Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 42 Heaven Dou Branch

"Would the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School really commit murder and sever their lineage?"

Dugu Yan was somewhat incredulous: "I once met Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, with my grandfather. He was always amiable to everyone, unlike this kind of person!"

"That's because no one is threatening his fundamental interests!"

Xiao Yu said in a deep voice, "As the sect leader of one of the three great sects, how could he possibly command two powerful Title Douluos like Jian Gu, with his soul power at level seventy-nine and unable to advance any further? The Clear Sky Sect has been in seclusion for many years, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is now developing rapidly, with its industries almost covering every corner of the Douluo Continent, showing signs of becoming the number one sect in the world. As the leader of such a sect, do you really think he would be a humble and polite gentleman?"

Seeing that Dugu Yan still looked suspicious, Xiao Yu didn't explain further. He waved his hand and said, "Believe it or not, it's up to you. But I hope that for the sake of your friendship with Lingling and for the fact that I helped you solve the problem of your family's martial soul, you won't tell anyone about Lingling's martial soul changes!"

"Alright, I swear on my martial spirit that I will never reveal a single thing about Lingling."

Dugu Yan immediately assured her that, judging from the situation, Ye Lingling also shared the same thoughts as Xiao Yu. Given their deep sisterly bond, she would respect Ye Lingling's decision.

Xiao Yu lowered his head and gently rubbed Ye Lingling's nimble head, saying, "Lingling, I still need to obtain my fourth soul ring. You stay here and wait for me to return. The spiritual energy here is abundant, so it's much better to cultivate here than outside."

"Um."

Ye Lingling nodded, then instructed Xiao Yu, "Then be careful."

"rest assured!"

Xiao Yu laughed heartily, and he and Milo Eioria left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and headed deep into the Sunset Forest to find a suitable soul beast.

Xiao Yu was lucky this time. He encountered a suitable soul beast, a Tyrant Dragon with a cultivation level of about 12,000 years, in less than two hours.

What was lucky for Xiao Yu and the others was unlucky for this Tyrant Dragon. This soul beast, with a cultivation of ten thousand years, was originally a force to be reckoned with in Sunset Forest, but it never expected that two Title Douluo-level powerhouses would come to its doorstep.

The poor Tyrant Dragon was brutally beaten by two Title Douluo, and in its dying state, it was pierced through the brain by Xiao Yu's sword, thus ending its unfortunate fate.

A black halo slowly appeared. Without thinking too much, Xiao Yu sat down cross-legged and began to absorb the ten-thousand-year soul ring under the guidance of his soul power.

The impact of the ten-thousand-year soul ring was indeed terrifying. Even though Xiao Yu had made preparations in advance and his physical strength and soul power far exceeded those of ordinary soul masters, he still felt extremely painful.

Fortunately, with the help of a elixir made from the fusion of several immortal herbs, Xiao Yu was still able to remain conscious.

The impact of the ten-thousand-year spirit ring lasted for nearly two hours before it began to stabilize. Xiao Yu knew that he had passed the most difficult hurdle. Next was the process of absorbing the energy brought by the spirit ring to enhance his spirit power, strengthen his body, and form spirit skills. For Xiao Yu, this was just a natural thing, and the absorption was completed in less than half an hour.

Having absorbed this ten-thousand-year soul ring, coupled with the accumulation of soul power that Xiao Yu had cultivated during his time at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Xiao Yu overcame two major hurdles and directly broke through to level 43.

The fourth spirit ring granted Xiao Yu a powerful offensive spirit skill, the Netherworld Sword Thousand Technique. Centered on the Netherworld Sword, it unleashes countless sword beams within a ten-meter diameter radius, with damage to enemies capable of stacking.

After absorbing the soul ring, Xiao Yu returned to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was rich in spiritual energy. Since Dugu Bo had given him such a treasure, he naturally had to make full use of it. Even if Tang Shenwang became a god, he would still treat it as his Tang family's private territory, so he naturally couldn't waste it.

Xiao Yu's plan is to use the location of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well as a base, with the poison array set up by Dugu Bo on the outer perimeter as the boundary, and to establish a branch of the Nine Star Hall in Tian Dou City, modeled after the blacksmith branch in Gengxin City. The initial plan is to have Yang Wudi in charge, and later one or two titled Douluo will be transferred to the area.

The mainland is relatively peaceful at present, but Xiao Yu knows that in more than ten years, the Spirit Hall will launch an operation to unify the continent. At that time, the situation on the entire continent will become unpredictable and turbulent.

The Kingdom of Sylvia ranks last among the four kingdoms of the Heavenly Dou Empire. Its geographical location is also too remote, making it suitable for early-stage development in a cautious manner, but not for later-stage domination.

His current approach is to plant a wedge in Heaven Dou City, and when the Spirit Hall launches its Soul Hunting Operation, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School suffers heavy losses, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is wiped out, and Heaven Dou City is deeply embroiled in the vortex of power struggles, he will openly get involved. With his foresight and accumulated wealth, he will seize the opportunity to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire. He doesn't want Tang San to benefit from the Heaven Dou Empire's million-strong army.

During the following period, Xiao Yu stayed at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, cultivating while also arranging for people to enter the valley surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to build a branch of the Nine Star Palace.

As for why not build it directly inside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well? Although the spiritual energy inside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is abundant, and the cultivation speed is several times faster than outside, not every Soul Master can withstand the enormous energy fluctuations.

Currently, only Xiao Yu, who has taken pills made from Fiery Apricot and Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass, can stay in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire for 24 hours a day to cultivate. Zi Long and the others must leave the valley to rest after a full day before they can continue cultivating.

As for Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, although they also took pills, they were girls after all, and their physical strength was relatively weaker from the start. Dugu Yan, a battle spirit master, could barely cultivate inside for about half a day, while Ye Lingling, a support-type spirit master, couldn't hold on for more than a few hours. In addition, the two were students of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, so they only came here occasionally on their days off.

In addition, the deal between Nine Heart Begonia and Nine Star Palace for soul tools was finalized. After Ye Renxin paid the deposit, Xiao Yu arranged for people to deliver the soul tools they ordered from the headquarters of Nine Star Palace. Eden and Yihui had also broken through level 40 during this period, so they came with the transport team.

After arriving at the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, with the blessing of immortal herbs and pills and the support of their already formidable strength, the two, like Xiao Yu, achieved the fourth level of the ten-thousand-year cultivation.

Not long after the two entered the Soul Master realm, Zi Long, not wanting to fall behind, also broke through to level 40. He absorbed a Soul Ring that had just turned ten thousand years old with his own power, becoming the team's fourth Soul Master.

(End of this chapter)