When Huang Tian emerged from the cultivation chamber, it was already the next morning.
Tang Yuehua waited anxiously outside. She did not know much about her husband's current strength; she only knew that he had become a god within a month. Filled with anticipation, she asked, "Husband, are you now a Third-Rank Deity?"
Huang Tian wrapped an arm around Tang Yuehua's waist and said with a smile, "I stopped being a Third-Rank Deity long ago. I'm a Second-level God now. Why are you suddenly asking about my strength?"
Upon hearing Huang Tian's answer, Tang Yuehua smiled and said, "Husband, before the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking vanished yesterday, it left behind a message: those who become gods today must undergo a tribulation one year later. Those who succeed may ascend to the God Realm, or extend their stay on Douluo Continent by ten years. Those who fail will be reduced to ashes!"
Huang Tian nodded in realization. "So that's how it is. No wonder you suddenly asked about my strength. If I'm not mistaken, after this ranking was announced, your grandfather Tang Chen and the others have also become deities. They'll need to undergo tribulation in a year."
"Then can my grandfather and the others successfully overcome it?" Tang Yuehua asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, I'm here! They'll definitely get through it! As long as they're people I want to protect, even Heaven can't take their lives." Huang Tian patted his chest and assured Tang Yuehua.
"Mhm, Husband, I believe you."
"Reporting to the Hall Master and Second Madam, there's trouble at Blue Tyrant Academy."
At that moment, a Title Douluo approached. After bowing, he spoke respectfully.
"What trouble?" Huang Tian asked in confusion.
"Reporting to the Hall Master, this is what happened. The Lanba Seven Devils easily defeated the Imperial Fighting Team at Soto Great Spirit Arena before. They refused to accept the loss, so they brought the academy's upper management and consecrated elders to block the entrance. The students of Blue Tyrant Academy can no longer come and go normally."
"Where is the First Madam?" Huang Tian asked, puzzled.
"The First Madam entered seclusion again yesterday. Without your orders, Hall Master, the Guard Team brothers and His Excellency Tang Hao did not take action to suppress the people sent by Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
"Isn't Flender already a Soul Douluo? Why didn't he act?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo is among those who came. The three education committee members are all Soul Masters above rank eighty-three. Vice Dean Flender and the others are no match for them."
Hearing this, Huang Tian understood. It was a group of spoiled second-generation students relying on their elders' strength to stir up trouble. He said disdainfully, "Go back and tell Tang Hao that he may act. Also, the Guard Team must take responsibility for the academy's security. If any blind fools come looking for trouble again, knock them out and lock them up."
"Yes, this subordinate takes his leave." The Title Douluo-level subordinate bowed and withdrew, hurrying toward Blue Tyrant Academy.
After seeing his subordinate leave, Huang Tian put an arm around Tang Yuehua and headed toward her room with her. "During this seclusion, I discovered something. I want to test it with you. If the effect is truly better, I'll go find Er Long and fulfill her wish of becoming a god."
"Husband, Sister Er Long has always been strong-willed. She has always regarded Pope Bibi Dong as her enemy. Now that the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking has been released, Bibi Dong must have become a god. If Sister Er Long wants to catch up, it will be extremely difficult by relying on cultivation alone."
"Yes." Huang Tian sighed and continued, "She's already so old, yet she's still dwelling on those past matters. If one day the two of them become sisters, let's see whether she'll still want to suppress Bibi Dong."
"Sisters?" Tang Yuehua cried out in surprise. "Husband, have you really set your sights on Bibi Dong? Well, you're a lustful Evil Ghost and a lover of mature women. Bibi Dong is such a beautiful, stunning woman—how could you possibly let her go?"
Huang Tian said irritably, "Yuehua, what are you saying? What do you mean, I'm a lustful fiend? I only have you two women. Which powerhouse doesn't have a whole harem of wives and concubines?"
"Then have you set your sights on Bibi Dong or not? She's so beautiful and so powerful. If one day you take her in, Sister Er Long's position as First Madam won't be secure anymore. No wonder she'd be nervous! Besides, why did you create the Dual Cultivation Technique? Naturally, it was to dual cultivate with powerful women and raise your strength." Tang Yuehua directly exposed this shocking news.
"Bibi Dong truly is beautiful. I admit it, I am tempted. But even if I take her in, she can't possibly shake your positions. You are the women who have been with me the longest. I can promise you that." Huang Tian raised his right hand and swore solemnly.
"I believe you, Husband. I just don't know what Sister Er Long will think." Tang Yuehua covered her mouth and laughed.
"Enough of that. Sit cross-legged and hold out your hands. Keep them level." Huang Tian waved his hand, spreading the Black Hole Domain and isolating the room from the outside world. His expression turned serious.
"Mhm."
Tang Yuehua answered, sat cross-legged on the bed, and held out her hands level. Huang Tian also sat cross-legged on the bed, placing his hands against hers. "Feel the circulation path of my divine power and memorize it. Then circulate your Soul Power along this route yourself."
"Understood."
Tang Yuehua nodded, calmed her mind, and sensed a force entering her body through their joined hands. It began circulating in a regular pattern. She did not dare let down her guard in the slightest, carefully sensing the force's path. Only after it vanished from her body did she recall its route and discover that it was seventy percent similar to the Nine Heavens Profound Technique her husband had taught her before, except it involved far more meridians.
"Alright, tell me how you feel about this Soul Power circulation route." Huang Tian withdrew his hands and spoke.
"It passes through more meridians, but after one full cycle, the purification of the Soul Power is twice that of the previous Nine Heavens Profound Technique. The improvements to Soul Power and physical strength have also increased by 1.2 times." Tang Yuehua described the changes she had sensed.
"Correct, your perception is accurate. During my seclusion last night, I improved the Nine Heavens Profound Technique while cultivating. This is only an initial improvement, and I'll continue refining it later. You can try cultivating this version of the Nine Heavens Profound Technique for a few days. Even I have benefited greatly from it. Cultivate for thirty-six major cycles and see if there are any problems. After all, my strength is vastly different from before. Having you cultivate this new Nine Heavens Profound Technique should speed up the time it takes for you to break through and become gods!"
Huang Tian spoke proudly. It had taken him nearly a month before he finally improved this version of the Nine Heavens Profound Technique last night. He had found no problems when cultivating it himself, but he did not know what effects it would have on Tang Yuehua. Still, with him guarding her at her side, he would naturally be able to detect any issues in time and provide prompt aid.
"Alright."
Tang Yuehua assumed the five-hearts-facing-heaven posture and circulated her Soul Power according to the cultivation route of the New Nine Heavens Profound Technique. Although she had already memorized the route Huang Tian had demonstrated, she still carefully guided her Soul Power through those unfamiliar meridians. Fortunately, all the previous meridians had already been opened, and now her Soul Power flowed through them without obstruction.
Tang Yuehua took thirty minutes just to complete her first major cycle. Once she became familiar with the route, her subsequent cultivation went much more smoothly. The circulation speed of each major cycle grew faster and faster. After completing thirty-six major cycles, Tang Yuehua finally exited her cultivation state. She felt that not only had the Soul Power in her body increased by twenty percent, but its purity had also risen. Her mind was more alert, and even her physical strength and stamina seemed to have improved considerably.
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