Chapter 268: Two Years, Massive Advancement

Gu Xuan is in the Binghuo Liangyi Yan closing cultivation, and Du Gu Yan also follows Gu Xuan inside the Binghuo Liangyi Yan to train, seeking to keep up with Gu Xuan's pace.

Within the Heaven Battle Empire things are relatively calm, but the Xingluo Empire is not; with Tang San's help, Dai Mubai temporarily attained the power to contend with Davis, yet without Zhu Zhuqing he lost the Nether White Tiger martial soul fusion technique and also lost the support of the Zhu Family.

Thinking that the end might be death and dissolution, he could no longer sit still, began plotting to assassinate Davis, and even if he failed he would kill Zhu Zhuyun; only then could he have a chance to ascend to the highest seat and possibly avoid the fatal end.

Using the hidden weapons Tang San gave him, he went to Geng Xin City and found Divine Craftsman Lou Gao, handed over the three blueprints of the peerless hidden weapons to Lou Gao, and asked him to forge them.

Tang San gave the blueprints to Dai Mubai because he feared that after his departure Dai Mubai would be unable to stabilize the situation, so he gave them to Dai Mubai.

After all, he wants revenge against the Spirit Hall, and only after Dai Mubai achieves the throne and unifies the Xingluo Empire will there be an opportunity, which is why he acted this way.

To this day he still believes Tang Hao died at the hands of the Spirit Hall, for he never had the ability to verify it.

Now Tang San is still enduring hardships in the City of Slaughter, accompanied by the Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden Hu Liena.

He has long since changed his appearance, assuming the name Tang Yin, causing Hu Liena to fall deeply in love with him.

To avenge himself, the pure and pristine Tang San betrayed his own heart, and amid endless slaughter unintentionally became intimate with Hu Liena, then readily used her as a pawn to backstab the Spirit Hall.

The dearly loved Meng Yiran now follows Meng Shu and others in the Xingluo Empire supporting Dai Mubai, for Meng Shu is now an 88th-level Soul Douluo, and with his Chaotian Fragrance martial soul fusion technique his strength rivals a Titled Douluo.

With their support, Dai Mubai's current situation is not as dire as it appears; as long as Lou Gao can forge those peerless hidden weapons, he still has a chance to turn the tables.

As for why Lou Gao agrees, just like in the original work, Lou Gao's mind lacks such melodramatic conflicts, possessing only a sincere heart for forging.

When he saw the blueprints, he cared not about the other's motives; he only wanted to forge those peerless hidden weapons and fulfill his own wish……

And the reason Tang San could become intimate with Hu Liena is that he now lacks the great opportunity of the Binghuo Liangyi Yan and has not absorbed the head soul bone, making it hard to resist the endless killing aura in his heart.

Nevertheless, it's both good and bad, but it's a pity for the silly girl Hu Liena, who still thinks she has found true love.

Speaking of this, Gu Xuan also bears credit; back when Gu Xuan was in the City of Slaughter he ignored Hu Liena, causing her to deeply doubt her own charm.

Now she has successfully captured Tang San, not only increasing her chance to leave the City of Slaughter, but also restoring confidence in her charm.

After all, Tang San is an exceptionally outstanding being, and even if after she leaves the City of Slaughter and learns Tang San's true identity, she might not abandon him.

She just doesn't know that, to Tang San, she is merely a pawn, and their union was only to suppress the uncontrollable killing aura within her.

Time flies; in the span of two years Gu Xuan's soul power rose from level 84 to level 90, and with the Twin Kings' help his physical condition now rivals that of a 99th-level peerless Douluo.

Now he could fully receive the Twin Kings' inheritance, but he hasn't started yet because he wants to wait until he obtains the 9th Soul Ring before accepting the Twin Kings' gift.

The energy left by the Twin Kings is enough for Gu Xuan to condense a Soul Ring, yet Gu Xuan intends to treat the Twin Kings' Soul Ring as the one after breaking the hundred-level barrier, and he already has plans for his 9th Soul Ring.

He plans to use the 9th Soul Ring to hunt the true ruler of the deep sea, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, a million-year soul beast.

With his current physical condition he already possesses the strength to absorb the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's million-year Soul Ring, and on his own power he can also slay the Deep Sea Demon Whale King alone.

In the two years, Du Gu Yan also smoothly broke through to level 80; with just one Soul Ring he can become a Soul Douluo.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Sect also made huge breakthroughs in these two years; after Ning Fengzhi reached the peak of level 89, he took the Star Moon Pill, breaking the final shackles of the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda, evolving the Eight Treasure Glazed Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda!

Zhang Jinyuan, Ye Haitang, and Yang Wudi all broke through to level 90 and have already successfully been promoted to Titled Douluo rank.

It is worth mentioning that Ning Fengzhi's 9th Soul Ring is Xiao Wu's soul spirit; after the Azure Bull Python became Gu Xuan's soul spirit, Gu Xuan at that time did not lift Xiao Wu's restriction, still keeping her asleep.

Because her fate was only to become a soul spirit, there was no need to awaken her; to spare Xiao Wu from suffering, the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape agreed to this approach.

Now that Ning Fengzhi broke through to level 90, he finally released Xiao Wu, then let the Azure Bull Python negotiate with her; in the end Xiao Wu agreed to become Ning Fengzhi's soul spirit, helping him break through the Titled Douluo and directly reaching the peak of level 92.

Ning Fengzhi is also the second Titled Douluo Soul Master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda in the history of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, after that ancestor.

With his current strength, assisting Chen Xin and Gu Rong in battle is enough to dominate the continent.

Because Chen Xin has already reached the peak of level 98 and Gu Rong the peak of level 97; the Demon Tiger Whale King's Whale Pearl that Gu Xuan gave to Yang Wudi, refined with medicines inside the Binghuo Liangyi Yan into a Whale Pill for the two elders, caused their cultivation to make a massive breakthrough in two years.

Among the newly promoted Titled Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect—Ye Haitang, Zhang Jinyu, and Yang Wudi—Yang Wudi also obtained a 100,000-year Soul Ring, which was the 100,000-year Soul Ring that the Titan Giant Ape refused to cooperate with when unifying the Star Dou Great Forest.

Only now that Soul Master has also become a soul spirit, because he couldn't be beaten; Ning Fengzhi led the Sword Bone and the two Titled Douluo forward, even that 100,000-year soul beast could only swallow its regrets in the northwest.

Finally, with absolute strength and the Titan Giant Ape's persuasion, the Earth Dragon Emperor of the 100,000-year grade became Yang Wudi's soul spirit; Yang Wudi thus directly broke through to the peak of level 92, and his strength instantly surpassed the already promoted Left Wing, Mi He, and Long Wu.

The three are now level 94, but their true strength still lags behind Yang Wudi's.

Because Yang Wudi is inherently a terrifying strongman who can fight across levels, now with the Earth Dragon Emperor's 100,000-year Soul Ring and soul bone, his power has risen terrifyingly, allowing him to contend with the Spirit Hall's few 96th- and 97th-level Super Douluo.

However, there remains a considerable gap between him and the Gold Crocodile Douluo, as well as Gu Rong and Chen Xin.

And Ye Haitang's breakthrough to Titled Douluo also makes her the second Titled Douluo of the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul after the original ancestor.

Now that she has been promoted to Titled Douluo, her healing ability can truly be called the number one beneath the gods; with her current healing power, even if your arm is severed, battered, and only a mouthful of water remains, she can save it.

With Ye Haitang and Ning Fengzhi as two super-support pillars, the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect can strike wherever, truly unafraid of death.

Moreover, Ye Haitang's Nine Heart Begonia provides collective healing; now that she possesses Titled Douluo-level strength, her healing range easily covers an entire battlefield, making her a genuine undying healer.

ps: typos will be corrected later.

(End of Chapter)