Gu Xuan remained in secluded cultivation within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Dugu Yan stayed by his side, practicing diligently to keep pace with his rapid progress.
The Heaven Dou Empire remained relatively peaceful, but the same could not be said for the Star Luo Empire. With Tang San's help, Dai Mubai had temporarily gained the strength to contend with Dai Weisi. However, without Zhu Zhuqing, he had lost the Hell White Tiger martial soul fusion skill and, more importantly, the support of the Zhu Clan.
Realizing that his end might be a total collapse, Dai Mubai could no longer sit still. He began plotting to assassinate Dai Weisi; at the very least, he planned to eliminate Zhu Zhuyun. Only by doing so could he hope to secure the throne and avoid a lethal fate.
Carrying the blueprints Tang San had given him, Dai Mubai traveled to Gengxin City to find the Divine Craftsman, Lou Gao. He handed over the designs for three Peerless Hidden Weapons, asking Lou Gao to forge them. Tang San had given him these blueprints out of fear that Dai Mubai wouldn't be able to stabilize the situation in his absence. Tang San knew that his revenge against Spirit Hall required a unified Star Luo Empire under Dai Mubai's rule.
To this day, Tang San still believed that Tang Hao had died at the hands of Spirit Hall, as he lacked the means to verify the truth. Currently, Tang San was still enduring the trials of Slaughter City alongside the Saintess of Spirit Hall, Hu Liena. His appearance had changed significantly, and under the alias "Tang Yin," he had made Hu Liena fall deeply in love with him.
For the sake of revenge, the "pure and noble" Tang San betrayed his own heart. Amidst the endless slaughter and the influence of the killing intent, he unintentionally became intimate with Hu Liena. He decided to play along, treating her as a pawn to be used for a future backstab against Spirit Hall.
Meanwhile, his beloved Meng Yiran was with Meng Shu and the rest of the Dragon-Serpent Clan in Star Luo, supporting Dai Mubai. Meng Shu was now a Rank 88 Soul Douluo, and with the Unrivaled Dragon-Serpent fusion skill, his combat power rivaled a Titled Douluo. With their backing, Dai Mubai's situation wasn't as dire as it appeared—provided Lou Gao could complete the Peerless Hidden Weapons. As for Lou Gao, he cared nothing for political struggles; like a true craftsman, his only desire was to see those legendary weapons brought to life.
The reason Tang San had succumbed to intimacy with Hu Liena was largely due to the loss of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Without that fortuitous encounter and the mental protection of a high-grade skull bone, he found it nearly impossible to resist the overwhelming killing intent in his heart. It was a pity for Hu Liena, a foolish girl who believed she had found true love.
In a way, Gu Xuan was responsible for this. His cold indifference toward Hu Liena back in Slaughter City had made her doubt her own charm. Now that she had "conquered" Tang San, she felt a renewed sense of confidence. Even if she were to discover Tang San's true identity later, she likely wouldn't leave him. She remained blissfully unaware that to Tang San, she was merely a tool used to vent the uncontrollable killing intent within him.
Time flowed like water, and two years passed in a flash.
During these two years, Gu Xuan's soul power broke through from Rank 84 to Rank 90. With the assistance of the Two Dragon Kings, his physical constitution had reached a level comparable to a Rank 99 Peerless Douluo. He was fully prepared to accept the true inheritance of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, but he chose to wait until after obtaining his ninth soul ring.
The energy left by the Two Kings was sufficient to condense a soul ring for him, but Gu Xuan intended to use those as "Divine Rings" after breaking past Rank 100. For his ninth soul ring, he had a different target in mind. He planned to hunt the true sovereign of the ocean: the million-year soul beast, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. With his current physique, he was capable of absorbing a million-year ring and possessed the strength to hunt the beast solo.
Dugu Yan also successfully broke through to Rank 80, needing only one ring to become a Soul Douluo.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan saw explosive growth during this period. Upon reaching the peak of Rank 89, Ning Fengzhi consumed the Star Moon Pill, shattering the final shackles of his martial soul. The Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!
Zhang Jinyuan, Ye Haitang, and Yang Wudi all reached Rank 90 and successfully ascended to the Titled Douluo realm.
Notably, Ning Fengzhi's ninth soul ring came from the Soul Spirit of Xiao Wu. When the Azure Sky Bull Python became Gu Xuan's Soul Spirit, Gu Xuan kept Xiao Wu in a restricted state, never allowing her to awaken to spare her from the pain of their clan's upheaval. Da Ming and Er Ming had agreed to this. Now that Ning Fengzhi had reached Rank 90, Gu Xuan released her. After a negotiation facilitated by the Bull Python, Xiao Wu agreed to become Ning Fengzhi's Soul Spirit. This propelled Ning Fengzhi directly to the peak of Rank 92. He became the second Nine Treasure Titled Douluo in the clan's history, after their founding ancestor.
With his support, the duo of Chen Xin and Gu Rong became truly invincible. Chen Xin had reached the peak of Rank 98, and Gu Rong was at the peak of Rank 97. Their rapid progress was due to the Evil Spirit Orca King's pearl, which Gu Xuan had given to Yang Wudi to refine into Whale Pills with herbs from the well.
Among the new Titled Douluos, Yang Wudi also obtained a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. During the unification of Star Dou, the Titan Giant Ape identified a defiant hundred-thousand-year soul beast: the Earth Dragon Sovereign. Ning Fengzhi had led the Sword and Bone Douluos to suppress it. Under the weight of absolute power and Er Ming's persuasion, the Earth Dragon Sovereign became Yang Wudi's Soul Spirit.
This took Yang Wudi directly to the peak of Rank 92. His combat power now far surpassed the clan's earlier Titled Douluos—Zuo Yi, Mi He, and Long Wu—who were all Rank 94. As a fighter naturally capable of crossing ranks, with a hundred-thousand-year ring and bone, Yang Wudi could now trade blows with the Rank 96 or 97 Super Douluos of Spirit Hall.
Ye Haitang's breakthrough was equally significant. She was the first Nine Heart Begonia Titled Douluo since her clan's ancestor. Her healing abilities were now the best in the world, beneath the level of the Gods. She could pull someone back from the brink of death even if they only had a breath left. With her area-of-effect healing covering entire battlefields and Ning Fengzhi's peerless buffs, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan no longer feared death in battle.
(End of Chapter)
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