In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

Was she tricked into sacrificing herself by Tang Hao?

"Then who is she?" The kitten and Ye Lengleng were both taken aback, instinctively looking at Lan Ji, and they both had the same answer in their hearts.

“That’s right, she is Tang San’s mother.” Lan Ji said, stating their guess.

Just then, Ah Yin's voice suddenly rang in Lan Ji's ear, "Didn't you tell these two girls about Tang San?"

Lan Ji shook her head and replied, "Knowing would only cause them unnecessary trouble. I haven't told anyone except you."

Ah Yin remained silent.

Lan Ji continued to say to the kitten and Ye Leng Leng, "Leng Leng, Zhu Qing, you two stay here for a while. I'm going down to get something. Remember, whatever you do, don't go near this spring. Leng Leng, you can cultivate here and try to break through to level 70. This is a natural simulated training ground, which has a natural enhancement effect on plant-type soul masters."

As he spoke, Lan Ji plunged headfirst into the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, the place where the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings fell, their remains buried beneath it.

When a 100,000-year-old soul beast falls, it will inevitably lose its soul bone.

The Ice and Fire Dragon King is a god-level being, equivalent to a million years, needless to say.

Their corpses lay ten thousand feet below the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. At this depth, even ordinary spring water, let alone a Soul Saint, or even a Title Douluo, could not withstand such immense water pressure.

In the past, Lan Ji was unable to retrieve it due to his cultivation level, but now that he has the Vast Universe Shield, it's different. With the Vast Universe Shield protecting him, plus the Eight-Cornered Profound Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Blossom, he is immune to the invasion of the spring water.

This time, he intends to obtain the soul bones of the two great dragon kings.

The depth of ten thousand feet was terrifying beyond words. After diving underwater for three days, a breathtaking scene finally came into view.

In the deepest part of the spring, the skeletons of a red dragon and a white dragon coiled together in a yin-yang symbol. The sight was majestic and imposing; each skeleton was estimated to be at least a kilometer long. Most striking were the two strange halos of light pulsating atop the skulls of the two dragons.

Rather than a halo, it resembled flames, churning and burning, its wisps of energy merging into the distinct spring water, creating this supernatural spectacle.

Even from a distance, one can feel the powerful dragon aura emanating from the dragon skeleton.

Even though Lan Ji was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but marvel at the power of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King in their lifetimes. They had been dead for so many years, yet they were still so powerful. If it weren't for his Vast Ocean Protector and the fact that he had consumed the Eight-Cornered Profound Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Blossom, which shared the same origin as them, he would probably have been crushed by their immense dragon might before even getting close.

"The two strange halos dancing on the dragon skeleton's skull must be the soul of the Ice and Fire Dragon King. Fortunately, there are no sentient immortal herbs to summon them, otherwise we would be in big trouble. We shouldn't stay here any longer; finding the soul bones is the priority." With that thought, Lan Ji's gaze suddenly shifted, and he began to search.

After a long while, they finally found it. There, embedded in the left forelimb of the red dragon skeleton and in the right forelimb of the white dragon skeleton, was a piece of gold-red and a piece of gold-white soul bone, respectively.

These were two perfectly intact soul bones, translucent and almost identical in shape and size to human arm bones. They were perfectly formed, like works of art created by nature. The oppressive aura emanating from them even made Lan Ji feel somewhat uneasy.

"Found it." As she spoke, Lan Ji quickly swam over.

...............

At the same time, two guests arrived at the entrance of the Azure Emperor's Mansion.

They were all dressed in identical gray uniforms. One of the short, stout old men, looking at the magnificent Azure Emperor's Mansion before him, couldn't help but sigh, "Seventh Brother, I didn't realize your great-grandson was doing so well. He's achieved so much at such a young age. Even the Qinghe Emperor of the Heavenly Dou Empire was willing to bestow his Crown Prince's Mansion upon him. What a pity..."

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"What a pity! He's just a bastard. He actually dared to try to replace my Clear Sky Hammer as the number one weapon spirit in the world with that broken hammer. He deserves to die." The Seventh Elder snorted coldly and stepped forward to go in, but was blocked by a patrol of guards at the door who were holding long spears.

The head guard captain said indifferently, "Halt. This is the Qingdi Palace, a place of great importance. No unauthorized entry is permitted."

"You bastard, do you know who I am? Hurry up and bring that brat Lan Ji out here!" The Seventh Elder slapped the guard away.

Seeing the captain of the guards who had been slapped away, the remaining guards were all stunned and swallowed hard. One of them tentatively asked, "May I ask who you are and what business you have with the Emperor?"

"I am his great-grandfather, and this is his great-uncle. What do you think we want with him? Now tell that brat to get out here right now!" the Seventh Elder said arrogantly.

"Great-grandfather? Great-uncle?" The guards were all taken aback and looked at each other. How come they had never heard of their emperor having such two relatives?

"What, doesn't it look like it?" the Seventh Elder said impatiently.

"Please wait a moment, I'll go and inform them right away." Upon hearing this, the guards, fearing they might anger the person in charge, hurriedly sent someone to inform them.

The person who went to report was quick to leave and quick to return. Accompanying him was a middle-aged man, the former steward of the Crown Prince's residence. His true identity was a cardinal sent by the Spirit Hall to assist Qian Renxue in usurping the throne. After Qian Renxue ascended the throne and moved into the palace, his mission changed, and he became the steward of the Azure Emperor's residence, managing all affairs of the residence for Lan Ji.

"I wonder which one of you is the Emperor's great-grandfather? I am the steward of the Azure Emperor's mansion." The steward walked up to the two men.

"To actually have a Soul Saint as his steward, that kid really knows how to enjoy himself." The Seventh Elder sized up the steward, stepped forward, and said coldly, "I am the steward. What, didn't that brat Lan Ji come out to greet me?"

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Chapter 341 The Countdown to the Doomsday of the Haotian Sect

The butler was taken aback. They hadn't expected the newcomer to see through their cultivation level at a glance. Even a Soul Douluo would find it difficult to do that. Could the other party be a Title Douluo?

Thinking of this, out of caution, he decided to keep the other party calm first, and then secretly inform Qian Renxue, "You two are overthinking it. The Emperor and his two wives have been away from home for many days."

"Not here? What did that kid go to do?" The Seventh Elder frowned.

"I am unaware, but His Majesty's whereabouts are always unpredictable, and he rarely stays in the manor. This time, he took the two ladies with him, presumably to obtain soul rings," the steward said respectfully.

Wait?

Hearing this, the Seventh Elder was somewhat annoyed and was about to lash out when the Sixth Elder pulled him back. "When will he be able to come back?"

"Perhaps he will return tomorrow, or perhaps it will take ten days or half a month. If you two don't mind, why don't you stay here and wait for the Emperor's return?" the steward suggested.

"No need, we'll come back in a few days. Seventh Elder, let's go." The Sixth Elder said to the Seventh Elder.

Six months later.

The main hall on the fourth floor of Yuexuan.

"Sixth Uncle, Seventh Uncle, I just had someone inquire, and Lan Ji still hasn't returned." This was the nth time Tang Yuehua had reported to them.

"You scoundrel!" The Seventh Elder angrily threw the teacup in his hand at Tang Yuehua's feet.

"Seventh Elder, why are you taking your anger out on Yuehua again? I went to the Azure Emperor's Mansion last night to investigate, and that kid really hasn't returned." The Sixth Elder sighed softly, turned his gaze to Tang Yuehua, and said gently, "Yuehua, please don't take it to heart by your Seventh Uncle. He didn't mean it."

"Yuehua knows." Tang Yuehua gave a graceful bow, turned and walked out of the hall. To her, this little grievance was nothing, as long as she could avenge Tang Ritian.

"Hmph, I'd like to see how long that brat can hide like that, unless he never comes back." Watching Tang Yuehua's disappearing figure, a deep sense of disgust and contempt flashed across the Seventh Elder's eyes.

He had no goodwill towards this junior who did not inherit the Clear Sky Hammer. If she were not the sister of Sect Master Tang Xiao, who controlled the Clear Sky Sect's financial resources, he would have expelled her from the inner sect long ago.

............

Meanwhile, in the Starry Sky Forest.

Inside the Vast Ocean Protective Shield.

Lan Ji, Ye Lengleng, and Zhu Zhuqing each sat cross-legged beside a soul beast's corpse.

Black, black ...

Yes, their soul power has increased to level 80. Although they have only been Soul Saints for half a year, under the effect of the Nine Nether Profound Heaven Divine Art, while they are constantly increasing the age of their soul rings, a portion of the energy within the soul rings also flows into their bodies, causing their cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds, directly allowing their strength to reach the limit that can be achieved at the current stage.

Lan Ji's soul ring configuration is red, red, red, red, red, black, red, red.

He also became a Contra Master, and he became a Contra Master earlier than the previous two.

Since fusing with the two million-year-old divine soul bones left behind by the Ice and Fire Dragon King, his soul power has soared from level 75 to level 80.

Then, taking the kitten and Ye Lengleng with them, they used spatial teleportation to arrive at the Star Dou Great Forest. There, they found a 50,000-year-old soul beast, granting Lan Ji a support-type soul skill, Azure Lotus Possession. When used, this skill doubles his strength, speed, attack power, and soul power recovery speed.

At the same time, the energy contained in the two million-year-old soul bones was released, causing Lan Ji's soul power to soar to level 85.

Half a year has passed since Lan Ji absorbed his eighth spirit ring. With Lan Ji constantly increasing the age of his spirit ring, his strength has undergone tremendous changes.

Azure Lotus Martial Soul.

First Soul Ring: Age Limit: 100,000 years; Soul Skill: Azure Lotus Assault - Because it is a single Soul Skill, its power is stronger than ordinary 100,000-year Soul Skills.

Second Soul Ring: Age Limit: 100,000 years; Soul Skill: Clone - The number of green lotuses that can be cloned is ten times the original.

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Third Soul Ring: Age Limit: 100,000 years; Soul Skill - Azure Lotus Spider Web Binding, instant cast. In addition to its original potent poison and soul power absorption, it forces the user to be stunned for three seconds after being bound, and doubles the speed of soul power absorption and the resilience of the spider web.

Fourth Soul Ring: Age Limit: 100,000 years; Soul Skill: Azure Lotus Sword - Breaking through the surface with a single point, Lan Ji's strongest single-target attack.

Fifth Soul Ring: Age Limit: 100,000 years; Soul Skill: Buddha's Wrath Lotus - the strongest group attack, its single-target power is inferior to the Azure Lotus Sword.

Sixth Soul Ring: Age limit: 90,000 years; Soul Skill: Spatial Teleportation - Not yet broken through 100,000 years, currently still requires hand contact to plant the spatial teleportation coordinates, only the teleportation speed and range have been enhanced.

Seventh Soul Ring: Age Limit: 100,000 years; Soul Skill: Azure Lotus True Body —

All skills activated by the Azure Lotus Martial Soul are amplified by 100%, as are the user's strength, speed, and strongest attributes. Due to the fusion with Xiao Wu's soul, the user can utilize the orange-red flames inherent in the Azure Lotus Martial Soul to condense a massive, solid fire giant, capable of both offense and defense. This allows Lan Ji to possess strength comparable to a Title Douluo at the Soul Saint stage.

Eighth Soul Ring: Age Limit: 100,000 years; Soul Skill: Azure Lotus Possession - After activation, it can increase his strength, speed, attack, and soul power recovery speed by three times.

Soul Bones: 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit Skull (after fusion with the Vast Ocean Protective Shield, the quality is a common 100,000-year-old head soul bone), 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, Million-year-old Fire Dragon King Left Arm Bone, Million-year-old Ice Dragon King Right Arm Bone.

External Soul Bone: Soul-Devouring Eight Spider Lances (Currently not yet at the God level)

...........

As the black spirit ring above the spirit beast's corpse completely merged into the sixth black spirit ring, the sixth spirit ring finally turned red.

Lan Ji slowly opened his eyes and murmured, "My soul power is still at level 89. It seems that using the Nine Nether Profound Heaven Divine Art too much will create resistance. Now, if I absorb soul rings again, it will only increase the age limit and basically won't improve my soul power anymore. Breaking through level 90 and beyond, I can only rely on my slow cultivation."

At this moment, the kitten and Ye Lengleng also finished absorbing their eighth spirit rings. Both of them showed joy on their faces. Even they did not expect that they would break through to the Spirit Douluo level in less than a year.

"Aji, have you broken through to level 90?" The kitten smiled and helped Lanji up.

Lan Ji shook his head with a wry smile, "It's not that easy. While the Nine Nether Profound Heaven Divine Art can continuously increase the age of our soul rings and incidentally improve our cultivation, it also has its limits. I used it to upgrade six 100,000-year soul rings, but now it won't be of much help to my cultivation. I can only rely on my own slow cultivation."

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Chapter 342 Assault

——Ten minutes later——

“A little, but I deserve it.” Lan Ji gently wiped away the kitten’s tears and said seriously, “As long as you can forgive me, I would be willing to bite me a thousand times or a hundred times again.”

Seeing Lan Ji's serious expression, the little kitten burst into laughter through her tears, and said coquettishly, "Forgive you? Dream on! You've really fooled me. Confess honestly, in these past two years, you've been running to the Crown Prince's residence every few days. Have you already... done 'that' with Sister Xue'er...?"

By the end, a faint blush had appeared on the kitten's charming face.

"Which one?" Upon hearing the kitten address Qian Renxue as "Sister Xue'er," Lan Ji's expression shifted to a teasing one, reverting to the unserious demeanor he usually displayed only when facing Qian Renxue and the kitten. He knew that the kitten had already accepted Qian Renxue's presence.

"Never mind if you don't want to talk about it." The kitten turned away, her face flushed.

Lan Ji stepped forward, reached out and hugged her from behind, and said softly, "Thank you, Zhu Qing."

"Why are you thanking me? I haven't forgiven you yet." The kitten was clearly saying one thing but meaning another.