Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 238 Squeezing the Limits of Undersea Potential, Evolution of Martial Soul, Ancestors of the Seven Monsters Ten Thousand Years Later

Xu Sanshi didn't know how long his deep meditation lasted, but when he woke up, he felt like he was still dreaming.

He saw in the distance... his good third brother Xu Tianxi, good old man Xu Fu, grandmaster Xiao Changfeng, and the old geezer Ye Yulin from the Sun Moon Empire, the four of them lined up as if they were sealing their martial souls or soul power one after another and leaping into the sea.

Xu Tianxi's face was filled with eager excitement, Xiao Changfeng was expressionless, and Xu Fu and Ye Yulin looked like they had swallowed a dead fly.

Looking up again, Xu Sanshi suddenly realized—Xu Xiaoyun and Kong Deming were supervising from above, personally pushing the two unwilling guys into the seabed.

"Tianxi, today is the fifteenth day. Prepare to sink to a depth of two thousand meters!" Xu Xiaoyun said as he gathered a giant hand of soul power and pressed Xu Tianxi down continuously.

Two thousand meters?! What kind of dream is this?!

Xu Sanshi pinched his cheek hard, and it hurt. He realized this was not a dream, and then he began to think.

"What is the Ancestor trying to do by throwing Third Brother and the others into the sea?"

Training in water skills doesn't have to be that bad. The Xu family's Xuanming Turtle Martial Soul is the embodiment of water. They are amphibious Soul Masters, with considerable combat power on land and even greater strength at sea.

If the battle were at sea, even if Beibei broke through to the Soul King level, she wouldn't be able to do anything to him, a quasi-Soul King.

Just then, Xu Xiaoyun, high in the sky, produced a small white jade bottle in his hand, uncorked it, and poured out a large amount of blood.

Even from a distance, Xu Sanshi could vaguely sense the ferocity emanating from the blood. It was the blood of a soul beast, and a ten-thousand-year-old one at that!

"Same rules as always, no water-attribute abilities allowed!" Xu Xiaoyun shouted.

The blood of the soul beast flowed into the sea, and moments later it attracted a small group of fierce tiger sharks, ranging from eight to twelve meters in length, with their golden-brown dorsal fins raised high, their eyes bloodshot, and their ferocious nature as they pounced downwards to kill.

Xu Sanshi recognized this soul beast: the Golden-finned Blood Tiger Shark, a top-tier sea soul beast, inherently bloodthirsty and violent, and its status among shark-type soul beasts was almost second only to the Demon Soul Great White Shark.

"Two ten-thousand-year-old golden-finned blood tiger sharks, and the remaining six are all over five thousand years old. These guys seem to be swimming towards Third Brother's direction. What is Ancestor Xuanzu trying to do?"

Xu Sanshi was full of confusion. He knew Xu Tianxi's strength better than anyone else. Under normal circumstances, these soul beasts could not do anything to him. However, Xu Tianxi was suppressed to two thousand meters below the ground and could not use his water attribute ability to relieve the pressure. How much strength did he still have left?

Unable to contain his curiosity, and feeling better than ever before, Xu Sanshi left his secluded cave, went to the deck, grabbed the railing, and craned his neck to look out.

Xu Xiaoyun noticed the arrival of this great-grandson, a hint of joy flashing in her eyes, and smiled, "Now that you're awake, take a good look, it's very meaningful."

Xu Sanshi was taken aback by what he said. What did that mean?
Seeing the missing person return to the scene, Meng Hongchen, who was not far away, carefully considered her words and explained:
"Your brother is working incredibly hard right now, and you'll probably be going through the same thing in the future. It's good to see more of this now."

“I was going down too, but once I use my ability, this whole area will turn into poisonous water, which will be detrimental to your brother and the others’ cultivation.”

Xu Sanshi was even more confused upon hearing this. He took a few steps to Meng Hongchen and, quite tactfully, transmitted his voice, "Sister-in-law, what exactly happened?"

Meng Hongchen's beautiful eyes instantly curved into two crescent moons, and with a slight upturn of her lips, she smiled and said:

"This is a secret technique that the Mystic Ancestor obtained from the Body Sect. Its essence lies in squeezing a person's potential to the extreme and stimulating new potential to emerge in desperate situations..."

Xu Sanshi felt a chill run down his spine, his heart sinking. "Sister-in-law, won't this kill someone? Two thousand meters! Even an ordinary water-attribute Soul King with soul power would be crushed to death, right?"

"Your brother isn't normal, so don't worry."

Meng Hongchen didn't seem worried about Xu Tianxi at all, and said with a smile, "Your brother started fighting soul beasts underwater three days ago, so he's probably already familiar with this situation."

"Two days ago, his soul power broke through to level 54. That's quite a fast cultivation speed."

"Moreover, every time he returned, Xuanzu would personally check his condition and prepare medicinal meals, so he recovered very quickly."

Meng Hongchen spoke casually, but Xu Sanshi sensed a deep terror in her words. He bit his lip and asked, "Did the Ancestor say how long this trial will last?"

"It will continue until signs of awakening appear, depending on your brother and your father's own potential."

Meng Hongchen's eyes sparkled with admiration as he said, "Ancestor Xuan said that the Body Sect's method is a supreme and wonderful way to stimulate potential. If the experiment is successful, it will prove that this method may be able to cause benign mutations in all martial souls."

"Unless a Soul Master's Martial Soul and Bloodline are too mediocre, lacking even a trace of ancient bloodline genes, they all have the possibility of a second awakening."

Xu Sanshi opened his mouth wide, then pointed to himself and asked, "But why should someone like me, who has already completed the second awakening, go down?"

"Only people like my father, whose divine beast bloodline is thin and who failed to awaken the Xuanwu Shield in their early years, should go down, right?"

"There's no harm in giving it a try," Meng Hongchen said with a smile, flicking her wrist gently.
"But don't worry, Xuanzu has taken into account that you underwent the awakening ceremony more than a year ago and your potential has already been stimulated, so he won't throw you down."

"That's great, Nan Nan, I love you..." Xu Sanshi breathed a heavy sigh of relief, but couldn't help but miss Jiang Nan Nan, who was far away in Mingdu.

A beautiful smile curved Meng Hongchen's lips as she delivered a timely blow to her brother-in-law:

"What Xuanzu means is that after you break through to Soul Saint or break through to Title in a few years, he will throw you down again."

"Ah, this..." Xu Sanshi's smile froze on his face and quickly vanished.

Meng Hongchen continued, "Besides, not throwing you down doesn't mean there won't be other training. Xuanzu is in a good mood this time and has decided to give us a good special training session."

Several black lines appeared on Xu Sanshi's forehead. It would have been better to just throw him down; maybe he could have gotten another awakening. "Once you're out, don't think about getting something for nothing. Your brother works so hard, and you call yourself a prodigy, and you're even three years older than him. How can you have the nerve to follow behind him and enjoy the good life without a care in the world?"

“If you don’t fight with all your might, I’ll go back and have Sword Maniac beat you three hundred times. I guarantee your brother won’t be able to save you.”

Meng Hongchen spoke in a low, melancholy voice, and Xu Sanshi felt a chill run down his spine. He suddenly realized that this sister-in-law really didn't treat him like an outsider.

This woman is so ruthless, is it too late for me to advise Tianxi to stay away from her? Are there no gentle and charming noble ladies left in the Sun Moon Empire?

As if knowing what Xu Sanshi was thinking, Meng Hongchen said calmly:
“Before you woke up, Xuanzu instructed me that Tianxi is soft-hearted and might not be able to be ruthless towards you. He told me to keep an eye on your cultivation. I was just following orders.”

"If you think that Sword Maniac is bullying you because he's older than you, then fight me. I'm younger than you, so it's not like I'm bullying you."

Xu Sanshi's face twitched, and he waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "That's not necessary. I can fight with the Sword Maniac."

The opponent is a master of poisons; if he were to suddenly attack twice, even the Xuanwu Shield might not be able to completely block it.

Meng Hongchen nodded, his expression serious, and said, "If you need to find me or Xiao Shizhan, you are welcome anytime."

"Now look at your brother, I think he'll be out soon."

Not far away, Xue Di, as always, leaned on the railing to observe the situation. Her soul power naturally increased, as if even breathing was part of her cultivation.

Her deep blue eyes pierced through the seawater and saw Xu Tianxi struggling to rise to the surface, channeling his suppressed blood and spiritual power to fight against five golden-finned blood tiger sharks.

The reason there are five is that the heads of three golden tiger sharks have already exploded and their bodies are in pieces, and they are now floating on the surface of the sea.

The Goldenfin Blood Tiger Shark, smelling the blood, did not retreat at all. Instead, it devoured the corpse of its companion, unleashing its berserk talent. It used every means to pounce and bite, surrounding and killing Xu Tianxi.

The moon's reflection shimmered beneath the sea, casting a silvery-white ribbon that collided violently with the water columns and sprays stirred up by the five sharks, making the sea surface even more turbulent and stormy.

Suddenly, Xu Tianxi released the Silver Moon Wolf King, which leaped and killed a thousand-year-old golden-finned blood tiger shark, stirring up the bottom of the water.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xu Tianxi activated his Illusionary Moon Mystic Eyes, and several beams of light suddenly shot out from his pupils, piercing through the head of a ten-thousand-year-old tiger shark.

The tiger shark's body froze as it howled in pain. Xu Tianxi suddenly burst out with lightning, darted behind the tiger shark, and struck its skull with a palm. Under immense pressure, he turned and kicked out, clashing head-on with another ten-thousand-year-old tiger shark.

The intense collisions continued unabated. Beneath the dark seawater, blue-purple lightning and intense cyan light flashed alternately. Xu Tianxi drew circles and swirled his palms in front of him, his arms like giant pills, protecting him from the sharks' attacks.

The moon's shadow flickered, then suddenly crashed down, cleaving the tiger shark's body in two like a halo...

A few minutes later, the shattered carcass of the eighth golden tiger shark surfaced. Xu Tianxi gripped its dorsal fin, panting heavily, his eyelids heavy, his energy nearly depleted.

The Silver Moon Wolf King was quite happy. It leaped into the air, opened its illusory maw, and swallowed the black soul ring of the Golden Fin Blood Tiger Shark, revealing a very satisfied expression.

After chewing a few times, the Silver Moon Wolf King leaped to the next spot and finished eating the remaining seven soul rings before smacking his lips and stopping.

Streaks of silvery light emanated from the Silver Moon Wolf King, like a vast net spreading out, surging towards Xu Tianxi's eyes and body from all directions.

After all this was done, the Silver Moon Wolf King, smacking its lips, let out a howl under the moonlight, its figure shrank, and it raised its head and jumped back into its soul ring.

Xu Tianxi looked at the spirit ring and chuckled to himself. He squeezed out the last bit of strength from his bones, jumped onto the deck, lay down on the deck, and never wanted to get up again.

Meng Hongchen and Xu Sanshi rushed over. One skillfully fed him the pills and water, while the other, with great awareness, wiped the seawater off his body.

Several beams of soul light fell from the sea, and the remaining corpses of the Golden Fin Blood Tiger Shark were swept onto the ship, and the blood was cleaned up. It was Xu Xiaoyun cleaning up the battlefield.

Xu Tianxi regained some strength and, with the help of the two men, managed to stand up slightly. He was panting heavily, his voice hoarse as he said, "This training is truly deadly; even the most excited person can't withstand it..."

Xu Sanshi swallowed hard and whispered, "Third Brother, do you think this method will work?"

Xu Tianxi closed his eyes, shook his head, and replied, "Experts of the Body Sect usually wait until they achieve a title before attempting to awaken three times. I don't know if this method can awaken my martial soul again, but I do know that this cultivation method is very efficient."

"As for the results, let's see if my senior brothers and their colleagues can achieve any effect."

Xu Tianxi turned his gaze back to the sea.

In an instant, another figure emerged from the sea, covered in filth and coughing incessantly, with a blood-soaked, ancient sea urchin floating beneath its feet.

He is Ye Yulin, holding a bright yellow longsword in his hand, which is plunged into the body of the sea urchin with bursting spines. That is his martial spirit, which can gather the power of the starry sky and is called the Star Saint Sword.

A miraculous scene unfolded: after Ye Yulin pulled the Star Saint Sword out with great effort, the bright yellow luster flowing across the surface of the sword suddenly became incredibly dazzling, illuminating the surrounding sea.

Above the night sky, the starlight emitted by countless stars was frantically devoured by Ye Yulin's Star Saint Sword. The Star Saint Sword's unique Star Saint Power underwent a transformation, radiating an incomparably dense aura of starlight and sword energy, almost tangible, exuding a certain divine charm.

"Soul evolution? It really succeeded?"

"It really is the Star God Sword! Senior Brother Ye, your identity is truly mysterious."

(End of this chapter)