Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

Spring goes and autumn comes, another year has passed.

Time is fair to everyone; everyone bears the marks of time.

Xu Tianming, who had just turned fourteen, was already very different from when he first came to Shrek Academy.

When Xu Tianming first came to Shrek Academy, he was twelve years old, a little over 1.7 meters tall but not quite 1.8 meters, and rather thin.

Now, Xu Tianming is over 1.8 meters tall, close to 1.9 meters. Because he has been tempering his body, his whole body is broad and strong. It is not the kind of strong like an iron tower, but a kind of broad shoulders and narrow waist. Just by standing there, you can give people a sense of security.

In the living room of a small villa in the inner courtyard, as the first rays of sunlight appeared through the window, Xu Tianming and the other two finished their "three cultivations." The three of them simultaneously put away their martial spirits and opened their eyes.

"Phew~ At this rate of cultivation, I should be able to break through the level 80 bottleneck soon."

Zhang Lexuan sensed the rate at which her soul power was increasing and a smile appeared on her lips.

She's only twenty-four years old, and her cultivation is already approaching the bottleneck of level eighty. This kind of cultivation speed is extremely astonishing, even in Shrek Academy! It's a once-in-a-century event.

Of course, she herself was born with full soul power, and her cultivation speed was not slow.

Ma Xiaotao, standing nearby, also laughed and said, "I'll be close too! I'll break through the level 70 bottleneck soon!"

Under the suppression of Xu Tianming's ultimate light, her cultivation process was no longer excessively affected by the evil fire. In fact, due to the confrontation between good and evil with Xu Tianming, her cultivation speed was even faster.

Originally, her cultivation level was already at level 68, Soul Emperor, during the competition. Now, with Xu Tianming's suppression for two years, she can directly break through the bottleneck of Soul Saint!

"Sigh... One of you is aiming for Soul Douluo, and the other for Soul Saint, while I haven't even gotten close to Soul King yet..."

Xu Tianming said with some melancholy.

A year has passed since he broke through to level 40, the Soul Master level. Upon breaking through, his cultivation level reached level 43. However, now, his cultivation level is only level 47.

In one year, his cultivation level only increased by four levels.

Although there are factors such as improving the level of a Soul Master, cultivating various combat skills, and consolidating the foundation, as well as the slow cultivation speed of an ultimate attribute martial soul, he still felt that increasing his soul power by only four levels in a year was a bit slow.

After all, he has various external factors that accelerate his cultivation speed!

It's conceivable that without these external factors boosting his cultivation speed, it would have been quite unlikely that he could have advanced three levels in just one year.

Moreover, as he has used up most of the evil soul master's curse within the Soul Devouring Carving Blade as a cultivation catalyst, and as the auxiliary cultivation effect of the Radiant Glazed Jade weakens, his cultivation speed will definitely continue to decline.

In particular, the higher one's cultivation level, the slower the progress becomes.

Right now, only Ma Xiaotao, a catalyst for growth, can barely maintain a stable support effect; the others... are constantly weakening.

This gave Xu Tianming some trouble.

The cultivation speed of an ultimate attribute martial soul can only be increased after reaching the seventh ring, and right now, he is only at the fourth ring... there are still many levels to go.

Upon hearing Xu Tianming's words, Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but twitch their lips slightly.

Zhang Lexuan laughed and scolded, "Don't be ungrateful! A fourteen-year-old Soul Master with four rings is already a prodigy, let alone someone with a cultivation level of forty-seven!"

Ma Xiaotao chimed in, "Exactly! My cultivation level was about the same as yours at your age, or even lower..."

That's the truth. Although she's now aiming to become a Soul Saint, at the age of fourteen, her cultivation level was only Soul Sect, and it was even one level lower than Xu Tianming's.

Xu Tianming laughed and said, "It's just compared to before. I used to cultivate so fast, but now my cultivation speed has suddenly slowed down, so I feel a little unbalanced."

Is his cultivation speed slow?

Of course, he was fast. When he first entered Shrek Academy, he was at level 32. More than two years later, he was at level 47.

In just over two years, he increased his soul power by fifteen levels, which is quite remarkable, especially considering he was cultivating an ultimate attribute martial soul.

Zhang Lexuan said seriously, "Your cultivation speed was so fast before because you absorbed soul rings and soul bones that exceeded your limits. You can't have too much of that kind of improvement, or it will damage your foundation."

If one only wants to improve their cultivation level, Shrek Academy has many ways to forcibly increase it, but doing so would cut off the path to becoming a Title Douluo in the future. Any outstanding inner court disciple with the potential to become a Title Douluo would never resort to that method.

Xu Tianming nodded and said, "I know that, but the All-Continent Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies starts in a year. I hope I can break through to the fifth ring by then!"

Breaking through from level 47 to level 50 in just one year is quite difficult, as level 50 is a significant hurdle.

Zhang Lexuan said, "Don't be impatient, take your time. At your age, you can participate in two major competitions."

At this point, Ma Xiaotao asked curiously, "Tianming, are you planning to participate in the competition as a reserve team member or as a regular player?"

In terms of age, Xu Tianming should join the reserve team to participate in the competition. According to Shrek Academy's tradition, reserve team members are the regular team members for the next competition.

But in terms of ability, Xu Tianming definitely meets the standard of a regular player!

Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao knew this better than anyone else!

Xu Tianming blinked and said, "Of course I'll participate as a reserve team member. I'm only fourteen years old..."

As he spoke, he raised an eyebrow and gave a mischievous smile.

Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao were speechless.

This guy's up to no good!

After the "three repairs" were finished, Xu Tianming took a shower at Zhang Lexuan's villa, and the three of them had breakfast together in the cafeteria before parting ways.

We stayed together all night to practice, but during the day everyone had their own things to do.

After parting ways with Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao, Xu Tianming came to the Soul Guidance Department.

In just one year, his mastery of Soul Mastery improved rapidly. Fan Yu and Qian Duoduo both agreed that at this rate, he could reach the level of a Level 6 Soul Master before reaching the Fifth Ring!

Even Fan Yu and Qian Duoduo, both level eight soul masters and half-step level nine soul masters, were speechless with shock at Xu Tianming's soul master talent.

If Xu Tianming weren't Elder Mu's disciple, they would have insisted on bringing him to the Soul Guidance Department!

Just as Xu Tianming arrived at the Soul Guidance Department, before he could even begin making his soul tool for the day, he saw two familiar figures appear at the department's gate.