Douluo's Spirit Pearl Divine Sword

Zhu Zhuqing was stronger than Tianlin had imagined. After figuring out the truth, she felt no despair, but rather a sense of relief. From this moment on, she had probably completely given up on Dai Mubai, and from now on, the two would have no relationship whatsoever.

"Zhu Zhuqing, although I have successfully resurrected you, I'm afraid you will have to stay in this courtyard for a long time to come. Rongrong will prepare all your daily necessities. If there is nothing else, it is best not to go anywhere," Tianlin instructed.

"Don't worry, I understand." Zhu Zhuqing naturally knew how much impact her sudden appearance would have.

First of all, once Zhu Zhuyun finds out the news, she will definitely not let her go, and may even cause the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which helped her, to become enemies with the Star Luo Empire.

Secondly, the news of her resurrection will surely bring endless troubles to Tianlin. Who wouldn't covet such a heaven-defying ability to be resurrected?

Whether it's the Spirit Hall or the two great empires, they will stop at nothing to capture Tianlin and use him for their own purposes. If Tianlin is unwilling, then even if they kill Tianlin, they will never allow him to continue serving other forces.

Seeing how sensible Zhu Zhuqing was, Tianlin smiled and said, "You don't need to worry. You won't be staying here for too long. It will be seven years at the earliest and ten years at the latest. After ten years, you can openly join my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. At that time, we can protect you and you will be completely free to roam the world."

"Only seven to ten years? Why?" Zhu Zhuqing was both delighted and puzzled. She had originally thought it would take at least thirty years, or even a lifetime, to stay here.

"Because within seven to ten years, I will definitely be granted a title. At that time, I will not fear anyone, no matter who they are. Even if the entire Star Luo forces come out, I can make sure they never return." Tianlin spoke with absolute certainty, and his confidence moved Zhu Zhuqing.

In fact, her and Dai Mubai's talents surpassed those of Davis and Zhu Zhuyun. If Dai Mubai had had such confidence and determination back then, perhaps they wouldn't be in this situation today.

"Alright, you should rest now. Rongrong and I won't bother you anymore. In a few days, I'll bring Hongjun and Yiran to see you. Your death has been a huge blow to them. You should comfort them. Apart from them, you'll be living in seclusion from the world from now on. Cherish this friendship."

Tianlin left with Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing returned alone to the room prepared for her. She sat cross-legged in meditation, having experienced a journey from birth to death and back again, which greatly elevated her state of mind. At this moment, her cultivation would undoubtedly be twice as effective.

Moreover, from now on, it seems that she has nothing else to do besides cultivating.

A few days later, Ning Rongrong brought Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Meng Yiran to the bamboo forest. Upon seeing Zhu Zhuqing, who had come back from the dead, the three of them wept with joy. They were completely unable to help her that day and watched her hang herself. This incident would have made them feel guilty for the rest of their lives and even become an inescapable demon in their hearts.

Now, they can finally let go completely.

Life is back on track. Now that the competition is over, the next few days are all about continuous training. Everyone has only one goal: to achieve the title as soon as possible.

Chapter 212 The Demonic Flame Flash Slash Returns to the Star Dou Great Forest

After the competition ended, Tianlin returned to his old life, practicing swordsmanship, body training, and researching talismans during the day, and cultivating soul power at night. Half a year passed in a flash.

Nothing major happened in the past six months; everything was calm and peaceful.

The members of Huang Dou returned to the academy and collectively graduated, although Meng Shenji was very reluctant to part with these ten children with amazing talents.

But as a teacher, he can't limit the children's growth. Take Tianlin, for example; he's almost level 60. By then, he'll be more than capable of being a teacher at the Heavenly Dou level, let alone a student.

The wider world outside is the stage for these geniuses.

In addition, Tianlin attended several weddings, including those of Qin Ming and Teacher Zhou Yan, Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, the two elder brothers of the Shi family and their wives, and Huanyin and Yufeng.

Tianlin himself was still too young to get married, but Ning Fengzhi kept his promise and held an engagement ceremony for him and Ning Rongrong. Gu Ran was still pursuing Ye Lingling, and although he had not yet succeeded completely, the results were not bad.

Tianlin often lamented how quickly time had passed; before they knew it, everyone in Huangdou had found their place.

However, he felt like he had forgotten something, but he was too lazy to think about it. Their Royal Fighting Team was full of geniuses, so there couldn't possibly be anyone who was single, right?

Moreover, Tianlin's level has now officially broken through sixty, but he is not in a hurry to hunt for soul rings. Instead, he has been researching something.

Only today has he finally succeeded.

Inside the room, a talisman shimmering with golden light and radiating boundless sword energy floated silently in mid-air. This was the Shu Mountain single-target attack talisman, Demon Flame Flash Slash.

The power depends on the producer's cultivation level, and it can unleash power several times greater than the producer's maximum attack power. With Tianlin's current strength, this talisman is now enough to kill some ordinary Title Douluo.

"The Demon Flame Sky Slash is finally complete!" Tianlin was extremely excited. With this, plus the plan he had prepared a few years ago, he was fully confident that he could hunt down the 100,000-year soul ring on his own.

His target was naturally the Behemoth, but that creature had been staying in the deepest part of the Star Dou Great Forest. Tianlin couldn't take Chenxin with him, otherwise, with Chenxin's cultivation and sword energy, it would easily attract the attention of those ferocious beasts. Therefore, this time he had to hunt it alone.

With the completion of the Demon Flame Flash Slash, the time has come to hunt down the Behemoth.

Tianlin did not say goodbye to Ning Fengzhi and Chenxin, nor did he explain the truth of the matter, because he knew that they would not allow him to do such a dangerous thing alone.

However, as the Soul Hunting Operation drew near, Tianlin felt an even greater sense of urgency. He had to become stronger in a short period of time in order to protect his family in the future.

As night fell, Tianlin quietly opened the door, used teleportation, and without disturbing anyone, slipped out of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School carrying the newly made Demon Flame Flash Slash and two Star Shift Talismans.

In fact, all his actions were under the watchful eyes of Chen Xin and Gu Rong. After all, Chen Xin had reached level ninety-eight, and Gu Rong was also a titled Douluo who was proficient in spatial abilities. It was impossible for him to deceive them by teleporting.

“Old Swordsman, is Xiao Tian going to hunt for his sixth ring? He’s being so careful and deliberately avoiding us. I’m afraid his target isn’t some small fry. Are you really sure you can let him go alone?” Gu Rong asked.

Chen Xin calmly closed his eyes. "It's alright. I know my disciple. He wouldn't take any risks unless he was absolutely certain. I've taught him everything I could. He can decide for himself which path he wants to take."

"Moreover, he will naturally call for me when things get really dangerous."

Chen Xin looked at the Star Shifting Talisman in his hand. He had made up his mind that before Tian Lin returned, he would simply stop eating, drinking, sleeping, and cultivating, and just keep an eye on the talisman, ready to do anything at any time.

Gu Rong couldn't help but roll her eyes. This old swordsman was indeed a stubborn and arrogant person!

After leaving the sect, Tianlin did not rush to the Star Dou Great Forest. Instead, he went to the Gale Valley in Sunset Forest, the place where he obtained his third and fifth spirit rings. He needed to prepare some things there.

After all, the place where the Behemoth was located was not only guarded by the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, but also very close to the Lake of Life. Even if Tianlin could defeat it with his strategy, hunting it would be a pipe dream, and he would even be easily killed in the process of absorbing the soul ring.

Therefore, the real hunting ground cannot be the Star Dou Great Forest, but rather this Gale Valley.

"Very good, all ready!" Tianlin carved the coordinates on the cliff in the valley and transmitted his voice through his soul, "Brother Tianmeng, now I will go and help you avenge yourself. Before facing the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, let's take its brother as interest first."

"Haha, I've been waiting for this for so long! Go ahead, Xiao Tian. With you and me working together, there's no enemy we can't defeat." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was also impatient, eagerly anticipating this day.

Several days later, Tianlin and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm once again entered the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Using the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm to conceal his aura, he easily found the cave he had visited before.

However, neither the Behemoth nor the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear were present at this time. According to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, they usually stayed in the very center of the Lake of Life to cultivate and would only return once every few days.

Their purpose in returning is to feed. Both the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and the Behemoth have the bloodline of the Golden Behemoth from back then. In addition to being extremely carnivorous, they also like to eat gold, which is why they have taken over this golden cave as their territory.

In other words, Tianlin needs to be prepared to stay here for several days.

He did not stay inside the cave, but instead concealed his presence in a large tree near the cave, remaining motionless despite the wind and sun. When he was hungry, he ate pills to replenish his qi and blood, and when he was thirsty, he drank dew.

After all, this is deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, where tens of thousands of years-old soul beasts can be found everywhere. Once discovered, it's no joke.

This wait lasted for a full half month. On the night of the sixteenth day, Tianlin finally felt the ground tremble. Two enormous creatures were approaching the cave step by step from afar.

"You've finally arrived. You're not greedy at all, having cultivated in the Lake of Life for over half a month before returning to eat," Tianlin chuckled.

He then jumped down from the tree and ran to a place about five kilometers away from the cave.

As Tianlin's level increased, and the right leg bone of the Gale Wolf evolved into a 100,000-year-old soul bone, the teleportation distance increased a hundredfold.

Tianlin's first task was to lure out the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and then teleport back. Otherwise, as long as it was near the Behemoth, he would have no chance of completing the hunt.

The key to attracting the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

Chapter 213 Tianlin's Plans Take a Turn

"Brother Tianmeng, as planned, I'll temporarily give you my body," Tianlin transmitted his voice to the sea of ​​consciousness.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm began to unleash its spiritual power, "No problem, Xiao Tian, ​​leave it to me."

Having swapped positions with Tianlin's soul, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, using Tianlin's body, began to continuously spread its soul fluctuations outward.

This unique aura immediately alerted all the ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Especially the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, which was closest to it, swallowed a large piece of gold whole without even chewing it while it was eating. "This feels like the Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm. It's still here?"

When Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was taken away by Tianlin, it was furious for a long time, but it dared not conduct a large-scale search, because that would expose the fact that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had always been in its hands, and if it angered Ditian, it would suffer the consequences.

At the same time, the Crimson King, the Demon Spirit, the Purple Princess, and other ferocious beasts also sensed the aura of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and immediately rushed towards the source of the aura. Since this cultivation cheat device had reappeared, they had no reason to let it go.

The most surprised person at this moment was Di Tian. Others might not know, but he had always thought that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was dead. "How is this possible? Could it be that this Ice Silkworm survived a million-year divine tribulation?"

"Our lord is currently in seclusion recuperating from his injuries. If we could capture this ice silkworm and borrow its divine power, it might be able to speed up our lord's recovery."

In its mind, even if the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm really became a god, it would not be its match. At most, it would only have stronger mental power, but the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's mental power was not offensive, and its physical attack power was almost zero. As long as it maintained good mental defense, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm would be like meat on a chopping board, at its mercy.

Without further ado, it sped off toward Tianlin.

At this moment, Tianlin and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm switched back to their original identities. Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said, "Little Tian, ​​our plan is complete. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is approaching. Not only it, but just as you thought, the other ferocious beasts, and even Di Tian, ​​are coming."

"Understood. Time is of the essence, and we only have one chance. Success is our only option!" Tianlin's eyes were resolute. Even surrounded by ferocious beasts, he showed no fear. "Teleport!"

He teleported back to the entrance of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's cave, where the Behemoth was still there.

After all, it wasn't qualified to compete for the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, having been around for less than 100,000 years. Even the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, two ancient species with 100,000 years of cultivation, weren't qualified. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear felt sorry for its younger brother and naturally wouldn't let it go. Otherwise, in the chaos of the ferocious beasts fighting, it wouldn't even know how it died.

"Xiao Tian, ​​we need to hurry, otherwise the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear will definitely come back once it realizes what's happening. Although it's not a soul beast that excels in speed, it can cover several kilometers in less than twenty seconds if it runs at full speed," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm reminded him.

"I understand, first soul skill, Frost Condensation!" Tianlin did not hesitate and cast his first soul skill into the cave entrance.

A roar immediately came from inside the cave, and the Earth Behemoth roared out, its body still covered with ice crystals. After all, it was the ultimate ice, and it was not so easy to catch.

"Hey, you big oaf, still remember me? I've been waiting for this day for ages to get revenge on you," Tianlin said, mimicking the tone of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, emanating a trace of its aura.

On the other side, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, which was closest, finally arrived at the location where Tianlin had been, only to find that there was nothing there. Just then, it sensed the aura of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm at the entrance of its own cave.

It immediately understood that it had fallen for a diversionary tactic. With an angry roar, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear unleashed an astonishing speed beyond its size, quickly running back to its cave.

Feeling the earth tremble, Tianlin knew he had to hurry.

"The Three Realms will be annihilated!"

It started with the final move of the Seven Kill Sword Technique, concentrating all sword energy and killing intent on the blade and unleashing it at the last moment. The terrifying destructive power made even the Behemoth feel the danger.

However, it had nearly 100,000 years of cultivation, and its giant claws were covered in blood as it met Tianlin's demonic sword.

As expected of a descendant of the Behemoth, the power of its attack was dozens of times stronger than Tang San's original spirit body. It is probably beyond the reach of most Title Douluos. Tian Lin was instantly suppressed by it.

However, given the power of the Demon Sword, he was not immediately defeated. The Three Realms Annihilation move successfully neutralized most of the power of the Earth Behemoth.

Just as the Earth Behemoth continued its attack with its remaining power, a flash of light appeared on Tianlin's forehead, and a barrier opened—it was the million-year-old soul bone technique, the Mental Interference Domain.

This was a move that could cause the opponent's attack to miss its mark. The Earth Behemoth was momentarily disoriented. It failed to catch Tianlin and instead caught a talisman that Tianlin had thrown out.

The Star Shifting Talisman has a major weakness: it only transfers the opposite direction of the input soul power. In other words, if you want to transfer the Earth Behemoth, you have to let it input its own soul power into the talisman.

However, its attack power is too strong, and it may tear apart the array barrier in the Star Shifting Talisman. Therefore, Tianlin must ensure that its output of soul power is not too high.

The move "Extinction of the Three Realms" is precisely used to deflect force.

As the remaining power of the Earth Behemoth was channeled into the talisman, the spatial barrier of the Star Shifting Talisman immediately opened, and in an instant, the Earth Behemoth vanished without a trace.

Tianlin took out another talisman he had prepared beforehand and disappeared as well.

Just then, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear returned to the cave entrance, but it was too late. It saw Tianlin and Earth Behemoth disappear, but it couldn't sense their presence at all. It knew that they had probably moved to a very far place. At this moment, the Bear King's extremely angry roar resounded throughout the Star Dou Great Forest.

Countless weak soul beasts were terrified out of their wits. Even the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python were trembling with fear. After all, their cultivation was only 100,000 years, which was not even in the same league as the 400,000-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Sunset Forest, Gale Valley.

After a spatial distortion, two figures appeared one after the other.

The Earth Behemoth curiously looked around. This was clearly no longer the Star Dou Great Forest; it had been transported here in an instant.