Douluo Traversal: I Pull Out a Dou Technique, and You Don't Explode? Part 26

Liu Bai smiled somewhat sheepishly.

"I just suddenly remembered that saying and blurted it out."

After exiting his battle state, he quickly returned to his usual gentle demeanor, completely unlike the domineering figure he had been on the arena.

"Xiao Bai was really handsome just now."

"When you grow up, who knows how many girls will chase after you? Just thinking about it gives me a headache."

Liu Bai merely smiled.

"Sister Yanyan, don't tell me you've fallen for me?"

Dugu Yan's face reddened, followed by embarrassed anger.

"What did you say?!"

"You little brat, Xiao Bai! You actually dared to tease your sister!"

As she spoke, she pretended to pinch the soft flesh at his waist.

"Hey, hey, hey! I was wrong, I was wrong! Sister Yanyan, don't hit me!"

The three of them made their way below the stage amid laughter and playfulness.

The people around them consciously made room for them.

After sitting down, they continued watching the remaining matches.

However, compared to the shocking impact Liu Bai had just brought, these battles now seemed somewhat bland.

There was no other reason.

Liu Bai was simply too dazzling.

His Soul Power Level was now twenty-six, while his Dou Qi cultivation had reached the level of a two-star Dou Zhe.

He cultivated a high-grade Xuan Tier technique and had mastered several Xuan Tier Dou Techniques.

Although the only move he had truly mastered and could reliably use was Dazzling Fire Fist.

That was already more than enough.

Dazzling Fire Fist had the lowest Dou Qi requirement, but extremely high demands on one's physique.

That was precisely why he had chosen to cultivate this Dou Technique first.

And the facts proved—

His choice had been completely correct.

Even without cultivating it to a profound realm, merely getting started was enough to let him easily fight above his level in the Douluo World!

Martial Soul Evolution, Sacred Heart Begonia!

Today's lesson soon came to an end.

After class, Qin Ming did not leave immediately. Instead, he kept Liu Bai behind alone.

Seeing this, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling did not leave first either, quietly waiting nearby for him.

Qin Ming's reason for keeping Liu Bai behind was not difficult to guess.

During today's practical combat class, what Liu Bai had displayed had already far exceeded common sense.

His second Soul Ring was at the thousand-year level.

No matter which academy or faction it was in, this would be a key subject of observation and research.

"Liu Bai, how were you able to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring as your second Soul Ring?"

Qin Ming did not beat around the bush and asked directly.

Liu Bai had clearly been mentally prepared for this question.

He thought for a moment, then gave an extremely brief answer that was impossible to refute.

"Physique."

Just two words.

Qin Ming was visibly stunned when he heard them.

Physique?

He fell silent.

In truth, this answer did not surprise him. On the contrary, it was the most reasonable explanation in his mind.

He had simply assumed that Liu Bai might possess some special method or some unknown technique.

Yet in the end, the answer was so simple.

Just physique?

Qin Ming could not help but laugh bitterly to himself.

But on second thought, the word "just" itself was deeply ironic.

Because Liu Bai's physique could no longer be described merely as strong.

It was monstrous.

A youth whose Soul Power Level was still at the Soul Grandmaster stage could directly contend with a Soul Ancestor above level forty without relying on Soul Skills.

Had his Soul Power not been so severely depleted in the end, forcing him to voluntarily jump off the arena,

even the outcome of a battle between a Soul Ancestor and him might not have been easy to determine.

More importantly—

From beginning to end, Liu Bai had not even used his own Soul Skills.

That was what truly alarmed Qin Ming.

A second Soul Ring at the thousand-year level.

What kind of effect should its Soul Skill have?

Qin Ming did not know.

But Liu Bai himself could not have been clearer.

Because from the very beginning, when he chose his Soul Rings, he had already set his direction.

Every Soul Ring he absorbed pointed toward the same goal: enhancement.

Whether it was strength, speed, physique, or even the operational efficiency of Soul Power itself.

He had already planned all of his future Soul Rings as well.

They would all be enhancement-type Soul Rings.

In Liu Bai's view, wasting precious Soul Ring slots just to gain isolated offensive or even defensive Soul Skills was completely unnecessary.

Because Dou Techniques could fully make up for those things.

As long as he continuously stacked percentage-based enhancements, the effects those enhancements could exert would only become more terrifying as his cultivation improved.

When the day came that those enhancements had accumulated to a sufficiently outrageous degree—

he could use this heaven-defying secret technique at any time, anywhere, one that placed almost no burden on his body.

At that point, the combat power he could unleash would only be even more absurd than it was now.

Time passed leisurely.

Over the following days, Liu Bai returned once again to his original simple, regular rhythm of life.

The academy, cultivation.

Battle Through the Heavens, the Douluo World.

A routine between two points.

The only change was that the time he spent going to the Battle Through the Heavens world was no longer fixed.

Sometimes, it was only half a day.

Other times, he would be gone for several days.

It all depended on Liu Bai's own arrangements.

However, this time, he had made preparations in advance.

He left a letter in the dormitory.

That way, if he ever could not return in time, Dugu Yan and the others would not worry as they had last time when they came looking for him.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, another month and a half had gone by.

A month and a half was neither long nor short.

During that time, Liu Bai's Dou Qi cultivation broke through another minor realm, successfully entering the ranks of three-star Dou Zhes.

His Soul Power Level had not increased, remaining at level twenty-six.

However, the richness of his Soul Power had increased by far more than a single level.

Because all the Soul Power in his body had now been completely converted according to the technique's circulation route.

The same was true for Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

Not only that.

Liu Bai had also specially prepared a Dou Technique for each of them.

The Dou Technique Ye Lingling cultivated was the same as his.

Floating Willow Breeze.

A high-grade Xuan Tier movement Dou Technique.

This choice was not for combat.