The Ye family pharmacy was located in the western part of Heaven Dou City.
Ye Xuanyin drew out the soul power from Ye Lingling's body, completely dispelling her last trace of worry.
Her body was perfectly healthy, with no hidden injuries, and her cultivation level was extremely stable.
Ye Lingling's clear, cool voice rang out.
"Grandpa, you can rest assured now. There's nothing wrong with Lin Yang's medicine."
"I'm worried about what will happen next."
Ye Xuanyin smiled bitterly and shook his head.
In such a short time, he had lost count of how many times his granddaughter had given him that exasperated look.
Ah, this little cotton-padded jacket was definitely letting in a bit of wind!
"Concentration medicine… what a pity…" Ye Xuanyin sighed. It was unfortunate that this mental concentration potion only worked on soul masters below the sixth ring.
Fortunately, one of the four bottles belonged to his granddaughter. He was very satisfied.
To be honest, when Lin Yang had asked him to arrange many rare medicinal herbs and materials back then, he had simply wanted to repay the favor and make the Ye family memorable to Lin Yang.
Who could have imagined that instead of just receiving gratitude, they would receive such an astonishing repayment?
A medicine that assisted soul masters in cultivation—something he had never even heard of before—had been skillfully concocted by the young man.
He had spent most of his life studying medicine, yet he now felt that it had all been in vain.
To some extent, he had considered himself a genius in the medical field.
But even a genius had to admit defeat when faced with a prodigy.
The situation had really become complicated. At first, they had tried to make Lin Yang owe the Ye family a favor. Now, the Ye family owed Lin Yang a huge one.
The Ye family had provided many resources, but frankly speaking, if the effects of the Concentration Potion became public, countless families and forces would want to cooperate with Lin Yang.
At that time, the Ye family might not even get a number.
The production cost of one dose was as high as 200,000 gold soul coins, but compared to the value of one successful dose, it was nothing.
Gold soul coins could always be earned again, but a true increase in strength was something that could actually be achieved.
"Lingling," Ye Xuanyin said with a serious expression. "Make sure to maintain a good relationship with Lin Yang. If you need anything, contact me without hesitation."
"I understand, Grandpa," Ye Lingling nodded.
Ye Xuanyin sighed inwardly.
If Lin Yang hadn't been taken by that old poison user's daughter first, he would have desperately tried to arrange a marriage between his granddaughter and the boy.
With such extraordinary talent and ability, he would be the ideal husband for Lingling.
Unfortunately, one step slow meant every step would be slow.
Even the closest business partners could not compare to the intimacy of a true marital relationship.
With that thought, Ye Xuanyin took out a list and handed it to Ye Lingling.
"Find an opportunity to give this to Lin Yang."
Ye Lingling opened the list and exclaimed in surprise.
What was written above was nothing less than the Ye family's heritage.
Only a small portion still existed, but if placed outside, people would desperately fight to obtain them.
"Grandpa, this…"
"Take it. Lin Yang will understand."
"Understood."
...
"Interesting!"
Lin Yang's eyes lit up when he received the list from Ye Lingling.
Even he felt quite envious of the numerous treasures listed there.
Most of them consisted of rare medicinal herbs, but there were also other valuable items.
For example, a ten-thousand-year-old Dragon Pill, refined copper essence, silver sunk in the deep sea, ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow, and… soul bones.
The age was a bit low, but these characteristics… heh, he was fully prepared!
Indeed, a family with centuries of history like the Ye family could not possibly lack enormous wealth.
Similarly, this list showed that the Ye family—or more precisely, Ye Xuanyin—fully recognized Lin Yang's value and was willing to build a deeper cooperative relationship.
"Lin Yang!"
A small rabbit suddenly appeared behind Lin Yang and patted his shoulder.
"What are you staring at so intently?"
Lin Yang casually handed the list to Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu was also shocked when she saw it. She didn't recognize most of the items, but she knew about soul bones.
"Are all these for you?"
Lin Yang lightly tapped the little rabbit's head and said, "How could that be possible? Do you think the Ye family is running a charity?"
A sharp light flashed in his eyes.
"If you want something, you must provide something of equal value."
"Let's set this list aside for now. The top priority is reaching level 40."
"Oh!"
...
Two months later, on the day before the academy's break, Lin Yang broke through the level 40 bottleneck and officially became a Soul Ancestor.
The next day, Lin Yang officially set off for the Star Dou Great Forest to search for his fourth soul ring.
He was accompanied by Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin. Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and the others did not join.
Even with two Title Douluo and one Soul Douluo leading the way, Lin Yang was not very confident about the success of this soul hunt.
Because the soul beast he was seeking this time was the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear—commonly known as the "Earth Ripper"—a war maniac lurking in the forest and a top predator among soul beasts.
The first three spirit rings he had obtained came from a Golden Beast, a Geng Metal Sword Bamboo, and a Golden Lion Tiger Beast respectively.
All three soul beasts were of the pure metal type.
With the support of three ultra-limit metal-type spirit rings, the metallic properties and origin of his Sun Wheel Blade spirit had been further strengthened.
Since he wanted to pursue the metal element even further and reach the ultimate metal, his fourth spirit ring could not be compromised.
The best choice was naturally the ancient Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
However, a ten-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was already comparable to an ordinary Title Douluo.
Lin Yang was arrogant, but he did not have the courage to challenge a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear alone. He could only seek help from the two big shots, Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin.
Of course, Lin Yang was not inflexible. If things did not go according to plan, he could choose the next lower-ranked Dark Gold Bear.
It was slightly weaker than the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, but it remained an excellent choice.
After arriving at the Star Dou Great Forest, the three of them rested briefly in the soul hunter town before heading deep into the mixed zone.
Even Dugu Bo, a titled Douluo, could not afford to let his guard down here.
The three had a clear target, so they wasted almost no time along the way.
Finally, on the second day, they discovered a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear wandering in the forest.
Just as Lin Yang remembered, it was a massive bear covered in thick golden fur, over ten meters long—a standard ten-thousand-year soul beast.
Its most striking feature was its extremely thick forelimbs, dark gold in color and over two meters long. At first glance, they looked extremely lethal.
Dugu Bo's emerald-green eyes slowly traced over the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. He couldn't help but say to Lin Yang, "Kid, you've found quite an extraordinary soul beast."
Ye Xuanyin, standing beside him, nodded as well.
"No wonder you called the old poison user and me. Just that terrifying aura is enough to make one shiver."
Lin Yang said solemnly, "You two be careful. Protect yourselves first. If it doesn't work out, we'll retreat."
Dugu Bo smiled confidently. "Kid, no matter how terrifying this soul beast is, it's still just a ten-thousand-year soul beast."
"Stay back, kid. Old Ye and I will go get it right away."
Hearing this, Lin Yang felt somewhat helpless. If only it were that easy.