Sea God Pavilion Heir, Target: Ten-Thousand-Year Third Soul Ring!

"Nine years old, and already at rank thirty Soul Power!"

"Elder Mu, are you sure you aren't joking with us?"

Song Yunzhi, currently the third-ranking figure of the Sea God Pavilion, could not help drawing a deep breath as she solemnly questioned Mu En.

Reaching rank thirty Soul Power at nine years old—such talent had never appeared in all of Shrek's recorded history. This cultivation speed was simply astonishing.

Even the Sea God ancestor, who had once become a god and raised Shrek to the peak of the continent, had never possessed such terrifying talent.

"Xiao Song, do you think this old man has any need to joke with you? If Qiangu Qitian's talent were not truly this terrifying, why would I have established him as the Sea God Pavilion's heir ahead of time?"

"This old man believes that after I depart, the one who can uphold Shrek in the future will certainly be Qiangu Qitian!"

"Therefore, I shall now exercise my authority as Master of the Sea God Pavilion and appoint Qiangu Qitian as the Sea God Pavilion's next-generation heir!"

Mu En spoke solemnly to Song Yunzhi.

He swept his gaze around all the elders of the Sea God Pavilion present. His expression was incomparably stern and earnest.

Seeing Mu En like this, everyone present immediately understood that he was not joking. Rather, he was informing them with utmost seriousness.

The elders exchanged looks at once, but under Mu En's fully unleashed majesty, none dared voice the slightest objection.

Elder Song took a deep breath and looked at Mu En with utmost solemnity. "If Elder Mu believes Qiangu Qitian can lead Shrek toward a new future, then throughout his growth, we old fellows will certainly give everything we have. Even at the cost of our lives, we will ensure that he matures completely."

As a Limit Douluo, Elder Mu had roamed the Douluo Continent throughout his life and seen countless geniuses. Anyone recognized by him was bound to be extraordinary.

If this group of old fellows could, before their deaths, nurture a genius who could make even Elder Mu marvel, then they would truly have no regrets in this life.

Rank thirty at nine years old—they had simply never heard of such talent. This was absolutely talent at the level of a Limit Douluo.

At such a critical moment, with Elder Mu about to depart, the academy had produced a genius like this.

The Sea God was truly watching over them!

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

One Sea God Pavilion elder after another voiced their support. With that, the meeting came to a complete end, and Qiangu Qitian was secretly established as the Sea God Pavilion's next-generation heir.

"What? I became the Sea God Pavilion's heir?"

On an open stretch of land on Sea God Island, Qiangu Qitian stared blankly at Mu En.

He was not surprised that he would become the Sea God Pavilion's heir in the future. He had even anticipated it long ago. But he had not expected the identity of heir to arrive so quickly!

"Qiangu Qitian, you became the Sea God Pavilion's heir?"

Beibei was even more incredulous. The Sea God Pavilion's heir!

His brother would inherit his Great-Grandfather's position in the future?

"The position of Sea God Pavilion heir was meant to be yours. Every elder has acknowledged this."

"Now that your Soul Power has reached rank thirty, it is time to prepare to obtain your third Soul Ring!"

"With your physical strength, attempting to absorb a Soul Ring of seven thousand to eight thousand years should pose virtually no problem."

"But that still isn't enough!"

Qiangu Qitian was the heir Mu En had chosen. He did not have the Martial Soul side effects Xuanzi had, nor did he suffer from being unable to break through because his temperament and Martial Soul were incompatible, as Yan Shaozhe did. In both temperament and talent, he far surpassed ordinary people. It could be said that he fulfilled every one of Mu En's requirements for a future heir.

Now that he had finally found such an outstanding heir, Mu En naturally wanted Qiangu Qitian's potential to develop to its utmost limit!

A seven- or eight-thousand-year Soul Ring was very good, but it was still far from enough, because it had not yet reached Qiangu Qitian's current limit.

In Mu En's view, Qiangu Qitian's third Soul Ring could absolutely attempt the ten-thousand-year level!

A ten-thousand-year Soul Ring as his third ring—this was an achievement far surpassing that of the Sea God ancestor ten thousand years ago. Though it sounded shocking, in this era, it was not truly impossible.

"A ten-thousand-year Soul Ring!"

"But is my spiritual power enough to withstand the soul shock of a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring?"

Hearing Mu En's words, Qiangu Qitian's spirits lifted, yet he did not show much shock.

Although his current physical condition was still somewhat short of what was needed to absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, the gap was not actually that large. Only in terms of spiritual power did he feel somewhat worried.

A ten-thousand-year Soul Ring represented a transformation in Soul Ring quality!

To absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, one first needed to endure the mental shock caused by the remnant soul of the Soul Beast within it.

If one could not even withstand the soul shock, then at best, the Soul Ring's backlash would leave one slow-witted; at worst, one could become an idiot, or even have one's soul shatter and die outright.

But danger was danger, while the benefits were enormous. If he could absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring as his third ring, Qiangu Qitian was confident that by his sixth or even seventh ring, he could attempt to absorb a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.

The age of a Soul Ring provided immense enhancements to a Martial Soul. If he wanted to go further in the future, he absolutely could not allow his Soul Rings' ages to be too low.

Though he knew the danger, if there was an opportunity, Qiangu Qitian still did not want to give up the chance to try.

"If one does not rely on absorbing Soul Bones, improving spiritual power is indeed not something that can be achieved overnight. Fortunately, your soul power has been extraordinary since birth. With just a little training from your master, it will be enough for you to withstand the impact of soul shock."

"So, beginning today, I will personally take action and use every method at my disposal to transform your spiritual power!"

"As for how to improve your physical strength, that is simple!"

"This is a fifty-thousand-year piece of Whale Rubber. Use Soul Power to scorch it, then divide it into portions and consume them one by one. Raising your physical condition to a level sufficient to absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring will not be difficult."

As Mu En's words fell, he extended a finger and tapped the air. As rich, sacred Soul Power blossomed forth, a brownish-yellow crystal dropped directly before Qiangu Qitian.

Whale Rubber was incomparably precious in the current Douluo Continent. Whenever it appeared on the market, it would usually be bought out by major powers.

Even thousand-year Whale Rubber was worth a fortune and hard to obtain, while ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber could not be found on the market at all.

The fifty-thousand-year Whale Rubber Mu En had taken out was an absolute treasure among treasures.

Qiangu Qitian did not refuse. After thanking him, he accepted it directly.

"Master, let the special training begin!"

"I won't disappoint you."

Qiangu Qitian adjusted his condition and looked at Mu En with utmost seriousness.

"Good!"

"Then let us begin!"

Seeing that Qiangu Qitian had adjusted his condition, Mu En immediately nodded.

The next moment, an immense Soul Power pressure descended directly upon Qiangu Qitian, bearing down on his spiritual power and forcing thoughts of submission upon him.

There were not actually many methods for improving spiritual power in the current Douluo Continent, and using pressure to temper one's will was among the most commonly used.

This method could not only rapidly train one's willpower, but also steadily improve spiritual power through the strengthening of that willpower.

Thus, Qiangu Qitian began a month-long ordeal of hellish special training!