Zhou Tao was truly an eye-opener. The nobles of Douluo Continent were far too rich.
He'd casually handed over a million Gold Soul Coins, leaving Zhou Tong's hands trembling as he took them.
And with the million Gold Soul Coins Yu Tianheng had paid in compensation earlier, Zhou Tong could now be called a little tycoon.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Imperial Fighting Team training grounds.
Many figures had gathered there.
Zhou Tong looked over the other team members while Yu Tianheng introduced them.
Ever since Zhou Tong had defeated him, Yu Tianheng had become much more restrained.
After all, Zhou Tong's strength and talent were plain for all to see, and Poison Douluo was his teacher. Yu Tianheng wouldn't dare cause trouble.
"This is Osler."
Zhou Tong's gaze fell on the silent boy in black. He had sharp eyes and a nimble build.
"Those two brothers are Shi Mo and Shi Mo."
Zhou Tong nodded. Those were all the members of the Imperial Fighting Team.
He walked up to the four of them and smiled calmly. "My name is Zhou Tong. I'm ten years old, a thirty-second-rank Power Attack System Battle Soul Master, and my Martial Soul is the Thunderous Hell Vine. I'm the captain of the Imperial Fighting Team."
At his words, Yu Feng and the others exchanged glances before introducing themselves.
"Osler, sixteen years old, a thirty-first-rank Agility Attack System Battle Soul Master. My Martial Soul is the Ghost Leopard."
"Shi Mo, fifteen years old, a thirty-first-rank Defense System Battle Soul Master. My Martial Soul is the Black Tortoise."
"Shi Mo, fifteen years old, a thirty-first-rank Defense System Battle Soul Master. My Martial Soul is the Black Tortoise."
"Dugu Yan, fifteen years old, a thirty-first-rank Control-Type Battle Soul Master. My Martial Soul is the Jade Phosphor Snake."
"Ye Lingling, fourteen years old, a twenty-eighth-rank Auxiliary System Tool Soul Master. My Martial Soul is the Nine Heart Begonia."
"Yu Tianheng, fourteen years old, a thirty-fifth-rank Battle Soul Master. My Martial Soul is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon."
"Ning Rongrong, ten years old, a twenty-fifth-rank Auxiliary System Tool Soul Master. My Martial Soul is the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda."
After everyone had introduced themselves, Zhou Tong handed each of them a small piece of Whale Rubber.
"I hope we can all work hard together from now on. Our goal is to win the Soul Master Tournament championship seven years from now."
"Whale Rubber?"
Yu Tianheng looked at the piece in his hand, puzzled.
This stuff was expensive. Wasn't it used to spice things up when men and women were having fun together?
Seeing the surprise on everyone's faces, Zhou Tong explained, "Whale Rubber's real purpose is to refine the body."
"If you use Whale Rubber to refine your bodies, you'll be able to absorb Soul Rings beyond your level, greatly increasing your strength."
"I see."
Yu Tianheng's expression changed. So this was how Zhou Tong had absorbed Soul Rings beyond his level.
How incredible.
After some simple training, they returned to their dormitory.
Zhou Ting's dorm was a luxurious, detached three-story villa.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling had stuck to him the whole time, insisting that they share a room with him.
"Now it's time to practice the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Thunder Body Refining Technique."
He opened a small booklet and began to read through it.
It was a secret cultivation technique sent by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. It used Heaven Lightning to awaken the true dragon bloodline within the body and temper the physique, thereby improving resistance to lightning and physical strength.
Fortunately, Zhou Tong had asked for a Thunder Dragon. He extracted its bloodline and sealed it in a jar.
"Thunder Body Refining Technique!"
He committed the technique to memory, then sat cross-legged among the trees and began to cultivate.
The Thunder Body Refining Technique used lightning transformed from the Soul Power of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Masters.
First, it stimulated less vital parts of the body, such as the flesh on the limbs, allowing the body to gradually adapt. Under the lightning's stimulation, the flesh would grow stronger and develop resistance to lightning.
Then the intensity was gradually increased, making the body stronger and stronger.
Clearly, the power of lightning would sooner or later surpass the limits of the flesh. At that point, the body could no longer grow stronger.
So the Thunder Body Refining Technique included a process of Dragon Transformation.
The Soul Master had to absorb Thunder Dragon bloodline and transform their body toward that of a Thunder Dragon to maximize their control over lightning.
After all, Thunder Dragons were the creatures most skilled at wielding lightning.
That was the secret that kept members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan from having their bodies explode from the power of lightning.
He released his Martial Soul and absorbed the Thunder Dragon bloodline into his body, giving himself the same bloodline.
Blue dragon-shaped patterns began to appear across the Thunderous Hell Vine, as though the vines had transformed into giant dragons.
After absorbing the Thunder Dragon bloodline, Zhou Tong's body grew even stronger.
He went straight to the Lightning Body Refining Room.
Following the Thunder Body Refining Technique, he absorbed lightning to temper his body.
Terrifying bolts of lightning struck Zhou Tong directly, leaving him with countless wounds.
Under the intense lightning, he suffered many internal and external injuries.
The hair all over his body stood on end from the electricity, and he rolled his eyes in bliss.
Every cell in his body was renewing and evolving, growing stronger with each change.
The sensation was intensely exhilarating.
After just one month, Zhou Tong felt that his physical strength had doubled.
His physique had reached the level of a Soul King, or even a Soul Emperor.
Absorbing a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring might not be impossible.
"I feel like my body has reached a bottleneck."
"I'll go fight in the Soul Fighting Arena and test my results. I can also use battle to find my weaknesses."
Zhou Tong immediately decided to team up with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling and enter the Great Soul Arena to fight.
Heaven Dou Great Soul Fighting Arena.
On the fighting platform, Zhou Tong punched the burly man in front of him and sent him flying.
"Let's congratulate Lord Thunder Emperor on another victory!"
After more than a month of Soul Fighting, Zhou Tong had made a name for himself in the arena.
To hone his combat experience, he had fought many matches there.
Through those arduous battles, Zhou Tong discovered that his physical strength was roughly on the level of a Soul King.
With a little more training, he could withstand absorbing a fifty-thousand-year Thunderous Hell Vine Soul Ring.
Moreover, after several months of fighting, Zhou Tong's combat experience had improved greatly. He was especially skilled at close-quarters combat.
After finishing this fight, Zhou Tong left the arena. He went to an unnoticed corner and removed the mask from his face.
He had worn it to conceal his identity.
However, just as he stepped out again, he glanced behind him and sensed movement.
It seemed someone was following him.
Zhou Tong didn't care. With his methods, it would be extremely difficult for anyone to follow him.
The next moment, a pair of wings appeared behind him. He shot into the sky and quickly vanished without a trace.
Only after a while did four burly men appear behind him.
"Damn, that guy's fast. He vanished in an instant. We can't catch up!"
"How are we supposed to explain losing him to the clan head?"
"There's powerful lightning energy on that kid. In terms of attack power, it's absolutely no weaker than our Soul Breaking Spears. The clan head is very interested in him."
"We're going to be punished by the clan head when we get back."
The four of them muttered among themselves.
Yet in an unnoticed corner not far away, Zhou Tong leaned against the wall, a playful smile tugging at his lips. He had heard every word.
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