Douluo Continent: Peerless God General, starting by deceiving Qian Renxue

Chapter 3: Past Events - Tang Hao and Lan Xue

About half an hour later, the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony came to an end.

The awakening ceremony was fairly successful, barely satisfying Nan Tianchen. The disciples from various families all possessed at least level three innate soul power, with some even approaching level five.

With proper training, they should have little difficulty becoming Soul Masters, Soul Kings, or Soul Emperors in the future, given the resources available. As for Soul Saints, that depends on their effort and luck.

There is only one genius like Nan Feiling, who is at least at the seventh level of innate talent.

But Nan Tianchen was not disappointed, because he still had a precious son who had not yet awakened. Putting aside himself, just considering Lan Xue's talent, their son's aptitude could not be bad.

Lan Xue is one of the most outstanding geniuses Nan Tianchen has ever seen.

Moreover, this genius's growth trajectory is very special. He was born a commoner in the Kingdom of Gulei, and later awakened the Xuanbing Halberd, a top-level ice-type weapon spirit. He then went to the Heaven Dou Empire to study at Tianshui Academy, one of the five elemental academies.

With innate full soul power, her cultivation speed before level 30 was unparalleled in the world.

The current dean of Tianshui Academy is her close friend; the two of them even participated together in the Continental Soul Master Academy Elite Competition back then.

That was the best result Tianshui College had achieved in a century.

With the combined power of the top-tier beast spirit Ice Phoenix and the top-tier weapon spirit Xuanbing Halberd, they swept aside the other academies of the Five Elements Academy and the two royal academies of Tian Dou Xing Luo with almost overwhelming force, ultimately meeting the Spirit Hall Academy in the finals.

Unfortunately, two fists can't fight four hands. The two fought the Spirit Hall team for a long time, but in the end they were slightly inferior and lost.

At that time, Qian Xunji also acknowledged Lan Xue's talent, praising her as having the potential to become a Super Douluo.

But after that, something strange happened. Since breaking through level 30, Lan Xue's cultivation speed has become slower and slower. Before level 50, it was okay. Although it was slower than before, she was still a top genius compared to others. But after level 50, her cultivation progress was extremely slow, and she was even gradually overtaken by many people. For example, Haotian Shuangxing completely stole her thunder.

Many people believed that she was just a flash in the pan genius, and gradually, Lan Xue became just another ordinary person.

But she did not give up. After graduation, Lan Xue traveled across the continent, wielding a halberd that swept across the land, punishing evil and upholding justice. She risked her life to break through to level 60 at the age of thirty-five and still made a name for herself in some places. Many outstanding noble sons proposed to her, but she rejected them all with her icy demeanor.

From then on, many people called her the "Goddess of Ice and Snow!"

Through continuous hard work and diligent cultivation, Lan Xue finally broke through to level 70 after many years. As a result, she underwent her second transformation. Her cultivation speed returned, even more terrifying than before level 30.

In the blink of an eye, he caught up with Haotian Shuangxing again. By then, Lan Xue was already famous throughout the world and was once again hailed as a genius worthy of being granted a title.

Having heard of Lan Xue's deeds, only Nan Feihuang knew the reason for the changes in her cultivation speed. She possessed the ultimate ice, and it seemed that the soul masters of this era did not understand the concept of ultimate attributes.

The cultivation speed of the ultimate martial soul is normal before level 30, slow between level 30 and level 70, and extremely fast after level 70. The ultimate martial soul's soul power is purer and more resilient.

It just so happened that during that time, when the Haotian Twin Stars were becoming famous throughout the continent, Tang Hao wanted to test just how outstanding this woman who was comparable to them was, so he challenged her to a duel.

Lan Xue, who has a bit of a martial arts fanatic personality, readily agreed, and the two agreed to a fair fight on Mount Guterres near Gulei City.

In that battle, the two had similar soul power and their martial soul quality were also comparable, making them evenly matched.

Unfortunately, due to some special reasons, Lan Xue's ultimate ice technique was in a semi-useless state and could not be used; otherwise, she would definitely have gained the upper hand.

Tang Hao panicked. As the most outstanding successor of the Haotian Sect, if he couldn't even win over a woman, where would the Haotian Sect's face be? So, he used his newly mastered technique, the Ring Explosion.

The moment the ring exploded, the situation shifted instantly. Since it was Tang Hao's first time using the ring-exploding technique, he couldn't stop himself after unleashing it and smashed Lan Xue off the cliff with a powerful blow.

Lan Xue was first severely injured by the Haotian Hammer, and then fell off a cliff, further aggravating her injuries. Just as she was on the verge of death, she was rescued by Nan Tianchen, the then crown prince of the Gu Lei Kingdom.

After all, how could he not pay attention to such an outstanding duel within his Kingdom of Gulei?

Nan Tianchen took Lan Xue back to the palace and, with the utmost care, brought her back to life.

To repay Nan Tianchen's kindness, Lan Xue asked him what he needed her to do, promising to do anything she could.

Nan Tianchen immediately proposed to Lan Xue, hoping she would become his Crown Princess. Lan Xue, to repay the debt of saving her life, agreed.

Nan Tianchen's actions may have been seen as an attempt to repay a debt of gratitude, but there was no coercion involved. Ultimately, the decision rested with Lan Xue herself.

Moreover, Nan Tianchen really needs a top genius like Lan Xue. The Gu Lei Kingdom is different from the Barak Kingdom. The Barak Kingdom is the strongest military kingdom under the rule of the Heaven Dou Empire, with an army of over 400,000. Even the Spirit Hall cannot ignore this force.

The Kingdom of Gulei, however, is an agricultural country with abundant grain production, but its army numbers only 150,000 and its Soul Masters are extremely rare. Therefore, among the four kingdoms, the Kingdom of Gulei is the closest to the Heaven Dou Empire and the one most dependent on them.

It was only by paying an astronomical price in grain every year that the Kingdom of Gulei received the protection of the Heavenly Dou Empire; otherwise, it would have been swallowed up by the Star Luo Kingdom long ago.

However, if the kingdom had its own titled Douluo, the situation could be drastically changed.

It should be noted that at this time, there are only a dozen or so Title Douluos on the mainland, and even the Heaven Dou Empire doesn't have a single Title Douluo, relying solely on the three upper sects to maintain its prestige.

Lan Xue is indeed qualified to become a Title Douluo.

After their marriage, the two treated each other with respect. Two years later, they had their first child, Nan Feihuang. The couple got along quite well. Although their marriage was initially based on gratitude, after many years together, it would not be accurate to say that they had no feelings for each other.

Perhaps the two of them have formed a fairly good marriage based on four parts mutual respect, four parts love, and two parts gratitude.

In any case, Lan Xue never regretted her decision to marry Nan Tianchen.

How could a child born to someone like Lan Xue not be outstanding? As long as he doesn't end up like that guy from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, who is clearly the son of a Super Douluo but whose martial soul has mutated into a pig.

Nan Tianchen led Fei Huang and the others toward the inner hall.

"Cough cough..." Lan Xue suddenly coughed as she walked down the street.

Nan Feihuang quickly stepped forward and gently patted her back. "Mother, you're coughing again. Are you alright?"

Lan Xue stroked her beloved son's head and smiled, "Good boy, Mother is fine, it's just an old ailment."

Nan Feihuang looked at Lan Xue with concern. In fact, Lan Xue's injuries from back then had not fully healed, and she even had many hidden injuries.

Her talent was originally no less than Tang Hao's, and perhaps even better. Tang Hao was able to break through to the Title Douluo realm at the age of forty-four, and Lan Xue, who had already broken through the level seventy barrier of the ultimate attribute, should have been about the same.

Now, she is forty-eight years old, but she is stuck at level eighty-nine Soul Douluo. No matter how hard she tries to cultivate, her soul power cannot improve by even a fraction.

Nan Feihuang understood that this was because Tang Hao had injured her foundation. Without any extraordinary encounters, her limit in this life would probably be only level 89 Soul Douluo.

Nan Feihuang had thought of a way to treat Lan Xue, which was the immortal herb of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. There must be a herb there that could heal her hidden injuries.

As for Tang Hao, Nan Feihuang will settle this score with him personally in the future.

In fact, Lan Xue said that she did not hate Tang Hao. Although Tang Hao destroyed her foundation, the battle was fair between the two sides. Since the Ring Explosion was Tang Hao's ultimate move, it was understandable that Tang Hao used it to defeat her.

She's just not as skilled as others.

Nan Feihuang admitted that this was indeed the case.

In terms of the battle itself, it was indeed fair, since Tang Hao did not use any underhanded tricks and won fairly, so Nan Feihuang would not retaliate in any despicable way.

Nan Feihuang was just a little resentful for his mother.

Tang Hao was born into the Haotian Sect, and from a young age, he had the best resources. At a young age, he was taught many unique skills such as the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian, and the Exploding Ring Technique, as well as the Haotian Sect's inherited soul bone.

Lan Xue, despite her extraordinary talent, was just a commoner. Tianshui Academy was a prestigious school, but how could it compare to Haotian Sect? Her halberd skills were all developed through her own exploration and refinement in battle.

The resource gap is too huge!

Since that's the case, then he will use resources that are even stronger than those of the Clear Sky Sect to become stronger. In the future, he will use an upright and honorable way, without resorting to any underhanded tactics, to issue another challenge to the Tang family on behalf of his mother. At that time, it doesn't matter whether it's Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, or even Tang San who accepts the challenge.

(End of this chapter)