Douluo Dalu: Ice Snake Martial Spirit, Infinite Evolution

Chapter 254 The Seventh Soul Ring After 300,000 Years
"Tang Ya?"

Both Mr. Lin and Ma Xiaotao frowned upon hearing the name.

Tang Ya has been missing for a long time. The last news about her was the rumor that she took revenge on the Iron Blood Sect of Tiandou City.

In that rumor, Tang Ya used the ability to absorb the life force of Soul Masters, and then there was no further news about her.

"Xuanzi, you suddenly brought up Beibei. Did you see Tang Ya at the Holy Spirit Cult?" Elder Lin asked with a solemn expression.

"I didn't see her, but I heard Long Xiaoyao talk about her when I was imprisoned by the Holy Spirit Cult."

"What did he say?"

"He said that our Shrek Academy has nurtured a Blue Silver Saintess for the Holy Spirit Cult."

Elder Xuan's face was extremely grave: "According to Long Xiaoyao, this Blue Silver Saintess is Tang Ya, and she can rapidly improve her cultivation by absorbing the life force of her enemies, making her far ahead of others on the path of evil soul masters."

Upon hearing this, Elder Mu's face immediately darkened.

Saint!

Blue Silver Saintess!

It's all thanks to the Shrek Academy's inspection team, which launched a nationwide manhunt for evil spirit masters, that their own academy's outer court graduates ended up becoming saintesses of evil spirit master cults.

"That's quite a slap in the face!"

Old Mu glanced at Ma Xiaotao beside him again and suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Fortunately, Dugu Han found the Fiery Glue to help Ma Xiaotao evolve her Martial Soul; otherwise, she would have inevitably had her soul corrupted by the Evil Fire and become a saintess of the Evil Soul Master sect as well.

"Xiao Tao!"

Old Lin also looked at Ma Xiaotao and asked, "You and Dugu Han participated in the cleanup of the Holy Spirit Cult's stronghold. Did you see Tang Ya there?"

"no!"

As soon as Ma Xiaotao finished speaking, Elder Xuan said, "She didn't cultivate in the Holy Spirit Sect. I heard from Long Xiaoyao that she was discovered by the Holy Spirit Sect's Grand Elder in Tiandou City. After returning to the Holy Spirit Sect and confirming her identity as a Holy Maiden, she has been following the Holy Spirit Sect's Grand Elder and cultivating outside!"

"The Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, his soul power level is in the nineties?"

"Old Mu suddenly asked."

“Level 96!” Ma Xiaotao said subconsciously.

Dugu Han had told her about the soul power levels of the eight elders of the Holy Spirit Cult.

The Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult is the only Super Douluo among the eight elders.

"Elder Mu, what have you discovered?" Elder Xuan asked.

"A few days ago, two evil soul masters at the Title Douluo level appeared in the Douling Empire. Shao Zhe and Mei'er went to provide support!"

Elder Mu frowned and said, "One of those two evil soul masters is a level 96 Super Douluo, who is probably the Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult!"

"Won't the teacher and his wife be in danger?"

Ma Xiaotao was somewhat worried, after all, evil soul masters were much stronger than ordinary soul masters.

"Will not!"

Old Lin gestured for Ma Xiaotao to relax.

Yan Shaozhe has broken through to become a level 96 Super Douluo. His martial soul is the Phoenix of Light, which has a certain restraint on evil soul masters. He can even deal with evil soul masters who are one level higher, let alone evil soul masters of the same level.

Moreover, it wasn't just Shrek Academy that sent people to provide support; other forces such as the Star Luo Empire, the Heavenly Soul Empire, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School also sent people there.

Evil Soul Masters are as disgusting as stinking rats in the gutter. The Three Kingdoms and all the major forces within them are preparing to take this opportunity to eradicate all Evil Soul Masters on the continent in one fell swoop.

With so many Soul Masters gathered, those two Title Douluos, whose highest Soul Power was only level 96, couldn't cause any trouble.

Ma Xiaotao was relieved to hear this.

"okay!"

"If Tang Ya is really with that Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, Shao Zhe will clean house for the academy."

Old Mu waved his hand, ending the discussion on this topic.

"But what about Beibei?"

Old Lin frowned and said, "I don't know what kind of bewitching potion this kid has taken. Ever since Tang Ya left without saying goodbye, he's been lovesick every day. Last time, we didn't dare let him know that Tang Ya was rumored to be an evil soul master. If Shao Zhe cleans up the mess this time, what if he finds out..."

Let's keep it from him for now!

Old Mu sighed, feeling helpless about Bei Bei's infatuation.

"And one more thing!"

Elder Lin then asked, "Elder Mu, regarding Xiao Tao becoming the next successor to the Pavilion Master, should we invite all the major powers to a ceremony to witness it?"

"No, let's not!"

The thought of standing on the stage, being pointed at and criticized by people from various powerful groups, gave Ma Xiaotao goosebumps all over.

"Master!"

Her big, bright eyes looked pitifully at Old Master Mu.

Old Master Mu smiled and said, "Since Xiao Tao is unwilling, then forget it. A simple notification will suffice!"

"Should we notify the Sun Moon Empire?" Elder Lin asked again.

Old Master Mu was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "The same applies; treat them equally!"

After saying that, he sighed and said, "Huiqun, our college has gone astray!"

"Ok?"

Elder Lin, Elder Xuan, and Ma Xiaotao were all very puzzled by this statement.

"Huiqun, Xuanzi, I have a question for you!"

Elder Mu said to the two of them in a deep voice, "If the Heavenly Soul Empire suddenly goes to war with the Star Luo Empire, whose side should the academy support?"

"I won't help anyone!"

Elder Xuan subconsciously replied, "Our Shrek Academy is just an academy; we will never interfere in conflicts between nations."

"But why did we choose to help the Three Kingdoms when the Sun Moon Empire and the Three Kingdoms went to war?" Elder Mu asked again.

Why help the Three Kingdoms? Isn't that obvious?
Both Elder Lin and Elder Xuan were somewhat baffled by this question.

Even Ma Xiaotao looked at her grandmaster with a puzzled expression, not understanding why he suddenly asked such a question.

"Is it because the Sun Moon Empire are outsiders, invaders, that's why!"

Before the two could answer, Elder Mu explained the reason himself.

"Not bad!"

Both Elder Lin and Elder Xuan thought so.

But then Elder Mu said, "However, more than four thousand years have passed. More than four thousand years ago, the Sun and Moon Empire was the invader. It is understandable that our academy protects its homeland."

"Now, more than four thousand years have passed, and the Sun Moon Empire has long since transformed from an invader into an empire on our Douluo Continent, just like the Heavenly Soul, the Douling, and the Star Luo Empire. The struggle between empires should not be interfered with by an academy."

"We at Shrek Academy are neither an empire nor a sect, but an academy, a place for teaching and nurturing people."

“But since this is a place for teaching and nurturing people, it shouldn’t interfere in the situation on the mainland.” After saying this, Old Mu shook his head and walked straight to the inner courtyard conference room in the distance.

Ma Xiaotao quickly followed.

Only Elder Lin and Elder Xuan remained silent for a long time.

The two of them watched as Elder Mu's figure receded into the distance.

His mind was filled with the echoes of Elder Mu's words.

More than four thousand years have passed, and the name of the Sun and Moon Continent has long been forgotten. The Sun and Moon Empire has also transformed into an empire on the Douluo Continent.

An empire is an empire, and an academy is an academy!
Since they are all nations belonging to the Douluo Continent, they are fighting each other.

Therefore, their college has no reason, nor should it, interfere in the conflicts between nations.

After a long while, Elder Xuan stared blankly as Elder Mu's figure disappeared before he came to his senses.

He sighed: "Elder Mu is right. After more than four thousand years of integration, the Sun Moon Empire is no different from the original three kingdoms of our Douluo Continent. The people of their country have long since changed from invaders to residents of our Douluo Continent."

"The academy should indeed stop interfering in the struggle between the Sun Moon Empire and the Three Kingdoms."

Old Lin nodded in agreement.

……

the other side!
Old Mu also brought Ma Xiaotao to the conference room.

"Blood red, a 100,000-year soul ring!"

Ma Xiaotao looked at the blood-red soul ring above Dugu Han and said.

"It's not just 100,000 years. The soul power fluctuations on this soul ring are even stronger than your 190,000-year eighth soul ring. It should have already exceeded 200,000 years."

Old Master Mu scrutinized Dugu Han's face; his expression remained calm, showing no sign of pain.

It seems that it has not yet reached its limit, and the age of the spirit rings continues to increase.

"Grandmaster, Junior Uncle said that the lifespan of a divinely bestowed spirit ring is determined by the physical strength of the spirit master. Based on Junior Uncle's physical strength, how many years do you think Junior Uncle's seventh spirit ring will eventually reach?"

Ma Xiaotao stared at the spirit ring above Dugu Han and asked curiously.

"Hard to say!"

Old Mu shook his head.

Dugu Han possesses seven soul bones, making his physical strength far surpass that of ordinary Title Douluos. However, ordinary Title Douluos can only absorb soul rings that are at most 100,000 years old, while his current soul rings have already exceeded 200,000 years.

Moreover, and most importantly, his soul power is only level 70.

A Soul Master's physical strength is closely related to their Soul Power level.

The higher the level of soul power, the stronger the body will also be, and this enhancement is no less than that of soul bones.

Therefore, even without a soul bone, as long as a soul master can increase their soul power by ten levels, the lifespan of the soul rings they absorb can increase exponentially.

For example, if the first spirit ring is over four hundred years old, after increasing the spirit power by ten levels, the second spirit ring can absorb twice as much as an eight-hundred-year-old spirit ring.

Although Dugu Han relied on the various soul bones in his body to enhance his physical strength to an unimaginable level, his level 70 soul power held him back.

"It is estimated to be between 200,000 and 300,000 years ago."

As he spoke, Old Mu suddenly felt a pang of regret.

By absorbing a divinely bestowed soul ring, one can obtain a soul ring with the maximum lifespan, depending on their physical strength.

He should have let Dugu Han absorb it when he reached the ninth spirit ring.

When his soul power level increases, he will be able to absorb the divinely bestowed soul ring to the maximum extent, thereby obtaining a soul ring with a lifespan of at least 500,000 years.

"Pity!"

"What's a pity?" Ma Xiaotao asked, puzzled.

"nothing!"

Old Mu smiled but offered no explanation.

This left Ma Xiaotao completely bewildered.

Ma Xiaotao glanced at him strangely, but didn't ask any more questions. She quietly stared at Dugu Han and waited.

Dugu Han's soul ring age has also exceeded 250,000 years.

When it got completely dark, his spirit ring age had finally broken through 280,000 years, but at the same time, the rate at which his spirit ring age increased also slowed down.

281,000 years... 282,000 years... 283,000 years...

A full hour passed, and the age of the spirit ring only increased by 10,000 years, reaching 290,000 years. The rate at which the age of the spirit ring increased also became even slower.

295,000 years... 291,000 years...

Two hours later!
Dugu Han's soul ring age limit has finally reached 299,000 years and 100 years.

However, he also felt a bloating pain inside his body, and his face showed a look of pain.

"Not even close!"

"We're just a little short of breaking the 300,000-year mark!"

Dugu Han gritted his teeth and persevered, large beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.

"We're about to reach our limit!"

Elder Mu felt the fluctuations of soul power emanating from the soul ring above him and couldn't help but become nervous.

Three hundred thousand years, nearly three hundred thousand years.

If Dugu Han puts in a little more effort and increases the age of his seventh soul ring to 300,000 years, then his martial soul true body will be unprecedentedly powerful.

299,500 years... 299,600 years...

Dugu Han's soul ring lifespan has reached its limit, and he is only managing to hold on by his own willpower.

The increase in the age of the spirit ring is like squeezing toothpaste, slowly increasing little by little.

Half an hour later, the age of the spirit ring was increased to 299,900 years, only 100 years away from a true 300,000-year spirit ring.

"One hundred years, just one hundred years left!"

Dugu Han gritted his teeth, enduring the swelling of his meridians, and forcibly increased the age of his soul ring.

299,920 years...940 years...980 years...

The lifespan of the spirit rings increased little by little, at a snail's pace.

Until the moment when the lifespan of the spirit rings completely broke through to 300,000 years.

Instantly, a powerful surge of soul energy emanated from Dugu Han's body.

With the 300,000-year-old soul ring entering his body, Dugu Han's soul power immediately began to rise rapidly.

Level 71... Level 72... Level 73...

(End of this chapter)