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

I've wanted to visit for a few days, but I've been hesitant until today when the two teams finally found an excuse to come and investigate.

"Old Yue, I've come to see you."

After taking a deep look at Xue Qinghe in front of him, Flander turned his head and shouted into the private room.

They came to see Lao Yue, so whether or not they get to see him is not up to them, at least not to Lao Yue.

"Come in."

A refined and gentle voice came from inside, and Flander stepped aside to let the two of them in.

Xue Qinghe didn't stand on ceremony and stepped into the private room, with Qin Ming following closely behind, closing the door behind him.

"Swordsman Xue Qinghe pays his respects to Master Yue."

Xue Qinghe walked up to someone and bowed.

As a swordsman, he naturally had to show sufficient respect to such a master of swordsmanship, and he sincerely wanted to receive guidance from this master to see if he could break through his bottleneck and evolve the realm of swordsmanship.

In fact, he had reached a bottleneck several years ago, only one step away from the realm of sword evolution, but that one step seemed like an insurmountable chasm. He had tried many methods over the years but had not been able to break through.

Chapter 584 Shrek Academy vs. the Emperor

"I'm quite surprised that someone of your status can restrain himself and cultivate his sword intent so purely."

Tian Hao turned his head and looked Xue Qinghe over, quite surprised.

The most important thing in Kendo is focus, and the purer your mind, the faster you will learn.

Of the three disciples, he actually favored Zhu Zhuqing the most because she had the lowest soul power level. This was because Zhu Zhuqing's mind was the purest, something Ning Rongrong could not match.

As the Crown Prince of Tiandou, Xue Qinghe was born into countless conspiracies and dark affairs, making it almost impossible for him to achieve great success in sword cultivation.

But now the sword intent he cultivates is quite pure, which is truly surprising.

"This position is not easy, but some things are actually quite simple once you see through them. As long as you have a strong enough belief and pursuit, you can also become pure."

Xue Qinghe replied respectfully, feeling a little smug inside.

His method of sword cultivation was taught by that stand-in, and it was very effective. Although his sword cultivation was far inferior to that stand-in's, it still surpassed many people, and even Dean Tang of the Illusionary Sound Academy praised him highly.

His belief was in the Heavenly Dou Empire, and his pursuit was that substitute.

If you can secure one stable relationship in this lifetime, that would be a perfect life. If you could get both...

Thinking of this, even Xue Qinghe, with her calm demeanor, couldn't help but feel her heart race.

"Are you wondering why you can't evolve a sword domain?"

Tian Hao pointed out Xue Qinghe's doubts. He had guessed Xue Qinghe's intentions as soon as he sensed the intensity of Xue Qinghe's sword intent.

"I humbly request Mr. Yue's guidance!"

Startled, Xue Qinghe became even more respectful.

The fact that someone can see your problems at a glance is proof of their swordsmanship skills; they truly deserve to be called a master swordsman.

"The way of the sword is a kind of will, the power of the heart. To achieve a breakthrough, one must have a clear understanding of the sword and the heart."

I can vaguely sense the inner turmoil and confusion in you, which is the crux of your inability to break through and evolve the realm of swords.

This is a psychological issue; I can't help you with it. You have to make the decision yourself.

Tian Hao kindly pointed out Xue Qinghe's problem. Since he and his junior brother had pioneered the sword path, he naturally understood all its mysteries.

So after sensing Xue Qinghe's sword intent characteristics, he guessed what was going on.

Even if you don't know the specific reason, just knowing the crux of the problem and letting it resolve itself is enough.

Xue Qinghe was taken aback, then fell into deep thought.

He understood what the man was saying, and felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

That person is right; deep down, he has always felt confused and conflicted.

That is, his beliefs and pursuits are in conflict, and he can only choose one of them because he cannot have both.

Although he still couldn't figure out where the stand-in came from, he could tell that it would definitely leave in the future, as the person had made it clear.

This forces him to make a choice: continue as the Crown Prince of Tiandou and protect the empire, or give up everything and leave with the substitute to continue his pursuit.

"I am currently unable to make a decision. Does the senior have a way to help me break through this barrier?"

After thinking for a long time and still unable to make a decision, Xue Qinghe bowed again and asked for guidance.

Tian Hao remained silent, but instead used his sword domain to further envelop Xue Qinghe.

While it is true that the way of the sword requires starting from the heart and using the power of the heart to drive breakthroughs, it is not that there is only one path. Great effort can also produce miracles.

The powerful sword domain enveloped him, causing Xue Qinghe to tremble. He even had to take out his sword from his storage soul tool and use it to steady himself. Then he used his own sword intent to resist the sword domain that had invaded his body.

After the opponent unleashed a burst of sword energy to suppress him, he guessed what the opponent was going to do and understood what he needed to do.

He needs to use this person's sword domain as a whetstone to sharpen the edge of his own sword intent, so that his sword intent can eventually take a step further and forcibly evolve into a sword domain.

Actually, when he left the Illusionary Sound Academy a few years ago, he visited that Sword Douluo. The other party only told him to continue accumulating experience, and that he could break through in ten years.

But ten years is too long; he can't wait that long.

And now this person has shown him a shortcut that he shouldn't miss.

However, this time Tian Hao's sword intent was not as gentle as it was for Ao Ying, and it even caused substantial damage to Xue Qinghe.

Sweat dripped out, tinged with a hint of blood, as the sword's domain pierced the capillaries in his body, causing blood to seep out from his pores.

"Qinghe!"

Seeing the blood and sweat on Xue Qinghe's body, Qin Ming was shocked. He was about to step forward when Flander grabbed his shoulder and held him down.

"Don't disturb him, Lao Yue is helping him break through."

After giving a reminder, Flander looked down through the floor-to-ceiling window at the main arena, where both teams had already entered.

Yu Xiaogang was also looking down, but he kept glancing at someone, his heart filled with envy.

He was naturally familiar with swordsmanship. Most of the prodigies who had emerged in recent years were sword masters. It could be said that swordsmanship was a shortcut to becoming a prodigy.

Unfortunately, he himself does not know kendo and does not understand it very well, so he cannot teach it to Xiao San.

It's a real shame that the mistress's personality isn't suited to learning this man's kendo.

Tian Hao controlled the sword domain to maintain it at the limit of Xue Qinghe's capacity, maximizing the stimulation of the opponent's sword intent potential and assisting in honing it to make the sword intent more refined.

Although we chose to help this young man break through by force, there are different types of forced breakthroughs. Currently, the two most suitable types are quantitative change and qualitative change.

Quantitative change requires gradual accumulation, while qualitative change is faster, but it also requires a sufficient foundation and great perseverance.

Fortunately, Xue Qinghe's sword intent is profound enough, providing a foundation for a rapid breakthrough and qualitative change. Now, it remains to be seen whether his willpower is sufficient.

Of course, it is not easy to do this. It requires extremely precise perception and control, and you must keep it at Xue Qinghe's critical point. If you go too far, it will leave him with irreparable hidden injuries, or even crush his sword intent.

If you're too weak, you won't be able to achieve a qualitative change, so it's very difficult to make a breakthrough. There aren't many people who can do this nowadays, and Mr. Tian happens to be one of them.

After confirming that Xue Qinghe's path to transformation was on the right track, Tian Hao looked down at the main battle arena.

Both sides had activated their martial spirits. Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai, standing at the front of the team, stared at each other, both able to see the other's strong fighting spirit.

Both sides unleashed their soul pressure, colliding from a distance. However, it was clear that the soul pressure of the Royal Fighting Team, whose soul power level was higher, was stronger, overwhelming Dai Mubai and the others, and slowly crushing them.

Once suppressed by the opponent's soul pressure aura, one's own side will inevitably be greatly affected.

"on!"

Realizing this, Dai Mubai ordered the battle to begin and was the first to charge forward.

At the same time, Ning Rongrong has completed the enhancement and buff for all her teammates, and integrated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into her body, manifesting the diamond armor and fusing it with the Soul Bone Set.

Then, just like his teacher, he conjured eleven diamond greatswords, one under his feet rising into the air, another in his hand, and nine flying swords rapidly shuttling around him, forming a defensive circle with no blind spots.

Back when she joined Shrek Academy, she had already cultivated the Distraction Control Technique to the level of seven uses of the mind. After obtaining the Distraction Control Technique from her teacher, she broke through to the level of nine uses of the mind with the blessing of the head soul bone.

The last time he fused with that head bone, his spiritual power was enhanced to a higher level, and he broke through to the realm of using his mind to its fullest extent. He was already able to barely use the Void Sword Formation taught by his teacher, and at the same time, he could fly on his sword to take off.

The members of the two teams below were already clashing. Dai Mubai was facing off against Yu Tianheng, and Dugu Yan was facing off against Zhu Zhuqing, making it a duel between husband and wife teams.

Meanwhile, Ma Hongjun went to help Dai Mubai. Although they were both very arrogant, they were not so arrogant as to think that they could fight against Yu Tianheng, who was a Soul King, alone. They needed to join forces.

The Shi brothers faced off against Tang San and Xiao Wu respectively. They had grown up together since childhood and worked well together. However, the two brothers were more restrained towards Tang San and Xiao Wu, especially Xiao Wu.

The Xuanwu Turtle is already a top-tier martial soul. In recent years, Dugu Bo has meticulously nurtured the two brothers, and their soul rings have started at the thousand-year level. Now, as a Soul King, they possess five soul rings, three of which are at the ten-thousand-year level.

In particular, these spirit rings and spirit beasts are all earth-attribute, constantly enhancing the earth attribute of the Xuanwu Turtle Martial Soul, which finally unleashed the power of the earth a few years ago.

With the blessing of the earth's power, the two brothers were able to withstand 70,000 years of lifespan when they got their fifth spirit ring, which is comparable to the eighth spirit ring of a typical Soul Douluo.

As long as they obtain a 100,000-year-old head bone, the two brothers' sixth spirit rings will be able to support 100,000-year-old spirit rings.

The refinement of the first five spirit rings also greatly improved the physical fitness of the two brothers. Although they were only spirit kings, their physical fitness was comparable to that of spirit saints. Especially in the spirit possession state, they could even compete with some spirit douluos.

The power amplified by this physical attribute was simply beyond Xiao Wu's ability to overcome. Even with the double power boost from her invincible golden body, it was far from enough to make her unable to move.

Tang San's side was also in a passive position. No matter what the first soul skill was, it was Entanglement, the second soul skill was Parasite, the third soul skill was Spider Web Binding, or even the fourth soul skill was Blue Silver Cage. None of them could withstand the power of the Stone Mill brothers.

As for the toxins attached to the Blue Silver Grass, they were nothing to the two brothers. You should know that the Xuanwu Turtle is known for its defensive power, so no matter how strong the poison is, it still needs to be injected into its body.

Not to mention that the two brothers were raised by Dugu Bo, and had long since developed a strong resistance to poison.

Tang San was at a loss, unable to defeat his opponent with any of his four soul skills.

Although control-type Soul Masters can counter any other type of Soul Master, whether it's agility-based, power-based, or defensive, there's a limit; they must be at least within the same level.

Now, the Stone Mill brothers are not only older, but also have higher soul power levels, better soul ring configurations, and their martial souls are several levels above Blue Silver Grass, making them impossible to fight.

Ultimately, it's because the Blue Silver Grass martial soul is too weak.

Although Yu Xiaogang had taught Tang San a lot before, no matter how good the tactics were, they were useless in the face of an absolute difference in strength.

"Third Brother, those two big turtles are impossible to defeat."

Xiao Wu, having failed once again, stretched her ankles, her little face showing distress.

The opponent clearly possessed a soul skill that reflected damage; when he kicked at them, his feet and legs were instead wracked with pain.

Moreover, the difference in strength was too great. He had just used his invincible golden body to enhance his strength and kicked at full power, but he still could not shake those two big turtles.

There's simply no way to fight!