Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

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"Brother Tang, what's going on?"

Back on the shore, Qian Daoliu's golden pupils were stunned for a moment. Tang Chen lay on the beach with a look of utter despair.

His entire body was covered in bruises, with a swollen face and nose. It wasn't a life-or-death battle, and he was in deep trouble when the amplification effect of the Thousand Waters reversed his fate without exploding his rings.

Both being level 99, the bittersweet feeling of being outmatched by a hair's breadth is being brutally beaten, leaving your face covered in tiny handprints and fist marks.

"Qian Daoliu, I didn't provoke you, did I? Why don't your juniors fight fair and square, instead of resorting to underhanded tactics?"

Qian Shui's lips twitched. Qian Qian wasn't some little angel; she was a righteous inner demon. How could she possibly be fair? If he hadn't stopped her, Tang Chen would probably have perished here.

He and Qian Renxue exchanged a glance. The two were in sync. After all, he was a peerless Douluo. It wouldn't sound good to fool a centenarian, but they had some grudges against each other.

"Can you still move? If you can, let's head to Poseidon Island!"

With a head full of bumps, Tang Chen, still furious, stood up and unleashed a torrent of abuse at Qian Daoliu, "Hey! Can't you be reasonable, you old hag? And what's going on with this Ning family junior? How did the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda appear in the world? Can you explain this to me clearly?"

"Uh... Your Majesty Haotian, I just had a minor disagreement with Ning Fengzhi, so I left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School as usual and joined the Spirit Hall along the way." At this moment, Qian Shui stepped forward to explain briefly, pointing to Qian Renxue, "As for the Nine-Layer Nine Treasures, that's all thanks to Xiaoxue. So now my surname is Qian, and my name is Qian Shui!"

"You can do something like this on the side? You can't just lie to an old man like this, can you?" Tang Chen, who had been beaten up, seemed to have become extremely shameless.

"Ning family brat, I know you. I couldn't stand being locked up by my father for decades either. Here's what we're saying: my Clear Sky Sect is no worse than his Spirit Hall. Why don't you join me? I'll help you beat up your father when I have some free time. How about that?"

Tang Chen's calculations were going smoothly, like an old man trying to fool a young person. Was this how you fooled your single-attribute, four-family scheme?

Unfortunately, Qian Shui has no other skills, but he is very good at playing dumb in the underworld.

"But the Spirit Hall has so many girls! Senior, look at their Holy Maiden, isn't she beautiful? I've been single for eighteen years, you know the pain of that, right? How am I supposed to choose the Clear Sky Sect?"

As Qian Shui pointed in the direction, Tang Chen looked at the bewildered and dazed Bibi Dong and felt a pang of heartache. But then he thought that there was a solution. "I have a granddaughter who is very beautiful. I can betroth her to you!"

"Tang Yuehua?" He had really forgotten about Tang Yuehua.

"Looks like you know, kid!" Tang Chen, disregarding his image, put his arm around Qian Shui's shoulder. "Have you been eyeing this for a long time? Here's the deal: I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

"That's not a good idea..."

This is all the topics men talk about, but it piqued the interest of a certain dark loli, especially after she had a good time fighting.

"Hey, aren't you going to do anything about your man? He's about to take a concubine!" Regardless of others, Qianqian was definitely going to get her hands on this gossip.

"Never mind, let's get ready to go."

Although the little angel said she didn't care, Qian Shui felt a deep chill creep up from behind her. "Your Majesty Haotian, I am a gentleman. I would never approve of a marriage unless the two people are truly in love. This kind of arranged marriage is too unfair to your granddaughter!"

"Wow~ You're really into it, aren't you! I have to say, our Yuehua is indeed a famous beauty in the surrounding area, it's normal for you to be attracted to her!"

"I...I didn't mean that!" The more she tried to explain, the worse it got. Qian Shui remained as clueless as ever when it came to matters of the heart.

Seeing Qian Shui looking at her helplessly, the little angel had no choice but to stride forward and hug him tightly, saying, "He is my husband!"

She was really angry that she could get herself into trouble while trying to trick others. In real life, she, the little angel, didn't give her opponent a chance, but this fake Tang Chen?

Of course, it was done casually, and Qian Shui's back suffered as a result.

At this point, Qian Shui ignored Tang Chen's incredulous gaze; survival was the priority. "Yes! Xiao Xue and I will be together for life!"

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As expected, the several peerless Douluo who arrived at Seagod Island started fighting, but this had nothing to do with Qian Shui. Of course, she had to make good use of something like the Seagod Divine Trial, which could quickly increase soul power.

"Qianshui, how did you get here so fast?"

"Tsk... Your words are ambiguous. You should ask why I'm so strong!"

"Oh... Qianshui, I can't take it anymore..."

Because they lacked the Heart of the Sea God, Qian Shui, who dragged Bibi Dong along to participate in the divine trial, and after being recognized by the Holy Pillar, both of them obtained the Red-level Eighth Trial.

It's not that it's due to the real world; there's actually no sea god or divine realm, so the two of them were essentially stuck in a bug.

As expected, the first test was to cross the light of the sea god.

Qian Shui, who was struck by lightning, is physically stronger and will undoubtedly progress faster.

As Qian Shui continued climbing the stairs, she looked back at Bibi Dong and noticed that Bibi Dong's face was flushed. "What are you doing? If you need to use the restroom, hurry up, don't hold it in."

No! I'm about to break through level 70!

"What? Weren't you just a low-level Soul Emperor before? How long has it been? You're the one who's fast!" Qian Shui was extremely puzzled. Even if Bibi Dong had high talent and was a True Sect's innate full-soul power twin martial soul, it couldn't be this outrageous, right?

"No... it was when you broke through that Mom gave me a herb called Narcissus Jade Bone Strengthening. After I ate it, I reached level 69. These past few days, under the pressure of the Sea God's Light, I cultivated and broke through..."

Seeing Bibi Dong's fair and rosy face, Qian Shui suddenly realized, "No wonder your skin looks even better... Then go ahead and break through, I'll help you guard the barrier."

"Thank you!" With that, Bibi Dong stepped down from the staircase shrouded in the light of the sea god.

Seeing Bibi Dong sitting cross-legged, Qian Shui wasn't worried about gains or losses. He had previously received more than he had in mind, since Qian Renxue had given him a cheat code. "Sigh, it's only been less than a week. But I'll be breaking through level 80 soon. I need to hurry!"

Whether or not to guard the pass doesn't really matter. Apart from the Seven Sacred Pillars and the High Priest of the Sea God, Poseidon, no one else comes to this place on Seagod Island. Thinking of this, Qianshui started cultivating on his own.

Before long, as the purple soul power light around Bibi Dong dissipated, she naturally broke through to the level of 70 Quasi-Soul Saint.

"Great! I succeeded... Ugh! What is this guy talking about guarding the pass! He's lying!" Bibi Dong opened her eyes but didn't see Qian Shui at all. Instead, she looked up and saw that Qian Shui was still standing in the same spot.

Just as Bibi Dong was about to confront them, she sensed five powerful auras approaching from afar. Qian Shui, who was on the steps, also woke up and came to Bibi Dong's side.

'The one delivering the spirit rings is here!'

From the sea, a red dot of light approached from afar, followed by two gold and two black dots of light. The two people only felt that the space seemed to be slightly distorted. The next moment, there were five people in front of them.

These five people are naturally the three angels, including Hammer Bro, who have been fighting Poseidon for seven days.

At this moment, Poseidon's eyes flashed with anger. The soul masters on the mainland were too uncivilized. They dragged her, a hundred-year-old woman, into a fight and even sent people to steal their Seagod Island's assessment.

However, she had no choice. With her deep gaze fixed on Qian Shui and Bibi Dongyi, she raised her right hand, flipped her wrist, and revealed a golden bead with her palm facing upwards.

With a flash of golden light, the golden bead flew out and slowly arrived above Bibi Dong's head.

With a flick of her finger, Poseidon shattered the bead above Bibi Dong's head with a soft pop. Instantly, a dense golden mist poured down, enveloping Bibi Dong's body.

Bibi Dong wasn't surprised, after all, Qian Shui had already absorbed five such things. She sat down cross-legged on the spot and began absorbing the soul rings.

Poseidon's voice rang in everyone's ears, "Anyone who has accepted the Black-level or higher assessment bestowed by the Sea God will have the opportunity to obtain a divinely granted soul ring upon reaching their first bottleneck."

She reluctantly and mechanically repeated the explanation, fulfilling her duty, and then Poseidon left without looking back and returned to the Temple of Poseidon.

"The Sea God's inheritance is quite peculiar." Qian Daoliu gazed at Bibi Dong, who was absorbing the soul ring, and fell into deep thought.

"Qian Daoliu, does your family have this in your family's tradition? If not, I..." Tang Chen seemed to have some ideas.

"no!"

"Don't be like that! What kind of relationship do we have? You're not afraid I'll inherit your family's angelic position, are you?"

After glancing at Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu had no intention of saying anything more to Tang Chen. He turned and left, following Poseidon to the Temple of the Sea God.

"Are you stupid, Hammer Bro? Inheriting the Angel Godhood and the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul is a prerequisite, and you can't do it!" Qianqian was still quite happy. She realized that she might not be the dumbest person among everyone, so she just did whatever made her happy.

"At worst, I'll just go find another divine successor!" Tang Chen then flew towards the Sea God Temple.

"Is this another case of Ah-Qiang falling in love with Ah-Zhen?"

"Hmm..." Qian Daoliu glanced at Qian Renxue and said that she had never met her grandmother. Qian Daoliu definitely could not get Poseidon, otherwise she would have to call Poseidon "Grandma".

To make matters worse, Qian Shui suddenly started seriously analyzing relationship issues, "Speaking of which, you're very beautiful, and you were able to beat them, so why didn't they like you?"

Can feelings be analyzed so easily? Especially when it involves your wife.

"You want them to like me?" she said, walking toward the Temple of Poseidon.

"Huh? Of course I don't want that..." Qian Shui panicked. In this life, he had only hugged Qian Renxue and held her hand. He really didn't understand such things.

However, the little angel overlooked this point; she still habitually regarded Qianshui as her husband, which gave some people an opportunity to take advantage of her.

A flash of black light, and the larger version of Qianqian draped her arm around Qianshui's shoulder, breathing warm air into his ear, "Heh~ Is this you jealous or is she angry? She doesn't even consider your feelings~ Unlike me, I only feel sorry for Xiaoshui~"

Finally remembering her job as a demon, Qianqian began using her powerful methods to bewitch people.

Unfortunately, Qian Shui, as her external brain, although she was rendered unconscious by the little angel for a while, the hard feeling on her arm did not lie to her.

He stretched out his foot to probe, and sure enough, the long legs wearing black and gold boots were fake. How could that give him any strength?

Pointing to Bibi Dong, who was sitting cross-legged to the side, Qian Shui said seriously, "I think she would probably feel more sorry for me!"

"What do you say?"

Ignoring Qianqian's incredulous, discolored smoky-eyed face, Qianshui rushed headlong towards the 333 steps covered by the light of the sea god.

He figured it out too. Since the inner demon tribulation was fake anyway, what was wrong with being a little unrestrained?

"Xiaoxue! I like you! Although I'm not quite there yet, I'm sure I'll fall in love with you!" Brave as a river, unafraid of death.

The little angel standing at the end of the steps indeed poked his head out, his little face showing some anger.

It was truly a lucky accident that Qian Shui stumbled upon this. When it comes to matters of the heart, you have to be shameless; if you're concerned about saving face, you'll have absolutely no chance.

"That kid from the Ning family is pretty good! Old Qian, let's not just stand here like idiots, why don't you give it a try?" Seeing Qian Shui's breakthrough-like operation, Tang Chen thought it was a good idea.

"Your mouth is so sharp, why don't you try it?" Qian Daoliu remained noncommittal.

"I... this is the dignity of the strong!" Tang Chen then transmitted his voice, "Both of us have descendants, how can we be as presumptuous as these young people?"

The little angel who had access to the system heard everything clearly; this was the reason why Tang Chen and Poseidon's relationship failed in the first place.

Unlike her, who went all in at the turning point of her destiny, without any hesitation, and seized the future decisively, she was able to win completely and enjoy all the water energy.

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As time passed, Qian Shui, with the help of the Sea God's light, quickly broke through level 80 and obtained the God-given Soul Ring.

Then came the tedious and monotonous cultivation using the light of the sea god. A year later, Qian Shui and Bibi Dong completed the divine test.

In order to avoid being watered down and quickly improve Qian Shui's overall strength, the couple did not choose to complete the second test, which was a simple breakthrough in the circular sea. Instead, they tricked Tang Chen, who had also stayed on Poseidon Island for a year, into going on a round-the-world voyage under the guise of a discussion among the strong (which was just a soft dog licking his boots).

As the saying goes, eating more meat, eggs, dairy products, and seafood is a healthy lifestyle, especially things like whale gelatin.

This boundless sea, this top-tier seafood market that has existed for 100,000 years, is a true blue ocean, never before developed.

Tang Chen was naturally happy to be told that he was looking for a god; it was better than being sent back to Douluo Continent to find out that his two grandsons had been killed by Qian Shui.

Thus, four peerless Douluo, along with one Soul Douluo and one Soul Saint, set sail on a large ship and embarked on a culinary journey on Douluo Star.

When Qian Shui returned to Poseidon Island, she and Bibi Dong had already become quasi-titled Douluo. Fortunately, seafood doesn't make you fat, otherwise she would definitely have become round and chubby.

With a single flip, the Nine-Treasured Glazed Pagoda easily beat up Little White, broke through the Ring Sea, and completed the second test.