People Must Grow, Guns Must Taste Blood!

But now, once Yun Yuan broke through to Soul Saint, he would possess a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone that even Title Douluo could not have. One could imagine just how highly Qian Daoliu valued and trusted him.

"Mm, Grandmaster also wants to see you reach Soul Saint as soon as possible."

After making the agreement, Qian Daoliu placed the wind-and-lightning-attribute Torso Soul Bone in a special box and stored it in his Storage Soul Tool.

Once Yun Yuan broke through to Soul Saint, he would give this soul bone to Yun Yuan.

Golden Crocodile Douluo, standing nearby, could not help but reveal a look of envy, though it quickly faded.

He also possessed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, but it did little to improve his combat strength. His current dream was to become a Peerless Douluo like Qian Daoliu.

Breaking through from Level 98 to Level 99 was not something a single Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone could accomplish.

After finding Yun Yuan and reuniting with Golden Crocodile, Qian Daoliu began leaving the Star Dou Great Forest and returned to Spirit City.

An hour later, Papal Palace Back Mountain.

Yun Yuan returned to his palace and lay on his soft bed, unable to stop himself from recalling everything that had happened that day. It truly left him sighing.

From encountering the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, to Scarlet King making his move and master and disciple being separated, then stumbling upon the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear, obtaining his Second Soul Ring and an External Attached Soul Bone, and finally reuniting with Qian Daoliu.

In less than a single day, Yun Yuan felt as though an entire century had passed. His time in the Star Dou Great Forest had truly kept him on edge.

But now, everything was fine.

Not long after Yun Yuan returned, Qian Xunji appeared inside his palace.

"Teacher, why have you come? Didn't Grandmaster say that you still needed to recover from your injuries?"

Upon seeing Qian Xunji, Yun Yuan's first reaction was shock, followed by confusion. He did not know why Qian Xunji had come here.

"Xiao Yuan, I came to see you. Sigh, if not for my actions, you would not have fallen into danger. This is all because of my incompetence."

Qian Xunji let out a long sigh, his words full of apology. Fortunately, Yun Yuan had proven himself and survived until his father arrived. Otherwise, Qian Xunji would have lived in regret for the rest of his life.

Then, as if recalling something, he said to Yun Yuan, "Right, Xiao Yuan, you have not obtained your Second Soul Ring yet, have you? In a day or two, I will have a Title Douluo accompany you to obtain it."

"Obtaining a soul ring cannot be delayed. Since I am injured, I cannot accompany you to get one."

Hearing this, Yun Yuan shook his head. Then, under Qian Xunji's puzzled gaze, he recounted his Fortuitous Encounter in the Star Dou Great Forest.

As Yun Yuan spoke, Qian Xunji's mouth gradually twitched, and his gaze toward Yun Yuan filled with disbelief.

What had he just heard? His disciple had obtained the soul ring of a Thousand-Year Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear and had even acquired a Thousand-Year Darkgold Fearclaw External Attached Soul Bone.

But more importantly, according to Yun Yuan, his Atlas Spear Martial Soul had evolved once again. What an incredible Fortuitous Encounter that was.

After a moment of silence, pride and satisfaction appeared on Qian Xunji's face. Looking at Yun Yuan, he praised him.

"My disciple Yun Yuan has the Potential to Become a God."

These were his heartfelt words. Yun Yuan's Atlas Spear Martial Soul had already rivaled a God-level Martial Soul, and now that it had evolved again, its strength had likely surpassed that of the Six-Winged Angel.

Besides, Yun Yuan was merely a Two Ring Soul Master, yet he already possessed two incomparably precious External Attached Soul Bones. His Luck was truly flourishing.

Hearing Qian Xunji's praise, Yun Yuan's mouth twitched wildly. Those words sounded strangely familiar, though he did not know whether they carried any karmic consequence.

To Yun Yuan, those words were a jinx, specially meant to curse prodigies. After all, in some great world next door, a prodigy with the Potential of a Great Emperor had already been jinxed to death.

The sight had been utterly unbearable.

After learning that Yun Yuan had already obtained his Second Soul Ring, Qian Xunji's purpose for coming today had vanished. Next, he needed to return and properly recover from his injuries.

Over the following days, Yun Yuan immersed himself in cultivation once more, mainly Meditation Cultivation and Spear Dao Cultivation.

Having obtained his Second Soul Ring, his talent had increased to three times its original foundation. Yun Yuan's cultivation speed was now extremely fast.

In just one month, Yun Yuan's Soul Power Level rose directly from Level 24 to Level 25, and the Qingtian's Intent he cultivated also made significant progress.

However, during that month of Spear Dao Cultivation, Yun Yuan always felt that something was missing from his cultivation of intent.

"What exactly is it? I truly can't figure it out. Gu Feng has returned from his mission a few days ago, so I should go ask him. Perhaps I'll gain something."

Unable to sense what he lacked in his Spear Dao Cultivation, Yun Yuan could only take another path and ask Gu Feng, a great master of the spear who had already reached the Third Realm of Spear Dao.

Spirit City, within Gu Feng's residence.

Yun Yuan appeared there. Before him stood Gu Feng, who had just returned from a mission and had once been Yun Yuan's Spear Dao Teacher.

"You are saying that you have already entered the realm of intent and have even traveled some distance within it."

"But you feel as though you are always missing something, which keeps your Qingtian's Intent from becoming perfect. Is that right?"

Seeing that Yun Yuan had condensed a Qingtian's Intent unique to himself in less than a year after formally learning the spear, and had even advanced a short way in that realm, Gu Feng was greatly shocked.

Was this even human? Even saying Yun Yuan had been born for the spear felt like an insult to him.

"Yes, that is what has been troubling me all this time. But I do not know how to resolve it, so I came to ask you."

Yun Yuan nodded, looking at Gu Feng expectantly as he waited to hear his opinion.

Gu Feng fell silent for a moment, seemingly having guessed something. He summoned his Silver Spear Martial Soul, then looked toward Yun Yuan.

"Xiao Yuan, summon your Martial Soul as well."

Hearing this, Yun Yuan did as Gu Feng said. A transparent, incandescent-white spear appeared in his hand.

The moment the Atlas Spear appeared, the Silver Spear in Gu Feng's hand began trembling uncontrollably, as though paying homage to the Atlas Spear in Yun Yuan's hand.

Seeing Yun Yuan's Atlas Spear again, Gu Feng wondered if it was merely his imagination, but he felt that Yun Yuan's Martial Soul seemed to have grown stronger once more.

However, what he needed to do now was not focus on the strength of Yun Yuan's Atlas Spear Martial Soul, but help Yun Yuan identify the problems he had encountered in his cultivation.

"Xiao Yuan, take a close look at our Martial Souls. See if you can spot anything different."

After speaking, Gu Feng looked at Yun Yuan with anticipation, hoping he could find the answer himself.

Hearing this, Yun Yuan studied his Atlas Spear and Gu Feng's Silver Spear back and forth. At last, a glint flashed through his eyes as he voiced his guess.

"It lacks Killing Intent."

Seeing that Yun Yuan had understood, Gu Feng smiled, then withdrew his Martial Soul and resumed this rare lesson.

"Xiao Yuan, you guessed right."

"A person needs to grow, and a spear needs to taste blood!"