Douluo's Spirit Pearl Divine Sword

Looking at Bai Chenxiang's confident expression, Ma Hongjun could feel the girl's determination, something he lacked. From the past to the present, his cultivation had always been pushed along by others. When he was alone, he would slack off whenever possible. Otherwise, with his talent, his level would probably have already caught up with or even surpassed Gu Ran's.

"Do you think I'm not capable enough? Are you just talking big?" Seeing that Ma Hongjun didn't respond, Bai Chenxiang thought he looked down on her.

Ma Hongjun hurriedly shook his head, "Of course not. I just saw a bit of my boss Tianlin in you. He has dreams, just like you, and the courage to go all out for them. For example, during the Spirit Hall's massacre, I was just fighting some weaker Soul Masters at the foot of the mountain, while he chose to face a Title Douluo head-on. I know that his purpose in doing so was to protect his family. If it were me, I probably wouldn't have had that kind of courage."

"But I hope that one day I can also have that courage, and be willing to do anything for the people I care about." Ma Hongjun has always been aware of his shortcomings and hopes to change them.

However, some shortcomings cannot be corrected simply by discovering them, precisely because of a lack of determination.

"I believe you can do it!" Bai Chenxiang encouraged him. "Actually, you're underestimating yourself a bit. Don't forget, your martial soul is the Fire Phoenix, the king of birds. My Swift is far inferior to you."

"You can make up for your humble origins and less-than-ideal appearance with talent and hard work. Once you become a Title Douluo, not only will noble ladies be inferior to you, but even the princess of the empire will be no match for you. So, in addition to determination, you also need confidence."

"Alright, I'm going back to sleep. We have to leave for Xingluo early tomorrow morning, so you should get some rest too!"

After Bai Chenxiang finished speaking, she spread her wings and flew lightly to the ground. Looking at her beautiful back, Ma Hongjun was a little at a loss. This was the first time a girl had encouraged him like this, and this time, his heart was really racing.

Chapter 305 Departure: Star Luo imparts cultivation techniques; Blue Spirit Holy Eyes

The next morning, several carriages were already prepared at the gate of Qibao City.

Chen Xin looked at Tian Lin and asked, "Is everything prepared? Have you brought all the talismans? And have the coordinates been engraved?"

“Yes, they’re all on Rongrong,” Tianlin said.

He knew what Chen Xin was worried about. Tian Lin and Ning Rongrong were the future of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and absolutely nothing could happen to them. So before leaving, Chen Xin repeatedly told him to carve the coordinates of the Star Shifting Talisman and to call him immediately if he encountered any danger.

This is equivalent to having a Limit Douluo bodyguard with you at all times.

The soul guide belt with the coordinates engraved is now tied around Ning Rongrong's waist. Inside, there is also a Demon Flame Flash Slash. In addition, Tianlin has also created a magic spell talisman containing Mount Tai Pressing Down using the immortal magic bestowed by the Earth Spirit Orb.

To be honest, it's already a good thing that this little witch in her full gear doesn't bully others; worrying about her is completely unnecessary.

“Master, you don’t need to worry so much. With my current strength, most Title Douluos pose no threat to me. Besides, we did bring our own Title Douluos with us.” Tianlin looked at the two seniors behind him.

As the deputy sect leader, Tian Lin was going out with Ning Rongrong, who succeeded him as sect leader. How could they not have a titled bodyguard by their side? But this time, the one accompanying them was not any of the original five Douluo, but a newly promoted figure, Meng Shu, the Dragon Duke.

Since his last battle with Serpent Spear Douluo, Dragon Lord had gained some insights. So, as soon as the Soul Hunting Operation ended, he went into seclusion. With the soul bone left behind by Hu Yanzhen, the pills that the Medicine Hall used a lot of precious medicinal materials to refine for him, and the help of the Heavenly Scale Holy Spirit Domain, he finally succeeded in breaking through to the next realm.

Then, under Dugu Bo's leadership, he successfully hunted a soul beast in Sunset Forest a few days ago and returned, becoming the sect's sixth Title Douluo. Unfortunately, because the sect is in dire need of rebuilding, there is no time to hold a title ceremony. Therefore, he took the initiative to seize the opportunity to protect Tianlin and Ning Rongrong on their journey to Xingluo.

There was no other reason than to show off. In fact, he knew that with Tianlin's current strength, he didn't need any guards at all. But he had spent most of his life trying to break through to the Title Douluo level, and he couldn't let the world know about it without making his efforts worthwhile.

Tianlin discovered that this guy actually had some childlike qualities. Now, what he couldn't wait for was to hear people outside respectfully address him as "Your Majesty, Dragon and Serpent" when they saw him.

Because his own sect members already treated him with enough respect, he didn't feel a sense of accomplishment when he heard this.

Incidentally, he gave himself the title of Dragon-Snake Douluo, which can be considered as bringing his wife, Snake Granny, into the picture. After all, Snake Granny's qualifications are far from being worthy of a title, so now he can let her benefit a little from it.

Unfortunately, his spirit ring configuration wasn't optimal; it was the same as Serpent Spear Douluo's: two yellow, three purple, and four black. In terms of strength, he was always somewhat inferior to the others.

But his value is not limited to that. After reaching the title of Douluo, his combined dragon and snake attack with Snake Granny can temporarily reach the peak of level 95, which is infinitely close to level 96 Super Douluo. If he were to fight Snake Spear Douluo, who is at level 92, he could defeat or even kill him within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

With him and Snake Granny protecting them all the way, plus Tianlin who could reach the level of a Super Douluo if he summoned the Martial God, assassinating such a combination is not something anyone can do.

Chen Xin nodded. Such a combination would be difficult to defeat unless two or three Super Douluo came. Thinking of this, he felt much more at ease.

"Alright, Xiao Tian, ​​we should go now. Xingluo is quite a distance from here," Long Gong urged. "Since the Min clan is about to become our ally, the longer we delay, the greater the danger they will face."

"Your Majesty is truly virtuous. I, Chenxiang, thank Your Majesty, Dragon Serpent!" Bai Chenxiang completely misunderstood the old man's intentions and genuinely thought he was worried about the safety of the Min clan.

"Oh! That feels so good!" Long Gong clutched his chest, his face beaming with ecstasy. Bai Chenxiang's address of "Your Majesty" completely broke him down. "Little girl, you are such a wonderful child. It's just a pity that I only have one granddaughter, Yiran. If I had another grandson, I would definitely have him pursue you and make you my granddaughter-in-law."

"Your Majesty, you flatter me too much!" Bai Chenxiang blushed, looking very embarrassed.

"Oh! That feels so good!" The words "Your Majesty" broke the Dragon Prince's defenses once again, and he excitedly clutched his heart.

The old woman covering her face tried to pretend she didn't recognize him. So what if he broke through to the Title Douluo level? He wasn't this happy when her son got married back then.

"Grandpa, this is so embarrassing!" Meng Yiran buried her face in Oscar's arms. Luckily, she hadn't planned to go with him this time, otherwise she would have been too ashamed to face anyone the whole way.

"Alright, our Dragon-Snake Lord, let's get ready to set off." Tianlin said helplessly, "Once we get outside, you can release this spirit ring whenever you want, and there will be a whole bunch of people willing to flatter you and sincerely call you Your Lordship."

"Hehe, you're right!" Dragon Lord snapped out of his reverie.

After bidding farewell to Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and the others, the group boarded a carriage and headed towards the Star Luo Empire.

They prepared three luxurious carriages in total. At the front were the Dragon and Snake couple, in the middle were the Huanyin and Yufeng couple, along with Bai Chenxiang and Ma Hongjun, and Tianlin and Ning Rongrong were at the back.

During this time, Tianlin is teaching Ning Rongrong a set of techniques, a brand-new self-created soul skill that he created by combining Tang San's Purple Demon Eye with the spiritual power cultivation method of the Shu Mountain Sect.

As for the cultivation techniques of the Nuwa lineage, Tianlin discovered that no one else could cultivate them except himself, because they had neither the bloodline of the Nuwa clan nor the sacred pearl of the Nuwa clan that Tianlin possessed. Therefore, what Tianlin taught Dugu Bo back then was only a very small part that could be cultivated, plus a watered-down version adapted from Baicao's cultivation techniques.

The technique now passed on to Ning Rongrong is almost identical. Back then, Yin Yang stole the Purple Demon Eye from Tang San and already passed it on to Tian Lin. Actually, this technique is quite good; its insight and methods for seeing through illusions are unique. However, its ability to cultivate mental power is far inferior to the Shu Mountain Heart Sutra.

Fortunately, both are Taoist techniques, and the techniques of the Shu Mountain lineage are all-encompassing and profound. Tian Lin easily integrated the mere Purple Demon Eye into his practice.

"Rongrong, remember this eye-training method. Practice it diligently every day, and your mental strength will improve extremely quickly," Tianlin advised.

He wanted to cultivate Ning Rongrong into a first-level god, which naturally required her to become a perfect all-rounder; specialization was not acceptable.

“Yes, I understand, Brother Sword. It’s just that this technique seems to be the one Tang San used at the academy before. The difference is that his eyes were purple, while this one is blue. It looks much better and more righteous than his.” Ning Rongrong replied.

Tianlin shook his head. "Completely different. This is originally an orthodox Taoist cultivation technique. It's just that Tang San's Tang Clan went astray and turned a perfectly orthodox cultivation technique into a demonic eye. Now I've just changed it back. If I were to give it a new name, I'd call it Blue Spirit Holy Eye!"

Blue is the color of the sea. Tianlin hopes that Ning Rongrong can gain the approval of the Heart of the Sea God. Strong spiritual power is essential. As for physical health, this trip to the Min Clan will solve the problem.

Chapter 306 The Art of Weapon Forging: Twin Swords Flying Over a Waterfall

The carriage traveled for about three or four days. With Tianlin's help, Ning Rongrong had completely mastered the cultivation method of the Blue Spirit Holy Eye. However, Taoist cultivation methods are profound and complex. Even with Tianlin's enormous spiritual power to assist her, it would still take her some time to fully grasp the basics.

When they stopped to rest in a city along the way, Tianlin took the opportunity to buy a lot of paper and pens. Since he had come all this way, he didn't plan to visit the Min Clan just once. On his way back, he also planned to detour to Gengxin City, the metal capital.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's spirit ring unlocked the weapon-forging technique for Tianlin, but he doesn't have time to learn it now. Blacksmiths are more professional at weapon forging.

Tianlin was preparing to further strengthen the sect. Previously, he had only taught Ning Rongrong footwork and other things, without teaching her any sword techniques. It wasn't that he was being secretive, but rather that they were useless.

In the Douluo Continent, because of the existence of martial spirits, people always do whatever they have. Even if they don't have soul power, those with a hammer martial spirit do blacksmithing, those with a hoe martial spirit do plowing, and those with a sickle martial spirit do grass cutting.

Therefore, research on weaponry is extremely weak. Even master-level blacksmiths mostly focus on researching defensive armor, and they primarily use martial spirits in combat.

No one studies sword-making techniques. Unless one has profound sword skills, an ordinary longsword would be unable to even cut through the skin of a beast spirit master's powerful physique. On the other hand, a weapon spirit master could easily shatter those inferior weapons into dust with just a light touch of their spirit.

Ordinary weapons are indeed inadequate, but what about divine weapons? The weapons recorded at the end of the Heavenly Scale Shu Mountain Treasure Record: Weapon Forging Chapter have an attack power that is countless times stronger than Tang San's Buddha's Wrath Tang Lotus. They can even easily cut through the martial soul true body of a Title Douluo. However, they are extremely difficult to forge.

However, as long as the assistant Soul Master uses these weapons and learns some sword techniques, they are really not much worse than the battle Soul Master. After all, Tang San's hidden weapons only give them some unexpected sneak attack capabilities. Once they are in close combat, the usefulness of the hidden weapons will be greatly reduced.

In fact, Ning Fengzhi had already recruited many blacksmiths to forge hidden weapons for the sect. Tianlin had also approached them to forge weapons from the Shushan Treasure Record. Unfortunately, every weapon here was too profound, and ordinary blacksmiths simply couldn't grasp the essentials.

He could barely produce weapons at the level of Lingfeng Sword, Fengling Blade, and Feipu Shuiyin. He couldn't grasp the essence of divine weapons like Shetian and Feiwen Huanri.

To create these, we still need the help of a divine craftsman.

Tianlin was writing and drawing on the carriage and gradually forgot about time. Even the arrival of night could not affect him. After all, with his Flaming Golden Eyes, he could see in the dark as if it were daytime.

"Boss, come down and rest for a bit, dinner's ready!" Ma Hongjun called from outside the carriage. "I caught a lot of fish, and I also caught a few wild rabbits. I made your favorite spicy rabbit head, it's insanely spicy!"

Tonight, the group of them will be camping out. Tianlin discovered another advantage of Ma Hongjun: his cooking skills are quite good, and the food he makes is cooked to perfection.

Ma Hongjun used his Phoenix Fire to grill a fish that had already been scaled and cooked, and then handed it to Bai Chenxiang. He had never used his Phoenix Fire so skillfully during the battle.

Bai Chenxiang looked at Ma Hongjun with some envy. Both of them had flying beast martial souls, but unfortunately, her Swifttail didn't have much attack power, let alone such a powerful flame. Ma Hongjun even used it for grilling. It was truly a case of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.

Then Ma Hongjun grilled a spicy rabbit head with extra spice and handed it to Tianlin while asking, "Boss, what have you been doing these past few days? It's rare for you to leave the sect, but I haven't seen you come out to enjoy the scenery."

"I don't have as much free time as you. I have many things to study. Although Miss Bai said she wanted to persuade Senior Baihe to join my sect, if I don't offer him something that will entice him, why should I let him leave his homeland and come to my Seven Treasures Sect?"

Upon hearing Tianlin's words, Bai Chenxiang immediately said, "Bargaining chips? Brother Jun's willingness to help us is already more than enough. There's really no need to give us anything more!"

“Miss Bai, after seeing this, I guarantee you won’t say those words.” Tianlin opened his soul guide belt, took out two small short swords, and handed them to Bai Chenxiang, saying, “Miss Bai, this is for you as a gift.”

Bai Chenxiang took the short sword, somewhat puzzled, "What are these two small swords?"

"These two swords are a pair, named Flying Waterfall Chant. They are named so because when the swords are swung, they make the sound of flowing water and cascading waterfalls. They are small yet magnificent, and very mysterious."

"Don't underestimate these two swords. They were respectively imbued with my own spirit by using spinel and azurite. They are incredibly powerful and versatile, each possessing its own unique qualities!"

Bai Chenxiang covered her mouth in shock after hearing this; these two small short swords were actually so powerful.

The others were also greatly shocked upon hearing this. What kind of divine weapon was this? It was practically imbued with a soul skill. Even the three great craftsmen of that time could never have forged such a weapon.

In fact, the forging process of these two swords is not too complicated. If a master craftsman were to forge them, he could easily complete the forging. However, they do not understand the unique method of infusing and guiding spirits of Mount Shu. Even if they were to forge them, they would at most be a little sharper, and would not be able to possess any magical effects.

This method of imbuing spirits is a secret technique, and Tianlin would never teach it to anyone other than his own people.

In the world of Douluo Continent, it should actually be renamed the Soul Infusion Method. Soul power can replace spiritual power, although there is a difference in quality. But that doesn't matter, since the opponent also uses soul power, so neither side is inferior to the other.

"Miss Bai, you've been troubled by the lack of offensive power in the Min clan, haven't you? Actually, I think you're just sitting on a treasure trove without realizing it. I once heard a saying: 'Nothing is indestructible except speed!'"

"Speed ​​is a way to enhance strength. As for your concern that the people of the Agile Clan might have weaker physical attributes due to absorbing pure speed soul rings, making them unable to withstand the recoil from rapid impacts, while that's true, people can wield weapons. Just imagine, if everyone in your Agile Clan wielded such short swords, using energy gathering to accelerate, armor penetration to break through defenses, and then slitting the opponent's throat in an instant, how formidable that would be!" Tianlin laughed.

“Then we’ll become an assassination family even more powerful than agility-type Soul Masters!” Bai Chenxiang answered subconsciously. Their family’s speed was far beyond what ordinary agility-type Soul Masters of the same level could match.

If it is now confirmed that these two swords are indeed that powerful, then the greatest weakness of their Min clan has been so easily solved by Tianlin.

Chapter 307 Speed ​​is Weight: The Art of Dual Swords

Bai Chenxiang stood up, as if possessed by a swift.

Behind him, a pair of snow-white wings unfurled, and four spirit rings—two yellow and two purple—pulsated rhythmically. "Third spirit skill: Flight!"

The girl flew into the sky, displaying her graceful figure. In fact, the Swift, as a flying beast spirit, can fly, but the Min clan still equips each member with a spirit skill called Flight.

Strictly speaking, Tianlin felt that this soul skill should be called Rapid Flight, as it is a soul skill that allows one to reach maximum flight speed in an instant.

"Great! When I hold these two short swords, my soul power condensation speed is at least 30% faster. This means I can unleash soul skills much faster in battle!" Bai Chenxiang was overjoyed. The first characteristic Tianlin mentioned had been confirmed. Now, let's talk about the second one.

The swift transformed into a sharp sword, slicing through the jungle in front of everyone with a whoosh. It was so fast that its figure could not be seen. Bai Chenxiang's speed as a Soul Master surpassed that of many Soul Emperors, and even some non-agility-type Soul Saints who did not open their Martial Soul True Body.

Taking advantage of the cover of darkness, their movements become even more unpredictable and elusive.

Bang bang bang!

Several heavy objects collapsed, and several large trees in front of them were cut in half, the cuts smooth, just as Tianlin had said, the two short swords were extremely sharp.

“Miss Bai, using a large tree as an attack target won’t demonstrate how to break through defenses. Senior Long Gong, would it be alright if you, the newly promoted Title Douluo, were to be the target?” Tian Lin asked Long Gong.

“Alright, it just so happens that the soul bone skill left behind by that guy Huyan Zhen is a defensive skill, let’s give it a try.” As he spoke, Long Gong raised his right arm, and a round golden shield appeared in front of him.

"Soul Bone Skill, Perfect Golden Shield!" After casting the skill, Dragon Lord shouted, "Little brat from the Bai family, come, try attacking this old man!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, please accept this challenge! First Soul Skill, Acceleration!" Bai Chenxiang's first Soul Ring flashed, and her speed increased to a new level.

Speed ​​is weight. Bai Chenxiang may not have heard this saying before, but her clan has studied speed for many years, so they must know this. In the past, they could not use this advantage in battle because they were not strong enough to withstand the reaction force. But now that they have powerful weapons, their speed advantage can finally be fully utilized.

Before anyone could react, Bai Chenxiang's short sword had already pierced the shield.

Unfortunately, she was quickly bounced back. After all, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great. How could a mere Soul Master possibly be able to damage the soul bone skills of a Title Douluo?