Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 69: Classmates "Catching Up"

After several years, Ji Tongxuan's appearance has changed a lot.

His body had become extremely thin, and his hands, which were exposed under his cloak, had little flesh left, with only withered skin covering his finger bones. His cheeks were deeply sunken, with only his eyes standing out.

However, one could still roughly see his childhood appearance on his face. Coupled with the familiar blood-red wings on his back and the familiar soul power fluctuations on his body, Wang Nan recognized him as Ji Tongxuan, whom he had met in the freshman assessment finals a few years ago.

However, the biggest change that happened to him was not his appearance, but his spirit rings.

Purple, purple, purple, black, black, black.

Ji Tongxuan's ability to enter Shrek Academy shows that his talent is not bad. In recent years, he has been "cultivated" by the Holy Spirit Cult. At this time, his cultivation level has surpassed that of Wang Nan, and he is already a six-ring Soul Emperor.

There were even three black spirit rings, symbolizing ten thousand years. And the two yellow spirit rings from before had somehow turned purple.

The other two people beside Ji Tongxuan also each had a pair of black wings on their backs, which looked like some kind of crow-type martial soul.

Although they also possessed the cultivation level of a five-ring Soul King, their Soul Rings appeared much more normal, and Wang Nan did not detect any aura of evil Soul Masters in their Martial Souls. It seems that not all members of the Holy Spirit Cult possess evil Martial Souls.

Or perhaps these two are not disciples of the Holy Spirit Cult, but merely "assistants" prepared for Ji Tongxuan's Blood-Crying Martial Soul.

Wang Nan was wearing a mask, and his martial spirit had also changed, so Ji Tongxuan didn't recognize him immediately. He only glanced at the two corpses on the ground before looking up at Wang Nan.

Due to poor visibility at night, Ji Tongxuan did not see how Wang Nan defeated the two Soul Kings. The only thing he saw was Wang Nan breaking through the Soul Guidance Shield with a single blow and beheading the evil Soul Master.

Seeing how decisively Wang Nan had defeated an opponent of similar strength, Ji Tongxuan began to take him seriously and secretly assess his abilities.

Wang Nan recognized Ji Tongxuan, but had no intention of catching up with his old classmate. He never talked nonsense when he fought; since he had already determined that the other party was an enemy, he would strike first.

Facing three opponents alone, Wang Nan showed no fear. He twirled the Dragon Staff in his hand, and the blue light of the soul-guided thruster behind him shone, propelling his body forward.

The two Soul Kings beside Ji Tongxuan attacked together, one from the left and one from the right, towards Wang Nan.

Wang Nan crossed his hands and simply swung the Dragon Staff to the left and right, deflecting the attacks of the two men to the side.

Ji Tongxuan reacted quickly; Wang Nan's pause gave him the opportunity to make his move.

As his first spirit ring lit up, an eerie purple light appeared on his body, flowing down his arm to his fingertips.

Ji Tongxuan stretched out his right hand, his withered palm resembling a real bird's claw, with purple light covering his nails. Just one glance at it gave Wang Nan an uneasy feeling.

I wonder what Ji Tongxuan went through in the Holy Spirit Cult. His soul skills weren't like this before.

Wang Nan dared not let Ji Tongxuan get close, so he gripped one end of the Panlong Staff with both hands and pushed Ji Tongxuan outward.

Ji Tongxuan grabbed again with his left hand, his five fingers touching the Panlong Staff, and the strange purple light began to creep along his fingers and onto the staff.

However, his attack had no effect. The giant dragon on the Panlong Staff slowly swam away, and the purple light was completely dispelled.

This series of changes actually happened in the blink of an eye. Gongyang Mo only saw that as soon as the three landed, Wang Nan rushed over and was already engaged in combat with them in the blink of an eye.

Seeing Wang Nan fighting against multiple opponents, Gongyang Mo finally released his martial spirit, and a pair of dazzling seven-colored wings with five spirit rings appeared before everyone's eyes.

"It's you!"

Upon seeing Gongyang Mo's martial soul, Ji Tongxuan immediately took two steps back and squeezed out an unpleasant sound from his throat. The sound was low and hoarse, and it didn't sound like it came from the mouth of a teenager at all.

A memory surfaced in Ji Tongxuan's mind, making his eyes redden. Looking at Wang Nan again, he finally recognized a sense of familiarity from that coiled dragon staff.

"It's you guys!"

Ji Tongxuan recalled everything that happened during the freshman assessment, which made him feel an uncontrollable resentment.

"Perfect, let me show you my power after my spiritual ascension."

Ascension?

Wang Nan caught two words from Ji Tongxuan's mouth. Fragments of his past life memories were also brought back by those two words.

Within the Holy Spirit Cult, disciples who reach level 60 undergo an Ascension Ceremony, transforming them from Holy Servants into formal Holy Spirit Disciples. While the specifics are unknown, it undoubtedly significantly enhances the strength of Holy Spirit Cult disciples.

Could it be that Ji Tongxuan's strange soul ring configuration is the result of that spirit ascension?

"Ugh—"

Ji Tongxuan suddenly let out a painful growl. His fifth spirit ring suddenly shone brightly, his bones creaked, his sternum suddenly rose high, and dark red light gathered on his chest. Then, the red light spread throughout his body like blood.

No one would wait for their opponent to complete their transformation before attacking.

"soul!"

Wang Nan shouted, and then his fifth spirit ring lit up.

Gongyang Mo understood immediately and unleashed his second soul skill, a halo of orange light falling upon Wang Nan.

Like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the more Soul Rings a Soul Master has, the greater the boost it can provide.

At this time, Gongyang Mo already had his fifth soul ring, which could increase Wang Nan's soul power by more than 50%.

The golden dragon reappeared and collided with Ji Tongxuan, who was enveloped in blood red, on the other side.

The next moment, the red light on Ji Tongxuan's body melted away as quickly as snow meeting the sun.

Wang Nan used the same trick again, thrusting the dragon staff forward and landing it on Ji Tongxuan's chest in his astonished gaze.

Ji Tongxuan's chest quickly deflated, his ribs broke one by one, and blood kept spilling from his mouth, but that was the end of it.

Wang Nan sensed something was wrong the moment the dragon-coiled staff fell.

Unable to accurately determine Ji Tongxuan's soul power level, he was uncertain whether he could successfully seal Ji Tongxuan's martial soul with Gongyang Mo's assistance. Therefore, he did not hold back at all when delivering the next blow, which was his self-created move, "Point".

However, even after Wang Nan successfully sealed Ji Tongxuan's martial spirit, the blow was still blocked.

After Wang Nan's first strike, the other two Soul Kings quickly closed in, forcing him to retreat with his staff. He then used the Panlong Staff to sweep left and right, knocking the two back once more.

Looking at Ji Tongxuan again, his chest was completely shattered, and Wang Nan could even see a broken rib piercing into his heart.

But he did not fall down. Something on his chest was flashing a blood-red light, which flickered on and off, replacing his heart to send blood throughout his body.

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