Chapter 159: The Emperor Xue Ye was so angry that he vomited blood!
Yang Wudi said, "This Spirit Nourishing Pill is made by combining the essence of several semi-Immortal Herbs and Spiritual Plants that have the effect of increasing mental power. However, such herbs are too precious and limited.
Therefore, after taking the Spirit Nourishing Pill, it does not directly and significantly increase a Soul Master's mental power level, but rather provides a slow nourishing effect.
Currently, Spirit Hall possesses a large quantity of high-quality Whale Rubber, which allows many excellent Soul Masters to absorb ten-thousand-year soul rings at rank 40. However, their mental power cannot withstand the resentment impact from the ten-thousand-year soul ring.
This was also a previous research topic for our Medicine Hall. After taking this Spirit Nourishing Pill, in as little as half a year—or at most one year—a Soul Master with some talent can, at rank 40, have their mental power withstand the resentment impact of a ten-thousand-year soul ring."
"So, the earlier this Medicinal Pill is taken, the better—ideally before level 35—for the best effect."
Hu Bai nodded upon hearing this. "That's enough. In fact, if what you say is true, those extremely talented Soul Masters would have their first three soul rings be as high in age as possible.
For example, in extreme cases where the first soul ring is a thousand years, the second is four thousand years, and the third is eight thousand years, the full attribute boost brought by these three soul rings would already be enough for their mental power to withstand the resentment impact of a ten-thousand-year soul ring.
Of course, the situation I described is quite extreme. Even with Whale Rubber, most people's first soul ring is still a hundred years old, at most not exceeding eight hundred years."
Every time a Soul Master absorbs a soul ring, it not only increases their soul power level but also brings an overall attribute improvement, including strength, stamina, mental power, reaction speed, and so on.
However, because it is not a specialized mental power soul ring, a Soul Master's mental power will not increase as much as their soul power.
But if the age of the first three soul rings is very high, then that's another story.
After all, according to the previous genius standard, the first four soul rings were approximately: 400 years, 800 years, 2,000 years, and 6,000 years.
And according to the current situation, by taking Whale Rubber, as long as the combined age of the first three soul rings exceeds the previous four, there is hope of absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring for the fourth.
However, this carries a certain risk. If one cannot overcome it, there is a risk of becoming mentally incapacitated. That is why there is such a Medicinal Pill to enhance mental power.
"Xiao Bai, now my Medicine Hall has these four types of Medicinal Pills. What should be the next research direction?" Yang Wudi asked Hu Bai.
Hu Bai pondered for a moment. The current four Medicinal Pills are the Foundation Establishment Pill for improving talent, the Soul Ascension Pill for increasing soul power, the Saint Breaking Pill for aiding breakthroughs to Soul Saint, and the Spirit Nourishing Pill for enhancing mental power.
Medicinal Pills related to the cultivation of talent, soul power, and mental power have all been covered.
So, there's no need to say much about the next direction for Medicinal Pill research.
"Then let's develop some Medicinal Pills that can be used in daily life and combat," Hu Bai suggested. "Such as Medicinal Pills that accelerate soul power recovery, Medicinal Pills for resisting cold, and functional Medicinal Pills that increase attack or defense."
Yang Wudi's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "As expected of Xiao Bai, this is indeed very useful!"
Yang Wudi's greatest interest now is researching Medicinal Pills; he spends all his free time in the alchemy room.
As for his cultivation, there's no need to worry. While refining Medicinal Pills, soul power is constantly consumed and then restored, which is also a form of cultivation.
The appearance of the Saint Breaking Pill, however, was quite a surprise to Hu Bai. With such a Medicinal Pill, he might even have hope of breaking through to rank 70 during this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.
It's just a pity that, unlike the Soul Ascension Pill, each Soul Master can only take one Saint Breaking Pill in their lifetime, just like the Foundation Establishment Pill.
However, he is already at level 68 soul power. After taking the Soul Ascension Pill and then the Saint Breaking Pill, he is not far from level 70.
This is good news for him.
"Oh, right, Senior Yang Wudi, your soul power should have already broken through to level 80, right?" Hu Bai asked with some curiosity.
Yang Wudi smiled. "Yes, and I took some high-aged Whale Rubber, which significantly strengthened my physique. My eighth soul ring is around seventy thousand years old, and now I am also an eighty-third-rank Soul Douluo!"
Because Yang Wudi's medicinal pill refining has made significant contributions to Spirit Hall, he naturally obtained many resources from Spirit Hall. The fifty-thousand-year Whale Rubber was one of them.
Although Yang Wudi's current cultivation is very high, the effect of Whale Rubber is not as obvious, but it can still add tens of thousands of years of physical fitness to one's physique.
It's only because Yang Wudi's offerings are high enough; otherwise, he wouldn't have received fifty-thousand-year Whale Rubber.
Don't think that Spirit Hall has a large quantity of high-quality Whale Rubber; they still have a group of Soul Masters to support, and here, high-quality refers to Whale Rubber over ten thousand years old. Those over fifty thousand years old are extremely rare.
After all, although Qingluan Douluo and Guangling Douluo went to Sea God Island and had the help of the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, the Whale Rubber they obtained afterward was divided equally.
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Heaven Dou Empire.
Heaven Dou Royal Family.
"What did you say? Tianshui City publicly announced its separation from the Empire's control and turned to the Spirit Empire?!"
"Cough, cough, cough."
Emperor Xue Ye was furious. Due to his extreme emotions, he coughed incessantly, and suddenly, he spat out a mouthful of old blood.
"Your Majesty! Are you alright?"
"Imperial Father, Imperial Father, what's wrong?"
The princes, ministers, and the four Imperial Princes were all very concerned about Emperor Xue Ye's health.
Emperor Xue Ye was already old and could not withstand stimulation. Previously, Dugu Bo's departure and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's departure had already severely damaged his vitality.
After a long period of conditioning, his body had just begun to recover, but now came bad news: Tianshui City's secession!
One must know that Tianshui City is one of the more powerful major cities within the Heaven Dou Empire.
Don't think that Tianshui City's secession is a simple matter.
Where there's one, there's two; where there's two, there's three.
If Tianshui City actively seceded, what would other small city lords think?
What would the duchies under the Heaven Dou Empire's rule think?
This is merely the beginning!
And when Hu Bai proposed this condition to Shui Miaomiao, he had already anticipated such a result.
If Tianshui City seceded, what about the other major cities that have good relations with Tianshui City?
Blazing Fire City, God Wind City, Thunderclap City...
One must know that among the Five Element Academies, except for the Elephant Armored Academy, the other four have quite good relations.
This can be seen from their later formation of the Four Element Academies.
Of course, Thunder Academy is uncertain, as its later leader is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but the other three Element Academies are not necessarily so.
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