Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 22 Three Years!

Time flies, and another three years have passed.

In the middle of Tianhui Canyon, on a secluded grassy area.

A refined-looking middle-aged man and a stunningly beautiful girl of eleven or twelve were cautiously surveying their surroundings. Behind them sat a handsome boy of eleven or twelve, sitting cross-legged on the ground. Before him lay the corpse of a white horse with a single horn. A purple spirit ring emanated from the white horse and drifted towards the boy.

These three people were Zhu Changhe, Zhu Ziyang who was just over eleven years old, and Jiang Nannan!

Zhu Ziyang is currently absorbing his third spirit ring.

As can be seen, Zhu Ziyang has already reached the Soul Venerable realm. At only eleven years old, he is an absolutely rare genius, even on the entire continent, let alone in a small border town like Anyang!

Upon hearing this news, City Lord Hong Zhen was so excited he was practically going crazy. He treated Zhu Ziyang even better than his own son, if he had a son.

The soul beast corpse in front of Zhu Ziyang was a holy white horse with 4,500 years of cultivation. This kind of soul beast has a very pure light attribute, and its light power has a powerful purifying effect. It was a choice made after careful consideration by Zhu Ziyang.

There are two reasons. First, the Holy Light White Horse has a very strong light attribute, which will definitely provide a considerable boost to the Radiant Scythe. Second, Zhu Ziyang needs a light attribute attack-type soul skill, and the Holy Light White Horse is powerful enough to provide him with a strong attack soul skill.

In three years, Zhu Ziyang's improvement wasn't just in soul power, but in every aspect. This was evident from the Holy Light White Horse he chose; its 4,500-year soul ring far exceeded the average age of the third-generation soul rings in the soul master world. Furthermore, due to his cultivation of the Great Brightness Technique and his conscious daily training, Zhu Ziyang's physical strength was already capable of withstanding a 6,000-year soul ring. If he hadn't been able to find a Holy Light White Horse of even greater age in Tianhui Valley, he would never have chosen this one.

Having already absorbed spirit rings twice before, Zhu Ziyang's refining speed was very fast this time. In about half an hour, under the watchful eyes of Zhu Changhe and Jiang Nannan, the purple spirit ring completely merged into Zhu Ziyang's body, becoming a part of him.

Zhu Ziyang opened his eyes and sprang up from the ground. A magnificent battle scythe, entirely silver-white and engraved with golden patterns, appeared in his hand. This was his first martial soul, the Radiant Scythe.

Compared to when his Martial Soul awakened, the changes to the Radiant Scythe are considerable. The initially incomplete patterns on the handle are almost completely repaired as Zhu Ziyang's strength has increased, which is also related to the strength of the Radiant Scythe's Light attribute. Zhu Ziyang's affinity for the Light element has exceeded 70, so the Radiant Scythe is only one complete transformation away from becoming a top-tier Martial Soul!

After the Radiant Scythe Martial Soul appeared, three spirit rings—one yellow and two purple—floated behind him, inspiring awe in anyone who saw it.

"How was it? Did you get the soul skill you wanted?" Zhu Changhe quickly stepped forward and asked.

Watching his son gradually catch up with, and even surpass, him, Zhu Changhe felt both gratified and heartbroken. Although his cultivation had reached level 37 in recent years due to his switch to the Zhu Family Meditation Method created by Zhu Ziyang, he knew that with his son's cultivation speed, he would probably surpass him in less than three years.

"Hmm!" Zhu Ziyang put away his martial spirit, a confident smile on his lips, and said, "The Light-Slaying Evil Slash gathers powerful light energy and uses its destructive force to purify all evil and darkness. It is a powerful offensive soul skill."

As Zhu Ziyang spoke, his third spirit ring lit up, and the Radiant Scythe in his hand instantly flashed with pure white light. Then, with Zhu Ziyang's swing, it cleaved straight into a boulder five people high and three people wide beside him. The boulder shattered with a crash, and the broken pieces were adorned with specks of white light.

"That's great!" Jiang Nannan clapped her hands and cheered when she saw that the Bright Evil-Slaying Slash possessed such power. "With this, Brother Ziyang's combat power has increased significantly!"

Jiang Nannan is also only eleven years old. Also because of Zhu Ziyang, she, who only has an ordinary Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul, is already a level 25 Great Soul Master. Such a level is definitely among the top geniuses on the continent.

"In this way, your chances of getting into Shrek Academy have increased significantly!" Zhu Changhe said, his face full of excitement.

Shrek Academy is the obsession of generations of Soul Masters in Anyang City. No, it should be said that Soul Masters on the original Douluo Continent have an almost fanatical reverence and obsession with Shrek Academy. Students who graduate from Shrek Academy will receive the highest respect no matter which city they are in.

"Yes! I definitely will." Zhu Ziyang nodded calmly and replied.

Zhu Changhe was not clear about Shrek Academy's admission rules, but he was very clear about them. To be admitted to Shrek Academy's outer academy, three conditions needed to be met: first, a recommendation letter from the city lord of any of the three major empires; second, being no more than 12 years old; and third, having a soul power of no less than level 15.

Of these three conditions, only the first one posed a challenge for Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan. Anyang City was only a second-tier city, and Hongzhen was not qualified to recommend students to Shrek Academy. However, fortunately, Anyang City's superior city was Dragon City, and the Dragon City Lord would send two letters of recommendation to the lords of his subordinate cities every year to demonstrate his benevolence. These two letters of recommendation were just enough for Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan to each receive one.

Zhu Ziyang and Zhu Changhe examined the corpse of the Holy Light White Horse but found no soul bones. They had no choice but to cut off the single horn on the horse's head, which was the most valuable part of the Holy Light White Horse.

The three left Tianhui Canyon and returned to Anyang City in one day.

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan stopped going to Anyang College long ago. They stopped going after they reached level 20 because their abilities far exceeded the graduation standards.

They are now waiting for next month to set off to take the Shrek Academy entrance exam.

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Beihezhuang, the forest behind the mountain.

Zhu Ziyang, who had been back for three days, was practicing his martial spirit in this place that belonged only to him.

Over the years, he has already achieved the goals he initially set.

He was able to control his martial soul at the age of nine without displaying his spirit rings.

Now, he has reached the point where he can release his martial soul without generating any fluctuations in soul power. This is not only because his control over his martial soul has reached a superb level, but also because he has achieved an extremely high level of application and control over soul power.

At this moment, the only difference between Zhu Ziyang's control over his Martial Soul and that of a Soul Saint's Weapon Soul True Body is the lack of the massive boost from the Weapon Soul True Body. Zhu Ziyang is confident that, using only his Martial Soul and not his Soul Rings, he is, if not invincible, at least virtually unmatched!

After achieving a high level of control over his martial spirit, Zhu Ziyang began to research and create his own spirit skills.

Self-created soul skills are a standard feature of peerless geniuses.

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