Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Saint Master, Twelve Talismans Chaotic the Continent

Chapter 155 Heavenly Tribulation

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"Brother Ning, your story..."

After hearing the story, Nan Feng's expression became somewhat strange.

Logically, there is nothing wrong with the story Ning Fengzhi fabricated!

But because the logic is so complete, it sounds too much like a story!

In reality, such logic does not exist.

This kind of story might fool a child, but it's unlikely to convince a cunning and calculating person like Tang San.

"Of course, I also deliberately left some loopholes," Ning Fengzhi said.

"Tang San did indeed fall into my traps. He remained skeptical of my words. As for the Power Clan, Old Titan, just as you suspected, secretly told Tang San the truth he knew."

"In addition, I have also arranged another version of the story within the Heaven Dou Empire, three perspectives, three stories, and Tang San will get the answers I want him to know."

"Oh~" Nan Feng nodded.

"As expected of you, so cunning!"

"Elder Nanfeng is joking. In this respect, how can I compare to you?" Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.

"Brother Ning is too modest."

"Elder Nanfeng is being modest."

"..."

Gu Rong looked at Nan Feng and Ning Fengzhi, who were deferring to each other, with a strange expression.

What's with the modesty? You two have the dirtiest hearts on the entire mainland!

Rumble!!!

A terrifying surge of soul power suddenly erupted, followed by a terrifying frost aura. Nan Feng vanished instantly, and Gu Rong scooped up Ning Fengzhi, rushing towards the source of the shockwave.

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The back mountain of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Nan Feng and Gu Rong arrived almost one after the other, looking at the cliff that was almost frozen.

"What's going on?" Nanfeng looked at Hyotei, who was watching the show from the side.

"That arrogant human dared to challenge Xue'er, and he got beaten up," Hyotei said.

"Uncle Jian!"

"Don't move." Gu Rong stopped Ning Fengzhi.

"That swordsman is about to break through."

What's going on?

Both of them haven't made any progress in over ten years, so why is this swordsman taking another step forward?

Chaotic energy danced wildly on the cliff top, and a sword aura, seemingly about to break through something, accumulated on Chen Xin's body.

The Snow Empress did not disturb her; her ice sword shattered, and she silently retreated to the side.

After a while, Chen Xin opened his eyes, and an increasingly fierce sword aura shot straight into the sky. At the same time, an aura no weaker than that of the Ice Emperor erupted.

"This..." Hyotei was stunned.

What the hell?

Humans cheat like this?

For a soul beast to achieve this breakthrough, it must face a heavenly tribulation with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. Only a handful of soul beasts can be born after hundreds of millions of years of arduous cultivation and fighting.

Did humanity achieve a breakthrough simply by fighting a single battle?

"Thank you." Chen Xin steadied himself, walked over, and bowed to Xue Di.

"No need, this is your own skill," Xue Di said calmly.

She cultivated diligently for tens of thousands of years without ever slacking off. For hundreds of thousands of years, she lived in the process of accumulating strength to resist the heavenly tribulation, but in the end, she was destined to perish under the heavenly tribulation. As for humans, a single sword strike was equivalent to tens of thousands of years of her cultivation.

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"Are you jealous?"

Back in his room, Nanfeng couldn't help but ask a question.

The Snow Empress rarely showed any emotion, almost always maintaining this icy demeanor. However, just now, seeing Chen Xin's breakthrough, she became somewhat angry, just like the Ice Empress.

Xue Di nodded. "But I'm used to it."

Over hundreds of thousands of years, she witnessed the ascension of two gods on the Douluo Continent, the fall of countless soul beasts under the heavenly tribulation, and the death of countless kin whose potential was exhausted and trapped in place.

Soul beasts do not necessarily have higher cultivation levels the longer they live. Cultivation is something that is cultivated. When a soul beast's cultivation cannot keep up with its age, it will still die of old age. Most soul beasts spend their lives fighting against their lifespan, always worrying that their time will come tomorrow.

Having seen so much, she no longer felt the resentment she once had towards these things.

Compared to most soul beasts, she was considered lucky.

"The two women you mentioned who became gods?" Xue Di asked.

"Mm." Nan Feng nodded and poured a cup of tea for each of them.

"As for Bibi Dong, she has completed most of her divine test, but her test is a bit tricky and the progress is relatively slow. Although Qian Renxue has not yet started her divine test, it's like she's getting in through the back door; she just has to go."

"Perfect timing. They're currently three spirit rings short and two spirit rings short each. If you're willing, you can give it a try."

"And you?" Xue Di asked.

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

"You're stronger and more talented than them, why don't you give it a try?"

"I don't have time," Nan Feng said.

"Moreover, my situation is special, and it's still uncertain."

"If I survive, I'll give it a try."

If all his worries were just a battle of wits with thin air, then the first thing he would do after the Soul Master Competition ended was to run to Seagod Island.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Steps on Seagod Island are a real treasure; they're probably the fastest training ground for highly talented individuals to improve their skills on the Douluo Continent.

Of course, for the average person, that thing is hell.

"Survived?" Hyotei was taken aback.

"Are you also going to undergo a heavenly tribulation?"

"Heavenly Tribulation..." Nan Feng nodded.

"I guess you could say that."

The dragon souls of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King told him that the tribulation faced by soul beasts was a cosmic rule, unrelated to the divine realm. The tribulation already existed before the Dragon God became a god. When the Dragon God was still alive, the soul beast race benefited from the Dragon God's influence, making their bloodline even stronger, and most of them were able to overcome the tribulation.

However, after the fall of the Dragon God, the bloodline power of the Soul Beast race also weakened, and they even fell to the point of being used as tools for human cultivation. Very few Soul Beasts can withstand the Heavenly Tribulation.

Even spirit rings are born from the influence of the Dragon God's bloodline; as long as the spirit ring is still there, the Dragon God can revive it.

In the beginning, humans could break through without spirit rings, but it was extremely difficult. Like spirit beasts, they needed to accumulate enough power to face the heavenly tribulation and break through step by step.

However, it is unknown who started this trend, but the soul rings that carry the souls and cultivation of soul beasts have been transformed into auxiliary tools for human cultivation, making it easier for humans to break through cultivation bottlenecks. Moreover, each fusion of martial soul and soul ring energy will give birth to a special product - soul skill.

Since the emergence of the Soul Ring Cultivation Method, humans have become accustomed to relying on this method. Moreover, absorbing Soul Rings will also affect a human's Martial Soul.

Absorbing a spirit ring is like taking drugs. Just as drug use can cause the body to stop producing dopamine and become dependent on drugs, absorbing too many spirit rings will cause the martial spirit to get used to this rapid improvement.

Having taken too many shortcuts, how could anyone be willing to return to the original, longer route?

Over millions of years of evolution, human martial souls have become dependent on soul beasts and soul rings. The current cultivation method is both a natural selection and a human choice.

"What exactly are you?" Hyotei asked in confusion.

"Why do we still need to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation?"

"My tribulation is no ordinary tribulation; it is a calamity that comes from the heavens," Nan Feng said.

"However, it's also possible that I'm overthinking it."

(End of this chapter)