Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 169 Martial Soul Evolution | Consecutive Victories

Tang Yuehua immediately turned and left, and Shuanglan also glanced at Ning Feiliu before leaving with her.

Only Ning Feiliu, Yu Tianheng, Ye Lingling, and others remained on the spot.

Ning Feiliu immediately said, "Let's continue to sign up for the Soul Battle, since we haven't really started a team Soul Battle yet."

In the previous soul battle, the Yellow Sands team conceded defeat, so they didn't expend much soul power and can certainly continue to sign up for team battles.

Because the Heavenly Battle Arena is vast, unlike other battle arenas, each person can only participate in one type of battle each day.

Because if we do that, the arena for the Soul Battle will be completely insufficient.

However, the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena doesn't need to consider this at all. As a grand soul arena located in the capital city, and with the support of the Heaven Dou royal family, its massive scale was built with the idea of ​​accommodating multiple teams when hosting the continent-wide advanced soul master competition.

In fact, the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena is not only backed by the Heaven Dou Royal Family. In fact, the Grand Soul Arena of Douluo Continent has its own complete system and can be said to be a special force.

It was originally founded by the seven most prestigious soul master families on the entire continent, and it was not affiliated with the two empires or the Spirit Hall. It can be said to be a third-party force.

Only the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena, because it was located in the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, allowed the Heaven Dou royal family to forcibly intervene and get a share of the pie.

After all, occupying such a large piece of land in the core area of ​​the capital... even if you are very rich, almost as rich as a country, it is impossible for you to buy such a piece of land so easily.

However, this only applies to the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena. The Soul Arenas in other regions of the Heaven Dou Empire are all independent forces belonging to the seven Soul Master families that jointly founded the Grand Soul Arena.

But speaking of this, one can't help but wonder which seven Soul Master families jointly founded the Great Soul Arena.

In fact, the original story never explained which seven families these seven soul master families were. However, the number "seven" in these seven families makes it hard not to think of the seven major soul master sects on the Douluo Continent.

However, in reality, if the Great Soul Arena belonged to the seven major sects of Soul Masters, then Ning Rongrong and Yu Tianheng, the heirs of the two upper three sects, should be equivalent to the young masters in the Great Soul Arena, and should be able to do whatever they want.

With the appearance of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, the higher-ups inside and outside the Great Soul Arena would all have to come out and support them.

However, there was no similar plot in the original story, so it can be confirmed that the seven great soul master families that jointly founded the Great Soul Arena are not the current seven great soul master sects.

However, it is not the current seven major sects of Soul Masters.

As for whether it was true in the past, I don't know.

After all, it's important to know that the members and order of the seven major sects of Soul Masters have been constantly changing.

In the original storyline, the Spirit Hall convened a re-election conference for the seven major sects, citing the retreat of the Clear Sky Sect, the heavy losses of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the annihilation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect. The conference recommended the Elephant Armor Sect, Holy Dragon Sect, Black Tiger Sect, Wind Sword Sect, Fire Leopard Sect, Rock Antelope Sect, and Sparrow Bee Sect, which were loyal to the Spirit Hall, as the new Seven Sects of Soul Masters.

Furthermore, the current seven major sects of Soul Masters, including their order, should have been decided in Tang Chen's generation, based on speculation from the original storyline. It was Tang Chen who led the Clear Sky Sect to the throne of the number one sect in the world.

The seven soul master families that jointly founded the Great Soul Arena may have been the seven great soul master sects of long ago. After all, the fact that they were able to break away from the pressure of the two great empires and the Spirit Hall and jointly establish the Great Soul Arena is enough to prove that their strength at that time could not have been too weak.

However, the original work did not specify which seven soul master families these were, and they did not even have a chance to appear later. Logically speaking, the forces behind the Great Soul Arena could withstand the pressure from the two great empires and the Spirit Hall, so they should at least have names and identities.

However, their names never actually appeared. It's unclear whether the original author forgot about them or whether, in the later stages, these seven great soul master families simply didn't need to appear.

However, for the past six months, Ning Feiliu has been moving around the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena. Because he is in a real world, he has been able to access information about the seven great soul master families that jointly founded the Great Soul Arena.

They didn't hide it at all; their clan emblems, representing their martial spirits, are displayed in the main hall of the Great Soul Arena.

They are the Luo family, possessing the Giant Storm Sword; the Lu family, possessing the Forest Demon Deer; the Lei family, possessing the Thunder Spear; the Feng family, possessing the Phoenix; the Huan family, possessing the Illusion; the Lü family, possessing the Soul-Severing Halberd; and the Jin family, possessing the Vajra Tiger. (Secondary setting)

Judging from their names and martial spirits, these seven families must be veteran players from the early versions of the game.

These names are much simpler compared to the current seven major sects of Soul Masters, such as Clear Sky Hammer, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, and Diamond Mammoth.

In fact, the complexity of the name can give you a clue as to what version of the product it is.

Just like hero skills in League of Legends, some early marksman heroes, the most typical example being Sivir, the Battle Mistress, whose four skill names are Whirlwind Blade, Bouncing Shot, Spell Shield, and Hunt.

But look at Aphelios and Zephyr later on, with moves like Resurrection Moonblast, Arcane Strike, and Dark Frost, as well as moves like Electric Shot, Penetrating Laser, and Overlimit Explosive Flash...

Ning Feiliu's previous life name was also like this. In ancient times, people would simply use one character as their name, followed by their family background, inventions, and so on, and they would be called Youchao, Suiren, or Shennong.

Later, surnames were introduced, and by the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, given names remained quite simple. For example, Duke Cheng of Jin was named Ji Heitun, meaning his buttocks were quite dark.

There was also Duke Huan of Qi named Jiang Xiaobai, and Duke Wen of Jin named Ji Chong'er.

The evolution of names has always progressed from simple to complex, so one can generally discern the historical context from a name.

The same applies to martial souls in Douluo Continent. Although Ning Feiliu has not yet studied martial souls, his current guess is that some special individuals among humans initially appeared who could absorb the soul rings of soul beasts after killing them.

Actually, they probably didn't have any martial souls at the beginning, but after absorbing the soul rings of soul beasts, they were affected by the soul rings and changed, thus becoming their original martial souls.

In the original work, a martial soul can "evolve" by absorbing a spirit ring, absorbing the characteristics of the original spirit beast. For example, when the third brother first absorbed the spirit of the Mandragora Serpent, his unawakened Blue Silver Emperor martial soul gained toughness and paralyzing poison attributes.

This is essentially like adding a few more strokes to a painting that already features Blue Silver Grass, making it more resilient and giving it paralyzing poison properties.

If early humans did not have martial spirits, they were like blank sheets of paper, and the process of absorbing spirit rings was like humans drawing the shape of their martial spirit stroke by stroke on their blank sheets of paper.

Martial spirits are passed down from generation to generation, and soul masters absorb one soul ring after another, eventually giving birth to various complete martial spirits.

The evolution of beast spirits should be like this: absorbing the spirit rings of one spirit beast after another of the same kind, and then the spirit becomes completely complete.

As for the evolution of weapon spirits, Ning Feiliu speculated that some spirit masters did not choose to absorb the same type of spirit beast, or they themselves mutated. They did not inherit the beast's body, but rather its ability to condense metal attack organs.

Claws, fangs, and horns—many soul beasts can condense iron horns and golden claws on their bodies. Perhaps these were the earliest weapon-wielding soul masters who gradually condensed their "martial souls" as weapons under such circumstances.

At the same time, due to the influence of human civilization on its subconscious soul, its martial spirit was subconsciously shaped into a weapon shape that only humans could forge.

Regardless of the evolution of martial spirits, the earliest martial spirits were inevitably wild and primitive, and their names were not as fancy as those of today's top martial spirits.

Initially, the names of martial spirits were probably things like dragon, tiger, snake, sword, spear, and axe.

The martial souls of the seven great soul master families who jointly founded the Great Soul Arena are clearly like this; they are not too flashy and are probably top-tier martial souls from the late early stages of martial soul evolution.

Indeed, this was true. Ning Feiliu learned from the conversation between Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin and others that the seven soul master families who jointly founded the Great Soul Arena were indeed the seven major soul master sects that dominated their respective regions back then.

Back then, they used their formidable strength to force both the two great empires and the Spirit Hall to compromise, leading them to jointly establish the Great Spirit Arena.

The Great Soul Arena did indeed make money, quickly enriching their family. However, once they became wealthy, it was inevitable that the family members would fall into laziness.

Furthermore, with the updates to Douluo Continent and the emergence of more refined and powerful Martial Souls, they were gradually dethroned from the pedestals of the seven major Soul Master sects.

However, because the Great Soul Arena, which they have operated for many years, is very profitable, and because these seven great soul master families have not deliberately favored the two great empires or the Spirit Hall, no one wants to deliberately create a powerful rival. Thus, these seven great soul master families still exist today thanks to the Great Soul Arena.

It's just that its former glory is gone.

Their families are not in Heaven Dou City either. They are mostly far away from the political centers of the two great empires and the Spirit Hall, far from the conflicts. They are scattered in seven relatively safe cities on the Douluo Continent, developing the Great Spirit Arena. This is basically equivalent to being a landlord.

However, this is also a good thing. If one does not have sufficient ability, then having less ambition, staying away from conflict, and avoiding disaster is also a good thing.

Anyway, if Ning Feiliu didn't have some kind of cheat code, he would probably choose to behave himself.

Just like myself in a past life.

If you don't have that much ability, don't think about so many unnecessary things.

But if you clearly have the ability, yet you cower like a coward, you might as well just die.

After Tang Yuehua and Shuanglan left, Ning Feiliu asked Yu Tianheng and the others for their opinions.

Yu Tianheng and the others agreed, and then followed him to sign up for the team battle spirit.

……

three days later.

"Fallen Brightness's Third Soul Skill! Blunt Lock Moon!"

"The number one soul skill of falling into the light! Ground frost erosion!"

In an instant, a deep, dark moonlight, like a shadow, wrapped around the bodies of the opponents on the Soul Fighting Platform. Then, Ning Feiliu pressed down with the Falling Light in her hand!

The terrifying five times gravity effect, combined with the restraint control, rendered the seven opponents completely immobile.

"Now's the time!" Ning Feiliu shouted in a low voice to Yu Tianheng, Ye Lingling, Yu Feng and the others behind her.

Ye Lingling immediately summoned the Nine-Hearted Begonia in her hand, and her third soul ring flashed as she unleashed, "Third Soul Skill! Healing Light!"

The white light, representing healing, fell on Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, Aos Luo, Shi Mo, and Yu Tianxin. These five people had just been injured, and blood was seeping from the corners of their mouths.

In an instant, a flash of white light appeared, and the five people recovered completely as if nothing had happened.

However, seeing this, the five of them no longer held back!

"Second Soul Skill! Thunderous Might!" As Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin's second soul rings flashed simultaneously, the countless snake-like electric currents coiling around their bodies amplified at the same time, transforming into countless lightning arrows that burst forth in all directions!

"Third Soul Skill! Rising Wind and Clouds!" With a leap, Yu Feng soared into the air. As his third soul ring flashed, his wings became afterimages, and countless whirlwind feather blades rushed towards the Great Soul Arena like a storm.

"Third Soul Skill! Leopard Shadow Clone!" Then, a light burst forth from Osro's eyes. As his third soul ring flashed, two shadow clones materialized. Together with his main body, their sharp claws gleamed coldly as they charged towards their opponent!

"Second Soul Skill! Xuanwu Shield!" The tortoise shells on Shi Mo's chest and back mysteriously separated and landed in his hands, transforming into two huge tortoise shell shields, each one meter in diameter. He then threw the shields into the air.

The tortoise-shell shield spun and roared in the air, its unparalleled momentum alone enough to awe anyone.

Most peculiarly, behind each tortoise-shell shield, there was a yellow soul force connected to Graphite's right hand.

The sharp edges of the tortoise shell shield continuously tore through the air as it moved forward, rushing towards its opponent with a breathtaking shriek!

However, the opponents were unable to resist. Under Ning Fei Liu Zhui Ming's terrifying gravity suppression, they were unable to break free and dodge these attacks.

The next moment... they all flew out of the Great Battle Arena with wails of pain.

Seeing all their opponents eliminated by the Moon Emperor Team and sent flying off the Great Battle Arena, the announcer didn't hesitate and declared, "The victors this time are the Moon Emperor Team! Without a doubt! They have once again defeated the formidable Purple Gold Team, who had achieved a three-game winning streak in team battles! This proves their winning streak continues!"

The audience cheered immediately upon witnessing this scene.

"Moon Emperor! Moon Emperor!"

"Africa and Asia! Africa and Asia!"

"The Generation of Heaven!"

"The Generation of Heaven!"

……

Ning Feiliu, however, was used to such cheers and didn't pay any attention to them. Instead, he turned to look at his "teammates" and said, "Looks like you guys are quite exhausted."

Upon hearing this, Yu Tianheng gave a wry smile and said, "After all, we're not as freakish as you, and this time we're facing a star team with five Soul Masters of level 38 or higher."

However, he was also grateful that he had "Asia-Africa" ​​as his teammate.

It has to be said that the three days of battles made him realize just how powerful "Asia-Africa" ​​was.

"Asia-Africa" ​​is not only powerful with his two self-created soul skills; his own strength is also very formidable.

Most importantly, he can adapt to various roles within the team, excelling in all three major types of Soul Masters: offensive, agile, and control.

In team battles, Ning Feiliu's greatest role is undoubtedly as the control-type battle spirit master in the team when he uses the Falling Light skill. His terrifying ability to control the entire field makes him seem like the master of the battle arena.

After all, the Moon Emperor team has everything it needs right now, except for a control-type Soul Master.

Therefore, Ning Feiliu also intentionally controlled the sword to create Zhuiming to serve as a control-type battle spirit master, trying to use one-on-one and two-on-two battle spirits to consume the bullets of the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon, and then switch out Zhuiming to participate in the team battle spirit with Yu Tianheng and the others.

This approach has indeed proven effective. So far, he has achieved a 42-game winning streak in one-on-one battles, a 28-game winning streak in two-on-two battles with Ye Lingling, and only a three-game winning streak in team battles.

After all, team fighting spirit depends not only on his personal condition, but also on the condition of his teammates.

Currently, Ning Feiliu is also struggling to keep up. He is currently only able to participate in one one-on-one soul battle, two two-on-two soul battles, and one team soul battle as much as possible each day.

When facing a powerful enemy, there might be two soul battles in a single day, otherwise the consumption of soul power would be unbearable.

Even so, his winning streak reached 73 games!

I believe we'll achieve a 100-game winning streak very soon!

(End of this chapter)