After sweet-talking Ling Yuan into submission, Tian Hao began an immensely fulfilling life of study, helping Ling Yuan fuse her soul rings with soul beast corpses every few days to transform them into artificial soul bones.
Ling Yuan had also become proficient enough to cooperate proactively, easing his burden considerably.
At the same time, he had not neglected the cultivation of his physical force. With his formidable Mental Power, he finally completed the cultivation of Dark Force and used Vital Energy to temper and improve his physical constitution to the absolute limit Dark Force could drive. In a state of enlightenment, he could even condense Transforming Force ahead of time for brief periods.
With Ah Yin's cultivation memories, insights, and the enlightenment function acting as cheats, his progress was indeed gratifying.
Stepping into Transforming Force meant that his close-combat strength had reached the level of a three-ring Battle Soul Elder. After working so hard and cheating for so long, he had finally achieved something.
Of course, this initial entry into Transforming Force was only possible with the boost of his enlightenment state. He could not use that power under normal circumstances yet and needed much more practice.
Finally, by studying Shi Nian's Dream Martial Soul within the soul bone, he developed a special secret technique.
Leaving Tian Hao's studies aside for now, after some time, the matter of Qian Daoliu killing Tang Zhen and the four great elders of the Clear Sky Sect finally provoked a counterattack.
Even the Upper Three Sects and the two great empires took part.
It could not be helped. Spirit Hall was too powerful, especially now that Clear Sky Douluo Tang Chen, one of the Two Mountains, had not appeared for many years. With only Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu remaining, he was invincible.
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