Thousand-Year Soul Spirit

Uncle Zhang had no idea how shocked Li Ang was.

He could feel the pain too, but under the control of his calm mind, it was within what he could endure.

Or rather, even if he couldn't endure it and passed out on the spot, he wouldn't scream like an ordinary person.

He simply didn't have such a strong reaction. Or rather, he didn't care much about this kind of pain.

The morning classes passed quickly, and today they covered some useful theories.

These included techniques for using Martial Souls, as well as the differences between weapon-type and Beast Martial Souls.

Li Ang learned this kind of material very quickly.

When he returned at noon, he grabbed a quick bite to eat and went straight to the Spirit Ascension Platform.

The last three hundred years weren't difficult for Little Black Dog to gain.

Li Ang had only spent half an hour reading in the Spirit Ascension Platform when Little Black Dog raised itself to a Thousand-Year Soul Spirit.

Feeling the changes within him, Li Ang calmly returned to the real world.

He sat cross-legged as Little Black Dog appeared before him once again. This time, however, its eyes held a solemn look.

As Li Ang slowly opened his eyes, the little black dog that had originally been only half a meter long suddenly grew to more than two meters tall.

Feeling the aura of a thousand-year Soul Beast coming from it, Li Ang gently closed his eyes. The Douluo Planet Martial Soul within him began to turn slowly as he selected traits suitable for Little Black Dog.

Little Black Dog now possessed the terrifying Bloodline Power of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, giving it tremendous fighting strength. It also had the Devouring Power of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, allowing it to grow by hunting Soul Beasts.

But beyond these two abilities, Little Black Dog was lacking in many areas, such as powerful defense, formidable offense, strong endurance and survival ability, or even more terrifying digestive ability.

These were all areas where Little Black Dog fell short. Li Ang's choice this time was simple: recovery and endurance.

As long as it wasn't killed, it could keep fighting.

Although Little Black Dog could come back to life after a few days if it died, Li Ang didn't think that was necessary.

So this time, he chose the recovery ability of the Emerald Swan, along with its powerful life force.

These abilities were just right for Little Black Dog at the moment, and they suited the direction of its development.

With the Emerald Swan's recovery ability, it could heal itself completely.

Although it might fall a little short in other areas, the difficulty of reaching the ten-thousand-year level would definitely be much lower.

And with its powerful Bloodline Power and recovery ability, it could even hold off some terrifying thousand-year Soul Beasts until it wore them down to death.

Li Ang was very satisfied with that.

Of course, the best part was that Little Black Dog could serve as his shield.

After all, as a thousand-year Soul Beast with terrifying recovery abilities, Little Black Dog was undoubtedly a regenerative tank.

Even if they ran into a powerful enemy, he could simply toss Little Black Dog out in front of him to act as a shield and buy himself time to escape.

Feeling the changes in its power, especially after growing to two and a half meters tall, Little Black Dog could clearly sense how much stronger it had become.

A fierce glint flashed in its eyes, but quickly faded. It then shrank back to the size of an ordinary puppy and curled up beside Li Ang's feet.

Li Ang slowly opened his eyes as well. A rare trace of irritation showed in them.

He could clearly feel Douluo Planet's restrictions. That detestable Tang Hao had placed far too tight a leash on the planet.

As Plane Lord, Tang Hao was currently asleep, but the moment Li Ang dared to control all of Douluo Planet and use its true core power, Tang Hao would wake instantly and kill him outright.

That was what Li Ang found most troublesome at the moment. He could grow stronger, but he still had to do so without drawing attention.

Because the moment he encountered Tang Hao and was discovered by him, the other man would kill him without a doubt.

There couldn't be two tigers on one mountain. Douluo Planet was the foundation of the Douluo God Realm, after all.

As the planet's new master, he would undoubtedly be able to control Douluo Planet better than Tang Hao.

Once he grew strong enough to take control of the entire planet, Tang San might not even be able to return.

Whether for his son or for the Tang Family's private territory, Tang Hao would surely strike without hesitation.

Thinking of this, Li Ang's expression grew more serious, though his features otherwise barely changed. All he could do was take things one step at a time.

As the saying went, once you had enough lice, you didn't fear the bites. As Douluo Planet's master, he could also feel the Abyssal Plane's erosion.

The Abyssal Plane's invasion was fierce. Li Ang could sense it continually plundering Douluo Planet's life force.

But if he could grow strong in time and truly become the Plane Lord, he could stand against the Abyssal Plane's power.

In the future, he might not only prove himself worthy of a divine throne, but also ensure that Douluo Planet rose to an even higher level.

What's more, he still had the Geo Archon Rex Lapis Template as his trump card.

As long as this planet was transformed by the Geo Archon's power into a true Geo Traveler Star, he would have complete control over it.

Thinking as he went, Li Ang stood up and walked out the door, heading to the cafeteria to eat some more.

With both advantages and drawbacks at play, what Li Ang needed to do was keep steady and take each step firmly.

Just as he was thinking about how to ask Shen Ming for more resources, Ming Yue came over and called him aside.

Seeing how anxious Ming Yue looked, Li Ang was rather bewildered.

After all, Shen Ming was the Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda in Eastsea City. Even if he had summoned Li Ang, there was no reason for Ming Yue to be so anxious.

"Sis Ming Yue, could you tell me what happened?"

"Why is Pagoda Master Shen so eager to see me? And why are you so anxious too?"

Li Ang looked Ming Yue directly in the eyes and asked bluntly.

He paid no attention to her tense expression. If she didn't answer him, he wouldn't go with her so easily. Who knew what was going on?

Looking at Li Ang's placid expression, Ming Yue showed a rare trace of helplessness.

"A very important person has arrived. She came to the Spirit Pagoda for an inspection, but after hearing about you, she wanted to meet you."

"An important person?"

Li Ang repeated the words, his eyes flickering.

For the Spirit Pagoda in Eastsea City, an "important person" would surely be one of its higher-ups.

And there seemed to be only one higher-up who might come to the Spirit Pagoda in Eastsea City: the level-98 Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, the Spirit Pagoda's deputy Pagoda Master.

But as he thought it over, Li Ang's expression turned strange. According to the usual timeline, she shouldn't have come to the Spirit Pagoda in Eastsea City until three years later.

She would take Gu Yue as her disciple then, but wasn't she coming a little too early this time?