Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

Qian Shui, whose breakthrough should have ended after absorbing the soul ring and soul bone, experienced a surge in aura and his martial soul level clearly broke through to level 95 Super Douluo. However, he strangely stopped breaking through and still did not wake up.

Qian Daoliu's strangeness is indeed reasonable. Qian Shui almost never uses the extra energy brought by absorbing soul rings to break through the martial soul level, because the breakthrough of the immortal cultivation realm requires more.

If we consider that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda has already absorbed five 100,000-year soul rings, even excluding the energy from the Evil Emperor, he should have already broken through level 95 and reached level 96. This is the most advantageous aspect of twin martial souls.

This is the biggest advantage for Qian Shui! Because once he breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage, his Martial Soul level becomes completely irrelevant!

But that's easier said than done! It requires shattering the core to form an infant spirit!

For cultivators, this is like a new beginning, a leap in the level of life!

Even though the soul core in the Crimson Palace had condensed and taken shape, and the martial soul level had broken through to level 96, the perfectly formed golden core still only showed cracks and had not yet formed a nascent soul.

"The upper elixir refines the soul, the middle elixir refines the qi, and the lower elixir refines the body. Is that how it is?"

The soul core condensed in his lower dantian is actually a vital essence soul core, based on his own life force, which enhances the circulation of energy within the body. Qi cultivation and foundation building are about building the foundation of the body.

The soul core condensed in the Zhongdan Jiang Palace is entirely composed of soul power, which is used to communicate with external energy, cultivate the external Great Circulation, and in order to refine Qi into spirit!

If his realm reaches a higher level, then the god in the Niwan Palace will begin to completely transform, and finally, he will refine his spirit and return to emptiness!

Slowly opening his eyes, Qian Shui roughly understood his situation, but he was not satisfied with the status quo because!

"Follow the trend and you'll be ordinary! Go against the trend and you'll become an immortal!"

There was nothing impressive about him, just a blank expression and indifference, as if it were just a descriptive statement!

The hollow yet vast voice carried the six words throughout the entire Demon Forest. However, he spoke in Chinese, so no one, including Qian Daoliu, could understand what Qian Shui was saying.

"Become a god!"

At this moment, Qian Shui, who had broken through to the Title Douluo level and then level six, activated his seventh soul skill with nine soul rings: one yellow, two purple, three black, and three red!

A colossal phantom image of a thousand waters, shaped like five hearts facing the sky, appeared between heaven and earth.

At this moment, the three major dantian—Niwan Palace, Jiang Palace, and Mingdi—finally began to truly resonate, achieving a relatively perfect 'dual cultivation of body and mind'!

The Great Zhou and Small Heaven within and outside his body surged and swirled, coordinating with his body and primordial spirit, and synchronizing with the two great soul cores to assist his martial soul technique, absorbing the soul power between heaven and earth like a whale swallowing its prey!

Finally, the Nascent Soul realm, forcibly locked by the rules of heaven and earth of that martial soul, propelled Qian Shui's original cultivation to surge forward at breakneck speed!

The cracks on the Golden Core multiplied, and suddenly, dark clouds began to gather in the sky. At the same time, Qian Shui opened his eyes and took a step forward, carrying the lightning behind him. He quickly traveled half of the Sun and Moon Continent and arrived at the far western sea.

Somewhat confused, Qian Daoliu could only quickly catch up with the soul bone of the Evil Eye Tyrant and its core, which was not yet truly dead. However, he discovered that even with his invincible status in the sky, he seemed to have difficulty seeing Qian Shui clearly at this moment.

A violent lightning tribulation descended, its scope so vast that even Qian Daoliu could only stand at the edge of the Sun and Moon Continent, not daring to take a single step.

The aura of Qianshui continued to expand, crossing the Sun and Moon Continent. Even Poseidon, far away on Seagod Island, seemed to sense something and turned westward.

The Demon Whale King of the Deep Sea in the Demon Whale Sea was suddenly awakened. It felt a tribulation completely different from the one that Soul Beasts experienced when breaking through their age limit. It seemed somewhat timid and unwilling. The entire sea surged with its thoughts.

Time passed second by second, but the intense aura showed no sign of stopping. The sun, moon, and stars revolved, but the sky was obscured by dark clouds and torrential rain.

The people of the Sun and Moon Continent were so terrified that they could hardly keep track of time. Even Qian Daoliu, who was there, could only feel the sun passing overhead nine times.

Nine times nine equals the ultimate! Qian Shui, in the Nascent Soul stage, was constantly being baptized by lightning tribulations, with wisps of lightning flashing on his golden core, ignoring the surging seawater.

With a harmonious state of mind and comprehensive cultivation, the essence, energy, and spirit are completely integrated, the three flowers are condensed, and the tribulation of breaking through the realm ends at this moment!

"Break it for me!!!"

At some point, the tribulation stopped, the golden core shattered, and the divine infant was as smooth as jade!

A burst of golden light flashed in Qian Daoliu's eyes, and he exclaimed in surprise, "He! He's broken through his limit!"

"Drink!!"

A long roar echoed between heaven and earth. The primordial spirit and martial soul of the Nascent Soul realm completely solidified into a physical form, body and soul became one, and the martial soul technique had been cultivated to its limit!

Qian Shui has finally returned as an unparalleled Douluo!

Standing in mid-air, a thousand waters bow to a thousand streams.

At this moment, Qian Daoliu smiled helplessly. At this moment, his grandson-in-law was invincible on Douluo Star. Judging from his aura alone, even if the three peerless masters of this world were combined, they might not be able to defeat him!

……

"But I never expected that in just a few days, I would no longer be a match for you. You are truly blessed with extraordinary talent."

"I guess so, but I'm a bit more special."

On the way back, Qian Shui could keep up with Qian Daoliu simply by traveling in the light, and his aura was even more unpredictable than before.

Even Qian Daoliu, at the pinnacle of his abilities, might not be able to detect Qian Shui's presence without careful observation, as if he were one with the world.

"You actually used all the energy from absorbing the 100,000-year-old soul ring for your body and soul, right?"

Qian Daoliu didn't understand cultivation, so he could only describe what he saw happening to Qian Shui in his own way.

"Yes, I discovered a long time ago that there seems to be a deficiency in the cultivation of pure martial souls, especially when there is Xiaoxue, a super martial soul owner, by my side."

If others only focus on cultivating their martial spirit and neglect other things, they will never be able to compare with Xiaoxue, who truly possesses unparalleled martial spirit talent.

A martial soul talent is like a reservoir; its size is determined by innate factors. To break through these limitations, one must cultivate this reservoir oneself!

Listening to Qian Shui's explanation, Qian Daoliu said thoughtfully, "I see. This talent is the body and soul, right?"

Therefore, your ability to easily sense and cultivate is also due to the fact that your martial spirit is a soul.

"It's not simply the soul, but the soul and meridians! That's why I call it—the primordial spirit!"

Having reached such a level, he no longer needed to hide anything.

"Grandpa, the profession of the Angel Temple will eventually come to an end in this world. Have you thought about the future of the Spirit Hall?"

Faced with Qian Shui's question, Qian Daoliu recalled the plan that Qian Shui had made with him before. Many things were interconnected, and now that things had come to this point, even if he had the idea to influence things, he might not be able to do it, not to mention that he had no reason to.

"All of this will eventually belong to you and Xiaoxue. It's enough that you've allowed this old man to see the descendants of the Qian family before that happens. Go ahead and do it!"

Looking at this elder, who appears to be a handsome middle-aged man without a trace of aging, he too will eventually reach the end he desires.

Unlike Poseidon, Sendou Ryu, though powerless, understood everything and brought about his own end through his absolute will, a conclusion worthy of respect.

All Qian Shui can do is end all the turmoil before that happens.

"We're about to pass by Poseidon Island, won't you go take a look?"

Though the person was not seen, their thoughts were felt; gazing at Poseidon Island, it seemed as if they were greeting the people there.

Turning back to stare intently at the Trident of Poseidon, Qian Daoliu said with a hint of pride, "She and I are finally together, aren't we?"

Hearing this childish teasing, Qian Shui smiled. He had no intention of inheriting the position of the Sea God, nor did he want Poseidon to sacrifice herself.

He didn't want to, didn't need to, and couldn't bear the responsibility of taking the life of the Sea God Douluo.

An individual's will must be upheld to the end, and one must personally understand everything. Such an existence, even if it is a ghost or a demon, is enough to shake people's hearts.

Poseidon's determination was not even as strong as Sendou's, and the object of his object was still Senshui. Even if Poseidon was willing, why should Senshui have to accept it?

Chapter 209 Alive

"Shui Shui, where did you and Ling Ling go with Minister Yin later?"

"The teacher... is calling us over..."

"Oh."

Three days after the two weddings, the Tian Dou Royal Academy officially started classes. It was a two-day holiday because of the Crown Prince's wedding. After all, the high-ranking officials' social engagements would not last more than one day, and without supervision, the students could only be given a holiday.

It wasn't until the third day, just before class, that everyone gathered in the classroom again, waiting for the theory lesson.

Regardless of Tang San's shocked and regretful expression, Ning Rongrong's somewhat indifferent attitude was more surprising.

"Don't look at me like that. I do want to meet the 'singer,' but I've been home these past two days and my dad and the others have told me a lot about it, so I still don't really feel like it."

Although I still feel uneasy about what happened to Brother Xue, compared to those other things, my feelings are nothing.

Qian Shuishui sat on her seat in the classroom, her feet barely touching the ground, swinging her legs listlessly. She was the least concerned about what Ning Rongrong was talking about.

"Rongrong, what exactly did Sect Leader Ning say?" Oscar, who shared a similar mindset with Ning Rongrong, was the most puzzled.

Ning Huahua's beauty in her formal dress was deeply etched in his mind, while the person standing next to her far surpassed him in both status and personal charm. He felt somewhat resentful but could only offer his blessings.

Even though Ning Rongrong, who looks similar to him, was right beside him, he couldn't empathize with that girl in the red figure.

Ning Rongrong propped her head up with one hand and calmly recounted a startling fact: "There are some horrifying truths that you may not know, but the upper echelons of the empire are generally aware of them. The sudden heavy snowfall that day actually triggered a nationwide martial law and an emergency at the far northern border!"

"How could that be? Rongrong, are you sure you've got it backwards? It's not the far north, it's the southern border!"

As the fourth prince of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Mubai knew about the situation on the continent. If the border was in danger, it could only be a struggle between the two great empires. What did it have to do with the far north?

"No, this is not a conflict between two great empires, but between humans and soul beasts!"

When a huge external pressure arises, no matter how great the internal contradictions are, there will be a tendency for people to unite in order to cope with the external pressure together, even if some people are unwilling to do so.

Ning Rongrong didn't understand these things, and neither did the children, but they understood that, to a certain extent, soul beasts were enemies, not of their kind!

As someone from another world, Tang San had a broader perspective than they did. Historically, the most complex and intense conflicts have always been between people. No matter what, soul beasts are just beasts and should stay peacefully in their habitats.

"Humans and spirit beasts, Rongrong, what exactly is going on? The far north is indeed one of the three major habitats of spirit beasts on the Douluo Continent, but does it really warrant such vigilance from the Empire?"

You know about that snow, right?

Looking around, Ning Rongrong saw the crowd nodding in agreement and continued, "What if I told you that this was the aftermath of a battle between ice-type soul beasts?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in disbelief. The chubby boy even laughed, "Hahaha, Rongrong, are you kidding me? They're that strong? They fought near Tiandou City?"

Ning Rongrong ignored the laughter, tapped the table, and said more seriously, "Of course it can't be near Tian Dou City! If that were the case, I'm afraid Tian Dou City would be frozen in an instant!"

Because it was a 690,000-year-old super 100,000-year-old soul beast!

Tang San was most incredulous. He looked at Qian Shuishui, and then seemed to realize something more: "Soul beasts... can surpass a hundred thousand years of cultivation?!"

"I don't know. The only thing I'm sure of is that the 'Singer' stopped that battle! Then the Peerless Douluo from the Spirit Hall, the strongest person in the world at level 99, also appeared. They came to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School before Brother Xue's wedding, and then headed to the far north!"

"Level 99?!" "Peerless Douluo?!"

In their minds, a Title Douluo was already an unparalleled powerhouse. Even though they had seen a Sword Douluo once during Xue Qinghe's wedding, they still had no concept of an unparalleled Douluo.

"You may not understand, but once you reach the level of a Title Douluo, it is extremely difficult to advance to each level. Grandpa Jian is currently at level 96, and he has not made any progress for decades."

At that time, he also went to the far north to check the situation, and he was powerless to fight back against the 69-year-old soul beast!

If the 'singer' hadn't stopped him, he probably would have perished on the spot..."

After he finished speaking, the classroom was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; it was eerily quiet.