In the days that followed, Wu Ling still immersed himself in cultivation. The difference was that every month, he would go out for a few days to chat with Aurelia Cross about ordinary life, feelings, and similar things.
As Wu Ling's level rose higher and higher, he also began considering what he needed for his sixth Spirit Ring.
Since his fifth Spirit Ring was already hundred-thousand-year, from his sixth ring onward, it was almost like he had unlocked a full Heroic Spirit selector.
Wearing sunglasses and flower-patterned trunks, Wu Ling lazily lay in a chair and soaked up the sun. His mind, however, remained active.
"When speaking of hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely Soul Land II's Ten Great Savage Beasts. Among the top three are Di Tian, Evil Eye, and the Snow Emperor. The Snow Emperor would most likely be Anastasia. But as a magus, she may not even match Medea. As a beam-type attacker, she is also worse than the Three Knight Classes, so I can rule her out."
"Evil Eye could correspond to several Servants with Mystic Eyes. Even if it were Shiki, without a connection to the Root, controlling the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception would be troublesome. Besides, I cannot find the Sun Moon Continent right now. Di Tian goes without saying. The dragon-line Servants definitely have a place there."
"The middle three are Brigitte, the Myriad Demon King, and Bear Lord. Those three... Oh, right. Super Orion might barely count. But if he is not Grand-class Super Orion, then aside from game effects, his real combat power is honestly hard to judge."
"Among the last four, ninth and tenth did not appear in Soul Land II, so I am not too clear on them. As for the Teal Ice Empress and the Scarlet King, the Scarlet King might bring another Heracles. For the Teal Ice Empress's scorpion type, I cannot think of anyone."
"The anti-divine Heroic Spirits I remember include Karna, Arjuna, Enkidu, Scathach, Napoleon, Oda Nobunaga, and Martha."
"Each of those Heroic Spirits is troublesome. The main problem is that most of them have little connection to beasts."
"Martha may have a connection to dragons, but compared with those dragon-type Servants, her priority definitely falls behind. Using the Snow Emperor or Teal Ice Empress might also summon Skadi, but unfortunately, Skadi does not have anti-divine specialization."
Wu Ling took a troubled sip of cold tea. Beside him, Blair refilled the cup at exactly the right time.
"Your Highness, is there some difficult matter I can help share?"
As she spoke, Blair set down the teapot, came behind Wu Ling, and gently massaged his temples.
Ever since Wu Ling confirmed his relationship with Aurelia, Blair's changes over the past year had been visible to him. Whether she was learning various behaviors from the other maids, or changing from her initial shyness to her current initiative, Wu Ling was rather satisfied.
Blair had not neglected cultivation while doing these things. With Wu Ling's help, she was not yet eleven, but her Spirit Power had already reached level twenty-seven. She had hope of reaching level thirty before turning twelve.
A Spirit Elite before twelve years old. Even Serena Ivory and the others, who were now nearly touching the Spirit Leader threshold and already faintly showing the style of the Golden Generation, had not reached that level at that age.
Because of this personally gifted maid who was often ordered by Wu Ling to handle various matters, a saying had gradually spread inside Spirit Hall.
"If you cannot become a Spirit Elite before twelve, you are not even qualified to serve His Highness the Holy Son."
"It is nothing," Wu Ling said. "I am only thinking about what Soul Beast to find for my sixth Spirit Ring."
Hearing Wu Ling explain the problem, Blair's eyes filled with thought. After a while, however, her gaze dimmed. She realized that she could not think of an answer either.
Blair was currently only a Spirit Adept, but Rose taught her knowledge, while Azure taught her martial skill. Because of that, Blair could easily fight above her level. She even knew things many Titled Sages did not know. Her experience was rich enough to rival an ordinary Titled Sage's in certain areas.
Even so, she still had no way to help Wu Ling think through this problem. She could not even offer a recommendation.
The force in Blair's fingers increased slightly.
"I still need to work harder, Blair. To stand beside His Highness, I need to work even harder."
Then Blair answered honestly, "I am sorry, Your Highness. I do not have enough ability to solve this problem for you."
Wu Ling was not disappointed by Blair's honesty. If someone did not understand Heroic Spirits, then even every Titled Sage in this world combined would be unable to solve this problem for him, let alone Blair alone.
Behind the sunglasses, Wu Ling's eyes seemed to flash.
"Ocean Soul Beasts are also a decent choice. After all, there are swimsuit Servants and the like."
"Tian Meng Iceworm may be a million-year Soul Beast, but the compatibility is too poor. If there really is no other way, that rabbit is also an option."
"Whether it is Koyanskaya or bunny Artoria, both are decent choices."
While Wu Ling continued searching through the targets in his mind, Azure returned home carrying a basket of vegetables.
"Main body, I am back."
"Mm-hm. You know what I want to eat. Go cook."
"Leave it to me, Lord Azure. I learned this dish a few days ago. It may not taste as good as yours, but please let me make it for His Highness to try."
Blair took the vegetable basket from Azure. After receiving Wu Ling's permission, she happily walked toward the kitchen. Thanks to Wu Ling's love of food, this version of Blair was much better at cooking than the original story's version, who could only make fish.
After handing the basket to Blair, Azure did not leave. He stood where he was, watching her enter the kitchen. Only then did he turn his gaze back to Wu Ling.
Wu Ling gradually sat up straight. He knew Azure had something to tell him, and that it was something Blair should not hear.
"Main body, have you not confirmed the next Soul Beast yet?" Azure asked directly, still wearing that listless expression.
"Just say it."
"Teacher called me over on the road just now. She asked me to pass you a message."
Seeing Wu Ling remain silent, even looking like he wanted to lie back down, Azure had no choice but to stop being cryptic. He directly delivered Bibi Dong's message.
"There is news of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger."
Wu Ling suddenly lifted his head and looked at Azure. Behind the sunglasses, his eyes gradually grew serious.
After killing the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, Wu Ling had told Bibi Dong about the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger those two had always been driving away, and asked her to have people watch for it.
It had taken more than a year to get news, but if the search range was expanded to most of the Star Soul Forest, that time was actually quite short. All of it relied on Spirit Hall's missions and influence over most of the Spirit Masters in the world. Wu Ling once again had to sigh at how convenient it was to have powerful backing.
This kind of mobilization and search range was beyond a countryside academy like Shrek. Even the Five Element Academies could not do it.
"If there is no suitable option, make one. That really is a good method."
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had not reached one hundred thousand years, but so what? Rose had already developed a method to increase the age of a Spirit Ring. Although it could currently be used only on an unabsorbed Spirit Ring, that was enough.
When the time came, after killing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, he could use that age-increase method to push its Spirit Ring to one hundred thousand years before absorbing it.
"Did Teacher give the specific location?"
"She said there is already a rough area."
"Good. I will go there now."