The Martial Soul Skeleton, in Douluo Continent's Bone-Changing Susanoo

Chapter 128 The Offering Hall, Thousand Paths

With the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone healing skill activated, Xia Liang restored the large amount of blood he had lost while using his X-ray vision to observe the inside of the Blue Silver Emperor's giant cocoon.

He discovered that after becoming a thousand-year-old soul beast, the body structure of the Blue Silver Emperor Giant Cocoon seemed to have changed from a plant to an animal.

At this moment, the Blue Silver Emperor's giant cocoon resembled a giant egg. Its interior was actually composed of an egg yolk and egg white.

However, this egg-white-like, materialized energy is likely plant fiber. The yolk-like substance is probably the core of the Blue Silver Emperor's giant cocoon.

Once it breaks through ten thousand years of cultivation, the Blue Silver Emperor Cocoon should break free and be reborn, becoming the Ten Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor.

To Xia Liang's regret, after half a month of nourishment from dark energy and stimulation from hatred, the Blue Silver Emperor Cocoon failed to mutate into dark or devouring abilities, and he didn't know if this method would work.

At this moment, within the alternate dimension, the very essence of a Gastly suddenly became restless.

After receiving the message from the source of Gastly through the connection of soul power, Xia Liang was overjoyed. The Gastlys, who were searching for soul beasts near the Star Dou Great Forest, had discovered a black tiger with wings.

Judging from the visual sharing that has been transmitted back, the black tiger with wings is nine-tenths similar to the illustrations recorded in ancient books, and it should be the Dark Demon God Tiger.

Five days later.

Martial Spirit City, Martial Spirit Hall.

The city belongs almost entirely to the Spirit Hall and is built around a hill.

On this hill stand three striking buildings. The most magnificent of them, located halfway up the hill, is the Papal Palace.

The other two buildings are both taller than the Papal Palace; they are the Douluo Palace and the Offering Palace.

The Douluo Hall is the tomb of Title Douluos.

The Hall of Offerings is only for those who have reached the level of 96, and they are qualified to reside there.

After shedding Xue Qinghe's disguise and returning to Wuhun City, Qian Ren flew towards the Hall of Worship.

Xia Liang told her that he had found the habitat of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Now, she needed to go to the Hall of Worship to ask her grandfather, Qian Daoliu, to send two Worship Douluos to help hunt down the soul beast.

Of course, such a request will most likely be rejected.

In fact, Qian Renxue was quite confident that she would succeed in asking the worshippers to help her hunt down the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Since Xia Liang and the Qian family's six-winged angels can perform a martial soul fusion skill, his grandfather would probably agree to it once he learns of it.

It's okay if you don't agree.

Qian Renxue had already prepared a backup plan, as her soul power had just reached the level 60 bottleneck.

The reason why he delayed asking the two Douluo, Porcupine and Serpent Spear, to help him obtain the sixth spirit ring was that he wanted to ask the elders to help him. He would take Xia Liang with him, so that they could take advantage of the situation when passing by the habitat of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

The moment Qian Renxue landed outside the Hall of Worship, her movements were immediately detected by the seven elders inside the Hall of Worship using their spiritual power.

The worshippers sat on their respective prayer cushions, all dressed in golden robes with their martial spirits embroidered in silver on the back.

An old man with a large crocodile embroidered on his back, white-haired but youthful-looking, with a robust physique and masculine demeanor, addressed the blond man sitting in the center of the hall: "Great Elder, Xiaoxue has returned."

The blond man who looked no more than thirty years old was Qian Renxue's grandfather, Qian Daoliu. His long, bright golden hair reached his waist, and he had handsome features and a gentle temperament. You would never guess that he was a centenarian.

Seeing Qian Renxue walking towards the entrance of the offering hall, Qian Daoliu's solemn face revealed a slight smile. He had rarely seen his granddaughter since she decided to carry out the infiltration plan. He guessed that she missed her grandfather.

Upon entering the offering hall, Qian Renxue arrived at the center of the hall, where her gaze was immediately drawn to the prayer mat facing the entrance.

The person sitting on the prayer cushion was her grandfather. There were three prayer cushions on each of the two sides, with the other six worshippers sitting on them.

"Xiaoxue greets all her uncles, elders, and grandfathers."

As she spoke, Qian Renxue paid her respects to the seven worshippers sitting on the seven prayer cushions.

Before Qian Daoliu could reply, the old man with a large crocodile embroidered on his back spoke first, "Xiaoxue, what brings you back today? Did you miss your second uncle?"

Qian Renxue thought for a moment before saying, "Second Uncle, you don't look well. Have you been cooped up here for too long? How about I take you out for a walk?"

"Great! It's rare for you to take the initiative to invite your second uncle." The old crocodile immediately laughed. "Tell me, where are you planning to take your second uncle for a walk?"

"Of course, it's the Star Dou Great Forest. Second Uncle, my soul power has already reached level sixty. I haven't obtained my sixth soul ring yet, would you like to come with me?"

After hearing Qian Renxue's words, not only the old crocodile, but also Qian Daoliu and the other enshrined ones showed a hint of surprise and doubt.

"Xiaoxue, obtaining the sixth spirit ring shouldn't be too difficult, right? Why don't you just ask those two brats, Porcupine and Serpent Spear, for help? Why did you think of asking your second uncle for help?" the old crocodile asked.

"Is my second uncle unwilling to help me?" Qian Renxue asked back.

"How could that be? Second Uncle was just curious," the old crocodile explained with a smile. "Xiao Xue, you specifically asked Second Uncle for help, he's overjoyed. How could he possibly refuse?"

"Alright, Uncle Jin. Don't chime in. Can't you see? Xiaoxue's rush back to the Hall of Offerings this time is probably not as simple as asking you to help her obtain her sixth spirit ring."

At this point, Qian Daoliu solemnly looked at Qian Renxue and went straight to the point, saying, "Xiaoxue, tell the truth. If you're trying to fool your uncles like this, Grandpa won't be happy."

"Grandpa, the reason I came back this time is indeed to ask my uncles for help in hunting spirit beasts." Qian Renxue changed the subject and said, "However, besides me, there is another person whose sixth spirit ring also needs your help."

Before Qian Daoliu could reply, the old crocodile spoke again, "Xiao Xue, you're ignoring the palace's infiltration plan and rushing back to the Hall of Offerings for someone else. That's not like you. Is this person really that important to you?"

Upon hearing these words, not only Qian Daoliu, but also the other worshippers present looked at Qian Renxue with curiosity.

Qian Renxue smiled slightly, "Second Uncle, this person is indeed very important to me. Or rather, he is very important to the future of the entire Qian family."

"What exactly is going on?" Qian Daoliu asked, looking puzzled.

Qian Renxue truthfully said, "Grandpa, I recently discovered a student at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy who, like our Qian family, possesses a divine inheritance. Moreover, he is the dark side, the opposite of the angels of light."

"Oh?" Qian Daoliu became somewhat interested. "Is that person also a god-level martial soul?"

"It is said that. However, his martial soul underwent a malignant mutation, causing his original god-level martial soul to transform into the skeletal form of that deity. Although he has not yet been able to restore the deity's appearance, his martial soul already shows some human-like features. His martial soul can resonate with the six-winged angel martial soul, which is why I believe he is a god-level martial soul inheritor."

Before Qian Renxue could finish speaking, Qian Daoliu suddenly interrupted, "Is what you're saying true? If it can resonate with the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, doesn't that mean there's a possibility of them developing a Martial Soul Fusion Technique together?"

Seeing her grandfather's interest, Qian Renxue finally relaxed and explained with a smile, "I've been trying to fuse my martial souls with him for a while now. Although we haven't succeeded yet, during the fusion process, the auras of my six-winged angel martial soul and his skull martial soul merged. This is proof that we can use the martial soul fusion technique."

"Is the other person a man?" Qian Daoliu asked.

"Yes. He looks about my age. But he's actually seven years younger than me." Qian Renxue quickly added, afraid of saying something wrong, "However, he's very calm and mature in his dealings with people. If you didn't know his real age, you wouldn't think he's only sixteen."

"So, Xiaoxue, what's your attitude towards this person?" Qian Daoliu asked, looking at Qian Renxue.

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Looking back at her grandfather's gaze, Qian Renxue said somewhat reservedly, "The other party has a martial soul fusion skill with me, so of course I value him very much."

Qian Daoliu smiled kindly. "Grandpa is asking if you'd consider marrying someone of the opposite sex who's seven years younger than you and can use a Martial Soul Fusion Technique with you?"

"But I've already become sworn brothers with him."

Upon hearing Qian Renxue's answer, Qian Daoliu and the old crocodile exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise on each other's faces.

The other five elders were equally shocked. Being able to perform a martial soul fusion skill with someone of the opposite sex usually meant forming a partnership. This was the first time they had ever heard of forming a brotherhood. Wasn't this like letting the good stuff go to outsiders?

"Sworn brothers?" the old crocodile said with amusement. "Little Xue, you mean you and that kid have become sworn brothers like the seven of us old guys?"

"Is there a problem?" Qian Renxue frowned. "Back then, I met him as Xue Qinghe. If we didn't become sworn brothers, were we supposed to become husband and wife? He didn't know I was a woman. It was only after we became sworn brothers that I told him my true identity."

"You revealed the infiltration plan to him?" The old crocodile was somewhat surprised. "Xiaoxue, how could you be so foolish?"

"Second Uncle, don't worry. Uncle Snake, Uncle Blood, and I have already tested him. He was living in the palace at the time. After learning my identity and infiltration plan, he didn't reveal my secret to Emperor Xue Ye. Besides, think about it, he already knows I'm the young master of the Spirit Hall, and we have a Spirit Fusion Technique together. Isn't following me more promising than being a guest elder in the Heaven Dou Empire?"

"If that's the case, then he's quite pragmatic," the old crocodile said, offering a friendly reminder. "Xiaoxue, always be careful, don't let yourself be taken advantage of."

"I'm more likely to be using him," Qian Renxue muttered irritably.

"Things have come to this point. We can only take it one step at a time."

At this point, the old crocodile looked at Qian Daoliu and asked, "Grand Elder, as Xiaoxue's grandfather, why aren't you saying anything?"

Qian Daoliu sighed helplessly, "Uncle Jin, with your personality, how could I possibly get a word in edgewise? You're always the first to chime in after Xiaoxue finishes speaking."

Upon hearing this, the old crocodile realized his lapse in composure and said somewhat guiltily, "I haven't seen Xiaoxue for too long, and I couldn't control myself."

Qian Daoliu simply smiled and shook his head at the old crocodile, without blaming him, after all, the other party was his uncle in terms of seniority.

"Xiaoxue, I remember you just said that the kid who can perform the Martial Soul Fusion Technique with you also has a divine inheritance, right?"

Qian Daoliu suddenly asked, "Have you found out which deity left behind his family's legacy? On the continent, I've never heard of any other family besides the Qian family that possesses a divine-level martial soul legacy."

"I'm not entirely sure of the specifics. He said he's an orphan. Due to a malignant mutation in his martial soul, his Divine Trial Mark was confiscated. Only by completing the first trial and proving his sufficient ability will the Divine Trial Mark be restored."

Qian Renxue recounted in detail what Xia Liang had told her.

From their first meeting to revealing each other's secrets, then working together to perfect their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and finally agreeing to ask a deity for help in obtaining their sixth Soul Ring.

About ten minutes later.

The seven elders listened with great interest to Qian Renxue's account of Xia Liang, and finally understood the ins and outs of the matter.

"A third spirit ring that lasts five thousand years, a fourth spirit ring that lasts ten thousand years, and a fifth spirit ring that lasts fifty thousand years. A sixteen-year-old quasi-Spirit Emperor."

While muttering to himself, the old crocodile looked at Qian Daoliu and said, "Great Elder, even at the age of sixteen, it's impossible for you to have cultivated to level sixty, right? It seems that this junior named Xia Liang is indeed the inheritor of some dark god."

"Hmm. The fact that it can resonate with the light attribute of the six-winged angel martial soul is enough to show that the opponent's skeleton martial soul also possesses the origin of a god-level martial soul."

At this point, Qian Daoliu shook his head regretfully, "It's just a pity. Such a junior is already someone else's grandson-in-law. I've heard of the Dugu family, but why don't I have any recollection of Poison Douluo?"

"The Dugu family has only produced one Azure Phosphorus Douluo. His name is Dugu Bo," said the old crocodile. "I even presided over Dugu Bo's title conferment ceremony. This Poison Douluo must be the Azure Phosphorus Douluo, right? Xiaoxue, you're so spineless. How could you let that brat Dugu Bo's granddaughter beat you to it? Isn't that a disgrace to your grandfather?"

"How can you blame me?" Qian Renxue said, feeling somewhat aggrieved. "When I met him, he was already with Dugu Yan. I couldn't possibly be the third party, could I? It was out of necessity that I became sworn brothers with him. At least that way, his Xia family and our Qian family could have the possibility of possessing the Martial Soul Fusion Technique for generations to come."

After hearing this explanation, Qian Daoliu smiled with satisfaction. "That's indeed the right thing to do. Xiaoxue, it seems that your ability to handle things has improved a lot during these years of infiltrating the palace."

Qian Renxue was naturally pleased that her abilities and decisions had been affirmed. "Grandpa, now that he's already the grandson-in-law of the Dugu family, are you still planning to have your uncles help him hunt down the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?"

"No. The 60,000-year-old Dark Demon God Tiger is too powerful. Grandfather cannot let the worshippers of the Hall of Worship take risks for an outsider."

Qian Daoliu stood up from the futon, put his hands behind his back, thought for a moment and then said, "So, I'll lead the team myself this time. I also want to see what the third type of divine martial soul, besides the six-winged angel and the sea god, looks like."

(End of this chapter)