Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 710 Breakthrough, Level 96!
"Hopefully, Xu Tianran will abandon the idea of ​​starting a war soon, otherwise..."

Jiang Ming's eyes narrowed slightly.

Actually, this scheme of spreading rumors to induce Xu Tianran to commit murder is relatively mild.

You should know that Jiang Ming currently controls several evil soul masters at the Title Douluo level!

If he were to completely abandon his principles and allow those evil spirit masters under his control to carry out massacres in some cities of the Sun Moon Empire...
The destruction caused by a Title Douluo-level evil soul master is enormous. If this were to happen in a small or even medium-sized city, the Sun Moon Empire would be able to stop the evil soul master if they didn't react in time, or if they did react but were unable to arrive at the scene immediately.

With the strength of a Title Douluo-level evil soul master, slaughtering a city is not just talk; it is something that can truly be done!

If an evil soul master were to massacre a city within the Sun Moon Empire, then Xu Tianran and the Holy Spirit Cult—no, the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult—would become mortal enemies!
Under these circumstances, if Xu Tianran still dared to have any connection with or even cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult, even if Xu Tianran were the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, he certainly wouldn't be able to suppress such influence.

Unfortunately, Jiang Ming still had some bottom line.

He had no qualms about controlling these evil soul masters to do things, like making more level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannons for himself; it was just making use of waste.

However, if one were to actually control an evil spirit master to carry out a massacre of a city, then that would be exactly the same as the evil spirit master's actions. This is a matter of principle that must not be violated!
"Jiang Ming, if only you had joined the Body Sect first!"

Vina looked at Jiang Ming's handsome face; his deep eyes seemed to contain some magical power, making people unable to help but be drawn into them.

If she didn't already have a fiancé, she might have fallen for Jiang Ming as well.

Hearing this, Jiang Ming smiled helplessly: "Princess Vina, why do you sound just like the Poison Undying Sect Master?"

Vina sighed and said, "Jiang Ming, you don't know, ever since you went to the sect last time, the sect leader has often been muttering to himself and sighing like this. I didn't think much of it before, but now... I feel the same way as the sect leader."

Jiang Ming is simply too extraordinary!
As the guardian sect of the Heavenly Soul Empire, the Body Sect naturally informed the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family of the situation in Mingdu after returning to the sect. Vina was the communication representative between the Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family, so she knew about what Jiang Ming had done in Mingdu.

When Vina first heard Du Busi talk about Jiang Ming's actions in Mingdu, she genuinely didn't believe it.

How could anyone be that powerful!

However, she didn't think that Poison Undying would joke about such a thing, so she eventually believed him and reported the truth to the Emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Furthermore, with Jiang Ming's scheme to spread rumors in the Sun Moon Empire, Vina truly realized just how terrifying Jiang Ming was.

If such a prodigy had been in the Body Sect from the beginning, how much help would he have given to the Body Sect, and how much assistance would he have given to the Heavenly Soul Empire!

No wonder the Sect Master of the Poison-Undying Sect always sighed and mentioned Jiang Ming within the sect. Now even she, the princess, couldn't help but think the same way!

Fortunately, although Jiang Ming did not enter the Body Sect, he also did not appear in the Sun Moon Empire or any of the other empires.

In terms of the overall situation on the continent, Jiang Ming's appearance at Shrek Academy is probably the best arrangement.

Vina thought to herself.

Jiang Ming glanced at Vina and said, "Princess, you don't need to think too much. Everything is for the best. If I had joined the Body Sect back then, there might not be a Jiang Ming today."

This is the truth.

His achievements are largely due to his own experiences.

Or perhaps it was related to some chance encounters.

If he had entered the Body Sect instead of Shrek Academy, his Golden Heart Martial Soul might have been cultivated much faster.

However, the various attribute energies required for the Book of Spirits Martial Soul, the evolution of the spirits, and the research on related soul tools are all things that cannot be obtained within the Body Sect.

His current strength is largely due to these kinds of assistance.
After talking with Vina, Jiang Ming got up and left the Sea God Lake.

Zhang Lexuan is undergoing the inheritance test of the Moon God. With no nightlife, he spent the entire night cultivating on the Sea God Lake last night.

Unfortunately, his cultivation progress was indeed much slower. Even after a night of meditation and arduous cultivation, and with the blessing of the golden ancient tree on Seagod Island, his cultivation only increased by a tiny bit.

He truly experienced what ascetic practice meant.
Sigh, it's so tough!
If the other elders of the Sea God Pavilion knew about Jiang Ming's idea, they would probably be so angry they'd want to hit him.

Is this what you call suffering?

Even Super Douluo level cultivators can advance one level per year. If this is considered hardship, then what kind of lives do those old guys who haven't broken through their cultivation levels for decades lead?
Upon returning to Poseidon Island, Jiang Ming did not go back to rest.

Super Douluo-level powerhouses are already close to the pinnacle of human physical abilities, and this is especially true for Jiang Ming, who has deeply cultivated the path of Qi and blood.

Even after a night of cultivation, he was still full of energy.

The way of cultivation emphasizes a balance of tension and relaxation.

So he decided to finally get things done that he hadn’t had time to work on before!

Soul-guided defense array!

Or rather, it's a super-large soul-guided defense array!
This is an idea about soul-guided defense that Jiang Ming had conceived several years ago. Its main purpose is to create a strong enough protective barrier for Shrek Academy in Shrek City and Clearwater City.

Before he became a god, with him around, nothing really happened on the continent.

However, once he completes all the divine trials and attempts to elevate the divine levels of the God of War and the God of the Sun, he will no longer be able to interfere in matters concerning the Douluo Continent.

Therefore, before he becomes a god, he needs to create a super-large soul-guided defense array that can cover an entire city.

In this way, even if he ascends to the God Realm, this defensive soul-guided array can serve as a trump card, and he doesn't need to worry about anything major happening in those two places.

Jiang Ming did not conduct research on ultra-large defensive soul guidance arrays within the academy, as it would be somewhat troublesome to operate. After all, researching such things requires constant experimentation, and there are still many students and teachers in the academy who need to attend classes.

He arrived in the small world, selected a similar area, and directly used the highest authority of the small world, under the control of the power of the earth, to create a terrain similar to Shrek Academy in Shrek City.

It would be a bit troublesome for him to operate within the academy, but in the small world, the space is large and he can do whatever he wants, making research much easier.

However, before starting his research, Jiang Ming took the time to check on the hundreds of members of the Evil Lord Soul Master Corps that he had taken into his small world.

These people were surrounded on a plain by Xue Di and the soul beasts in the small world. Even though these people had flying soul tools, in the small world, as soon as they took off, Xiao Feng could suppress them.

"Jiang Ming, are we just going to keep them locked up here like this?"

When Xue Di saw Jiang Ming approaching, she asked softly. These human soul masters had been imprisoned in the small world for more than half a month. Although they weren't starving to death, it wasn't a good idea to keep watching them all the time.

"Keep them locked up for now, and deal with them after I pass the seventh test."

Jiang Ming glanced at the Soul Masters of the Evil Monarch Soul Master Corps, who were still trying to break through. As one of the guardians of the Sun Moon Empire, these Soul Masters were the elite of the elite.

Unfortunately, no matter how elite they are, they absolutely cannot leave the small world without his permission.

Of course, he wouldn't keep these people locked up forever; he would just keep them until he became a god.

If the Sun Moon Empire launches a war, then this Soul Master Corps can become a bargaining chip.

If war isn't started, the Sun Moon Empire will have to pay a price if it still wants the Evil Monarch Soul Master Corps.

Xue Di nodded slightly; she didn't care about the wars between humans outside.

She looked at Jiang Ming, a hint of expectation flickering in her pure and innocent eyes.

Jiang Ming naturally knew what Xue Di wanted. He nodded and said, "I have plenty of free time in the future and can teach you about soul tools. However, the threshold for becoming a level nine soul tool master is very high, so you should be mentally prepared."

The Snow Empress revealed a stunning smile and proudly declared, "No matter how high the threshold, I can cross it!"

After becoming Jiang Ming's soul, she smoothly passed through the 700,000-year tribulation, and she didn't need to worry about the subsequent 800,000-year, 900,000-year, and 1 million-year tribulations.

As long as Jiang Ming can become a god, she can directly bypass these great tribulations and enter the realm of gods.

Given Jiang Ming's current situation, the chances of him becoming a god are almost 100%!

In other words, she can completely lie down now.

But as an emperor with 700,000 years of cultivation and who had controlled the far north ice plains for many years, she was unwilling to give up.

She wanted to do something, but in her current state, unless there was a fight to be fought, she was basically doing nothing.

So she turned her attention to soul tools.

She was still quite interested in this thing, as it was a product of human ingenuity.

Furthermore, she also wanted to try to create a set of soul tools that suited her, so that she could improve her strength in her current soul spirit state.

Seeing Xue Di's confidence, Jiang Ming smiled and said, "Alright, let's begin."

Without further ado, Jiang Ming began to teach Xue Di about level nine soul tools.

This step is really difficult. Even with Jiang Ming's terrifying talent, he only managed to cross it after years of guidance from two top-tier soul masters, Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen.

In fact, the vast majority of talented Soul Masters are limited to this threshold.

On the one hand, to become a level nine Soul Master, one's cultivation level must reach the Title Douluo level!

Even if the Sun Moon Empire could forcibly enhance a Soul Master's cultivation level with drugs, the amount of drugs required to forcibly raise them to the Title Douluo level would be truly terrifying.

Leaving aside the fact that most of the Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire had already taken a lot of drugs to improve their cultivation before reaching the Title Douluo level, and this drug resistance would greatly reduce the effectiveness of the drugs, let's just talk about the issue of talent.

The prerequisite for breaking through the bottleneck of Title Douluo using drugs is that one must have a certain talent and the potential to cultivate to the level of Title Douluo. Drugs are an auxiliary effect, only increasing the probability.

On the other hand, even in the Sun Moon Empire, where everyone admires Soul Masters and Soul Tools, Level 9 Soul Masters are absolutely top-tier, comparable to Title Douluo who have cultivated their skills among the Soul Masters of the original three empires of Douluo Continent.

In fact, high-level Soul Masters are even rarer than Soul Masters.

Soul Masters rely mostly on their cultivation talent, while Soul Instructors rely not only on their cultivation but also on their intellect!
The Snow Empress's cultivation level is naturally beyond question. With 700,000 years of cultivation, she is already at the Limit Douluo level. This level of cultivation is enough to become a level 10 Soul Master, or even a level 11 Soul Master.

As for the brain...
While ordinary spirit beasts may indeed be less intelligent than humans, Xue Di is clearly not among them.

As a snow elf born and raised in the far north, Xue Di's existence is inherently unique. Her intelligence is far superior to that of humans; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to become an eighth-level soul master in such a short time, having just come into contact with soul tools.

As the days went by, Jiang Ming divided each day into three parts.

The daytime was divided into two parts: one part was used to teach Xue Di, and the other part was used to study the soul-guided defense array.

At night, he would improve his cultivation through meditation.

Sometimes, after Zhang Lexuan completed a divine assessment, she would rest for a few days. During that time, Jiang Ming would also rest, stopping his evening meditation and cultivation to carry out the Yin-Yang fusion project.

As for matters concerning the Sun Moon Empire outside, he no longer paid attention to them.

Ultimately, the main force that needs to deal with the war is the three great empires, not Shrek Academy, and certainly not Jiang Ming.

He's already done enough. If the three great empires still don't know what to do in this situation, then this teammate is truly hopeless.

Soon, a year had passed in the blink of an eye.

That night, the moonlight was like water, illuminating the earth.

Jiang Ming remained seated cross-legged on the Sea God Lake, but this time he did not completely conceal his aura.

He mobilized all his soul power to challenge the level 96 bottleneck!

boom!
The surging soul power within Jiang Ming's body roared like thunder and waves. The surging wave of soul power crashed into the bottleneck of his level 96 soul power.

The first attempt did not break through the bottleneck directly, but rather loosened it somewhat.

Seeing this, Jiang Ming's eyes narrowed, and he began to unleash a series of attacks!

boom!
boom!
boom!
The three waves of soul power crashed against the bottleneck, like giant beasts.

Finally, the bottleneck was shattered under the constant impact, and Jiang Ming's soul power cultivation reached level ninety-six!

(End of this chapter)