Chapter 127: The Great Sumeru Hammer Is Obtained; The Suddenly Visiting Pope Bibi Dong
After sending off Qian Renxue and the others, Jiang Li spoke earnestly to the few youngsters who had obtained Soul Bones, "For this period, you should first absorb the Soul Bones and familiarize yourselves with the surging Soul Power."
"If anyone has a Breakthrough, you should also settle down and consolidate. When the time comes, this Seat will personally lead you out to hunt Soul Beasts."
"As for the Soul Bones on your bodies, it is best not to use them in front of outsiders unless absolutely necessary. A Genius can only be considered a Genius after they have grown; otherwise, they are nothing."
The old timers present also nodded in agreement with what Jiang Li said.
Even though they had already broken through to become Titled Douluo, they still understood the concept that there is always someone better, that there are heavens beyond heavens, and they could not possibly stay by their descendants' sides at all times.
The Tang Clan was now flourishing, and everyone had a bright future, so they naturally supported what Jiang Li said unconditionally...
...On the other side, after returning to his secluded cultivation chamber, Jiang Li began to study the memories in Tang Xiao's mind.
He was extremely curious about Ring Explosion and the Great Sumeru Hammer.
Being able to grant Tang Hao the power to fight across Ranks immediately upon his Breakthrough to Titled Douluo, and in the final decisive battle of the original story, detonating all nine rings to achieve an instant burst comparable to Divinity...
"Interesting..."
As his analysis of the Profound Truth of the Great Sumeru Hammer deepened, a look of 'just as expected' appeared in Jiang Li's eyes.
This so-called secret of the Clear Sky Sect, when stripped bare, was merely an extremely brutal method of energy venting.
Ring Explosion, in essence, was forcefully breaking the energy balance within the Soul Ring to detonate the power accumulated over many years in an instant. Although it could exchange for terrifying destructive power that surpassed limits in a short time, this kind of power was akin to dancing on the tip of a knife.
It was like forcibly pouring lava into a bottle originally meant only for water; if the container itself was not sturdy enough, the only outcome would be the bottle shattering and the person dying.
"No wonder this ultimate technique is called 'Only the Clear Sky Douluo of successive generations can cultivate it'..."
Jiang Li found the answer within the memory fragments of Tang Xiao.
This was not just due to the threshold of talent, but also because of the Clear Sky Sect's nauseating level of resource tilting.
In the depths of his memory, Jiang Li saw his own longing and apprehension toward this ultimate technique.
It wasn't that he couldn't learn it, but because his foundation was fundamentally insufficient to support the terrifying backlash brought by the Great Sumeru Hammer.
Back then, the Clear Sky Sect had poured almost all of the Sect's top Heaven And Earth Treasure into Tang Hao alone to cultivate that so-called 'peerless Genius ".
This directly caused Tang Xiao, despite having a higher Soul Power Rank than Tang Hao, to be left far behind by his biological younger brother in terms of Physical Body strength and Meridian resilience—the unseen foundation.
Without that layer of bronze skin and iron bones piled up by countless resources, forcibly executing Ring Explosion was no different from suicide?
"The tree desires stillness, but the wind will not cease..."
Jiang Li chewed over the incantation for the so-called Great Sumeru Hammer.
Relying on his own foundation, he could naturally use it easily.
It was only a matter of time before his good disciple Tang San, with the resources tilted toward him, would fully master it.
"Tsk tsk tsk, it seems these foolish Tang Family members truly have a connection with my Tang Sect. They have come several times and brought quite a few resources this Seat needs..."
...Meanwhile, in the data room of the Heaven Dou Eastern Palace.
A slightly slender figure was writing furiously at a desk, with dozens of thick ancient books and Soul Beast atlases stacked beside her.
This person was precisely Qian Renxue, who had just rushed back from the site of that earth-shattering battle.
The tip of the pen in her hand moved rapidly across the paper, recording all the information about that man in dense, delicate, yet square characters.
"No matter how one looks at it, Mr. Jiang Li's age is similar to mine..."
Qian Renxue turned a page of data, her brow tightly furrowed, her eyes filled with confusion and incomprehension. "But why can he unleash such terrifying combat power?"
"And his Martial Soul is just the most common Blue Silver Grass?"
As a Divine Rank Genius possessing the Seraphim Martial Soul and an Innate Soul Power of level twenty, Qian Renxue's pride was etched into her bones.
Even though her cultivation had been delayed slightly due to the infiltration mission, she was already at the Soul Saint Rank now, supposed to be an unrivaled existence among the younger generation on the continent.
However, Jiang Li's sudden appearance was like a heavy hammer, ruthlessly shattering her understanding of the word " Genius ".
An unprecedented sense of defeat, mixed with intense curiosity, made her develop a strong desire to investigate this man.
So much so that she didn't even notice that the door to the data room had been pushed open at some unknown time, and a graceful yet coldly radiating figure was quietly standing in the shadows, watching her with a complex gaze.
It wasn't until Qian Renxue finished writing the last character and let out a long sigh, preparing to tidy up the desk, that the cold voice suddenly rang out in the silent room:
"This is the person you risked exposure to win over, even going against my orders?"
Qian Renxue froze, turning around sharply.
She saw Bibi Dong walking out from the flickering candlelight shadows, holding a scepter, her face as cold as ice.
"It's you?"
The panic in Qian Renxue's eyes flashed and vanished, replaced by a cold sneer full of mockery. "What, Your Pope is not guarding Spirit City late at night, but running to my Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to do what?"
"Is that Jiang Li very important to you?"
Bibi Dong ignored her sarcasm and walked straight to the desk, glancing at the dense notes, a cold glint flashing in her eyes:
"When he fought those two brutes from the Clear Sky Sect above Heaven Dou City previously, this Seat watched the entire time from the shadows. This individual is deep in scheming and his strength is bizarre; he is absolutely not someone you can control."
Saying this, Bibi Dong heavily tapped the ground with her scepter, her tone stern: "Moreover, your mission concerns the future of my Spirit Hall! To align yourself so completely with a Tang Clan full of variables—you are aiding the enemy!"
"Aiding the enemy? Heh heh..."
Upon hearing those two words, Qian Renxue acted as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.
She slowly stood up, looking directly into Bibi Dong's authoritative eyes, refusing to yield an inch.
"Mr. Jiang Li is currently not an enemy of my Spirit Hall. I am confident that with my methods and sincerity, I can recruit him to our side. This is recruiting talent; how can it be called aiding the enemy?"
"On the contrary, Your Pope..."
A mocking curve appeared on Qian Renxue's lips as she spoke pointedly: "I heard from the elders in the Hall of Worship that someone in their youth spent all their time dragging around a waste from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, treating the Spirit Hall's library as their private garden, desperate to dig out all the secrets for that man."
"When it comes to 'aiding the enemy, " I think you should know better than I do who is actually aiding the enemy, right?"
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