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Mu Xi was momentarily unsure whether the other party was telling the truth or not, and could only look at them suspiciously, warning, "Really? You'd better not lie to me!"
"Otherwise, I would definitely tell Uncle Zhenhua."
Faced with Mu Xi's threat, the other party remained unperturbed, still wearing a gentle smile, "You can rest assured about that."
"Our Tang Clan's reputation is renowned throughout the entire continent. How could we possibly do something that would damage the Tang Clan's reputation like defaulting on a debt?"
The other party's words were reasonable and well-founded, leaving Mu Xi with no fault to find, so she could only nod in agreement.
"Alright, then you can get to the diagnosis right away!"
Mu Xi took a few steps back, making room for the other person to make the diagnosis.
Seeing that Mu Xi had made room for her, the woman nodded and sat down confidently.
The woman's name was Xu Li. Like Song Yi, who had just threatened Mu Xi, she was an assistant assigned to Ling Zichen by Cao Dezhi, but they had different roles.
Song Yi is an offensive-type Soul Master responsible for protecting Ling Zichen, while she is a medical-type Soul Master responsible for treating Su Mo's injuries.
Originally, Su Mo should have been the one liaising with her; Ling Zichen was only responsible for collecting abnormal data from the Hall of Heroes.
But Ling Zichen couldn't stand it and insisted on communicating himself, which led to this situation.
"Can I check it out?"
Xu Li looked at Su Mo and asked politely.
Although Su Mo knew that the other party's words were just to fool Mu Xi, she still nodded in agreement.
If he doesn't let her examine him, how can he extort money from the Tang Clan?
Seeing that Su Mo agreed, Xu Li placed her hand on Su Mo's right hand, and a green light symbolizing boundless vitality suddenly shone. Then Su Mo felt a gentle power spreading through his body and reaching every corner of his body.
As Xu Li's exploration inside Su Mo's body deepened, her expression grew increasingly grim.
"What's wrong? Is your junior alright?"
Upon seeing this, Mu Xi hurriedly stepped forward to express her concern, her tone clearly showing panic.
Feeling guilty under Mu Xi's gaze, Xu Li's eyes darted around several times before she forced herself to continue, "Su Mo's life is currently not in any major danger, it's just... it's just..."
Xu Li suddenly became hesitant and verbose halfway through her sentence, which made Mu Xi extremely anxious. "Just say it already!"
"Su Mo's vitality is excessively depleted; it's almost impossible for her to live past eighteen."
Xu Li gritted her teeth and stated her conclusion.
Upon hearing Xu Li's conclusion, Mu Xi felt as if the sky had fallen, and she sat down on the ground, her face deathly pale.
As a blacksmith, Mu Xi was well aware that the depletion of life force was almost irreversible.
The reason why master craftsmen throughout history died young was that they would exhaust their life force when performing the Heavenly Forging technique.
Is there any way to remedy this?
Mu Xi raised her head and stared at Xu Li with hopeful eyes, like a drowning person desperately grasping at the last straw.
"Have!"
Xu Li's answer rekindled a glimmer of hope in Mu Xi's heart, but this hope was quickly extinguished by Xu Li's next words.
"As long as Su Mo can cultivate to the level of Title Douluo before he turns eighteen... then everything will be solved."
The ward suddenly became so quiet that even breathing could be clearly heard.
Title Douluo is an insurmountable peak for any Soul Master.
Even in an era where the title of Douluo has become merely a unit of measurement for combat power, its true value has never changed.
Titled Douluo is a life that transcends ordinary people; it is the threshold to entering another kind of existence.
Although there is only one level difference between an 89th-level Soul Douluo and a 90th-level Title Douluo, their lifespans are vastly different.
The former's lifespan is the same as that of an ordinary person, barely reaching a hundred years old, but the latter can easily live to two hundred years old.
Even someone like Su Mo, who has exhausted a lot of his life force, could easily live for another hundred years if he cultivated to the level of a Title Douluo before the age of eighteen.
"Junior..."
Mu Xi murmured, her eyes reddening.
"Alright, senior, don't worry, I'm a genius."
Seeing that Mu Xi was about to cry, Su Mo comforted her, "Becoming a Title Douluo before the age of eighteen is just a piece of cake for me!"
Su Mo's words conveyed a sense of ease and no anxiety whatsoever, as if the person Xu Li was talking about wasn't him at all.
"Little brat, you're so young but you've got quite the big mouth."
"To cultivate to the level of a Title Douluo at the age of eighteen, that's something even His Majesty Yun Ming couldn't achieve. You really dare to say that!"
Yun Ming is widely recognized as the number one person on the mainland and the current head of the Sea God Pavilion.
In response to Ling Zichen's teasing, Su Mo confidently said, "That's why I will replace him as the number one person on the mainland in the future."
"You little brat, you're pretty arrogant."
Ling Zichen was amused by Su Mo's confident demeanor and then extended an invitation to Su Mo, "How about joining the Tang Clan as my assistant? Maybe I can save your life someday."
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Chapter 42 Bargaining!
"Director Ling, does our Tang Clan possess such technology?"
Xu Li looked at Ling Zichen with surprise. As one of the top healing-type Soul Masters in the Tang Sect, how could she not know that the Tang Sect had such a technique?
Faced with Xu Li's questioning gaze, Ling Zichen smiled awkwardly and did not answer.
The Tang Clan certainly doesn't have this technology; it's her private research.
As a notorious mad scientist in the Tang Clan, Ling Zichen is not only responsible for researching new weapons, but also conducts some shady research in private, such as human modification.
Although she used herself as a test subject for her body modifications, the public doesn't care about that; they only know that she is undergoing body modifications.
To prevent this matter from being leaked and affecting the reputation of the Tang Clan, Ling Zichen had been secretly researching it on his own.
The reason for inviting Su Mo this time is that Su Mo has overdrawn his life force and will not live much longer.
Instead of wasting time trying to fulfill an impossible request, it's better to take a chance and give it a shot.
As long as Su Mo is willing to be her guinea pig, she is 80% confident that she can complete the research on human body modification before Su Mo turns eighteen.
Once her research is successful, Su Mo, as the first experimental subject, will be completely free from the shackles of lifespan and achieve mechanical ascension.
Seeing Ling Zichen's confident demeanor, Mu Xi was about to persuade Su Mo to consider it when she heard Su Mo confidently reject Ling Zichen's suggestion.
"Forget it, I prefer to take my own destiny into my own hands rather than place my hopes on others."
"In that case, I won't force you."
Ling Zichen wasn't surprised by Su Mo's rejection, since words alone weren't enough to prove anything.
Although she was capable of proving to Su Mo that what she said was true, she could not reveal her current research results to Su Mo in front of so many people.
This matter is truly shameful; if it gets out, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Seeing that Su Mo and Ling Zichen were silent, Xu Li whispered, "Director Ling, please step aside, I need to treat Su Mo."
Although she couldn't eliminate the aftereffects of Su Mo's overexertion of life force, she could still heal Su Mo's injuries and restore his normal mobility.
After Ling Zichen and the others left, Xu Li raised her hand and a pale green tree shadow radiating a powerful life force appeared behind her.
This is Xu Li's Martial Soul Tree of Life, one of the most powerful plant-based Martial Souls, with a history dating back ten thousand years.
Under Xu Li's manipulation, countless lush green leaves gently drifted down from the shadows of the trees.
Each leaf shimmered with a faint green light, carrying a rich sense of life as it slowly drifted down onto Su Mo's body.
When these leaves came into contact with Su Mo's body, they immediately turned into specks of light that merged into Su Mo's body, flowing through his meridians to nourish his injured body.
Under Xu Li's treatment, a cool sensation swept through Su Mo's body. Su Mo felt as if her whole body had been refreshed and she was full of energy.
"Alright, Su Mo, your injuries have fully healed."
After confirming that Su Mo's injuries had been completely healed, Xu Li withdrew her martial spirit. "You can remove the bandages now."
"Ok!"
Su Mo nodded, and with a sudden burst of strength, the bandages on her body were instantly torn into countless snowflake-like fragments.
"Phew, I'm finally free! I was about to suffocate!"
Su Mo, who had just jumped off the bed, let out a long breath and stretched her muscles in front of everyone.
"Drip~"
A message suddenly popped up on Ling Zichen's soul communication device.
While Xu Li was treating Su Mo, Ling Zichen had already informed Zang Xin, the deputy sect leader of the Tang Clan, of everything that had happened.
After learning that Mu Xi was Zhen Hua's niece, Zang Xin took the matter seriously and responded immediately.
After glancing down at the information above, Ling Zichen said calmly to Su Mo, who was stretching, "We've received word from headquarters that we can grant you one not-too-outrageous request."
"It's not an unreasonable request..."
Su Mo frowned, pretending to be deep in thought.
This concept is too vague; whether it goes too far or not is entirely up to the Tang Sect to decide.
"With the resources of your Tang Clan, it's not unreasonable for you to forge me a complete set of three-word battle armor, is it?"
After a moment of silence, Su Mo spoke thoughtfully to Ling Zichen.
Ling Zichen laughed, amused by Su Mo's shamelessness.
"I'll forge you a complete set of three-word battle armor! Why don't you just say I'll forge you a complete set of four-word battle armor?"
A three-word battle armor is something even a Super Douluo dreams of.
Even though the Tang Clan is a large and powerful family, not all of its hall masters have a complete set of three-word battle armor.