Douluo's Demon Blade Thousand Blades and the Original Martial Soul

Chapter 59 Sparring

The next morning, Lin Yizhang groggily opened his eyes and found himself lying on the ground, with Zhang Fan lying next to him.

He shook his head, and the memory resurfaced in his mind.

It turned out that when Zhang Fan and I were drinking yesterday, neither of us used our soul power to get rid of the effects of the alcohol, and as a result, we both got completely drunk and ended up lying on the ground and sleeping all night.

After Lin Yizhang woke Zhang Fan up, they went to wash up.

After washing up, Lin Yizhang said to Zhang Fan, "We've both reached a bottleneck in our cultivation and need soul rings to break through to the next level."

Lingling's mother has also reached level 70. Yesterday, I made an appointment with Lingling's parents to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt souls in two days. You can come with us in two days too.

I plan to ask Yan Yan's grandfather to come along later, since the Star Dou Great Forest is quite dangerous.

Zhang Fan nodded and said, "Alright, I'll continue to consolidate my soul power these next two days. However, I want to have another soul battle with you now, otherwise you might not be able to beat me after I break through to become a Soul King."

Lin Yizhang laughed, "Heh, what a boastful statement! Do you think you're the only one with a ten-thousand-year-old soul skill after the Soul Hunter returns?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan retorted, "You can't possibly be stuck with the fourth ring forever, can you?"

Lin Yizhang nodded and said, "That's right, my fourth soul ring is one that I plan to absorb from a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast."

Zhang Fan said, "Tsk tsk, brother, you've already taken a shower, why is your head still foggy? Did you drink more than me yesterday? But that doesn't make sense, I remember you were the one who couldn't outdrink me and passed out first."

Lin Yizhang rolled his eyes and said with a sneer, "You're just lying through your teeth. You were the one who collapsed first yesterday. You were sleeping like a log just now, and I had to wake you up."

Zhang Fan said, "Yi Zhang, are you really planning to absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring with your fourth spirit ring? As far as I know, no one in the entire spirit master world seems to have absorbed a ten-thousand-year spirit ring with their fourth spirit ring, not even a Title Douluo. So it's obvious that it's impossible to absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring with your fourth spirit ring! Yi Zhang, don't take risks just because you're greedy for strength."

Lin Yizhang laughed and said, "It would have been impossible before, but have you forgotten the wonders of the immortal herb? After I ate the immortal herb, my physical strength is stronger than that of an ordinary Soul King. I can say that I am now confident in absorbing Soul Rings under 20,000 years old."

Zhang Fan instantly realized that he had a deep understanding of the power of the immortal herb. After Lin Yizhang consumed the special immortal herb, he might actually break through the limits of a Soul Master and get a fourth Soul Ring that would last for ten thousand years.

Lin Yizhang continued, "I feel great right now and I've been wanting to spar with you. Let's have a battle of spirits now."

Zhang Fan nodded and said, "Alright, now that my strength has increased significantly, the difference in our soul power is as high as 10 levels. This time, I won't lose to you. With our current strength, we can't fight properly here. Let's go outside the city and have a match."

They went out of town to the wasteland just for a battle of spirits, which seemed like they were bored out of their minds. But in fact, the two of them were indeed bored right now.

Now that their soul power has reached a bottleneck, neither of them can increase it further through cultivation until they obtain a soul ring. Although Lin Yizhang knows that what the master said—that "after reaching a bottleneck, the soul power gained from continued cultivation will manifest after obtaining a soul ring"—is correct.

However, Lin Yizhang knew that the cultivation speed after obtaining a spirit ring was vastly different from that before obtaining one. Therefore, before obtaining a spirit ring, even if he slept all day, it wouldn't delay his cultivation progress much.

The two left the city and spent nearly an hour before arriving at a deserted forest not far from Tiandou City.

Arriving at an open space, the two stood 40 meters apart and simultaneously summoned their martial spirits in perfect unison.

"Martial Soul Possession"

With a low shout, the two quickly completed the spirit possession.

After Lin Yizhang's original martial soul possessed him, his body instantly grew taller and larger, reaching a height of 2.1 meters, with muscles bulging all over his body, making him a "little giant".

Zhang Fan gripped his Dragon Pattern Spear Martial Soul tightly in his right hand, and his aura instantly made the surrounding air feel heavy.

The two stared at each other for a minute, neither of them showing any intention of making a move, but the atmosphere around them gradually became oppressive.

Until a certain moment, a lone leaf fell to the ground, and the two instantly transformed into afterimages as they rushed towards each other.

Seeing Lin Yizhang rushing straight towards him at incredible speed, and with each step he took, a loud bang would be heard under Lin Yizhang's feet, leaving a small crater, Zhang Fan knew that this was Lin Yizhang's self-created soul skill, "Explosive Step".

Facing Lin Yizhang, who was even faster than himself, Zhang Fan dared not be careless as they were about to clash, and immediately unleashed his first soul skill.

"First Soul Skill, Unstoppable Force"

After unleashing its first soul skill, the tip of the Dragon Pattern Spear seemed to be coated with an indestructible substance, radiating a chilling light that made one's heart tremble.

Faced with Zhang Fan's rapidly thrusting spear, Lin Yizhang wanted to test the power of his original martial soul after its second awakening. So he did not choose to dodge, but instead focused all his soul power on his fist and swung his left fist directly at the spear tip. At the same time, he used his self-created soul skill "Hard Body" on his fist.

Zhang Fan was momentarily stunned when he saw that Lin Yizhang didn't dodge his first soul skill.

He had told Lin Yizhang that his first soul skill would increase penetration by 30%, but even though Lin Yizhang could have dodged it, he still chose to take the hit head-on. This could only mean that Lin Yizhang did it intentionally, so that he wouldn't have to hold back. Zhang Fan instantly understood, and instead of holding back, he thrust even harder at Lin Yizhang.

"Bang!" The fist collided with the tip of the gun, producing a dull thud.

A gust of air swept by, and a fist the size of a (giant) sandbag knocked the Dragon Pattern Spear back with a single punch, yet the fist itself remained unharmed.

After Lin Yizhang's first punch, he did not choose to press his advantage.

After taking a few steps back, Zhang Fan finally managed to steady himself, his mind buzzing. He simply couldn't understand how, with the power of his Dragon Pattern Spear Martial Soul's first soul skill, he couldn't even withstand Lin Yizhang's "ordinary" punch.

Could it be that Lin Yizhang's original spirit was invulnerable to blades and spears before? But that doesn't make sense. When he was competing for the position of captain of the second team, although Lin Yizhang defeated him, he was also injured by him. So the previous Lin Yizhang definitely did not have the ability to break through his first spirit skill with a single punch.

"Yizhang, what's going on? How come your strength has increased so much! Is it because of the immortal herb again?" Zhang Fan asked in confusion.

"Hehe, now you know how powerful I am. Actually, the reason that punch was so powerful was mainly because my main spirit has completed its second awakening, increasing its power by about three times. In addition, I also used my self-created spirit skill 'Hard Block,' which allowed me to easily withstand your first spirit skill attack," Lin Yizhang explained with a smile.

(End of this chapter)