Douluo: Martial Soul Nine-Tailed Fox, I am the White Fox Emperor

Time flies like an arrow. In the blink of an eye, seventy-three years have passed since the Holy Emperor Hu Bai unified the continent and established the Supreme Martial Soul Empire.

Over the past decade or so, the Douluo Continent has undergone earth-shattering changes. Soul guidance technology and martial soul cultivation have developed in tandem, and the benefits brought by the plane upgrade have led to an explosive increase in the number of powerful individuals.

In the most dazzling martial arts academy in Wuhun City, there was a pair of legendary sisters who turned twelve.

Martial Arts Academy, training grounds on the back mountain.

Two stunningly beautiful figures are facing off.

The girl on the left is dressed in a gold and red tight-fitting battle suit, which perfectly outlines her already budding figure.

She wore a high ponytail, her golden hair gleaming in the sunlight, her brows exuding a commanding presence. In her hand she held a crimson-gold longsword, and sacred yet domineering flames swirled around her.

She is the eldest sister, Hu Nuannuan.

The girl on the right is wearing a loose, silver-white long dress, and her silver hair cascades down to her ankles like a waterfall.

She was barefoot, hovering in mid-air, with a string of emerald green bells tied around her ankles.

She half-closed her amethyst-like eyes, looking languid as if she hadn't woken up yet, while a nine-colored elemental halo slowly pulsed around her.

She is the younger sister, Hu Nuonuo.

"Nuan Nuan, be serious! The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament is in a month, and we have to secure a spot in the qualifying rounds!" Nuan Nuan brandished her longsword, and the air crackled.

Nuonuo yawned, waved her little hand, and the surrounding space slightly distorted, forming a comfortable elemental cushion: "Sister, what's the point of this kind of competition? It's just a bunch of little brats fighting. I want to go home and sleep. Daddy promised to make me ice cream today."

"That's the glory of the entire continent! Daddy said we have to win the championship with our own strength as a birthday present for him!" Nuannuan said with exasperation. "Besides, I heard that a few guys from reclusive sects are coming out of seclusion this time, saying they want to challenge the Martial Arts Academy's dominant position. Can you tolerate that?"

Upon hearing "challenge the Martial Arts Academy," Nuonuo finally opened one eye, a faint hint of disdain flashing in her purple eyes: "Oh? Then let's just send them back. Let's finish this quickly, don't delay my ice cream."

……

This day was the day for the martial arts academy to select its internal teams.

As the top academy on the entire continent, the Martial Arts Academy has a direct spot to the finals. This team is known as "Martial Arts Academy Team One" and represents the face of the Martial Soul Empire.

The training ground was packed with people.

Dean Shui Bing'er, Vice Dean Dugu Yan, and Director of Teaching Ye Lingling sat on the high platform.

On the arena, several Soul Master students, aged eighteen or nineteen, with soul power exceeding level fifty, stood ready for battle. They were the best of the senior students, and they had assumed the spot was theirs for the taking.

Until, the two figures, one in red and one in white, stepped onto the arena.

"Hu Nuannuan, twelve years old."

"Hu Nuonuo, twelve years old."

The audience was in an uproar.

"Twelve years old? Are you kidding me? Although I've heard that these two junior girls are exceptionally talented, this kind of competition is against the top geniuses under the age of twenty-five from across the entire continent!"

"Exactly! The difference in soul power is too great. Are we just going to be sent to our deaths?"

"Wait, there seem to be only two of them? Isn't a team supposed to have seven people?"

Faced with the doubts, Hu Nuannuan simply smiled faintly and stepped forward.

“We do need five more teammates, but that's just to make up the numbers. As for their strength…”

Nuannuan's eyes narrowed, and she stomped her foot heavily.

A terrifying shockwave instantly swept across the entire area.

Immediately afterwards, five spirit rings slowly rose from beneath her feet.

They're all reddish-gold!
"A...a Soul King with five rings?!" A senior student was so shocked that he fell to the ground. "A twelve-year-old Soul King? How is that possible?!"

As for the crimson-gold spirit ring, they were already used to it.

However, because the color of the current spirit ring is very different from that of the past, they cannot determine the age (power) of the spirit ring from its color.

However, because they are self-formed soul rings, the power of these soul skills generally increases with the improvement of cultivation level.

But it's not over yet.

Hu Nuonuo rubbed her eyes, seemingly finding her sister's commotion too noisy, and casually released her own martial spirit.

The same five rings.

A nine-colored halo swirled around, and the terrifying dragon's might and elemental suppression sent a shiver down the spines of all the beast-type and element-type spirit masters present.

"Beat us, and the spot is yours. Lose, shut up." Nuannuan pointed her crimson-gold holy sword forward, exuding domineering aura. "Come at me all at once, don't waste time."

The seven Soul Kings opposite them looked at each other, and finally gritted their teeth and said, "We're all Soul Kings, but I don't believe they're that much stronger than us! We even outnumber them!"

"Brothers, activate the martial spirit!"

Seven senior elites unleashed their power instantly, bombarding the two sisters with a variety of dazzling soul skills.

Nuannuan curled her lips into a disdainful sneer: "Too slow."

Second Soul Skill: Blazing Sun - Instant Flash!

Her figure vanished instantly, transforming into a golden-red lightning bolt that charged directly into the enemy's formation.

"Third Soul Skill: Celestial Fox - Crimson Lotus Sword Dance!"

The sword energy bloomed like a lotus flower, each petal carrying extreme fire poison and mental impact.

"what!"

In a single exchange, the shields of the three defensive Soul Masters were shattered, and they were blasted off the stage.

The remaining four tried to fight back, but found themselves unable to move.

"Spatial confinement".

A small, soft hand gently grasped it from afar.

The space around the four soul masters instantly froze, like flies trapped in amber, unable to move an inch no matter how hard they struggled.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Elemental Stripping".

Nuonuo snapped her fingers.

The soul power armor and buffs on the four people vanished in an instant.

"Go down."

With a wave of her small, delicate hand, a gust of wind suddenly appeared, sweeping the four senior students off the stage.

The entire battle lasted less than ten seconds.

On the high platform, Dugu Yan shook her head with a wry smile: "This is a dimensional reduction attack. The strength of these two little monsters is probably already enough to go toe-to-toe with a Soul Saint."

Shui Bing'er's eyes were full of relief: "Since that's the case, then there's nothing to hesitate about. Nuan Nuan is the perfect captain for this competition."

Finally, the roster for the Martial Arts Academy's first team was finalized:
Captain: Hu Nuannuan (Level 58 Power Attack Type Battle Soul King)
Vice Captain: Hu Nuonuo (Level 59 Control-type Battle Soul King)
This team is jokingly referred to by outsiders as the "Goddess Leading Team".

……

A month later.

Wuhun City, the Great Battle Arena.

This building can accommodate 500,000 spectators and is the most magnificent building on the entire continent.

Hu Bai, along with Qian Renxue and Gu Yuena, personally attended the opening ceremony.

In the box.

Hu Bai looked at the line of people entering below, peeling an orange in his hand, and handed it to Qian Renxue next to him: "Xue'er, look at our daughter's aura, doesn't it remind you of yourself back then?"

Qian Renxue proudly raised her chin: "That's right, look who gave birth to you. But Nuannuan's drive is more like yours."

Gu Yuena leaned lazily against the soft couch: "I just hope Nuonuo doesn't fall asleep during the match. It's being broadcast live across the entire continent, it's too embarrassing. I don't know where she got this laid-back attitude from, she loves sleeping so much."

Hu Bai: ...If I had to say who I took after, it would only be you. Back then, you were asleep in the Lake of Life for who knows how long...

At this moment, the entrance ceremony was underway below. The host announced, "Next up is the Martial Arts Academy team!"

The whole audience cheered loudly.

However, when the teams from other colleges saw the two twelve-year-old girls walking at the front, a buzz of discussion instantly erupted.

"What's going on? Is there no one left at the Martial Arts Academy? Why send two little kids?"

"Twelve years old? He's participating in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament?"

"Hahaha! It seems the championship is about to change hands! Our Star Luo team's chance has arrived!"

The captain of the Star Luo team, a burly White Tiger Soul King (a descendant of the Dai family), looked at Nuannuan and Nuonuo with a hint of disdain in his eyes: "Little sister, this is not a place for playing house. Be careful you don't cry later."

Nuannuan stopped and turned around, her pink-gold eyes coldly sweeping over him.

Just a glance.

A terrifying mental pressure instantly pierced into that person's mind.

"what!"

The White Tiger Soul King let out a miserable cry, his legs buckled, and he knelt on the ground, cold sweat pouring down his face.

"What's going on, Captain?" The members of the Star Luo team were shocked.

Nuannuan withdrew her gaze and said calmly, "If you can't even withstand this much mental strength, do you deserve to be called a tiger? At best, you're just a sick cat."

"I remember that your Dai family's martial spirit, the White Tiger, should have been upgraded, but now it seems that even if it was upgraded, it's not that great."

After saying that, she led her team away, leaving everyone in shock.

Inside the private room, Hu Bai laughed so hard he almost fell over: "Hahaha! Well done! That's my daughter, Hu Bai! She doesn't cause trouble, but she's definitely not afraid of trouble!"

Back then, after the Star Luo Empire surrendered, Hu Bai fulfilled his promise and improved the quality of the White Tiger Martial Soul.

This means that their martial spirits can reach the level of innate full soul power.

However, it is impossible for him to achieve the same bloodline reversion as his Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox.

He was born with full soul power, but due to the dimensional rules, his maximum level was ten.

As for Qian Renxue's innate level 20, that's because she was granted level 10 by the gods.

And his daughter, those extra ten levels, do they even need an explanation?

……

According to the rules, the Martial Arts Academy team directly entered the top 32 elimination round of the finals.

In their first match, their opponents were the "Rampage Team" from the vicinity of the former Heavenly Dou Imperial City.

This is an all-out offensive team that focuses on power, with an average soul power level of 45 and an extremely ruthless style.

In the arena.

The captain of the Berserker Team is a burly man over two meters tall whose martial spirit is the Ironclad Rhinoceros.

He looked at Nuannuan, who only reached his waist, and sneered, "Little sister, if you don't want to get hurt, you'd better admit defeat. Uncle's fists don't have eyes!"

Nuannuan sighed and waved to her five teammates behind her: "You don't need to move, just watch the show. Nuonuo and I are enough."

The teammates, already used to being carried, retreated one after another.

This scene left the entire audience and commentators dumbfounded.

"Is this Martial Arts Academy team humiliating their opponents?" the commentator stammered.

"The game begins!" the referee ordered.

"Charge! Knock them away!" the berserk captain roared, and the seven enormous rhinoceros spirits charged simultaneously, causing the earth to tremble as if a thousand troops were galloping.

Faced with this terrifying charge, Nuannuan simply drew her crimson-gold holy sword slowly.

"I told you guys, you're too slow."

"Fourth Soul Skill: Seraphim - Holy Flame Domain!"

A golden-red ring of fire erupted instantly around Nuan Nuan.

This is not just fire, it's a mental energy field!

The seven burly men who were charging forward suddenly felt a blur before their eyes, and what they saw was no longer the arena, but a carnage of corpses and blood.

"Ah! Ghost!"

The group instantly lost their composure, and their charge stalled.

At that very moment, Nuannuan moved.

She didn't use any fancy sword techniques; she simply swept her sword horizontally.

"One sword, and the gates of heaven open!"

A crimson-gold sword aura, fifty meters long, appeared out of nowhere, carrying indestructible sharpness and high temperature, and directly collided with the seven rhinoceroses.

boom!boom!boom!boom!
Before they could even scream, the seven Soul Masters, known for their defense, had their Soul Power Armor shatter instantly. They were sent flying like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily into the protective shield.

One sword, seven kills!

The audience was silent.

Nuannuan sheathed her sword, her hair perfectly styled.

Nuonuo, who was standing next to her, didn't even make a move. She just casually added a "Wind Acceleration" to her sister when Nuannuan swung her sword.

"Referee, can we announce the result now?" Nuannuan asked the stunned referee.

"Oh...oh! The winner is the Martial Arts Academy team!"

Instantly, applause and cheers erupted like a tsunami.

"That's incredible! What kind of soul skill is that?!"

"Five Rings! They really are Five Ring Soul Kings! And her Soul Skills are terrifying!"

"A twelve-year-old Soul King, is this the bloodline of the Holy Emperor?"

Because of the change in the rules of the plane, Soul Masters need to perceive the world on their own and condense their own Soul Rings.

Before level 40, the cultivation speed is generally slow because it is the initial stage.

However, to condense a spirit ring on one's own and create a spirit skill suitable for one's own martial soul is different from before; it requires a lot of hard work.

Choose a martial art that suits you, or one of the same origin.

Then practice diligently to strengthen your connection with heaven and earth, thereby condensing a soul ring.

This process is much more strenuous than simply sitting cross-legged and meditating before.

Therefore, it is very important for a good teacher to teach by example.

It's no exaggeration to say that teachers in this era play a far greater role than those before the reforms.

Moreover, nowadays, when a soul beast dies, it will not have a soul ring or soul bone.

Therefore, Soul Masters can no longer improve themselves by absorbing Soul Bones.

However, in recent years, some alchemists have also emerged.

Elixirs with various effects began to appear.

However, since most of these pills are not (semi)immortal herbs, their effects are much weaker, and consuming too many is not good for one's cultivation.

It can only play a supporting role.

Therefore, Hu Nuannuan and Hu Nuonuo are able to approach the Soul Emperor level at this age, which is not only due to their own talent, but also inseparable from their hard work!
...(End of chapter)