spirit Empire could be expanded; with one side gaining and the other losing, it was possible to gain a large amount of Power of Faith during this process to supplement the Angel Divine Power.
As for Bibi Dong, it was even simpler; the first eight trials of her Rakshasa God Test were not a problem for her, only requiring a bit of time.
But the Ninth Trial was different; no one would sacrifice themselves for Bibi Dong in the Rakshasa God Test.
If the Rakshasa God's main body was still alive, she could consume some Divine Power herself to open a planar passage connecting to the God Realm.
But the Rakshasa God was now merely a remnant soul.
It was impossible to open a planar passage.
And for Bibi Dong to activate the Ninth Trial, she needed to utilize the energy from a large number of corpses.
After all, Bibi Dong was not an evil Soul Master now; she would not devour the energy of living people to activate her God Test. But what if these people died during the war?
If Hu Bai remembered correctly, in the original work, Bibi Dong activated the Rakshasa Ninth Trial by sacrificing many dead soldiers and Soul Masters.
Regarding this, Hu Bai felt it was completely unnecessary; in fact, there were better locations and candidates to help her activate the Ninth Trial.
Slaughter City!
Those imprisoned in Slaughter City were originally depraved Soul Masters who had committed heinous crimes. If they died, Hu Bai felt they were not worth pitying at all.
Although Slaughter City might not have a huge population, there should still be tens of thousands, as it was not mentioned in the original work.
Moreover, since they were all vicious individuals, it meant their soul power levels would not be low; it was just that, due to the rules of Slaughter City, they could not use Soul Skills.
Assuming there were only ten thousand people, this would certainly not be enough for Bibi Dong to activate the Rakshasa Ninth Trial.
But don't forget, there was also the Slaughter King in Slaughter City!
The Slaughter King (Tang Chen), a level 99 Ultimate Douluo, was the same level as Qian Daoliu and was qualified to activate a God Test!
As long as Bibi Dong devoured and sacrificed him, she would have enough energy to activate the Ninth Trial!
Anyway, the Rakshasa God and the Asura God were inherently opposed, and Tang Chen, strictly speaking, was already dead and an enemy of Spirit Hall. Devouring an enemy would cause Hu Bai no psychological burden whatsoever.
The remaining thirty percent were actually the minority of Titled Douluo who supported the decapitation strike, including Dugu Bo, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong.
Some people, represented by Chen Xin and Gu Rong, felt there was no need for such trouble; since Spirit Hall had so many powerful top-tier Titled Douluo, there was no need to play war games with the Two Great Empires.
Others, represented by Dugu Bo, felt that the war dragged on for too long, resulting in too many casualties, and was unnecessary.
After all, the mid-to-low-level forces in the Two Great Empires were not weak, with at least two million soldiers. How long would this war last?
Furthermore, many of them probably didn't want to start a war, and it was the common people who would suffer.
That's why Dugu Bo spoke to Hu Bai about this today; he knew that, whether it was Bibi Dong or Qian Daoliu, if Hu Bai stepped forward, they would very likely listen to Hu Bai.
After Dugu Bo explained the situation to Hu Bai, Hu Bai understood.
He supported Dugu Bo.
Spirit Hall's high-end combat power was already so much stronger than the Two Great Empires, so there was absolutely no need to prolong the battle line.
As for whether the common people would criticize Spirit Hall for a decapitation strike and find such behavior shameful, that was completely nonexistent.
Given the current prestige of the Spirit Empire, if those common people couldn't distinguish good from bad, it could only mean that Spirit Hall had helped the wrong people.
How does the saying go? "Poor mountains and bad waters produce troublesome people."
But the number of these troublesome people only accounts for less than one percent of all common people; even one percent is considered a lot, and such a small voice won't stir up any waves.
Upon arriving at the Medicine Hall, he happened to see Yang Wudi.
"Your Highness Holy Son, you've come at just the right time. Our Medicine Hall has just developed two new Medicinal Pills, and I wanted you to take a look."
Hu Bai smiled: "Privately now, Senior Yang Wudi, there's no need to be so formal. I'm still used to you calling me Xiao Bai."
"Alright, let's go inside and talk. I'll show you the new Medicinal Pills we've developed."
Inner Hall.
Yang Wudi took out two exquisite small boxes from his Soul Guidance Device, and upon opening them, a faint medicinal fragrance wafted out.
Yang Wudi introduced, "This red Medicinal Pill is the Saint Breaking Pill. As its name suggests, a rank 69 Soul Emperor who consumes one has a high probability of breaking through to rank 70!
This Medicinal Pill is actually similar to the Soul Ascension Pill; it simply provides the total soul power needed to go from rank 69 to rank 70. But why do I say 'high probability'?
It's because some Soul Masters have limited talent, and the bottleneck for breaking through from rank 69 to rank 70 is too great. If their soul power had already exhausted its potential upon breaking through to rank 69, then the probability of them breaking through to rank 70 by consuming this Medicinal Pill would be greatly reduced."
"Of course, because the production of the Saint Breaking Pill is not easy, and it requires many rare Immortal Herbs. What I'm saying is my personal feeling. Currently, only one disciple from the Medicine Hall has consumed it, and there have been no adverse reactions; he also successfully broke through."
What Yang Wudi said actually had some basis; there was a very obvious example here—Yu Xiaogang!
Yu Xiaogang: …
With innate half-level soul power, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan used countless medicinal plants on him, which only managed to raise his soul power to rank 29, and then he couldn't break through to rank 30 for decades.
Did he not want to?
No, it was because his own potential was limited, and the two soul rings he absorbed earlier were incorrect. Unless he had Immortal Herb-level medicinal materials to cleanse his marrow, he would never be able to break through to rank 30 in his lifetime.
In other words, even if Yu Xiaogang were given a Soul Ascension Pill, he would still have a fifty percent chance of not being able to break through to rank 30!
After all, the medicinal materials used to refine the Soul Ascension Pill did not include Immortal Grade medicinal materials; the highest-grade material was a half-Immortal Herb, and it was only used as a medicinal primer, combined with other first-grade spiritual plants to refine it.
Yang Wudi continued, "This other blue medicinal pill is the one our Medicine Hall has been trying to refine for a while—a medicinal pill that can enhance a Soul Master's mental power, named the Spirit Nurturing Pill."
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