Douluo: In an extraordinary world, with unparallel understanding!

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"Brother Yu, this time the pill had almost no impurities. Regarding the soul power boost, maybe because I've taken so many pills recently, the effect wasn't as strong. But it's definitely better than the last batch. Compared to the first batch, excluding the resistance factor, the effect was at least three times better."

Now skilled in refining pills, controlling the quantity of ingredients, and mastering the timing and heat, Su Yu began adding rare and precious herbs to the process.

Three months later...

"The Great Revival Pill is finally complete."

Opening the cauldron, Su Yu took out the masterpiece he had spent an entire month continuously refining.

The pill was perfectly round, with a dewy gloss, restrained spiritual energy, and an irresistible fragrance. Just inhaling its aroma was enough to slightly accelerate Su Yu's soul power circulation—even though he was already a Soul Sage.

"If a soul beast were to swallow this Great Revival Pill, it could directly gain a thousand years of cultivation."

Generally, soul beasts possess soul power far exceeding that of soul masters at the same level, particularly larger soul beasts.

Moreover, soul beasts rarely know how to refine and maximize their own cultivation naturally.

Even under such conditions, a single Great Revival Pill could still directly boost a soul beast's cultivation by a thousand years.

For a soul master, even a Soul King, the pill would increase their soul power by at least five levels.

As for Su Yu, a Soul Sage, it was estimated that it could still directly enhance his soul power by one full level.

He had already memorized the medicinal properties of the herbs but hadn't carefully studied their compatibility or theoretical combinations.

Huo Yuhao had no idea about the origins of the alchemy manual Su Yu was using. While Su Yu followed the manual to operate the cauldron and refine pills, Huo Yuhao assisted him as his helper.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

"Tsk tsk, it finally looks different this time."

Su Yu lifted the lid of the cauldron, revealing perfectly round, glossy pills radiating spiritual brilliance and a rich fragrance. A satisfied smile spread across his face.

This wasn't the first successful batch he had produced in the past month.

However, this batch was the first to meet his standards of excellence.

In alchemy, if the pill couldn't amplify the medicinal properties to more than double the effect of consuming the raw herbs directly, then it wasn't worth refining at all.

"Yuhao, try this batch of Foundation Strengthening Pills."

Inside the massive cauldron, over ten flawless pills lay intact. Su Yu picked one up and handed it to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao accepted the pill and swallowed it immediately.

For the past month, he had been enduring pain while feeling exhilaration at the same time.

The continuous consumption of refined pills had directly boosted his soul power by one level.

As for the impurities and toxins in the pills, since they had only just accumulated in his body, they were all purified by Su Yu's second soul skill.

However, the purification process was quite painful.

Still, the rapid increase in soul power was incredibly satisfying, and Huo Yuhao had no complaints whatsoever.

An hour later, Huo Yuhao opened his eyes.

"Brother Yu, this time the pill had almost no impurities. Regarding the soul power boost, maybe because I've taken so many pills recently, the effect wasn't as strong. But it's definitely better than the last batch. Compared to the first batch, excluding the resistance factor, the effect was at least three times better."

Now skilled in refining pills, controlling the quantity of ingredients, and mastering the timing and heat, Su Yu began adding rare and precious herbs to the process.

Three months later...

"The Great Revival Pill is finally complete."

Opening the cauldron, Su Yu took out the masterpiece he had spent an entire month continuously refining.

The pill was perfectly round, with a dewy gloss, restrained spiritual energy, and an irresistible fragrance. Just inhaling its aroma was enough to slightly accelerate Su Yu's soul power circulation—even though he was already a Soul Saint.

"If a soul beast were to swallow this Great Revival Pill, it could directly gain a thousand years of cultivation."

Generally, soul beasts possess soul power far exceeding that of soul masters at the same level, particularly larger soul beasts.

Moreover, soul beasts rarely know how to refine and maximize their own cultivation naturally.

Even under such conditions, a single Great Revival Pill could still directly boost a soul beast's cultivation by a thousand years.

For a soul master, even a Soul King, the pill would increase their soul power by at least five levels.

As for Su Yu, a Soul Sage, it was estimated that it could still directly enhance his soul power by one full level.

The key point was that this batch of pills produced a total of nine Great Revival Pills! Of course, the majority of the herbs and spiritual plants they had gathered on the Phoenix Continent were now consumed.

"With my current condition, the effects of the first three pills should manifest perfectly. After that, the effectiveness might diminish significantly," Su Yu estimated.

As for Huo Yuhao, the effects of three pills would likely amount to the theoretical effect of just two. The more he refined, the smaller the benefits would become.

In the end, the two decided to split the pills: Su Yu would refine three, Huo Yuhao another three, and the remaining three would be reserved for Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.

A single Great Revival Pill, if taken by the sibling duo after reaching the Soul Emperor level, could potentially boost their soul power by two or three levels.

With the allocation settled, Su Yu and Huo Yuhao began refining the pills.

Instead of staying at the Xuanming Sect to do so, they returned the alchemy room and left, seeking a place abundant in spiritual energy.

They returned the alchemy room early, leaving Xuanming Sect's leader, Xu Yang, in high spirits. He happily sent the duo off, relieved that the production of Xuan Shui Pills hadn't been significantly delayed. Xu Yang even felt like he had made an excellent deal.

However, when he later received a report from the sect's alchemy elder, detailing how the lingering medicinal aroma in the alchemy room was potent enough to accelerate soul power circulation and help a Grandmaster-level soul master improve by half a level in a short time, Xu Yang's expression darkened.

"Damn it! Where did those two brats get so many high-grade herbs, and how could the pills they refined be of such a high caliber? And I traded all of this for a half-expired Serpent Ganoderma?! I've been scammed!"

Meanwhile, Su Yu and Huo Yuhao set up soul tools around their chosen location to prevent disturbances, then began refining the pills.

The mechanism by which the pill enhanced soul power lay in stimulating internal soul power while remodeling the body through its medicinal properties.

According to Su Yu's understanding, the advancement of a soul master's level was essentially the process of engraving the various insights and traits of their soul power throughout their meridians and body.

Su Yu's abundant life force provided an inexhaustible source of energy for his soul power, enabling faster engraving within his body. This dense vitality also enhanced the efficiency of the engraving process.

The medicinal properties of the pill, however, worked differently. They not only amplified the stimulation of soul power but also contained various insights and energies that could be absorbed into the body.

Refining the pills was no quick task, requiring a significant amount of time.

By the time they had refined three pills each, three months had passed.

Su Yu, however, only needed two months to fully absorb the pills, breaking through three levels of soul power in the process and reaching Level 79.

During the initial four months of alchemy, both Huo Yuhao and Su Yu had consumed some intermediate-grade pills, increasing their soul power by three and one levels respectively.

In total, Su Yu had gained four levels of soul power in the six months of pill refining and consumption—a highly worthwhile return.

As for Huo Yuhao, Su Yu waited another month after completing his own refinement to let Huo Yuhao fully absorb the effects of his three Great Revival Pills.

Before refining the pills, Huo Yuhao had already broken through to Level 49.

The first pill pushed him to Level 50, and with the fifth soul ring granted by the Bewildering Butterfly, he jumped straight to Level 55.

The effects of the next two pills were significantly reduced, but they still pushed his soul power to Level 59, just shy of Level 60.

Opening his eyes and sensing the immense power coursing through him, Huo Yuhao felt a sense of disconnection, as if he had been reborn into another world.

It had only been half a year since Huo Yuhao was a Soul Master at level 46, and now, in such a short time, he had reached level 59—just one step away from acquiring his sixth soul ring and becoming a Soul Emperor!

Indeed, such was the nature of opportunities!

At the same time, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel more confident.

Previously, he had been only one year younger than Su Yu, but there was a significant gap of nearly thirty levels between them.

However, that gap was quickly shrinking.

At the very least, it had shrunk from thirty levels to just twenty.

Of course, Huo Yuhao knew that further soul power growth would become increasingly difficult as he leveled up. Nevertheless, seeing the numerical gap between their soul power narrowing, he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

At least there was still hope to catch up.

Unlike Senior Laugh, whose gap in soul tool mastery never seemed to shrink, not even in terms of levels.

"It's been over half a year again. I should check on the current situation in the Sun Moon Empire," Su Yu thought.

The Soul Fighting Tournament would be over in just about a year, and Xu Tianran should be starting to ease up on his schemes by now.

It was about time to send Huo Yuhao back.

Having Huo Yuhao with him occasionally felt convenient due to his spiritual detection ability, but there were also many inconveniences.

For one, it limited their ability to take risks.

What might be a simple exploration for Su Yu was, in fact, an enormous risk for Huo Yuhao.

Upon returning to the nearby town, Su Yu began inquiring about the current situation in the continent.

"I heard the Sun Moon Empire is at war again."

"Tsk, that new emperor of the Sun Moon Empire is far from trustworthy. If you ask me, he should be replaced!"

"Exactly. As soon as he ascended the throne, he started wars everywhere. What if it causes an even bigger mess when their internal situation stabilizes?"

A group of Grandmasters expressed their opinions loudly, as if they were the ones in charge of the world.

"Ugh, I heard the rebellious forces in the Sun Moon Empire are almost entirely wiped out now."

"Hmph, a bunch of useless people. Even the Star Luo and Heavenly Soul Empires pressured them, and they still couldn't make a dent!"

"…."

These few days, my eyes have been sore from staring at the screen for too long. My condition isn't great, so I've been late on updates. Apologies!

As you can tell from my recent performance, I truly have no backlog. Please stop pushing me. I'll do my best to write at least 10,000 words a day without delay.

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