Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 93 A Triumphant Return

After the Ten Thousand Year Ghost Tiger died, Zhu Zhuqing felt like she was dreaming. She never expected that she would end the life of the powerful Ten Thousand Year Ghost Tiger in such a way. However, Zhu Zhuqing also knew that without Ye Liangchen's help, it would have been impossible to kill a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast.

"Brother Chen, your Sky-Splitting Cross Slash skill is too powerful! How many tens of thousands of years of soul bone is that?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at Ye Liangchen and asked curiously.

"That's right! Xiao Chen, Mother said that you absorbed a 10-year-old soul bone back then, but she has never seen you show it off."

"A 10-year-old soul bone?"

When the kitten heard Shui Bing'er mention the 10-year-old soul bone, it was immediately stunned.

"Don't be surprised. My left arm soul bone is the soul bone of a 10-year-old Sky-Splitting Tiger. The soul bone skill is also quite good. However, I am only at level 49 in soul power now, so I cannot unleash the full power of the soul bone skill."

Ye Liangchen was too embarrassed to admit that he killed the two ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts with a gun, so he could only use his 10-year-old soul bone skill to argue his way out of it.

Physical attacks are indeed more powerful than energy attacks. Within a hundred meters, even a ten-thousand-year-old ghost tiger cannot withstand the destructive power of an assault rifle. However, Ye Liangchen used his fourth soul skill to hide his attacks both times, so Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing did not notice anything amiss and simply assumed that their soul skills were powerful.

"Little kitty, the ten-thousand-year-old ghost tiger soul ring has been formed. Quickly adjust your state and prepare to absorb this ten-thousand-year-old soul ring."

Seeing that the black soul power on Ghost Tiger's body had condensed into a large black circle, Ye Liangchen immediately instructed Zhu Zhuqing to prepare.

"OK."

"Brother Chen, give me some encouragement!"

"Sister Bing'er, you don't mind, do you?"

Looking at the large black circle in front of her, the kitten was filled with anticipation. She called out to Shui Bing'er, then moved closer to Ye Liangchen, staring at him with her beautiful eyes.

"It's alright, Sister Zhuqing, we're all family, please use whatever you like."

"Xiao Chen, hurry up and do it! Give Zhu Qing some encouragement; she's challenging the Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Tiger Soul Ring."

As the eldest sister, Shui Bing'er didn't care about this situation at all, especially since she had a younger sister waiting for her at home!

"I always felt that you two were doing this on purpose, but I have absolutely no problem serving beautiful women."

Ye Liangchen shrugged; the women from another world were truly terrifying.

"Brother Chen, I'm here, meow..."

Seeing that the boss, Shui Bing'er, was so agreeable, the little cat immediately activated her martial spirit and transformed into a cat-eared girl.

"Zhu Qing, you even use Martial Soul Possession?" Ye Liangchen was stunned. This was too much!

"Brother Chen, I told you before that I wanted to be your little kitten, meow..."

Zhu Zhuqing pretended to be cute and fierce, rushed over, hugged Ye Liangchen, and gave him a French kiss.

"Sister Zhuqing, you really are like a little wildcat." Shui Bing'er couldn't help but laugh as she looked at the kitten.

"Thank you, Brother Chen. Thank you, Big Sister. I'm starting to absorb the Ghost Tiger Soul Ring."

Three minutes later, the kitten released Ye Liangchen with satisfaction, summoned the Netherworld Cat Martial Soul, sat cross-legged, and began to absorb the ten-thousand-year soul ring with all its might.

"Buzzing..."

As Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul communicated with it, the Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Tiger Soul Ring floated over and attached itself to her martial soul.

"Ahhh..."

In an instant, the powerful energy brought by the ten-thousand-year soul ring surged into Zhu Zhuqing's body, constantly colliding with her, making her feel immense pressure. Sweat poured from her entire body without restraint, instantly leaving her drenched in fragrant sweat.

"Sister Zhuqing, hang in there!" Shui Bing'er waved and cheered from the side.

"Little kitty, calm your mind and focus. Circulate your cultivation technique and use your soul power to distribute the energy in your soul ring to every part of your body, dispersing the impact."

Ye Liangchen closed his eyes, transmitted his voice to the kitten, and used his divine sense to check her condition, finding that there was no major problem.

"Xiao Chen, it seems that your previous experience of having them temper their bodies in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire was quite effective."

At this moment, the Blue Silver Emperor also emerged from Ye Liangchen's arms, radiating blue light as it sensed Zhu Zhuqing's physical condition.

"Sister Lan, in fact, after the kitten's martial soul evolved, her physical fitness has already become several times stronger than before. She is fully capable of challenging the fourth ring of a ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast. Now we just need to see the soul shock she experiences when facing a ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast."

Ye Liangchen felt that Xue Wu and her group could all achieve the fourth ring for ten thousand years, but he didn't know if they had the courage to take the challenge.

Zhu Zhuqing followed Ye Liangchen's instructions, relaxed her mind and body, gritted her teeth, and let the energy in the soul ring flow into her limbs and bones.

Meanwhile, within Zhu Zhuqing's soul sea, a phantom formed from the remnant soul of the Ghost Tiger appeared, lunging towards her other self.

"As Brother Chen said, when two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave will prevail. No matter how strong the enemy is, you must dare to draw your sword."

"Zhu Zhuqing, if you can't even get past this hurdle, how can you break free from fate? If you want to stand by Brother Chen's side forever, you can only succeed, you can't fail."

Zhu Zhuqing remembered Ye Liangchen's words and was immediately filled with fighting spirit. She unleashed an aura of invincibility and charged towards Guihu.

"Ha... Netherworld Spike Slash, Netherworld Flying Claw, Netherworld Ghost Blade Slash..."

"Swish, swish, swish..."

After Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul evolved into the Netherworld Cat, her soul skills also changed accordingly, becoming stronger than before.

"Roar roar roar..."

The ancient ghost tiger, seeing that a tiny human girl dared to challenge it, bared its fangs and claws and charged at her.

"Bang bang bang..."

Zhu Zhuqing lacked a head soul bone, and coupled with the immense combat power of the ten-thousand-year-old ghost tiger, this battle was extremely difficult for her.

"Ha...! I can't lose." Zhu Zhuqing roared to the sky, unleashing a powerful willpower, and charged towards Guihu with a death-defying spirit.

The Ghost Tiger was, after all, just a phantom formed from a remnant soul, not a real one. In addition, Zhu Zhuqing displayed a fearless spirit and, after half an hour of fighting, finally dispersed the Ghost Tiger phantom.

"Buzzing..."

After the soul shock was resolved, the ten-thousand-year soul ring on Zhu Zhuqing's body finally stopped shaking randomly, and she only needed to slowly fuse it into her martial soul.

"Xiao Chen, Sister Zhu Qing has resolved the soul shock. She's amazing."

Shui Bing'er knew that Zhu Zhuqing did not have a head soul bone, but she was still able to overcome her fear with her strong willpower, which was truly remarkable.

"As I said before, the brave will prevail when paths cross. The soul shock is just a psychological test. As long as you show a fearless spirit, you can defeat your opponent. After all, it is just a remnant soul produced by a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast."

"Little Chen, it is because of you that we were able to break through our limits."

"Sister Bing'er, there's no need for such formalities between us."

"Xiao Chen, Zhu Qing has a very strong will and a stubborn streak deep down."

"Sister Lan, the kitten was born into the Netherworld Cat Clan. If she doesn't fight hard, she'll never get ahead, and she might even die in the clan's competitive rules. The kitten said that if she can't become stronger, her life will end at the age of 25..."

"Sigh! The competition rules of the Star Luo Royal Family are truly cruel."

"Little Chen, people say that soul beasts are cruel, but I think this kind of power struggle is even more cruel..."

"..."

Blue Silver Emperor, Ye Liangchen, and Shui Bing'er stood guard around the kitten, chatting and keeping watch to prevent other soul beasts from entering.

Two hours later, Ye Liangchen summoned the Goddess Martial Soul and gave the kitten a boost to all its attributes.

Second Soul Skill: Blessing of Life.

"Buzzing..."

A burst of green light surged into the kitten's body, instantly increasing all her attributes by 50%. Now that Ye Liangchen's soul rings have increased, his ability to assist others has also increased accordingly.

"Xiao Chen, when we were fighting the soul beasts before, we forgot that you also had the Life Blessing support soul skill."

"Now that your spirit rings have been upgraded, how much has the percentage increase in all attribute buffs been?"

Shui Bing'er saw Ye Liangchen's second soul and then remembered that the little guy also had a powerful support skill.

"Now my Life Blessing support skill can increase all of my teammates' attributes by 50%, and with each additional Soul Ring, it increases by 10%."

Ye Liangchen felt that his support skill was barely passable. With all nine soul rings, it could double the attributes of all team members.

"50%? That much? If you had used this soul skill to assist me and Sister Zhuqing before, perhaps the two of us could have killed the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast."

Shui Bing'er was impressed when she heard that Ye Liangchen's Life Blessing Soul Skill could boost all of his teammates' attributes by 50%!

"Sister Lan, Sister Bing'er, you two stay here. By the time the kitten finishes absorbing the soul ring, it will probably be dark. I'll go find a water source so we can camp for the night."

"Xiao Chen, go ahead! Bing'er and I will be there to protect you, there won't be any problems."

After Ye Liangchen finished speaking, he flew out of the valley. The Blue Silver Emperor transformed into a 20-meter-tall figure and stood guard beside Zhu Zhuqing with Shui Bing'er.

……

Five hours had passed, and Zhu Zhuqing still hadn't finished absorbing the energy. It was already late at night, so Ye Liangchen lit a fire to keep her out of sight.

"Xiao Chen, Sister Zhu Qing took a little too long!" Shui Bing'er waited anxiously.

"Sister Bing'er, don't worry, I feel it should be about time."

Ye Liangchen used his divine sense to perceive the kitten's condition and discovered that the kitten's absorption of its soul ring was nearing its end.

"Swish..."

Just then, a powerful aura of soul power erupted from the kitten, and she successfully absorbed the soul ring, officially stepping into the Soul Master realm. This was because she had previously absorbed a 5-year-old Thousand-Pound Ant right leg soul bone, which also brought her soul power to level 43.

Two days ago, Shui Bing'er absorbed the 12000-year-old Ice Evil Emperor Lizard Soul Ring. Combined with the Soul Bone and Creation Pill that helped her break through to the Soul Master level, her Soul Power directly reached level 46.

"It's a success."

Seeing that the kitten had finally finished absorbing the nutrients, Shui Bing'er exclaimed in surprise, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

"Sister Bing'er, Brother Chen, how long did it take me?" Zhu Zhuqing woke up at this moment and found that it was already late at night.

"Only 10 hours, Sister Zhuqing, you're amazing." Shui Bing'er smiled and quickly went over to help the kitten up.

"It took so long? Bing'er, you only took eight hours. I took two hours longer than you." Zhu Zhuqing felt that she still couldn't compare to Shui Bing'er.

"Kitty, ten hours is already amazing."

"Sister Lan, please take us away from here!"

Ye Liangchen calmly said something, then instructed Lan Yinhuang to lead everyone away, since it was already late at night and Ye Liangchen was afraid that the two women would lose their way.

"Xiao Chen, don't worry, I will take everyone to the place you found earlier."

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Blue Silver Emperor stretched out his vines, entwining Ye Liangchen and the two women in the middle, and then led the group out of the valley.

"Sister Lan, you seem more like a Blue Silver Tree than a Blue Silver Grass."

Looking at the 20-meter-tall trunk of the Blue Silver Emperor, Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing thought, "This is no longer Blue Silver Grass; it's practically a giant tree."

"The ten-thousand-year-old Blue Silver Grass is actually similar to a tree, but it is still a vine plant and is different from other large trees."

"Xiao Chen is right. Don't be fooled by my current appearance; I look like a big tree, but my trunk is actually quite flexible."

"Sister Zhuqing, this is the gentle and graceful Sister Lan. I think if Sister Lan were to take human form, she would definitely be a great beauty with a gentle and graceful demeanor."

"Sister Bing'er, is there even a need to say more? Just listening to Sister Lan's gentle voice, you can tell she's a great beauty."

"Bing'er, Zhu Qing, you're joking. I'm only a Blue Silver Grass Soul Beast with a lifespan of over 40,000 years right now. Whether I can cultivate to 100,000 years is still a question."

"Sister Lan, I believe Xiao Chen can definitely help you. Xiao Chen, you must help Sister Lan while you're still alive, so we can see her transformed into a beautiful woman."

I'll try my best!

"..."

Along the way, the group chatted and laughed until they arrived at the place Ye Liangchen had found in advance. They washed up, ate something, and then rested on the soft bed woven by the Blue Silver Emperor. The next morning, the three of them left Sunset Forest.

……

After successfully obtaining the spirit rings, Shui Yue'er and her group returned to the academy. During this time, they spent more than 20 days.

Shui Yue'er was lucky and obtained a 10500-year-old seal spirit beast spirit ring. As for Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, Shen Liuyu, and Qiu Ruoshui, they were less lucky and encountered spirit beasts that were over 13000 years old. Shui Lanxin and the others did not dare to let the girls take risks, so in the end, for their fourth spirit ring, they had to let the girls obtain spirit rings that were over 9000 years old.

Even though Xue Wu and the others' fourth ring was only a little over 9000 years old, it still made Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling extremely envious. They thought that if they delayed a little and waited until they absorbed the soul bone before hunting soul beasts, they might be able to get the fourth ring that was ten thousand years old.

As for the ninth spirit rings of Shui Lanyue and Su Lin, both titled Douluo, with the help of Shui Lanxin, a level 97 titled Douluo, they successfully hunted down two 100,000-year-old sea spirit beasts, and the two women officially became titled Douluo with 100,000-year spirit rings.

Previously, Shui Lanyue and Su Lin only absorbed the five soul bones brought back by Ye Liangchen, leaving one soul bone slot. This time, the two women successfully hunted a 10-year soul beast, which also gave them another 100,000-year soul bone. Now, the soul power of the two women has reached level 93.

Ye Suling was very envious when she saw Shui Lanyue and Su Lin obtain 100,000-year soul rings. She also made up her mind that when she broke through to the Title Douluo level, she would ask Shui Lanyue and the others to help her get a 100,000-year soul ring.

Ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts are rare in land forests, but there are still many in the endless ocean.

When Shui Yue'er and her group returned to Tianshui Academy, it shocked the entire academy. Shui Lanyue and Su Lin's 100,000-year soul rings, as well as Shui Yue'er's 10,000-year fourth soul ring, left the teachers and students of the academy speechless.

In order not to expose the strength of Tianshui Academy, Shui Lingfeng, in her capacity as the former dean, suppressed the matter and instructed all the teachers and students of the academy to keep it a secret and not spread it around.

The overall strength of Tianshui Academy is already quite formidable, but Shui Lingfeng and other high-ranking officials do not want to reveal their strength for the time being. Their aim is to give Ye Liangchen, Shui Bing'er, and their group of young people enough time to grow. Therefore, they prefer to keep a low profile.

(End of this chapter)