Transmigrating to Douluo, I Split into Five People

Cut off this soul beast's connection to the water source?

This pool was no small body of water.

"Don't we still have old man Dugu's poison? Put some into the pool. Since this thing can recover its injuries through the water, its connection to the pool must be quite close. If it senses that the water has changed and is no longer suitable to live in, it'll definitely relocate."

Tian Rui came up with a good idea.

There were no other soul beasts in this pool, so using Dugu Bo's poison would not offend heaven's harmony.

Zhou Xuefeng brushed his wrist and took out the poison, preparing to pour it into the pool. But the soul beast's senses were sharper than imagined. Before the poison even left the bottle, a towering wave erupted from the still water.

The Azure Water Flood Dragon burst out, looking down at the two of them. Seeing that they were merely two humans, its eyes were filled with disdain.

"Hmm..."

Holding the bottle, Zhou Xuefeng cautiously raised his hand toward the pool. Ripples spread across the surface.

He lowered his hand.

The water slowly calmed.

He raised his hand.

Waves.

He lowered it.

Stillness.

He gave Tian Rui a look, and Tian Rui nodded to show that he understood.

The two moved at the same time, swiftly retreating backward. The Azure Water Flood Dragon gave chase. Destroying and contaminating its water source was something it could not tolerate. It had to kill these two humans and eliminate future trouble.

They had not expected it to leave the pool so easily.

Keeping a close eye on its movements, Zhou Xuefeng pressed his hand to the ground the instant its tail left the water. He rapidly activated two spirit skills: Growth and Division.

Countless Blue Silver Fine Threads shot out from the edge of the pool and flew toward the Azure Water Flood Dragon.

"!"

They actually had no effect at all. Zhou Xuefeng was stunned. Every thread simply slid off the Azure Water Flood Dragon's body, as though it could not be caught at all.

The Azure Water Flood Dragon opened its mouth and spat out a stream of water that shot toward them like a high-pressure water cannon. The two flipped aside to evade it, then turned back to see a faint seven-colored glow spreading across its body.

So it was covered in a film of water.

A layer of water clung to the surface of its scales, weakening or outright ignoring many physical restraint abilities.

No, they needed to get farther away.

Although Blue Silver Grass could not restrain it, Zhou Xuefeng had other ways to deal with it. But they needed to draw it farther away. He gave Tian Rui another look. They were all the same person, so Tian Rui immediately understood the subtle gesture.

The two continued drawing it away.

However, after they had moved a little over a hundred meters away, the Azure Water Flood Dragon seemed to sense that something was wrong. It stopped chasing them and prepared to return.

Blue Silver Fine Threads shot up from the ground again. This time, Zhou Xuefeng did not target its body, but the horn on its head. Though it was also covered in a layer of water, its shape made it much easier to bind.

Layer after layer, layer after layer.

It failed to break free from the Blue Silver Fine Threads around its head immediately. Then countless more threads appeared, yanking its head down heavily onto the ground.

Zhou Xuefeng leaped into the air, and Tian Rui moved in sync on the other side.

Their figures met in midair.

Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Azure Dragon.

The already tough Blue Silver Fine Threads became even more vigorous when the Azure Dragon appeared. Filled with the aura of all things reviving, every thread rapidly grew. This was merely the appetizer.

The true killing move was the lightning strike.

Dryland Divine Thunder. Thick bolts of lightning with no apparent origin tore through the air and struck the Azure Water Flood Dragon's head continuously, crackling without end.

Only after more than half of their Soul Power had been consumed did the Azure Water Flood Dragon's body stop writhing. Its tail lay silently on the ground, and only then did the two release the Martial Soul Fusion. To prevent it from feigning death and launching a final counterattack, Zhou Xuefeng stayed at a distance, took out a weapon he had picked up, and coated it with Dugu Bo's poison. He wrapped it with several strands of Blue Silver Grass and fired it toward the Azure Water Flood Dragon's eye.

It had actually been playing dead, intending to strike back at the last moment.

The weapon hit its eye socket. The poison took effect rapidly, and within a few breaths, it collapsed limply in place, devoid of all life.

"Hiss, Dugu Bo's poison is terrifying."

As he watched the Spirit Ring rise, Zhou Xuefeng could not help clicking his tongue. This poison was truly overbearing. It was worthy of Poison Douluo.

"Hurry up and absorb it."

Tian Rui urged him from the side. They had only been experimenting earlier, but they had not expected the Martial Soul Fusion Skill to consume so much stamina as well. He was exhausted and wanted to rest. Still, Zhou Xuefeng needed someone to keep watch while absorbing the Spirit Ring, lest anyone disturb him. As for soul beasts, the auras of three thousand-year soul beasts were mixed together here. Unless it was a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring beast, the others should not dare approach easily.

Insects chirped and birds sang. The breeze whispered, and leaves rustled.

It was quiet and peaceful.

The lingering power of the lightning made his skin prickle slightly.

The movements around them seemed hypnotic, making his head feel heavy. Supporting his head, Tian Rui meditated to fight off his sleepiness.

An hour later, after receiving the signal that Zhou Xuefeng had finished absorbing the ring, he finally slept peacefully.

Zhou Xuefeng activated Blue Silver Grass and wrapped Tian Rui up so he could sleep properly, while Zhou Xuefeng experimented with his Third Spirit Skill nearby.

"Entanglement..."

The direct effect was entanglement. Blue Silver Grass itself had no obvious attribute, so it had failed to inherit the Azure Water Flood Dragon's active ability to control water elements for attack. However, its passive ability to absorb water elements and restore itself had successfully fused with the grass.

Beyond that, he had gained the enhancement of a Dragon Body. The strength of Blue Silver Grass had surged by a small margin, and it felt as though it had undergone a qualitative leap.

"Could that guy have been right?"

The increase in strength brought by this Azure Water Flood Dragon Spirit Ring had completely surpassed the first two Spirit Rings. Zhou Xuefeng muttered to himself. Could his choice of adding Beast Spirit Rings have been right after all?

Then he suddenly laughed. The theory was right. A Plant Martial Soul could naturally absorb Beast Spirit Rings, but what kind it absorbed depended entirely on one's own choice.

He could not be bothered to give it some poetic name, so he simply called it Entanglement.

Work Hard

"Can Ning Yulin get the Immortal Herbs before I reach Level Forty?"

As for the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, the others did not need them as much. Letting Zhou Xuefeng absorb them would maximize their effects. If Ning Yulin could obtain them before he reached Level Forty, then after absorbing the Immortal Herbs and improving his physique, Zhou Xuefeng could directly attempt a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring.

The five of them could then officially begin pursuing higher-age Spirit Rings.

Crack.

He casually split apart a bush blocking the path.

"Say, should we try looking for that two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider? If we can get the Eight Spider Lances and give them to Dugu Yan, the Immortal Herbs will be settled."

Dugu Yan could use the Eight Spider Lances to digest the poison within her body, leaving no lingering danger.

Tian Rui had a strand of Blue Silver Grass between his teeth. Having just woken up, he was using the bitter taste of the grass roots to clear his head. Zhou Xuefeng did not agree with his suggestion.

"We might not be able to find that thing at all. It would be a complete waste of time."

"We could join up with other people and try hunting a Man Faced Demon Spider." Thinking of how they had once mingled with other Spirit Hunting Squads and obtained Spirit Bones every time, Tian Rui felt deeply resentful. "I really don't know what's going on with our luck."

Zhou Xuefeng repeated his stance. He still did not agree with wasting time searching for something uncertain. He already had three Spirit Rings; it was time to deal with the Zhu Family's problem.

Judging by the timing, Tang Hao and Qian Xunji's conflict would soon spread throughout the continent. By then, every faction would be curious about the reason behind their clash, and the Zhu Family would likely send people to gather information as well.

The Clear Sky Sect was within the Star Luo Empire. Once it went to war with Spirit Hall, more than half of the Star Luo Empire would surely be affected.

He chased, he fled, and even with wings, he could not escape.

Hehehe.

The Zhu Family's people would definitely act alongside the imperial family. When the Duke's Mansion's attention was diverted, Zhou Xuefeng's opportunity would come.

Someone was approaching. Zhou Xuefeng signaled Tian Rui. The two subtly adjusted their stances into positions suitable for exerting force, concealing their weapons behind their backs. If the newcomers showed hostility, they would first use their weapons to disguise their Martial Souls.

Then they would wait for an opportunity to kill with a single blow.

Several minutes passed, but no one appeared. Tian Rui did not doubt him at all and merely asked one question.

"Can your domain sense things that far away now?"

Zhou Xuefeng nodded slightly and casually replied, "It seems the boost from the Third Spirit Ring is even better than I expected."

Once the others started adding Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings, he would have to make them find a Ten Thousand Year Azure Water Flood Dragon for Blue Silver Grass. This Spirit Ring was really smooth.

Nearly ten minutes later, a wary young man emerged from the bushes. He looked to be around twenty, very young. However, absorbing Spirit Rings could promote a Soul Master's physical development, so his real age might have been younger than he appeared.

The two exchanged glances.

Tian Rui: Only one person?

Zhou Xuefeng: No, there's another one. I can feel a trace of instinctive fear from the Blue Silver Grass. The person who showed himself is most likely a fire-attribute Soul Master.

The weakest Blue Silver Grass had survival instincts fully maxed out and was extremely sensitive to natural enemies.

Not intending to interact with strangers, the two circled around from a distance.

Yet half a day later, the two sides encountered each other again. They faced off from afar.

"His Martial Soul... should be a Blazing Azure Wolf, right?"

Tian Rui narrowed his eyes and poked Zhou Xuefeng. Zhou Xuefeng slapped his hand away. If it were only a wolf Martial Soul that could breathe fire, it might not necessarily be Qin Ming. But beside him stood a middle-aged man with a shoehorn face and four eyes, possessing an Owl Martial Soul.

That made it easy to identify them.

"Do you think we should get involved with Shrek Academy?"

"Huh?" Tian Rui looked at Zhou Xuefeng strangely. "What, do you want to be Tang San's life mentor?"

"Tch. I mean Shrek Academy's students!"

Zhou Xuefeng clenched his fist, wanting to hit him. Become Tang San's life mentor? How hopeless would someone have to be to do that?

"According to what they said themselves, before Tang San appeared, Shrek Academy had enrolled forty-two students over twenty years, but only twelve had graduated. Use that brain of yours, the one that only thinks about women, and consider what level the people who could enter Shrek Academy must have been at..."

Other than Ning Rongrong, who had something wrong with her brain, and Dai Mubai, who could not think things through, ordinary nobles or clan disciples would never enroll in some third-rate academy like Shrek Academy. Therefore, those thirty students whose fates were unknown had most likely been commoners.

Conservatively speaking, even the least talented among them should have possessed Innate Full Soul Power of at least level seven.

Looking at Shrek Academy's admission requirements, applicants had to be under twelve and possess two hundred-year Spirit Rings. There was also another hidden condition: those above level twenty-four Soul Power could skip the second and third tests.

If those thirty people had grown up smoothly, they would absolutely not have been insignificant. Though only a few of them might still be around now, if they could take control of the rest and nurture them, they would still become a decent force.

"I'm supposed to enroll in Shrek Academy?"

Tian Rui's face was filled with resistance.

Of the five of them, the other three were still in their sects, and Zhou Xuefeng still had to return to take revenge on the Zhu Family. That left only him with the time to get in contact with Shrek Academy.

"No way. Even if we gathered those thirty people one by one, nurturing them would still waste time and resources. With that kind of effort, the five of us would have already stood at the top of the continent, wouldn't we?"

That was true. Rather than spending time nurturing them, it would be better to focus on improving the five of them.

Once Ning Yulin took control of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, or An Lan took control of Qian Renxue, they would never lack people when they needed something done.

Right, he could leave this matter to An Lan. It would also be a good opportunity for him to establish his own faction within Spirit Hall.

"Forget it. Let's go."

The two quietly withdrew.

Watching the two leave, Flender quietly let out a breath of relief. The other side had concealed themselves, and from that distance, he could not determine their strength. Carelessly probing them would be regarded as a provocation.

In this forest, it was best to avoid conflict with others whenever possible.

After leaving the forest, they rested briefly at their camp. Thinking of Qin Ming, Tian Rui clicked his tongue.

"Something feels off. Wasn't it said later that he was level sixty-two at age thirty-four? Counting the time, he should be twenty-one now, right? He's only just obtained his Fourth Spirit Ring? In thirteen years, he only improved by twenty levels of Soul Power..."

Was that talent good or bad?

"Other than those with Innate Full Soul Power, Soul Masters cultivate more slowly the further they progress. That's normal. But it should also be related to his Fifth Spirit Ring. If I remember correctly..." Zhou Xuefeng tried hard to recall. "His Fifth Spirit Ring was purple."

"What?"

Tian Rui remembered that detail too.