Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!
Since Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan and Wang Li back here, they returned to their routine of secluded cultivation.
Dugu Bo cultivated every day, using earth-attribute soul power to gradually force the poison-attribute soul power into the inner pearl, trying to refine a pure poison pill. By doing so, he hoped to raise his realm and further condense the poison attribute.
Dugu Yan was equally determined to grow stronger. Using the deadly poisons she had refined, she would ingest a dose of poison and then cultivate for more than ten days, allowing her soul power to increase rapidly. After that, she would repeat the cycle again and again, making full use of her martial soul's talent.
Wang Li, on the other hand, was studying his martial soul and soul power. When he looked inward at his dantian, within the soul power that was as viscous as liquid mercury, a Blue Silver Emperor was absorbing and releasing that energy. With each cycle of intake and release, the soul power gradually changed, becoming vibrant and full of life and spirit.
After absorbing the seventh soul ring and becoming a Soul Saint, to some extent his martial soul origin had been activated. The changes between his martial soul and soul power were probably due to that reason.
He was not sure whether this new soul power could be considered life soul power, that higher level of energy, but it was certainly a kind of Blue Silver soul power unique to him.
Wang Li guessed that as long as his strength continued to increase and his martial soul continued to evolve, this Blue Silver soul power would eventually transform into that higher level energy.
So he actively cultivated to accelerate the absorption and release process, and using the principle of a vortex, he tried to study the compression of soul power. Once he accumulated enough experience, he would truly condense solid soul power.
At the same time, in Spirit Hall City, inside the Papal Hall.
Seated high upon the throne was Bibi Dong, wearing a luxurious purple and gold ceremonial robe. One hand held a scepter while the other rested before her abdomen. Her posture was elegant and dignified.
She looked at Hu Liena, who was kneeling in the hall with her head lowered. A trace of softness flashed in her eyes, but her words were merciless as she calmly said:
"Nana, you asked Elder Ju to bring you back from the Maze Grand Canyon. What is the matter? If you intend to say you have already repented and wish to avoid punishment, then do not speak."
"No!"
Hu Liena raised her head and looked firmly at Bibi Dong.
"Teacher, I never intended to avoid punishment. In the Soul Master Tournament we were utterly defeated and brought shame upon Spirit Hall. Even if we died ten thousand times, it would not be enough to atone for this crime."
"Only blood can wash away humiliation. One day I will challenge that person again. But the training in the Maze Grand Canyon is not enough for me to improve quickly."
"Therefore, I want to go to the place you once went to, Teacher,the City of Slaughter. Only between life and death can I surpass myself and rapidly increase my strength."
Whenever Hu Liena recalled the Soul Master Tournament, she still trembled. She had used her proud fifth soul skill, yet not only did she fail to control Wang Li, she was nearly driven into mental collapse by the backlash.
If she did not go to the City of Slaughter and temper her will, she feared she would not even dare to look Wang Li in the eye again. But if she could not defeat Wang Li, how could she wash away her own humiliation and the humiliation of Spirit Hall?
Bibi Dong was momentarily stunned, then became hesitant. She had personally fought her way out of the City of Slaughter and naturally knew what kind of place it was. In her opinion, Hu Liena might not return alive.
However, she was not someone softhearted. With a serious expression, she asked again:
"Nana, I already explained what kind of place that is. In a sense, the City of Slaughter is the prison where Spirit Hall confines fallen soul masters. The people inside are brutal and evil, devoid of humanity, driven only by desire."
"It is easy to enter, but difficult to leave. Are you certain you want to train there? You could truly die."
Hu Liena's face turned slightly pale, but she still nodded firmly.
"Teacher, I am willing to go to the City of Slaughter."
Hearing this, Bibi Dong said nothing more and simply nodded.
"Since you insist, then go. Over the next half year I will arrange combat training for you without using soul skills. After half a year, I will take you to the City of Slaughter."
Hu Liena lowered her head and said, "Thank you, Teacher."
After speaking, she withdrew from the hall.
Only Bibi Dong remained in the great hall, lost in thought.
Actually, although Wang Li had impressed her greatly, she had not truly taken him seriously. As the only soul master in ten thousand years who had stepped onto the path to becoming a god, Bibi Dong possessed her own pride.
She paid even less attention to Wang Li than to Tang San. Tang San was Tang Hao's son and Yu Xiaogang's disciple.
Thinking about Tang Hao's reappearance and the fact that his son was Yu Xiaogang's disciple, Bibi Dong thought to herself:
"Restless figures are appearing one after another. Then I must also accelerate my plans. The Soul Hunting Plan must be put on the agenda. Everything will be overturned and rebuilt, leaving behind a clean world."
"Qian Renxue has truly disappointed me. She still has not completed the plan to seize the nation. I should urge her, lest she truly think of herself as the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire."
Not long afterward, in Heaven Dou City, at the Crown Prince's residence.
Xue Qinghe had just finished his daily cultivation inside a secret chamber. As he stepped outside, two tall figures appeared behind him. He was not surprised to see them.
"Elder Ci Xue, Elder She Long, what brings you here?"
Hearing this, She Long spoke in a deep voice.
"Young Master, the Pope has sent a message. She hopes you will speed up your actions."
Xue Qinghe frowned deeply. Emperor Xue Ye was still in his prime. These words meant that he should take action to eliminate the emperor and seize the entire Heaven Dou Empire.
If things were rushed and something went wrong, more than ten years of effort would be ruined.
Xue Qinghe was already in a bad mood. Because of his life as an undercover agent, his cultivation progress had been slow. When he saw Wang Li and Dugu Yan,whose talents were not as good as his yet whose cultivation was not slower,he felt extremely envious, simply because they could devote themselves fully to cultivation.
Now Bibi Dong was urging him to speed things up, which made him even more irritated. After thinking for a moment, Xue Qinghe calmly said:
"Elder Ci Xue, please return for a trip. The poison used this time must be carefully chosen. It must be colorless and odorless, impossible to detect, and cause a gradual decline of vitality so that he dies of weakness within two or three years."
"As for me, I will accelerate my cultivation and break through to level seventy in one go, absorb a soul ring, and become a Soul Saint. Only by taking the position with absolute strength can we ensure everything proceeds without error."
After he finished speaking, Porcupine Dolphin Douluo Ci Xue and Snake Spear Douluo She Long both responded.
"As you command."
All sides began accelerating their plans. In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.
At the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Wang Li was cultivating inside the spring. He had reached a critical moment.
Inside his body, all his soul power had completely transformed into Blue Silver soul power. Not only had its quality improved, it had also fully fused into one.
Wang Li seized the opportunity, forming a vortex and compressing his soul power. In his dantian, a massive whirlpool had already formed.
At the center of the vortex was his martial soul, the Blue Silver Emperor. All this Blue Silver soul power had been refined through the Blue Silver Emperor's absorption and release,his cultivated soul power, the power gained from soul rings, the power from soul bones,all fused together.
Therefore, with the Blue Silver Emperor as the core, under constant compression, his soul power had become half liquid and half solid. It had not fully solidified yet, as if the pressure was still insufficient.
Suddenly Wang Li had an insight.
"The ultimate meaning of the Blue Silver Domain,All Rivers Return to the Sea."
He had possessed the Blue Silver Domain for a long time. After multiple evolutions, and when his martial soul advanced into the Blue Silver Emperor, he was already a Soul Saint. Thus he successfully mastered the ultimate meaning of the Blue Silver Domain.
At this moment the Blue Silver Domain spread outward, almost covering the entire Sunset Forest. Every Blue Silver Grass sensed Wang Li's condition and willingly offered its strength.
Countless blue light particles drifted toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. With all the Blue Silver Grass in the forest united, the other soul beasts in the forest fell prostrate to the ground, feeling boundless fear.
Above the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, a vast blue ocean formed and condensed into a vortex. With a loud boom, a blue beam of light shot from the center of the vortex, piercing through the spring and landing directly on Wang Li.
With the immense energy gathered through All Rivers Return to the Sea, Wang Li's soul power, spiritual power, and life essence all increased. Most importantly, under the impact of this enormous energy, his originally half-liquid, half-solid soul power began to condense further.
The process was somewhat slow but never paused. A full day and night passed.
The soul power inside Wang Li had completely turned solid. His dantian now felt somewhat empty, containing only an irregular crystal the size of a human head. At the center of the crystal grew the Blue Silver Emperor, radiating boundless life energy.
This crystal should not be underestimated. Wang Li had exhausted the massive amount of liquid soul power within his body,comparable to that of an ordinary Title Douluo,just to condense it.
With this crystal, whether cultivating or fighting, the speed of releasing and recovering soul power had doubled compared to before.
"Compared to a Title Douluo, I only lack two soul rings now. But in terms of soul ring configuration, how many people in the world can surpass my five black rings and two red rings?"
Wang Li felt extremely pleased. He also did not forget the Blue Silver Grass that had helped him condense his solid soul power. He released life energy through the domain to grant them blessings.
Throughout the entire Sunset Forest, all the Blue Silver Grass began growing faster, nourished by the life energy of the Blue Silver Emperor.
After everything settled, Wang Li leaped out of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were waiting on the shore.
After landing, seeing their curious expressions, Wang Li smiled and explained:
"I have broken through to level seventy-four soul power."
Dugu Bo asked in confusion, "With the commotion you just caused, you only advanced one level?"
Wang Li replied with a smile:
"Not only that. I also compressed my soul power into a crystal, or rather, a soul core. In the future, both the activation and recovery of my soul power will be faster."
Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan became even more puzzled.
"A crystal? A soul core?"
Wang Li explained:
"It's the result of compressing soul power using the vortex principle until it becomes solid soul power. It's pure condensed energy."
"Also, Grandpa, Sister Yan, I don't want to remain in seclusion anymore. I want to go out, challenge powerful experts, and improve my strength."
Dugu Bo nodded. Wang Li had mentioned this long ago. He glanced at Dugu Yan beside him.
"Yan Yan, do you want to go with him?"
Of course Dugu Yan wanted to go. Within the past half year, by refining deadly poisons, she had also increased her soul power by three levels and now possessed level sixty-six soul power, only four levels away from seventy.
"Grandpa, I'll go with him."
Although Dugu Bo had expected this answer, he still felt somewhat melancholic.
"With your strength, I don't need to worry about your safety. I won't accompany you this time. Whether you challenge strong opponents or travel the world, it's up to you."
"As for me, I will either be refining the poison pearl at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well or staying at home in Heaven Dou City. If you miss your grandfather, come back and visit."
Wang Li and Dugu Yan felt a little emotional, though not truly sad. After all, they were only going out for a while, not parting forever.
That evening they shared a meal together. After resting for the night, the next day Wang Li and Dugu Yan left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Walking through the Sunset Forest, Dugu Yan stretched her graceful body. As a girl who had been cultivating in the same place for more than half a year, she had actually felt quite bored.
Now that they were finally going out, she was very excited. She wrapped her arm around Wang Li's and said sweetly:
"Xiao Li, where do you want to go first?"
Wang Li thought for a moment and said:
"If I'm going to challenge strong opponents, then the first opponent is very important. Going openly to challenge someone is the proper way."
"As for the first stop, we'll go to the Elephant Armor Sect. Tianxiang Hu Yanzhen is thick-skinned, immensely strong, and should be a very good sparring partner."
Dugu Yan was surprised.
"Hu Yanzhen, the sect master of the Elephant Armor Sect. Although he is only a Soul Douluo, his strength and defense are comparable to those of ordinary Title Douluo. Xiao Li, won't that be dangerous?"
Hearing this, Wang Li smiled confidently.
"It's not dangerous. That's exactly why I'm going. Only intense battles can bring greater improvement."
Hearing this, Dugu Yan let him have his way. After all, from living with him day and night, she knew just how powerful Wang Li had become.
Although the first stop was the Elephant Armor Sect, Wang Li and Dugu Yan did not travel straight there. Whenever they passed a city along the way, they would stop.
They strolled through streets, ate food, and bought clothes.
They bought proper clothes, and also some improper ones,especially many pieces of underwear that were quite playful at night.
However, the quality was not very good. Perhaps Wang Li was simply too strong, so these pieces of underwear were basically disposable.
They would wear them that day, and they would be ruined by the same day.
After half a month like this, Wang Li and Dugu Yan finally arrived at the mountain gate of the Elephant Armor Sect.
As one of the four lower sects among the Seven Great Sects of the soul master world, the Elephant Armor Sect's mountain gate was extremely grand, almost occupying the entire mountain peak. At the entrance at the foot of the mountain stood two thirty-meter-high stone pillars supporting a massive archway.
Across the archway were three bold characters written in a majestic style:
Elephant Armor Sect.
Below the archway stood two rows of guards, all burly men over two meters tall, radiating an intimidating presence.
They stopped Wang Li. Wang Li spoke clearly:
"I, Wang Li, together with my girlfriend Dugu Yan, have come to pay a visit and seek guidance from Sect Master Hu Yan in a friendly exchange."
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