Peerless Tang Sect: Hurricane Infinite Wind

Chapter 460 Lingtian Douluo - Wu Xuan

Looking at the magnificent million-year-old torso bone in his hand and the million-year-old soul ring within easy reach not far away, Wu Xuan had no time to rejoice before his body staggered, and his aura began to weaken rapidly like a roller coaster.

The aftereffects of the second awakening of the Gold-level Body Martial Soul have arrived.

"Pfft!" With a muffled groan, Wu Xuan, who was supporting the million-year-old torso with one hand, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. He was panting heavily, his chest heaving violently. At this moment, the soul power in Wu Xuan's body was almost completely exhausted, and his spiritual sea was almost dried up due to the second awakening of the gold-level main body martial soul.

"This is the first time in all these years I've been this disheveled! But it feels so damn good!" Wu Xuan grinned, and before he could make any further moves, a strange light enveloped him and Wang Qiu'er.

Wu Xuan remained calm. He dared to push his potential to the limit because he had someone backing him up. The next moment, a familiar voice rang in his ears again: "The fourth trial of the Wind God, awe-inspiring in all directions. Objective: to intimidate all races on the continent and bring a new order to the continent. Progress achieved: 100%! Wind God affinity increased by 5%. Total affinity: 55%."

"Due to the reduced challenge difficulty, the final reward is halved. The two options are either a one-level increase in soul power or the healing light of the Goddess of Life. You can choose one of the two."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xuan did not hesitate and immediately chose the second reward.

"Shhh!!"

The six-pointed star array imprint on Wu Xuan's palm lit up, its previous dim and restrained appearance replaced by a dazzling light. Wu Xuan felt as if a large door had appeared within the six-pointed star array on his palm. Pushing open this door with his spiritual power, Wu Xuan felt as if he had entered a world of life.

Subconsciously, he channeled his spiritual power into this new world. Instantly, the six-pointed star array shone with a vibrant green light, and a boundless tide of life engulfed Wu Xuan entirely. The immense light of life illuminated an area spanning nearly ten thousand miles, shining upon all humans and soul beasts.

The land, which had been ravaged beyond recognition, began to ripple with green waves. The bottomless ravines and the thick stench of blood were slowly healed in the green waves.

Wang Qiu'er, who was standing to the side, slowly opened her eyes as the tide of life washed over her. In that instant, she felt that the green light was warm and comfortable, and carried a sense of majesty.

Apart from the Rainbow Dragon that died and the several Beast Kings imprisoned by Wu Xuan using the Conferred God Platform, all the other injured humans and severely wounded soul beasts slowly closed their eyes the moment they were illuminated by the light of life. All the injuries in their bodies were recovering at an extremely rapid pace. Their bodies trembled slightly, and their inner respect made them all lower their heads.

The realm of the gods! A magnificent mansion.

If Wu Xuan were here, he would definitely recognize this as the residence of the Wind God, but now a special guest has arrived at the residence.

It was a woman, dressed in a light green dress that exuded vitality. A gentle smile always graced her face; her vibrant energy was truly unforgettable and made her feel exceptionally close to people.

He is none other than the God of Life, one of the five great god-kings of the divine realm.

"I'm grateful to the Goddess of Life for healing my successor." The Wind God, no longer reserved, now had eyes full of excitement. He hadn't misjudged the boy; choosing him was an absolutely correct move.

The million-year-old soul beast, the Yin-Yang Chaos Bird, can be seen as a test given to Wu Xuan by the God Realm, not as the Wind God.

The Goddess of Life nodded slightly and said, "God of Wind! I and Destruction have both read the proposal you submitted. It is a very bold attempt."

As two of the top ten strongest warriors among the thirty-two main gods, they each bestowed the divine seed and the divine trial upon the same person. This naturally could not escape the grasp of the Destruction God King, who now controls the central hub of the divine realm.

Knowing he couldn't hide it from the wind god, he wrote down his ideas as a feasible plan and submitted it to the Divine Realm Committee.

The God of Destruction was greatly surprised when he saw the plan. After careful consideration, he felt it was quite feasible, so he personally observed Wu Xuan through the central hub of the divine realm.

Talented, persevering, and most importantly, very ambitious, the God of Destruction felt that this plan had a great chance of being realized in Wu Xuan.

So a council was convened. Of course, the outcome of the council was only within the purview of the five great god-kings and did not include the current wind god. In the end, the plan was confirmed with one vote against, two abstentions, and two votes in favor.

The one who opposed it was naturally our Great Buddha Tang, while the two god-kings, Good and Evil, abstained. Although Buddha Tang explained the consequences of the plan's failure, he couldn't resist the god-kings' determination to destroy him.

As the wife of the god of destruction, the goddess of life naturally sided with destruction after her husband Chen Ming realized the stakes. Her presence at the wind god's residence clearly indicates she is the one in charge of this plan.

The Wind God remained silent, still extremely respectful. This goddess had witnessed the entire divine test, and now she could say with absolute certainty that if that kid could inherit both her divine position and the God of Destruction's, achieving dual divine status, then becoming a first-level god would not be the end, but the beginning. Their divine realm had truly not seen a god-king level being born for a very, very long time.

Everyone is probably hoping for the birth of a new god-king. Their divine realm has been stagnant and complacent for too long, and they need a radical ruler to take the stage.

Seeing the exact same expression on her face as her husband's, the Goddess of Life sighed softly: "While the attempt is bold, it is not necessarily impossible. From now on, you and the God of Destruction will work together to complete this plan. The God Realm Committee will provide you with two-fifths of its resources to assist you."

"Yes!" The Wind God was overjoyed. With two-fifths of the power of the entire God Realm supporting them, their success rate was at least 60%.

Meanwhile, in the Nether!
Despite the ebb and flow of life, a figure still stood. After only a few minutes, Wu Xuan, whose injuries had healed, slowly opened his eyes.

"The Seventh Trial of the Wind God, the Battle of Kings, Objective: Kill the strongest being on the Meteor Dragon Continent, the Yin-Yang Chaos Bird! Completed."

"Reward: Five Holy Soul Stones! Wind God Affinity increased by 15%. Total Affinity increased by 70%."

"Sacred Soul Stones are the precursors to God-given Soul Rings. They come with a 100,000-year Soul Ring without any attributes. The examinee can absorb one to obtain the most suitable 100,000-year Soul Ring, or fuse a 100,000-year Soul Ring with a Sacred Soul Stone to increase the Soul Ring's age to 200,000 years. Sacred Soul Stones cannot be stacked."

"Hiss~!" Wu Xuan's eyes lit up, his mood calmer than ever before. Is this the benefit of having connections? Completing the assessment brings rewards, and injuries can be healed directly with life energy—this feeling is simply wonderful.

"Wu Xuan~!" A melodious call came, and before Wu Xuan could even look up, a head of long, wavy, pinkish-blue hair drew a graceful arc in the air, and Wang Qiu'er's flawless face quickly magnified.

The next moment, slightly awkward but somewhat rough pink lips pressed against Wu Xuan's thin lips, which hadn't even had time to open. Even with Wu Xuan's physique, the Golden Dragon Girl's impact caught him off guard, causing him to stagger back half a step.

Their eyes met, one with jet-black pupils and the other with pale blue eyes.

Their warm breaths touched each other's cheeks, and Wang Qiu'er's eyes were full of determination but also a little shyness.

The softness in his arms and the warm touch between his lips, coupled with the sudden impact, made Wu Xuan instinctively reach out and pull Wang Qiu'er into his embrace.

Wu Xuan stiffened and subconsciously felt something was wrong. He was about to push the soft woman in his arms away, but Wang Qiu'er's jade-like arms reached out first and tightly hugged his head.

"Qiu'er, don't do this!" Wu Xuan broke free from the passionate kiss of the woman in his arms, and what came into view was Wang Qiu'er's eyes filled with tears.

"Am I really annoying you?" The girl's lips moved, but the voice caught deep in her throat, weak like a sigh. Tears welled up uncontrollably, blurring her vision.

"Wu Xuan, do you know, not long ago, I really had no power to resist at all, but I wasn't afraid at all, because you were by my side and I knew you would come to save me!" Wang Qiu'er's eyes were filled with tears, and you could see her tightly clenched fists, her knuckles turning a frightening bluish-white from excessive force, and her body trembling slightly uncontrollably.

That's just her personality; once she's set her mind on something, she'll do anything to get it.

"Qiu'er!" Wu Xuan's voice was hoarse; the girl's affection had caught him off guard. He had never been one to take the initiative in matters of the heart, whether it was with Xiao Xiao, Ma Xiaotao, or Ye Guyi. But with Wang Qiu'er, he felt something different.

Initially, he didn't want to have much contact with Wang Qiu'er, mainly because of her appearance. She hadn't transformed into human form as Wu Xuan had hoped, but instead still used Tang Buddha's daughter as a model. He sensed a strong sense of scheming in this.

But how could two people whose fates had intertwined remain unrelated? The various events that followed touched Wu Xuan to some extent. This girl, who dared to love and hate, and was fearless in her pursuit of truth, seemed to have entered his heart.

Before the Buddha descended upon Qiankun Wenqing Valley and their identities were fully revealed, he probably harbored a somewhat instinctive possessiveness towards Wang Qiu'er, who made no attempt to conceal her feelings. He didn't want to be near her, but he also didn't want anyone else to be near her.
At that time, Wu Xuan questioned himself more than once whether what he was doing was despicable; he truly didn't want to do this. But emotions are the hardest thing to control. Wang Qiu'er might have already entered his heart, though perhaps his feelings weren't as intense as they seemed.
"Silly girl!" Wu Xuan's eyes surged with emotion as he took the initiative to embrace the girl in front of him. He had never had any prejudice against soul beasts, and he certainly didn't have any prejudice against Wang Qiu'er, who had completely become human.

Wu Xuan slowly approached, his warm touch gently covering her lips. In an instant, Wang Qiu'er's aloof defenses melted and shattered like ice under the warm spring sun. Feeling that familiar scent, Wang Qiu'er's exquisite face blossomed like a hundred flowers, radiant and captivating.

An indescribable heat erupted from the depths of Wang Qiu'er's eyes. At that moment, her thoughts seemed to float to the clouds, and the soul power within her body, like a stream awakened by spring water, instantly broke free from all stagnation, flowing forward lightly and naturally, smoothly washing over every corner that had once been blocked, emitting a silent jubilation.

Soul Power Breakthrough, Level 80! Because of the resolution of her inner conflict, Wang Qiu'er's soul power level naturally broke through. After a long while, the overlapping figures of the two separated.

"Qiu'er, thank you for liking me!" Wu Xuan held Wang Qiu'er's hands, his eyes full of tenderness.

"Me too!" The two looked into each other's eyes, and everything was understood without words.

"Buzz~!" With a soft tremor, the gray-gold soul ring of the Yin-Yang Chaos Bird, which was a million years old, came into view.

"Is this the legendary million-year spirit ring?" Wang Qiu'er murmured softly, very curious about this unprecedented gray-gold spirit ring.

"Yes! Qiu'er, with the help of the protective shield formed by this tide of life, we should get down to business." Wu Xuan released Wang Qiu'er's hands, and the million-year-old torso bone slowly fell in front of her, while his soul power was directly drawn towards the gray-gold object.

Wang Qiu'er nodded slightly. Now that she had broken through to level 80, she could finally absorb the 270,000-year-old Demon Soul Great White Shark King Soul Ring.

The two exchanged a smile and sat down cross-legged in their respective positions. As the gray-gold spirit ring descended from above Wu Xuan's head, the dense, almost tangible black-and-white light seemed to find an outlet, surging into Wu Xuan's body from all directions. The million-year-old torso bone also seemed to be activated, adhering to Wu Xuan's body and then transforming into gray-gold energy and light that merged into Wu Xuan's body.

A violent surge of soul power erupted, and despite the intense energy impact, Wu Xuan's aura remained remarkably stable. His spiritual power and physical strength were no weaker than those of a Limit Douluo; his only deficiency was in the cultivation of his soul power.

A black and white halo flickered, and Wu Xuan's entire body released strong soul power fluctuations. The Ultimate Wind Soul Core in his chest was also boiling.

Under the influence of the immense soul power, the dark green soul core began to swirl like a vortex.

The rotation of the soul power inside the soul core became more than ten times faster than before, but the compressed soul power inside became more than ten times more viscous.

The soul ring energy accumulated by the Yin-Yang Chaos Bird over a million years of cultivation allowed Wu Xuan's soul power, already at level ninety, to continue climbing to level ninety-one, ninety-two, ninety-three, and ninety-four. His soul power stopped growing at the peak of level ninety-four.

Black! Black! Black! Black! Red! Red! Red! Red! Gray-gold! A total of nine spirit rings pulsed around Wu Xuan. The main color of the million-year spirit rings was still gold. However, due to the different attributes and abilities of the spirit beasts they produced, the spirit rings were shrouded in different colored halos.

From this moment on, Wu Xuan truly became a titled Douluo-level powerhouse.

Nine-ring Titled Douluo!

The title for himself came to Wu Xuan almost instantly: Ling Tian.

A powerful being who reigns supreme above the heavens.

Lingtian Douluo - Wu Xuan.

(End of this chapter)