Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 29 Changes in the Sea of ​​Consciousness! Heading to Shrek!

Zhu Ziyang stared at the motionless gray bead and remained silent for a moment.

Then, his gaze was drawn to his own sea of ​​consciousness. Having also benefited from the sacrifice of the Silver Dragon Wolf, Zhu Ziyang's sea of ​​consciousness underwent tremendous changes.

His spiritual sea expanded by more than double, his total spiritual power increased by 50%, and his spiritual power level reached the perfection of the tangible yet intangible realm. In terms of spiritual power cultivation, ordinary Soul Kings probably couldn't compare to him.

Zhu Ziyang floated on the sea of ​​spirit, with the Ikes Soul Bead and a silver rhombus crystal in front of him. His gaze fell on the silver rhombus crystal, in which there was a mini silver dragon, which should be related to the Silver Dragon Wolf.

He used his mental energy to contact the crystal and sensed a faint fluctuation of soul energy within it.

He recalled a legend that after a 100,000-year-old soul beast sacrifices itself, its soul is immortal and will reside in its soul ring.

The veracity of this claim is unknown, as only three Soul Masters in the entire history of the continent have received sacrifices from 100,000-year-old Soul Beasts. The father-son duo, Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo, and Tang San, the Thousand Hands Douluo, were the first and second Soul Masters to receive such sacrifices, as their wives were both 100,000-year-old Soul Beasts in human form.

The third is Zhu Ziyang.

He decided to ignore the silver crystal for now, since it wouldn't cause any trouble in his mind anyway.

The Sea of ​​Spirit is a pure, azure lake where spiritual energy gathers in a pure, unadulterated blue liquid. The surface of the lake shimmers with silver light, yet when Zhu Ziyang mobilizes his spiritual energy, there is no silver light within it.

Zhu Ziyang was puzzled, but he could vaguely sense that this was related to the Silver Dragon Wolf.

Beyond the spiritual realm lies the sea of ​​consciousness, a region known as the Soul Dome, the boundary between the soul and the body. This wall separates a Soul Master's soul from their body; only top-tier experts who have condensed a Soul Core can break the shackles between the soul and the body, allowing them to reunite and achieve a state of perfect harmony.

At this moment, Zhu Ziyang's soul sky was no longer the gray and lifeless place it used to be. Instead, a golden star hung in the blue and white sky, surrounded by gray clouds, just like the real sky outside.

The blue and white sky represents the ultimate ice, the golden stars represent the ultimate light, and the gray clouds represent death. This is the reflection of the ultimate martial spirit in the sea of ​​consciousness.

After taking one last look at his sea of ​​consciousness, Zhu Ziyang finally withdrew his consciousness and returned to reality, completely satisfied.

Instead of rushing to cultivate, he stretched out both hands. Holy light elements gathered in his right palm, while gray, desolate death power guided in his left palm.

Thanks to his dual extreme attributes, Zhu Ziyang can easily release different elements with each hand; he only needs to replace the ice element with the power of death.

He smiled and then began his cultivation.

Silent all night.

Early in the morning, Zhu Ziyang woke up from his cultivation with a radiant smile on his face.

Whenever he thought about the extraordinary encounter of the past two days, he couldn't hide his joy, and the smile on his face never disappeared, which made Zhu Changhe and his wife, as well as Jiang Nannan, a little curious.

He couldn't tell the truth, so he vaguely said that he had made a breakthrough, but that was indeed true.

For several days in a row, Zhu Ziyang was in a state of excitement. Perhaps because he was in a good mood, his cultivation efficiency improved a lot, which made Zhu Ziyang even happier.

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A week later.

Anyang City, outside the South Gate, beside the official road.

Zhu Changhe and his wife, along with Bai Xinyi, are seeing their child off.

Today is the day Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan set off for Shrek Academy.

"Yangyang, you have been extraordinary since childhood. When you were six years old, you awakened your martial soul and possessed innate full soul power. Dad believes in you. You will definitely be able to get into Shrek Academy!" Zhu Changhe said to Zhu Ziyang with a face full of pride.

"That's right! My son is so outstanding, he'll definitely become a student at Shrek Academy!" Liang Ying said proudly, adding, "Remember to send a letter home when you get to Shrek Academy!"

"Don't worry, Mom and Dad," Zhu Ziyang said confidently with a smile, "Just wait for my good news."

"Yes!" The couple nodded in unison.

On the other side, Jiang Nannan also said goodbye to Bai Xinyi.

"Mom, I'm leaving." Jiang Nannan tried her best not to cry. Compared to Zhu Ziyang's maturity, she was still just an eleven-year-old girl. It was the first time she had to leave home so far away for so long, so naturally she felt sad.

"Okay! Go ahead!" Bai Xinyi said with a relieved smile, gently stroking Jiang Nannan's hair.

The two left and headed south along the official road.

Zhu Changhe and his wife, along with Bai Xinyi, stood at the city gate, watching the two children until they could no longer see them.

"Let's go," Zhu Changhe said, withdrawing his gaze.

"Okay." Liang Ying agreed, then looked at Bai Xinyi and called out, "Sister Bai, let's go back."

"Mm!" Bai Xinyi nodded silently.

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Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan hurried south.

Shrek Academy is located in the central region of the original Douluo Continent, precisely at the junction of the three great empires: Tianhun, Douling, and Xingluo. Anyang City is situated in the northern border of the Tianhun Empire, which is also the northern part of the Douluo Continent. Naturally, they would need to travel south to reach Shrek Academy.

They planned to travel along the Tianbei Road beside the Tianhui Canyon to reach Tiandou City, the capital of the Tianhun Empire. From there, they would take the Tiandou Cableway to the Sonam Province of the Tianhun Empire, and finally make their way to Shrek Academy via a side road. The distance between them was nearly eight thousand miles, and if the two of them, one a Soul Master and the other a Great Soul Master, traveled day and night, they could reach the destination in just seven days.

However, they naturally didn't need to rush like this, because there were still two weeks left before Shrek Academy's admissions process began and ended.

In fact, Zhu Ziyang didn't care about joining Shrek Academy; his talent meant he would receive enough attention wherever he went.

The reasons Zhu Ziyang chose to go to Shrek Academy were threefold: first, to fulfill the wishes of his parents and Hong Zhen; second, because joining Shrek Academy would bring him the greatest benefits, such as spirit rings and spirit bones; and third, because of Zhu Ziyang's small ambition—what kind of strength was needed to become the master of the continent's number one academy?

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"Brother, there seems to be a village ahead. Let's go and stay for the night," Jiang Nannan suggested to Zhu Ziyang, pointing to the faint smoke rising in the distance.

"Okay." Zhu Ziyang thought for a moment and then agreed.

They had been sleeping in the open for three nights in a row, passing through several cities along the way, but they hadn't stopped in any of them. At this moment, they were in Fran City, about 300 kilometers from Tiandou City. They had left Fran City that afternoon, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, they should arrive at Tiandou City by tomorrow morning.

As night deepened, the smoke from the small village was particularly noticeable. After leaving the main road, Zhu Ziyang and his companion walked another three or four miles along a small path before they could see the village in its entirety.

This was a small village with only thirty or forty households, surrounded by mountains on three sides and a small forest on the other, beyond which lay the main road. Zhu Ziyang and his companion entered the village via a forest path. They stood at the village entrance, looked around, and then walked towards one of the houses near the entrance.

"Knock knock knock!"

Upon arriving at the door, Zhu Ziyang knocked.

"Who is it?" A hoarse, weak voice came from inside the house. Footsteps approached, and the tightly closed door opened. An elderly woman with a full head of silver hair peeked out. Seeing two unfamiliar faces, she asked in confusion, "Who are you?"

"Hello, ma'am, we are travelers passing through and would like to stay at your house for the night, is that alright?" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile.

"This..." Upon hearing this, the old woman hesitated for a moment, her cloudy eyes scrutinizing Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan. Seeing that they were both eleven or twelve years old, her decades of life experience made her realize that these two teenagers were no ordinary people. She could only nod and say, "Alright, come in."

The old man opened the door and let Zhu Ziyang and the other man into the house.

"Thank you, Grandma." Jiang Nannan was very happy and smiled sweetly at the old woman in gratitude.

"No, you're welcome," the old man said.

(End of this chapter)