Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

Chapter 246 The Guiding Force of Fate? A Storm Rises, Killing Intent Stirs

Huo Yuhao nodded emphatically, struggling to stand up straight. Although he still looked quite disheveled, his spine was ramrod straight.

"Dean Cai, my current strength is far from enough. I will never allow the glory of the next competition to slip through my fingers again! With my current strength, obtaining five ten-thousand-year soul rings should not be difficult."

As Shrek Academy's greatest asset for the future, the Sea God Pavilion had actually considered the acquisition of Huo Yuhao's second spirit ring.

In Xuanzi and the others' plan, the Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul's nine spirit rings, excluding Huo Yuhao's mysterious first spirit ring, should all have a lifespan of over 50,000 years, preferably over 70,000 years, supplemented by one or two 100,000-year spirit rings.

For Shrek Academy, such a setup, while requiring some effort, is not too detrimental to their foundation.

Even in the worst-case scenario, it would still be at least 30,000 years or more to be considered suitable, otherwise it would be a waste of the talent of the ultimate martial soul or twin martial soul.

However, in Huo Yuhao's own opinion, he would be very satisfied if all of them could be attached with ten-thousand-year soul rings.

A 400,000-year spirit ring, plus eight 10,000-year spirit rings, is already a top-tier spirit ring configuration, enough to make one stand out in the world of spirit masters.

This is also why Huo Yuhao is so determined to acquire his second spirit ring ahead of time.

He is a very content person, and this contentment sometimes brings him great benefits, but without a sufficiently ambitious long-term goal, it can also become an obstacle to his progress.

Seeing the almost obsessive light in Huo Yuhao's eyes, Cai Meier knew that persuasion was useless, and in the end, she could only let out a helpless sigh:

"Since you insist, then fine, wait for me."

"Dean Cai?" Huo Yuhao was initially delighted, but then seemed somewhat puzzled.

Cai Meier glared at him. "You really want to go by yourself? You're injured. Wait, Shao Zhe and I will go and ask Elder Xuan which senior to assign to you."

"Oh." Huo Yuhao scratched his head sheepishly. He had actually just impulsively decided to go alone.

Then, he turned to look at Wang Dong'er and said with a wry smile:

"Dong'er, I'll have to trouble you to contact the sect again. Although I hate Kong Tianxu, I have to admit his strength. Since he's still alive, we might really have to try that method we mentioned casually before."

"Yuhao, you mean..."

Wang Dong'er's eyes widened instantly as she looked at the Ice Jade Scorpion's first soul ring, which had turned purple, behind Huo Yuhao.

She knew that it wasn't the white ten-year spirit ring that Huo Yuhao usually simulated, nor the purple thousand-year spirit ring he initially used to fool Fan Yu and the others, but a genuine four hundred thousand-year spirit ring containing terrifying energy.

"Yes, this may be our only chance, and also our magic weapon for victory." Huo Yuhao nodded emphatically, his eyes gleaming.

A 400,000-year soul ring is not his limit.

"Okay. I'll go right away."

Wang Dong'er quickly began to act. Meanwhile, Wang Qiu'er, who had been quietly following them, raised her right hand in a daze.

Just now, when Wang Dong'er's body erupted with golden light, her hands also simultaneously flickered with a faint golden halo of the same origin.

So, this golden protective aura that shields one from harm doesn't come from the power of fate? Then what is it? Why does that human have it too? And why does she look exactly like me?

Countless questions flooded her innocent mind. Yet, all these confusions paled in comparison to the shock she felt from Kong Tianxu's casual gesture.

The moment Kong Tianxu made his move, a clear and unmistakable suppression and tremor emanated from the proud golden dragon bloodline within her.

How is this possible?! How could a mere human possibly exert a bloodline advantage over her?

Wang Qiu'er glanced in the direction Kong Tianxu had left, her curiosity growing like wild grass. She hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Huo Yuhao not far away.

She should have looked away, because seeing Huo Yuhao's pathetic appearance made her furious, especially after the stark contrast with Kong Tianxu, which made the difference in their abilities even more obvious.

Just as Wang Qiu'er began to doubt whether coming to Shrek Academy was the right decision, suddenly, a faint golden light flashed between her brows.

"Well……"

Suddenly, Wang Qiu'er felt her mind was in complete chaos. It seemed as if another consciousness was constantly urging her to move closer to Huo Yuhao.

This bizarre, soul-splitting feeling brought her intense mental conflict, causing her extreme discomfort, yet she was powerless to resist it.

After a long while, when the trident pattern between her eyebrows faded again, Wang Qiu'er's eyes returned to calm.

She "understood" that this was the guidance of fate, which she could not resist and did not need to resist.

However, her appearance and temperament seem to resemble Wang Dong'er even more.

……

Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao had already left, but Yan Shaozhe remained where he was. He watched Kong Tianxu's figure disappear towards the academy gate, his eyes narrowed, a complex and unfathomable light flickering within them.

"Shao Zhe, Yu Hao's attitude is very firm. I think it's useless to persuade him anymore. What do you think we should do, report to Elder Xuan now or..."

Cai Meier came to his side, followed his gaze, and said with concern:

"Shao Zhe, what's wrong with you...?"

"Mei'er, do you know?"

Yan Shaozhe slowly withdrew his gaze and turned to his wife. The gentle smile on his face had vanished, replaced by a coldness.

"That mission with the inspection team, where Xiao Tao and Le Xuan encountered an accident and were all wiped out, although it broke my heart, to be honest..."

"When I learned that Kong Tianxu had died along with me, I felt more relieved and at ease than anything else."

He chuckled self-deprecatingly, ignoring Cai Meier's expression, and continued:

"Kong Tianxu's... is too big."

Upon hearing this, Cai Meier's delicate body trembled slightly, and her beautiful eyes widened.

Yan Shaozhe's speaking speed gradually increased:

"I never expected that not only would he return safely, but his cultivation would also break through to the Soul Saint realm. The power of light contained in his casual strike just now even surpassed that of my teacher back then. With his current cultivation of seven rings, his true combat strength is probably completely equivalent to that of a true Title Douluo!"

"We can't let him grow up like this anymore."

He clenched his fist tightly, his eyes flashing with cold light: "His daring to come alone this time is my best chance!"

"I'm afraid I can't heed my teacher's instructions. Today, I will personally take action to completely annihilate them! If Elder Xuan or any of the elders ask about it afterward, I will bear all the blame, even if it means being expelled from the academy and losing all my reputation!"

Chapter 247 After Drinking, the Phoenix Arrives at Xitian

Cai Meier knew Yan Shaozhe's personality well; once he made up his mind, not even nine oxen could pull him back. So she just pursed her lips and straightened his clothes.

"Shao Zhe, you must be very careful. When he was at the sixth ring, his strength was already comparable to that of an ordinary Title Douluo. He also possessed an extremely terrifying destructive attribute and a second awakening of his Gold-level Martial Soul. Now that he has achieved the True Form of his Martial Soul, who knows what kind of miraculous abilities the Silver Dragon Martial Soul will have. I'm really afraid that you'll end up like your teacher back then..."

The Dragon God Douluo Mu En of that time was incredibly talented. Relying on his superior cultivation, he fought against Du Bisi Fang. Although he ultimately won, it was a Pyrrhic victory.

His spine was broken by a single palm strike from the terrifying burst of his Gold-level second awakening martial soul, leaving him with a lifelong disability.

"Don't worry, Mei'er." Yan Shaozhe held Cai Mei'er's hand, his eyes brimming with absolute confidence.

"No matter how talented he is, he has only just broken through to the Soul Saint realm. With my Light Phoenix Martial Soul at the Super Douluo level, he has no chance of escaping. Moreover, Elder Xuan personally searched Shrek City and its surrounding area carefully using the Golden Tree some time ago. Even Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao could not possibly be hiding near Shrek City."

Back then, Yan Shaozhe was also a peerless genius who dominated his peers, having trampled over the defeats and resentments of countless geniuses.

With the passage of time, he now holds the high position of Dean of the Martial Soul Department. How could he tolerate any disrespect for the pride and dignity that belong to a peak expert?

Even if a junior who is less than one-fifth the age of him has extraordinary abilities, how much trouble can he cause in the face of absolute suppression of soul power level and realm?

joke!

"When I return, I will personally go to the Sea God Pavilion to apologize to Elder Xuan and the other elders!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the dean of the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy, the level 96 Bright Phoenix Douluo, shone with golden light, and a powerful, blazing, and sacred aura soared into the sky!

He glanced at Cai Meier one last time, then transformed into a dazzling streak of light, silently disappearing into the sky and vanishing in the blink of an eye.

……

West of Shrek City, Kong Tianxu walked alone on the flat plain of Lima, his journey home was smooth.

He was really just walking, instead of choosing to travel by flying soul tool as usual.

Since his enlightenment a year after falling into the Starry Sky Plane, Kong Tianxu's state of mind has undergone some subtle changes. For a considerable period of time afterward, without Tang San's constraints and the threat of the Clear Sky Sect, he no longer needed to devote all his attention to cultivation, and he rarely showed a bit of his natural laziness.

Every flower, every tree, every blade of grass, every leaf, even the wind that sweeps across the fields, and the solid earth beneath our feet, all seem to contain a unique meaning and vitality.

He moved at a leisurely pace, his feet barely touching the ground. Without using any soul power or innate abilities, his figure glided forward like flowing water, and his speed was not slow at all.

As he traveled, Kong Tianxu carefully observed every subtle change in the soul power within his body.

The silver soul power that was originally surrounded by a faint golden light has now completely transformed into a deep and noble purple-gold color, which surrounds the center of the soul core in the chest like a galaxy, flowing slowly.

He didn't need to do anything deliberately. The black vortex in his chest, located in another space, opened naturally. Within that vortex was endless darkness, which began to autonomously absorb and refine the boundless primordial energy of heaven and earth into incomparably pure soul power.

Normally, a Soul Master's Soul Power goes through a process of gaseous, liquid, and then solid states as their cultivation level increases.

After the solid-state conversion is fully completed, the bottleneck is level 90.

However, solid soul power cannot flow freely in the meridians like gaseous or liquid soul power. Moreover, the volume of soul power that the human body can bear is limited.

While gaseous and liquid states can be compressed, solid soul power is already highly compressed, making it difficult to further reduce its volume.

Therefore, we must find another way to make it able to withstand more soul power.

Using his own soul power as a guide, he caused the space to collapse, forming a black hole that could endlessly devour the primordial energy of heaven and earth. He then used the power of space and time to store it in his body, breaking through the limits of his physical body's capacity.

At the same time, the solid soul power is decomposed into particles, and then the soul power is controlled to drive them in a gaseous or liquid state.

This is the principle behind the Soul Core, and also the cultivation method of a Title Douluo.

This process is not only difficult, but also dangerous.

Therefore, some Soul Masters who consider themselves to be lacking in talent will even give up further improvement after becoming Title Douluo, so that they can stabilize at the Title Douluo level 91, which is the safest state for them.

If a Soul Master's mental power is strong enough to control these solid particles to additionally manifest as gaseous or liquid states, achieving the coexistence of solid, liquid, and gaseous states, then that is a Super Douluo.

Therefore, after reaching the Super Douluo realm, cultivation becomes easier than before, at least there is a clear path to follow.

Of course, this only means that cultivation itself has become easier. In reality, by the time you reach the Super Douluo stage, cultivation is basically ineffective.

However, the effects of the Soul Core are undoubtedly extremely powerful. As it continuously rotates, it absorbs external soul power through the Soul Master, supplying it for their use. Both combat strength and recovery ability are far superior to before, and the speed of cultivation is incomparable.

This is why there is a saying that achieving a title is like rising to the top in one step.

This is why, after a full year of profound meditation in the Fallen Star Plane, Kong Tianxu's soul power level did not improve as much as Huo Yuhao's, who had a six-month period of enlightenment without any progress.

With a Soul Core, even without deliberate meditation or cultivation, the Soul Core's self-rotation will still drive a steady increase in Soul Power.

Simply put, this soul core is like Kong Tianxu in another dimension. The Kong Tianxu in this world is having an epiphany, while the Kong Tianxu in the other world is tirelessly cultivating and accumulating.

His current accurate soul power level should have reached the threshold of level 80, but his soul power is still in liquid form. However, because he has condensed a soul core, in terms of the total amount and refinement of his soul power, he has probably already surpassed ordinary Super Douluo.

His cultivation speed has reached a new level, on top of what was already terrifying.