Douluo Continent: Reversing Yin and Yang, the Haotian Palace and the Angel Sect

Sensing the real killing intent, Dugu Bo broke out in a cold sweat and immediately knelt down on one knee again:

"Absolutely not! Senior has shown me great kindness and trust, how could I, Dugu Bo, do such a heartless, disloyal, and unjust thing?"

"You'd better do that." Chihiro looked down at him condescendingly.

"To prevent any potential problems, I will mark your granddaughter in a moment. If you dare to harbor any disloyal thoughts or have any wicked ideas about my son's companions, I guarantee that you and your granddaughter will be wiped out without a trace."

Dugu Bo shuddered, a hint of struggle flashing in his eyes, but it quickly turned into determination: "...I will obey your orders, senior."

He knew perfectly well that his so-called non-human companion was most likely a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast. But so what? No matter how tempting a 100,000-year soul ring was, it couldn't compare to his and his granddaughter's lives! If he couldn't cure his granddaughter's poison, even ten 100,000-year soul rings would be worthless!

Seeing that Dugu Bo had completely submitted, Qian Xunji withdrew his oppressive aura and left the valley with him.

A moment later, under Dugu Bo's complex and awe-inspiring gaze, Qian Xunji raised his hand and planted a hidden golden six-winged mark on Dugu Yan's forehead, then transformed into a dazzling stream of light and vanished...

......

The dark and damp underground cave is perpetually shrouded in darkness, with only the occasional drip of cold water from the stalactites at the top, which echoes as it hits the rock face.

Qian Xunji slowed her pace and stopped on a dry stone platform at the deepest part of the cave.

There lay a pale blue spider cocoon, its silk threads occasionally shimmering with a faint silver light, like the breath of some sleeping creature.

Qian Xunji suppressed all his emotions, his eyes returning to their calm and still state. He walked to the other side of the cave and set up a barrier to ensure that the next commotion would not affect A Dong's spider cocoon.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, he took out a jade box carved from cold jade from his storage ring.

It was a celestial herb shaped like a lotus flower, yet its entire body was ablaze with a divine, golden flame—the Nine Luminous Golden Glazed Core.

Without the slightest hesitation, Qian Xunji uprooted it and swallowed it whole.

boom--

The moment the immortal herb entered his throat, it did not slide down his esophagus, but instead transformed directly into a stream of scalding magma hot enough to melt refined iron. It forcefully blasted open his eight extraordinary meridians. Qian Xunji groaned, his veins bulging all over his body, and his long golden hair flew wildly in the violent shockwave.

He immediately sat down cross-legged, firmly guarding his mind. The immense medicinal power surged through his body, constantly tearing apart his recently healed meridians. However, thanks to the self-healing ability of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, they were quickly rebuilt. With each destruction and rebirth, his meridians became wider and more resilient, like refined steel.

As the medicinal effects deepened, a sacred six-winged angel phantom suddenly unfolded behind Qian Xunji. However, under the infusion of that ultimate light, the area below the two shoulder blades behind the angel phantom began to bulge violently.

click-

The sound of bones dislocating echoed within the barrier. Qianxun gritted his teeth, his cold sweat instantly evaporating into white mist, letting the excruciating pain of his flesh being forcibly torn apart spread. In a burst of blinding blood light and golden light, a fourth pair of pure white wings burst out from his back!

Eight-winged angel!

The leapfrog evolution of the martial soul's origin brings about an explosive surge of soul power without any bottlenecks.

At the peak of level 96... level 97... it broke through the barrier with overwhelming force, and finally stopped steadily at level 98!

Feeling the unfathomable soul power within his body, which was like a vast ocean, Qian Xunji did not rush to open his eyes. Level 98 was indeed enough to make him a force to be reckoned with on the continent, but it was not enough for the first test brought down by the Angel God King.

The requirement of the Divine Trial is to reach the pinnacle—a level 99 Peerless Douluo.

Ninety-eight to ninety-nine seems like only a step away, but it is like an insurmountable chasm. Qian Xunji did not slack off. Since the medicinal power of the Nine Luminous Golden Glazed Core still remained, he would make the most of this momentum and knock on the door of that limit!

......

Time passed unnoticed in the cave, spring came and autumn went. Qian Xunji stood like a golden statue, his aura constantly cycling between rage and deathly stillness.

Until the fourth and a half years of seclusion,

Qian Xunji's previously steady breathing suddenly became violently disordered, and even traces of blood seeped from his body. The path to pushing his limits was more dangerous than he had imagined.

At this critical moment, Qian Xunji opened his eyes and took out another immortal herb from his ring without hesitation—the Tai Xuan Hun Tian Ling Shen. This was a top-grade immortal herb for strengthening the foundation and nourishing the essence, with no attribute bias. Its only function was to suppress backlash and stabilize the source.

He took a bite of the ginseng, and its warm and mellow medicinal power instantly transformed into countless clear streams, surging into his limbs and bones, calming and suppressing the boiling and rampaging soul power, and forcibly repairing his damaged foundation.

Thanks to the power of the Tai Xuan Hun Tian Ling Shen, Qian Xunji was pulled back to his senses from the brink of demonic possession and once again fell into a deep state of enlightenment.

Time passed until the fifth year and four months of seclusion.

"Buzz—"

The air inside the cave suddenly and eerily froze for a moment. The next second, a colorless and invisible terrifying pressure burst out from the center of the cave and spread outwards. Qian Xunji slowly opened his eyes.

Level 99, Peerless Douluo!

Almost at the same instant he broke through, the golden angel mark between his brows suddenly became hot, and the majestic voice of the Angel God King resounded precisely in his mind:

[The Angel's First Test - Part 1 Completed]

Qian Xunji exhaled a long breath of turbid air tinged with pale gold, stood up, and stretched his muscles and bones, which had been stiff for five and a half years.

Breaking through to level 99 was no easy feat. He only managed to break through by relying on immortal herbs and the evolution of his martial soul, yet even so, it still took him almost six years. Ultimately, it all comes down to the accumulation of energy, and isn't the so-called divine test, which involves infusing cultivation, the same principle?

"The cultivation level requirement for the first test has been met. Next, it's time to see Xiao San. Judging by the time, that kid should be almost twelve years old this year. It's time to go and see him."

After removing the barrier, Qian Xunji took one last look at A Dong's spider cocoon, then his figure flickered, instantly transforming into an almost imperceptible stream of light, and soared into the air towards Notting Academy.

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The night was as dark as ink on the back mountain of Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.

Dugu Bo was lounging idly in the canopy of a towering ancient tree, munching on fruit while using his mental energy to keep an eye on the activity in the dormitory building not far away. For the past five and a half years, he had been dutiful and had become the most responsible invisible security guard in Notting Academy.

Suddenly, Dugu Bo froze in his fruit-eating motion, and the hairs on his body stood on end in an instant! He was horrified to discover that the surrounding space seemed to be completely locked by some irresistible force, and even the Crimson Python Emperor Martial Soul within his body was trembling.

"Old Poison Master, thank you for your trouble."