Douluo Continent: Chrysanthemum and Demon Twins, Forced Marriage to Meng Hongchen

"I wonder if, with my current cultivation level and numerous level-nine soul tools, I can defeat a Super Douluo?"

Having absorbed the spirit ring and spirit bone of the six-tailed fox, Xia Yu felt his strength had greatly increased and couldn't help but become a little arrogant.

Despite his arrogance, he still retained his rationality.

What Super Douluo? Once he completes his Spirit Ascension and adds a Soul Ring to his Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum Martial Soul, even a Peak Douluo won't stand a chance.

"Phew, no need to rush, take it one step at a time, and one day I will surely rule the entire era."

After silently reminding himself not to rush, Xia Yu took out the items he had prepared for the Spirit Ascension Secret Technique.

With a casual wave of his hand, nine specially made soul-guiding devices for storing souls appeared in the training room.

Apart from the soul of the six-tailed fox, the other eight were prepared in advance, each being the soul of a soul beast over 50,000 years old.

Let's begin!

Xia Yu raised his hand and released all the soul beasts' souls, then activated the prepared setup.

Instantly, countless blood-red patterns lit up on the floor and walls of the training room.

In the blink of an eye, the entire training room was illuminated as if it were a blood-red inferno.

Xia Yu ignored this completely, not even glancing at it, and instead continued to form some strange and eerie mark on his own.

As the hand seals continued, Xia Yu's first eight spirit rings underwent some strange changes.

They resonated with the crimson patterns that filled the cultivation room, gradually emitting a scarlet glow.

When the crimson light became so intense that it overshadowed the light of the spirit ring itself, it detached from the spirit ring and spread to the nine spirit beast soul seeds.

"roar!!!"

Upon being touched by the crimson light, the previously calm souls of the spirit beasts suddenly became agitated.

Immediately, a series of mournful howls echoed throughout the cultivation room.

If it weren't for the soundproof barrier in the training room, these wails and howls would probably have spread throughout the surrounding area.

"Hmph, why bother? They're already dead, why struggle? Can't they just contribute their last bit of strength?"

As the soul beasts howled and struggled, trying to break free from the crimson light, a hint of fierceness finally flashed in Xia Yu's usually calm eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately accelerated the speed of forming hand seals, while simultaneously activating his Martial Soul Ghostly Aura to forcefully suppress and control the souls of those soul beasts.

The effect was remarkable; not only was the spread of the crimson light accelerated, but the souls of those spirit beasts were also completely suppressed.

Before long, the crimson light completely enveloped the souls of all the soul beasts.

Immediately, the souls of those spirit beasts obediently "cooperated" with the Spirit Ascension Secret Technique, and began to offer up their own power.

Time slowly passed, and with the concerted efforts and contributions of all the soul beasts, strands of golden-red light began to flow back in reverse, continuously converging on Xia Yu's first eight soul rings along the crimson stream.

With each additional wisp of golden-red light, the aura emanating from the soul ring grew stronger.

After the nine soul beasts had exhausted all their nutrients, Xia Yu's first eight soul rings underwent a dramatic transformation.

First, the first four spirit rings jumped directly from hundred-year and thousand-year spirit rings to black spirit rings of over fifty thousand years.

Secondly, the fifth to seventh spirit rings, although still black ten-thousand-year spirit rings, have had their age greatly increased, making them even stronger.

As for the eighth spirit ring, it received special attention from Xia Yu, and with the sacrifice of the six-tailed fox's soul, it broke through to the level of 100,000 years in one fell swoop.

To be fair, the Holy Spirit Cult does have unique insights into the concept of soul ring ascension.

However, this cannot be entirely attributed to the Spirit Ascension Secret Technique; Xia Yu's control over the soul also made an outstanding contribution.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be easy to get all the souls of those spirit beasts to contribute their power.

Just look at the titled Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult. If it were that easy, wouldn't every one of their titled Douluo have a 100,000-year soul ring?

However, it was all for naught; even a 100,000-year-old soul ring remained rare within the Holy Spirit Cult.

This shows that Xia Yu is quite impressive, standing out in the realm of the soul.

"Phew, I don't know how much time has passed. It's time to come out of seclusion. After all, there's a wedding waiting for me."

Because performing the Spirit Ascension Secret Technique requires complete concentration, Xia Yu directly abandoned his perception of the outside world.

In addition, Xia Yu did not have the habit of keeping track of time, so he did not know how much time it took for this spirit ring to be upgraded.

Therefore, after settling things in, he left the seclusion directly.

"Young Master Xia Yu, you've finally emerged from seclusion. Elder Kong has been waiting for you for several days. Hurry to the main hall; he's waiting for you there."

Xia Yu had just stepped out of the cultivation room when he bumped into the anxious old steward.

"My teacher was looking for me, and has been waiting for me for several days?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Yu raised an eyebrow slightly.

Teacher Kong Deming wouldn't act like this unless it was an emergency.

The current situation undoubtedly indicates that something extremely urgent has occurred, and it is related to him.

What exactly is this matter that concerns me?

Xia Yu frowned slightly as he pondered, and quickly realized what was going on.

The most important thing for him right now is undoubtedly his marriage to Meng Hongchen.

Could it be that the wedding has changed? Or has he missed his own wedding because he went into seclusion?

Xia Yu's heart stirred slightly, but his expression remained unchanged. "How long did my seclusion last this time?"

"Young Master." The butler glanced at Xia Yu with some surprise, but still answered respectfully, "You have been in seclusion for 25 days."

"What? 25 days? Does that mean my wedding with Meng Hongchen is just around the corner?"

If Xia Yu remembered correctly, his teacher Kong Deming had repeatedly emphasized that his wedding with Meng Hongchen was scheduled for 28 days from now, and that he should prepare in advance.

Now look what's happened. He's been in seclusion for 25 days, and the worst part is he didn't make any preparations at all.

No wonder teacher Kong Deming was anxious; he would have been anxious too.

After all, this was a marriage arranged by Kong Deming himself for Xia Yu, so naturally he didn't want to mess it up.

Moreover, it was all because of his own apprentice that things went wrong.

"Phew, thank goodness I didn't miss the wedding, otherwise..."

The thought of missing the wedding made Xia Yu feel as if she were witnessing a disaster.

This is, after all, a marriage involving two families and numerous forces. A single move could have far-reaching consequences. If the wedding were to be canceled, the consequences would be dire.

In short, as long as you don't miss the wedding, everything will be fine. As for the preparations, with the Duke Xia family and Kong Deming involved, everything will be easy to handle.

Even if Xia Yu didn't participate, things would still be arranged in a very orderly manner.

This is the power of authority and money; sometimes it's completely unnecessary to do things personally.

"Teacher!" Xia Yu soon met with Kong Deming.

"You brat, I don't even know what to say to you. This is your wedding, can't you be a little more attentive?"

"Fine, I'm not counting on you anymore. Come with me, and I'll take care of everything."

Upon meeting, Kong Deming immediately gave Xia Yu a stern lecture, and then dragged him off to do various tasks without saying another word.