Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 66 Dugu Yan's Fourth Soul Ring

"Since that's how it is, Brother Ji, then I won't go either. I'll stay here with you and try my best to show those geniuses how powerful we are at the next Soul Master Competition!"

Ji Wuming glanced at Dugu Yan beside him. Actually, even if her Jade Phosphorous Serpent evolved into the Rock Domain Poisonous Flood Dragon Martial Soul and was exposed in front of many students, it wouldn't be a big deal.

After all, she has a titled Douluo grandfather behind her, and Dugu Bo's martial soul had evolved once before, so it's reasonable for Dugu Yan's martial soul to evolve as well.

However, during this period she followed her and Dugu Bo's instructions quite well. Apart from showing her martial spirit to Ye Lingling, she almost never revealed her martial spirit in front of her classmates.

Her personality has changed somewhat, which is good.

Later, because Dugu Yan also fabricated the lie that the poison in her body had not completely dissipated, she withdrew from the competition, and her spot as a regular member of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was given to someone else.

Although this action somewhat weakened the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's first team, it didn't have a significant impact. If it weren't for Ji Wuming's sudden enrollment and Dugu Yan's sudden surge in soul power, they wouldn't have even had a chance in this year's Soul Master Competition.

The overall strength of the first team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy is not weak. The captain and vice-captain are both Soul Masters, and the other five members are high-level Soul Venerables with strength close to Soul Masters.

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One year later, in Thunder Canyon

"Boom!"

A 6,300-year-old white-armored earth dragon, over ten meters long, about four meters tall, and weighing two to three tons, collapsed to the ground.

"Yan Yan, this white-armored earth dragon is something I found with great difficulty. Quickly kill it and absorb its soul ring."

Dugu Yan drew her emerald-green longsword and plunged it fiercely into its abdomen. The sword pierced its heart, and the white-armored earth dragon's last breath was extinguished.

A purple spirit ring slowly appeared, and Dugu Yan sat cross-legged on the spot, drawing the purple spirit ring to her body.

Dugu Bo wasn't too worried about Dugu Yan absorbing a spirit ring that was 1300 years ahead of her level. His granddaughter had already undergone the process of attracting lightning into her body about three times, and she usually ate the meat of thousand-year-old spirit beasts. It would be strange if she couldn't succeed.

"That kid, he's getting more and more freakish!"

At this moment, Ji Wuming had dismantled the original ten-section lightning-dispelling staff into a four-section staff that was only four meters long, in order to weaken the heavenly lightning. The violent effect of the heavenly lightning was incomparable to what it used to be. Even he, a titled Douluo, could be struck by it if he was not careful.

After a long while, as the power of the heavenly lightning above his head suddenly disappeared, Ji Wuming, who was surrounded by heavenly lightning, slowly opened his eyes.

"It took me a year to barely reach level 49. The cultivation bottleneck from Soul Master to Soul King is still quite significant!"

Three months ago, when the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament ended, Ji Wuming had already broken through to level 49. Unexpectedly, three months later, he still hasn't broken through to level 50.

Ji Wuming stood up helplessly, looking at Dugu Yan who was still absorbing the soul ring, and said to Dugu Bo with some reluctance,

"Senior, I need to leave for a while. I need to return to Seagod Island to ask my master for advice, and also ask him to teach me a trick or two of spear techniques."

"Young Ji, you've only been in school for a year, and you're already leaving? Why don't you wait until Yan Yan has absorbed her soul ring, and I'll personally see you off?"

Dugu Bo knew that Ji Wuming would eventually return to his master's side. After all, there were some things about martial spirits that neither the academy nor he himself could teach him; he would need deeper guidance from other martial spirit masters.

The bottleneck between level 40 and level 50 is where the real obstacles begin on the path of Soul Master cultivation; the further one progresses, the slower the cultivation speed will become.

Although he didn't know if the immortal herb would improve the speed of cultivation in the later stages, based on his experience, it took him about two and a half years to break through level 50 from level 40 to level 50 in the Soul Master Competition, under constant combat pressure.

Ji Wuming looked at Dugu Bo, who was full of worry, and shook his head to refuse, "Alright then, but with my current strength I can handle some minor dangers. I can't possibly rely on you to protect me for the rest of my life."

Ji Wuming had already made arrangements for his departure. With his current abilities, as long as no Soul Douluo or Title Douluo powerhouses appeared, although he might not be able to defeat them in a fight, he was definitely not afraid to escape.

However, since Dugu Bo has said so, let's reduce the risk by one level if we can!

I just hope that Dugu Bo won't accompany me all the way to the seaside, otherwise, once we get to Seagod Island, my lie about having a master will be completely exposed.

"That's excellent, Ji boy. We'll set off after Yan Yan has absorbed her spirit ring."

"good!"

Half an hour later, Dugu Yan successfully absorbed the spirit rings. Since her third and fourth spirit rings were both of the sub-dragon bloodline, her Rock Domain Poisonous Flood Dragon Martial Soul had already undergone some changes that were visible to the naked eye.

The fleshy bun on its head had burst open, revealing a pair of small dragon horns. Dugu Bo asked curiously,

"Yanyan, what level are you at now, and what is your fourth soul skill?"

"Grandpa! My soul has arrived at level 42."

Then Dugu Yan looked at Ji Wuming with a wicked smile.

"Brother Ji, thank you for your trouble."

Seeing his granddaughter's expression, Dugu Bo knew what she would do next and immediately stepped back, making room for the two of them. Ji Wuming also asked curiously...

"Then come on, let me see how powerful your fourth soul skill is!"

Ji Wuming gripped the Blood Thunder Spear and immediately unleashed his first soul skill, remaining motionless and waiting for Dugu Yan, who wasn't yet proficient in her fourth soul skill, to make her move.

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"Fourth Soul Skill, Rock Armor Defense!"

Two pieces of earth-brown dragon scale armor simultaneously adorned Ji Wuming and Dugu Yan's bodies. However, Ji Wuming's original blood-red energy armor was now riddled with cracks.

He had already clearly sensed that 30% of the first soul skill's 40% defensive effect had been removed.

"Third Soul Skill, Rock Domain Dragon Tail."

The giant black tail of the Rock Domain Poisonous Flood Dragon, with a bone spur on its tip.

"Is this all the effect you'll get? It's still a bit disappointing!"

Having already experienced the power of Dugu Yan's third soul skill, Ji Wuming immediately found a suitable evasive direction. While dodging, he directly unleashed his third soul skill, Blood Lightning Transforms into Three Thousand.

This was the first time Ji Wuming had used his third soul skill in two years.

Countless bolts of lightning from the sky transformed into countless blood-red lightning spears, shooting down towards Dugu Yan.

"Be careful, Yan Yan! This is a rain of extremely powerful lightning spear attacks."

At this moment, Dugu Bo was ready to rescue Dugu Yan at any time. He had already personally tested Ji Wuming's third soul skill; not only was it extremely powerful, but its power would also increase depending on the weather.

Thunder Canyon is now an excellent place. With the amplification of his first soul skill, Ji Wuming's third soul skill can be increased by at least 30% to 40%.

(End of this chapter)