Douluo Continent: Building a Divine Kingdom Starting from the Spirit Hall

“Teacher, compared to that Purple Lightning Dragon Emperor, I think you are more suitable for that vine over there.”

Tian Hao pointed to a section of charred vine on a dark, desolate mountain next to him. It was a Thunderous Hell Vine, about 40,000 years old. Unfortunately, it was in bad condition, close to the limit of self-destruction, and even its soul had been annihilated by the power of the lightning tribulation within it.

"why?"

Yu Luomian asked, puzzled.

After spending two years with this disciple, he had come to understand his character. He was not someone who spoke without reason; there must be a reason behind his words.

"That vine has the same soul power as us, but it's much more terrifying, even more terrifying than the soul power of that Purple Lightning Dragon Emperor. Perhaps it can help you solve your physical problems, teacher."

Besides, that vine should be dying soon; we don't need to fight it, the risk is much lower.

"go!"

Looking at the scorched, barren mountain beside her, then at the Purple Lightning Dragon Emperor, and finally sensing her increasingly deteriorating physical condition, Yu Luomian sighed and stealthily made her way towards the barren mountain.

His physical condition was terrible. Although he was confident that he could kill the Purple Lightning Dragon Emperor, he was not confident that he could withstand the refinement of the 100,000-year soul ring. Even with the help of his disciple, he was not very confident in comprehending the sword intent.

Rather than risking your life, it's better to play it safe.

He can't die yet; he has to keep that rebellious daughter in check and work with his disciple to establish Purple Thunder University.

He still has many things to do and must not collapse prematurely.

So the master and disciple waited until nightfall, then took advantage of the darkness to sneak up the barren, dark mountain, dug up the charred vine on the mountaintop by the roots, put it in a storage soul tool and took it away.

They sped away from Sunset Forest, only stopping when they reached a desolate mountain, one of the hundred most remote places in the forest.

"What terrifying power."

After a short rest and a simple meal of dry rations, Yu Luomian took out the vine and, sensing the terrifying power within it, couldn't help but marvel.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this vine is only a small, blackened patch, and doesn't contain much soul power. Its soul power aura is far more terrifying than that of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, giving off a feeling of world-destroying power.

This is definitely a top-tier soul beast not recorded in any records. It can possess power comparable to a 100,000-year-old soul beast in less than 100,000 years. Absorbing the soul ring of this kind of soul beast may not help improve soul power, but the resulting soul skills will definitely not be weaker than those of a 100,000-year-old soul ring.

"No hatred!"

Nodding to her disciple who had finished resting, Yu Luomian took out a short sword made of special metal and stabbed it into the vines, severing its last chance of life.

However, the short sword made of special metal was instantly annihilated by the purplish-black soul power emanating from the vines, demonstrating the immense power of that force.

This power excited Yu Luomian even more, and she quietly waited for the formation of the soul ring.

Soon a black spirit ring took shape, but within the black it contained a hint of purple, or more accurately, a purplish-black spirit ring, which was extremely strange.

"Such pure lightning tribulation power!"

Tian Hao sighed inwardly, realizing he had misjudged the situation.

This is definitely not a Thunderous Hell Vine with a lifespan of 40,000 years, but one that is over 50,000 years old and has already experienced its first tribulation of lightning, but unfortunately it did not survive it completely.

In terms of quality, it's much better than my own plant; what a pity.

However, judging from the appearance of that desolate mountain, this Thunderous Hell Vine may have been in this state for one or two decades, relying on the divine power to maintain its last bit of life.

Unfortunately, his soul had been annihilated by the lightning tribulation, and there was no possibility of rebirth. After all, even the power of the gods is not omnipotent.

At the same time, because it had withstood a wave of lightning tribulation power, the power of the lightning tribulation remained in its soul power and merged with it, which is why such a special lightning tribulation soul ring was formed.

Yu Luomian also noticed the abnormality of the spirit ring, but he didn't think much of it and sat down cross-legged to guide the spirit ring over to refine it.

Because it is only a 50,000-year soul ring, and the soul was destroyed decades ago, there is not much residual soul power, so it is not difficult to refine.

The only danger is the power of the lightning tribulation within. That power suppresses all soul power in the world. Normal soul masters would be annihilated the moment they come into contact with it, let alone refine it.

However, Yu Luomian was an exception. His soul power and martial soul were tainted by the power of the lightning tribulation, and his compatibility with the power of the lightning tribulation was extremely high. He was at least able to refine it. It was just that the concentration of that lightning tribulation power was too high, and he needed a lot of soul power to refine and integrate it.

After sitting cross-legged for a full six days, Yu Luomian finally refined that soul ring and obtained her ninth soul ring.

"Teacher, what kind of soul skill did you acquire?"

Seeing that his teacher had woken up, Tian Hao asked.

"No soul skills!"

Yu Luomian shook her head, but then she laughed, a very happy laugh, almost as if she wanted to laugh out loud.

My disciple is right. This vine's soul ring is more suitable for me than that of the Purple Lightning Dragon Emperor.

These words and gestures left Tian Hao a little confused, but he quickly realized that the lightning tribulation soul ring was definitely not simple.

"Although this spirit ring did not grant me any spirit skills, it can absorb the purple lightning power within my body and store it in the spirit ring, reducing the purple lightning power in my body's spirit power and minimizing the damage to my body when circulating spirit power."

Furthermore, when using soul power, one can also draw upon and fuse the purple lightning power stored in the soul rings, which largely resolves the hidden dangers surrounding me.

Yu Luomian excitedly explained that although this spirit ring did not grant him powerful spirit skills, its very existence was better for him than a spirit ring that had lasted for 100,000 years.

Moreover, it doesn't matter if he doesn't have a ninth soul skill. As long as he and his disciple develop and perfect the Nine Strike of Purple Lightning, his combat power will still be strong.

"It's a pity that no soul bone was produced!"

Looking at the charred vines, Yu Luomian sighed softly.

Although he no longer needs the soul bone, his disciple does.

This disciple's talent is exceptional; even his spirit ring configuration is different from that of ordinary people. His first spirit ring is yellow, his second spirit ring is purple, and his third and fourth spirit rings are both black.

If things go well, they might be able to obtain two or three 100,000-year soul rings in the future, an advantage that is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

However, refining a 100,000-year soul ring is extremely dangerous. Even if the disciple has sword intent, it is not enough. It would be best to get a 100,000-year head soul bone. If that is not possible, a head soul bone of more than 50,000 years is necessary.

"Teacher, let's grab something to eat and head back as soon as possible. We've been out for quite a while now."

Tian Hao took out some dry food and a water bottle and handed them over. They would have to go back soon, and that Senior Sister Long'er was not very well-behaved. She would definitely bring them a big surprise when they got back.

After taking the dry rations and eating them with just water, Yu Luomian felt much better at that moment.

The purple lightning that used to torment him can finally be transformed into his own power, and he will finally be able to fully unleash that soul power in future battles without worrying about excessive damage to his body.

Thinking of this, Yu Luomian took out the soul bone stored in her storage soul tool while eating.

As the second-in-command of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he naturally had no shortage of soul bones, at least not of ordinary quality. Moreover, he also shouldered the important responsibility of recruiting talents for the clan, using Thunder Academy as a base.

For truly talented people, money and such are not very attractive; what truly attracts them is the soul bone. That's why his elder brother secretly transferred ten soul bones from the family's treasury and gave them to him.

Unfortunately, before he could even begin his plan to recruit talent, the beast tide broke out, and Thunder Academy was tricked and became the target of everyone's criticism. Even with the Soul Bone, he couldn't recruit anyone.

Of course, the main reason is that the quality of those ten soul bones was too low; they were all at the thousand-year level, and there wasn't a single complete one.

However, he could piece together a barely complete set of soul bones. Not to mention improving his strength, he only hoped to improve his physical attributes and resistance to purple lightning, further reducing damage to his body and allowing him to unleash the power of purple lightning freely.

"Teacher, please use this one."

Seeing Yu Luomian take out a soul bone to choose from, Tian Hao guessed her intention and took out the soul bone that Yu Luomian had given him before.

"No, how can your teacher accept your things?"

Yu Luomian resolutely refused; those were gifts he had given to his disciples, how could he take them back for his own use?

"To tell you the truth, disciple, I don't think much of this soul bone. In the future, I want to get a whole set of soul bones with a lifespan of 100,000 years. At that time, I will need your great help."

Tian Hao offered an explanation, which he believed would surely prevent Yu Luomian from refusing.

"You're incredibly cunning!"

He chuckled and scolded, but Yu Luomian was still very moved as he accepted the soul bone. He then continued to work on combining the incomplete soul bones, and soon used eleven soul bones to create a relatively complete set.

Unfortunately, it is still missing a pelvic bone and the most important head bone.

“Master, I happen to have a soul bone here that can complete this set of soul bones.”

Tian Hao glanced at the missing pelvic bone and took out a piece of the pelvic bone from his own storage soul tool. It was part of the torso soul bone.

The torso soul bone is generally divided into three parts: the sternum, ribs, and scapula are one part, which is responsible for connecting the soul bones of the two arms; the spine is another part, which is responsible for connecting all the soul bones, especially the most important head soul bone.

The pelvis is one part, and the soul bone is responsible for connecting the legs. Only when all three parts are present can it be considered a complete torso soul bone.

The torso soul bones pieced together by Yu Luomian only consist of the spine and ribs, lacking the pelvis, making it impossible to connect the power of the leg soul bones.

"That's pretty much all there is."

Without giving much thought to why her disciple happened to have a piece of torso soul bone from the pelvic area, Yu Luomian took it and arranged it properly, quite satisfied with the complete set of soul bones she had collected.

"The attributes are too mixed. I need to use Purple Lightning Soul Power to wear them down, otherwise it will backfire on me."

After sensing the attributes of those soul bones, Tian Hao felt he needed to cleanse them, turning all the unsuitable ones into blank soul bones.

Other soul masters naturally don't have that ability, but Yu Luomian's soul power contains the power of lightning tribulation. That thing can even destroy and obliterate the soul bones of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, let alone cleanse the attributes of the soul bone.

"Refine it first, and wear it down slowly on the way."

Yu Luomian had the same idea, and immediately picked up the soul bone that Tian Hao had sent back and began to refine it.

After four days, he finally refined and integrated the entire set of soul bones he had pieced together into his body.

"set off!"

Without delay, they used the Lightning Speed ​​Step to rush back with Tian Hao.

This Lightning Speed ​​Step was developed by him and his apprentice. It can use lightning-attribute soul power to stimulate the body to burst out with faster speed, which is very advantageous whether it is used for traveling and attacking or for fighting and maneuvering.

Meanwhile, while traveling, he slowly circulated his Purple Lightning Soul Power to cleanse several Soul Bones with conflicting attributes, thus wearing away the conflicting attributes.

He refines soul bones mainly to improve his physical fitness; the skills and attributes of the soul bones are secondary and have little impact whether he has them or not.

Anyway, apart from the soul bone that his apprentice brought back, the other soul bones were all a thousand years old and were pieced together from fragments. What powerful soul skills could a soul bone of that level have?

After speeding along the way, when they returned to the foot of Purple Thunder Mountain, the conflicting soul bones had all been cleansed and would no longer affect the circulation of soul power.

"I really don't understand how Huanyin Academy managed to carve that mountain into an academy in just three months."

Walking on the carved stone steps of the academy, Yu Luomian looked at the results of the four of them's two years of hard work, and then thought back to Huanyin Academy, and couldn't help but complain.

It took the four of them two whole years to carve the entire mountain into a stepped shape, just like the original shape of the Illusionary Sound Academy.

In comparison, the Illusory Sound Academy only took three months, and it's said they even had one less person than them.

I really don't understand how they carved it out. Do they have unlimited soul power?

Who knows!

Tian Hao said he didn't know, and this Purple Thunder Mountain had already been initially carved into the Purple Thunder Academy according to the style of the Illusionary Sound Academy.

Although it is still in its infancy and no rooms have been carved out except for the Twin Castle on the mountaintop, it is already quite remarkable.

This was carved out bit by bit by the four of them using their sword energy. Moreover, Purple Thunder Mountain is much taller and larger than the mountain peak of Illusionary Sound Academy, so the carving difficulty was naturally greater, which is why it took two years.