That barrier was thicker than any before it. It was as though all the Soul Power Li Long had accumulated throughout the Soul Douluo stage had been compressed beneath a single threshold, and only an all-out surge could break through it.
Once Qian Shengyuan understood the situation, he adjusted the allocation of resources. He increased the supply of rare treasures from once every three months to once a month and added two Super Douluo as sparring partners. Mo Yuan and Long Yuan took turns entering the Icefire Yin-Yang Well to push Li Long harder.
Over the following months, Mo Yuan's Shadow Spear and Long Yuan's Coiling Dragon Staff became the main challenges Li Long faced each day.
Even with their power suppressed to Level 89, the two Super Douluo fought far beyond the level of ordinary Titled Douluo. Through constant clashes with them, Li Long pushed his Level 89 Soul Power to its limit.
Under repeated high-intensity combat, his body gradually adapted to the rhythm of Soul Power circulation near the threshold of a Titled Douluo. The resilience of his meridians, the load-bearing strength of his bones, and the stability of his mental power all continued to rise.
The day he broke through to Level 90, it was evening.
Li Long sat cross-legged where the two springs met. Qian Yao and Qian Yue stood guard on opposite sides of the basin's outer perimeter.
Mo Yuan and Long Yuan stood on high ground at the basin's edge, their senses covering the entire Icefire Yin-Yang Well.
Qian Shengyuan himself had rushed from Spirit City after receiving word. He stood just inside the poisonous mist barrier, his gaze fixed on the figure practicing the Guidance Method at the basin's center.
On the final cycle of the Guidance Method, Li Long directed every bit