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

"The problem is that you are discussing yourselves. His Highness the Holy Son is completely different from us. With his physical strength, he can absorb soul power without restraint. It is not impossible for him to increase his soul power by ten levels in a year."

The reason why all junior soul master academies are six-year programs is mainly because low-level soul masters are not physically strong enough and can only wait for their bodies to mature.

The young children in Douluo Continent, especially the pretty little girls.

The reason they develop so quickly, possessing the mature bodies of eighteen or even twenty-year-olds at the age of only twelve, is to enhance their physical strength.

Only a strong enough body can contain enough soul power and absorb more powerful soul rings.

Suddenly, the voice of the Soul King referee rang out above the arena.

"Next, please welcome Ms. Mei Xiangxue, the Dean of Instruction of the Elite Soul Master Academy of the Spirit Hall and a senior combat training instructor, to present Dong Qing with the prize money for this preliminary competition."

The words had barely left his lips.

Mei Xiangxue swayed her mature and fiery figure as she walked up from the side. Her low-cut neckline revealed two large mounds of flesh that were squeezed out by the pressure, gleaming white in the sunlight, and her deep, snow-white cleavage was smooth and alluring.

Dong Qing blinked in confusion. He was quite surprised to find that she was the dean of students at the academy. Looking at Mei Xiangxue, whom he hadn't seen for many days, he immediately became obedient.

"Sister Mei."

No matter how old the other person is, it's always right to call her "sister".

"Yes, Your Highness is really amazing. You've only been enrolled for a short time and you've already won the academy's preliminary competition." Mei Xiangxue felt a surge of joy when she heard someone call her "sister."

"Hehe...lucky me..." Dong Qing scratched his head and chuckled foolishly.

"Victory without arrogance, very good, very good. Your Highness has a bright future. Now, please accept your champion's reward."

Mei Xiangxue made a gesture with her soul tool at her waist, then handed over a dark gold card with the number one thousand gold soul coins engraved on it.

Reaching out to take the dark gold card, Dongqing looked somewhat puzzled, tilting her head up to ask, "Sister Mei, what is this card...?"

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, your hometown, Holy Soul Village, is located in a rather remote area. There might not be any Gold Soul Coin Cards there. Let me explain to you in detail now."

Mei Xiangxue apologized first, then continued, "In order to facilitate transactions between the Spirit Hall's Soul Masters, the nobles of the two great empires, and merchants, the Spirit Hall issued Gold Soul Coin cards in its early years. The Gold Soul Coin cards themselves have various denominations, the lowest being one thousand and the highest being five million."

"These gold soul coin cards can be used to withdraw the corresponding gold soul coins from the Spirit Hall. Moreover, in both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, there are branch halls of the Spirit Hall in every city, and each branch hall is a landmark building in the city."

"The card in His Highness's hand, with a face value of one thousand gold soul coins, can not only be used to withdraw the corresponding gold soul coins from any Martial Soul Branch Hall, but can also be used to trade with others. After all, carrying thousands or even tens of thousands of gold soul coins is indeed very inconvenient."

Soul tools are extremely rare on the mainland nowadays, not to mention spatial soul tools, which are even rarer.

Furthermore, if nobles or merchants need to carry hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins with them at all times for large-scale transactions, that would be no easy task, since so many gold soul coins could fill several carriages.

For Soul Masters, there is a great need for a more convenient way to buy and sell high-level Soul Tools and rare materials. Therefore, the Spirit Hall introduced Gold Soul Coin Cards of different denominations, which have been used to this day and have become a habit.

"So that's how it is. This little card is actually worth a thousand gold soul coins," Dong Qing muttered.

After Mei Xiangxue's detailed explanation, he recalled his memories of watching anime in his previous life.

At that time, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was in dire need of hidden weapons. Ning Fengzhi gave Tang San a gold card with a face value of five million gold soul coins to purchase five hundred sets of hidden weapons from Tang San, and paid the five million gold soul coins on the spot.

It turns out that this bank card-like device was issued by the Spirit Hall. But that makes sense, as only the Spirit Hall has the capability to exchange and pay Gold Soul Coins across the entire continent.

The Spirit Hall branches are located in every city on the continent. Even in remote villages like Holy Soul Village, which are close to the Star Dou Great Forest, Spirit Hall deacons come to the village every year to help awaken spirits for free.

At last.

After Dong Qing delivered a few words of champion's declaration and bid farewell to Teacher Mei Xiangxue once again, he ran off the fighting platform.

An hour passed, and the night deepened.

The Papal Palace, the apse, and Bibi's East Bedroom.

"dong dong dong"

A knock came at the door.

Startled Bibi Dong, who was lost in thought by the window, she composed herself slightly and said softly, "Come in."

Currently, the only people qualified to enter the inner palace and who can freely knock on the door of his bedroom, besides Hu Liena, are his newly accepted apprentice Dong Qing.

"Teacher, I'm coming in!" Dong Qing gently pushed open the door and peeked inside. He noticed that Bibi Dong had already taken off her papal robes.

She now exudes a cool and aloof aura. Her beauty is breathtaking, and her temperament is mature and charming. A pure white, snow-white chiffon dress draped over her body dances in the wind, and the subtle spring light that shines through her seems to warm all things in the world.

Her two towering, full snow-capped peaks were proudly rounded, her slender waist was as supple as a snake, and her two plump, long, and flawless white legs were faintly visible through her white gauze skirt. At this moment, everything in the world seemed to pale in comparison.

Dong Qing subconsciously glanced at her a couple more times before looking away. It wasn't that he didn't want to look, but rather that he was being held tightly in Bibi Dong's arms, so why should he bother looking at her?

Bibi Dong gently stroked Dong Qing's nose with her slender, white fingers and asked, "Xiao Qing, is there something you need to see your teacher so late?"

In her eyes, Dongqing was just a six-year-old child, and a cute one at that. Her maternal instincts often overflowed, and she couldn't bring herself to hug Hu Liena, who was now twelve years old.

After all, she was already a grown woman, and now the only way she could alleviate the maternal love in her heart was to dote on her apprentice, a cute little boy who had not yet grown up.

Dongqing snuggled closer to Bibi Dong, finding a more comfortable position, and said, "Teacher, I want to send the Gold Soul Coin cards back to Holy Soul Village and give them to Grandpa Jack."

Chapter 26, Dongqing's Body Is Abnormal

As he spoke, Dong Qing took out a gold card worth one thousand gold soul coins from his pocket and stuffed it directly into Bibi Dong's fair and smooth palm.

He certainly doesn't have a safe way to get back to Holy Soul Village, and besides, now is not the time to go back and visit Village Chief Jack, considering he's only been out for less than a month.

"Xiao Qing, do you mean to send this 1,000 gold soul coin card back to Holy Soul Village and give it all to Village Chief Jack, who raised you?" Bibi Dong's voice was very gentle.

As Dongqing's teacher and elder, she was naturally delighted to see such filial piety in her junior, which meant she could trust this adorable little boy even more.

“Yes, Grandpa Jack has always dreamed of building a clean and sturdy road between Holy Soul Village and Notting City. Now that we have this thousand gold soul coins, I believe Grandpa Jack’s dream can definitely come true,” Dong Qing nodded and said.

Holy Soul Village isn't actually far from Notting City, but the roads are rugged and difficult to traverse, which has always been a major headache for Village Chief Jack. A thousand gold soul coins isn't much for a soul master, but it would be enough to build a direct road to Notting City.

Moreover, the reason why Village Chief Jack is so grateful to the Spirit Hall is largely because, even though the roads are rugged and the journey is difficult, Su Yuntao and others, the deacons of the Spirit Hall branch in Notting City, still come to Holy Spirit Village every year, rain or shine, to help six-year-old children awaken their spirits for free.

So Village Chief Jack had always wanted to build a clean and sturdy path. However, what he didn't know was that the ruggedness of the road was only a matter for ordinary people. For a Soul Master like Su Yuntao, who was over level 20, it didn't make much difference.

"I never imagined that an ordinary village and an ordinary village chief could have such a grand and far-reaching dream of building a sturdy road," Bibi Dong thought to herself with admiration.

After finishing her thoughts, she looked at Dongqing, who was full of expectation in her arms, nodded and said, "Teacher will arrange for someone to send it back, and will have them personally deliver this gold card with a face value of one thousand gold soul coins to Village Chief Jack. Teacher believes that after this, no one will dare to covet this one thousand gold soul coins."

The reason why work-study students exist in Holy Soul Village and other remote villages is simply because the villages are too poor to afford the basic tuition fees for junior soul master academies.

Therefore, unexpected wealth is not necessarily a good thing for Holy Soul Village.

However, there are very few people on this continent who would dare to steal something personally delivered by the Spirit Hall. Of course, those who dare to steal it would look down on a thousand gold spirit coins.

"Thank you, teacher!"

Dongqing buried his head in Bibi Dong's arms and snuggled against her. Then he remembered another important matter and looked up to ask, "Teacher, I have another question about soul power cultivation. May I ask you for guidance?"

"Boom"

A sharp crack of the knuckles landed instantly, the pain bringing tears to Dongqing's eyes.

"Xiaoqing, have you forgotten who I am to you?" Bibi Dong looked somewhat unhappy and reached out to pinch Dongqing's little face repeatedly.

He actually asked himself if it was okay; he didn't treat her like a teacher!

This brat needs to be taught a lesson; he needs to know the authority of a teacher.

"Teacher...I know...I was wrong..." Dong Qing said in a muffled voice.

He was, after all, a reborn person who had lived two lives, so how could he truly take the word "teacher" to heart? Before, all he could think about was the jockey who destroyed the spider.

"Don't be so distant with your teacher anymore, Xiaoqing, do you understand?" Bibi Dong released her jade-like hands that were kneading Dongqing's cheeks. She leaned forward slightly, warning him in a very authoritative posture.

"I've got it!" Dong Qing took a deep breath, then controlled his eyes, trying his best not to look at the immense pressure so close to him, lest his eyes become completely absorbed in it and he couldn't pull them out.

Bibi Dong, of course, had no idea what Dong Qing was thinking. She thought it was just his obedient behavior and asked gently, "Now tell your teacher, Xiao Qing, what problems have you encountered in your soul power cultivation recently?"

Her voice was clear and melodious, and her expression was charming and captivating.

Of course, this is from Dongqing's adult perspective. A typical six-year-old child wouldn't be able to see these things at all.

"Teacher, it's like this. In the past few days, when I've been meditating and cultivating my soul power, I always feel that most of my soul power is silently flowing away. After several days, the total amount of soul power in my body hasn't increased much," Dong Qing said with some distress.

When he absorbed the 3,000-year soul ring of the Hundred-Month Ant King, it was the same thing. His body inexplicably devoured most of the soul ring's energy, which is why Dong Qing only increased his soul power by a mere three levels.

"Soul power disappeared?" Bibi Dong's expression immediately turned serious. She knew this was related to Dong Qing's soul power advancement.

If a Soul Master cannot increase their Soul Power, then they cannot advance their Soul Power level, and the inability to increase their Soul Power level means that the Soul Master has no future.

However, Dong Qing is different. His talent is beyond doubt. He not only possesses innate full soul power, but also has the mutated martial soul, the Heavenly Horned Ant. There is no reason why he cannot improve his soul power.

"Yes, ninety percent of the soul power I painstakingly cultivated through meditation has been completely absorbed by my body. At this rate, I don't know when I'll be able to advance to the next level of soul power," Dong Qing nodded helplessly.

He felt that this might be the fault of the pure bloodline of the Heavenly Horned Ant, which made his soul power cultivation extremely difficult. After all, no matter what kind of high-level bloodline it is, it cannot do without energy supply.

"Phew, so it was absorbed by the body... Thank goodness, as long as the soul power didn't just disappear into thin air." Bibi Dong breathed a sigh of relief; she was afraid it would just vanish into thin air.

If the soul power is absorbed by the body, then she can completely understand it. After all, Dongqing's powerful body could not have appeared out of thin air; it must have been nourished by soul power.

"But... Teacher... how am I supposed to cultivate soul power like this... After painstakingly cultivating a wisp of soul power, ninety percent of it will be absorbed by my body. Isn't that making it ten times harder than for others?" Dong Qing said with a look of despair.

He was initially a little incredulous that such a thing could happen, thinking that his meditation posture for cultivating soul power might be incorrect.

But over the past few days, he has confirmed that his soul power has been absorbed by his own body.

"Xiaoqing, don't worry. Let the teacher check your body. There will definitely be a solution," Bibi Dong comforted her softly.

She stretched out her jade-like hand and pressed it tightly against Dong Qing's chest, drawing out a thin strand of her vast, ocean-like soul power, and then carefully transferring this strand of soul power into his body.

Just now.

Dongqing's body, which possessed the pure bloodline of the Heavenly Horned Ant, was like a monstrous beast that had smelled blood, devouring the wisp of soul power that Bibi Dong had sent in.

Chapter 27, The Poor Pureblood Ant Baby

"Interesting... You actually devoured my wisp of soul power in one gulp. I'd like to see just how much soul power you can consume." Bibi Dong once again drew out a wisp of soul power from her own sea of ​​soul power.

To her surprise, the moment this wisp of soul power entered Dong Qing's body, it was instantly devoured by his insatiable thirst for it.

"No wonder Xiao Qing can possess such a powerful body and the strength of a thousand catties at such a young age. If his body hadn't been constantly absorbing his soul power, he probably could have awakened the same level 20 full soul power as Xue'er when he awakened his martial soul."

Bibi Dong immediately realized that Dong Qing's martial spirit had definitely reached the level of a god-level martial spirit.

"Teacher, I'm a little sleepy..." Dongqing murmured, rubbing his eyes, and fell asleep in Bibi Dong's arms.

Perhaps it was because it absorbed Bibi Dong's peerless Douluo-level soul power that greatly promoted the revival and awakening of the Heavenly Horned Ant's pure bloodline.

This awakened Dongqing to the powerful creature's penchant for absorbing power through slumber, and an overwhelming drowsiness, impossible to suppress, suddenly surged into his mind and body.

Looking at Dongqing sleeping peacefully in her arms, Bibi Dong's face showed a serene smile.