Douluo Unrivaled: The Beginning Materializes the Black Abyss and White Flowers

Chapter 186 The Shy Butterfly

Apart from Xiao Hongchen and his three companions who were rated A, the other trainees were only rated B. After all, based on their performance in this test, B was the limit they could achieve.

In terms of the number of talented individuals, it must be said that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is indeed inferior to Shrek Academy.

At least, most of the inner disciples of Shrek Academy can actually get an A-level rating, which shows how strong its talent pool is.

In the training grounds of St. Freya Academy, Ji Juechen, wielding an iron sword, moved with agility, his sword shadows weaving and crisscrossing as he launched a frenzied attack on Jing Liu like a whirlwind.

His eyes burned with a fervent flame, and every strike of his sword was imbued with his dedication and love for the way of the sword.

Jingliu stood with his hands behind his back, looking calm and composed, with only the sword energy quietly gathering at his sword finger like wisps of silk.

Faced with Ji Juechen's fierce offensive, she remained calm and skillfully deflected all the attacks.

Whenever the iron sword clashed with her fingers, it produced a crisp, melodious sound, like the clanging of metal, that echoed throughout the training ground.

Ji Juechen became more and more excited as the fight progressed. To have a sword master like Jing Liu personally train him was undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.

With each exchange, he could clearly feel his swordsmanship improving imperceptibly, a feeling that drove him to madness.

On the iron sword, the gray, annihilating sword intent grew increasingly intense, and the sword energy was highly compressed and condensed, gradually transforming into a huge gray giant sword.

The giant sword tore through the air, emitting a sharp whistling sound, and with an aura that seemed intent on severing everything in the world, it slashed fiercely down towards Jingliu.

Jing Liu sensed the power contained in this sword strike and couldn't help but nod slightly. This simple action was a recognition of Ji Juechen's growth during this period.

Then, she pointed lightly with her finger, and a dazzling sword light flashed and disappeared like a shooting star.

Immediately following was the crisp sound of the giant sword shattering, and Ji Juechen's figure flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

"Old Ji!" Upon seeing this, Jing Ziyan rushed forward and steadily helped Ji Juechen up.

At this moment, Ji Juechen's body was covered with wounds torn by the shattered sword energy, and his clothes were soaked with bright red blood, making him look extremely disheveled.

However, the light in his eyes was brighter than ever before.

"Thank you for your guidance, teacher!" Ji Juechen disregarded his own injuries and endured the pain, clasped his hands together, and respectfully bowed to Jing Liu.

Although Jingliu did not take him as a disciple, he taught him swordsmanship without reservation during this time, which made him sincerely call him "teacher".

At first, Ji Juechen thought that as a student of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, even if he were fortunate enough to ask Snow Moon Douluo for advice on swordsmanship, the other party would probably only give him perfunctory and casual pointers.

But to his utter surprise, Jingliu didn't care about his background. He not only taught him swordsmanship with great care, but also personally practiced with him, pointing out his shortcomings in swordsmanship in detail, and imparting all his knowledge on how to improve sword intent and hone his swordsmanship.

Moreover, he also learned a portion of swordsmanship from Jingliu that transcended this world system.

The grandeur and vision of Jingliu completely captivated Ji Juechen, elevating his admiration for Jingliu to an unprecedented level.

Besides Ji Juechen, Meng Hongchen, another exchange student at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, also learned some swordsmanship from Jing Liu.

After all, she also uses two swords as weapons and has a strong interest in swordsmanship.

However, Meng Hongchen was not like Ji Juechen, a swordsman who was purely obsessed with the way of the sword, so the sword skills he learned were relatively limited.

However, her gains were still quite substantial, because in addition to her superb swordsmanship, Jingliu also had profound knowledge of the Way of Ice.

Meng Hongchen happens to possess ice-attribute soul power, and thus benefits greatly from this aspect.

On the other hand, Jing Liu was quite satisfied with Ji Juechen. Ji Juechen showed remarkable talent in swordsmanship and had a sincere heart for the way of the sword.

Although his talent as a Soul Master is not outstanding, with his strong willpower and diligence, he will surely achieve something in the way of the sword in the future.

In contrast, although the pink-haired girl was more talented in swordsmanship, she was too playful and lacked a persistent pursuit of the way of the sword, which Jingliu truly regretted.

"Ah!"

In Tiandou City of the Tianhun Empire, March 7th sneezed without warning. She muttered somewhat irritably, "Seriously? Who's talking about me?"

"March, are you alright?" Princess Vina of the Heavenly Soul Empire looked at March 7 with concern.

Not only her, but the robin and the firefly also turned their gazes toward March 7th, their eyes filled with questions.

At this moment, March 7th and the others were in a high-end restaurant, where Princess Vina was treating them to a meal.

Robin, along with Firefly and March 7th, travels through the Douluo Continent, upholding the principle of helping the weak with the strong, and experiencing the local customs and culture of different cities.

After arriving in Tiandou City, they met Princess Vina. With Princess Vina's deliberate efforts to befriend them, the two quickly became close friends.

"Ah! I'm fine, don't worry." March 7 waved his hand dismissively, then turned his attention back to the exquisite food in front of him.

In the sea of ​​flowers behind St. Freya Academy, Xia Die sat quietly on the ground with her knees drawn up to her chest, gazing tenderly at the figure sitting cross-legged, lost in deep meditation.

Suddenly, purple ripples appeared in the void beside Xia Die, as if a pebble had been thrown into a calm lake.

Immediately afterwards, a huge purple dragon head slowly emerged from the void.

"Shh, be quiet, Polycius!"

Xia Die gently stroked the huge head of the dead dragon Polykes, her voice soft, while gently reminding it not to make any noise, lest it disturb Lu Jingming who was meditating and cultivating.

Polycs could understand what Xiaodie was saying, and he enjoyed her caresses. He even rubbed against Xiaodie affectionately and obediently did not make any noise.

Just as Xia Die and Bolykes were having a tender interaction, the soul power within Lu Jingming's body was circulating at an astonishing speed.

As the soul power was continuously compressed and purified, a certain invisible and intangible bottleneck was instantly broken through at this moment.

The next second, Raiden appeared behind Lu Jingming and gently embraced him from behind.

At the same time, the Thunder Saint Mark on Lu Jingming's left hand emitted a dazzling red light.

The Black Abyss Spear appeared in his hand, its shaft gleaming with a mysterious luster.

Two purple, two black, and one red spirit rings were successively placed on the black spear, radiating a powerful aura.

As the Thunder Saint Mark continuously released a large amount of lightning power into the Black Abyss, a blood-red soul ring with golden lightning patterns began to slowly condense and take shape on the spear.

The powerful fluctuations of soul energy spread out like ripples, having a substantial impact on the real world.

The surrounding flowers began to tremble slightly under the impact of this soul force, and it looked as if they were about to be harmed.

At this critical moment, Lu Jingming suddenly opened his eyes, and the powerful soul force fluctuations that seemed to be tangible instantly receded like a tide, disappearing without a trace.

Looking at the new red soul ring with golden lightning patterns that had appeared on his body, Lu Jingming couldn't help but smile.

To him, the barrier of the Soul Emperor was nothing more than a thin piece of paper that could be easily pierced, and his cultivation naturally achieved a breakthrough.

Moreover, thanks to the existence of the Thunder Saint Mark, he does not need to specifically hunt 100,000-year-old soul beasts to obtain soul rings.

His Thunder Saint Mark is of extremely high quality, far exceeding that of ordinary 100,000-year soul rings. Although the soul rings he provides are not yet at the level of million-year golden divine rings, they are no less than those of ferocious beast soul rings.

However, the color of his soul ring is slightly different from that of the ferocious beast soul rings in the soul spirit system. It is still blood red, but the striking golden lightning pattern makes it clear at a glance that this is no ordinary 100,000-year soul ring.

Lu Jingming was in an exceptionally good mood after his cultivation breakthrough. He stretched and slowly stood up.

Several months have passed since the trip to the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

Now, not only has his cultivation level broken through to the Soul Emperor realm, but some of his long-planned schemes are also progressing steadily, and everything is developing in the ideal direction.

With Lu Jingming's breakthrough, Polyces retreated back into the void, a death space unique to Xia Die, which living people could not enter.

"I told you, Butterfly, you're my lucky star, right? My last breakthrough was also thanks to you."

Lu Jingming walked forward with a smile, gently pulled Xia Die up from the ground, and then tenderly embraced her soft and delicate body.

Xia Die's cheeks instantly flushed with a shy blush, both because of Lu Jingming's affectionate address and because of the warmth she felt a little craving from his embrace.

Looking at the shy and charming Xia Die in his arms, Lu Jingming felt a surge of impulse and couldn't help but slowly lower his head and gently kiss her soft red lips, which were as delicate as flower petals.

Xia Die's body trembled slightly, but she did not push Lu Jingming away. Instead, she slowly closed her eyes and responded to him with a hint of awkwardness.

In this beautiful and tranquil sea of ​​flowers, the two figures overlapped, as if the whole world had shrunk to just the two of them.

They drew warmth from each other, immersed in this sweetness and comfort, completely oblivious to everything around them.

"Xia Die, A Ming, you guys!?"

Holding a lunchbox, Meng Hongchen's light steps came to an abrupt halt when she saw the scene before her. She stared blankly at the two people embracing and interacting intimately, her face filled with shock and disbelief.

Startled awake by Meng Hongchen's voice, Xia Die opened her eyes abruptly, her heart filled with shyness and panic, wanting to break free from Lu Jingming's embrace.

However, Lu Jingming tightened his grip, holding her waist tightly as if trying to merge her into his own body.

At the same time, he held her tongue tightly in his mouth, not letting her escape.

Butterfly
(End of this chapter)