The Tree Realm Descends on Douluo Continent

Chapter 260 Nine Lives Nirvana!

Poseidon's appearance disrupted the previously harmonious atmosphere, and Li Xun and the other three looked at the suddenly appearing High Priestess of Poseidon Island in astonishment, not understanding what she wanted to do.

Poseidon looked at Li Xun and the other three with a strange expression. She could clearly sense the three girls' admiration for the boy, but there was also a hint of competition among them. This made her, someone with little experience in relationships, somewhat confused about what these people were thinking.

"Greetings, Senior Poseidon." Li Xunchong and the other two women gestured, then bowed first. "May I ask what brings you here, Senior?"

Although he had a vague suspicion, Li Xun pretended to know nothing.

Seeing the four people's courteous manners, Poseidon nodded and flipped her wrist to reveal a golden bead: "Any Soul Master who reaches the black level in the assessment will receive a God-given Soul Ring opportunity the first time they reach a bottleneck in their Soul Power level."

"The divinely bestowed spirit rings do not require you to hunt spirit beasts, and will grant you the spirit skills you need most, as well as the physical condition to withstand the maximum spirit ring."

A divinely bestowed soul ring?

Zhu Zhuqing was taken aback, looking at the small golden ball in Poseidon's hand with some surprise.

Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan were both astonished. They had already learned about the gods from Li Xun, but they hadn't expected that the gods were so powerful that they could violate the rules for soul masters to obtain soul rings.

Li Xun feigned surprise and after a long pause said, "Zhu Qing, why don't you quickly thank Senior Poseidon?"

Zhu Zhuqing snapped out of her daze and quickly bowed to Poseidon.

Poseidon looked at Li Xun with approval in her eyes. With a flick of her finger, the golden ball sprang from her hand and went straight into Zhu Zhuqing's body: "Sit down and absorb it. Remember, the longer you persist, the greater the benefits you will gain."

As the golden sphere dissipated, a pale golden mist emerged from Zhu Zhuqing's body, then transformed into rings of light that slowly spread outwards. Fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on her forehead, and five spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—appeared one by one beneath her feet.

Zhu Zhuqing came to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School with Li Xun when she was young, so the whale glue she had consumed had no effect whatsoever. Although her spirit rings did not exceed the specifications, each one was far beyond the upper limit that a spirit master could reach at their current level, and her fifth spirit ring was from a spirit beast that was over 40,000 years old.

But that's not enough.

Zhu Zhuqing's face showed pain. This was her chance, and perhaps her only chance to catch up with Li Xun.

Although her cultivation level has reached the genius level for her age, it is still only a genius among ordinary people.

Li Xun is now close to level 80, and based on Zhu Zhuqing's understanding of him, he likely already knows the rules of Seagod Island. His return this time is specifically for this divinely bestowed soul ring.

Look!

The Nirvana Nine-Tailed Cat slowly appeared, lying painfully on Zhu Zhuqing's legs.

Like Luo Sanpao, Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul is also quite spiritual and shares damage with its master. However, unlike Luo Sanpao, the Nine-Tailed Cat mainly enhances abilities rather than manifesting its true form to attack.

Fine beads of blood slowly seeped from Zhu Zhuqing's body; she was suffering every second.

48,000 years. 50,000 years. 53,000 years.

Feeling the energy she gained within her body, Zhu Zhuqing secretly calculated in her mind that she could not hold on any longer until the quality of her soul ring had increased to 55,000 years.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Zhu Zhuqing's mind: 'Nine Lives Nirvana!'

Unlike other martial souls that grant soul masters unique skills and powerful attack capabilities, the Nirvana Nine-Tailed Fox, while giving her nine chances to revive, did not set her apart from other top martial souls on the continent.

Although she would become stronger with each of her nine resurrections, her environment was too comfortable. With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and Li Xun around, she was always well protected.

The only time Zhu Zhuqing could feel some pressure was during the Continental Soul Master Tournament, but she felt like she had just gone on a trip and had no presence at all.

She didn't want to be a pretty face or a burden!

But no matter how hard she tries to cultivate, the gap between her and Li Xun is still widening little by little. This shouldn't be happening!

My nine lives shouldn't just be a means of survival. In this environment, even if I'm nearing the end of my lifespan, I won't be able to use the remaining life force. I might as well use it to become stronger! I should try my best to catch up with him, even if it's just following from afar.

Zhu Zhuqing made a decision in an instant. The lifespan of her spirit ring, which had been about to stop increasing, jumped to 57,000.

Li Xun and the others were initially quite interested in speculating whether Zhu Zhuqing would obtain a soul ring that would last for tens of thousands of years, but when that burst of golden light shone again, they were all stunned.

Even Poseidon was somewhat puzzled.

This wasn't the first time she had given out this divinely bestowed soul ring as a reward, but she had never seen anyone like Zhu Zhuqing, who had already absorbed it to its limit but still forcibly enhanced it again.

"Could this girl be trying to push her limits?" Poseidon was surprised, but in his heart he admired Zhu Zhuqing.

If a Soul Master wants to go further, not only talent is needed, but also opportunity and hard work. If one is complacent because of one's talent and does not put in the effort, then at most one will only become an ordinary strongman.

The divinely bestowed soul ring is such an opportunity. It is far more direct than a soul master going out to hunt soul beasts on their own. The greater the pain you can endure, the greater the reward you will receive.

As time passed, more and more blood flowed from Zhu Zhuqing's body.

Poseidon and Li Xun's expressions also began to turn serious.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"No, if we continue like this, this girl will die!" Poseidon's expression was grim, but he was at a loss.

A Soul Master cannot be interrupted when absorbing a Soul Ring; this has always been a rule in the Soul Master world. Although the Sea God granted her the ability to bestow divine Soul Rings upon others, he did not grant her the authority to take them back.

Li Xun felt his palms sweating. He carefully wiped his hands on the back of his hand, but didn't know what to do next.

He had already thought of Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul's passive ability, but this ability had not yet been verified, and no one knew how effective it was.

"Brother, what's wrong with Zhuqing?" Ning Rongrong noticed Li Xun's nervousness and asked softly.

Li Xun smiled at Ning Rongrong: "Don't worry, it's alright."

Ning Rongrong had never seen Li Xun so nervous before. Hearing the words of comfort, she was puzzled. Just as she was about to ask more questions, something strange happened on Zhu Zhuqing's side.

Thud—

Zhu Zhuqing's body gradually swelled up, and before anyone could react, it turned into a cloud of blood mist.

what! ! !

Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan were so frightened by the sight that they screamed, then covered their mouths tightly with their hands, tears streaming down their faces. They stood there trembling, their legs giving way and they knelt on the ground.

A genius has fallen.

Poseidon stared blankly at everything, unable to come to her senses for a long time.

(End of this chapter)