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Li Luochen entered seclusion directly at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, leaving Ye Lingling's safety in the hands of Dugu Bo.
This old man had recently been busy experimenting with new pills instead of focusing on breaking through to Level 98. Li Luochen found this utterly baffling.
However, tinkering with pills was now Dugu Bo's sole passion. The foundation of the Breaking Clan had truly inspired him.
Whether it was concocting pills to boost soul power or developing poisons, Dugu Bo was fully immersed. Li Luochen couldn't understand much about poisons—this wasn't his area of expertise.
On the other hand, Li Luochen had a solid grasp of medical theory. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to tailor training regimens and medicinal baths based on each student's physical condition.
Li Luochen began his long-term seclusion. Not only did he aim to break through to Level 90, but he also planned to simultaneously condense his first soul core while laying the groundwork for his second, following the path of yin-yang complementarity.
During Li Luochen's seclusion, significant changes occurred among the members of Shrek Academy.
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One Month After Li Luochen's Seclusion
After obtaining the Flame Burning Explosive Left Arm Bone, Qin Ming's soul power smoothly broke through to Level 80. Flender was overjoyed and immediately took Zhao Lao and Qin Ming to the Undying Volcano in the Star Dou Forest.
There, an eighty-thousand-year Fire Spirit Sacred Beast awaited—a perfect match for Qin Ming's eighth soul ring. This location had been revealed to Qin Ming by Li Luochen, who had thoroughly explored the Undying Volcano, except for the depths of the Forbidden Zone, the Lake of Life.
Li Luochen had discovered numerous hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest. Indeed, the Star Dou Forest was a haven for soul beasts—Li Luochen had identified over a dozen hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.
This count didn't even include the ones they had slain. No wonder the Star Dou Forest, blessed by the Silver Dragon King's legacy, was so rich in resources.
Qin Ming's acquisition of the eighth soul ring went smoothly, thanks to Flender, an exceptionally powerful Title Douluo. Even the formidable Fire Spirit Sacred Beast couldn't escape its fate.
After slaying the beast, Qin Ming began absorbing its soul ring. Additionally, the Fire Spirit Sacred Beast dropped a right arm bone. Higher-level soul beasts with stronger bloodlines were more likely to drop soul bones.
As an elemental soul beast, the Fire Spirit Sacred Beast possessed an inherently high bloodline—it would have been strange if it hadn't dropped a soul bone.
Flender handed it over to Qin Ming, significantly boosting his strength. Qin Ming's soul power reached Level 82.5.
With his current strength, Qin Ming could rival veteran Soul Conquerors. Possessing four soul bones made him incredibly formidable.
His eighth soul skill, Sacred Wolf Flame, unleashed holy fire attacks that formed intricate patterns in the sky, symbolizing wolves and flames. These patterns locked onto opponents, summoning divine flames to rain down from above.
The flames' unique trait was that even a single ember could continue burning until it consumed all evil and corruption.
It was the bane of evil soul masters and dark soul masters!
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Two Months After Li Luochen's Seclusion
Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect, where Ning Fengzhi officially named her the Young Sect Leader. The sect's name was also changed to the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect.
At the same time, Oscar joined the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect and began studying swordsmanship under Sword Douluo.
Ning Fengzhi viewed Oscar in a new light. Although Oscar was classified as a food-type auxiliary soul master, his outstanding performance during the soul master tournament was unforgettable.
Oscar had been the core of the Shrek team, and his strength was undeniable!
Ning Fengzhi was willing to make an exception for him, especially since Oscar had already broken through to the Soul Emperor level. Sword Douluo directly accepted Oscar as his disciple in the art of the sword.
With his exceptional strength and auxiliary abilities, Oscar quickly rose to prominence within the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect, holding a position second only to Ning Rongrong, the Young Sect Leader.
In the same month, Ma Hongjun followed You Tianshang into the Xuan Niao Sect for cultivation. There, he also sought out a certain cherished beauty.
Yu Tianxin, like Ning Rongrong, returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family for training. The family had suffered significant losses, but by removing the idle elders who drained resources, there was now more to go around.
Yu Luomian poured the family's resources into Yu Tianxin, firmly believing that his grandson must obtain a hundred-thousand-year soul ring!
Yu Luomian had personally experienced the incredible benefits of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. With his original aptitude, he would never have broken through to Title Douluo in his lifetime.
If not for Yu Yuanzhen's head soul bone helping him break through his bottleneck, he might have remained stuck at Level 89 forever.
After breaking through, Yu Luomian's soul power surged to Level 95 with the help of the hundred-thousand-year soul ring—but this wasn't the end!
He felt his potential hadn't yet reached its limit. Perhaps he could still improve further! Each level beyond Super Douluo was worlds apart.
Yu Luomian reflected: If Yu Yuanzhen had possessed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, he might have reached Level 97, or even 98. Level 99 wouldn't have been out of reach either!
Yu Yuanzhen's talent was truly extraordinary. As his brother, Yu Luomian deeply respected Yu Yuanzhen's gifts, but unfortunately, he had passed away.
Now, Yu Tianxin was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family's only hope. Yu Luomian resolved to invest heavily in his grandson's cultivation. Though his own potential had reached its limit, his grandson's future was boundless!
In the same month, the students of the Shrek team set out on their respective journeys. Dai Mubai traveled alone, Zhu Zhuqing and Jiang Zhu teamed up, while Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, Niu Dun, and Yang Wu formed another group.
Each pursued the peak of their cultivation paths.
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Meanwhile, in the Hao Tian Sect
Chaos erupted. Tang Hao was dead! His child was alive and brought back? Tang Xiao's arm was severed, and his cultivation permanently halted! Three of the Hao Tian Sect's legacy soul bones were lost? Tang San had twin martial souls?
This series of shocking revelations left the Hao Tian Sect's elder council dazed. In their long lives, they had never encountered such a situation.
Knowing Tang Hao was dead, Elder Seven, Tang Lie, no longer harbored ill intentions toward Tang San. What was the point of bullying a dead man's child?
The Second Elder pondered for a long time and decided to reinstate Tang San into the Hao Tian Sect's registry. Tang San would officially become a disciple of the Hao Tian Sect.
The two brightest stars of the Hao Tian Sect—the Twin Stars of Hao Tian—were now gone. One had died, and the other had lost an arm, plunging the elder council into silence.
Though they had all broken through to Title Douluo levels, it was only through the use of soul bones from the sect's treasury. Their fates were sealed—they would never reach the Super Douluo level in this lifetime.
Thus, to revive the Hao Tian Sect, the elder council and Tang Xiao resolved to focus their efforts on cultivating Tang San!
Tang Xiao personally taught Tang San the Disorderly Splitting Wind Hammer Technique and the Nine Absolutes Of Hao Tian. Tang San held immense respect for this one remaining close relative, treating Tang Xiao with the same reverence as Tang Hao.
Silently, Tang San placed Tang Xiao on the same level as Tang Hao. Above them was Yu Xiaogang, and at the pinnacle was Xiao Wu.
When Tang San had suffered near-fatal injuries, his body collapsed, and his spirit weapon shattered. Fortunately, Tang Xiao gave him a life-saving pill and the Life Tree Torso Bone, reviving him.
It was undeniable that Tang San's luck was extraordinary—he hadn't died or become crippled.
The only drawback was that the Life Tree Torso Bone's potent effects hadn't restored Tang San's fingers.
Long Zhentian: A mere forty-thousand-year torso bone wants to counteract my darkness? Dream on!
In recent days, Tang San had been diligently practicing the Hao Tian Hammer. Meanwhile, his Blue Silver Grass had autonomously advanced to the level of the Blue Silver King due to the Life Tree Torso Bone's essence.
Previously, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass cultivation method capped at the Soul King level. Now, it might reach the Soul Conqueror level.
The Hao Tian Sect's elders placed great expectations on Tang San because of his deep hatred for the Spirit Hall.
This hatred was the sole spark that could reignite the Hao Tian Sect's rebellion against the Spirit Hall. They couldn't afford any mistakes.
Despite Tang San's elevated status, the elders spared no effort in training him, pushing him to his limits.
Fortunately, Tang San's resilience allowed him to endure and overcome each trial.
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