Douluo: The Peerless King of Beast Tamers

Chapter 303 Return, Ji Juechen Challenges Him

After spending a few more days enjoying himself at the Mermaid Palace, Zhou Sichen returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Xue Di did not return with Zhou Sichen, but went directly to the Spirit Transmission Tower.

Zhou Sichen explained the plan to Xue Di, who also felt there were no problems.

After completing the contract with Zhou Sichen, she was not restricted at all; instead, her strength surpassed that of 700,000 years, making her even more powerful.

Therefore, as long as Xue Di herself doesn't mention the contract, no one can suspect Zhou Sichen.

After all, Zhou Sichen is only at the sixth ring now, so even if his strength improves, it won't affect Xue Di.

Because the gap between Zhou Sichen's strength and Xue Di's is too large, he cannot yet make Xue Di improve as well.

If Zhou Sichen's improvement is to help Xue Di, then it will have to be at least after he cultivates to the level of Title Douluo, or even Super Douluo.

Therefore, as long as Xue Di and Zhou Sichen keep the contract a secret, Xue Di will still be the leader of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, and her words and actions will still represent the Far North.

Moreover, besides being able to oversee the Spirit Transmission Tower and promptly inform Zhou Sichen of information through the contract, the Snow Empress can also return to unify and integrate the far north, preparing for the establishment of the next Spirit Transmission Tower.

Tianyuan City is merely located near the Star Dou Great Forest, serving as a transit point between the two regions.

The far north is too far from Tianyuan City, so it is necessary to build a Spirit Transmission Tower in the far north.

Zhou Sichen already had an idea for the location: Dragon City, which was close to the far north.

Moreover, speaking of Dragon City, the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal hidden within the Earth Dragon Gate, a sect there, is a treasure that Zhou Sichen would not let go of.

In the original novel, Huo Gua used the Ice Extreme God Crystal to create a set of Ice Extreme War God Armor, which greatly enhanced his strength when used.

It can be said that the Ice Extreme War God Armor is the prototype of future battle armor, which shows the role of the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal.

Moreover, even if Zhou Sichen himself doesn't use it, the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal used to enhance the Snow Emperor's strength is absolutely comparable to, or even surpasses, the spiritual essence of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm that it has consumed for 100,000 years.

The special thing about the Book of Contracts is that even if a soul beast signs a contract with Zhou Sichen, it can still cultivate on its own.

However, in most cases, the cultivation speed of a soul beast is definitely not as fast as that of Zhou Sichen, a human.

However, the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal is a true natural treasure, and even after the Snow Emperor absorbs it, her cultivation level can be significantly improved.

Moreover, it's not just Xue Di who can absorb it; A Da, as an Ice Jade Scorpion, can also absorb it.

However, Zhou Sichen doesn't have enough time to go to Dragon City right now, so the treasure, the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, has to be put aside for the time being.

This time, the Snow Emperor went to the Spirit Pagoda to represent the far north and serve as a standing committee member.

Afterwards, they joined forces with Titan Snow Demon King, Ice Bear King Xiaobai, and other soul beasts with over 100,000 years of cultivation in the far north to unify the far north.

This way, we can lay the groundwork in advance and include the far north in the areas where the Soul Spirit Law will be implemented in the future.

Therefore, Zhou Sichen also had Xue Di bring back some constructive suggestions regarding the selection of the location for the Spirit Pagoda in Longcheng.

We'll decide on that with the standing committee members and councilors of the Spirit Pagoda.

With the addition of the Heavenly Soul Empire, the twenty-seven councilors of the Spirit Pagoda have gradually been filled.

It probably won't be long before the Douling Empire softens its stance.

In this way, Zhou Sichen might not even need to use Xu Sanshi as a hidden card.

The big pie is out in the open, and unless the Douling Empire thinks it can take on a hundred enemies by itself, they have no reason not to join in.

The sooner you join this trend, the bigger your share of the pie will be.

After explaining everything, Zhou Sichen returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy right on time.

Zhou Sichen's first instinct was naturally to go and report to Xuan Ziwen.

After learning that Zhou Sichen had directly reached level sixty-two, Xuan Ziwen didn't say much.

After all, in his eyes, Zhou Sichen was indeed a gifted individual.

The achievement of having a fourth spirit ring in ten thousand years is enough to surpass most genius spirit masters.

So Xuan Ziwen simply said a few words to Zhou Sichen, reminding him not to forget the research on soul tools, and didn't say anything else.

In terms of professional competence as an undercover agent, Xuan Ziwen is absolutely qualified.

Jing Hongchen was not surprised by Zhou Sichen's improvement in strength, as Zhou Sichen's fourth soul ring, which he had absorbed at a level higher than his own, was on the surface.

In Jing Hongchen's view, his sixth spirit ring must be the same.

Therefore, it is reasonable to directly break through level 62.

However, Jing Hongchen was very curious whether Zhou Sichen had actually fused with a soul spirit.
Ever since witnessing the souls of the past, Jing Hongchen has been insatiably thirsty for the art of soul cultivation.

Unfortunately, the three kingdoms of the Doulu Continent are united as one, so there is absolutely no chance to infiltrate and steal this new system that is beneficial to the development of Soul Masters in the short term.

Just like the high-tech soul tools of their Mingde Hall, do the three kingdoms of Doulu Continent not know the benefits of high-tech soul tools?
They certainly knew this, but they also knew that the Sun Moon Empire would never share in the fruits of this labor.

Knowing full well that they couldn't get the technology, and having no advantage in this area, the progress of soul guidance technology in the three kingdoms of the Doulu Continent was so slow.

In order to counter the soul tools, they devoted almost all their energy to the power of the soul masters.

All Jing Hongchen can do now is try his best to obtain more information about the Soul Spirit Technique and then study it thoroughly.

Unfortunately, the most crucial aspect of the Soul Spirit Technique is Soul Spirit Transformation and Contract, which is a power that does not belong to the Douluo Continent. If these ignorant fellows want to study it...

The difficulty of this is several times greater than the progress they have made in researching soul guidance technology.

Even the secret techniques of evil spirit masters are just the tip of the iceberg, let alone the real methods of soul transformation.
Jing Hongchen now wants to know the method of the Soul Spirit Technique, but Zhou Sichen is unlikely to tell him.

What Zhou Sichen needs to do now is to improve his strength, learn about soul tools, and at the same time, record as much as possible the core formations of the soul tools he has seen and used, so that he can bring them back to Shrek Academy for research.

Over the course of three years, he could learn a great deal about soul tools from Xuan Ziwen, who was also participating in more in-depth research and trying to gain access to the upper echelons of Mingde Hall and hold more authority. This would allow him to access more core information.

In addition, Zhou Sichen encountered a good thing after returning to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Zhou Sichen hadn't found a good opportunity to contact Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan, but unexpectedly, they took the initiative to contact him.

And in just half a month, Xu Jiujiu had actually become sworn sisters with Jing Ziyan.

Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan's purpose in finding Xu Jiujiu was simple: to obtain Xu Jiujiu's method to defeat their soul spirits.

Having gained some understanding of the art of spirit possession, they naturally understood that possessing a spirit would be of undeniable value to them, whether in terms of increasing their strength or other aspects.

Moreover, after the soul merges, it is already one with the soul master. With their minds and spirits connected, isn't this equivalent to a clone?

Ji Juechen naturally had no reason to refuse this method that could improve his strength without affecting his swordsmanship.

So when Jing Ziyan brought him to find Xu Jiujiu, Ji Juechen didn't refuse and silently followed her. Unfortunately, Xu Jiujiu said that the Soul Spirit Technique originated from the Spirit Transmission Tower, and obtaining a Soul Spirit wasn't so simple.

Because the Soul Spirit Technique is newly introduced, it is currently unable to provide a large number of Soul Spirits.

Moreover, Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan will need their soul spirits when they break through to the seventh ring.

This means their souls are at least 50,000 years old, which makes the requirements for the souls even higher.

After hearing these words, both Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen were considering giving up.

But then Xu Jiujiu added that if they could join the Spirit Pagoda, with their talent and strength, acquiring a soul spirit shouldn't be a problem.

In this way, Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen had hope again.

After all, they didn't have much affection for Mingde Hall to begin with. If they could really obtain a powerful soul spirit, they wouldn't mind leaving the Sun Moon Empire to improve their strength.

Xu Jiujiu was also well aware of the value of Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen, so when Zhou Sichen was away, she took the initiative to help Zhou Sichen keep these two talents.

As for whether Zhou Sichen can ultimately bring those two guys to the Spirit Pagoda, that depends on his own efforts.

After Zhou Sichen returned to the academy, he naturally became acquainted with Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan after a long introduction.

Zhou Sichen naturally couldn't directly tell them that the Spirit Pagoda belonged to him and that as long as they joined the Spirit Pagoda, they could choose any top-quality soul spirit they wanted.

But given Zhou Sichen's status as a descendant of the Dragon God Douluo and the successor of the Sea God Pavilion Master, it was naturally not a problem for him to personally ask for a soul spirit for the two of them.

So after lunch, Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan became acquainted with Zhou Sichen.

Ji Juechen was an honest and straightforward person. He raised his glass and offered a toast: "If this matter is successful, I, Ji Juechen, will owe you a favor, Brother Zhou. Even if I join the Spirit Pagoda in the future, I, Ji Juechen, will never hesitate to help you if you ever need anything."

Zhou Sichen returned the toast, saying, "These are all minor matters. With Brother Ji's decision, we are now family. There's no need to be so polite."

Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan joined the Spirit Pagoda with only one condition: that they would not turn their swords against the Sun Moon Empire should a war break out in the future.

Besides that, they are part of the Spirit Pagoda and act on its orders.

The request was harmless, so Zhou Sichen happily agreed.

However, he appeared somewhat hesitant on the surface and promised the two that he would do his best to persuade them.

Zhou Sichen then wrote a letter in front of the two, clearly stating their needs and requests, and sent it directly back to the Spirit Pagoda, which greatly moved Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan.

What they didn't know was that the letter was indeed written, but it was just passed from one hand to the other by Zhou Sichen, and he would still write the reply himself.

He is the master of the Spirit Pagoda. It would be a piece of cake for him to recruit two geniuses and arrange for two spirits.

Moreover, in Zhou Sichen's eyes, Ji Juechen was a true genius.

With a talent for innate level three soul power, one is destined to be a frontline fighter in the Douluo Continent, and breaking through to the fourth ring in one's lifetime would be considered extremely lucky.

But Ji Juechen was born with a sword heart, and he turned his ordinary talent into a genius template, breaking through to the sixth ring Soul Emperor before he was even thirty years old.

In the original novel, Ji Juechen was even a Title Douluo, becoming one of the Title Douluos.

If the God Realm hadn't been controlled by the God King Tang, Ji Juechen might have been able to compete for the position of Sword God in the end.

Zhou Sichen had already thought it through: as long as Ji Juechen sincerely joined the Spirit Transmission Tower, he would definitely leave one of the future Acacia Heartbreak Red Sub-Body for him.

With the miraculous effects of the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red, even its offspring are enough to make up for Ji Juechen's innate lack of soul power, making him a complete genius.

At that time, Ji Juechen's potential will continue to rise.

Moreover, there are countless soul beasts with a lifespan of 100,000 years in the deep sea. If Ji Juechen were to be given a soul spirit with a lifespan of 100,000 years, he would definitely have the appearance of a god.

Besides Ye Guyi, Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, Dugu Xianmeng, and others, Long Aotian, Vina, and Ji Juechen are the people Zhou Sichen favors.

If one day he truly conquers the realm of gods, these people will surely become his allies.

Now that Ji Juechen has come to him of his own accord, Zhou Sichen will naturally not let such a good opportunity pass by.

After the matter of the soul was settled, Zhou Sichen used the excuse of waiting for a reply to communicate more with Ji Juechen in the future.

However, Zhou Sichen was overthinking it. In fact, he didn't even need to try to keep Ji Juechen; the guy would come to him on his own initiative.

In Ji Juechen's view, Zhou Sichen, as the leader of the Shrek Seven Devils and the captain of the Shrek team, must be far stronger than Xu Jiujiu.

Sparring with other geniuses of his generation was Ji Juechen's favorite thing.

Because he is not afraid of losing, but he is afraid that his strength will not improve and his sword heart will not grow.

Therefore, without Zhou Sichen taking the initiative, Ji Juechen proposed to fight Zhou Sichen in order to test the gap between his own strength and Zhou Sichen's.

He hadn't fought in a long time, so naturally he didn't think he could be Zhou Sichen's opponent.

After all, he was defeated by Xu Jiujiu's spirit, and in his eyes, Zhou Sichen must also have a spirit.

This time, Zhou Sichen broke through level 60, but he asked for leave to return to Douluo Continent to obtain a soul ring, which was tantamount to telling them that he was going back to obtain a soul spirit.

Even knowing he was no match for Ji Juechen, he would still fight.

Because this is who he truly is, Ji Juechen.

In the past two weeks, Ji Juechen has sparred with Xu Jiujiu several times. After several duels, he has gradually adapted to Xu Jiujiu's fighting style.

If they were to have another fair and square duel, Ji Juechen might not necessarily lose to Xu Jiujiu.

The main reason he lost was that he had absolutely no understanding of the soul.

But things are different now. After many sparring sessions with Xu Jiujiu, he has gained a certain understanding of the soul. He feels that even if he loses to Zhou Sichen, it won't be too embarrassing.

Zhou Sichen naturally did not refuse Ji Juechen's challenge.

He was unwilling to participate in the competition because he was too lazy to waste time playing house with these kids.

But Ji Juechen is different. Although Ji Juechen is still just a slightly larger ant to Zhou Sichen.

But this guy is going to be one of his future core members. Grinding Ji Juechen into good shape will help him grow in the future, so Zhou Sichen naturally doesn't think it's a waste of time.

Ji Juechen said earnestly, "Brother Zhou, how about we have a battle tomorrow? I really want to experience the strength of the Shrek team captain."

Zhou Sichen maintained his warm smile: "Brother Ji, I will naturally fulfill your request."

Seeing that Zhou Sichen agreed, Ji Juechen smiled and toasted Zhou Sichen again.

Seeing how much Ji Juechen could drink, Zhou Sichen could only smile helplessly. It seemed that swordsmen all had an inseparable connection with alcohol.

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