Chapter 16: Tang Xiaolong's Speculation! Promotion to Second Rank

Ye Ming saw Tang Long, wiped the oil stains from the corner of his mouth, and hurriedly walked forward.

"Long Ge, how is it? Was that Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear killed?"

A bitter expression appeared at the corner of Tang Long's mouth, "I searched many places, but I didn't find a trace of that Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear at all."

"And what's strange is that I didn't even see many other Soul Beasts."

Speaking of this, Tang Long felt somewhat helpless in his heart.

His foster father wanted him to deal with that Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear within ten days; how could he not want to eliminate that Soul Beast as soon as possible to avenge Tang Feng and the others?

But the Ancient Trace Hills stretch on endlessly, connecting to the Luoyu Shanmai, and behind them lies the Extreme North.

If a Soul Beast is determined to hide its tracks, it is simply difficult to find.

Hearing Tang Long's words, Ye Ming felt somewhat awkward in his heart. He thought to himself, "Perhaps you don't need to go to such trouble; who knows, maybe in a few days, this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear will appear right in front of you?"

However, he still comforted him: "Brother Tang Long, where there is a will, there is a way!"

"I believe you will definitely be able to avenge Sister Yanran and the others!"

Tang Long gave a bitter smile: "I hope so too."

A three-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was no small challenge for him.

But for the sake of his dead brothers and to not let his foster father down, he had to succeed this time.

After Tang Long and Ye Ming exchanged a few pleasantries, he arrived at that cliffside precipice.

The cliff was nearly vertical, though there were recessed footholds at intervals.

This was a natural chasm that intercepted a crowd of enemies outside the Clear Sky Sect.

It also blocked off the small village at the foot of the mountain.

Tang Long walked to the foot of the mountain, circulated the soul power in his body, tapped his feet lightly, and his whole body flew upward like a wild goose. Within a few leaps, his figure disappeared into the clouds and entered the Clear Sky Sect on the mountaintop.

After Tang Long left, Ye Ming returned to his small hut.

"Tang Long is a Soul Elder, yet after searching the Ancient Trace Hills, he didn't even find many Soul Beasts."

He was certain in his heart that this was caused by the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear! "Perhaps there will be unusual movements in these next few days!"

"I must improve my strength a bit more!"

After observing the environment outside the hut and confirming no one would disturb him, Ye Ming sat cross-legged on the bed, his mind immersed in his aperture.

After using the Bronze Relic Gu, his cultivation had reached the Peak of the First Turn, and all the True Essence in his body had transformed into a dark green color. The layer of light film covering the True Essence Sea had also transformed into a Crystal Wall!

To break through to the Second Rank, one must shatter this Crystal Wall, destroying it to build anew!

To break through to the Second Rank, at least fifty-five percent dark green True Essence is required.

If it were his previous forty-four percent aptitude, it would have been somewhat difficult for him to break through. But with the help of his sworn brother, his aptitude had now increased to fifty-five percent! Moreover, he had the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus, an excellent auxiliary Gu, in his aperture, so he didn't need to worry about running out of steam.

After clearing his thoughts, Ye Ming closed his eyes tightly. With a thought, ten-thousand-foot waves suddenly surged in the Primeval Sea.

Those Gu were startled and scurried into the depths of the sea.

He naturally had no time to care about the feelings of the Gu at this moment, mobilizing the waves of the Primeval Sea to crash crazily against the crystal membrane aperture wall.

The waves of the Primeval Sea were violently turbulent; 'Crack, crack' sounds rang out from the crystal membrane aperture wall, and a crack appeared.

However, in an instant, this crack began to heal on its own.

Ye Ming naturally would not allow it; dark green True Essence surged toward the aperture wall continuously, expanding that sliver of a gap.

The sea level dropped crazily, but the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus dissipated a massive amount of True Essence at this time, directly replenishing his consumption.

With the True Essence added by the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus, Ye Ming became even more unscrupulous, crazily mobilizing True Essence to impact the crystal membrane aperture wall.

……

In the village, at the village chief's house.

After Tang Xiaolong watched his old man go out to find Wang again, he quietly hid in his room and closed the door.

He carefully took out a walnut-sized piece of jade emitting a green light from his bosom.

Looking at this piece of jade, Tang Xiaolong's face was full of heartache.

"It's only been two days, and this jade has already been consumed by a circle. If this goes on, I'm afraid it won't last many days!" Although Tang Xiaolong felt the heartache, his face was full of excitement.

He had only obtained this jade for two days, and by relying on absorbing the soul power dissipating from the jade, he had actually broken through two levels in a row, directly rushing to a level 27 Great Soul Master! This piece of jade could at least let him cultivate to level 30, or even break through to a Soul Elder!

Just as he was preparing to cultivate with the jade, a thought popped into Tang Xiaolong's mind.

"That guy Tang Yeming clearly said he relied on the jade to break through to a level 10 Soul Scholar, yet he was actually able to absorb a thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Soul Ring!"

"And he directly broke through to a level 19 Soul Master!"

"Could it be... he still has private stock hidden! Or rather, he discovered the mining location of this jade!!"

The matter of Ye Ming absorbing the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Soul Ring was no secret; it had long since spread throughout the village.

Tang Xiaolong thought about Ye Ming's former loser appearance and compared it to his current high-spirited look, and he became more and more certain in his heart that the other party must have obtained a large amount of this treasure jade! A fierce look flashed in his eyes, "This brat used me as a shield!"

"Must find a way to make him spit out the treasure!"

However, Tang Xiaolong was also somewhat troubled. Now that Ye Ming had obtained a thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Soul Ring, he had the power to fight against him, a Great Soul Master.

"Wait two more days; once I break through to Soul Elder, I'll find a way to swallow this brat's jade!"

"If that doesn't work, I'll go find the Fifth Elder and tell him about this! When the time comes, the Elder will eat the meat, and I'll be able to drink some soup!"

Tang Xiaolong had already imagined the days of breaking through to Soul Ancestor, entering Soul King, promoting to Soul Emperor... and breaking through to Title Douluo after possessing a large amount of jade treasures.

At this moment, he had even thought of his own title.

Harboring excitement, he took out the jade and began to cultivate urgently.

Midnight.

In Ye Ming's aperture, waves of dark green surged continuously, impacting the crystal membrane aperture wall.

Now, this translucent white crystal membrane was already covered with deep, crisscrossing cracks.

The True Essence Sea in his body was still sufficient, with forty-three percent remaining.

"It is time!"

Ye Ming frantically urged his dark green True Essence, stirring up waves, and then slammed it heavily against the crystalline membrane aperture walls! "Crack, crack, crack!"

A sound like glass shattering rang out.

The originally transparent and sturdy crystalline membrane aperture walls shattered with a boom, and countless crystal fragments fell into the Primeval Sea, splashing up waves before instantly turning into specks of white light that merged into the Primeval Sea.

The original crystalline membrane aperture walls had now transformed into a brand-new white light membrane.

This Second Rank light membrane was much more dazzling than the First Turn one.

The original dark green True Essence had now all been converted into light red True Essence.

Second Turn Initial Stage, Red Iron True Essence! Ye Ming's face was full of joy; after reaching the Second Turn, he had many more methods he could use! Moreover, as his Gu Master cultivation improved, his level 19 soul power also surged directly to level 20!

After absorbing a second Soul Ring, he would be able to break through to the Great Soul Master realm! He also possessed a Red Iron Relic Gu, which could allow him to break through a minor stage of the Second Turn at any time.

However, Ye Ming did not use it now.

His cultivation had broken through too quickly these past few days, and he lacked actual combat to master the power he possessed; he had to consolidate it before improving further.

"However, now that I have reached the Second Turn, the First Turn Gu are somewhat unsuitable; I must refine these Gu into Second Rank!"

With a thought, the first Gu, which was the Moonlight Gu, flew out from his aperture, followed by a Jade Skin Gu.

Moonlight Gu + Jade Skin Gu could be refined together into the Second Rank Gu, Yue Nishang!

This was also the advancement path for the Fifth Rank Gu, Precious Moon Light King Gu.

Just as Ye Ming intended to begin refining the Gu, the ground suddenly began to shake.

"Roar!!"

"Screech!!"

"Awoo!"

Beast roars rang out one after another! His expression changed; this was a Beast Tide!!

(End of chapter)