Douluo Continent II: The Dragon King Suppresses the World!

When Elder Xuan mentioned Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena's incident last night, kind smiles involuntarily appeared on the faces of the elders.

Ye Qi'an looked up and saw that, in addition to the elders, Fan Yu from the Soul Guidance Department and Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan were also present. However, they were all sitting in the lower seats, and they nodded to him when his gaze fell on them.

Dean Yan Shaozhe of the Martial Soul Department smiled faintly and said, "Qi An, come here and sit down next to me." After saying that, Yan Shaozhe pointed to the empty seat next to him.

Ye Qi'an walked over to Yan Shaozhe and sat down. Zhang Lexuan was sitting next to him, and the two of them were in the lowest seats.

Elder Xuan said, "Shao Zhe, please preside over this meeting."

"Yes, sir." Yan Shaozhe responded respectfully, then said, "Esteemed elders, the main reason for today's meeting is the special soul ring and special abilities that Qi An displayed yesterday. Additionally, there are some matters that require your decision. First..."

Yan Shaozhe articulated the important matters of the academy in an orderly manner, and the senior members made decisions one by one after a brief discussion, making the meeting quite efficient.

"Qi'an, how is it? Can you tell us about your special spirit ring now?" After finishing discussing other matters, Yan Shaozhe turned his gaze to Ye Qi'an.

Ye Qi'an nodded in acknowledgment. He then stepped out of his seat and went to a more open area on one side of the long table. With a thought, seven spirit rings appeared one after another. That's right, seven. If Ye Qi'an's six rings yesterday were already memorable, his seven rings now left people somewhat bewildered.

"Seven rings? Wasn't he a six-ring Soul Emperor yesterday?" Everyone looked at each other in astonishment.

Ye Qi'an smiled slightly and explained, "The reason why my soul rings are different is entirely because they are all formed from my blood and qi, without hunting a single soul beast."

These words shocked everyone present. The elders widened their eyes, their faces filled with disbelief. The Soul Guidance Department members showed signs of deep thought, and even Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan was slightly moved.

Yan Shaozhe paused for a moment, then slowly asked, "Qi An, are you saying that your soul rings are all formed from the power of blood and qi, and not obtained by hunting soul beasts? This is truly unheard of."

Ye Qi'an nodded and said, "That's right, Dean. My innate martial soul has a very rich blood energy. In the process of constantly refining my blood energy, these soul rings naturally condensed. Each soul ring symbolizes a breakthrough and sublimation of my blood energy."

Elder Xuan nodded slightly, a strange light flashing in his eyes, and said, "Such a unique cultivation method may open up a completely new path for us to cultivate."

"As for those blue-gold and black-gold soul rings, they are respectively fused from the Ice and Snow Empress, one of the three great kings of the far north, and the Evil Eye Tyrant, the Evil Emperor of the Demon Forest. Snow Empress—come!"

With a slight thought, Ye Qi'an saw Xue Di emerge from his body. Looking at the crowd before her, her beautiful deep blue eyes blinked, showing no fear. Instead, she raised her small hand with great interest and nodded in their direction.

Ye Qi'an's first words immediately attracted the attention of all the elders, who were also witnessing the Snow Emperor, one of the three great kings of the far north, up close for the first time.

"Originally, when I condensed my Qi and Blood Soul Ring, I should not have been able to fuse with the Soul Beast Soul Ring. However, at the auction of the last All-Continent Soul Master Competition, my Qi and Blood Soul Ring reacted to the Snow Empress Embryo. The fact that I was able to fuse with it was based on the strength of my physical body. If it were someone else, they would have exploded and died."

After a moment's thought, Ye Qi'an said that according to his plan, even if Di Tian and the others had not launched the beast tide, he would still have tried to launch a great purge. Both sects and empires would suffer devastating blows, and everyone would know that soul beasts were the true orthodox ones.

"I've heard Wang Yan mention it, but it seems neither you nor Gu Yuena participated in either of the two auctions. As for the Snow Emperor's embryo, it seems it was bought by two mysterious people and a Limit Douluo. Could those two mysterious people be...?" Elder Xuan nodded and said.

Ye Qi'an nodded slightly and said, "Those two mysterious people are Nana and me, and that Limit Douluo is Gu Yuena's subordinate."

Everyone was shocked to hear Ye Qi'an's words. They had never expected that the mysterious people who caused such a stir at the auction of the All-Continent Soul Master Competition were Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena.

Yan Shaozhe pondered for a moment, then asked, "Qi An, how did you manage to fuse with the Evil Eye Tyrant and the Evil Emperor?"

Ye Qi'an remained calm and slowly said, "Before I went to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, I went to the Demon Forest to challenge the Evil Emperor and killed him."

The elders fell silent. A level 60 cultivator killing the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler, whose cultivation was as high as 790,000 years, was truly astonishing.

Elder Xuan glanced at the elders on either side, who were deep in thought, and asked Ye Qi'an, "Qi'an, in your opinion, what preparations would other Soul Masters need to condense a Bloodline Soul Ring? What are the difficulties in the process of condensing one's own Bloodline Soul Ring?"

"The Qi and Blood Soul Ring is mainly for Beast Martial Soul Masters, because only Beast Martial Souls can better integrate with Qi and Blood Power. First of all, the Soul Master's own Qi and Blood Power must be strong enough. This requires that after the Martial Soul awakens, the Martial Soul must be nourished through special cultivation methods to enhance Qi and Blood Power."

"Furthermore, the process of condensing Qi and Blood into a Soul Ring requires an extremely high level of willpower from the Soul Master. The process of Qi and Blood condensing into a Soul Ring within the body is extremely painful, as if countless needles are piercing through the meridians of the entire body. Each convergence of Qi and Blood is accompanied by excruciating pain. If one's willpower is not strong enough, it is very easy to go into a state of demonic possession during this process, which can damage the Martial Soul or even endanger one's life."

"Furthermore, even if one successfully condenses a Qi and Blood Soul Ring, its subsequent stability is also a challenge. Because a Qi and Blood Soul Ring is different from an ordinary Soul Ring, it requires continuous nourishment of Qi and Blood to maintain and strengthen it. This requires Soul Masters to constantly cultivate and improve their own Qi and Blood strength. If they slack off even slightly, the Soul Ring may become unstable, affecting the Soul Master's performance."

Ye Qi paused for a moment and continued, "There is another crucial point. If one is born with a top-grade beast spirit, such as Sister Tao's Evil Fire Phoenix, Xu Sanshi's Xuanwu Turtle, and Bei Bei's Bright Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus, they will naturally have an advantage when condensing their blood and spirit rings."

"These top-grade beast martial souls inherently contain powerful blood energy, which we call divine beast bloodline. During the process of merging with blood energy, the characteristics of the martial soul can better resonate with the blood energy, making the condensation process relatively smoother."

"What impact will it have on these Soul Masters who have already absorbed Soul Beast Soul Rings if they fuse with Blood Soul Rings?" Elder Xuan asked after a moment of contemplation.

"It won't have a big impact. All we need is a condensation formation to condense the blood and qi of the Soul Masters into Martial Soul Bloodlines, and that will be enough," Ye Qi'an said.

Elder Xuan nodded slightly, a thoughtful look in his eyes: "It seems that this method of cultivating the Qi and Blood Soul Ring does indeed have considerable potential. But setting up this condensation array must not be so easy, right?"

Ye Qi'an replied, "Elder Xuan, condensing an array is indeed quite difficult. First, it requires some precious materials, such as spirit crystals containing powerful spiritual energy and blood jade that can stabilize blood and qi fluctuations. Moreover, the person setting up the array also needs to have a deep understanding and control over blood and qi power, otherwise it is very easy to make mistakes."

Yan Shaozhe then asked, "If a Soul Master wants to attempt to fuse a Bloodline Soul Ring, can the academy provide corresponding assistance?"

After pondering for a moment, Ye Qi'an said, "The academy can provide some guidance to willing Soul Masters. At the same time, it can also organize some experienced teachers to study and improve the condensation formation, so as to better assist Soul Masters in fusing their Qi and Blood Soul Rings."

The elders nodded in agreement, expressing their approval of Ye Qi'an's suggestion.

Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan spoke up, "Qi An, you only mentioned Beast Martial Soul Masters, what about Soul Masters with Weapon Martial Souls?"

Ye Qi'an looked at Zhang Lexuan and replied, "For Soul Masters with Weapon Souls, condensing Soul Rings is much more difficult because Soul Masters with Weapon Souls naturally have weak or even non-existent Qi and Blood Power. However, this does not mean that they cannot condense Soul Rings. On the contrary, they are the easiest to condense them."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked puzzled.

Elder Xuan asked, "Qi An, why is that? Weapon-type Soul Masters naturally have weak blood and qi power, yet they are the easiest to condense blood and qi soul rings. This seems somewhat contradictory."

Ye Qi'an explained, "Elders, although weapon spirit masters are born with weak blood and qi, it is precisely because of this that they are more sensitive to the elemental power of heaven and earth during their cultivation. They condense elemental spirit rings."

Ye Qian continued, "Weapon Soul Masters are acutely aware of the elemental power of heaven and earth. When they condense elemental soul rings, they can draw upon the elemental forces in nature, such as wind and fire. This type of elemental soul ring differs from blood and qi soul rings; its condensation method is more inclined towards communication and guidance with external elements."

Elder Xuan nodded slightly and said, "That's quite special. What are the difficulties in condensing this elemental soul ring?"

Ye Qi'an pondered for a moment before replying, "For weapon spirit masters, the difficulty lies in increasing their elemental affinity. If their affinity for a certain element is low, it becomes difficult to accurately guide the elemental power when condensing spirit rings. Moreover, during the condensation process, they must resist interference from other chaotic elements. For example, when condensing a water element spirit ring, there might be fluctuations in fire or earth elements around to interfere with the condensation."

Yan Shaozhe asked, "Then how can we increase elemental affinity?"

Ye Qi'an said, "You can cultivate in a place where the corresponding element is abundant."

Zhang Lexuan then asked, "Would there be any conflict for a weapon-based spirit master who already possesses a spirit beast spirit ring and wants to condense an elemental spirit ring?"

Ye Qi'an explained, "There will be some conflict. This is because the power of a soul beast's soul ring and the power of an elemental soul ring come from different sources. If you want to condense an elemental soul ring, you need to suppress or harmonize the power of the existing soul beast's soul ring first. This requires a special harmonizing formation. This formation can balance the power of the soul beast's soul ring and the elemental soul ring, preventing the two powers from conflicting within the martial soul and causing damage to the martial soul."

Yan Shaozhe said, "It seems that both Qi and Blood Soul Rings and Elemental Soul Rings have their complexities. If the academy wants to assist Soul Masters in cultivating these new Soul Rings, it will need to invest a lot of resources in researching and preparing for related matters."

The elders nodded in agreement. One elder said, "This might be an opportunity for Shrek Academy to be at the forefront of the continent in the field of spirit ring cultivation. However, we must proceed with caution to avoid uncontrollable consequences."

"The most critical issue right now is the availability of a large amount of rare metal resources. As for the formation, I can set it up myself."

Upon hearing Ye Qi'an mention rare metal resources, everyone fell into deep thought.

Elder Xuan spoke first, asking, "Qi An, what exactly are these rare metal resources you mentioned? Is the academy's inventory sufficient to meet the needs of research and setting up formations?"

Ye Qi'an replied, "Metals like mithril and refined gold are essential for setting up formations. Mithril can better conduct elemental power, while refined gold can stabilize the formation's foundation and prevent energy leakage during operation. As far as the academy's current inventory is concerned, the quantity of these rare metals is far from sufficient. If we want to assist Soul Masters in cultivating new Soul Rings on a large scale, we will need to find more resources."

Fan Yu frowned and said, "Finding these rare metals is not easy. In addition to being expensive, rare metals on the market are also controlled by private individuals. Although the academy has abundant funds, it has no way to purchase them."

Ye Qi'an frowned slightly after hearing Fan Yu's words. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Perhaps we can try to negotiate with those private forces that control rare metals. We can use the academy's unique cultivation resources or technology to exchange for rare metals."

Yan Shaozhe nodded in agreement: "This method is worth a try, but we must also prevent the other party from using our technology against us or for personal gain after acquiring it."

"I am only responsible for setting up the formation. As for other matters, we need the joint efforts of everyone in the academy. The acquisition of rare metal resources is of utmost importance, as it relates to whether the new soul ring cultivation method can be successfully promoted in the academy. If we can succeed, it will open up a completely new cultivation path for everyone," Ye Qi'an said in a deep voice.

Elder Xuan nodded and said, "That's natural. Also, Ye Qi'an, from this moment on, as the current Sea God Pavilion Master, I hereby designate you as the successor to the next Sea God Pavilion Master. Does anyone have any objections?"

Ye Qi'an frowned slightly. The successor of the Sea God Pavilion Master? He had absolutely no interest in him.

Elder Xuan smiled slightly at Ye Qi'an's expression and said, "Ask the elders here, with your strength and the cultivation system that can change the entire Soul Master Continent, do you have the qualifications? I can tell you with certainty that no one here, including myself, can surpass you."

"But I only want to cultivate; I have no grand ambitions. I think Senior Sister Le Xuan is more suitable than me, and if I remember correctly, Senior Sister Le Xuan is one of the successors of the Sea God Pavilion Master." Ye Qi'an shook his head and said. His upcoming plan could drastically change the entire human world, so...

As soon as Ye Qi'an said this, everyone's eyes turned to Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan was slightly taken aback, then quickly waved her hand and said, "Qi An, please don't refuse. I admit that I am far inferior to you in this regard. Your strength, talent, and profound understanding of the new cultivation system make you the best choice to become the successor of the Sea God Pavilion Master. Although I was once listed as one of the successors of the next generation, I am still far behind you."

Elder Xuan nodded slightly and said, "What Le Xuan said makes sense. Qi An, your potential is enormous. Becoming the successor of the Sea God Pavilion Master is not only a recognition of your personal abilities, but also for the future of the academy and even the entire Soul Master Continent. If the new cultivation system you brought can be promoted under your guidance, it will surely change the fate of countless Soul Masters."

Yan Shaozhe also spoke up, "Qi An, you don't need to worry too much about your ambitions. After becoming the successor, you can still focus on cultivation and contribute to the progress of the Soul Master world."

Ye Qi'an was silent for a moment before saying, "Your trust puts me under a lot of pressure. But I really don't have much desire for this position. I only want to keep moving forward on the path of cultivation and explore higher realms. As for the heavy responsibility of leading the academy and promoting the cultivation system, I am not up to the task. Senior Sister Le Xuan is more suitable than me."

Seeing Ye Qi'an's resolute attitude, Elder Xuan sighed slightly, then turned his gaze to Zhang Lexuan, "Very well then, Zhang Lexuan is the successor of the Sea God Pavilion. If there is nothing else to discuss, let's adjourn the meeting."

Ye Qi'an stood up and watched all the elders leave before he started to leave himself. Yan Shaozhe was the last to leave, and he patted Ye Qi'an on the shoulder.

Ye Qi'an nodded and said, "Dean Yan, help me find a group of Soul Masters who have advanced in rank. I'll take them to the Star Dou Great Forest and use them for experiments."

Yan Shaozhe nodded slightly, a thoughtful look in his eyes, and said, "Qi'an, I will arrange this matter as soon as possible. However, do you have any special considerations regarding the experiment in the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Ye Qian calmly said, "The Star Dou Great Forest contains abundant natural power, making it an excellent place for Soul Masters who are trying to condense Qi and Blood Soul Rings or Elemental Soul Rings."

Yan Shaozhe nodded and said, "That makes sense. But will there be any risks involved? After all, there are dangers in the Star Dou Great Forest."

Ye Qi'an replied, "No, I have the strength to kill the Evil Emperor, what danger do I have to fear?"

Yan Shaozhe paused slightly, then gave a wry smile and said, "I was overthinking it. However, you still need to be careful. After all, the situation in the Star Dou Great Forest is complex, and you can't be careless. So, when do you plan to set off?"

Ye Qi'an pondered for a moment and said, "Once you've chosen the Soul Masters to advance, I'll set off as soon as possible."

Yan Shaozhe nodded and said, "Okay, I'll speed things up."

...(End of this chapter)