Chapter 134: Du Gu Yan's Fifth Soul Ring (Please Subscribe, Please Give Monthly Tickets!)

Gu Miao is not in the Zodiac Hall; she is Ye Lingling's little maid, responsible for Ye Lingling's safety, and although she is only level 25 now, she will definitely be able to grow in the future.

Of course, the main thing is to play with Ye Lingling; the two girls together are far better than being with other boys.

After Gu Xuan broke through to level 50, he returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, found Gu Rong who was in seclusion, and told him the good news.

More than a year later, Gu Rong had completely stabilized and mastered level‑97 soul power, and was not far from the mid‑stage of level 97.

Chen Xin is still in seclusion, pushing toward level 98, and rarely appears.

Ning Fengzhi rose from level 81 to level 82, with a clear increase in strength.

You Mingluo, who joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, cultivated his level‑89 soul power from the late stage to its peak, and was just waiting to use a Barrier‑Breaking Pill to breakthrough after reaching the peak.

Zhang Jinyuan, at level 86, has only just broken through to level 88, still some way from level 89.

Ye Haitang has also reached level 87, but she trains faster inside the Binghuo Liangyi Yan, and is not far from level 88.

All three have taken Soul‑Ascending Pills, so their soul power has improved noticeably, and each has the potential to breakthrough to become a Titled Douluo.

Yang Wudi rose from the initial level 81 to the current level 84, and now he doesn't have to worry about anything, unlike the original story where he spent time and effort protecting his clan; in the future he might also have a chance to breakthrough to a Titled Douluo.

But even without a Titled Douluo breakthrough, the current Yang Wudi is already stronger than in the original work, since in the original he only appeared five or six years later, and he was only level 82 then.

Now Yang Wudi is level 84, and with the assistance of the Eight Treasure Glazed Tower, a mere nine Soul Rings from a snake spear may no longer be a match for him.

After all, Yang Wudi now has Titled Douluo as regular sparring partners, and several Titled Douluo occasionally practice techniques together, which is vastly different from the original.

The fact that Yang Wudi can join Titled Douluo sparring with merely eight Soul Rings already proves his extraordinary strength.

Back at the sect, Ning Fengzhi was overjoyed upon hearing Gu Xuan's breakthrough, because Du Gu Yan also broke through; Du Gu Yan returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect an hour before Gu Xuan and was currently writing a letter to him.

Now that's settled—Gu Xuan is back, no need to write a letter; the two have reached the same starting line in strength.

The day after Gu Xuan returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, he went with Gu Rong to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Du Gu Yan naturally accompanied them.

Du Gu Yan is now nineteen; having broken through to level 50, her talent is evident, and this is only temporary, because Love‑Sorrow Red has fully evolved her martial soul.

In the future her cultivation speed will not decrease, perhaps even accelerate; her talent is so great it can be called truly a phoenix‑feather‑unicorn‑scale rarity.

Gu Xuan, at fourteen and a half, also has soul power at level 50, a Soul King under fifteen, and his talent surpasses even Qian Renxue, who has an innate level‑20 soul power.

It can be said that Gu Xuan now qualifies as the greatest prodigy on Douluo Continent.

When Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong learned this news, their expressions were as thrilled as if they'd won the lottery.

With Gu Xuan present, the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect can be secure for the next hundred years.

However, knowing Gu Xuan's goal is to become a god and then unify the continent, Ning Fengzhi has begun to exhaust himself in contemplating nation‑building, and has already started preparing for it.

In the future the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect will have nearly ten Titled Douluo combined, and with the aid of its Eight Treasure Glazed Tower, once Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan fully mature, all this could become possible.

Gu Rong, taking Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan, did not rush to the Star Dou Great Forest; on the way, Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan discussed which age of Soul Ring would be most suitable. Du Gu Yan is a bit behind Gu Xuan, but the fifth Soul Ring can already absorb a 35,000‑year grade Soul Ring, the sixth can take a 70,000‑year one, and the seventh can absorb a 100,000‑year Soul Ring.

Gu Xuan is even more formidable; now absorbing a 60,000‑year Soul Ring is no problem for him, and the two need only Soul Rings produced by premium soul beasts, so their goal is naturally far more ambitious.

Two and a half days passed in a flash; after the three arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest, they entered the inner area directly, searching for suitable ten‑thousand‑year soul beasts.

Because the required soul beast age is not low and the standards are extremely high, Gu Xuan also prepared for a long‑term search.

In fact, it is indeed so; under such high requirements, even with Gu Rong, a level‑97 Titled Douluo, leading the search, it is hard to find soul beasts with suitable age and quality in a short time.

Even when some appropriately aged beasts were encountered midway, their quality was lacking, and they were ultimately abandoned.

In the blink of an eye, two and a half months passed, amounting to one‑tenth of a Kun year; that day Du Gu Yan finally encountered a suitable soul beast, a Titan Giant Python with cultivation near the 40,000‑year grade.

The Titan Giant Python and the Titan Giant Ape differ by only one character; both soul beasts carry ancient bloodlines, but the Python's innate talent is slightly inferior to the Ape's.

Nevertheless, the Titan Giant Ape is the absolute ruler of the soul beast forest; a cultivation of nearly 40,000 years can still hold its own even against a 70,000‑year soul beast.

Since Du Gu Yan's martial soul evolved into the Ancestor, these soul beasts are perfectly suited to her; as long as she can absorb the Titan Giant Python's Soul Ring, her strength and foundation will certainly rise to a higher level.

Although the Titan Giant Python is immensely powerful, Gu Rong's strike was effortless; his level‑97 soul power crushed the Python without resistance, and it finally, with resentment, became Du Gu Yan's Soul Ring.

Because it was a cross‑level absorption, this time Du Gu Yan's absorption took a full two and a half days, and one percent of a Kun year, proving the Soul Ring's excellent quality.

After absorbing the Soul Ring, Du Gu Yan's soul power instantly rose to level 53, saving her at least two and a half months of arduous cultivation, and the fifth soul skill she obtained is extremely powerful.

Because the Titan Giant Ape excels in strength, this also compensates for Du Gu Yan's lack of power, making her an almost all‑round being.

Her poison now can not only harm but also heal; its refinement has taken control and support to the extreme.

Now, with the Titan Giant Python's Soul Ring empowering her, her melee ability has increased terrifyingly.

Her fifth soul skill is a pure strength attack soul skill called Titanic Heavy Hammer; after releasing it, the snake tail expands more than tenfold, power increases by 200%, and a single tail swing would make even a Soul Emperor bitterly regret the northwest.

Combined with her fourth soul skill, Medusa Gaze, which controls and attacks, even without using poison she can match the combat power of a Soul Emperor.

If she adds her own poison, she might even be able to clash with a Soul Saint.

Poor Gu Xuan, after two and a half months still hasn't found a suitable soul beast for the fifth Soul Ring, and there are only a little over three months left before the continent‑wide Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

This time no soul bone burst forth; Gu Xuan simply grilled and steamed the Titan Giant Python's body to satisfy his appetite.

One must admit, the meat of such a rare species is truly delicious, leaving one lingering.

Fortunately, the Titan Giant Python's massive size is enough for the three to eat for a tenth of a Kun year.

ps: typos will be corrected later.

(End of Chapter)