Douluo's Spirit Pearl Divine Sword

"Gu Ran, what is your soul skill? Is it related to the soul?" Tian Lin asked.

"Yes, boss, all the souls devoured by the Netherworld Spirit Horse are attached to this soul ring. Moreover, because it had just absorbed the Death Tyrannosaurus before it died and hadn't had time to digest it, the Death Tyrannosaurus's soul was preserved very completely, while its intelligence was extinguished when I absorbed the soul ring," Gu Ran described.

"The soul skill that this soul ring gave me is called Ghost Bone. It attaches all those souls to the bones that my skeletal warhorse launches. The angle of attack can be controlled by me. At the same time, because it is covered with ghostly energy, people who are injured by the bones will temporarily fall into a frenzied state as if possessed by evil spirits."

“A very strange attack.” Tianlin said after thinking. Gu Ran’s soul skill is somewhat similar to Tang San’s hidden weapon technique, Bat Wing Reincarnation, but it is much more powerful.

Batwing Reincarnation is one of the hidden weapon techniques of the Tang Clan. The thrown hidden weapon will attack the desired place according to the user's will, depending on the angle and force. However, once these hidden weapons are launched, their trajectory is determined and cannot be changed. Gu Ran is different. He can control them at will until his soul power is exhausted.

"But what about the complete soul of the Death Tyrannosaurus you mentioned? The soul skill you just mentioned didn't reflect that?"

"Hehe, boss, I'll show you." Gu Ran chuckled and immediately demonstrated his fifth soul skill, Ghost God Bone.

Hundreds of sharp bones, enveloped in black mist, shot out, either weaving through the forest or precisely striking the leaves on the trees. This demonstrated the first characteristic of Gu Ran's teachings: the mind moves at will.

"Bone fragments of demons and gods, gather!"

Just then, Gu Ran clasped his hands together, and all the bones gathered together, forming a huge skeleton of a Death Tyrannosaurus Rex.

"Boss, this is how the Death Tyrannosaurus Soul is used. After this huge bone dragon is attached to its soul, it will automatically start fighting without my control. Except for the lack of flesh and blood, it has everything that the Death Tyrannosaurus has, such as the aura of death and the claws of the Tyrannosaurus. Moreover, because the will in the Death Tyrannosaurus Soul was annihilated when I absorbed the Soul Ring, this new will is my own and completely obeys my commands."

"This, this is practically the summoning of a bone dragon in necromancy. I never expected Gu Ran to have such an opportunity. The combat power of his fifth soul ring is so strong that even ordinary Soul Emperors can't compare to it." Tian Lin sighed inwardly.

In the future, this new generation of Bone Douluo will surely surpass Gu Rong. The title of unpredictable attack and number one defense will probably belong to Gu Ran in the future.

"Not bad, Gu Ran, we didn't make a wasted trip. It's a really powerful soul skill." Tian Lin patted Gu Ran on the shoulder and said with satisfaction.

Gu Ran scratched the back of his head sheepishly, not daring to take credit at all. "Hehe, I have to thank you, boss. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to get such a powerful spirit ring."

At this moment, Tianlin suddenly thought of something and walked to the body of the Death Tyrannosaurus. There was no soul in this huge dragon body, so it was like a living dead, not moving at all.

"Retract!" Tianlin opened the soul tool on his belt and put the Death Tyrannosaurus into it.

This was a gift from Ning Fengzhi. The Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch wasn't big enough, so on the occasion of Tianlin's birthday, Ning Fengzhi spent a lot of money to customize a new storage soul tool belt for Tianlin. Not only was it extremely spacious, but like the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch, it could also store living things, making it much more precious than Tang San's Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon.

"Hey, boss, why did you take the corpse of this Death Tyrannosaurus?" Gu Ran asked, puzzled.

"This Death Tyrannosaurus isn't dead yet. Although it no longer has a body, its heart is still beating and its blood is still flowing, so it's not considered dead. Did you forget what Teacher Qin Ming said? To kill this kind of soul beast, you have to completely annihilate its body and soul. Otherwise, this shell will soon give birth to a new soul over time," Tian Lin laughed. "So now, as long as someone can shatter its physical body, they can also obtain a ten-thousand-year soul ring, and it's a ten-thousand-year soul ring without soul vibration."

"Tianheng and Sister Yanzi are about to break through to level 50, right? This sub-dragon soul beast that is over 10,000 years old is just right for them. Let's not waste it and keep it as a gift for them."

"Boss is so thoughtful, it saves us from having to come to Sunset Forest again next time." Gu Ran smiled憨厚ly and followed Tian Lin away from Sunset Forest.

They first returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to report the matter of the fifth soul ring to Gu Ran's master, Gu Rong. When Gu Rong learned that Gu Ran had not only broken through to the Soul King level, but also that his fifth soul skill was so powerful, he couldn't stop smiling.

Chen Xin, unable to bear his smugness, retorted, "Your disciple is so powerful only because my disciple gave him a cheat code. Without my disciple, Gu Ran would probably be hovering around level 40 at most, or even less than level 40."

Chen Xin's words left Gu Rong speechless; the facts were undeniable.

"It's true, but can't I even brag a little?" Gu Rong said discontentedly. "I've already given up on the idea of ​​Gu Ran catching up with Tian Lin, because that's simply impossible."

"Hmph, you know that much." Chen Xin completely accepted Gu Rong's show of weakness.

These two swordsmen had been fighting for their entire lives, neither ever giving an inch, but when it came to the matter of disciples, Gu Rong had completely lost.

Dugu Bo watched the two bickering and showing off their apprentices, feeling somewhat envious. He also wished that Tianlin would give his own Yan'er another boost.

But he also knew that now was not the time. The secrets of the Illusory Water Thunderclap and the Holy Spirit Domain could not be revealed to any outsider before Tianlin reached level seventy.

Although Dugu Yan is his granddaughter, she is now Yu Tianheng's fiancée, and is practically considered a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family.

Tianlin noticed Dugu Bo's envy and stepped forward to comfort him, "Old monster, don't worry, Sister Yanzi is very good to me, I won't forget her. I may not be able to get the fifth spirit ring, but I promise I will help her get the best of her sixth to ninth spirit rings in the future."

"Haha, thank you very much, little monster." Dugu Bo smiled faintly. Tianlin was right. Why should he be in such a hurry? With Tianlin's personality, he would never forget anyone who had been kind to him.

After staying at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for more than half a month, the two set off again and returned to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Everyone was incredibly surprised to see Gu Ran return after breaking through level 50 and obtaining a spirit ring.

What's going on? Gu Ran, who was originally of average or below-average strength in their team, suddenly jumped to second place.

Following Tianlin's earlier warning, Gu Ran placed all the blame on his teacher, Gu Rong, claiming that Gu Rong had helped him achieve his breakthrough using his unique secret technique, but this technique was only applicable to bone-type martial soul masters.

No one doubted it too much. After all, if such a powerful secret technique were applicable to everyone, then the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would be too heaven-defying, and they wouldn't have remained the second-largest sect on the continent for so many years.

However, this really spurred Tianheng on. As the heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, he had actually been surpassed by the Sword Bone successor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. If word got out, how could he face anyone?

So, Yu Tianheng began a period of intense, arduous training in the final ten days, vowing to catch up with Gu Ran as soon as possible.

Chapter 146 Pre-Battle Mobilization for the Newcomers of Royal Battle

With less than three days left until the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, Qin Ming led everyone to sit together and recount some details of the tournament.

In addition, he brought a new friend for them to meet. She was a very beautiful female Soul Master, only slightly less beautiful than Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. She was a little older and should be a senior student, but Tianlin felt that she looked familiar.

"Teacher Qin, who is this senior student?" As the team leader, Yu Tianheng took the initiative to ask.

“She’s your substitute player. She was originally going to join the first team, but as you know, the first team in our college doesn’t have much of a future. So, on her boyfriend’s recommendation, I brought her over,” Qin Ming said to the senior student. “Please introduce yourself.”

The woman gave a noble bow to the crowd. "Greetings, everyone from the Royal Battle Sect. I have long admired your names. My name is Huan Yin, my martial soul is the Seven-Stringed Ancient Qin, I am a level 40 control-type Battle Soul Master, and I am 23 years old. I am a little older than you all, so you can just call me senior sister."

"Control system!" Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Dugu Yan. Clearly, this person was there to replace her.

"Our Royal Fighting team has no problems in terms of agility, defense, and power. The only problem is control-type Soul Masters. We only have Yanzi, so we need someone to rotate with her. Firstly, this will preserve Yanzi's strength. Secondly, as you all know, Yanzi's poison is extremely potent. In the preliminaries, where there are many weak teams, you never know who might be turned into a poisonous mess by her. So, I plan to keep Yanzi under wraps until the finals. The Soul Fusion Technique that Yanzi and Tianheng have been practicing for many years will also be our trump card and should not be used lightly," Qin Ming explained.

“That makes sense. Perfect timing. Since Sister Yanzi’s martial soul completely inherited her grandfather’s wide-range attack, I was worried we wouldn’t have anything to do. Now that’s no problem. Senior, welcome to the Royal Fighting Tournament.” Tianlin welcomed the senior.

After he said that, no one else had any objections. That made sense; once Dugu Yan's terrifying poison spread, there would be no chance for them to survive.

"Hehe, I've heard my boyfriend say before that Junior Brother Tianlin is the most beloved member of the Royal Fighting Club. Seeing him today, it's definitely true. Thank you for your welcome," Huanyin said with a light laugh.

"Is your boyfriend very familiar with our Royal Fighting?" Tianlin was taken aback.

Just then, Yu Feng stepped forward, took the senior's hand, and said, "Actually, Huan Yin is my girlfriend. We've been dating for over four years. I'm so sorry I haven't introduced her to everyone before."

Tianlin clapped his hands. "I knew it! I always felt that senior looked familiar. Turns out she's the girl I met on our secret date last time."

With the added identity of Yu Feng's girlfriend, Huang Dou welcomed Huan Yin's addition even more, increasing her number to ten and making more changes in the rotation.

Next, Qin Ming explained the rules of the competition to everyone. Tian Lin listened in a daze. In fact, he was not as interested in the academy competition as he used to be. Since absorbing the soul ring and soul bone of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, even without using the Holy Spirit Pearl, his strength was enough to rival a Soul Saint. No one in the academy competition could possibly be his match.

Seeing Tianlin's laziness, Qin Ming scolded, "Little Tian, ​​don't be careless. This competition is also very important to you. Do you know what the final prize of the competition is? It's three soul bones from different parts of the body. Although this hasn't been announced to the public yet, we learned about it when Meng Shenji, the instructor, went to the Spirit Hall to discuss the rules of this competition, so it's basically correct."

"Three pieces!" Everyone's eyes lit up with excitement. Those were soul bones, treasures coveted by the soul master world. Yu Tianheng smiled disdainfully, "The Spirit Hall is really bold. Aren't they afraid of being caught off guard and having their soul bones taken by other academies? I think just our Xiaotian alone is enough to give their entire team a hard time."

"Tianheng, you're right, but what you can think of, do you think the Spirit Hall can't? But do you know why the Spirit Hall still made this decision?" Qin Ming asked, scanning the room.

Yu Tianheng shook his head. How could he know what the Spirit Hall was thinking?

"Firstly, they may be wary of Xiaotian, but Xiaotian is only one person, while the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation has three people. Xiaotian was able to defeat them back then largely because they underestimated him and lacked intelligence. This time, they will definitely prepare a secret plan to target Xiaotian."

"Secondly, after defeating Xiao Tian, ​​they no longer see anyone else as a threat, including our Royal Fighting members. This is due to their absolute confidence in their own strength."

Qin Ming's words completely ignited the Royal Battle. Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan were indignant, "The Spirit Hall is too condescending. Do they think we have no one else besides Xiao Tian?"

"Hmph, the Spirit Hall probably doesn't know that I've also broken through to the Soul King level. Just wait and see how powerful I am." As a subordinate, Gu Ran naturally had to lend Tian Lin a hand.

"Xiao Tian, ​​Gu Ran, just charge forward. No matter how many injuries you suffer or how much soul power you use, I will restore you to your best condition." Ye Lingling opened her Nine Heart Begonia, the number one healing-type martial soul in the world, which was her confidence.

“Protecting our juniors is the senior’s responsibility. Brother, we can’t let Xiaotian bear everything. He has helped us enough.”

"Yes, of course, little brother, become the strongest shield," the Stone Mill and Stone Graphite brothers promised earnestly.

"Hehe, Xiao Tian, ​​I'll help you take on one of the Golden Generation's opponents, and then we'll call it even." Oslo hooked his arm around Tian Lin's neck and made a deal.

This guy has been in debt for so long and still hasn't paid it off.

However, with two strong attackers and one control hero in the Golden Generation, there was no suitable opponent for him. Just as Qin Ming had worried back then, Oslo, this agile attacker, didn't want to cut off the opponent's back row support. He really intended to fight the opponent's strong attacker head-on.

Tianlin glanced at Qin Ming, surprised that the usually honest Qin Ming had such methods. He knew that Qin Ming was saying this on purpose to provoke Huang Dou's anger.

Since consuming the immortal herbs given to them by Tianlin, their strength has indeed improved rapidly, but it has also made them somewhat arrogant. In reality, they have no right to be proud.

After all, even without Tianlin, they combined would absolutely not be able to defeat the Spirit Fusion Skill "Demon Charm" of the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, even though Gu Ran had already broken through level 50.

Today, Qin Ming has once again rekindled their determination. The pre-match mobilization is complete, and now all that's left is to prepare well for the competition.

Chapter 147 The Opening Ceremony of the Competition: A Lingering Dream

Three days later, in Tiandou City, the capital of the Tiandou Empire.

The grand opening ceremony of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Heaven Dou Empire Division, was held in Heaven Dou City.

As the grandest Soul Master Tournament in the Soul Master world, it attracts not only the attention of Soul Masters themselves, but also the attention of every citizen of Heaven Dou City, from royalty and nobility to commoners, who treat it as their most important festival. The opening ceremony is held inside the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena in Heaven Dou City. Tickets for the opening ceremony sold out a month in advance. It's worth noting that these tickets are priced the same as the admission price to the main Soul Center of the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena...

This shows just how enthusiastic people are.

As the main arena for the Tiandou division, the Tiandou Grand Arena suspended all Soul Battles a month ago for internal renovations. All the sub-arenas within the Grand Arena were merged with the main Soul Battle Center to form a massive competition venue.

For the next period of time, all the preliminary rounds of the Tiandou Division will be held here.

Before dawn, the sun had even risen in the east, and the renovated Heaven Dou Grand Arena was already packed with people. The spectators arrived so early not to get into the arena, as each ticket had a specific seat number. Their purpose was to see the participating young soul masters up close on the first day of the opening ceremony.

This includes many young girls who are in the throes of first love.

It's important to understand that the total number of Soul Masters across the entire continent is at most six figures. Those who can represent advanced Soul Master academies in competitions are the cream of the crop. Furthermore, they have an age limit of twenty-five. Undoubtedly, they become the ideal romantic partners for many young women. If they could marry a powerful Soul Master, they would be transformed into phoenixes rising from humble beginnings.

As the opening ceremony began, one academy after another made their appearance before the crowd. Leading the way, of course, were the representatives of the Heaven Dou Empire: the first and second teams of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

The first team doesn't need to play in the qualifiers or the promotion matches; they can be directly guaranteed a spot in the finals. This time-saving and labor-saving solution should have been Huang Dou's, but Qin Ming rejected it, preferring to take a spot on the second team instead. He led this team to participate in the competition not just for the championship, but also to let them fight against all kinds of Soul Masters in the competition, gain experience, and grow.

After the Royal Fighting Team, came the famous Five Elements Academy, as well as some other established powerhouses. Each academy's appearance brought a huge cheer.

The situation only changed when Shrek Academy finally appeared. First, there was a complete silence, followed by unrestrained mockery. There was no way around it; Shrek Academy's uniform was just too distinctive. The shit-green jacket had the words "Seeking Sponsorship" embroidered on it, and some people almost died laughing on the spot.

Every year, a few academies are eliminated in the first round, and in the eyes of the audience, Shrek Academy is bound to be cannon fodder this year.

"How's it going, Sister Rongrong? Have you seen the boss yet?" Ma Hongjun hopped around, searching for Tianlin's figure in the crowd.

"Oh dear, you fatso, aren't you embarrassed enough? If Brother Jian sees me like this, I'll be too ashamed to face him." Ning Rongrong lowered her head, filled with regret. If only she had listened to Brother Jian and left. What responsibility? In the face of this extremely ugly school uniform, she should have just gotten as far away as possible.

Meng Yiran simply left the group and buried her head in her grandfather's arms. For the first time, she regretted it so much. Why did she transfer schools?

Because of the commotion behind them, Tianlin also noticed the Shrek Seven Devils. Ning Rongrong looked like she didn't dare to look at him, probably because she was afraid of damaging her image in his eyes.

"Luckily, I didn't choose to join the group back then. Just look at this school uniform. Royal Fighting is definitely better." Tianlin thought to himself with schadenfreude.

However, Shrek Academy has not been idle for more than a year. Everyone has made progress, but most of them have lost their immortal herbs. Therefore, they cannot gather a team of all Soul Masters.

Their level is no secret from Tianlin now.

The strongest is Ning Rongrong, who has consumed the Heaven-Mending Pill and is currently at level 45. Next are the oldest, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, who has consumed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, both at level 41.

The rest were all Soul Masters. Xiao Wu was level 38, Zhu Zhuqing was level 36, and Oscar and Meng Yiran, having taken the pills given by Tianlin, were now level 39.

This level is quite high, considering that even the original protagonist, Tang San, was only level 39 at this point. It seems he was still tricked by Tian Lin's Xuan Yuan Pill back then, otherwise he wouldn't have been unable to break through to level 40.

Finally, there are four substitutes, ranging from level 35 to 37. To be honest, Tianlin has no confidence in their strength. Let alone winning the championship, whether they can even enter the finals depends on luck.