The Beginning of Compressing Soul Power, Qian Renxue Steals Dugu Bo Away

After breaking through to Level 10.

The next step was to hunt a Soul Ring and break through to become a Soul Master!

However, Ye Luo took a carriage to the Crown Prince's Mansion in Heaven Dou Imperial City, intending to seek Qian Renxue's help in finding a suitable Plant Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest and absorbing its Soul Ring.

But upon arriving at the Crown Prince's Mansion, Ye Luo learned that Qian Renxue was no longer there.

She might not return for an entire year.

Qian Renxue had accepted a mission issued by Xue Ye: to represent the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and lead the Royal Knights on an inspection of the Heaven Dou Empire's borders, displaying the imperial family's majesty.

The Heaven Dou Empire was vast, and she had to make a full circuit along its borders.

That would take at least a year.

What?

Upon learning this, Ye Luo was somewhat dumbfounded.

What was he supposed to do now?

Originally, Ye Luo had wanted to write a letter and have someone deliver it to Qian Renxue, asking her to have Meng Shenji and the other two education committee members take him to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a suitable Plant Soul Beast.

But after giving it some thought, Ye Luo felt that perhaps he could wait a little longer.

Although he had now broken through to Level 10 and reached the bottleneck of the Soul Scholar realm.

According to Yu Xiaogang's Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

One of its points stated that after a Soul Master reached the bottleneck of a realm, continued cultivation could still accumulate Soul Power. It simply could not be manifested, but once a Soul Ring was absorbed, it could immediately be expressed.

Therefore, it did not matter if he continued cultivating without absorbing a Soul Ring first.

Because he had consistently trained his body and consumed Whale Rubber.

Ye Luo felt that his physical constitution should have improved considerably.

Furthermore, every day he cultivated the Blue Silver Grass Meditation Method, linking his consciousness with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass and turning them into a whole as they absorbed and expelled the spiritual energy of heaven and earth together.

Ye Luo discovered that this seemed to be quite helpful in improving his Spiritual Power as well.

Now, he felt that he might be able to try compressing the Soul Power within his body.

As a Transmigrator, aside from the Immortal Herbs in Dou Yi, Ye Luo knew of other opportunities as well.

There was the Whale Rubber from Dou Er, as well as the concept of condensing Soul Power into a Soul Core.

And condensing a Soul Core undoubtedly required compressing Soul Power.

Of course, at his current level, he definitely would not be able to compress much Soul Power.

But no matter what one did, it had to be taken step by step.

Ye Luo was in no hurry about this.

Over the following days.

Every morning, Ye Luo continued attending Heaven Dou Royal Academy and listening attentively in class.

In the afternoons, he went to the library to read and grow closer to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

As for the evenings, he returned to the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul Simulated Training Ground to cultivate the Blue Silver Grass Meditation Method and attempt to Compress Soul Power.

In the center of the dense Blue Silver Grass Simulated Training Ground behind the Castle.

After finishing his cultivation, Ye Luo sat cross-legged with his eyes tightly shut, striving to control the Soul Power in his body and compress it continuously until he was exhausted and could compress it no further.

Whenever he compressed his Soul Power to his current limit.

Ye Luo could clearly feel that when the compressed Soul Power circulated through his meridians, they faintly swelled and ached.

Ye Luo understood that the Soul Power he had compressed had already approached the limit his current physical constitution could withstand.

Compressing Soul Power.

It did not merely depend on whether one had the control necessary to compress Soul Power.

One also needed a sufficiently strong physical constitution to withstand the burden that compressed Soul Power placed on the body.

After all, compressing Soul Power was, in a sense, a way of using compression to make the quality of one's Soul Power surpass one's current cultivation realm and reach the quality of Soul Power found at a higher realm.

If one possessed only the Soul Power quality of a higher realm while one's physical constitution failed to meet the standard.

Then it would naturally place a burden on the body.

Time flew by.

Soon, another half year had passed.

After departing from Heaven Dou Imperial City and making a great circuit around the borders from north to south.

Qian Renxue rode in a carriage, leading the vast Royal Knights along the border of Fanos Province. She had finally reached the border of the Balak Kingdom and was heading toward Bao Jian City.

At this moment, deep within Sunset Forest.

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.

After a long period of arduous cultivation, beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, which emitted scorching heat on one side and biting cold on the other, Dugu Bo finally broke through the bottleneck that had trapped him for years and successfully reached the realm of a Level 90 Quasi Titled Douluo.

"Haha! I did it! This old man finally did it!"

Dugu Bo suddenly opened his emerald-like eyes, his sinister face filled with excitement and exhilaration.

After so many years of effort.

He had finally broken through to become a Titled Douluo, becoming the first Titled Douluo in the history of the Dugu Family!

Next, he only needed to hunt his Ninth Soul Ring, then go to Spirit City and register his title!

Because he wanted to give his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, a surprise.

Dugu Bo did not return home first to tell Dugu Yan the good news that he had finally broken through Level 90 and become a Quasi Titled Douluo.

Instead, he headed directly for the Star Dou Great Forest.

In the inner region of the Star Dou Great Forest, Dugu Bo successfully hunted a ninety-thousand-year-old Jade Crystal Poisonous Dragon, absorbed its Ninth Soul Ring, and broke through to become a Titled Douluo.

After breaking through.

Since the Star Dou Great Forest was relatively close to Spirit City.

Dugu Bo decided to go to Spirit City, register his title, and only then return to Heaven Dou Imperial City.

But when Dugu Bo arrived in Spirit City and prepared to register his title.

Because of the terrifying large-scale destructive power of Dugu Bo's Poisonous Soul Skills.

Bibi Dong wanted to recruit Dugu Bo, hoping he would join Spirit Hall and serve at her command.

Dugu Bo chose to refuse.

He was not someone who enjoyed power and authority. He preferred freedom!

However, Dugu Bo's refusal made Bibi Dong's expression darken, leaving her deeply displeased.

She was not like Qian Daoliu or Qian Xunji, broad-minded people who did not force others.

In Bibi Dong's eyes, Dugu Bo's refusal was a slap in her face!

In order to force Dugu Bo into submission.

After registering Dugu Bo's title.

Bibi Dong immediately summoned Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and ordered him to pursue and kill Dugu Bo, using life and death to threaten Dugu Bo into joining Spirit Hall and submitting beneath her command!

"Yes!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan was quite helpless, but he could only obey.

Faced with pursuit by Chrysanthemum Douluo, an established Titled Douluo, Dugu Bo, who had only just broken through to become a Titled Douluo, was naturally no match for him. He was chased into a miserable state and fled desperately for his life.

"Dugu Bo, I will give you one more chance!"

"As long as you agree to join Spirit Hall and submit beneath His Holiness the Pope, I will spare your life!"

"If you refuse, then I can only send you to the Yellow Springs!"

Within the endless mountain forests.

Nine Soul Rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—circled Chrysanthemum Douluo. He held the true form of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum aloft in one hand, its brilliant golden light shining as he sneered threateningly with his gentle and handsome face.

"In your dreams!"

"Even if this old man dies, I will never submit to your Spirit Hall!"

Dugu Bo had always responded to softness, not force. He roared furiously, using the true form of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor to counterattack while fleeing.

Meanwhile, on a great road not far away.

Qian Renxue was riding in a luxurious carriage, leading the immense Royal Knights. She had just left the border of the Balak Kingdom and entered the border of the Hagen Das Kingdom, preparing to head to Xilu City.

Inside the carriage.

Suddenly sensing waves of terrifying Soul Power fluctuations erupting nearby.

Qian Renxue's heart stirred. She lifted the window curtain and looked toward the source of those fluctuations.

Above the forest in the distance.

A Jade Scale Giant Snake surrounded by nine Soul Rings was covered in wounds. It hissed angrily as it unleashed various Soul Skills behind it, twisting through the air and fleeing with all its might.

Behind it, a gentle and handsome man holding a huge glittering golden chrysanthemum aloft in one hand pursued closely, continuously launching Soul Skill attacks.

"I've finally waited for this!"

Upon seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and the true form of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor surrounded by nine Soul Rings, Qian Renxue was instantly overjoyed, her heart filled with excitement and delight.

When Dugu Bo saw Qian Renxue and the Royal Knights, he finally saw a glimmer of hope and gritted his teeth as he fled toward them.

He truly could not hold on any longer.

After dismissing the true form of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, Dugu Bo returned to human form and landed in a bedraggled state beside Qian Renxue's carriage.

"Save... save me!"

Dugu Bo dropped to one knee, forcing himself to endure his injuries as he called hoarsely toward Qian Renxue's carriage.

"Stop!"

At that moment, Qian Renxue ordered the Royal Knights to halt. She lifted the carriage curtain and stepped out.

"Are you Xue Qinghe, the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire?"

Because he knew Qian Renxue, Chrysanthemum Douluo did not know what to do. But after some thought, he took a deep breath and shouted sternly.

"This Titled Douluo is a criminal who has offended His Holiness the Pope!"

"Move aside at once, or you will become an enemy of Spirit Hall!"

"Hehe."

Qian Renxue chuckled. She looked at the injured Dugu Bo, then at Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, who was hovering in the air in a slight daze, and spoke unhurriedly.

"You must be Elder Ju, correct? How exactly did this esteemed one offend your Pope? There ought to be an explanation, should there not?"

"If there is none, then forgive me, but I can only refuse."

"This esteemed one is under the protection of our Heaven Dou Empire!"

"You!!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan was furious, but upon seeing the Royal Knights assume an attacking formation, he clenched his fists. A trace of apprehension flashed through his eyes before he roared.

"You will regret this!"

With that, Chrysanthemum Douluo turned and shot into the sky, swiftly vanishing beyond the horizon.