Qian Xunye led Long Potian into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and carefully selected an immortal herb for him. "Long Potian, absorb this dark-attributed immortal herb. It may bring you a great opportunity."
"A great opportunity...!" Light flickered in Long Potian's eyes as he carefully accepted the immortal herb with both hands. "Thank you, Temple Master!"
He immediately sat down cross-legged and began absorbing the immortal herb.
Long Potian's soul power had been stuck at the peak of Rank 81 for a long time. After absorbing the immortal herb, he instantly broke through to Rank 82.
Then he broke through again—Rank 83!
"Two consecutive breakthroughs. Not bad, but this is probably his limit," Qian Xunye thought, nodding inwardly.
For a Soul Douluo like Long Potian, gaining two ranks from absorbing an immortal herb was already quite impressive.
It was unlikely that he could continue breaking through.
But at that moment, something unexpected happened!
The dark power within Long Potian suddenly began to transform. The intensity of his dark attribute soared wildly, and even the power at the source of his Martial Soul was undergoing a metamorphosis!
"This! Could it be...?" Qian Xunye's expression changed.
The next second, Long Potian's Dark Dragon Martial Soul evolved.
"Just as I thought! Under the influence of this immortal herb, his Martial Soul is evolving into a Dark Holy Dragon!" Qian Xunye was pleasantly surprised.
Roar!!
A heaven-shaking dragon roar resounded through the air.
The black dragon Martial Soul behind Long Potian shot into the sky and soared through the heavens. As it flew, it transformed at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Long Potian's soul power broke through once more, reaching Rank 84!
The enormous black dragon descended.
It coiled behind Long Potian, overlooking everyone with incomparably powerful dragon might.
Dugu Bo was horrified.
He could feel the Jade-Scaled Serpent Emperor Martial Soul within him trembling frantically. It was absolute Martial Soul suppression. "What kind of powerful dragon has his Martial Soul evolved into? Even I, an emperor among serpents, am trembling before it..."
"This dragon might is several times stronger than that of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!" Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo wore extremely wary expressions.
"It truly is a great opportunity! My soul power rose three ranks in a row, and even my Martial Soul evolved! Hahaha! Hahahaha!"
"My Martial Soul is several times stronger than before!!" Long Potian was beside himself with excitement, nearly jumping on the spot. "Strong! Too strong!!"
Long Potian slammed both knees onto the ground and kowtowed to Qian Xunye. "Thank you, Temple Master, for granting me a new life!!"
"Get up." Qian Xunye stood with one hand behind his back, his smile broad. "Long Potian, now that your Martial Soul has evolved into a Dark Holy Dragon, your future potential is limitless. It is no exaggeration to say that you will surely surpass Chrysanthemum, Ghost, and Dugu Bo in the future."
"Cultivate well. I hope you enter the realm of Titled Douluo as soon as possible."
"Now, let me see the strength of your Dark Holy Dragon Martial Soul." As Qian Xunye spoke, he directly unleashed his Dark Angel Martial Soul.
"Temple Master, then this subordinate will make his move!" Long Potian said with a serious expression.
He released the power of the Dark Night Mark and threw a punch.
Qian Xunye kept one hand behind his back and answered with a punch from his other hand.
Bang!
Dugu Bo was stunned. "Long Potian's strength has definitely reached the Titled level! Damn, he's only Rank 84!"
"Not bad. Again!"
"Yes!"
Long Potian began attacking furiously, fully displaying combat power at the Titled level.
A moment later.
Qian Xunye sent him reeling with a punch!
Bang!
"Very good! Long Potian, your strength now rivals that of a Titled Douluo. You can even contend against a Rank 92 Titled Douluo. There will surely be a place for you in the future soul master world," Qian Xunye praised.
He believed that in just a few years, the Night Temple would gain another Titled Douluo.
Strictly speaking, counting Qian Xunye, the Night Temple already possessed five Titled-level combatants.
Without even realizing it, Qian Xunye had gathered a group of powerful subordinates around him. The Night Temple was now capable of destroying any soul master force other than Spirit Hall.
They had become an overwhelmingly powerful force on this continent.
"Dugu Bo, continue recruiting soul masters and taking in talented youngsters. What I want is not numbers, but people who are loyal enough. Within two years, a force of over five hundred will be sufficient," Qian Xunye instructed.
"Yes!"
"As for these children, leave them to Dugu Bo and Long Potian for now. Over the next two years, I will travel the continent with my niece."
With that, Qian Xunye took Qian Renxue's little hand. "Let's go, Xiaoxue."
"Farewell, Temple Master!"
"Farewell, my lord!"
The Clear Sky Sect was far stronger than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. It was not yet time to deal with the Clear Sky Sect. Over the next two years, Qian Xunye would focus mainly on nurturing Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue was already at Rank 47 soul power. At most, she would break into the Soul King realm within a year.
When that happened, Qian Xunye's power would increase once again!
Qian Xunye left Sunset Forest with Qian Renxue, while Chrysanthemum and Ghost secretly escorted them.
"Xiaoxue, the one-year journey of training begins now. Traveling the continent for training is nothing more than upholding justice, punishing evil, fighting soul masters and killing enemies in the process, tempering yourself, witnessing the many facets of this world, and honing your mind."
"So, on the road ahead, you will act according to your own will. Your uncle will not interfere. I will only step in if you encounter an enemy you cannot handle," Qian Xunye said seriously.
"Mhm, Xiaoxue understands!"
"Then, let's set off!"
Qian Renxue was full of energy. "Mm-hmm! Let's go!"
The two embarked on their journey of training and began traveling the continent.
This world was not as safe and harmonious as imagined. Public security was far inferior to Blue Star's. Murders occurred everywhere, and evil soul masters would occasionally cause trouble.
Many soul master factions acted recklessly, while local imperial officials and nobles oppressed the common people.
From time to time, soul beasts that had entered human territories would also wreak havoc.
But it could not be denied that Spirit Hall handled many such matters and maintained order across the continent.
Thus, whenever they passed through a city, they would visit the local Spirit Hall branch and assist it in dealing with matters it could not resolve—investigating cases, punishing evildoers, killing criminal soul masters, and destroying soul beasts that had entered the human world to sow chaos.
Qian Renxue grew rapidly through the process.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
News of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's destruction had completely spread throughout the continent. People now knew that it had been killed by the Dark Douluo.
The name Dark Douluo once again shook the continent.
At that moment, within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi said with a grave expression, "Because of one Yu Xiaogang, he actually destroyed the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. This Dark Douluo is truly ruthless! Even if we recruited such a person into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I fear he would be difficult to control."
"Then, Sect Master, should we continue sending people to find him?"
"Find him. Even if we cannot win over the Dark Douluo, it can only benefit us to be on good terms with him." Ning Fengzhi then asked, "Have the people we sent to investigate the Blue Lightning Clan returned?"
Bone Douluo replied, "They have!"
"Speak! What exactly happened?"