Chapter 258: Crossing the Sea

Over the next few days, Tang Wulin again experienced Xuanzi's method of making people rush while traveling, which was so harsh it made one vomit blood.

What exceeded Xuanzi's expectations was that Tang Wulin actually managed to endure the whole way.

"Kid, is your physical quality already at the level of an Honored Douluo?"

During the journey, on a small island at sea, Xuanzi asked in this way.

Along the way, his speed kept increasing, now reaching the fastest he could manage while escorting someone, yet Tang Wulin only looked slightly unwell and didn't vomit profusely, which truly surprised him.

According to his experience, even an Honored Douluo who went through this might not remain as relaxed in complexion as Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin shook his head.

"I don't know."

He really didn't know, after all, he had never directly clashed with a powerhouse of Honored Douluo level.

However, he was at least confident that he was stronger than most Soul Masters.

Xuanzi took a deep breath and pointed at himself.

"Come, hit me with all your strength."

Tang Wulin furrowed his brows slightly.

"Master Xuan, is this alright?"

"There's nothing wrong with it. Don't you trust my strength? Hurry up, don't dawdle."

Seeing that Xuanzi had made up his mind, Tang Wulin felt helpless and said:

"Then I'll offend you."

Saying that, his hands turned into dragon claws, he assumed a stance, and took a deep breath.

Xuanzi's expression turned solemn; he actually felt a faint sense of oppression from Tang Wulin.

"Has this kid's qi and blood power become much stronger than before? It actually produces such a strong effect on him."

You should know that Xuanzi's Taotie Divine Bull martial soul possesses Taotie bloodline; even if it's inferior to the Golden Dragon King, it's not far behind, and in terms of bloodline rank it's even stronger than the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian.

Given that his soul power level is about double Tang Wulin's, logically he shouldn't be much affected by Tang Wulin's bloodline, yet the fact is otherwise—Tang Wulin merely extends his dragon claws, lifts a hand, and he already feels a faint shock.

Actually, this is normal; although Xuanzi's Taotie bloodline is strong, even if the Taotie deity descended, it would only be on par with the Water Fire Dragon King, while Tang Wulin now possesses not only his own innate Golden Dragon King bloodline but also up to three other Dragon King bloodlines, so it's only natural that they strongly suppress his impure Taotie bloodline.

However, Xuanzi doesn't know about the Water Fire Dragon King; he merely thinks this is another enhancement of Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon King bloodline.

Xuanzi stared intently at Tang Wulin's movements; the next second, Tang Wulin moved.

His body turned into a golden illusion and lunged at Xuanzi.

Just this astonishing speed already surpassed many Soul Masters.

Xuanzi extended his palm.

"Boom—!"

A booming sound rang out, and Tang Wulin was flung away.

Now he apparently overestimated himself by trying to grapple with Xuanzi.

But Xuanzi showed an incredulous expression, lowered his head, and looked at his feet.

His left foot actually stepped back one step.

What does this mean? It means that under Tang Wulin's strength he was forced to retreat a step.

Although he didn't use his martial soul, although he was somewhat careless, and although Tang Wulin's bloodline suppresses him, the fact that he was knocked back a step by Tang Wulin's strike is undeniable.

Tang Wulin climbed up from the ground, brushed off the dust on his body, and asked as if nothing had happened: "Master Xuan, roughly what level is my physical quality now?"

Xuanzi gave him a look as if seeing a monster and said: "Probably level ninety-three to ninety-four."

Don't forget, Tang Wulin had just broken through to five rings a few days ago; with this physical quality, he could only think of one word to describe it: a humanoid ferocious beast.

Relying solely on this ferocious-beast-level physical quality, Tang Wulin can now handle the vast majority of Soul Masters on his own, and even against an Honored Douluo he might still have a fighting chance.

"How old is this kid this year? If he keeps going like this, in less than ten years he could take over the position of Sea God Pavilion Master."

Xuanzi swallowed and asked: "Wulin, how were you originally planning to cross this sea?"

They've been flying over the sea for several days already—this is several days of full-speed flight by a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo, showing how far Tang Wulin's destination is from the Douluo Continent.

At this distance, taking a boat is obviously unrealistic, yet Tang Wulin clearly still lacks the ability to cross the ocean.

Upon hearing this question, Tang Wulin revealed a mysterious smile.

"About that, Master Xuan, you should also hit me with all your strength."

"Are you sure?"

Xuanzi raised his eyebrows.

Tang Wulin nodded firmly.

"Mm, rest assured, I have my limits."

"Then good."

Xuanzi asked no more, raised his hand, and threw a full-force punch.

The momentum of this punch was truly exaggerated; Tang Wulin only felt a gust of wind coming, and the intense sense of danger made his body hair involuntarily stand on end.

While throwing this punch, Xuanzi also focused his spirit, ready to stop the punch if Tang Wulin couldn't block it.

However, something unexpected happened: at the instant his fist was about to strike Tang Wulin, Tang Wulin's body turned into blue water right before his eyes, causing his punch to hit nothing.

Then the blue water re-condensed and reformed in front of him.

Xuanzi suddenly understood.

"Elementalization ability?"

"Mm."

Tang Wulin affirmed Xuanzi's guess.

He had encountered this kind of ability before; for example, Xiao Hongchen's Gold's Fondness is such a skill, which can turn one's body into metallic liquid and is very useful at critical moments.

And Tang Wulin's elementalized soul skill Pure Water Spirit Body, bestowed by the Water Dragon King, is far more advanced; while it is almost completely immune to physical attacks, it also has strong immunity to elemental attacks, and besides, it can freely change shape and freely absorb water elements in the air to slow the consumption of soul power.

If he is in the sea, a place full of water elements, Tang Wulin can even use this soul skill without consuming soul power, which is also his greatest reliance for daring to cross the ocean alone.

"He's really a little monster..."

Xuanzi didn't know the details of Tang Wulin's soul skill, but just the fact that it is an elementalized soul skill is enough to show how powerful this soul skill is.

Tang Wulin urged:

"Xuan Lao, have you rested enough? Should we continue our journey?"

Originally they were on their way, but Xuanzi saw a small island below, claimed he was tired, and brought him down to rest.

Xuanzi rolled his eyes.

"All right, all right, gee, these youngsters these days have no respect for their elders at all."

While saying that, he once again grabbed Tang Wulin and flew at full speed in the direction Tang Wulin had indicated.

(End of chapter)