Shared Heavens from Douluo Continent

After absorbing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, the Tiger Soul Saber Martial Soul awakened two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Skills: Eight-Stage Exploding Kill Slash and Void.

The effect of Eight-Stage Exploding Kill Slash was simple. It allowed the Tiger Soul Saber to instantly unleash eight layers of saber qi slashes, ignoring fifty percent of the target's physical defense.

Void, meanwhile, was a defensive Soul Skill. It allowed the user to become immune to physical attacks for ten minutes, while also resisting fifty percent of Soul Power attacks.

Aside from these two powerful Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Skills, Dai Changsheng's Soul Power had also surged to level sixty.

Of course, that was because Dai Changsheng had not yet had the chance to absorb his sixth Soul Ring. Otherwise, his Soul Power should have been even higher, reaching at least around level sixty-two.

After sorting through the additional Soul Skill information in his mind, Dai Changsheng shifted his gaze to Xiao Wu's shell and the Soul Bone she had dropped.

Xiao Wu had already turned into a palm-sized Soft Bone Rabbit. Because she had sacrificed all her life force and soul, the aura of life emanating from her body was extremely weak. She looked like a Soft Bone Rabbit that had only recently been born, and her eyes were especially vacant.

Put simply, she was a rabbit without the ability to think!

After staring at the foolish-looking Soft Bone Rabbit for a while, Dai Changsheng ultimately placed her into the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch.

Xiao Wu had contributed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and a priceless Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone to him. If Dai Changsheng still carelessly ruined her shell, wouldn't that be far too heartless?

After putting away Xiao Wu's shell, Dai Changsheng picked up the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and circulated the Nine Yang Divine Skill at full force to refine it.

Perhaps it was merely a coincidence, or perhaps the Soul Bones dropped through the sacrifice of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were fixed.

The Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone Xiao Wu had dropped was precisely the Soft Bone Rabbit Left Arm Bone from the original story.

The two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Skills attached to the Soul Bone were also the same as those in the original story: Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body.

Teleportation allowed its user to teleport up to one hundred meters at a time. It required no cooldown and could be used consecutively, though each use consumed one percent of the user's Soul Power.

Invincible Golden Body allowed its user to become immune to attacks below god level for three seconds, though the body would still be moved by the impact. It could only be used three times a day.

After refining Xiao Wu's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, Dai Changsheng smiled and shook his head. "What a timid rabbit. Out of four Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Skills, three are actually meant for saving her life."

After getting used to his greatly increased strength, Dai Changsheng did not linger. He directly rode the Ten Thousand Year Light Swan toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Dai Changsheng's Soul Power was now stuck at level sixty. He needed to absorb a suitable Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring before he could truly display his full strength.

After searching for several days, Dai Changsheng found a suitable Soul Ring. Its owner was a fifty-thousand-year Sabertooth Tiger.

Chapter 83: Subduing Zhu Zhuyun

After absorbing the Soul Ring of that Ten Thousand Year Sabertooth Tiger, Dai Changsheng's Soul Power surged directly to level sixty-six. At the same time, he awakened a Soul Skill called White Tiger Demonic Sound Wave.

White Tiger Demonic Sound Wave was a relatively rare sound-wave-type Soul Skill. It allowed Dai Changsheng to unleash sonic attacks and infuse them with spiritual attacks. Its attack power was three hundred percent of the spiritual power infused into it.

Dai Changsheng was quite satisfied with White Tiger Demonic Sound Wave. Though it was not the amplification-type Soul Skill he wanted most, it made up for his weakness of lacking area-of-effect attacks.

Several days later.

Star Luo City, Fourth Prince's Mansion.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

As several afterimages flashed past, dozens of thumb-thick holes instantly appeared in the wooden training dummy.

Soon, those lifelike afterimages slowly faded away, leaving behind only a graceful figure dressed in a fitted black outfit. It was Dai Changsheng's little fiancée—Zhu Zhuqing!

Looking at the finger holes that had pierced through the wooden dummy, Zhu Zhuqing revealed a satisfied smile.

With Zhu Zhuqing's current strength, piercing through a wooden dummy was easy. However, she had not used any Soul Ring Soul Skills just now. What she had used was a Self-Created Soul Skill.

From the fact that Zhu Zhuqing had been able to consume the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, one could tell just how deeply she loved Dai Changsheng.

Thus, Dai Changsheng doted on Zhu Zhuqing especially. After sharing the cultivation memories of the Nine Yin Manual from Heaven Sword Changsheng, he selected four suitable martial arts techniques to teach her.

Those four martial arts techniques were the Nine Yin Internal Cultivation Chapter, Yi Jin Forging Bone Chapter, Nine Yin White Bone Claw, and Spiral Nine Shadows.

The Nine Yin Internal Cultivation Chapter and Yi Jin Forging Bone Chapter complemented each other, allowing Zhu Zhuqing's cultivation speed to increase severalfold.

Nine Yin White Bone Claw, meanwhile, was a claw technique that could be mastered quickly. It was perfectly suited for Zhu Zhuqing, who had awakened the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul.

As for Spiral Nine Shadows, it was a superior movement technique from the Nine Yin Manual. Once cultivated to its highest realm, it could create nine afterimages at once. Combined with Nine Yin White Bone Claw, its power could increase tenfold.

Seeing this, Dai Changsheng, who was lying in a rocking chair, beckoned to Zhu Zhuqing. "All right, Zhuqing. That's enough training for today. Come have some tea, eat some fruit, and rest for a while!"

In the corner of the training ground stood a simple sunshade. Beneath it were two wicker rocking chairs and a tea table piled high with fruit and pastries.

"Okay~"

Zhu Zhuqing obediently nodded and walked toward Dai Changsheng with feline steps.

Just as Zhu Zhuqing was about to sit in the empty rocking chair, Dai Changsheng caught her jade-white wrist and pulled her directly into his arms.

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Faced with Dai Changsheng's intimate action, Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face flushed slightly. Then she revealed a happy, blissful smile and naturally nestled into his embrace.

As Dai Changsheng gently stroked Zhu Zhuqing's hair and inhaled her faint fragrance, he asked in a voice only she could hear, "Zhuqing, your sister came to see me privately yesterday. She wants to betray Dai Weisi and join our side instead. What do you think?"

"..."

Zhu Zhuqing's expression changed slightly as a complicated look appeared on her face. "Actually, before I awakened my Martial Soul, my sister always treated me very well.

"I know my sister isn't bad by nature. She simply had no way to defy the clan rules. If possible, I also want to leave her a way to survive."

"Then I know what to do."

A glint flashed through Dai Changsheng's eyes as he decided to accept Zhu Zhuyun's surrender.

However, just in case, Dai Changsheng still needed to find a way to thoroughly conquer Zhu Zhuyun's body and heart.

With his masterful Turning Gun Technique, Dai Changsheng could also shout like Liu Bei, "My second brother is invincible beneath the heavens!"

A mere Zhu Zhuyun—wouldn't he be able to take her down in minutes?

Sister-in-law, you wouldn't want big brother to find out that you betrayed him, would you?

Time flowed on like water, and in the blink of an eye, more than two months passed.

Over the past two months, Dai Changsheng had not been idle. Using Disguise Technique to assume several new identities, he purchased more than ten orphanages in remote cities across the two great empires.

The children sent to orphanages were usually ordinary people with physical disabilities and no talent for becoming Soul Masters.

Therefore, as long as Dai Changsheng showed them even a little kindness, they would be endlessly grateful.

If Dai Changsheng further gave those orphans hope of becoming Soul Masters, most of them would become utterly loyal to him.

Of course, the myriad worlds contained all manner of strange things!

Since there were orphans who knew how to repay kindness, there would naturally also be ungrateful wretches like Tang San, who could never be fed enough.

To avoid raising tigers that would later become threats, before teaching those orphans martial arts, Dai Changsheng would use the Soul Shifting Great Method to hypnotize them and ask about their true thoughts.

Those orphans who answered, "After learning martial arts, I will repay Dai Changsheng well or swear loyalty to him until death," would naturally receive focused training.

As for those orphans who answered, "A true man is born between heaven and earth. How can he remain dejectedly beneath another forever?" kind-hearted Dai Changsheng sent them to paradise, sparing them from continuing to suffer in this world.

Dai Changsheng kept the number of orphans in each orphanage at around two hundred, making it less likely to attract outsiders' attention.

Though those orphans would find it difficult to offer Dai Changsheng any help in the short term, they would become an important foundation for his future unification of the continent.

Aside from buying orphanages, Dai Changsheng also took time to visit Heaven Dou City and taught Dugu Yan four martial arts techniques suited to her cultivation.

Those four martial arts techniques were the Nine Yin Internal Cultivation Chapter, Yi Jin Forging Bone Chapter, Snake Crawl Leopard Flip, and Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

There was naturally no need to elaborate on the first two techniques. They were specifically meant to improve Dugu Yan's talent and cultivation speed.

Snake Crawl Leopard Flip, like Spiral Nine Shadows, was a superior movement technique recorded in the Nine Yin Manual.

However, Snake Crawl Leopard Flip leaned more toward close-quarters combat and complemented Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

The reason Dai Changsheng taught Dugu Yan these two close-combat martial arts techniques was because control-type Soul Masters like her feared enemies getting close the most.

After learning Snake Crawl Leopard Flip and Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, even if Dugu Yan was accidentally approached by an enemy, she would not be left without the ability to fight back.

Moreover, after consuming an Immortal Herb, Dugu Yan's Martial Soul had evolved into the Jade Scale Dragon. Nothing could be more fitting for her than cultivating Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

Since Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were close friends, she naturally did not hesitate to show off this matter to Ye Lingling.

When Ye Lingling learned that Dai Changsheng had specially created several Self-Created Soul Skills that suited Dugu Yan's cultivation, she was happy for Dugu Yan, but she was also incredibly envious.

Chapter 84: Creating the Life and Death Talisman

Ye Lingling had always been Dai Changsheng's little fangirl. If Dai Changsheng were willing to specially create a few suitable Self-Created Soul Skills for her as he had for Dugu Yan, she would even be willing to bear his children.

Influenced by the memories of his other selves from other worlds, Dai Changsheng could be considered an experienced hand in matters of love. Ye Lingling's girlish feelings naturally could not escape his notice.

Thus, Dai Changsheng did not disappoint Ye Lingling. He taught her three martial arts techniques especially suited to her: Flying Catkins Green Smoke Skill, Nine Yin Acupoint Chapter, and Acupoint Release Secret.

Flying Catkins Green Smoke Skill was the unique movement technique of Green Winged Bat King Wei Yixiao. It allowed the practitioner to be as light as floating catkins and as graceful as thin mist, moving like a bat and appearing like a ghost, drifting about without shadow or trace.

This movement technique excelled in speed and was best suited for an auxiliary-type Soul Master like Ye Lingling to preserve her life.

The Nine Yin Acupoint Chapter and Acupoint Release Secret both came from the Nine Yin Manual. They were highly suitable for Ye Lingling, who came from a family of renowned physicians and was skilled in medicine.

While teaching Ye Lingling martial arts, Dai Changsheng inevitably came into physical contact with her. He stirred the young girl's heart until it raced like a startled deer.

One had to know that in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Zhou Botong had put a green hat on Yideng because he taught Yinggu acupoint techniques.

The subtle changes between Ye Lingling and Dai Changsheng naturally could not escape Dugu Yan's eyes.

However, Dugu Yan was not angry about it. Instead, she felt rather happy.

After all, Dai Changsheng's status was special. He was destined to inherit the throne in the future, so he certainly would not have Dugu Yan as his only woman.

Rather than letting unfamiliar women compete with her for Dai Changsheng's affection, she would rather share him with her close friend Ye Lingling!

More than half a month later.

Sunset Forest, Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Could I really be a genius?"

Sitting cross-legged near the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dai Changsheng looked at the transparent shard of ice condensed in his hand and could not help revealing an excited smile.

Though the ice shard before him looked unremarkable, it was formed by fusing the forces of supreme yang and supreme yin. Dai Changsheng had created it by referencing the principles behind the Life and Death Talisman.

The Life and Death Talisman was a martial art created by Tianshan Tonglao, known as "the number one hidden weapon in the martial world."

Its principle was to use liquids such as wine, circulate true qi in reverse, and transform hard yang energy into soft yin energy. The true qi emitted from one's palm would become several times colder than ice, causing the liquid in one's hand to naturally freeze before being shot into the target's body to subdue them.

Once the Life and Death Talisman took effect, it would grow more severe with each passing day. The unbearable itch and pain would intensify for eighty-one days, then gradually subside. After eighty-one days, it would intensify again, repeating endlessly without cease.

Those afflicted could neither live nor die, controlled by others. Hence the name, Life and Death Talisman.

Though Dai Changsheng did not know the Heaven Eternal Youthful Spring Skill, the Nine Yang Divine Skill he cultivated was likewise one of the greatest supreme-yang internal arts in Jin Yong's martial world.

Originally, transforming the supremely hard and supremely yang Nine Yang True Qi into supremely yin and supremely cold Nine Yin True Qi was an extremely difficult matter.

However, Dai Changsheng also cultivated the Heaven and Earth Great Shift. It allowed a practitioner to contain true qi of different attributes within their body and transfer it elsewhere.

In the original story, Yang Xiao used the Heaven and Earth Great Shift while competing in internal strength with Wei Yixiao and the others, transferring the cold yin internal strength of the Frozen Ice Cotton Palm into the Five Wanderers. That was how he managed to fight one against six.

Therefore, Dai Changsheng referenced the principle by which the extremely hot and extremely cold spring waters coexisted in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Using the Heaven and Earth Great Shift, he transformed Nine Yang True Qi into two attributes, supreme yang and supreme yin, creating a Life and Death Talisman that fused both forces.

To test the power of the Life and Death Talisman, Dai Changsheng immediately left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and headed for Soul Hunting Town near Sunset Forest.

Soon, several Soul Masters who wanted to rob him along the road bravely became Dai Changsheng's test subjects.

"It itches! It itches! It itches!"

"It itches me to death! It itches me to death!"

"Kill me, please, kill me now..."

After a round of inhumane testing, Dai Changsheng gained a fairly detailed understanding of the Life and Death Talisman's effects.

The Life and Death Talisman Dai Changsheng had created was similar to the one created by Tianshan Tonglao. Both could leave those struck by them unbearably itchy.

Unless Dai Changsheng personally helped suppress the Life and Death Talisman within the target's body, the target would continue scratching until their flesh split open and they bled to death!

With a great weapon like the Life and Death Talisman, it would become much easier for Dai Changsheng to subdue subordinates in the future.

However, the Life and Death Talisman was not invincible. In the end, it was transformed from the Nine Yang True Qi in Dai Changsheng's body, so it could only control opponents whose cultivation did not exceed his own.

With Dai Changsheng's current Soul Power of level sixty-seven, if he forcibly used the Life and Death Talisman on a Title Douluo-level expert, it would probably only serve to provoke them.

It was like the Xuanming Divine Palm of the Xuanming Elders. When it struck Zhang Wuji, it caused him to suffer terribly from cold poison. But if it struck Zhang Sanfeng, they could only pray for their own lives.