Douluo Sharingan, I really didn't coerce Xiao Wu!

Chapter 148 The Seal of the Martial Soul

At night, the stars twinkled, the white moon hung high, and its pure light shone down on the earth.

At Shrek's base, everyone had returned to the hotel and gone to bed early.

Not long ago, several healing soul masters from the competition area healed Ma Hongjun and Oscar as promised and sent them back.

The female therapist informed him that Tang San had basically recovered and was out of danger, and could participate in the competition tomorrow.

In the dead of night, the moonlight was like water, and the dewdrops, like a silver river, gently fell on the window.

Chen Xuan stood by the window, gazing at the night sky and the full moon, letting the moonlight fall on him.

"I've reached level 51, it's time to give it a try!"

He sat on the floor, summoned his martial spirit, and then entered a meditative state.

Above his head, ripples spread and the air twisted, revealing a sphere the size of a soccer ball, as black as ink, suspended above his head.

Upon arriving on the mainland, Chen Xuan consumed rare herbs and plants, causing his martial soul to undergo a transformation and evolve into a new form.

Chen Xuan could sense that the space and annihilation power contained in that black sphere was definitely not weak, but unfortunately it was bound by an iron chain and wrapped around it several times.

After several days of consolidation, the energy within his body had reached its peak. Furthermore, nourished by that immortal plant, every part of his flesh and blood was full of power and possessed strong vitality, having accumulated to its limit.

Chen Xuan had compared his current strength, speed, agility, and other stats, and found that they far surpassed those of other cultivators in the same realm. It would be difficult for him to make significant improvements in the short term, so he could only focus on his martial soul.

He had estimated that he would need to break through to the Soul Saint level to break the iron chain seal. However, that was based on the standard of ordinary people. In the past few months, he had cultivated his physique to the extreme and absorbed soul beasts beyond his level, which was incomparable.

Chen Xuan could sense that he had almost broken the chains; he was just a short distance away from breaking them.

He was confident that he could break through the seal after cultivating for more than half a month, but he didn't have that much time.

Chi!

The next moment, Chen Xuan's body glowed, his internal organs resonated, and his blood mingled, emitting rays of light that illuminated the entire room.

His soul power surged and soared into the sky, rippling outwards. At this moment, his soul power solidified into a dense substance, burning like flames, endlessly regenerating.

when!

Chen Xuan unleashed all his soul power, striking the martial soul above his head. The iron chains swayed and clanged as they were struck by the immense force.

The imagination was beautiful, but the reality was harsh. Under his full-force soul power attack, the iron chain was completely unharmed, only swaying slightly a few times.

Chen Xuan frowned. The iron chain was only the size of a stick, and much harder than he had imagined.

He tried again, activating his soul power. This time, he used an even greater amount, twice as much as before, soaring into the sky like a raging river.

With a clang, the room echoed with the crisp sound of metal clashing. The chain remained intact, without a single scratch, let alone a break.

Chen Xuan gritted his teeth, feeling somewhat powerless. This seal was far more solid than he had imagined, as unshakeable as a mountain.

Earlier, he thought that with his current strength, even if he couldn't break the chains in one go, he could at least cause damage and gradually break the seal by accumulating small damage.

The imagination is beautiful, but the reality is harsh; reality will not be as he wishes.

Chen Xuan made a final attempt, mobilizing all his soul power, which was as dense as a river, four or five times stronger than before.

However, he still failed, unable to budge the seal in the slightest; the chains remained hanging there, unharmed.

The iron chain was only as thick as a stick, seemingly fragile, yet it was as solid as Mount Tai, incredibly hard.

Chen Xuan felt powerless. He did not understand ninjutsu such as sealing. In this respect, no means of attack was useful. He could only use the purest soul power to break through the shackles.

Rasengan, Chidori, Great Fireball, or any ability of the Mangekyou Sharingan—whether it's ninjutsu or dojutsu—are all useless at this moment.

Chen Xuan regretted that he should have learned sealing techniques earlier, instead of focusing all his energy on taijutsu and ninjutsu.

The thought of elemental ninjutsu like Rasengan and Chidori made him pause, then he seemed to be deep in thought, and then his eyes lit up.

"I almost forgot, I also have elemental chakra."

While ninjutsu is ineffective against sealing techniques, the attributes contained within soul power are actually a part of soul power, so there's nothing wrong with it, and it's absolutely effective.

The next moment, flames, lightning bolts, water vortexes, tornadoes, and five other elemental abilities appeared around him.

This time, Chen Xuan truly went all out, using every means at his disposal. If he still failed, he could only wait until another day to try again.

He went all out, unleashing all five of his abilities. Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the room, sometimes accompanied by strong winds and raging flames. Various strange phenomena appeared, and powerful natural forces surged within the room.

Click!

Five forces were unleashed simultaneously—wind, fire, thunder, water, and earth—all merging together and rushing towards the iron chains. Instantly, a blazing five-colored light erupted, causing a massive explosion in the Martial Soul Space. Ripples spread, shattering the floors and walls outside.

This level of pressure had exceeded Chen Xuan's limits. When the seal reached its critical point, it could no longer withstand the pressure, and with a crack, the iron chain broke open.

"Finally broken?"

Chen Xuan was overjoyed; he hadn't expected it to actually succeed.

At the same moment, he had a significant experience, feeling a spatial power emanating from the black body, carrying a trace of annihilation power.

The seal loosened, and wisps of black mist drifted out from the crack, spreading throughout the body before disappearing back into the soul power.

The chains were still intact, binding the black sphere, though a thin crack had appeared, bringing immense benefits.

Chen Xuan's most direct experience was that the shackles of his martial spirit had loosened, and his limits had been raised once again. The maximum distance of the Flying Thunder God Technique had increased to three thousand meters, and the number of inscribed techniques had also reached thirty.

Such a level of improvement far exceeded his expectations. Keep in mind that this was only breaking through a small part of the seal. If the chains were to be completely broken, he didn't know if he would be free from restrictions from then on.

His martial spirit is incomplete, as if it were sealed. He needs to improve his realm to access more abilities, such as the range and techniques of the Flying Thunder God.

Now, Chen Xuan is very suspicious that the many restrictions on his own martial soul, which clearly limit his abilities, might be due to the constraints imposed by this iron chain.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed; otherwise, it wouldn't make sense. Breaking through a crack in the iron chain, the Flying Thunder God's stats immediately increased. If there was no connection between the two, it wouldn't be convincing at all.

Chen Xuan once again used the five elemental chakras to attack the crack, trying to completely sever the chain.

Next, various natural phenomena appeared in the room, including raging fire, tornadoes, thunderclouds, and other strange sights.

However, the iron chain seemed to have become even harder. After trying more than ten times, Chen Xuan's soul power was exhausted, but the gap remained unmoved and unharmed.

Chen Xuan gasped for breath, utterly exhausted and feeling incredibly drained. It had drained his energy.

His eyelids were drooping, and he couldn't stay awake any longer, so he fell asleep immediately.

Not long ago, the hotel staff heard a commotion. When they came to check, they were shocked to find Chen Xuan's room in complete disarray, with furniture scattered everywhere and varying degrees of damage to the walls and floors.

Fortunately, the load-bearing wall was fine; only some pieces fell off. Otherwise, the hotel would have been uninhabitable.

The next day

Chen Xuan was invited to tea by the lobby manager, who paid him a considerable sum of money and gave him a stern warning: he was not allowed to practice soul skills in the room, or he and Shrek Academy would be blacklisted.

Zhu Zhuqing's face darkened slightly, and she had a headache because Chen Xuan had no money, and she had paid the large sum of gold soul coins in compensation.

(End of this chapter)