Douluo: Wuhun Longyuan Sword, I have become the scabbard

Chapter 87 Meeting
"Brother Ding, it seems you really don't plan to go to Wuhun City to watch the finals of this year's Soul Master Competition." After seeing Ning Fengzhi off, Xue Qinghe walked towards Ding Quan with his entourage.

"Going to watch the Soul Master Competition will not benefit my cultivation. Since I already know who will win this year's Soul Master Competition, there is no need to go to Wuhun City." Ding Quan had no doubt that the Shrek Academy team would win this year's Soul Master Competition. Their strength was even greater than that of the previous Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall.

"I didn't expect you to have so much confidence in them." Xue Qinghe had no doubts. If he hadn't invited them, these people probably wouldn't have watched the Soul Master competition, especially after their fight against Shrek Academy.

“Your Highness is the same.” Ding Quan knew that there were many more guards in the Heavenly Dou Imperial City recently, more than during the previous Soul Master Competition.

Hearing that it was someone arranged by the Crown Prince, no one suspected anything, since Xue Ye was seriously ill and indeed needed to be on high alert.

Knowing Xue Qinghe's true identity, Ding Quan knew that there were probably even more powerful and larger forces gathered inside the palace.

"They are no match for you. I heard that you rejected the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and even the Spirit Hall before?" Xue Qinghe waved his hand at the people behind him, and his entourage immediately withdrew.

"Joining a faction won't do me much good." Ding Quan stared at Xue Qinghe with his golden-red eyes upon hearing this.

"Really?" Xue Qinghe was surprised by the answer, but also felt it was normal.

These individuals are incredibly powerful, and they also possess some knowledge of the cultivation process after reaching the Super Douluo level.

As for obtaining the most important and dangerous thing for Soul Masters, Soul Rings, with their strength far exceeding their Soul Power level, hunting them seems to be neither difficult nor dangerous.

From this perspective, joining a faction doesn't seem to have any effect on them.

"Does Your Highness mean you wish to invite me to join the Heavenly Dou Empire by asking this question?"

"I did have this plan before, but since you just said what you said, I won't say anything more." Xue Qinghe looked at Ding Quan with some surprise; he was indeed decisive.

"As a citizen of the Heaven Dou Empire, if Your Highness needs my help in the future, I will certainly not refuse."

Whether Xue Qinghe in front of her will become Qian Renxue in the future is still unknown. As for whether she will refuse him or not when she becomes stronger, that's up to her.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Ning Fengzhi and his group left Tiandou Imperial City, she began to recruit him.

"I will certainly not be polite then. It seems that you have completed your cultivation. What are your plans for the future?"

"I do have a plan, but I'm afraid Your Highness will laugh at me."

"Oh? Please speak freely."

"Does Your Highness know about God?"

"God?!" A look of shock flashed in Qian Renxue's eyes as she disguised herself as Xue Qinghe. As the young master of the Spirit Hall, she naturally knew that gods really existed. Her spirit, the Six-Winged Angel, was a spirit bestowed by the gods, and her Qian family were descendants of the gods.

"Your Highness is probably already aware that we entered a secluded place a year ago."

"The City of Slaughter?"

"That's right. It's full of fallen ones, filled with slaughter and evil. There's a special domain there. Under the influence of that domain, soul power is suppressed, soul skills cannot be used, and you can only fight by relying on the abilities of your martial soul itself. Even a titled Douluo would be killed by an ordinary soul master if he entered."

"Later I learned that it was the domain left behind by a god after breaking through to level 100, and that gods really do exist." Ding Quan's tone was very calm.

“So…” Xue Qinghe looked at Ding Quan with some surprise.

“Your Highness, since gods truly exist, why can’t they be us?” Ding Quan’s golden-red eyes stared at Xue Qinghe.

us?

Xue Qinghe paused for a moment when he saw Ding Quan's gaze. Had he noticed something? Or did it represent him and Ling Wei?

"I didn't expect your target to be a god." Xue Qinghe said after regaining her composure, then looked at Ding Quan and thought that perhaps it really was possible.

The Angel God worshipped by the Spirit Hall is their ancestor, the Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall. Their grandfather, Qian Daoliu, is the High Priest of the Angel God and can mobilize some divine power.

Although I have never seen the strength of this person in front of me, he is probably even more terrifying than Wei'er.

She learned from She Long that the person in front of her absorbed the energy of heaven and earth at an extremely terrifying speed during cultivation, even more so than She Long, a titled Douluo.

Moreover, in just over a month, their soul power seemed to have increased by one level, and now they were only one step away from level sixty.

With their talent and strength, reaching the level 99 Peerless Douluo seems to be no problem for them.

They already knew their true age: twenty years old, close to level sixty, but their true strength was at the Soul Saint level, and they couldn't even see the opponent's limit.

I didn't have this level of cultivation and strength when I was twenty.

Ding Quan noticed a strange look on the fake Xue Qinghe's face.

Qian Renxue is currently twenty-nine years old, and her soul power is about to break through to level seventy-six. It is already rare for someone her age to have such a level, but considering her innate level twenty soul power, it is not outstanding.

After all, the golden generation in the original work also became Soul Saints before the age of thirty. Looking at it this way, Qian Renxue really wasted her talent.

After returning to the Spirit Hall to cultivate in peace, he broke through to godhood in just a few years.

If he had focused on cultivation, with the resources and foundation of the Spirit Hall, he might have already become a god by now. With his immense strength, he could have easily swept across the continent, and there would have been no need for him to come to the Heaven Dou Empire to carry out this plan to steal the country.

"I hope Your Highness won't laugh at me."

"Although I lack the talent for cultivation, I know that becoming a Title Douluo is not difficult for you." With their talent, they might even break the record for the fastest path to becoming a Title Douluo.

It wasn't Tang Hao's record, but rather an unknown record kept in the Spirit Hall.

“A titled Douluo? That might have been my goal before, but now…” Ding Quan said, then looked at the departing convoy.

Xue Qinghe followed Ding Quan's gaze and saw the carriage Ning Fengzhi was riding in, inside which was the Super Douluo Sword Dao Chen Xin.

Although Ding Quan's tone was calm, Qian Renxue sensed an ambition in it, but becoming a Super Douluo was indeed no obstacle for him.

Could one become a god? Indeed, as a top-tier Soul Master who has witnessed the signs of godhood, how could he not have such thoughts?

However, it just so happens that I happen to know some of the secrets to becoming a god.

As the college teams that had advanced to the finals gradually disappeared into the distance, Ding Quan and Xue Qinghe each had their own thoughts.

In a courtyard on the eastern edge of the Heavenly Dou Imperial City, Ding Quan finished his cultivation.

The Soul Master Competition lasts for several months. During this time, Ding Quan's soul power increased by one level, and he was only one level away from becoming a Soul Emperor.

Ding Quan is not yet twenty years old, and in this era, it is extremely rare to have such strength at such a young age.

However, it's time to consider the matter of the sixth spirit ring. Although I had the idea before, there seem to be some problems.

Ding Quan took out the fist-sized inner core of the ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent he had previously obtained. It seemed impossible to absorb it to obtain a spirit ring at level sixty. This inner core was purely Yang; if he intended to acquire Yin or Yang attributes, and this inner core occupied a spirit ring slot, then the next spirit ring slot wouldn't be able to absorb Yin attributes.

The seventh spirit ring is the true form of a martial spirit.

Ding Quan values ​​the seventh spirit ring the most. The effect of the Martial Soul True Body even surpasses that of the last two spirit rings. It is a spirit skill that comprehensively enhances all of his attributes and amplifies them.

The better the spirit ring is to match one's own martial soul, and the higher its age, the better. This spirit ring must be strong in all aspects.

The more a spirit ring suits one's own martial soul and the longer it lasts, the greater the boost from unleashing the true form of the martial soul will be, while the fewer the side effects will be.

The reason why the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan can become one of the top three clans is because they possess the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique. Their first few Soul Rings allow them to transform into dragons, and when they reach the Soul Saint level, they can release their Martial Soul True Body and completely transform into a Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus, gaining an extremely strong boost without any side effects.

Now, Liu Erlong of Shrek Academy can activate her Soul Douluo True Body whenever she wants, while Zhao Wuji will be weak for more than a month after releasing his Martial Soul True Body. This is the difference brought about by Soul Rings.

Moreover, after Ling Wei and the other person condensed their own domains not long ago, two completely different soul powers—one masculine and domineering, the other feminine and restrained—actually merged into one.

Perhaps I can absorb a soul ring with yin and yang attributes, since yin and yang are inherently one and can transform into each other.

Besides the extremely yang inner core in his hand, there was indeed an extremely yin and extremely evil inner core.

With my current abilities, I simply cannot obtain it.

Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!
This terrifying super soul beast possesses an inner core, but this soul beast is now over 60,000 years old, and its strength is even more terrifying.

This soul beast possesses the bloodline of an evil god and has extreme attributes.

The fact that it was able to escape from the pursuit of the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, despite these two being powerful beings with bloodline strength, around level ninety-six or ninety-seven and possessing two major domain skills, yet still couldn't subdue this 60,000-year-old soul beast, is enough to demonstrate its formidable strength.

It would be a pipe dream to take it down with just a few people's strength, unless they had the help of a top-tier expert.

He then abandoned the idea.

With his current strength and physical prowess comparable to a Soul Saint, his sixth Soul Ring could be over 50,000 years old, and his fifth Soul Ring was already over 30,000 years old, and it came from a powerful Soul Beast like a dragon.

When he becomes a Soul Saint, his physical strength will be comparable to that of a Title Douluo.

If I can obtain a suitable soul bone before becoming a Soul Saint, and with the amplification provided by my current sword sheath, I should have no problem absorbing a 100,000-year soul ring at the seventh soul ring stage.

"It's finally here!" Ding Quan, who was deep in thought, sensed something, put away the inner core of the ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent, and got up to walk outside.

It was already past midnight, so it was unusual for a guest to arrive at this time.

"Your Highness, I didn't expect you to come so late."

Ding Quan opened the gate directly, and Xue Qinghe was standing in front of it.

However, the two people following behind him made Ding Quan frown slightly. Ding Quan could not sense any aura from these two people. They were both wearing soft armor-like clothes, which made them look exceptionally capable.

One of them had a snake-shaped mark between his eyebrows.

Serpent Spear Douluo and Bloodthirsty Douluo.

Unexpectedly, Qian Renxue brought these two people with her.

If that's the case, wouldn't it mean she's trying to win me over by using Qian Renxue's identity? As everyone knows, the Heaven Dou royal family doesn't have any titled Douluo.

"You seem to have been waiting for me?" Qian Renxue, still dressed as Xue Qinghe, was quite surprised.

"I just didn't expect to see two such formidable seniors." Ding Quan looked at the two people behind Xue Qinghe. Title Douluos were not someone he could contend with now, even though these two Title Douluos were not particularly strong.

"Are you able to sense their strength?"

"My eyes can see quite a lot, come in first." A glint of fire flashed in Ding Quan's golden-red eyes, and a surge of soul power emanated from them.

"A soul bone?!" She Long whispered upon seeing this.

"Senior, what you said is right."

"Ding Quan, you really surprised me." Qian Renxue raised her hand to the two guards and looked at Ding Quan with a meaningful expression.

The eyes, in such a location, are another external soul bone, and what abilities would such a soul bone possess?

"Actually, you surprised me too."

"Oh?"

"My eyes have a special ability: they can see through disguises." In fact, Ding Quan had not completely seen through Qian Renxue's disguise, but he did know her true identity.

"Is that so?" Qian Renxue paused upon hearing this, and the soul power of the two Title Douluos behind her began to rise, instantly enveloping the courtyard with a powerful pressure.

“I meant no harm, and I’m sure Your Highness felt the same way.”

"You really have guts!"

"I just felt that Your Highness wouldn't make a move," Ding Quan said after seeing Qian Renxue gesture to the two behind her, and the surrounding pressure slowly dissipated.

In the original story, when she discovered Tang San's genius, she planned to recruit him even though she knew that Tang San might have a blood feud with her father. Now that three people have appeared who are even stronger than Tang San in the original story, she will not miss the opportunity.

With Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin heading to Wuhun City, Gu Rong will definitely stay in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. There is no threat to her in the Heaven Dou Imperial City now, so this is the best time for her to recruit her.

Of course, they weren't without a backup plan, but seeing that Qian Renxue had no intention of making a move, Serpent Spear Douluo and Blood Thorn Douluo withdrew their soul power and breathed a sigh of relief.

"So you knew I was an imposter all along? You knew my true identity and deliberately approached me." Qian Renxue looked into Ding Quan's golden-red eyes. If he could see through her disguise, then she had been exposed long ago.

"The Martial Soul is the Six-Winged Angel. How could I not recognize such a Martial Soul?"

"You can actually see through other people's martial souls?!"

"This senior's martial soul is a spear that looks like a snake, while the other senior's martial soul is a porcupine."

Seeing the incredulous looks in their eyes, Ding Quan then spoke.

"It's unbelievable! What is your purpose?" Qian Renxue no longer doubted. Since Ding Quan knew about the Six-Winged Angel, he naturally knew that she was a member of the Spirit Hall.

He couldn't possibly be unaware of what it meant for a member of the Spirit Hall to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and even become the Crown Prince.

(End of this chapter)