In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 184 Defeating Long Yingtian with personal strength!

Two days later, on the 26th day of the qualifiers, in the afternoon, a magpie flew gracefully into the hotel window.

Zhu Wu regained his human form and, knowing that the competition was not yet over, went into the bathroom to wash up. He then sat on the bed and quietly cultivated and consolidated his skills, especially familiarizing himself with the soul core he had just acquired.

Although it has perfectly fused with the help of the Dragon God's bloodline, it is still something foreign and needs to be familiarized with.

Whether it's the inherent attributes or the various abilities of the Dark Demon God Tiger.

That's right. Most of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's abilities are preserved in the energy crystal. This is also why Zhou Weiqing, the protagonist of another of Tang Jia San Shao's works, was able to learn many of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's abilities, because this so-called "Heavenly Pearl" itself records these abilities.

Furthermore, because he did not experience any loss due to the spatial passage, he received the complete inheritance of abilities.

"Such a huge opportunity was delivered right to our doorstep, it's a pity Tang San missed it," he thought to himself.

Half an hour later, footsteps sounded, and Zhu Wu opened his eyes.

Long Ling'er, with her powerful spiritual energy, was the first to sense his presence, and upon meeting him, she simply smiled. Having spent many years together, their hearts were already in perfect harmony; they didn't need to express much to understand each other's feelings. Ning Rongrong, on the other hand, showed immediate surprise and delight upon seeing him.

"Brother Tian!" He ran forward quickly.

Zhu Wu smiled at Long Ling'er, reached out and hugged Ning Rongrong, gently stroked her hair, and lowered his head to smile:

"Rongrong, did anything interesting happen outside while I was away?"

"Does Shrek Academy's loss to Tianshui Academy, and such a crushing defeat, count?" Ning Rongrong looked up.

"And Dai Mubai, Dad received news not long ago that after the two were repatriated, only Zhu Zhuqing was seen being taken back to the Zhu family by Zhu Zhuyun."

"It seems it has been dealt with." Zhu Wu nodded.

"Dad thinks so too," Ning Rongrong nodded.

"Let's tidy up and go down for dinner together," Zhu Wu said with a smile.

"Mmm." Ning Rongrong nodded lightly and let go of the embrace.

Soon, the three of them went downstairs to the living room.

Upon seeing Zhu Wu's return, the team members were all surprised, but they didn't ask any questions. Zhu Wu's status was evident; his long absence must have been for important matters, and whether they were personal or related to the sect, it was inappropriate to inquire.

Ning Rongrong spoke first, recounting the recent competition. The team members found a topic to discuss and began to chime in.

Xiao Chenyu, in particular, was especially enthusiastic when talking about how Shrek Academy was defeated by Tianshui Academy.

It seems that Tang San has gained quite a few haters lately. Zhu Wu nodded repeatedly.

Having Ning Fengzhi manage public opinion back then actually worked quite well!

Before long, dinner was finished, and everyone returned to their rooms to cultivate. Zhu Wu also took the two women back to their room to cultivate their soul power.

After finishing his cultivation late at night, he ordered a bowl of glutinous rice balls and a large meat bun to reward himself for traveling for several days and also to treat the two women.

Nothing happened overnight. The next morning, everyone gathered, had breakfast, and headed to the Great Soul Arena.

"He seems to have grown in height and build." Tang San had this feeling the moment he saw Zhu Wu.

Could it be that the rare and precious herbs he ate before had already been digested, and he ate another portion when he returned to the sect?

As for breaking through and absorbing a spirit ring, he thought it was impossible! Firstly, there was the cultivation speed, and secondly, the return time. If the spirit ring was hunted in Sunset Forest, it wouldn't have taken this long at all. And if it was in Star Dou Great Forest, it would be too fast. The round trip takes time, finding suitable spirit beasts in the vast Star Dou Great Forest also takes time, and absorbing the spirit ring also requires time; it couldn't be that quick.

"Damn it!" The thought that Zhu Wu might have consumed another rare and precious herb filled her with resentment.

Why should I?!

Why is it that Long Yingtian gets so many great opportunities, while he has nothing!

In what way is he inferior to Lung Ying-tien, this native?

Heaven's way is truly unjust!

What's Tang San thinking with that sullen face? On the other side of the corridor, Zhu Wu glanced over and caught Tang San's gaze and the almost instantaneous change in expression. From calm, as if he didn't care about anything, acting like a mature adult.

For no apparent reason, she suddenly switched into a resentful woman's mode.

A sneak attack is not the act of a gentleman; my sneak attack is an act of justice. I guarantee that only evil spirit beasts will be hunted, and those who attack me first are all evil spirit beasts. He was well aware of Tang San's idealistic sense of justice and flexible values.

I guess he's cursing me in his heart.

Otherwise, why are you looking at me?!

So, how do we crush them in the qualifying rounds? He smirked, turned away, and led his team into the spectator room.

Shortly after they sat down, Salas announced the results of the lottery.

The team was not matched with any strong teams, and the opponents forfeited the match directly, as was the case with Shrek Academy.

Despite suffering repeated setbacks against top teams, Shrek Academy has proven its strength by defeating Canghui, Xiangjia, and Leiting academies in succession.

Most teams wouldn't dare to challenge them, especially after witnessing Shrek Academy's brutality.

To avoid being seriously injured, most academies that were not confident in their own strength chose to withdraw from the competition.

Zhu Wu watched the day's matches calmly and casually, imprinting a few soul skills along the way. After the matches, he led his team away from the field.

As for Tang San, he quietly left early and returned to the academy to practice the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique.

The sun is setting over the meadow behind Shrek Academy.

Tang San exhaled a breath of stale air, stopped his movements, withdrew his martial soul, and looked at the setting sun on the horizon, his eyes sparkling.

"With my current level of mastery over the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, once I absorb the Soul Bone, break through level 40, and acquire the Soul Ring, my strength will definitely increase significantly, especially my physical strength." With two ten-thousand-year Soul Bones and another Soul Ring, it would be difficult for his physical strength to be low.

Coincidentally, his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, had been diligently studying and had come up with a concept called the Multi-Dimensional Fusion Technique. This technique combines the soul power of multiple team members into one, significantly enhancing their individual basic abilities.

The increase in the upper limit is related to two factors: the total soul power within the teammates and the physical strength of the bearer.

With two ten-thousand-year-old soul bones, he is undoubtedly the best person to be the core member.

"Once I break through to the Soul Master level, and with the help of the Multi-Dimensional Fusion Technique, my strength should at least reach the Soul Emperor level, right?"

He hadn't seen any contestant reach the Soul Emperor level in the Soul Master Competition. The Heaven Dou Empire didn't have it, and in his view, neither the Star Luo Empire nor the Spirit Hall could possibly possess it.

If he achieves this, he will be able to crush all his opponents, including Long Yingtian and Long Ling'er!

Based solely on personal ability!

Thinking of this, a surge of confidence welled up within him, and a cold glint suddenly appeared in his eyes.

"Long Yingtian, I told you, I will defeat you with my own hands. I will even destroy you with my own hands!"

The hatred for his desecration of Xiao Wu in his dream, and the resentment for his past serious injury and humiliation, are all unforgivable, and he deserves to die!

To destroy a Soul Master, one doesn't necessarily have to openly inflict severe injuries. The human body has countless meridians, all interconnected, where moving one affects the whole body. What he needs to do is subtly damage one or two of them.

After that, we just need to wait for Long Yingtian to face the Spirit Hall.

In this way, even if the Beast Sect discovers it later, they will only think that it was the Spirit Hall who did it, not him.

Thinking of this, I can't help but think of Long Yingtian's spirit rings; his fourth spirit ring is a ten-thousand-year spirit ring.

"Once I absorb the soul bone, my physical body will have no problem supporting a ten-thousand-year soul ring. But my mental strength..." His brows furrowed, and he fell into deep thought.

"The spirit rings produced by ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts retain the beast's resentment, causing mental shocks because ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts possess intelligence. But what about ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts with shallow intelligence?"

"The teacher said that compared to land-dwelling soul beasts, insect and plant soul beasts are generally more difficult to develop intelligence because their brain capacity is smaller, or even non-existent. They usually develop intelligence later in life."

This was the conclusion his teacher reached after hearing Long Yingtian explain that the ten-thousand-year soul ring caused soul vibrations.

With Flander and Liu Erlong corroborating, there will absolutely be no problem.

"Perhaps I can give it a try, if I succeed."

The thought that he might possess a fourth soul ring that lasts for ten thousand years ignited a burning desire in his eyes.

He walked down the mountain while pondering.

A few days later, in Wuhun City, at the Papal Palace.

Below the main steps, bathed in golden light, Qian Daoliu appeared, his raised right hand gently waving, and a letter floated towards Bibi Dong.

"Take a look at Xiaoxue's letter."

"Speak your mind." A cold glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes, and the letter that flew in front of her instantly turned to ashes.

Qian Daoliu remained calm and said, "Long Yingtian and Long Ling'er's combat strength has far exceeded expectations. Both of them possess the ability to fly, which is something the Golden Generation does not have. In addition, both of them absorbed soul rings beyond their level, making them stronger than their peers."

"Based on their performance in the qualifiers so far, Xiaoxue asserts that the Spirit Hall team has no chance of winning."

"Even if the three of them had absorbed soul bones."

"In her unleashed form, Long Ling'er defeated Shenfeng Academy with a single mental attack. In this state, Xiaoxue estimates that Long Ling'er's strength is almost on par with a Soul Emperor. As for Long Yingtian, the young sect master of the Illusionary Beast Sect, he will only be stronger."

Bibi Dong frowned and said calmly, "So? Is she planning to participate herself?"

"That's right." Qian Daoliu nodded. "In order to uphold the reputation of my Spirit Hall, Xiaoxue has decided to personally take the stage."

"Bullying the weak? I don't consider that an honor," Bibi Dong sneered.

"And what about your disciple?" When talking about his granddaughter, Qian Daoliu did not indulge Bibi Dong, who was an incompetent mother.

His granddaughter is almost 10 years older than Long Yingtian, which is somewhat bullying of the younger one, but Hu Liena, Bibi Dong's disciple, is about the same, so they are evenly matched.

"I'll put her on the substitute list." Bibi Dong's face was grim. "You can leave now."

Having achieved his goal, Qian Daoliu didn't utter another word and simply transformed into golden light and left.

(End of this chapter)