Seeing this, Qian Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what they had gone through along the way, or what everyone present had been thinking, at least after this ordeal, their unity would be stronger.
A seventy-three-thousand-year Soul Ring was somewhat difficult for Yan to withstand, but fortunately, he had a Spirit Bone and had consumed Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue. His body could still endure it.
The problem was his spiritual power.
Fortunately, he had fused with that Head Soul Bone from the Holy Golden Beetle.
It was difficult, but he could still grit his teeth and get through it.
It would just take a little more time.
Two days later, Yan finally succeeded in absorbing the Soul Ring.
He officially became a Soul Douluo.
After obtaining the Soul Ring, he was already a peak level 83 Soul Douluo. He only needed to train for a while and stabilize his Soul Power before he could naturally break through to level 84.
This was thanks to the Head Soul Bone, the age of the Soul Ring, and the fact that he had broken through earlier but gone without a Soul Ring, then continued cultivating for more than half a year.
"Whoa, am I really that lucky?"
"I even got a Torso Bone!"
When he woke up and saw the Spirit Bone laid out in front of him, Yan immediately cried out in excitement.
"Yan, we should head back!"
Seeing Yan acting so recklessly, Xie Yue reminded him.
Yan didn't understand, but he knew full well that because of this seventy-thousand-year Torso Bone, they had just been walking the line between life and death.
After getting something good, instead of putting it away quickly, he was showing it off everywhere.
It was practically asking for trouble.
Hearing Xie Yue's reminder, Yan realized his mistake and hurriedly put it into his Storage Soul Tool.
He planned to absorb it after breaking through to level 84 in a while.
Their Soul Hunting operation had ended in complete success. The group didn't return to the small mountain village they had stayed in before, but instead followed Qian Yu's suggestion and settled down in a small valley in the Star Dou Great Forest.
The Soul Beasts there wouldn't pose much of a threat to them. Besides, Porcupinefish Douluo had prepared some powder to keep Soul Beasts away, so it wasn't difficult to hide there and make a home.
Aside from Hu Liena, everyone else devoted themselves to cultivation. Hu Liena, meanwhile, went to carry out the task Qian Yu had assigned her.
A month later, Hu Liena returned with the intelligence they needed.
"Twenty days from now, Yang Wudi of the Breaking Clan will attend the opening ceremony of Shrek Academy. He's been busy moving his clan to the Tang Sect, constantly traveling between Heaven Dou City and the Star Luo Empire. There are plenty of chances to strike, but it'll be difficult to catch him when he's alone."
"While dealing with Yang Wudi, we'll also have to take on a Soul Saint from the Breaking Clan."
Hu Liena gave a detailed account of all the information she had gathered, then turned her gaze to Qian Yu.
Qian Yu, in turn, looked at Snake Lance Douluo.
Being defeated by a Soul Douluo like Yang Wudi was a tremendous humiliation for him.
Even if there had been all sorts of circumstances at the time, and others had aided and supported Yang Wudi, a loss was still a loss.
Outsiders wouldn't listen to his excuses.
They would much rather hear a story about a Soul Douluo defeating a Titled Douluo.
"This time, I'll take Yang Wudi's life!"
Even though he was still injured, Snake Lance Douluo's eyes were full of determination.
Clearly, he was willing to pay any price to wash away this humiliation with his own hands.
"I'll wait here for good news from you."
Qian Yu knew no one could change Snake Lance Douluo's mind in his current state.
That was fine, too.
Once Snake Lance Douluo had washed away his humiliation with his own hands and recovered from his injuries, he might have a chance to advance even further.
There was no need to worry too much about Snake Lance Douluo's injuries.
With the Mysterious Heaven Skill regulating his condition, Porcupinefish Douluo's medicine to aid him, and the fusion of a ten-thousand-year Head Soul Bone, Snake Lance Douluo could already bring out a portion of a Titled Douluo's strength in his current state.
Yang Wudi's Soul-Breaking Spear was indeed sharp, but both times he had defeated Snake Lance Douluo, he had done so with others' assistance.
Without help from anyone else, could Yang Wudi defeat Snake Lance Douluo again?
Qian Yu really wanted to know the answer.
After that, Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo set out with Hu Liena and the others to ambush Yang Wudi, the clan head of the Breaking Clan.
Qian Yu didn't sit idle either. Aside from cultivating his Soul Power and spiritual power, he had recently started trying to master Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
At first, Qian Yu hadn't thought much of this so-called Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. But after studying it, he discovered that it was perfectly suited to the owners of the Angel Martial Soul.
The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul was a well-rounded fighter, but it actually leaned more toward speed and agility.
It already had perfect attributes, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track would add the ultimate control on top of them, allowing those attributes to be used to one hundred and twenty percent of their potential.
Time slipped by unnoticed in the mountains.
Before he knew it, half a month had passed.
During that time, Qian Yu had gained an initial grasp of Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
His Soul Power had also increased by one level after fusing with the External Soul Bone.
He had reached level 38.
He was confident he could reach the level 40 Soul Ancestor realm within four months.
That was the talent of someone with level 20 Innate Soul Power.
Now he'd have to worry about finding a Soul Ring again.
Snake Lance Douluo had returned.
Porcupinefish Douluo was carrying him on his back.
Qian Yu was quite surprised. With their lineup, it would be absurd if they couldn't deal with a single Yang Wudi.
"Xie Long wanted to fight Yang Wudi one-on-one, fair and square."
Porcupinefish Douluo noticed the confusion in Qian Yu's eyes and explained.
It seemed he had defeated Yang Wudi through his own strength, without letting anyone else help.
The price was that his injuries were even worse.
He had fallen straight into a coma.
"Did you bring back what we need?"
Qian Yu knew the most important thing right now was to treat Snake Lance Douluo's injuries.
So he asked Hu Liena beside him.
"What exactly did Yang Wudi have that made you choose him as your first target?"
As she spoke, Hu Liena handed Yang Wudi's Storage Soul Tool to Qian Yu.
She knew that Qian Yu had the ability to know everything. That was precisely why she was even more curious.
After receiving Yang Wudi's Soul Tool, she had taken a quick look inside but hadn't found anything particularly valuable.
"Lucky us. It really is there."
Qian Yu didn't answer Hu Liena right away. Instead, he bent over the contents of Yang Wudi's Soul Tool and searched for the item he needed.
Soon, two objects appeared in his hands.
One was a thick book, recording methods for refining all kinds of poisons and the properties of various rare medicinal herbs.
The other was a large flower.
It was entirely emerald green and gave off a strange, sweet fragrance.
It was the Aromatic Silk Beauty!
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