Douluo Dragon King: Doumu's Blessing, I Am the Star Lord

Just as the two were talking, the grayish-white dust that was spreading in front of them was suddenly pushed aside as if by an invisible force, and nine towering black pillars suddenly appeared at the end of their field of vision.

Qian Gu Die Ting led him slowly into the room, and only then did Qian Gu Xing Ci realize that what they were were not giant pillars at all, but nine huge stone tablets that were entirely black.

Each stone tablet is nearly a hundred meters tall, and the two people standing in front of the tablets look as small as ants.

The nine stone tablets are arranged in a perfect ring, with equal distances between them, forming an independent area.

At the very center of the ring is a square altar built of the same black stone. In the very center of the altar lies a white jade tablet, which stands out starkly against the darkness.

Eight of the stone tablets are covered with intricate and mysterious patterns.

It bears the imprint of the trajectory of the staff technique and the aura of the laws of heaven and earth.

Even from dozens of meters away, one can feel the powerful aura emanating from the monument.

The ninth stone tablet on the far left is plain and unadorned, without any markings or patterns. It looks like the simplest and most ordinary black stone.

It stands out from the other eight stone tablets with their imposing presence, yet it firmly occupies the first position in the ring, as if it were the end point of these eight stick techniques.

As soon as Qian Gu Xing Ci took a step forward and entered the circular area enclosed by the stone tablets, an overwhelming pressure surged from all directions.

This pressure wasn't particularly strong on the physical body, but it carried a powerful will that refused to yield to heaven and earth or kneel before the gods, like a surging torrent, violently crashing against his spiritual sea!

Qian Gu Xing Ci felt a sudden boom in his mind, his legs bent uncontrollably, his knees slammed heavily onto the hard black stone ground, and his body involuntarily knelt down. Large beads of sweat instantly seeped from his smooth forehead, slid down his skin, and fell to the ground.

He was all too familiar with this feeling.

Since he comprehended his own staff intent, Qian Gu Die Ting has used his own staff intent to hone him countless times. Each time, he used pure willpower to temper his staff intent, making it more and more pure.

This is a test from the ancestors of the Qian Gu family.

The next second, a dazzling starlight suddenly shone in Qian Gu Xing Ci's eyes.

That will to defy fate, to defy heaven and earth, and to break free from the shackles of destiny erupted from the depths of his soul!

Accompanying this was the staff intent he had condensed, which was based on this will and the Panlong Staff Technique, and which stood above the Emperor Star and looked down on the heavens and the stars. It was like a sleeping dragon awakening, and it charged forward fiercely to meet the eight wills!

Qian Gu Die Ting stood outside the ring, quietly watching this scene.

The Panlong Staff martial spirit has spawned countless branches due to the different accompanying dragon spirits.

Among them, the Dragon Soul Staff of the Evil-Slaying Clan, which has always been passed down through the direct line of the Qian Gu Family, is the most revered.

It is precisely because of the origin of the Evil Dragon that the staff intent comprehended by the disciples of the Qian Gu family is inherently imbued with a strong sense of indomitable will, which in turn gives rise to a powerful will to fight against heaven and earth.

But Qian Gu Xing Ci's will was etched into his bones from birth, and it fully blossomed the moment he subdued the golden-haired lion mastiff. Its lofty aspirations and grand vision were unparalleled in his life.

With this indomitable will as a foundation, coupled with Qian Gu Xing Ci's daily practice of honing his staff skills and comprehending the true meaning of the staff, cultivating his own unique staff intent is a natural outcome.

However, the intent behind this staff was too peculiar.

Its surface imposing presence was very similar to the Heavenly Favored Douluo's move "Reign Over the World" that he had seen before, carrying an imperial aura of ascending to the top and looking down on all living beings, but its core was still the indomitable will engraved in the blood of the ancient family.

In the morning, he was a humble farmer; by evening, he was in the emperor's palace!

No matter how heavy the heavens and earth may be, no matter how predetermined fate may be, I will break through with a single blow and take control of the universe!

If one were to describe it themselves, it would be something like the eternal star's lament.

This fighting spirit is the fighting spirit of Zhu Yuanzhang!

From the very beginning, with her indomitable spirit, she defied all predetermined fates and ascended to the pinnacle of the world.

Just as this force of the staff collided with the will of the predecessor, Qian Gu Xing Ci heard a soft sound in his mind. The barrier that stood between his spiritual power and his spiritual realm was actually broken through under this pressure!

At this moment, the Blue Silver Emperor's head soul bone also activated on its own, and the life and spiritual essence sealed within it poured out, like a spiritual spring that nourishes all things, flowing into his spiritual sea and nourishing his spiritual power to become even stronger.

The thoughts and feelings expressed in the ancient star verses, like birds breaking free of their shackles, extend and spread wildly outward.

Every crack and every grain of dust in this fragment of the world was clearly imprinted in his mind.

Without needing to open their eyes or use their soul power to investigate, they could capture everything around them in minute detail.

He could even clearly perceive the ebb and flow of the ancestors' will within each of the eight stone tablets.

"Like an abyss or a prison, the blue sky and the yellow springs, wherever the mind goes, all things return to the heart."

Qian Gu Die Ting stood rooted to the spot, watching Qian Gu Xing Ci slowly rise to his feet, his mind reeling. "Spirit Abyss Realm!"

The Spirit Abyss Realm is the highest level of spiritual power that mortal soul masters can reach. It is the standard realm for titled Douluo and is hailed as the conventional limit of human spiritual power.

The young man before us, Qian Gu Xing Ci, is only eleven years old, yet he has already entered the Spirit Abyss Realm, a realm that countless Soul Masters spend their entire lives trying to reach.

Qian Gu Xing Ci slowly straightened up, patted his slightly numb legs, his mind became clear, and the intent of the staff and his spiritual power around him slowly subsided, eventually returning to calm.

He could clearly feel that his mental strength had increased several times over compared to before, and his control over his martial spirit had reached a completely new level.

"Grandpa, this stone tablet..."

“Each stone tablet here corresponds to a move of our family’s secret technique, the Unyielding Staff Technique, which has been passed down for thousands of years.”

Qian Gu Die Ting came to his senses and stepped forward, his tone still filled with undisguised pride.

"The surface of the stone tablet is engraved with the patterns of stick techniques, the insights into the laws, and the experience of resisting the backlash from heaven and earth when performing this move.

You must remember that the process of cultivating the Unyielding Staff Technique is essentially a process of fighting against the laws of heaven and earth.

Each time you unleash it, you will unknowingly bear extremely strong backlash from heaven and earth. Only a Title Douluo-level physique, soul power, and mental power can fully withstand this backlash.

Each time one successfully breaks free from the constraints of heaven and earth and masters a new technique, their strength will experience a leap forward.

He paused and continued, "What I just said was just a standard requirement."

To be precise, it means that any Title Douluo can definitely reach the cultivation threshold, rather than that one must be a Title Douluo.

If one has sufficient talent, a direct descendant can naturally begin cultivation ahead of time under the guidance of their elders.

Therefore, one of the ancestors of the family set up this test of will.

If you can withstand the impact of your predecessors' will, it proves that you have the foundation and mindset to comprehend the Unyielding Staff Technique.

This is both a test and a protection measure, designed to prevent members of the clan from becoming overly ambitious and forcing themselves into cultivation practices.

Qian Gu Die Ting looked at Qian Gu Xing Ci, unable to hide the smile in his eyes: "Back then, I was at the 7th Ring Soul Saint realm when I passed this test, equaling the record that my family had held for nearly 10,000 years."

And you, an eleven-year-old Soul King, have passed this test, making you the earliest person in the family's recorded history to pass the assessment!

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Qian Gu Xing Ci slowly stepped forward and finally stood in front of the first pitch-black stone tablet.

He raised his hand and placed his palm directly on the cold, rough surface of the monument.

The instant he touched the patterns, a powerful force surged through his arm and into his mind, instantly drawing his consciousness deep into the stone tablet and immersing him completely in that scene that transcended time.

From his perspective, the world was filled with the surging power of heaven and earth. A giant white-gold dragon raised its head and roared angrily. Wherever the dragon's might swept across, the space rippled with layers of wrinkles.

A golden figure stood proudly atop the dragon's head, gripping the Dragon-Coiling Staff tightly in its hand, and with all its might, it cleaved down from the heavens to meet the sea of ​​lightning!

With a single strike, the sky cracked open, unleashing a domineering aura that defied heaven and earth.

The shadow of the staff, carrying fragments of laws torn to shreds, surged forward with unstoppable force, piercing through the sky.

The next moment, his consciousness completely overlapped with the figure holding the staff, as if he were holding that staff and facing the overwhelming laws of heaven and earth.

He clearly watched as the laws shattered inch by inch under the blade of the stick, and he completely understood the essence of this strike.

Tear apart the established rules, and then take all the power of these shattered laws for your own use!

Qian Gu Xing Ci suddenly opened his eyes, and a dazzling golden light burst forth from them.

He clenched his fist towards the void, and the purple-gold dragon-shaped staff instantly burst forth from his body, landing steadily in his palm.

With both hands raised to the sky, the figure of the ancient star departs, standing as steadfast as a pine tree and a monument.

The moment he raised the stick, thousands upon thousands of blurry figures suddenly appeared behind him.

Those were the phantom images of his ancestors throughout the ages, always by his side, silently guiding him, and gathering all the indomitable will etched into his bloodline over thousands of years into this single strike.

The Demon-Slaying Dragon Soul soared into the sky from the Coiling Dragon Staff, hovering above his head and letting out a triumphant roar that shook the entire small world.

At the same time, a bright light suddenly shone from Qian Gu Xing Ci's chest.

A pentagonal crystal core, interwoven with gilded and platinum, burst forth from his body and hovered in front of him; it was his Taiwei Soul Core.

At the very center of the crystal core is a miniature Taiwei star map that flows continuously, surrounded by orderly and majestic golden light, with a wisp of platinum dragon soul slowly flowing within the star map.

Centered on this soul core, a funnel-shaped energy storm suddenly formed, frantically absorbing the surrounding天地元力 (heaven and earth elemental power).

The surrounding air was compressed, producing a series of dense air explosions, and the leaden sky was torn with twisted cracks.

Qian Gu Xing Ci's body suddenly arched backward like a full moon, and the Panlong Staff in his hand suddenly expanded to a hundred meters in length under the infusion of soul power.

With a deep breath, the hundred-meter-long staff, carrying an indomitable will, slowly swung down towards the sky.

The moment the staff struck, the entire little world seemed to be paused.

The wind stopped, the dust settled, and all was quiet.

Immediately following, as if the heavens and earth were splitting apart, wherever the staff passed, the stable space shattered like fragile glass, revealing the dark void rifts behind it.

The omnipresent power of the laws that permeated the world also shattered as space collapsed, turning into countless tiny golden fragments of light.

In Qian Gu Die Ting's eyes, the laws of this world were actively surging towards that coiled dragon staff!

The stick fell, but there was no earth-shattering roar.

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Only a vast and boundless indomitable will swept across the entire small world like a tidal wave, filling every corner of this desolate space.

Sensing this pure and domineering will, the eight stone tablets arranged in a ring simultaneously burst forth with dazzling golden light!

The lingering resentment of ancestors, dormant for millennia deep within the stone tablet, seemed to resonate with the emergence of such an extraordinary talent within the clan, bursting forth with light. The patterns on the tablet lit up, echoing the coiled dragon staff in the hands of Qian Gu Xing Ci.

Qian Gu Xing Ci gripped the still slightly trembling Panlong Staff, his gaze sweeping over the eight jet-black stone tablets whose golden light had not yet dissipated.

Only now did I truly understand where the true foundation of the ancient families lay, allowing them to stand firm amidst the ever-changing tides of the Douluo Continent for tens of thousands of years.

The powerful Evil-Slaying Dragon Staff's inherited martial spirit is naturally the foundation of the clan, but the core that truly ensures the clan's continuous prosperity has always been the unique inheritance method of this Unyielding Staff Technique.

If this staff technique were recorded in black and white in books, like the Body Secret of the Body Sect, later generations might not be able to grasp the true essence even if they wore out the pages.

After all, the indomitable will to fight against heaven and earth and the essence of shattering the laws that one experiences firsthand are always more direct and profound than a thousand words of instruction.

Here, descendants of the family can witness firsthand the pinnacle of the Panlong Staff's mastery by generations of practitioners, and even briefly share in the sensations and state of mind experienced during that moment.