Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Ten Ferocious Heavenly Horned Ant

[Treasure Owner: Dong Qing]

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"Foolish, Fourth Elder, do you know how many Title Douluos protected Bibi Dong while she was in a coma? A full thirteen. Even if she didn't make a move, the Title Douluos under her command could completely raze the Clear Sky Sect to the ground," Tang Xiao said in a deep voice.

He wouldn't allow anyone to criticize the previous decision to have Tang Yuehua take the blame, after all, it was to protect the sect, and he believed she could understand.

Because no one in the world understands the pain of losing one's own sister better than him, but for the sake of the sect, he is willing to endure this pain of losing a loved one.

In fact, double standards... this kind of thing might be a kind of inheritance.

Tang Xiao: [Sister, I'm doing this all for the sect. This time, I have no choice but to sacrifice you.]

Tang Hao: [Zhao Wuji, you enjoy bullying the weak? Today I'll show you what bullying the weak really means.]

Tang San: [I only kill evil spirit beasts. Hmm? This spirit beast's spirit ring is not bad... No, this is an evil spirit beast; it has already chosen its own path to death.]

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The fourth elder of the Haotian Sect said with great resentment, "So what? Our Haotian Sect also has eight titled Douluo. Even if we are still no match, we shouldn't be in such a lowly position. If we had been more assertive back then, Yuehua wouldn't have fallen to this state."

Upon hearing this, a hint of guilt flashed across Tang Xiao's face, but it quickly disappeared.

Then he shouted, "Tough? Fourth Elder, tell me, how should we be tough? That divine punishment that was enough to destroy the entire continent was ultimately withstood by the Spirit Hall. If we hadn't shown weakness back then, and the Spirit Hall had attacked our sect, how could we, just a few of us, have dealt with the Spirit Hall, which was at the height of its power?"

Chapter 294, Everything is Fate's Arrangement.

As the atmosphere grew increasingly heavy, the Grand Elder of the Clear Sky Sect narrowed his eyes and spoke up, "Fourth Brother, you must understand that this is only half of the Spirit Hall's power. Qian Daoliu has many more Title Douluos under his command, and with him included, the seven Grand Elders of the Spirit Hall have the power to sweep across the entire continent."

The Second Elder of the Clear Sky Sect interjected, "Don't forget, there's also that Golden Crocodile Old Monster. He was a peak Douluo with a soul power of level 98. More than 150 years ago, he was invincible on the continent. However, after the rise of the three peerless Douluos, Qian Daoliu, the old sect master Tang Chen, and Poseidon from Seagod Island, he gradually faded into obscurity."

The Third Elder of the Clear Sky Sect added, "But we, the older generation of Title Douluos, all know that Old Monster Golden Crocodile and Qian Daoliu are brothers. It was inevitable that he would join the Spirit Hall. Even if Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu are still recovering from the terrible divine punishment they suffered last time, with him holding the fort, the Spirit Hall will not fall."

In the following time, the other elders of the Haotian Sect spoke freely, expressing their opinions continuously.

Currently, the Clear Sky Sect has seven elders, all of whom are titled Douluo. In addition, there is Tang Xiao, the sect leader who is a peak Douluo with a soul power level of 96. The Clear Sky Sect has a total of eight titled Douluo, making it the most terrifying sect among the three upper sects.

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Timeline, Douluo Calendar, June 3, 2647.

Nearly a week has passed since the end of the preliminary rounds of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. Due to the month-long break, an uninvited guest arrived in Tiandou City.

Outside Tiandou City, in the Sunset Forest, in the Valley of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, located in Sunset Forest, is very large. Although it is just a valley, it covers an area as wide as three football fields, making it a very suitable place for seclusion and retirement.

Inside the valley, lush green grass and clusters of flowers provide shade. In the morning, dew gently slides off the nameless blades of grass, dripping onto the ground and nourishing the fertile dark red soil below.

A thin mist hung over the entire valley in the early morning.

In the heart of the valley, there is a small lake, one blue and one red, resembling a yin-yang symbol, clearly distinct from each other. The lake water shimmers with bright light and constantly radiates energy suitable for plant growth.

The blue lake is extremely cold, and the red lake is extremely hot; they are called the Eye of Ice and Fire.

These lakes are something that ordinary people absolutely cannot touch. Even just touching the surface of the lake will instantly freeze you into an icicle or burn you into charcoal.

However... its terror only applies to ordinary people and Soul Masters with weak Soul Power. Once a Soul Master's Soul Power reaches level 30, they can use their own Soul Power to temporarily resist this external elemental damage, preventing them from dying instantly upon contact.

On the grass beside the lake, some tender and immature medicinal herbs grow. After several decades, they will gradually mature under the nourishment of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring.

suddenly....

A gentle breeze stirred the young branches and leaves of the divine medicinal herb, and a sound that made people secretly envious could be heard from not far away, but after a few hours everything returned to calm.

At noon, the sun became quite scorching, its intense rays shining directly on the calm lake surface, making the surrounding air somewhat dry.

at this time.

Beside the Yin-Yang Lake of Ice and Fire, on the other side of the Blue Water Lake, two people sat upright on a large brown rock. Apart from their slightly disheveled clothes, everything else seemed normal.

A man and a woman stood side by side, their fingers clasped tightly. They were barefoot and had both put their feet into the icy spring water, cold enough to freeze an ordinary person to death.

"Nana, I want to go back to Wuhun City. Perhaps because of the divine punishment that happened last time, my teacher's injuries have not healed. She... lied to me, but I still want to go back and see her."

Perhaps it was because the midday sun was too hot, Dong Qing reached out and gently wiped a bead of sweat from Hu Liena's forehead, his tone incredibly gentle as he spoke.

As the name suggests, "fragrant sweat" is indeed fragrant sweat; it is not an adjective.

Because of her special physique and martial soul, she always has a light fragrance on her body. This fragrance does not make people feel irritated or uncomfortable; on the contrary, it gives people a feeling of tranquility and joy.

"Xiao Qing, you found out too? That's not surprising. The news of our teacher vomiting blood and fainting has probably spread to the upper echelons of all the forces on the continent. It seems there are many spies from other forces within the Spirit Hall." Hu Liena said with some surprise.

As she spoke, a long, fiery red tail danced in the wind behind her. At that moment, she seemed like a fox spirit from mythology, possessing a unique charm that could bewitch even a king.

“Nana, you don’t need to be so surprised. Our Spirit Hall has planted many spies in other forces, and other forces on the continent naturally have spies in the Spirit Hall as well. This is a very normal thing,” Dong Qing nodded and said.

The terms "junior brother" and "senior sister" are a thing of the past. Now she is his Nana alone, his favorite fox spirit wife. Especially after she activated her martial soul possession, the soft, big tail on her back felt so comforting.

As for why she has now activated the Martial Soul Possession state, that's probably a little secret that only couples would know.

"Putting that aside, the teacher... she seemed perfectly healthy when we left, how could something like this suddenly happen?"

Hu Liena frowned slightly, her beautiful brows furrowing slightly. Her dark pupils held an inscrutable expression, and she had a feeling that something had been stolen from her.

This time, Bibi Dong's physical injuries relapsed due to her disguise. While handling the daily affairs of the Spirit Hall, she vomited blood and fainted. This incident felt very strange to Hu Liena, as if she was deliberately trying to attract someone's attention and concern.

It wasn't that Hu Liena didn't care about Bibi Dong, but rather that she couldn't imagine that her incredibly powerful teacher would one day show her vulnerability in public.

In her heart, Bibi Dong was not only the female pope of the Spirit Hall, but also a perfect woman—beautiful, noble, and powerful—an idol in the hearts of all women on the Douluo Continent.

However, in reality...

Now, Bibi Dong deliberately pretends... by taking advantage of her unhealed injuries, she presents herself to the outside world as a weak woman, making her less unapproachable and more easily accepted.

The reason she did this was simply to allow someone to get closer to her again, just like when he was a child, wishing he could be her human body pillow all day long.

In Bibi Dong's view, as Dong Qing grew older, he was gradually influenced by worldly views and dared not be as close to her as before.

Simply because... they are master and disciple. From ancient times to the present, the relationship between master and disciple is not understood or recognized by the world, and naturally, they will not receive blessings from others.

Most importantly, Qian Renxue is already Dong Qing's woman, mother and daughter... This is not Bibi Dong's fault, nor is it Dong Qing's fault; it is all fate's arrangement.

He became a warm little sun and entered her heart when she needed light to illuminate the darkness within her most.

From then on, she gradually grew to like the feeling of being cared for and protected, and desires that should not have been born also arose.

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Chapter 295, The Right Leg Soul Bone of the 100,000-Year-Old Blue Silver Emperor---Old.

Upon hearing Hu Liena's words, Dong Qing guessed with some uncertainty, "Perhaps our teacher didn't want us to worry too much, so she deliberately kept it from us. But now that she's suddenly unwell, as her student, it's necessary and I should go back and visit her."

For some reason, Dongqing inexplicably felt that a net was laid out in front of him, an intricately woven spider web waiting for him to walk right into it.

But this strange thought only flashed through his mind for a moment, and he believed that his teacher, Bibi Dong, would not do such a thing.

"No way! You stinky Dongqing, the preliminary rounds of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament have finally come to an end. I took advantage of the month-long break to come all the way from Xingluo City in the Xingluo Empire to see you. We've only been together for three days, and you're already leaving me again. I won't allow it!"

Hu Liena pouted and wrapped her fair arms tightly around Dong Qing's waist.

At this moment, she seemed like a child who hadn't grown up, but she was already a 21-year-old young woman. Her actions made her appear even more charming and adorable.

Dong Qing was in charge of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament for the Heaven Dou Empire, while Hu Liena was naturally in charge of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament for the Star Luo Empire.

"Nana, I don't remember three days having passed?" Dong Qing looked blank, his feigned ignorance making one want to punch him.

"Hmph! Xiaoqing, what do you mean by that? I'm angry! I'm really angry!"

Hu Liena looked unhappy, but... although she appeared very angry, her fair face clearly conveyed the message, "Come and comfort me!"

Women are actually very simple; all you need to do is coax them, even if it's just sweet talk and flattery!

What they fear most is that you won't even bother to lie to them.

Unfortunately, women as treasure-like as Hu Liena are very, very rare.

If it were Ning Rongrong, she might have already smashed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda over there. When she's unhappy, she always expresses her emotions very directly.

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"What I mean is, because I don't know if three days have passed; I only remember the seventy-two hours we spent together, my beloved Nana..."

After saying that, Dong Qing lowered his head slightly and began to use physical persuasion. He wanted to convince the woman in front of him to let him go back to Wuhun City to visit Bibi Dong.

"Waaah!"

Hu Liena pounded Dong Qing's back a few times, and eventually her body went limp, allowing the other party to use physical persuasion.

Hu Liena's fate has already undergone a dramatic change thanks to Dong Qing's intervention.

Don't underestimate Hu Liena now. Thanks to Dong Qing's selfless help, her talent and strength have changed a lot.

Now that Hu Liena has consumed the most suitable celestial herb for beast martial souls—the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum—her cultivation talent has improved by several levels. Not to mention becoming a peak level 99 peerless Douluo, even becoming a god is not impossible.

Now, she is not only a six-ring Soul Emperor, but also possesses the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone [old] given to her by Dong Qing. This is why she can serve as the person in charge of the Star Luo Empire Division and the Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies across the continent.

Although this was the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone [old] that Dongqing gave her to protect her safety during the last time the divine punishment descended from the heavens, there's no reason to take back something given to one's own wife.

Even though Hu Liena repeatedly tried to get the stronger Dong Qing to use the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone [old], Dong Qing still gave it to his wife Hu Liena without hesitation.

Dong Qing thought to himself: Trying to corrupt the pure bloodline of the Heavenly Horned Ants with something like a Soul Bone? That's impossible!

Whether now or in the future, Dongqing will definitely not absorb any soul bones, because that would be an insult to the pure bloodline of the Heavenly Horned Ant within him.

[The right leg soul bone of the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor---Old.]

First Soul Skill: Wildfire cannot burn it all, the spring breeze brings it back to life.

The body can self-repair, and even severed limbs can grow back on their own. This soul skill is extremely advantageous in the Blue Silver Domain and in areas filled with Blue Silver Grass.

Even outside the Blue Silver Domain and Blue Silver Grass area, consuming double the soul power can still achieve the effect of repairing physical damage, making it a rare and invaluable skill.

Second Soul Skill: Flight.

It can detach from the earth and fly freely, but since the Blue Silver Emperor is a plant-type, its flight speed is definitely not as fast as that of the soul bones on flying soul beasts.

But after all, it's a 100,000-year-old soul bone from a 100,000-year-old soul beast. Apart from soul bones from flying soul beasts like the Swift and the Fiery Kite, other soul bones with flight abilities might not be able to compare to this 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor right leg soul bone.

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For A Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor at that time, as a 100,000-year-old soul beast who had already sacrificed herself, she was in a state of extreme exhaustion of her life essence.

She forcefully used the Blue Silver Domain to help Village Chief Jack extend his lifespan, but this action greatly damaged her life force.