Raging Waves Dead End! Forging the Body with Tuning Fork Resonance! The Infuriating Sea Witch

Facing the thoroughly hypnotized Alien, Qian Ni put away the Lightning Pellet and casually looped Rider's Bridle around the Alien's neck.

In an instant, it was as if reins woven from golden light tightened around it. The taming was successful!

"Great, now I've got a mount for getting around too!"

With a flick of Qian Ni's hand, Rider's Bridle vanished. He could summon it whenever he needed it.

He let the Alien move about nearby, but without any specific orders, the Alien whose cognition had been rewritten merely stood quietly in place.

In Douluo, Aliens weren't nearly as terrifying as they were in the movies. At most, they were only somewhat stronger than certain ten-year and hundred-year Soul Beasts.

After all, it had no Soul Power and no soul skills.

Other than its inner jaws and the spike on its tail, only its acidic blood posed any real threat.

Qian Ni turned to Bo Saixi and the Sea Witch beside him.

"No need to be nervous. It's just a beast I summoned. It's tamed now, so it isn't much of a threat.

"Grandma Bo Saixi, help me make a saddle later. It'll be more comfortable to ride that way.

"Get the money from that old man. Squeeze him for more, and we'll split the extra seventy-thirty."

Bo Saixi rolled her eyes at that. She had worried for nothing.

Although even she wasn't confident she could hold out for long if Qian Ni lost control, when he wasn't using that dark power, he was just an ordinary child.

What could Soul Power Level ten even do? Nothing at all.

The child was always acting mysterious, and who knew where he got so many strange things? Bo Saixi couldn't be bothered to ask.

The Sea Witch's gaze darted back and forth between the Alien and Qian Ni, her eyes filled with curiosity.

But since even Bo Saixi hadn't asked, she had no intention of opening her mouth either.

"Little Qian, big sister still doesn't know what your martial soul is, you know?

"I heard from the Grand Priest that it's some kind of top-tier support martial soul?"

Qian Ni casually nodded. The thin Soul Power within him stirred, and a cyan wing with golden patterns extended from his back.

"Yeah. A Twin-Winged Bird. It can add Soul Power Levels to others, helping with combat and cultivation."

He flapped his wing, and the Twin-Winged Bird's innate soul skill, Entwined Branches, immediately descended upon the Sea Witch.

At the same time, the Soul Power in his body was instantly emptied.

His level ten Soul Power converted to less than one level's worth on a Title Douluo like the Sea Witch—perhaps even less.

Ignoring the Sea Witch's intrigued expression, Qian Ni continued.

"A support martial soul with no combat power isn't enough to make me happy.

"When my cultivation is higher someday, I'll let you experience what level ninety-nine Soul Power feels like.

"All right, I've lent you my Soul Power. Go play on your own. I've got to forge my body too."

Qian Ni looked at Bo Saixi. "Grandma Bo Saixi, I'll leave the training equipment to you."

Bo Saixi said nothing more and merely nodded.

She took an item from her storage Soul Tool. It was a massive metal tuning fork, with a handle at each of its prongs.

With Bo Saixi's level ninety-nine Soul Power, the metal tuning fork was driven into the shoreline not far away. Most of it sank beneath the waves, leaving only the tip exposed above the sea.

A flash of azure Soul Power gleamed in Bo Saixi's eyes, and the sea immediately calmed. Every wave was smoothed away.

"All right, thanks, Grandma."

Qian Ni grinned happily, then leaped from the shore and plunged into the sea.

Taking advantage of this brief calm, he swiftly swam to the tuning fork and climbed upward along its body.

At last, he spread his hands far apart and gripped the handles at the ends of the two prongs.

This position was still some distance from where the waves struck most fiercely.

Once Bo Saixi withdrew her Soul Power suppression, Raging Waves Dead End returned to its violent state, the waves becoming even more turbulent.

The waves slammed against the tuning fork and against Qian Ni. He had to endure both the battering of the sea and the tuning fork's resonance.

Flesh, bones, blood, organs.

Everything inside his body slowly changed amid the vibrations.

Before crossing over, Qian Ni had read about "Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound" in novels. Inspired by that, he came up with this body-forging method.

After giving it some thought, this was how he planned to make use of Raging Waves Dead End early to temper his body.

Raging Waves Dead End itself was one stage of the Sea God Examination.

It had seven Trial Pillars serving as examination grounds.

But Qian Ni hadn't received the Sea God Examination, so he couldn't use this method.

Fortunately, he had Bo Saixi's support. Difficulties could be overcome.

So what if he couldn't use the Trial Pillars? He would make his own!

Ultimate Power continued strengthening his body. Imperceptibly, Qian Ni's physical strength was approaching that of the White Devil form after transformation.

Although that would take time, the speed was already far beyond that of an ordinary Soul Master.

After transforming, Qian Ni possessed an exoskeletal armor formed from muscle, with astonishing strength.

But before transforming, he hadn't reached that level yet. Comparatively speaking, he was extremely fragile.

He was like Ultraman's human host—before and after transforming were worlds apart.

That was why he had to push himself even harder!

Under the waves and the tuning fork's resonance, Qian Ni was repeatedly shaken loose and thrown from the handles.

But he wasn't discouraged. Again and again, with Bo Saixi's help, he climbed back onto the tuning fork.

The webbing between his thumbs split apart, blood dispersing into the seawater...

His muscles tore, his organs trembled, and his head spun...

None of that mattered. Ultimate Power would continuously repair his body.

Even if his joints dislocated, his strength gave out, his muscles broke down, or his bones fractured, he only needed to rest for a while, use a Fatigue-Removing Sticker to absorb his physical and mental exhaustion, then wait until his body had fully recovered before continuing to temper himself!

Awakening a support martial soul had already been frustrating enough. It was rare enough that he had luckily summoned Ultimate Power.

How could Qian Ni tolerate only being a real man after transforming? And for only ten seconds at that?

He still had to fulfill his bold claim of obtaining a ten-thousand-year first Soul Ring and give his family on Sea God Island a huge shock from his cheat-like powers!

How could he stop here!

Even the thunderous roar of waves crashing against the shore couldn't drown out Qian Ni's growl.

"If I can't even endure this little pain, what right do I have to talk about Ultimate Darkness!

"They're just insignificant... noise!"

Ultimate Power quietly spread, continuously remaking Qian Ni's body.

On the shore, an indescribable look of emotion appeared in Bo Saixi's beautiful eyes.

Qian Ni was a good child. She knew that.

His usual words and outlandish behavior were only because of the poor teachings of certain old fools and the environment of Spirit Hall—or so she believed.

He possessed dark power and unfathomable potential. If he lost control, even she, the Grand Priest of Sea God Island, would struggle to oppose him.

Yet after making their agreement, Qian Ni had been able to restrain himself, suppress his desire for power, and steadily begin tempering his body, moving toward his goal at his own pace.

How could Bo Saixi not be moved?

A ten-thousand-year first Soul Ring was only a fantasy, but Qian Ni was serious.

And he had the ability to turn that fantasy into reality!

"This brat..."

Standing beside Bo Saixi, the Sea Witch watched Qian Ni's growling figure and muttered to herself.

"He really can't be treated like an ordinary person."

The Sea Witch chuckled, then corrected herself. "No, I think he barely even looks human. He's more like a half-Soul Beast than I am."

The Sea Witch belonged to the Merfolk Clan, a race that was half-human and half-Soul Beast. Depending on their choices, its members could follow different paths of development.

They could cultivate martial souls like the Sea Witch and become Title Douluo.

Or they could follow the path of Soul Beasts, slowly developing Soul Rings and Soul Bones over a long period of time to become powerful Soul Beasts.

The Sea Witch possessed the ability to read minds, but the first time she met Qian Ni, she witnessed him kick Bo Saixi.

So stunned was she that she didn't dare casually read Qian Ni's mind.

Even so, she had been affected by Qian Ni's stubbornness and persistence.

After reaching Title Douluo, cultivation became increasingly slow. Even with Soul Beast bloodline, it was difficult for her to advance any further now, and she could only slowly grind away with time.

Fortunately, she belonged to the Merfolk Clan and had a long lifespan. Given a few hundred years, perhaps she could reach level ninety-nine Soul Power through sheer persistence.

Thus, the Sea Witch had always taken cultivation at an unhurried pace.

"Grand Priest, help me activate a Trial Pillar in Raging Waves Dead End. Little Qian has already lent me his Soul Power, so I can't let him down!

"Big sister here needs to start working hard too!"

As the Sea Witch acted, Qian Ni suddenly discovered that the number of Fate Stones had changed.

"10" → "19"

The Sea Witch smiled as she hung herself from a Trial Pillar. Amid the surging waves, she winked at Qian Ni.

Qian Ni:?

I went through all that trouble making this tuning fork because I can't use that thing, and you're a Title Douluo rubbing it in my face?

Qian Ni got angry. Just as he raised a finger to point at the Sea Witch, the tuning fork's resonance flung him into the sea, and his curses were swallowed by the roar of the waves.

"Hey! You... hey! I... #￥%..."