Douluo's Spirit Pearl Divine Sword

Not to mention, Shui Bing'er is bound to become a Title Douluo. After he ascends the throne, he will desperately need a Title Douluo belonging to the royal family. If that Title Douluo is his wife, it will be the icing on the cake.

Chapter 431 Breaking Through Level 90

Back in her room, Shui Bing'er sat on the edge of the bed, biting her lower lip tightly to force back her tears. She was a very strong girl, but now, facing Xue Beng's surveillance, she was helpless. All she could do was cultivate diligently, hoping that one day she could truly control her own freedom.

Meanwhile, back at the palace, Xue Beng immediately expressed his desire to marry Shui Bing'er to Emperor Xue Ye, hoping that he could propose marriage to Shui Bing'er's elders on his behalf.

Emperor Xueye agreed to this trivial matter without hesitation. Shui Bing'er had a mother who was a Soul Douluo-level expert, and her status was quite noble. She herself was also very strong and talented, making her a suitable match for his crown prince.

After obtaining Xueye's consent, Xuebeng returned to the East Palace and sent out many people to spread the news of his upcoming marriage to Shui Bing'er to everyone.

Shui Bing'er is not the same as Tianlin and Ning Rongrong back then. Under these circumstances, she would never dare to break ties with the royal family. No matter how unwilling she was, she had no choice but to marry in order to save face for the royal family.

Avalanche had a good plan, but unfortunately, the timing was bad. Just as he was starting to prepare, a guy who had been at odds with him since childhood and liked to oppose him completed the final step.

The next day at noon, the sky, which had been clear and cloudless for miles around the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, suddenly became overcast and a light drizzle began to fall.

No one paid much attention at first; it was just a rain shower, nothing serious. However, the shower was too short, lasting less than a minute before the sun came out again, and the sunlight was even more intense than before.

Then a pleasant breeze blew by, and dark clouds gathered again in the sky, but instead of rain, thunder rumbled.

On the earth, the plants seemed to receive nourishment from the land, and began to grow rapidly.

Five different strange phenomena kept switching back and forth, which was quite a spectacle.

Inside the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Huo Wu looked at the sky in confusion, "What on earth is going on? I've never seen such chaotic celestial phenomena before. What happened?"

"This... could it be that someone is breaking through?" Feng Xiaotian's eyes widened. Legend has it that when a Soul Master breaks through to the Title Douluo level, their powerful strength will cause some strange changes.

When Thunder Eagle Douluo Yin Yang broke through, thunder rumbled in the sky. When Ning Fengzhi broke through, a nine-colored ray of light shot into the sky. When Sword Douluo broke through, sword light tore through the sky.

But those were only momentary, while the current strange phenomenon lasted for a full ten minutes and kept changing.

"This strange phenomenon seems to be spreading from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School as its center," Shui Bing'er guessed.

Upon hearing Shui Bing'er's words, that name flashed through the minds of Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Xue Wu, and the others.

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Dugu Bo, and Yin Yang walked out of the Seven Treasure Hall. Ning Fengzhi said, "Hehe, such a phenomenon is clearly a manifestation of the five elemental attributes of water, fire, wind, thunder, and earth. It seems that our Xiaotian has succeeded in triggering it to such an extent."

Gu Rong nodded. "Yes, the drizzle, the warm sun, the gentle breeze, the thunder, and the earth's power that nourishes all things—these are phenomena that only Xiao Tian's martial soul can produce."

“The soul is born from the heart. This child has been tempered in the City of Slaughter, yet his temper is still so good. If it were a violent person, the strange phenomena appearing right now would be torrential rain, scorching sun, gale, thunder, and earthquakes,” Dugu Bo laughed.

When he broke through to the next level, the terrifying poison turned the surrounding area into a barren wasteland.

"Xiao Tian, ​​you did it! You've reached level 90!" Inside the secret chamber, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was incredibly excited. After two and a half years, with the dual boosts of extreme attributes and the Holy Spirit Domain, Tian Lin had accomplished what other Soul Douluos couldn't do in twenty years. He had finally reached level 90 in Soul Power, and was just one Soul Ring away from successfully being granted the title.

"Yes, it's finally done, Brother Tianmeng, Xiaobai. Once I obtain the ninth ring, there will be no place in the world I cannot go." Tianlin was extremely confident. He believed that even though he had just entered level ninety, he would definitely not lose to those veteran super Douluo powerhouses.

"You brat, you've finally reached this point!" In the realm of gods, the Asura God looked down at the mortal world with a look of satisfaction in his eyes. He could see that the day when he would inherit the divine position and gain freedom was not far away.

"So, this is your reward for completing the fifth test!"

With that, the Asura God flicked his arm and threw a golden, divinely bestowed soul ring down to the lower realm.

At this moment, the voice of the Asura God Trial immediately rang in Tianlin's mind: "The fifth trial of the Asura God has been completed. The reward is 15% Asura God affinity, currently at 55%, and a divine soul ring is also granted."

"The sixth trial of the Asura God: Some anomalies have occurred in the world, one of the main locations of which is the City of Slaughter. The examinee is now granted a new ability, the Eye of Judgment, which can see the extent of people's sins. The examinee is requested to go to the City of Slaughter to find out the truth and eliminate all the evildoers in the City of Slaughter."

"The fifth test is over and the sixth is already here. It seems Lord Asura is in a hurry this time too," Tianlin murmured. "But he's been much more generous this time. The Eye of Judgment is interesting; now I won't be afraid of mistakenly killing innocent people anymore. And there's also the divine gift..."

"Wait, this time there's actually a divinely bestowed soul ring!" Tianlin noticed. The Asura God had really gone all out this time, even specially bestowing upon him a divinely bestowed soul ring. This way, he wouldn't have to hunt soul beasts to advance, which would be much more convenient.

The lifespan of a divinely bestowed soul ring depends entirely on the absorber's physical condition and soul strength. Given Tianlin's current level, at least 500,000 years shouldn't be a problem.

A golden spirit ring suddenly appeared in front of him. Tianlin stepped forward and took it. "Is this the divine spirit ring? It does indeed contain divine power, and it's very strong."

"Strange, is this what a divinely bestowed soul ring is like? I've heard legends that say it's made from only one ten-thousandth of the god's divine power, but isn't the divine power in this soul ring excessive?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm wondered.

"Alright, whatever, Xiao Tian, ​​hurry up and absorb it. Remember, you must push yourself to your limit of over 800,000 years. After breaking through level 90, the million-year soul ring and soul bone I gave you will be completely unsealed. Now, whether it's your physical attributes or your soul strength, you are absolutely the best in the world."

Tianlin's estimate of 500,000 years was indeed too conservative; Tianmeng Ice Silkworm directly demanded 800,000 years and beyond.

This is almost twice as old as the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

But that's fine too, Tianlin loves pushing his limits.

He immediately sat cross-legged and drew the spirit ring over to absorb it. At that moment, the originally golden spirit ring began to change, turning directly into a red ring that was placed on the demon sword. There were five golden patterns on the spirit ring.

This divinely bestowed soul ring actually starts at 500,000 years. Next, we'll see how far Tianlin can push it to, given his limits.

Chapter 432 Forced Marriage

"Xiao Tian, ​​this soul ring is no ordinary one. It starts at 500,000 years. It seems that the Asura God didn't offer any other rewards before, just to prepare for a big surprise when you reach level 90," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm exclaimed.

"I understand. Moreover, this soul ring contains at least six kinds of divine power. The one that created its shape should be the Asura God, and if I'm not mistaken, the one who injected the other powers was the Elemental God." Tian Lin was now fully activating his cultivation technique to absorb the soul ring.

He could clearly feel that as he absorbed the soul ring, the five elemental attributes within his demonic sword were increasing, and not all at once, but in a sequential manner.

Currently, the elemental strengths within his demonic sword, from weakest to strongest, are fire, wind, thunder, water, and earth.

Therefore, fire is the first to be enhanced. When the intensity of fire is enhanced to the same level as that of wind, wind is enhanced, followed by thunder.

This soul ring is actually helping Tianlin's demonic sword adjust the imbalance of its attribute power.

"Thank you so much, Lord Asura God!" Tianlin expressed his gratitude, then summoned his Soul Bone Armor, boosting his physical abilities to the limit. He then entered deep meditation, intending to absorb the Soul Ring with all his might. The longer he absorbed it, the higher the Soul Ring's age would become.

Meanwhile, good news spread throughout Tiandou City: their great Crown Prince was getting married, and unlike his usual practice of casually taking concubines, this time he was marrying a principal wife.

The object of their affections is none other than the goddess Shui Bing'er, who possesses the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul.

The people of Tiandou City could only scoff at this; Xue Beng was hardly worthy of Shui Bing'er. But they dared not speak out, keeping their disdain to themselves while offering words of congratulations to the Crown Prince.

Emperor Xueye then ordered Prince Xuexing to bring generous gifts to Shui Bing'er's home to propose marriage.

Shui Bing'er's mother is Shui Qingwu, the former dean of Tianshui Academy. She is a level 83 Soul Douluo and possesses the same Ice Phoenix Martial Soul as Shui Bing'er. However, the quality of her Ice Phoenix is ​​not as high as Shui Bing'er's. She can usually go all out and is a rare powerhouse below the title level in this world. Although she is only a level 83 Soul Douluo, her true combat power is comparable to a level 89 high-level Soul Douluo.

Unfortunately, this woman's marriage was not happy. She was far more powerful than her husband, which led to a situation where the woman was stronger than the man in the family. Moreover, she had a strong personality, which eventually caused her husband to drift apart from her and have an affair with another woman, resulting in the birth of Shui Bing'er's younger sister, Yue'er.

She originally wanted to kill the man with one blow, but judging from Shui Bing'er's upbringing, she was also a kind-hearted woman, so she chose to let him go.

After that, the irresponsible man abandoned his youngest daughter, Yue'er, and ran away. Shui Qingwu then adopted Yue'er and gave her her own surname, which is how she came to be Shui Yue'er today.

This experience made her have a negative view of men, which is why Tianshui Academy only admits women and never allows men to enter.

Today, looking at Prince Xuexing sitting in the guest seat and the eunuch reading out the betrothal gift list, her anger, which she had suppressed for many years, was almost ignited again.

"Dean Shui, what's your decision? My Heavenly Dou Empire is truly sincere," Prince Xue Xing said with a smile.

Shui Qingwu had to admit that the Heaven Dou Empire was really generous this time. The betrothal gifts included not only countless gold soul coins, but also a ten-thousand-year soul bone, plus ten precious soul tools. They also promised to build a new Heavenly Water Academy for her in Heaven Dou City so that she would no longer have to live under someone else's roof.

She might have agreed to other requests, but what they want now is their daughter's lifelong happiness.

Xue Beng was definitely not someone one could entrust one's life to, and Shui Qingwu couldn't possibly be unaware of this. Having suffered heartbreak herself, she didn't want her daughter to repeat the same mistake. "I'm sorry, Your Highness..."

Shui Qingwu was about to refuse when Prince Xuexing interrupted her with a gloomy expression, "Dean Shui, I advise you to think carefully before you speak. Why don't you ask your daughter what she thinks? Right now, everyone outside is saying that your daughter and our Crown Prince are in love and have already pledged their lives to each other. It was she who suggested that we come to propose marriage. What, do you think you can play with our royal family?"

"Nonsense! My sister would never be interested in that Prince Xue Beng!" Shui Yue'er said angrily. She knew perfectly well how much her sister hated Xue Beng. How could a sister like that possibly be in love with Xue Beng?

"Moon, shut up!" Shui Bing'er immediately stopped her sister's unbridled words. To belittle Xue Beng in front of Prince Xue Xing was to provoke the royal family. "Your Highness, my sister is ignorant, please don't blame her. It's just that I don't usually communicate much with His Highness the Crown Prince, and we rarely spend time alone together, let alone have any mutual affection. I really don't know where the rumors outside came from, so please don't believe them, Your Highness."

"Hmph, this can't be denied with just a rumor. Everyone knows about your relationship with the Crown Prince, and the news of your marriage has spread throughout the Heavenly Dou Empire. The wedding date has even been set for one month from now. Let me tell you, countless kingdoms and duchies under the Heavenly Dou Empire have sent congratulatory memorials and gifts. Now you're telling me it's all a rumor and you won't marry him? Where does that leave the face of the Heavenly Dou Empire?" Xue Xing was furious.

For the royal family, whether the information that has already been spread is a rumor or not is no longer important. Shui Bing'er has no choice but to marry now, and nothing is more important than the royal family's reputation.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness. Bing'er is willing to explain to the people that this is all a misunderstanding. Please inform His Majesty and give Bing'er some time," Shui Bing'er hurriedly said.

"An explanation? How do you plan to explain it to everyone? Tell them that you don't like the Crown Prince at all, and that the Crown Prince is just in love with someone he doesn't love? How will my future heir to the empire face people then, and how will he rule the world in the future?" Xue Xing questioned.

A ruler's words are not to be taken lightly, and the royal family has no jokes. These are not just empty words; once they are spread, they must be upheld.

“Miss Shui, I’ll give you three days to consider. If you still refuse after three days, then my Heavenly Dou Empire will do anything to save face, hmph!” After Xue Xing finished speaking, she flicked her sleeves, snorted coldly, and left Shui Bing’er’s house.

Upon emerging, Xue Xing immediately ordered her subordinates, "Send troops to surround this place, and dispatch two royal Soul Douluo elders to guard it. No one from the Shui family is allowed to leave within three days. Also, send three members of the teaching committee from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to warn Huo Ran and Feng Yuanyi that this matter has nothing to do with them and that they should not meddle in other people's business."

The other two Soul Douluos from the Elemental Academy are the Dean of the Blazing Fire Academy and the Dean of the Divine Wind Academy. If they were to help Shui Qingwu, it would indeed be a troublesome matter.

As for Thunder Academy, the actual administrators are the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family. They have been keeping a low profile in recent years, just like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and probably won't meddle in other people's business.

Chapter 433 Ning Fengzhi Stirs Up Trouble

"Damn it, they actually sealed off our mansion! It was clearly that Avalanche who spread rumors about him and my sister, but now they're making it seem like it's all our fault." Shuiyue'er looked out the window and saw the Royal Knights surrounding their mansion, and she was extremely dissatisfied.

Prince Xuexing also found a perfectly legitimate reason: to protect the future Crown Princess of the Tiandou Empire.

The Shui sisters had only two words to say about this: shameless.

“For the royal family, the cause of this matter is no longer important. What they want now is the result. Nothing is more important to them than the face of the royal family,” Shui Qingwu murmured. She wasn't in a good mood either, but she was helpless. Although she was a powerful Soul Douluo-level expert, a Soul Douluo was not a formidable opponent for the behemoth that was the Heaven Dou Empire, especially since this Soul Douluo was currently dependent on others.

"Mother, why don't we ask Grandpa Fire and Uncle Wind for help? They wouldn't dare mess with three Soul Douluos, would they?" Shui Yue'er suggested.

Shui Qingwu shook her head. "No, do you think Prince Xuexing would be that stupid? If I'm not mistaken, he must have sent someone to warn them. If they were all lone free soul masters, they might not be afraid of threats, but they all have families to support. As the dean, he has to care about the hundreds of students in the academy."

“Now that all four elemental academies have offended the Spirit Hall, apart from Thunder Academy which still has the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as its backer, the other three of us have no room to maneuver and can only rely on the Heaven Dou Empire. Under such circumstances, I estimate that they will choose to sacrifice Bing’er.”

Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er, who was initially happy about Yang Wudi's promise, suddenly fell into despair. What use would it be if she could control her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul? She had lost both freedom and her future.

"The students at Tianshui Academy are all girls. They are more vulnerable than the students from the other three academies. We cannot abandon them. If it means sacrificing myself to give them a future, then I will marry them!" Shui Bing'er swayed as she left her mother and sister.

She didn't even know how she got back to her room. As soon as she got back, she buried herself under the covers and cried uncontrollably.

Shuiyue leaned against her sister's door and heard the crying coming from inside. She was also heartbroken; she had never seen her strong sister like this before.

Unfortunately, her power was too weak. Under these circumstances, unless a Title Douluo stepped forward, no one was qualified to uphold justice for her sister.

However, in the Heaven Dou Empire, the titled Douluo only exist in the three upper sects, and they probably wouldn't risk antagonizing the Heaven Dou Empire for a mere Shui Bing'er; it wouldn't be worth it.

Just when the two sisters were in despair, Ning Fengzhi, who was far away on Qibao Mountain, also learned about the news in Tiandou City. Although he had acted cowardly in recent years, he was actually very decisive in doing what he was supposed to do.

He knew about all the big and small things happening on the continent by utilizing the intelligence network established by the Min clan.

Looking at the latest intelligence in his hand, Ning Fengzhi said slyly, "Hehe, Xue Beng wants to marry Shui Bing'er. Isn't that a coincidence? If it were a month earlier, I would really be helpless, but it just so happens to be this time."

"I've met this Shui Bing'er before. She's a titled Douluo, and her talent and potential surpass everyone in the Royal Fighting Team before she consumed the immortal herbs, except for Tian Lin," Yin Yang judged. It would be too embarrassing for the head of the intelligence team to not even have information on such a prodigy.

"By the way, isn't this Shui Bing'er a friend of Lao Yang's? He mentioned her when he came back last time, and he really admired her kindness and excellence," Dugu Bo recalled. He and Yang Wudi were in the same department, and he had heard Yang Wudi mention her many times.

Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly, "That's right. Actually, I already knew about the fact that Lao Yang and Shui Bing'er became close friends despite their age difference. This matter can be arranged. Lao Yang seems to be helping Shui Bing'er refine medicine now. The timing is very convenient. The pills are ready around the same time as the wedding. He shouldn't be going out during this period. Immediately give the order that no one is allowed to tell him about Shui Bing'er's marriage to Xue Beng. We'll talk about it on the wedding day."

"Fengzhi, are you trying to stir up trouble?" Gu Rong asked, her eyes wide.

Yang Wudi has a fiery temper; he was the kind of reckless person who dared to fight the Spirit Hall to the death back then. Once he learns that his friend is being forced to marry someone he doesn't like, he will definitely not sit idly by and might even rush to the Heaven Dou Imperial City to save him.

Moreover, Ning Fengzhi deliberately delayed telling him until the wedding day, which made the problem even more serious. Wasn't this obviously a way of telling Yang Wudi to cause a scene at the wedding?

Ning Fengzhi shook his head. "The fire isn't big enough. Uncle Ying, go and collect all the material about the bullying of men and women before the avalanche, and find an opportunity to let Lao Yang see it unintentionally."

“Fengzhi, do you know that Old Yang is a member of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School? His disruptive behavior at the Crown Prince's wedding banquet is tantamount to our sect completely breaking ties with the Heavenly Dou Royal Family. You've been keeping a low profile for the past two years, haven't you? Tell Uncle Gu, have you eaten anything strange lately?” Gu Rong didn't understand Ning Fengzhi's thoughts and even suspected that he had lost his mind.