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

After that, he did not try to acquire any more spirit rings.

As his soul power rapidly increased, he began to show signs of unstable soul power.

So, on Bibi Dong's advice, he patiently stopped cultivating and spent his days learning from Bibi Dong, the Limit Douluo, how to control soul power at each stage, and also taking care of the child.

In his spare time, Qian Daoliu would also come over to give some guidance and visit his two great-granddaughters.

He was merely a guide on Qian Renxue's path to divine trials, and did not need to stay in the Angel Temple every day like Qian Renxue did.

From Qian Daoliu, Lan Ji learned that Qian Renxue had taken the Acacia Heartbreak Red and completed the first five trials in just one year. The sixth trial was underway. Now, Qian Renxue's soul power was the same as Lan Ji's, both reaching level ninety-eight.

The remaining four exams can be completed in a maximum of two years.

It's worth mentioning that the three brothers, the Thousand-Pound Ant King, all dropped soul bones. Because they weren't 100,000-year-old soul beasts, unlike the Clear Sky Bamboo Shoot's fifth and sixth soul rings, which dropped the missing torso bone, their drops were randomly generated.

These are the left leg bone, right arm bone, and trunk bones.

Lan Ji gave the Thousand-Pound Ant King's right arm bone and one of its 100,000-year-old torso bones to the kitten; he gave the Thousand-Pound Ant King's left leg bone and another 100,000-year-old torso bone to Ye Lengleng. This brought their soul power one step closer to that of a Title Douluo.

Even without undergoing the divine test, they might still be able to advance to the Title Douluo level in the next few years.

As for the remaining piece of the Thousand-Pound Ant King's torso bone, Lan Ji, at Bibi Dong's request, handed it over to her disciple Hu Liena. When the soul bone was handed to Hu Liena, she was incredibly excited, almost jumping into Lan Ji's arms. Her expression was perfectly understandable. Fortunately, Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Little Cat, and others were not there, otherwise, there would have been a serious accident.

The Soul-Devouring Eight Spider Spears have also been upgraded to the God level.

When replacing Bibi Dong's left leg bone with that of the Azure Bull Python, he absorbed her over 50,000-year-old left leg bone, and then absorbed the over 50,000-year-old Soul-Devouring Spider King. Finally, with the support of numerous 100,000-year-old soul rings on his body, he was elevated to the god-level. Although it did not allow his soul power to break through to level 99, it still allowed him to obtain his third divine artifact after the Fire Dragon King's left arm bone and the Ice Dragon King's right arm bone.

My current level 98 soul power is basically stable. I am currently absorbing the seventh ring of the Haotian Bamboo Shoot, a divinely bestowed soul ring. As long as I break through a million years, I can reach the Limit Douluo realm before absorbing the ninth ring.

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Inside the Papal Palace.

Bibi Dong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Qian Renxue were waiting anxiously. Three days had passed since Lan Ji entered the secret chamber. Logically speaking, having absorbed so many 100,000-year soul rings, it should be no problem for Lan Ji to upgrade this divinely bestowed soul ring to 100,000 years as well.

But for some reason, Lan Ji still hasn't come out.

At this moment, Hu Liena came over carrying Qian Qian and Lan Qingxue, who had just woken up. The two little ones were now one year old. As the descendants of Lan Ji and Qian Renxue, they inherited their excellent genes and were naturally gifted. They had learned to walk and talk long ago.

They were very bold; from several meters away, they jumped from Hu Liena's arms to Bibi Dong, calling out, "Mother Dong'er."

With a wave of her hand, Bibi Dong released a gentle stream of air, and the two little ones floated into her arms.

"I've told you so many times, I'm your mother's mother, you should call me Grandma." Bibi Dong looked at the two in her arms reproachfully, but there was no hint of blame in her tone. She genuinely loved and adored these two little ones who were directly related to her and Lan Ji by blood.

"But... Nana's mom said that we only need to call older people 'grandma' or 'grandma,' and when we meet young and pretty people, we should call them 'auntie.' If we're familiar with Dad, we should call them 'mom.' Dong'er's mom is so pretty, how could she be 'grandma'?" The two little ones tilted their heads, whether they really didn't know or were pretending not to know, and asked Bibi Dong with innocent faces.

“This…” Bibi Dong was speechless for a moment, looking at Hu Liena with some suspicion. She thought to herself, “Could it be that Nana also…” Thinking of the fact that Hu Liena had spent a year with Lan Ji in the City of Slaughter, she decided to find an opportunity to ask her properly.

The mother and daughter pairing is already absurd enough; what if a master and disciple pairing were added on top of that?

Hu Liena guiltily looked away towards the secret room and quickly changed the subject, asking, "Teacher, hasn't Aji come out yet?"

"It should be soon." As Bibi Dong finished speaking, a powerful aura, like a dragon awakening, instantly enveloped the entire Papal Mountain. A powerful pressure, no less than that of Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, emanated from the depths of the secret chamber, finally permeating the Papal Palace. Immediately, in the hall, Bibi Dong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lengleng, Hu Liena, and the others all showed expressions of joy.

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...Haotian Sect.

Three days passed, but Lan Ji still didn't appear.

The Haotian Sect members were so angry they were about to curse.

"Damn it, is that bastard coming or not? Is he just making a fool of us?" Tang Xiao was both angry and furious. He was afraid that Lan Ji would lie low and wait until he had fully cultivated his second martial soul before coming back. At that time, who would be able to control him?

"Sect Master, should we wait?" the Second Elder asked cautiously.

"Wait...why not wait? I want to see if that kid is a coward or not," Tang Xiao said coldly.

...on a high mountain a kilometer away from the Haotian Sect's castle.

"Sect Master, three days have passed. It seems that kid won't be coming," Bone Douluo said to Ning Fengzhi.

Looking at the Haotian Sect below, which remained silent, Ning Fengzhi said in a deep voice, "Let's wait a little longer. If there's still no movement before dark, we'll go back."

Time quickly passed and evening arrived.

boom--

Just as Ning Fengzhi and his companions turned to leave, a fireball, as sharp as a meteor, suddenly crashed to the ground.

"This is..." Ning Fengzhi and the other three turned around abruptly, their eyes widening instantly. They saw that all the earthen fortresses of the Haotian Sect had collapsed, and a large amount of smoke and dust mixed with terrifying lightning covered the entire mountain range.

All the first and second generation disciples of the Clear Sky Sect were thrown into the sky by the aftershocks, except for Sect Master Tang Xiao and three titled Douluo elders. They were all buried in the ruins, their fates unknown.

As the smoke and dust cleared, a cone-shaped hammer bearing the marks of the God of Slaughter's Domain appeared prominently in the center of the ruins. The hammer was about two meters long, dark gold in color, with a brilliant gold spiral pattern extending from the hammerhead to the tip. Its surface was also covered with terrifying lightning that was almost tangible.

Upon seeing the tragic state of the Haotian Sect disciples, Sect Master Tang Xiao and the three elders, Tong Kong, suddenly magnified their gazes, their eyes widening in horror.

Nine brilliant spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—instantly rose. The usually mature and composed Clear Sky Sect Master, Tang Xiao, summoned his spirit, looked around, and then, in a fit of rage, roared, "Bastard, bastard, where are you? Get out here... Don't be a coward..."

Among the two hundred direct disciples of the Clear Sky Sect, excluding the deceased Sixth Elder and the Seventh Elder who died half a year ago after his cultivation was crippled, including Sect Master Tang Xiao, the only three remaining Title Douluo elders, and Tang Yuehua, there are a total of forty-one first and second generation disciples of the Clear Sky Sect.

Apart from Tang Yuehua, all of them possessed cultivation levels above Soul Saint. This was the foundation of the Haotian Sect.

How could Tang Xiao not be furious at the loss of thirty-six men?

"Bastard... and what are you then?" A deep voice suddenly rang out in the air, like an explosion. The voice wasn't loud, but the domineering aura it contained struck the souls of everyone present, causing their bodies to tremble involuntarily.

Upon hearing this voice, Ning Rongrong, who was being protected behind Sword Douluo, suddenly raised her head, her eyes flashing with excitement. On the other side, Tang Xiao stopped his cursing, his expression changing drastically, and he and the three elders behind him stared solemnly at the sky opposite.

Space suddenly distorted, and a massive black hole slowly opened, from which a blue figure stepped out. Where it landed, two icy blue lotuses appeared out of thin air.

It was a young man, who looked to be about twenty years old. He had an extremely well-proportioned and slender figure, fair skin, a handsome face, a calm expression, and an inner and noble temperament. His long, ice-blue hair was casually draped behind him, and everything about him seemed so elegant and natural. Even Tang Xiao, who harbored deep hatred for him, and the three elders of the Haotian Sect were stunned when they saw this young man. They found that they could not find the slightest flaw in him.

Upon seeing the young man suddenly appear, Ning Rongrong was extremely excited. She grabbed her father's hand and shouted excitedly, "Dad, look! It's Brother Lan Ji!"

Yes, this young man was Lan Ji. Although nearly two years had passed since the Heaven Dou Palace Incident, his appearance had not changed at all because he had broken through to the Title Douluo level at the age of twenty.

The only difference is their aura.

Having advanced to level 99 Limit Douluo, even Tang Xiao and Sword Douluo, who were the most powerful among them, could not see through his strength.

"Lan Ji..." Tang Xiao glared at Lan Ji with venomous eyes. Extreme anger made him lose his mind. He shouted, "Attack!"

Nine brilliant spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—instantly rose from the three titled Douluo behind him, each summoning their martial spirit.

Including Tang Xiao, the seventh spirit rings of the four titled Douluo shone simultaneously, and the Clear Sky Hammers in their hands suddenly blazed, with intense black light surging and surging. The huge Clear Sky Hammers were unfurled in the wind and suddenly enlarged, with Tang Xiao's Clear Sky Hammer reaching a distance of over 100 meters, just like Tang Hao's had been back then. The huge hammerhead was like a small mountain.

The four quickly dispersed, circling around Lan Ji. They unleashed their powerful Haotian True Body, striking Lan Ji from four different directions using the Haotian Nine Absolute Techniques. This was a combined ultimate technique they had painstakingly practiced over the past year, a technique that combined their powers to briefly unleash strength comparable to a level 98 Title Douluo.

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Lan Ji had already incurred an irreconcilable hatred for the Clear Sky Sect by causing them to lose two Title Douluos in one fell swoop, and they were determined to kill them with a single blow.

"So you can't wait to avenge your dead brother?" Facing the combined attack of Tang Xiao and the other three, Lan Ji neither dodged nor evaded. He raised his right hand, and a semi-transparent golden flame shield appeared around him, with lightning flashing across its surface.

The moment Tang Xiao and the other three's Haotian True Body landed, the golden flame shield only trembled slightly before being completely deflected back.

Tang Xiao and the other three were thrown backward rapidly. Except for Tang Xiao, who had the highest cultivation level, the other three all coughed up blood, their faces deathly pale. Tang Xiao was also in bad shape; his blood and qi were churning within him, and he only managed to calm down with the suppression of his soul power.

The four looked at each other in shock. Their combined attack hadn't even broken through Lan Ji's protective soul power, even without him using his martial soul. Could it be... that he had already reached that level?

On the other side, Ning Fengzhi and his group of four were equally shocked by Lan Ji's unparalleled strength.

"Four Title Douluos! Last time, they sent two Title Douluos to assassinate me, and I killed one and crippled the other. Yet there are still four left, and they can even unleash a combined attack using the 'Seal, Pierce, Penetrate, Collapse' techniques from the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian while wielding the Haotian True Body, delivering a strike comparable to a level 98 Title Douluo. The Haotian Sect truly has a profound foundation. But so what? They can't even break through my protective aura. Watch closely, today I'll show you what the true number one weapon spirit in the world really is."

With a raised right hand, the dark gold hammer below automatically flew into Lan Ji's hand.

Lan Ji stepped forward, heading towards Tang Xiao directly opposite him. Wherever he stepped, a palm-sized blue lotus would appear out of thin air, then turn into a golden halo and gradually dissipate.

One spirit ring after another slowly rose from beneath his feet. The spirit rings rose at a slow speed, but with each spirit ring that rose, Lan Ji's aura became increasingly heavy.

Red, red, red, red, red, crimson gold.

Lan Ji suddenly had six 100,000-year spirit rings on his body, and the seventh spirit ring was an unprecedented crimson gold color. None of the titled Douluo present, or even Ning Fengzhi, who was the most knowledgeable, had ever seen or heard of it before.

The moment the seventh spirit ring appeared, the entire Haotian Sect mountain range was dyed crimson gold. A vast blood-red light surged from the Haotian Bamboo Shoot Killing God Domain. Centered on Lan Ji's body, everything within a thousand meters turned blood red, reflecting the light emanating from the crimson gold spirit ring.

Knowing that they could no longer defeat Lan Ji, the three elders of Haotian Sect, seeing Lan Ji walking towards their sect leader, disregarded their horror and tried to help, but were mercilessly crushed by the red light. The boundless killing intent surged into their bodies, causing them to lose their ability to move instantly. The three of them felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, their bodies stiffened, and they fell straight to the ground.

Tang Xiao was not faring much better. The moment Lan Ji unleashed his level 99 soul power and the Killing God Domain, Tang Xiao was slammed to the ground. His hands gripped the Clear Sky Hammer, he knelt on one knee, and closed his eyes in agony. He didn't even have the courage to run away.

Lan Ji's strength reminded him of his great-grandfather, Tang Chen, who had been missing for many years.

He knew that the Haotian Sect was likely to be destroyed in his hands this time.

Ning Fengzhi and his group of four were on the outer edge of the God of Slaughter Domain, and the pressure they were under was not as great as that of Tang Xiao and his group of four. However, even so, they were all affected by the killing aura and their faces were not very good. After taking Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong to a safe place together with Bone Douluo, Sword Douluo finally uttered these four words, "Limit Douluo".

In less than two years, he advanced from Soul Saint to Limit Douluo. Although he was extremely unwilling to believe it, the enormous soul power fluctuations displayed before him, along with the terrifyingly powerful soul ring configuration, left him no choice but to accept it.

Because if Lan Ji only had level 98 soul power, even with the Killing God Domain, he would never be able to suppress Tang Xiao to the point that he couldn't even move.

The moment Sword Douluo uttered those words, Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, and Bone Douluo simultaneously gasped. Of the three, Ning Rongrong might not have known the concept of Limit Douluo, only assuming that Lan Ji had simply broken through to the Title Douluo level. After all, the word "Douluo" was enough to explain everything.

But how could Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo, two seasoned veterans in the world of Soul Masters, not know this?

As far as they know, there is currently one Limit Douluo in the Spirit Hall, namely the Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu, the father of the former Pope Qian Xunji.

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With a flash, Lan Ji was already in front of Tang Xiao, holding up the Haotian Bamboo Shoot, "Any last words?"

"I will perish with you..." Tang Xiao glanced at the three elders who were suppressed and lying on the ground by the Killing God Domain, and then at the group of first and second generation disciples of the Clear Sky Sect whose fates were unknown. Recalling the killed Tang Hao in his mind, his eyes were covered with blood, and he instantly regained his fighting spirit. The nine soul rings on his body lit up at the same time, and the Clear Sky Hammer shone brightly as he angrily smashed it towards Lan Ji.

He poured all his soul power into the Clear Sky Hammer, determined to self-destruct and eliminate this great enemy for his sect.

Faced with Tang Xiao's desperate attack, Lan Ji remained calm and composed, facing downwards with the tip of his bamboo shoot, and without even using his soul skills, he met Tang Xiao's Clear Sky Hammer head-on.

The Haotian Hammer shattered with a crash, and Tang Xiao's previously poised aura instantly weakened. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his cultivation level plummeted.

Unlike during the Soul Master Competition, when Tang San's ten-thousand-year-old Clear Sky Hammer Soul Skill was shattered by the tip of the Clear Sky Bamboo Shoot, this time, Tang Xiao's entire Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul was shattered, and irreversibly so.

Martial spirit is the foundation of soul power. Tang Xiao is now an ordinary person without a martial spirit or cultivation.

"Uncle, don't underestimate me. There are plenty of people who want to self-destruct and take me down with them. Do you have the strength to do that?" Lan Ji grabbed Tang Xiao's neck with one hand, withdrew his Killing God Domain, and said calmly.

How could the four members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, hidden in the distance, escape Lan Ji's notice? This time, he wanted to make an example of them to clear the obstacles to Bibi Dong's unification once and for all.

"You bastard, you killed my brother Hao and slaughtered my disciples. You will not have a good end." Tang Xiao was still angry and his limbs hung limply to the ground. Because his martial soul was destroyed, his cultivation level dropped to Title Douluo. He was nearly eighty years old and his face aged rapidly. In the blink of an eye, he had become a white-haired old man.

"It's the same old trick again. You're allowed to kill me, but I'm not allowed to kill you. You're all birds of a feather." Lan Ji was too lazy to waste any more words with Tang Xiao and was about to finish him off when the voices of three elders from the Haotian Sect suddenly rang out from afar, "Don't hurt our sect leader."

After Lan Ji withdrew his Killing God Domain, the three of them regained their mobility. Dragging their already injured bodies, their ninth spirit rings lit up simultaneously, and they swung their massive Clear Sky Hammers at Lan Ji.

Lan Ji sneered, and the Haotian Bamboo Shoot suddenly enlarged in his hand. Using the tip of the bamboo shoot as the attack point, he swept it across the three Haotian Sect elders.

The martial souls of the three elders of the Haotian Sect shattered like eggs hitting a rock, falling to the ground one by one, following in Tang Xiao's footsteps.