Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 431 The Small Goals in the Hearts of My Partners

After chatting for a while, Ye Liangchen and his group returned to the villa and held a gathering.

After a hearty meal, Ye Liangchen learned that Shui Yue'er's soul power had reached level 98. In the past two months, the girl had mastered the divine skill Golden Thirteen Halberds, passed the eighth test, and received a level one soul power reward.

Both Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er's seventh spirit rings have a lifespan of 75000 years. Now, Shui Bing'er has completed seven trials and received a spirit ring lifespan reward of 28000 years, while Shui Yue'er has completed eight trials and received a spirit ring lifespan reward of 36000 years. Both women's seventh spirit rings have now reached 10 years.

As for Zhu Zhuqing, Xue Wu, and others' seventh rings, when they absorbed their soul rings, their lifespans were between 65000 and 70000 years. They are still a little short of 10 years. However, as long as Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling complete the eighth trial of the Sea God, their seventh rings can be upgraded to 10 years.

"Xiao Chen, do you still have any divinely bestowed spirit rings? Our second spirit only has three spirit rings added, and our spirit power has only reached level 95."

"I wonder if our soul power will reach level 99 after we max out our soul rings?"

At this moment, Ye Lingling and Yu Hairou revealed their second martial souls to Ye Liangchen.

"Swish..."

Three red spirit rings, each over 15 years old, rose from the two women, flashing brilliantly.

Thanks to the actions of the Flower Goddess and the Music Goddess, Ye Lingling and Yu Hairou gained a second martial soul. Now, whenever the two girls absorb a soul ring, their soul power increases rapidly.

"My two elder sisters, I've already prepared everything for you." Ye Liangchen took out 12 divinely bestowed soul ring beads from his soul tool and handed them to the two women.

"Having twin martial souls is awesome! Those two goddesses are so kind to you, directly bestowing martial souls upon you."

Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, and the others looked at Ye Lingling and Yu Hairou's second martial souls with envious expressions.

"There's nothing I can do, I'm just that lucky."

Yu Hairou smiled smugly. Among the Tianshui girl group, she was the best singer, which was why she was chosen by the God of Music.

"Thank you, little brother Chen."

Yu Hairou and Ye Lingling received the divinely bestowed soul rings, then walked to the lakeside and began to absorb the soul rings with all their might.

"After they absorb the last six spirit rings, will their spirit power really reach level 99?"

"It won't reach that level. I estimate it will be around level 98 at its peak. After reaching level 95 in soul power, the energy required to increase each level is enormous. Absorbing two 100,000-year soul rings would be good enough to increase soul power by one level."

Ye Liangchen, Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, and the others sat in the pavilion, drinking tea and chatting while watching the two women absorb the divinely bestowed soul rings.

"What is Tang San's current soul power level?"

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er asked curiously, "Tang San was able to defeat Xiaotian Douluo, so his soul power must have surpassed Tang Xiao's."

"Tang San is currently level 98," Ye Liangchen nodded.

"Level 98? What's his spirit ring setup?"

Everyone was surprised by Tang San's improvement in strength. Although that guy had a bad reputation, his strength should not be underestimated.

"Some time ago, he went to the Lake of Life to hunt down the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Ox and Horse as the last two soul rings for his Hammer Martial Soul. I happened to run into him and chased him away. After that, he encountered three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings that were nearly 100,000 years old and absorbed two Thousand-Pound Ant King soul rings."

"His eighth test was to destroy the Clear Sky Sect. I originally thought he would kill everyone in the Clear Sky Sect, but I didn't expect that he would complete the eighth test by changing the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul. Now his two Martial Souls have the following Soul Ring combinations: eight black and one red, and seven black and two red."

"His first martial soul is called Demonic Vine, and his 100,000-year-old soul skills are Demonic Scale Strangulation and Demonic Spirit Soaring to the Sky... The last two skills of his hammer martial soul are called Thousand-Pound Power, which are extremely powerful..."

"Tang San has now obtained the Rakshasa God's artifact, making him very strong overall. He can use the Tang Sect's hidden weapon, Guanyin Tears. This skill is a soul power bomb formed by compressing soul power, and it can be considered a divine skill."

"Guanyin's Tears is a skill with extremely high single-target damage. Be careful when you encounter it in the future."

Ye Liangchen explained in detail to everyone Tang San's strongest trump card, warning them not to be arrogant, lest they suffer losses if they encounter Tang San in the future.

"Tang San possesses three 100,000-year spirit rings, divine skills, and the Rakshasa God's artifact. He must have also learned some of the Rakshasa God's divine skills. It seems his strength is quite formidable!"

"Yeah yeah……"

When Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, and the others learned about Tang San's strength, they were also surprised and felt a little anxious. After all, apart from Ye Liangchen who had reached level 99, only Shui Yue'er had reached level 98. The others were not as strong as Tang San. If they encountered Tang San now, they would not be able to defeat him at all.

"The power of the Thousand-Pound Ant is incredibly terrifying. I remember my grandfather once said that the patriarch of the Power Clan had an eighth soul ring from a 30,000-year-old Thousand-Pound Ant."

Bai Chenxiang was very surprised to hear that Tang San had obtained two nearly 100,000-year-old Thousand-Pound Ant King Soul Rings.

"Hercules Titan's eighth spirit ring actually came from a 30,000-year-old Thousand-Pound Ant?"

"The Power Clan follows the path of strength cultivation, and the Thousand-Pound Ant, a soul beast with immense strength, is most suitable for it. This is why the old Titan is known as Hercules. Presumably, the Thousand-Pound Ant soul ring, which is less than 30,000 years old, also played a certain role."

The crowd discussed the Thousand-Pound Ant, a spirit beast, and understood why the old gorilla of the Power Clan would choose a 30,000-year-old Thousand-Pound Ant as his eighth spirit ring.

"Everyone is right. Those three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings were three brothers. Tang San killed them all, but since he already had seven spirit rings, he could only absorb two Thousand-Pound Ant King spirit rings. I collected the other one."

"Buzz..."

Ye Liangchen took out the nearly 100,000-year-old Thousand-Pound Ant King Soul Ring from his game inventory to let everyone experience the power of this kind of Soul Ring.

"Black with red undertones? It really is a spirit ring that's nearly 100,000 years old."

"This spirit ring can definitely be considered the ninth ring. It's a perfect match for a strength-type spirit master."

"Moreover, this kind of spirit ring is also a perfect match for spirit masters of both attack and defense types."

Everyone felt the immense power emanating from the black and red Thousand-Pound Ant Soul Ring in Ye Liangchen's hand, and they all marveled at it.

"In that case, my grandfather is definitely no match for Tang San now."

Jin Yue'er thought of her grandfather, who was also a level 98 Title Douluo, but his spirit rings were only of standard configuration, with only one 100,000-year spirit ring, which was no match for Tang San.

"Brother Ye, Tang San used that Guanyin Tears attack you, how did you neutralize it?"

When Jin Ling'er heard that Tang San possessed divine skills, Ye Liangchen would surely have a countermeasure.

"The Mountain-Opening Seal can deal with Guanyin's Tears. In addition, extreme fire attribute soul skills should also work, since Guanyin's Tears is a skill that uses water droplets as a medium."

"In addition, Tang San needs a certain amount of time to prepare when compressing the Guanyin Tear soul power bomb. Last time I saw him use it, it took him ten seconds. So when you encounter Tang San in the future, don't give him time, and don't wait for him to finish compressing his soul power according to the rules of the Soul Arena. Once you find that his hands have turned into white jade, interrupt him directly and don't give him time, then he won't be able to use Guanyin Tear."

"That guy loves to use hidden weapons to launch sneak attacks and doesn't care about morality with his opponents at all. So we have to deal with him in an even more shameless way."

Ye Liangchen warned everyone, because these guys were influenced by the fighting spirit culture and had formed a set of unwritten rules in their minds. They liked to play the hero and choose to fight their opponents head-on. In this way, they might accidentally fall into Tang San's trap.

"Don't worry, we understand."

Everyone nodded. Since Ye Liangchen said so, it meant that the Guanyin Tears skill was very powerful.

"The Xuan Tian Bao Lu records that Guanyin's Tears is the most powerful single-target weapon that can ignore defense. To use Guanyin's Tears, one must master the Xuan Tian Gong, as well as the Xuan Yu Shou, the Crane Control and Dragon Capture techniques. Once used, it will drain one's own strength."

"It's a pity we haven't cultivated the Mysterious Jade Hand technique, so we can't use Guanyin's Tears."

Shui Bing'er immediately took out the Xuan Tian Bao Lu, which Ye Liangchen had previously recorded, from her soul tool and carefully examined the Guanyin Tears hidden weapon technique.

"Is it too late for us to start practicing the Mysterious Jade Hand?"

"It should work! As long as we learn this hidden weapon technique, we can use the same method to fight Tang San in the future."

Feng Xiaotian, Xie Yue, and the others took the Xuan Tian Bao Lu from Shui Bing'er, checked the method of using Guanyin Tears, and thought it was quite good.

"I think everyone should just learn Brother Ye's Mountain-Opening Seal. It's much better than that Guanyin Tears thing."

Jin Ling'er reminded Feng Xiaotian and the others that there was absolutely no need to cultivate that so-called Guanyin Tears hidden weapon technique.

"Ling'er is right! The main purpose of cultivating the Xuan Yu Hand is to refine poison. It takes too much time and energy and will delay our cultivation of soul power. It's unnecessary."

Shui Bing'er also agreed with Jin Ling'er's suggestion and did not recommend that Feng Xiaotian and the others cultivate Guanyin Tears.

"Sect Master, may we cultivate your Mountain-Opening Seal?"

Feng Xiaotian, Hu Liena, and the others looked at Ye Liangchen with smiles. If they wanted to cultivate the Mountain-Opening Seal, they would have to wait for this monstrous talent to speak up.

"Of course you can cultivate! Now I'll teach you!"

"The Mountain-Splitting Seal, as the name suggests, has the power to split mountains and shatter rocks. The power it unleashes varies depending on the level of cultivation. When a Soul Douluo uses the Mountain-Splitting Seal, its power is similar to that of a 100,000-year-old Soul Skill. Once one reaches the Super Douluo level, the power of the Mountain-Splitting Seal can reach the level of a divine skill."

Ye Liangchen explained to everyone that if he didn't speak up, these guys wouldn't take the initiative to ask Shui Bing'er and the others for advice; they really knew how to follow the rules.

"Thank you, Pavilion Master."

With Ye Liangchen's permission, Feng Xiaotian, Hu Liena, and the others were overjoyed. As long as they learned the Mountain Opening Seal, they would have a super trump card.

Afterwards, Ye Liangchen began to help Feng Xiaotian and Hu Liena open up two obscure meridians on their arms and taught them how to cultivate the Mountain Opening Seal.

"That's amazing."

After learning about the cultivation method of the Mountain-Opening Seal, Feng Xiaotian, Hu Liena, and the others were immediately captivated, as if they had discovered a new world.

In order to focus on their cultivation, everyone went up the mountain and found a quiet place to study this divine skill day and night.

……

After that, Yu Hairou and Ye Lingling completed the remaining spirit rings for their second martial soul, and their spirit power, just as Ye Liangchen had predicted, reached level 98, putting them at the same level as Shui Yue'er.

"This improvement in strength is like a cheat code, it's so enviable."

"Have you noticed? Lingling and Hai Rou have become even more beautiful now. Their perfect figures, supple skin, and ethereal气质 are all different from before..."

After reaching level 98, Ye Lingling and Yu Hairou's demeanor changed drastically, immediately attracting the interest of Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, and others, who then gathered around and reached out their lewd hands to grope the two women.

"Haha...! It's not as exaggerated as you guys make it out to be!"

Looking at these female hooligans, Ye Lingling and Yu Hairou were helpless and quickly pried the women's groping hands away.

"Lingling, Zhuqing, Ling'er, let's call Xiaochen and go complete the eighth test!"

Just then, Shui Bing'er remembered that the eighth test for the four women was to help Ye Liangchen subdue the wife of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. Now that Ye Lingling had absorbed the soul ring, it was time to take action.

"Let's go take a look together!"

Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, Yu Hai Rou and others planned to go along to join in the fun. Although they couldn't participate in Ye Liangchen and Shui Bing'er's eighth test, they would be happy to help with some logistical work.

Upon arriving at the small courtyard where Ye Liangchen was, the women found him fast asleep in a rocking chair.

"Brother Ye, wake up! We still have the eighth test to go!"

Jin Ling'er bent down and pinched Ye Liangchen's nose to wake him up.

"I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it."

After Jin Ling'er's reminder, Ye Liangchen immediately remembered that there was still an eighth test.

"During this period of time, after much investigation, we learned that the wife of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is located in a sea area called the Deep Demon Sea, 5,000 kilometers north of Poseidon Island."

"The Sea Maiden Douluo received information from the Mermaid Clan that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is known as the Demon Queen by other sea spirit beasts. Its cultivation is at least 40 years. In addition, there is a little demon whale, which should be the Demon Queen's child."

Shui Bing'er explained the situation to Ye Liangchen: to capture a deep-sea demon whale with a cultivation level of 40 years, one needs absolute strength, so everyone waited for Ye Liangchen to return before daring to take action.

"Let's go! We'll go to the dock, get a boat, and load it with rice, flour, cooking oil, and fresh water."

When Ye Liangchen heard that the big, clumsy whale was so far from Poseidon Island and it would take a long time to reach it, he realized that if he wanted to live comfortably at sea, he would need to get a boat.

"Should we call Feng Xiaotian and the others?"

When the women heard that Ye Liangchen was preparing to set sail, they decided to call for more people.

"Need not!"

"When we sail, we use the Longyuan boat directly. The large ships are where we rest or eat."

Seeing that Feng Xiaotian and the others were currently cultivating the Mountain Opening Seal with great concentration, Ye Liangchen decided not to disturb them.

"Brilliant! We almost forgot about the Dragon Abyss Boat."

The women thought of the magical Dragon Origin Boat Soul Guidance Device. As long as they input their soul power, they could sail quickly on the sea, and even dive to see the underwater scenery. It was simply too awesome.

So Ye Liangchen and the others greeted Feng Xiaotian and the others, and then went to the Sea God Temple to tell Poseidon and Yali.

"Should I bring the Trident of Poseidon with me?"

Looking at the trident stuck in the center of the Sea God's Palace, Shui Yue'er thought: When the time comes to reveal the divine weapon, perhaps the Demon Queen will surrender immediately.

"No need. The Trident of Poseidon is currently activated, relying on its golden light to illuminate the temple. Once you take the artifact away, it will become pitch black inside. How can that be acceptable?"

"All right!"

Hearing Ye Liangchen say this, Shui Yue'er decided against taking the artifact. After all, if she took the trident away, Poseidon and Yali would be like being in a dark prison in the temple.

"Great Master, Sister Li, we're leaving."

Ye Liangchen and his group bid farewell to Poseidon and Yali, and then headed directly down the mountain.

Go early and come back early.

Poseidon and Yali waved to Ye Liangchen and his group. To be honest, they were quite surprised when they learned that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's wife had 40 years of cultivation. Once the Demon Queen's cultivation reached the level of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, she might very well take revenge on Seagod Island.

"Master, please be careful and have a safe journey..."

Although Feng Xiaotian, Hu Liena, and the others also wanted to join in the fun, Ye Liangchen wouldn't let them go. So they had no choice but to calm down and cultivate the Mountain-Opening Seal. Once they mastered this divine skill, they wouldn't be afraid of Tang San's Guanyin Tears hidden weapon when they encountered him in the future.

Unbeknownst to them, everyone had set a small goal for themselves: to defeat Tang San. However, to defeat Tang San, they needed to have the same level of strength, which was not possible now.

(End of this chapter)