Douluo's Spirit Pearl Divine Sword

Based on the exquisite tulip, this is the most luxurious elixir in the world. It can absorb the essence of heaven and earth and the brilliance of the sun and moon. The consumer can not only greatly enhance their strength and aptitude, but also make up for all innate deficiencies and become the most perfect and immaculate body.

According to the alchemy section of Cao Gu's "Records of Herbs", a single Qiluo Tulip can be refined into a maximum of three Heaven-Mending Pills. This was originally Tian Lin's goal, but after being enlightened by Dugu Bo, he decided to focus on refining only two pills and leave the third to fate, whether it succeeds or not.

Because two of them would be enough for Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong to both achieve the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda.

However, refining the Heaven-Mending Pill is not as simple as refining the Purple-Gold Pill. Both the required herbs and the refining time have increased significantly.

It will take eighty-one days. Among the many auxiliary medicinal materials, several kinds of superior spiritual medicines that can rival the ninth-grade purple ganoderma are needed. Fortunately, this is the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, where he can find all the ones he needs.

Following the instructions in the herbal book, Tianlin added all the spiritual herbs in the correct proportions and then submerged the alchemy furnace in the fire spring. The water in the fire spring was more effective than any flame, making it an excellent place for alchemy.

Time flies, and sixty days have passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, Tianlin returned to the Tiandou Royal Academy twice and met with the members of the Royal Fighting Team and Xue Qinghe to prevent them from worrying.

In addition, Sword Douluo Chen Xin had also been here once. He did not object to Tian Lin learning poison from Dugu Bo. After all, it is easy to dodge a spear in the open but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. After learning this, Tian Lin would be much safer when he went to the mainland to make his way in the world.

However, he could not ignore Tianlin's soul power growth, fearing that he would neglect his own cultivation if he focused only on learning poison. But when he saw that Tianlin's soul power level had reached level twenty-nine, he left satisfied.

Today, Tianlin is going out again. After three months of cultivation, he has not only fully processed the level three soul power amplified by the immortal herb, but has also finally broken through to level thirty.

Tianlin is only about nine years old now, which is three years earlier than Tang Sanzang broke through to level 30 at the age of thirty-two in the original novel.

Sunset Forest is one of the largest gathering places for soul beasts on the Douluo Continent, second only to Star Dou Great Forest. It is very convenient for him to hunt soul beasts here. As for the person who helps, of course it is Dugu Bo. With this old monster around, he doesn't have to go back to ask Chen Xin for help.

Dugu Bo's hair has now fully returned to the normal gray-white color of an old man, and it is even slowly turning black. His detoxification is almost complete. Although his level is still 92, without the toxins to hold him back, he does not need to divert his soul power to suppress the poison in his body. With his soul power available at will, his actual combat power is almost twice as strong as before.

“Little monster, what kind of soul beast are you looking for? I’ve lived in this Sunset Forest for decades and know the various gathering places of soul beasts here quite well. Whatever you want, I can find it for you,” Dugu Bo said. He was very grateful to Tianlin and had always wanted to find an opportunity to repay him.

Hunting down soul beasts may not be a great favor, but it's still a small token of appreciation, isn't it?

"Then thank you in advance, old monster. I'm looking for a wind-attribute soul beast, and its age should be around five to six thousand years. Do you know where I can find one?" Tianlin had long had ideas about his third soul ring.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo stopped in his tracks. "I know, but are you sure you want to choose such a high age limit? Do you know that the limit for the third soul ring age of a regular soul master is around 1,700 years? Yours exceeds that by a full 3,000 years!"

"Old monster, I know you're worried about me, but please rest assured, I won't do anything I'm not confident about. My second soul ring has already reached the thousand-year mark. After obtaining the external soul bone, my mental strength was already strong enough to rival a Soul Master. Now, after undergoing the Ice and Fire Refining Body, my physical strength has also caught up. Absorbing a five- or six-thousand-year-old soul ring is absolutely no problem!" Tianlin said with utmost confidence.

"Alright, then this old monster will go crazy with you, little monster. Come with me, but you'd better be prepared. I'm not like your master, who dotes on you and finds you less aggressive soul beasts." Dugu Bo already had a plan in mind.

In a canyon on the western side of Sunset Forest, there exists a soul beast that is very suitable for Tianlin, but it is extremely ferocious. Absorbing such a soul ring is much more difficult than absorbing the Purple Flame Golden-Eyed Beast.

Chapter 51 Third Soul Ring: Gale Golden-Winged Eagle

In a steep canyon, the wind howled. I never expected that there would be such a place in the Sunset Forest.

Tianlin and Dugu Bo braved the strong winds and entered the canyon. As a titled Douluo, Dugu Bo was naturally not afraid of the wind at all, but Tianlin also seemed to be completely unharmed, all because his current physique was so strong that it was far beyond what a normal Soul Master could compare to.

"Not bad, little monster, your physique is even stronger than I thought. Now I believe you can absorb soul rings that are over five thousand years old. You should know that even ordinary Soul Kings have great difficulty moving around here, but you can do it as if it were flat ground," Dugu Bo praised.

"Old monster, stop praising me. Where exactly is the soul beast you mentioned that's suitable for me?" Tianlin asked anxiously. Soul Master is a watershed moment in many people's lives, so how could he not be worried?

"Haha, even you little monster have such an anxious day! Don't worry, wait for me a moment!" Dugu Bo said, leaping onto the cliff face. He then opened his Ruyi Treasure Pouch, inside which was a rabbit, a Soul Beast Soft Bone Rabbit.

Of course, it's definitely not Xiao Wu, just an ordinary Soft Bone Rabbit, which, judging from its age, is only around ten years old.

When Dugu Bo returned to Tianlin's side, Tianlin immediately asked, "Old monster, what's the deal with your Soft Bone Rabbit?"

"Of course, it was specially caught for you. The soul beast I found for you is called the Gale Golden-Winged Eagle. It is a soul beast with strong attack power and fast speed. Moreover, it usually likes to fly in the sky, making it extremely difficult to catch. Therefore, we can only try to lure it out," Dugu Bo replied.

"Perfect timing. The eagle's favorite food is the soft-boned rabbit, so I secretly caught one on my way here."

No wonder, Tianlin finally understood how Xiaowu created the move "Rabbit Kicks Eagle" among her special skills. It must have been created to deal with the Gale Golden-Winged Eagles and prevent her from becoming their food.

Just then, a cry of an eagle came from the sky. Dugu Bo hurriedly led Tianlin to hide behind the stone wall. Eagles have very sharp eyes, and once they discover him, a titled Douluo, they probably won't show themselves.

In the sky, a huge eagle descended. Its body was earthy yellow, but its wings were golden. Gold and yellow, two seemingly similar colors, were actually completely different. One was noble, and the other was ordinary.

Anyone can see that the eagle's power comes entirely from its wings.

"Old monster, is this the Gale Golden-Winged Eagle?" Tianlin asked.

"That's right. There is only one kind of eagle-type spirit beast that likes to live in this canyon. Their two strongest features are their keen eagle eyes and their wings that can stir up a gale with a single flap."

"Look at the length of this Gale Golden-Winged Eagle's two wings, which add up to about five and a half meters. That means this guy is about five thousand five hundred years old. Little monster, you're just right."

Dugu Bo was ready to make his move, waiting only for the Gale Golden-Winged Eagle to approach.

Although the Gale Golden-Winged Eagle does not possess the high intelligence of the Purple-Fire Golden-Eyed Beast, it is quite cautious. Even after discovering its favorite Soft-Boned Rabbit, it did not immediately swoop down to capture it, but instead used its eagle eyes to scan the surroundings.

Unfortunately, it is only a thousand-year-old soul beast. If a titled Douluo is determined to hide, it does not have the ability to detect him.

After scanning the area and finding nothing, it finally swooped down towards the Soft-Boned Rabbit.

"Very good, now's the time! Third Soul Skill, Azure Scale Bewitching Array!"

Dugu Bo's third soul skill, the Azure Scale Bewitching Array, is a poison array set up using the venom of the Azure Scale Serpent. It can not only control and confuse enemies, but also gradually poison those inside the array.

The Golden-Winged Gale Eagle was startled by the sudden appearance of the poison array and immediately flapped its wings to try to disperse the poisonous mist. However, no matter how strong the wind it created, it could not shake the poison array in the slightest.

After all, this is no ordinary poison array, but a soul skill from a Title Douluo.

Within the poison array, the Golden-Winged Gale Eagle's expression grew increasingly unwell; it had begun to be poisoned. Although the poison in this Azure Scale Bewitching Array was not fatal, it could still greatly weaken its power.

"A good opportunity! First Soul Skill, Giant Python Power!" Dugu Bo transformed into a giant python and charged out. His first Soul Skill was actually unrelated to poison, but rather a status-based Soul Skill that seemed to enhance physical strength. This Soul Ring must have come from a non-venomous giant python.

Dugu Bo lashed the Gale Golden-Winged Eagle's head with his Azure Scale Serpent King's tail, causing it to see stars and fall to the ground. He then shouted, "Quick, little monster, attack immediately! The vital point is its eagle eye!"

"No problem, second soul skill, Ice and Fire God Sealing!" Tianlin didn't need his reminder at all; his second soul skill was already ready to be unleashed.

The two sword energies, one of extreme ice and the other of extreme fire, pierced directly into the eyes of the Gale Golden-Winged Eagle, killing it instantly.

Dugu Bo jumped off the cliff with the soft-boned rabbit in his arms. "Alright, little guy, you're lucky you didn't become the eagle's food. Go back to your forest."

This old poisoner actually remembered to release the Soft Bone Rabbit. It seems he's the same type as Chen Xin, who doesn't like to kill soul beasts indiscriminately except for necessary cultivation.

This is indeed very much in line with the principles of their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

"Little monster, what are you waiting for? Why aren't you absorbing the soul ring?" Dugu Bo urged, seeing Tianlin staring at him without moving.

Tianlin smiled and said, "I just didn't expect that the Poison Douluo, who is known as the Poison King of the World, would have such a kind side. It seems that your temperament has become better since you were cured of the poison."

After saying that, he sat down cross-legged and began to absorb his third soul ring.

Dugu Bo looked at Tianlin, a smile playing on his lips. The reason he had become like this was all because of this little monster.

He used to suffer from illness every day and was worried that his granddaughter would die from poison one day. He felt that the world was unfair, so his personality became more and more violent and ruthless. He would kill people at the slightest disagreement.

But now, after spending every day with Tianlin, not only has the poison gradually been neutralized, but he has also felt the kinship like that of a grandfather and grandson, as well as the friendship like that of friends across generations. Unconsciously, his personality has begun to soften.

"Little monster, you saved my life and gave me a miraculous medicine. Then I will be your protector and wish you to reach the pinnacle of this world."

At this moment, Tianlin was focused on absorbing the spirit ring, concentrating his mind and guarding his martial spirit. He couldn't hear Dugu Bo's words, but he knew that a powerful old man was protecting him, allowing him to absorb the spirit ring with peace of mind.

The spirit ring, which was over five thousand years old, was indeed domineering. Tianlin felt an impact all over his body, but he did not feel any pain. This impact had no effect on him. Obviously, he had underestimated himself. Five or six thousand years was far from his current limit. His choice was too conservative.

Chapter 52 The Flow of Feng Shui: Tianlin's Domineering Third Soul Skill

"Hmm? The danger period has passed so quickly. The little monster absorbed this 5,500-year-old soul ring too easily." Dugu Bo saw that Tianlin's expression relaxed in no time and was completely relieved.

His thoughts were now the same as Tianlin's. A mere five thousand years was far too conservative for Tianlin, who hadn't even used the Holy Breath Barrier yet.

Judging from this, Tianlin's true limit should be at least seven thousand years. It seems that his fourth soul ring can be considered to be at the ten-thousand-year level.

With a spirit-type external soul bone, the soul tremor of a mere ten-thousand-year-old soul beast probably can't do much to him.

Tianlin was still in meditation. In fact, he had already finished absorbing his soul ring and was now considering his soul skills.

The third soul ring's attribute is wind. If he fuses the fire from the second soul ring with it, the resulting soul skill will be the Wind and Fire Skill, Fire Dance and Clouds, a single-target attack soul skill similar to Ice and Fire God Sealing.

Because of the repetition, Tianlin was directly rejected.

There are two other options: one is to fuse the three attributes, directly transforming it into a group attack skill combining water, fire, and wind, namely the Chaotic Shadow Demon-Slaying Sword.

Or it can be a combination of water and wind attributes to form a support soul skill, where wind and water flow.

After much deliberation, Tianlin ultimately abandoned the three-attribute soul skill. Although it was powerful, it was unnecessary. In the future, Tianlin would have stronger four- and five-attribute attack soul skills. For the sake of the future, there was no need to repeat too many soul skills of the same type. Instead, each of the Demon Sword's auxiliary soul skills had its own unique uses, and the effects produced in battle were often more powerful than those of attack soul skills.

After some consideration, Tianlin slowly infused the water attribute into his third soul ring, combining it with his own wind attribute, and finally, the third magic sword skill was activated.

Tianlin stood up and looked at his demonic sword, which was wrapped with three spirit rings. He had finally reached the Soul Master realm, which was a watershed moment for many soul masters. For example, Grandmaster was stuck at this bottleneck for most of his life. If it weren't for the ninth-grade purple fungus given to him by Tang San, he might never have been able to break through in his entire life.

Unfortunately, Tianlin has already snatched the Ninth-Grade Purple Ganoderma, so he should just stay at the Great Soul Master level.

However, the bottleneck that plagues people for a lifetime becomes as easy as eating and drinking for Tianlin. But he can also feel that his cultivation speed is slower than before after entering the Soul Venerable realm. The drawback of the ultimate martial soul is that the cultivation speed decreases between levels 30 and 70, which is unavoidable.

Tianlin needs to work even harder in his cultivation to break through the level 70 bottleneck as soon as possible.

"Little monster, you're awake. It seems you absorbed your spirit ring very smoothly, without any pressure at all," Dugu Bo said as he walked up to him.

"Yes, it was so easy to absorb a spirit ring that was above my level this time. The immortal herb and the external spirit bone have strengthened my body and spirit respectively. I feel that my fourth spirit ring will be able to reach the ten-thousand-year level in the future."

Tianlin's ambition swelled, but this time Dugu Bo not only didn't object at all, but actually agreed wholeheartedly. The cultivation methods of monsters should not be the same as those of others, and with Tianlin's current physique, it was entirely worth a try.

"By the way, little monster, can you tell me what your third soul skill is?" Dugu Bo was very curious. What kind of soul skill could a third soul skill that was over five thousand years old give rise to?

Tianlin smiled slightly, "Old monster, you want to know? Sure, you can use your first soul skill first."

"My first soul skill, no problem, Giant Python Power!" Dugu Bo immediately summoned his martial soul and activated his first soul skill. In an instant, his power surged and his body became stronger.

"Alright, this is my third soul skill, Feng Shui Flow!" Tianlin plunged the demon sword into the ground, and a barrier rapidly spread outwards from the center of the demon sword.

When the barrier enveloped Dugu Bo, his body immediately returned to its original state, and the power of the giant python completely disappeared.

"This, little monster, is your third soul skill not an attack skill, but a support skill to remove buffs?" Dugu Bo was somewhat disappointed. While it wasn't bad, it wasn't exactly powerful either.

Tianlin shook his head and said, "Old monster, how could my soul skill be so weak? The Feng Shui Flow can only remove all states except for the Martial Soul True Body."

"Everything, you mean, whether it's positive or negative, will disappear?" Dugu Bo asked incredulously. If what Tianlin said was true, then this soul skill would be extraordinary.

"That's right. Under the formation of the Feng Shui flow, any buff status, whether it is the enhancement of the auxiliary martial soul, such as the amplification of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and the Golden Scepter, or the amplification of one's own soul skills, will become ineffective. The same goes for negative status; statuses such as charm, frenzy, paralysis, hypnosis, and poisoning can also be completely neutralized."

"In addition, status-based martial soul fusion skills such as the Netherworld White Tiger of the Dai and Zhu families of the Star Luo Empire will also be forcibly canceled."

After Tianlin finished speaking, Dugu Bo was completely stunned. This was no ordinary soul skill; it was a divine skill! "Little monster, your soul skill is too terrifying. In other words, your opponents, apart from their Martial Soul True Body, will not receive any other amplification. Support-type soul masters will become meaningless in front of you."

Tianlin lowered his head and suddenly said with some worry, "This move is indeed very powerful, but its drawbacks are also obvious. One is that it consumes a lot of my soul power. When maintaining this feng shui barrier, my soul power will be constantly consumed. The other is that it is a bit too domineering. It does not distinguish between friend and foe. Not only will the opponent's buffs disappear, but also all the statuses of my teammates will disappear except for myself."

"Therefore, this move is only suitable for me to take on a group of opponents by myself, but not for team battles."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo laughed for a while and said, "Little monster, what are these two shortcomings? Let me tell you. First, it's because your soul power is too low right now. When you become a Title Douluo in the future, this little bit of soul power consumption will be nothing to you. Then you will know the wonder of this move."

"The second one was indeed a problem, but you were born into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Have you forgotten what the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's other world-renowned skill is, besides the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the number one support martial soul in the world?"

"Distraction control!" Tianlin was reminded by Dugu Bo, and his eyes lit up. That's right, how could he have forgotten this move?

Once he learns this technique, he can precisely control the direction of his soul skills. When the enemy receives a buff, he can redirect the flow of energy only towards the opponent, rendering their support useless.

When a teammate is in an abnormal state, guide them to recover.

At that time, it will truly be a perfect, divine skill.