Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

The next day, early morning.

Ling Bai slowly opened his eyes, but Ma Xiaotao was still fast asleep, her plump and delicate body like rolling mountains.

He gently embraced Ma Xiaotao's soft, fragrant body, his pink phoenix eyes opening a crack as he murmured sleepily:

"What time is it now?"

"It's still early."

Ling Bai glanced at the sky; the morning light was just beginning to break, and the day's plans were laid out in the morning.

Ma Xiaotao swatted away the hand that was trying to cause trouble, gave a soft hum, and said, "I'm all sweaty, I'm going to take a shower."

"Let's do it together."

"Then hurry up..."

An hour later, Ling Bai walked out of the bathroom feeling refreshed. Golden flames rose from his skin, instantly evaporating the moisture. Ma Xiaotao needed to clean up the mess a little longer and refused to let him stay in there any longer.

Taking advantage of this moment, Ling Bai's mind sank into the sea of ​​consciousness, and then he saw Xue Di with her arms crossed and a cold smile on her face.

"What kind of expression is that?" Ling Bai asked, puzzled.

"You finished an hour faster than the average just now," Xue Di said, raising her chin slightly. "You're done already?"

"What?"

Ling Bai's pupils dilated involuntarily; he felt an unprecedented humiliation.

Use magic to defeat magic!

The innocent Snow Empress who used to blush at the slightest sound is dead. Now, standing in front of Ling Bai is the mature Snow Empress who can calmly count the entire match!

Before Ling Bai could utter his rebuttal, Xue Di waved her hand, decisively changing the subject, and said seriously:

"How long it takes you is not a big deal to me. The important thing is that I've been thinking about it all night. There are some things I need to ask you in advance about your second soul core."

"Go ahead and speak."

Joking aside, the second soul core is one of the most important milestones for a soul master's future. Ling Bai and Xue Di walked back to the ice house side by side and sat down at the table.

"Because you condensed your first soul core ahead of time when you reached the sixth ring Soul Emperor level, you will need to condense your second soul core when you break through to the Title Douluo level in the future. The Limit Douluo level requires an unprecedented third soul core. We won't discuss the third soul core for now, as it's too far away. Today, we'll only discuss the second soul core with you. Humans are different from soul beasts; there are two ways to condense the second soul core."

Xue Di didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "First, there is the unique isotopic resonance of humankind; second, there is the yin-yang complementarity that both races can choose."

The difficulty of obtaining a dual soul core with the same position resonance is far less than that of obtaining a dual soul core with the same position resonance. This is one of the reasons why Limit Douluo have been born in almost every era of humankind. However, everything is fair. The power of a dual soul core with the same position resonance is several times greater than that of a dual soul core with the same position resonance. Those human Limit Douluo are no match for Di Tian and Xie Di.

"Both stability and power have their advantages, and both have their merits. I fully respect your will and will pave the way for your choice in advance. Now I want to hear your thoughts."

"Yin and Yang complement each other."

Without the slightest hesitation, Ling Bai's tone was resolute.

"it is good."

Xue Di nodded calmly, a hint of relief flashing in her sky-blue eyes. Clearly, she had hoped that Ling Bai would challenge the Yin-Yang complementary dual soul core, and Ling Bai had not disappointed her.

"I exchanged opinions with Elder Yi. Although he is not a native creature of Douluo Continent, his insight is shrewd and accurate. He saw through the essence of the Yin-Yang complementary dual soul core in one sentence."

Take me as an example. My first soul core is the ultimate snow soul core, which condenses all the power of my origin. My second soul core is the space attribute that I am not very familiar with, which achieves yin and yang complementation with the ultimate snow. This conflict prevented me from taking that step and forced me to choose to start cultivating as a human again.

"But you are different. You are blessed with twin martial souls, and your two martial souls, the Six-Winged Angel Death Spider Emperor and the Evil One, are naturally like the two sides of Yin and Yang, opposing each other and complementing each other..."

Ling Bai pondered for a moment and said, "From what you're saying, my first soul core is the Angel Soul Core, which gathers the essence of a six-winged angel. If I want to achieve yin and yang complementarity, then my second soul core should be the Death Prison Soul Core, which condenses the essence of the Death Prison Spider King?"

"Yes."

"There's a problem." Ling Bai raised his eyes. "The premise of Yin and Yang complementarity is Yin and Yang balance. After the six-winged angel evolved into three extreme attributes, it steadily suppressed the Death Spider King of extreme death. The balance between Yin and Yang has been broken, and Yang is dominating Yin."

Chatting with smart people is so effortless; she didn't need to point it out, Ling Bai saw through the truth himself. Xue Di chuckled:

"Therefore, Elder Yi and I both believe that if your choice is a Yin-Yang complementary dual soul core, then before your soul power breaks through level 90, you should evolve the Death Prison Spider Emperor into a three-attribute martial soul of the same level as the Six-Winged Angel."

The Death Spider King possesses three major attributes: ultimate death, evil, and deadly poison.

In other words, extreme evil and extreme poison—that is your future goal.

"I see..."

Ling Bai fell into thought. Having experienced the Six-Winged Angel, he knew the way to advance to the Death Prison Spider King: 100,000 years of extreme evil and extreme poison, rare and precious materials or soul beasts would do.

The ultimate evil's target was very clear: a massive, 100,000-year-old Dark Demon God Tiger was right there.

There are three steps: find the Dark Demon Evil Tiger, kill the Dark Demon Evil Tiger, and devour the Dark Demon Evil Tiger.

On the contrary, we need to find the most potent poison.

"You're really giving me a hard time..." Ling Bai said with a wry smile.

Xue Di smiled and said, "The problem of happiness."

"I'm going back now. I'll figure out a way to deal with the Death Prison Spider King."

Ling Bai smiled noncommittally, and his figure gradually dissipated.

Outside, Ma Xiaotao, dressed neatly, walked out of the bathroom and noticed that Ling Bai seemed to be lost in thought. She waved her hand in front of his face.

"Stop daydreaming, let's go, or Senior Sister will get worried."

"Um."

A small pavilion by Poseidon Lake.

The aroma of tea wafted through the air. Experienced tea drinkers didn't even need to drink it; just by smelling that delicate fragrance, they knew it was top-quality tea. Inside the pavilion, Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, Hua Yao, and Gu Fan, the five core pillars of the inner courtyard, sat around a round stone table.

"They're here."

Han Ruoruo, who had been staring into the distance, spoke softly. Everyone looked in response and saw two figures, one in bright gold and the other in fiery red, reflected in their field of vision.

"Ruo Ruo, don't you feel like you're seeing your past self when you see them?" Zhang Lexuan said softly.

"Time waits for no one. They are in their prime, while we are no longer young."

Han Ruoruo took a sip of tea, her deep, dark eyes flickering slightly.

Ling Bai and Ma Xiaotao, untouched by the passage of time, are as beautiful and flamboyant as blooming flowers.

Good morning, everyone.

Good morning, please have a seat.

After exchanging polite greetings, the two took their seats. Ling Bai sat opposite his two senior sisters, Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo.

They were like the finest tea, not as strong, but more elegant. Compared to the stunningly beautiful Ma Xiaotao beside them, the two senior sisters were more memorable.

"Director Ma, how has the work gone these past three months?"

Zhang Lexuan didn't get straight to the point, but instead showed concern for Ma Xiaotao first.

Ma Xiaotao paused for a moment, then sighed, "Senior Sister, please stop teasing me. I'm just the Vice Dean of the Foreign Languages ​​Department, nothing more than Director Ma."

Only after becoming a teacher did I realize that the outer academy was a complete mixed bag. Sometimes I wondered if they were really geniuses recommended by city lords from various places.

He doesn't seem to have much talent for cultivation, but he's got plenty of trivial matters to deal with, and then there's that group of outer court teachers!

Ma Xiaotao became increasingly angry as she spoke, and her fiery temper flared up as she slammed her fist on the table, angrily saying, "The academy should carefully screen the educational level and moral character of the teachers from other departments. They expel students at the drop of a hat, and when I ask them what they did wrong, they all give me a bunch of nonsensical and ridiculous reasons."

"If a student has a problem, then you should educate them! You're kicking them out without even trying!"

The Ultimate Soul Saint's strength was so great that the table immediately began to tremble and shake. Before the tea set could tip over, Ling Bai quickly picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. This tea was the top-grade Cold Jade that he had originally given to Han Ruoruo, and it would be a pity to waste it.

Zhang Lexuan smiled and comforted him, "It is precisely because you can see the true situation of many academies that Elder Mu decided to send you to the outer academy's teaching office to temper your character. After three years, when you enter the Sea God Pavilion, you will be able to change those shortcomings that you have seen."

"I see."

Ma Xiaotao took a deep breath. Apart from Ling Bai, Zhang Lexuan was the only inner court disciple who could persuade her. This was the prestige that Zhang Lexuan had built up over the years through her talent, character, qualifications, and everything else she had done.

"Alright, let's get down to business," Zhang Lexuan said. "You are the strongest in the inner court, and this time we'd like to solicit your opinions."

Around tomorrow afternoon, the exchange students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy will arrive at Shrek Academy. The elders of the Sea God Pavilion have entrusted me with the task of how to entertain them.

I inquired with Dean Yan about the specific details of the exchange program between the two academies. Shrek Academy originally hoped that exchange students like Huo Yuhao, Ning Tian, ​​and Cai Tou would directly enter Mingde Hall, a sacred place for soul masters equivalent to Shrek Academy's inner academy, to learn soul tools. Jing Hongchen explicitly refused, only willing to offer them the treatment of sixth-year students; they would have to rely on themselves to pass the Mingde Hall exam.

Dean Yan then changed his plans, adding an inner court entrance exam for the Sun and Moon exchange students tomorrow.

Ling Bai understood immediately: one hundred lashes to deter others.

Wu Ming was the first to lose his composure, raising his fist and volunteering, "I'll do it! I'll do it! I guarantee I'll beat those bastards from the Sun Moon Empire to a pulp!"

Zhang Lexuan took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, shook her head and said, "Ming'er, the entrance exam must be conducted according to the rules. According to the list of exchange students provided by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, all ten students are powerful martial souls within the Sun Moon Empire. The leader is the direct bloodline of Jing Hongchen, the master of Mingde Hall, and Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, who showed their talent in the last competition."

According to the information, the Hongchen siblings are merely Soul Emperors. The Inner Academy entrance exam involves challenging Inner Academy disciples of the same rank; there's no need for someone like you, a Golden Crow Soul Saint.

"ah--"

Wu Ming drew out her words to express her strong dissatisfaction.

Gu Fan and Hua Yao seemed to be deep in thought. They were also Soul Saints, and the entrance exam was irrelevant to them. They were just here to witness the event.

Ma Xiaotao was also very disappointed. She had planned to experience the Red Dust Brothers and Sisters' Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but it seemed that the plan would have to be abandoned.

Zhang Lexuan continued, "The purpose of the Shrek Exchange Program is to teach them some things, but not to reveal the core knowledge."

After all, the two academies are enemies in every respect. Before Douluo Continent welcomes true peace, there is no reason to teach our enemies everything we know. I believe that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy feels the same way about our exchange students.

According to Dean Yan, we should make the exchange students feel the gap between them and Shrek Academy Soul Masters during the entrance exam, and then accept them into the inner academy with an attitude of leniency.

With eight Soul Kings and two Soul Emperors on the Sun and Moon side, it becomes extremely important who will represent the Inner Court. Does anyone have any candidates in mind?

"Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Chu Qingtian, Ye Liu, Taixing, Zhou Sen, and Li Yongyue—these are all promising talents among the Soul Kings in the Inner Court," Han Ruoruo recommended.

Zhang Lexuan wrote them down one by one: "What about the Soul Emperors? The Three-Legged Golden Toad Laughs at the Mortal World, and the Crimson Ice Toad Dreams of the Mortal World. Both of them are dual cultivators of Soul Master and Soul Master. Laughs at the Mortal World is based on the Three-Legged Golden Toad's martial soul talent of metal control, and his cultivation direction is more focused on ranged combat. Dreams of the Mortal World, on the other hand, relies on the Crimson Ice Toad's deadly poison and is good at close combat."

Han Ruoruo hesitated: "Of these two siblings, Meng Hongchen's martial soul is slightly weaker, but if we really have to pick someone from the inner courtyard who can reliably defeat Meng Hongchen, they are a six-ring Soul Emperor..."

There is probably only one person whose abilities are just right to counter Meng Hongchen, but her temper...

As she spoke, Han Ruoruo's eyes unconsciously glanced at Ling Bai. That person's temper was becoming increasingly strange. He usually kept to himself, but he was different when it came to Ling Bai. He always had a bright smile when he saw Ling Bai.

Zhang Lexuan knew who Han Ruoruo was referring to, and made a decision: "She is Meng Hongchen's opponent. Ling Bai, please tell her what her conditions are, and I will try my best to meet them."

Ling Bai nodded silently.

"What about Xiao Hongchen?" Zhang Lexuan then asked.

"Xiao Hongchen is in a bit of a predicament..." Han Ruoruo frowned. "Chen Zifeng... Ling Luochen, it seems a one-on-one fight between them isn't very safe. If Xiao Tao hadn't broken through to Soul Saint, she would be an excellent candidate..."

Ling Bai wholeheartedly agreed. Xiao Hongchen's talent and strength were at the level of a Shrek Seven Devils captain; the ordinary Seven Devils would definitely not be his match. He then turned his head and met the ambiguous smiles in the eyes of his two senior sisters.

"You've gone too far."

Instantly understanding their thoughts, Ling Bai pointed helplessly at himself: "I'm supposed to be a Soul Emperor, you're all bullying me too much..."

Three ultimate attributes, the first soul core, six wings, four 100,000-year soul bones, and domain evolution!

Ling Bai could defeat a Title Douluo with a weak Martial Soul, so why did he go and fight Xiao Hongchen, who was only level 60?

To be honest, Ling Bai was afraid that if he used too much force, he might accidentally twist Xiao Hongchen's head off.

Han Ruoruo blinked innocently: "But you are indeed a Soul Emperor. Soul Masters are all proud people, especially someone as talented as Xiao Hongchen."

Compared to other inner court disciples, he probably wants to challenge you, who once defeated him, more. Making you his test subject might just fulfill his wish.

"Tsk, senior sister, you've gone astray..."

Ling Bai complained that he had always thought he was already quite rude, but compared to his two senior sisters, Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo, his manners still needed to be lowered.

"Since you've all asked, I can't very well refuse. I'll just consider it a trial of the new soul skill..."

PS: I updated normally around 1 AM, but was suddenly stopped by the censors. They banned me from writing the first four words the following morning… (End of Chapter)