Douluo's Spirit Pearl Divine Sword

The plate-armored rhinoceros trembled all over, frozen. Its iron skin was no match for Tianlin's sword, and its body was already being invaded by the cold air of Ninghanxue.

"Old monster, I used about 40% of my strength in that sword strike just now. Can you determine the age of this plate-armored rhinoceros?"

Dugu Bo nodded. "That's good. It can withstand 40% of your sword power. This plate-armored rhinoceros is probably between 5,500 and 6,000 years old. It's suitable. This is the one!"

“Alright, then, the Myriad Swords Technique!” Upon hearing this, Tianlin did not hesitate any longer. The demonic sword multiplied into ten thousand, and all the sword points were pointed at the crack that Tianlin had just created on the plate-armored rhinoceros.

The plate-armored rhinoceros sensed the danger, but it was firmly bound by Dugu Bo's snake tail and could not move. It could only watch helplessly as the myriad swords fell.

By focusing on one point and breaking through the surface, the plate-armored rhinoceros's hard shell shattered completely under Tianlin's continuous attacks, revealing the soft flesh beneath the plate armor. Tianlin quickly withdrew his attack; this was meant for Rongrong, and he couldn't let her kill him.

"Alright, fifth soul skill, Illusory Water Thunder!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tianlin simultaneously applied the Illusory Water Thunder amplification to both Ning Rongrong and the Plate Armored Rhinoceros. Due to his distraction control, the amplification levels for the two were completely different. Rongrong just reached the level 40 standard, which allows her to absorb a soul ring, while Tianlin added a full 4,500 years of cultivation to the Plate Armored Rhinoceros, making it a soul beast that was just over 10,000 years old.

Unfortunately, even if it takes ten thousand years, the damage it suffers will not heal due to the improvement of its cultivation. Even if the defense in other places is greatly increased, the place where the plate armor is broken is its fatal wound.

"Rongrong, do it!" Tianlin shouted.

"Alright!" Ning Rongrong stepped forward without hesitation, took out a long sword from her soul tool, and thrust it straight into the crack in the plate-armored rhinoceros's shell.

The plate-armored rhinoceros let out a howl and quickly breathed its last. Because it had cultivated for ten thousand years before its death, the spirit ring it produced was naturally black.

Tianlin pulled Ning Rongrong forward, and the two sat cross-legged. Rongrong attracted the spirit rings, while Tianlin opened his evolving Holy Spirit Domain around her to provide assistance.

Chapter 135 The Method of Guiding the Soul and Tempering the Bones

A few days later, Tianlin and Rongrong returned to the sect. Rongrong had successfully absorbed the ten-thousand-year soul ring and advanced to the Soul Master level. Even though Tianlin withdrew the Illusionary Water Thunder's assistance, she did not regress to the Soul Venerable level. This was because the ten-thousand-year fourth ring provided her with nearly three levels of soul power. At this time, she had reached level forty-two, making her the strongest among the Shrek Seven Devils.

In addition, Ma Hongjun also successfully obtained his third ring. The soul power amplified by the Rooster Crest Phoenix Sunflower was fully displayed. He is currently at level 36 and is expected to become a Soul Master before the Soul Master Competition.

Tomorrow, Tianlin plans to send Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong back to the original Blue Tyrant Academy. After all, the competition is imminent, and since they have joined Shrek Academy, they should take responsibility for themselves. Besides, it's about time for him to return to Royal Fighting Academy; he can't always be separated from the group.

The night before leaving, Tianlin approached Ning Fengzhi and handed him the four hidden weapon manufacturing diagrams he had obtained from Tang San. Ning Fengzhi was overjoyed after seeing them. These things were made of simple materials and had decent destructive power. With the wealth of their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, they could mass-produce them and then distribute them to their direct disciples.

That night, Ning Fengzhi sent people to Gengxin City, the metal capital, to purchase large quantities of materials and to hire blacksmiths to help the sect.

Tianlin had once again rendered great service to the sect. Ning Fengzhi didn't know what to reward him with. All he knew was that that night, Ning Fengzhi locked himself in the archives and wrote furiously all night long.

The next morning, Tianlin got up early to say goodbye to his master and Ning Fengzhi, only to see Ning Fengzhi with dark circles under his eyes.

"Uncle Ning, what's wrong?" Even if a Soul Douluo hasn't slept all night, he shouldn't look like this.

“Feng Zhi has been preparing a gift for you, intending to give it to you before you return to the academy. He has been working on it for several days without sleep,” Chen Xin explained.

Gu Rong nodded. "Yes, a few days ago, in order to avoid being noticed by the sect disciples and affecting his image, he even used his concubine's foundation to cover his dark circles. However, you left in a hurry today, and Feng Zhi didn't even have time to put on makeup."

"Uncle Ning, you've really gone to a lot of trouble for me." Although Tianlin didn't know what Ning Fengzhi had prepared for him, he was grateful for such thoughtfulness, whatever it was.

"Haha, it's nothing. This is something I promised you a long time ago." Ning Fengzhi took out a book from his pocket. "Do you remember, Xiao Tian? I promised you that even if it took all my life, I would definitely solve the problem of your twin martial souls. Now, I have finally done it!"

"What?" Tianlin was somewhat surprised. The drawbacks of having twin martial souls were something that only Tang San and Bibi Dong could overcome in the original story, and both of them relied on the Divine Trial. Ning Fengzhi actually said that he did it on his own.

Tianlin took the book from Ning Fengzhi. The cover bore six large characters: 'The Method of Guiding the Soul and Tempering the Bones'. This was Ning Fengzhi's notebook; every single word in the book was handwritten by him.

“I have been studying this technique for several years, ever since I learned that you have twin martial souls,” Ning Fengzhi said. “Originally, there was no need to rush, but I did not expect that you would start adding soul rings to your second martial soul so early, and at a rate of a million years right away, so I had no choice but to speed up the process.”

"Thank you, Uncle Ning. This seems to be a method for guiding the power of the soul rings." Tianlin flipped through a few pages and began to understand the method.

"That's right. The biggest drawback of having twin martial souls is that when adding a soul ring to the second martial soul, the additional attributes of the soul ring may exceed the human body's tolerance limit, leading to the body exploding and death. Even if you have a full set of soul bones, it is sometimes not enough, because apart from external soul bones, the lifespan of other soul bones is fixed, just like the soul rings, and there is also the possibility of exceeding the limit."

Ning Fengzhi's words make a lot of sense. Although Tianlin already has a soul bone that is a million years old, he also has a soul ring that is a million years old. Just to support that soul ring, he is about to reach the upper limit of the million-year soul bone's capacity.

What about the other spirit rings? Tianlin only has four spirit bone slots left, but he still has twelve spirit rings that can be added. Among them, there will inevitably be several spirit rings that are over 100,000 years old. There are simply not enough spirit bones.

"Xiao Tian, ​​let me tell you about the origin of this technique. As you know, the successive sect leaders of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School have devoted their lives to one thing: evolving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. We have tried all sorts of methods, and although without exception, they all failed, they have left behind many precious treasures for our sect."

"One of the sect leaders invented a very special technique that allows him to draw out all the power that the spirit ring provides to strengthen the body when it is attached, and use it to temper the spirit to complete the evolution of the spirit."

"And the technique you hold in your hand is one that I evolved from that sect master's cultivation method. However, it changed from tempering the martial soul to tempering the soul bone. This is a win-win strategy. It can prevent your body from exploding due to excessive energy, and it can also use this excess energy to enhance the strength of your soul bone and increase your body's upper limit. The reason I gave you that 60,000-year-old leg bone was to prepare for today."

"Exceptionally talented!" Tianlin couldn't help but admire the successive sect leaders of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Indeed, each of them was a master of theory, especially Ning Fengzhi, who created this miraculous technique and perfected it.

"It's just a pity." After flipping through a few pages, Tianlin discovered a major oversight.

“It is indeed a pity, but I cannot continue to study it. If I continue, it will be against the natural order. Besides, I am not capable of doing it in the first place. I have reached the theoretical limit of my research.” Ning Fengzhi knew that Tianlin had seen the problem with this technique. It was not a flaw, but rather that the research had not reached its limit.

When a Soul Master absorbs a Soul Ring, there are two phases. The first is to endure the attack from the Soul Ring. If they can't withstand it, they will explode and die. The second is after successfully surviving the dangerous period, they use the power of the Soul Ring to temper their body, enhance their various attributes, and generate Soul Skills.

Ning Fengzhi's technique can only be used after reaching the second step. Otherwise, everyone could become a Soul Master with a multi-generational limit, and the high-generation Soul Beasts on the continent would be endlessly hunted, which would indeed be against the natural order.

Even so, this technique still has epoch-making significance. Once it spreads, it will cause the entire continent to tremble. This technique seems to be only suitable for Soul Masters with twin Martial Souls, because Soul Masters with a single Martial Soul cannot afford to extract the power of their Soul Rings and use it elsewhere. After all, the Soul Master himself is the foundation of everything. If the body is not strong, nothing else matters.

Moreover, this ratio is very unprofitable. For example, if all the energy of a 100,000-year spirit ring is used to temper the spirit bone, it can only increase the spirit bone's age by 20,000 years, a ratio of five to one. Unless it's a twin spirit master with spirit rings of such high age that they have nowhere else to use them, who would be willing to make such a losing deal?

However, what if this method of refining soul bones falls into the hands of an evil sect? What would they do? They would surely brainwash people from a young age, make them cultivate this technique from childhood, provide them with soul bones, then make them use all the power they have when absorbing soul rings during advancement to refine their soul bones, and finally, kill people again to take their bones. Wouldn't that allow them to mass-produce high-age soul bones?

Anyway, since such Soul Masters have lost the energy provided by their Soul Rings, their bodies are as weak as ordinary people, and they have no combat power at all. There's no need to feel sorry for killing them.

"Uncle Ning, this technique must never be known to anyone other than the two of us," Tianlin said solemnly.

Ning Fengzhi nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that Tianlin also understood the importance of this method. "You're right, Xiao Tian. So I'll give you one day to memorize the technique thoroughly, and then, don't leave even a speck of dust behind!"

Ning Fengzhi had no intention of keeping this technique secret. If it were leaked, the price would be far too high—a huge price in human lives, a responsibility he could not bear.

“Yes, Uncle Ning!” Tianlin immediately replied.

The happiest one at this moment was Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. The energy of the 200,000-year soul ring it had sealed was about to overflow and was about to be wasted. It felt a deep sense of regret, but it never expected that Ning Fengzhi, this theoretical monster, would suddenly give it such a great gift.

Chapter 136 Returning to Heaven Dou City, Hercules Titan

"Xiao Tian, ​​this thing is amazing! It's perfect for you right now. Find me a place to go into seclusion. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to handle the sealed power in the spirit ring and that it would dissipate sooner or later. But now, the million-year spirit ring I'm giving you will be useful." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm excitedly transmitted his voice.

It once told Tianlin that because the sacrifice was too abrupt and the power of the million-year soul ring was too immense, the seal on a large portion of the soul ring's energy was not very secure. However, Tianlin's current body was simply unable to withstand the powerful attributes of the million-year soul ring. Therefore, they could only watch helplessly as the energy dissipated.

This is such a pity. Now that we have this technique, Tianlin can guide all the overflowing power into his soul bones to temper them and increase their lifespan.

The reason why soul bones are more precious than soul rings is not only because of their rarity, but more importantly, because their enhancement of the human body is completely harmless.

If we quantify the body data of an ordinary Soul Master, the upper limit of their physical attributes is 10000. When they absorb too many Soul Rings and their attributes increase to 11000, they will explode and die. However, Soul Bones will not do this because they can increase a person's physical attributes while also raising this upper limit. This is why even low-level Soul Masters dare to absorb high-level Soul Bones that are ten thousand years old.

"I understand, Brother Tianmeng. I will find a place to train properly before the Soul Master Competition." Tianlin also understood the importance of this matter, but before that, he should at least say hello to his friends from Huangdou.

After leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Tianlin returned to Tiandou City with Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong, who had already obtained new soul rings. He wanted to escort the two back to Blue Tyrant Academy first.

Following the address, the three arrived at the academy's main gate. However, the sign at the gate was no longer the words "Blue Tyrant" but "Shrek." It seemed that, just like in the original story, Liu Erlong had given the academy to Flander.

Tianlin didn't care about this matter; who owned Blue Tyrant Academy was none of his concern.

It's time for a theory class, which should be the quietest time in the college, with no other sounds except for the instructors' explanations. But today, it's unusually lively, with a large crowd gathered at the entrance of the teaching building.

Since absorbing the million-year-old skull, Tianlin's spiritual power has become extremely strong. Even before getting close, he sensed a powerful soul force. "There is a Soul Douluo inside, still releasing his soul force."

"What, Contra?" Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun were a little surprised. Contras weren't something you could just find anywhere. Besides, why was he suddenly coming to Shrek Academy?

Pushing through the crowd, the three finally saw a burly old man who was using his powerful soul force to pressure Tang San.

It seems Tianlin has caught up with the plot. Because Tang San wasn't captured by Dugu Bo, he offended Tailong in advance, and now his grandfather Titan has come knocking on his door.

However, without the Ice and Fire Alchemy Body and the external soul bone Eight Spider Lances, Tang San's physical strength was only slightly stronger than that of an ordinary Soul Master. Faced with such immense pressure, he simply couldn't withstand it.

Flander and Liu Erlong seemed to be absent. Only Zhao Wuji was present at the academy today. However, he dared not make a move against Titan, the Hercules God. After all, he had offended him before and had been hunted down for a long time. If they met again, he would settle both old and new scores. Titan's power was comparable to that of a Title Douluo, and he was no match for him.

"If this continues, Tang San will probably be forced to unleash the Clear Sky Hammer sooner. Since I've run into you, I'm sorry, but I can't let you be recognized as Titan's master yet." Tian Lin had made up his mind. Seeing that Tang San couldn't hold on any longer, he leaped up and shouted, "Fourth Soul Skill, Flowing Light Immortal Slaying Slash!"

A colossal sword slashed toward Titan. At first, Titan didn't take it seriously, but as the sword drew near, he sensed immense danger.

"Second Soul Skill, Explosive Might!" Titans are a pure strength race; even in defense, they rely on strength.

Titan lived up to his reputation as a mighty god, managing to disarm Tianlin's giant sword with his bare hands.

Tianlin channeled his full soul power and continued to press down. The floor beneath Titan's feet completely cracked, and blood began to seep from Titan's palms.

As Titan turned its attention to Tianlin, Tang San, who had been under pressure, suddenly felt a sense of relief and quickly sat down cross-legged to recover his soul power.

"What kind of monstrous strength is this? I, the mighty Hercules, can't even overpower a boy in strength in an instant. Who is this person?" Titan gritted his teeth. If this continued, he would lose all face. "Fifth Soul Skill, Mighty Hammer!"

As soon as the fifth soul skill was unleashed, Tianlin was immediately at a disadvantage. Titan punched the blade of the demon sword, and the enormous force sent Tianlin flying backward.

Titan won this clash, but his expression was not good. As a Soul Douluo, he had to use his full strength and his fifth soul skill to gain the upper hand against a teenager, and he only managed to force the teenager back a few steps without even getting hurt. Where did that leave his pride?

"Kid, who are you, and why are you interfering in my business with that kid?" Titan demanded.

"I am Jun Tianlin, a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and a student of Sword Douluo. I greet Senior Titan." Tianlin introduced himself as soon as he came in, so as not to cause trouble for himself like he did back then.

"So it's the famous Sword Master. What, that kid's your friend? Are you going to stand up for him?"

"I suppose so, Senior Titan. I wonder how he offended you, causing you to go to such lengths?" To be honest, Tang San wasn't exactly a friend of Tianlin, just someone he could use. But no matter what he thought, he still said what he had to say.

"He didn't offend me, but he beat up my grandson. As his grandfather, I have to stand up for him." Titan's protectiveness was just like Tang Hao's, using his power to bully others in a way that was both refreshing and unconventional.

Tianlin smiled and said, "It turns out to be just a small matter. Senior, you have already taught him a lesson. Could you please let this matter rest for the sake of my master?"

"Fine, for the sake of Sword Douluo, I'll let him go today." Titan knew the strength of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and was too lazy to offend such a powerful sect for such a small matter. Besides, he had just used his soul power to make Tang San vomit blood, which was also a way of venting his anger for his grandson.

After saying that, Titan was about to turn and leave when Tianlin called out to him, "Wait, senior, how did my attack just now compare to your master's back then?"

Titan stopped in his tracks. Tianlin was a disciple of Sword Douluo, so it wasn't surprising that he knew about Tang Hao and his past. He just hadn't expected him to suddenly ask such a question.

Titan was an honest man. Out of reverence for the word "power," no matter how much he admired Tang Hao, he would not lie about power. He told the truth, "When Master was young, his power was far inferior to yours."

Chapter 137 Angrily Confronting the Master

"Is that so? Thank you for the compliment, senior." Tianlin said with a faint expression of gratitude, without saying anything more.

He wasn't very interested in Titan. This guy was a die-hard fan of Tang Hao, and he didn't care at all that his family had suffered a huge disaster because of Tang Hao.

Given his loyalty, Tianlin wasn't confident he could subdue him. He asked this question simply to find out the power of the Haotian Hammer compared to the Demon Sword at the same level. This Titan, who knew the most about power, was undoubtedly the most authoritative judge.

Of the four major single-attribute families, Tianlin was only truly interested in the Po family.

Firstly, the Broken Clan harbors the deepest hatred for the Clear Sky Sect and the Spirit Hall. Secondly, they are the easiest to subdue. Yang Wudi has no grudges against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the Fragrant Silk Immortal Item that he longs for is in Tianlin's hands, so Tianlin has a high chance of subduing him in the future. Thirdly, Yang Wudi's combat power is definitely among the top of the Soul Douluo. Although his level is only eighty-two, his true combat power is far above that of an eighty-five-level Titan, and is even comparable to an ordinary Title Douluo.

This is also why Tianlin doesn't want Titan and Tang San to recognize each other for the time being. In the original story, Tang San was able to subdue the four single-attribute clans so smoothly because of Tianlin's matchmaking.

"Brother Jun, thank you for your help." At this moment, Tang San, having recovered some of his soul power through meditation, stood up and expressed his gratitude.

"It's nothing, just a small favor." Tianlin didn't want to accept the thanks, after all, he had tricked Tang San again, causing him to temporarily lose a Soul Douluo-level subordinate. "This time I brought Rongrong and the others back. Next, I will return to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but before that, I would like to see your teacher."

"To see my teacher?" Tang San didn't know why Tianlin wanted to see the Grandmaster, but it was a small matter, and he was too lazy to ask any more questions. "My teacher is in the Academic Affairs Office. Please come with me."

Tianlin and the Shrek Seven Devils arrived at the Academic Affairs Office. Pushing open the door, they found an ordinary-looking middle-aged man with a buzz cut organizing documents.

"Teacher, I have a friend who wants to see you," Tang San said as he approached the master.

"Friend?" The master glanced around, and there was only one person he didn't recognize. "Is it you? What do you want? If you need me to teach you about martial spirits, then I'm sorry, I'm not available at the moment."

The master was arrogant, and he wouldn't waste his time teaching anyone who wasn't an exceptional genius.