Douluo Dalu: Ice Snake Martial Spirit, Infinite Evolution

Chapter 40 Heading to the Sun-Moon Empire
The next morning!

Dugu Han opened his eyes, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

After absorbing the Ice Soul Cold Dragon's soul ring, he gained a half-amplified attack soul skill called: Ice Soul Dragon Fist
When used, a layer of hard ice scales will appear on the arms, which can increase strength by 100%. At the same time, after attacking the enemy, it can slow down the enemy's soul power circulation speed or even freeze it.

Moreover, the 100% increase in strength can be combined with the increase in the first soul skill.

Moreover, the improvement of his soul power was just as he expected. With the help of the huge energy of the soul ring, he directly broke through to level 23.

"Xiaohan, how are you?"

Xiaobai sat next to him and yawned out of boredom. When he saw Dugu Han wake up after absorbing the soul ring, he asked the first thing he did.

"good, very good!"

Dugu Han was very satisfied. Whether it was the soul skills provided by the Ice Soul Cold Dragon or the additional soul power provided by the soul ring that was more than 1,400 years old, he was very satisfied.

"That's good!"

Xiaobai nodded, then leaned forward and said, "Then let's go back. I haven't finished eating the honey yet!"

"it is good!"

Dugu Han climbed up with a smile and followed Xiaobai back to the ice house.

After returning, he continued to practice!

It wasn't until a month later that Mr. Xue suddenly arrived with a gold-plated invitation.

Dugu Han finally stopped practicing!
"Young Master, news has arrived from the Sun-Moon Empire!"

As soon as Elder Xue entered the room, he spoke solemnly, "The Crown Prince Xu Tianran of the Sun-Moon Empire was assassinated three months ago. While his life is not in danger, his legs are crippled and he can no longer stand. The Sun-Moon Empire was shaken at the time, and they sealed off the border three months ago. They only recently opened it, and this news has spread."

Dugu Han frowned when he heard this.

He has been busy practicing recently and has forgotten about this matter!

In the original novel, Xu Tianran was assassinated by his own brother, which resulted in his legs becoming disabled, unable to stand up again, and even losing his fertility.

The second prince Xu Tianming, who assassinated Xu Tianran, was also captured by Xu Tianran's scheme.

Dugu Han thought for a moment and asked, "What about my cousin Tianming? Any news about him?"

"I haven't heard anything about Xu Tianming!"

Elder Xue shook his head, then handed the gilded invitation to Dugu Han and said, "Xu Tianran specially sent you this invitation to attend a dinner party in the Sun and Moon Empire, scheduled for half a month from now."

"Dinner party!"

Dugu Han took the invitation and opened it to take a look.

"Little Lord!"

Elder Xue speculated, "The dinner was held at the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace. I feel Xu Tianran was using the dinner as a pretext to announce to the outside world that he was safe in order to stabilize the people's hearts and secure his position as Crown Prince."

Dugu Han thought for a moment and nodded, "Then let's go to the Sun-Moon Empire. It's a good opportunity to visit my uncle, the Emperor, and pay my respects to my deceased uncle. Also, if possible, I'd like to meet Kong Deming, the legendary soul mentor of the Sun-Moon Empire!"

"Kong Deming?"

Elder Xue muttered something, then suddenly remembered something and confirmed, "Is it the head of the Sun Moon Empire's Worship Hall, the legendary soul mentor who is closest to level ten?"

"It's him!"

Dugu Han nodded and said, "I have some Ice Extreme Divine Crystals containing Ice Spirits, which are top-level ice-attribute materials. If possible, I would like to ask him to help make them into soul guides."

"But I heard that he has been in seclusion for many years and has not appeared since!"

"I'll try my best to see him. If I can't, I'll just go and visit my uncle, the emperor, and pay my respects to him who has passed away!"

Dugu Han's tone was somewhat helpless. He had two uncles. The eldest uncle was He Caitou's father, and the second uncle was the current emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire.

But his uncle suddenly passed away more than a year ago!

Of course, this is the public statement. In reality, it was his second uncle who launched a coup and overthrew his eldest uncle!

Dugu Han knew the news in advance, but he couldn't tell it, so he was embarrassed to go to the Sun and Moon Empire.

In addition, the Xingluo Empire took the opportunity to attack the Sun and Moon Empire, and it has been delayed until now.

"This is the fate of the royal family!"

Dugu Han shook his head, went out to find Xiaobai, and told him that he would be temporarily leaving the Far North for the Sun and Moon Empire. "When will you come back?" Xiaobai yawned and said.

"About a month!"

Dugu Han estimated the time himself, then stroked Xiaobai's soft fur and said with a smile, "There is a kind of Moon Spirit Bee in the Sun-Moon Empire. The honey it produces is very delicious. I'll get some back for you to try when I get there."

"Really?" Xiaobai said in surprise.

"It's true!"

Dugu Han smiled and said a simple goodbye to Xiaobai, then took out the Snow Emperor token to clear the way, and then left the Far North with Xue Lao without any hindrance.

After leaving the Far North, the two entered Dragon City and boarded a soul-guided carriage, heading towards the Sun and Moon Empire.

As soon as he got on the carriage, Dugu Han began to think.

If I could meet Kong Deming during this trip to the Sun-Moon Empire, I would know how to ask him to help me make a soul guide using the Ice Divine Crystal.

The ninth-level soul guides of the Sun-Moon Empire are not allowed to flow out.

Dugu Han's father asked a ninth-level soul master to help create the Love of Ice and Snow because he wanted to give it to his mother, who was the princess of the Sun and Moon Empire at the time.

But he wants to use it himself, there is a big difference between these two points.

Although he has half the blood of the Sun-Moon Empire's royal family in his body, he does not live in the Sun-Moon Empire and is not a member of the Sun-Moon Empire. This makes it very difficult to deal with!
"How about... soul bones?"

A word emerged in Dugu Han's mind.

But he immediately denied it!
As the head of the Sun Moon Empire's Worship Hall, Kong Deming would not be short of a few soul bones.

Moreover, the value of a ninth-level soul guide is comparable to a hundred thousand year soul bone!
What's more, what he wanted was a ninth-level peak soul guide armor, the value of which far exceeded a hundred thousand year soul bone.

"If the soul bone doesn't work, then I still have..."

Dugu Han stared at the Love of Ice and Snow in his hand, and suddenly his eyes lit up as he thought of something.

He also has the essence of magical herbs that can help people improve their potential and break through level limits.

Dugu Han remembered very clearly that Kong Deming was never able to truly break through to the tenth-level soul engineer because he had taken too many elixirs that overdrafted his potential when he was young, causing his twin martial soul talents to be stuck at the ninety-fourth level for many years and unable to break through.

It was not until the actual war between the Sun-Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire in the original novel that he successfully broke through the ninety-fifth level of soul power and became a true tenth-level soul engineer.

"Kong Deming has been stuck for over ninety-four years and is just one step away from breaking through to level ninety-five. The essence of a magical herb that can enhance his potential will definitely help him break through to level ninety-five. He absolutely cannot refuse his obsession with breaking through to level ninety-five and becoming a true level ten soul mentor."

“But how do I do it?”

Dugu Han frowned.

Possessing a treasure and letting others know about it, while not having enough strength to protect it, is the greatest sin.

Kong Deming is different from the Xuanming Sect.

His identity as the nephew of the Emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire was of no use in front of the head of the Sun-Moon Empire's Worship Hall.

Even the identity of a disciple of the Extreme Douluo could not stop a soul engineer who had one foot halfway into the tenth level from snatching the essence of the immortal grass that could enable him to break through the ninety-fifth level of soul power and truly become a tenth-level soul engineer.

"If the identity of a Limit Douluo disciple can't stop it, then what about the Limit Douluo?"

Dugu Han looked at the scene outside the window and kept thinking.

……

Dragon City is located in the northernmost part of the Tianhun Empire. To reach the Sun and Moon Empire, one needs to cross the entire Tianhun Empire.

However, with the presence of Old Xue, a Soul Douluo who had absorbed the Lingxi Jade Dew Cream and broken through to the peak of level 89, there were no obstacles along the way. They smoothly crossed the Tianhun Empire and arrived at the border of the Sun and Moon Empire.

Then Dugu Han revealed his identity and crossed half of the Sun and Moon Empire from the border before successfully arriving in Mingdu.

Ever since Dugu Han revealed his identity and entered the Sun-Moon Empire, the emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire received the news immediately.

Always pay attention to their movements.

Before the two arrived in Mingdu, people were sent to greet them at the city gate.

The person who welcomed him was the emperor's eunuch.

He stood at the city gate and saw the soul-guided carriage that Dugu Han was riding in from a distance. He then drove over in his soul-guided carriage, which was inlaid with the royal emblem of the Sun-Moon Empire, and asked, "But is it Master Dugu?"

(End of this chapter)