Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

Shrek Academy, Seagod Island.

At night, the sky is like a huge painting, dotted with a silver moon and stars, giving people a sense of tranquility and relaxation.

Xu Tianming and his two companions sat around the campfire, barbecuing. A pile of ingredients and drinks were laid out on a small table next to them.

"Ah~ Xu Tianming, your cooking is really good! How come it's almost as good as the cafeteria chefs'? The taste..."

Ma Xiaotao held a dark gold dinosaur claw bear meat skewer in one hand and a bottle of craft beer in the other. A captivating blush appeared on her fair and delicate face, and her red lips glistened with an alluring sheen.

Zhang Lexuan, standing to the side, wasn't as unrestrained as Ma Xiaotao, but she also held a glass of wine in her hand. A layer of white bubbles rose on the golden liquid, and her beautiful face was flushed red by the bonfire in front of her, making her even more stunning.

"That's right, I've been learning cooking from Chef Li in the cafeteria these past few days, and I've truly mastered his skills!"

Xu Tianming held a half-meter-long skewer of dark gold dinosaur claw bear meat in his hand, six at a time. The bright red tender meat rolled in the flames, dripping golden oil under the high temperature and making a sizzling sound.

He took a short break these past few days and learned several cooking techniques from Master Li, a food-type Soul Master with Soul Saint cultivation, at the inner courtyard cafeteria.

Believe it or not, he has quite a talent for cooking. This may be related to his passion for cooking in his previous life. In just a few days, he learned most of Chef Li's secrets in handling high-end ingredients.

"It's cooked!"

Xu Tianming gave two meat skewers to Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao, then took a glass of golden liquor from a small table and enjoyed a bite of meat followed by a sip of liquor.

After a round of barbecue, all three of them sat on the ground with bulging bellies, looking completely satisfied.

The meat of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is not only extremely delicious, but it also has the effect of restoring physical strength, eliminating fatigue, and even nourishing blood and qi, and improving physical strength.

Even for a Soul Saint like Zhang Lexuan, it still has some effect, after all, this is the meat of a 20,000-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

"You're incredibly talented, good-looking, and a fantastic cook. I wonder how many girls you'll attract in the future..."

Ma Xiaotao supported herself on the ground with both hands behind her, raised her chin and looked at Xu Tianming with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan also looked at Xu Tianming, and subconsciously recalled what had happened before.

Xu Tianming previously said that he would take responsibility when he grew up.

Are you responsible...?

As she thought about the burdens she still carried, her beautiful eyes dimmed slightly.

She looked at Ma Xiaotao across from her, and then at Xu Tianming.

There was light in Ma Xiaotao's eyes when she looked at Xu Tianming, but also a different kind of emotion that she could sense.

She could tell that Ma Xiaotao had feelings for Xu Tianming, or even liked him.

"Attract girls? I think so. I've already attracted two beautiful ladies..."

Xu Tianming said with a smile, then tilted his head back and fell onto the grass, looking at the densely packed, twinkling stars in the sky, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

He could sense Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao's feelings for him, but... he wasn't qualified to have a normal relationship right now.

Before he truly possesses sufficient strength and influence, these things will interfere with his judgment.

If he were just an ordinary person, he could have responded directly, which would have naturally led to some unspeakable things happening.

But not now.

Whether it's a bottom line he's always adhered to, or it's based on his special status.

Zhang Lexuan looked at Xu Tianming lying on the ground and knew he didn't want to talk about this, so she spoke softly:

"Tianming, would you like to try cultivating with us?"

Xu Tianming was stunned for a moment, then sat up on his back in one swift motion.

"Shall we cultivate together?"

Zhang Lexuan nodded slightly and reached out to tuck a strand of her wind-blown hair behind her ear.

"I've carefully observed your martial soul. It possesses the attribute of ultimate light and carries an aura of divine majesty. The fact that you and Xiao Tao cultivate together and you can suppress her evil fire has already been verified. As for me..."

She paused slightly before continuing, "My martial soul is the moon, possessing multiple attributes, but its primary attribute is light. When you were meditating and cultivating beside me before, I could feel the speed at which my soul power circulated within my body was increasing."

"In other words, under the influence of your ultimate light attribute, my cultivation speed will also increase."

She had actually sensed this when she was hunting evil spirit masters, but the relationship between the two became a little awkward after that, and there was no suitable opportunity to say it.

"Okay, then let's cultivate together as a group! Come on, let's try it now! Perfect timing, after resting for a few days, it's time for me to start cultivating properly!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianming immediately released his martial spirit.

It's not the Aurora Sword, but the Emperor's Halberd!

Since the Aurora Sword and Aurora Shield merged to become the Emperor's Halberd, Xu Tianming's martial soul has transformed into the Emperor's Halberd!

As for the two soul rings absorbed by the Aurora Sword and Aurora Shield respectively, after they were fused into the Emperor's Halberd, the power of the soul rings was also fused together.

It wasn't just fused into the fourth spirit ring, but...

Four soul rings, two purple and two black, rose up beneath Xu Tianming's feet!

Yes, two purple and two black!

Xu Tianming originally had one yellow and two purple spirit rings, but after absorbing the 20,000-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear spirit ring and the 10,000-year-old mutated Golden Crocodile spirit ring, as well as the Aurora Sword and Aurora Shield fused into the Emperor Battle Halberd, his spirit rings changed.

In short, the main body of Xu Tianming's first three spirit rings remained unchanged. The main body of the fourth spirit ring was a 20,000-year dark gold dinosaur claw bear spirit ring, while the other 10,000-year mutated golden crocodile spirit ring distributed its energy across these four spirit rings to strengthen them!

This enhancement process will not only increase the power of the soul skill, but also increase the age of the soul ring!

The first spirit ring, which lasted a hundred years, was strengthened to last a thousand years!

The second soul ring, which was once a thousand years old, was strengthened to five thousand years old!

The third spirit ring, which had a lifespan of six thousand years, was strengthened to ten thousand years!

On the contrary, the fourth spirit ring received the least enhancement, since the quality of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear spirit ring was the highest, surpassing that of the Mutant Golden Crocodile spirit ring.

"Your spirit ring configuration... tsk tsk tsk, I've really opened my eyes."

Ma Xiaotao exclaimed in amazement.

A four-ring Soul Master, two purple and two black—this Soul Ring combination completely overturned her understanding of Soul Masters absorbing Soul Rings!

Of course, she also knew in her heart that this kind of thing was not replicable.

If anyone else dares to play like Xu Tianming, there will only be one outcome.

boom!

He died from his body exploding!

Xu Tianming released his martial spirit, and Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao also released their own martial spirits.

Six soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—rose beneath Ma Xiaotao's feet, and the phantom of the Evil Fire Phoenix appeared behind her.

Seven spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and three black—rose beneath Zhang Lexuan's feet. A silver moon slowly appeared behind her head.