Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 68 It's normal to die.

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The meeting, though not entirely smooth, ended in a pleasant manner. After having lunch at Qibaozhai, Xue Qinghe left with Xuanming.

"Uncle Jian, what do you think of this child's talent?" Ning Fengzhi asked.

Chen Xin thought for a moment, "Based on what I've seen, it's quite good."

"However, it's hard to say what level it will reach in the future."

Soul Master cultivation is not something that can be achieved overnight; it requires decades of accumulation. Talent is just talent; the key is whether one can make good use of that talent.

"Of course, with the power of the Heaven Dou royal family and this child's talent, as long as he doesn't waste his potential, reaching the Title Douluo level shouldn't be difficult," Chen Xin said.

"Feng Zhi, you already have an idea?"

"We must be prepared for danger even in times of peace; we must always think about the future," Ning Fengzhi said.

"With the Haotian Sect retreating into seclusion, the Spirit Hall is now expanding more and more recklessly. In a few years, this continent may face another change."

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School should make preparations as soon as possible."

The Spirit Hall's power is immense, putting pressure on both empires. Star Luo is doing alright, but Heaven Dou is already feeling the strain.

In order to cope with the pressure from the Spirit Hall, Emperor Xueye intended to befriend the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and even hinted to him a few years ago that he could choose a prince as his supporter.

At first, Xue Ye and the Tian Dou royal family were optimistic about the Second Prince, but no one expected that the Second Prince would suddenly die young.

Later, Xueye turned her attention to the Third Prince, who had exceptional talent in cultivation, but then that incident happened last year.

Now, only this eldest prince is capable of shouldering this heavy responsibility.

“Fengzhi, that old man and I aren’t dead yet,” Chenxin said.

"Even if you really have ideas, you should at least investigate that kid's character first."

"Character... I can tell an adult's character, but a child changes every day. How well they behave depends on how the adults teach them," Ning Fengzhi said.

"I only have this thought in mind, it's still a long way off."

"So what do you think of this crown prince?" Chen Xin asked.

"I've heard that this Xue Qinghe is no ordinary person."

The two princes who were expected to become crown prince died one after another, and the eldest prince, Xue Qinghe, successfully ascended to the position of crown prince. It would be hard to believe that there were no problems involved.

“If the crown prince, the future emperor, is too simple, then he is doomed,” Ning Fengzhi said.

The Tian Dou royal family did have suspicions about the deaths of the two princes, but they lacked evidence.

And in such cases, no one will speak out unless there is evidence.

Even if the Crown Prince's tolerance and benevolence were all an act, at least he was willing to pretend, and no one could really find fault with him.

Since there's nothing wrong with it, what difference does it make whether this kindness is genuine or not?

It's meant to be seen by people; if no one can see the problems, that's enough.

If you really want to get to the bottom of things, there's no such thing as a perfect person in this world.

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Time flies, and Xuanming has spent another year cultivating at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

Since being named Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe has been busy and no longer visits him every few days as before. Qian Renxue, on the other hand, is more stable, appearing about once a month. After meeting, they exchange cultivation tips in the Crown Prince's residence and occasionally spar. Her attitude is much better than before.

"Level 20? Are you serious?"

Dugu Bo, who had just returned from a long trip to check on his granddaughter's cultivation, overheard Dugu Yan and the others discussing taking Xuanming to hunt for her second soul ring as soon as he entered the door.

“You’re not unable to sense it,” Xuanming said.

“What I mean is…” Dugu Bo’s expression was somewhat unnatural.

“I used a lot of good things before,” Xuanming said. The medicinal baths Bibi Dong prepared for him when repairing his martial soul, as well as the medicine he drank for almost a month, were all treasures, but these things need time to be digested slowly.

Bibi Dong had also told him that most people would need at least ten years to slowly absorb so much information, and for him to absorb it so quickly in such a short time was no different from courting death.

Because the medicine is too potent, it is very easy for the body to be unable to tolerate the effects of the medicine. However, due to the mutation of his martial soul, his body and soul power are very different from ordinary people.

Of course, the main reason is the Blood Spear's ability to devour. He can't directly absorb so much stuff, but the Blood Spear can devour it and slowly feed it back to him, just like doing kidney dialysis.

However, this method would cause the quality of the Blood Spear to rise too quickly, making it too greedy. Therefore, in order to keep up with the progress of the Blood Spear, he has been cultivating with his two brains in turn for nearly two years, almost without sleep or rest.

“Grandpa, now that you’re back, why don’t you take Xuanming with you to hunt for a soul ring?” Dugu Yan said.

"The Dream God Education Committee said that Xuanming is already able to withstand a thousand-year soul ring."

"A thousand-year soul ring?" Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow, reached out and put his hand on Xuanming's shoulder, releasing his soul power and mental power to test it.

A moment later, his expression turned extremely strange.

His physical strength is already comparable to a Soul Master of level 30 or higher, and his mental power is also somewhat off...

"Alright." Dugu Bo withdrew his hand.

"I happen to be free these days. Tell me, what kind of spirit ring do you want to get? I'll see if there are any in Sunset Forest and take you to find a suitable one."

"A lightning-attribute, ferocious, and preferably a sub-dragon or dragon beast with dragon blood," Xuanming said.

Dugu Bo thought for a moment, "There are quite a few lightning-attribute beasts, but dragon-type soul beasts are very hard to find. Let's give it a try."

……

Sunset Forest.

Because Xuanming needed to hunt for a thousand-year-old soul ring, and the age of the ring was not low, he needed to go deep into the living area of ​​thousand-year-old soul beasts, which was somewhat dangerous. In addition, finding a suitable soul beast would often take ten days to half a month, and sometimes even several months. Therefore, Dugu Bo did not let Dugu Yan and the others come along.

Under the cover of night, the two walked one after the other through the dense forest. Having lived in this forest for decades, Dugu Bo naturally knew a lot about the distribution of spirit beasts here, at least having a general idea of ​​the area, so he didn't have to slowly try his luck in the vast forest.

“I have two suggestions for your situation,” Dugu Bo suddenly said.

"To be on the safe side, try a soul ring under two thousand years old. If you are confident enough, you can try a soul ring between two and three thousand years old."

"Of course, the difficulty and danger will also be higher."

A ten-year-old soul beast reaches a milestone every ten years, compared to a hundred years ago.

A hundred-year-old soul beast reaches a point a thousand years ago; every hundred years is another hurdle.

The same applies to thousand-year-old and ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

Especially between a thousand years and ten thousand years, and between ten thousand years and one hundred thousand years, even if there is only a one-year difference, the quality of the soul ring and the improvement it brings are two completely different concepts.

Of course, absorption difficulty is also a different concept.

"So, my limit is three thousand years?" Xuanming asked.

"Not that much, at most two thousand five," Dugu Bo said.

"To be honest, I don't recommend you try to get the ultimate spirit ring."

"Why?" Xuanming asked.

“Although absorbing the ultimate spirit ring provides a greater boost to a spirit master, it is also extremely dangerous. Very few spirit masters would take the risk because it is very easy to die,” Dugu Bo said.

"The ultimate spirit ring is a huge test for a spirit master's physical body, mental strength, and martial spirit. It is no exaggeration to say that it is like passing through the gates of hell."

"It's normal to die; surviving is just good luck."

"I've seen quite a few soul masters attempt to challenge the limits of their soul rings, but they either suffer physical accidents and damaged meridians, or their mental strength is insufficient to sustain them and they faint halfway through, or their martial souls cannot withstand such a large energy baptism and break down. In any case, very few succeed, and even if they succeed once by chance, they would never want to do it a second time."

Absorbing a Limit Soul Ring is inherently a risky endeavor that far outweighs the potential reward.

Although Soul Masters who grow up in this way are much stronger, and their will and strength are far superior to those of ordinary Soul Masters, it is too dangerous!
In any case, he would absolutely not let Dugu Yan do such a thing!

Anyone who encourages others to challenge the limits of spirit rings is either stupid or malicious!
Anyone who knows how dangerous this thing is would never say anything encouraging!
(End of this chapter)