Body Tempering Craze, the Loneliness of the Strong, Eve of Departure from the Island

Influenced by Qian Ni, the Sea Soul Masters of Sea God Island set off a wave of body tempering.

If even the object through which Lord Sea God manifested himself was doing this, there had to be a reason for it!

There were only seven Trial Pillars in Raging Waves Dead End, located where the seven Sacred Pillars were guarded.

But it didn't matter. Lord Qian Ni had already invented the third version of the Raging Waves Resonance Tuning Fork, fully vibrating every corner of the body, from the skin to the internal organs.

Not a single spot would be missed!

Raging Waves Dead End was packed with resonance tuning forks. There seemed to be even more of them than the crosses and EVAs in the LCL Ocean.

Qian Ni had also pushed the Fatigue-Removing Sticker to its limits.

Before body tempering, he collected the fatigue of other Sea Soul Masters. While tempering his body, he tempered his mind as well, persevering even under extreme exhaustion.

When resting from body tempering, he gave his fatigue to the Sacred Pillar Guardians. They were Title Douluo anyway; they could suffer a little, while Qian Ni would bear the infamy.

The longer Qian Ni stayed on Sea God Island, the closer he got to the Trial Pillars. That was where the ocean currents converged, and where the attacks were strongest.

In his first year on Sea God Island, Qian Ni planted his tuning forks before the Trial Pillars.

In the second year, the Demon Soul Great White Sharks dispatched Ten-Thousand-Year-level clan members to patrol back and forth outside Raging Waves Dead End, stirring the currents and increasing its intensity.

Fewer and fewer Sea Soul Masters could persist in body tempering for long periods, but Qian Ni's figure could always be seen there.

Bo Saixi had said she would let Qian Ni live in Sea God's Temple, but in truth, he had never left Raging Waves Dead End.

Even when he came down from the tuning forks covered in severe injuries, he would simply lie down on the shore. Once his body recovered, he would hang himself back up again.

Day after day, the Sea Soul Masters on the island looked at Qian Ni with ever-growing respect.

They admired the strong, not to mention that Qian Ni had used Sea Dragon's secret treasure to trigger a manifestation of the Sea God.

By the third year, Qian Ni wanted Xiao Bai, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Demon Spirit Great White Shark King, to contribute as well. While she was in human form, dozing in front of Sea God Mountain, he secretly poured an entire can of herring into her mouth in one go, straight to the stomach!

After screaming and vomiting for ten minutes, Xiao Bai furiously returned to her true form, tied Qian Ni to her back, and swam through Raging Waves Dead End for a full day and night.

That was far more stimulating than the resonance tuning forks.

Fate Stone Joy +9.

As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Sea Soul Beast, she corresponded to a nine-ringed Title Douluo. Nothing wrong with that.

Qian Ni's Fate Stone reserves had reached 28.

His line of thought was right. The persecution was right!

In the fourth year, Sea God Island completed the preliminary work of the Whale Glue Project and began laying out plans in the two great empires.

As for Qian Ni, he discovered that no matter how he tried to strengthen it, Raging Waves Dead End had lost its effect on him.

According to Bo Saixi's judgment, Qian Ni's body was now strong enough to withstand the pressure of a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

This was his tenth year since transmigrating here. Even though he had devoted most of his time and energy to body tempering, Qian Ni's Soul Power had still reached level 23.

Ultimate Power's enhancement of his body had begun to slow, but there was still plenty of room for improvement.

In terms of physical strength, he could already attempt to absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, but Bo Saixi was still not entirely at ease.

Faced with the concern of this centenarian young grandmother, Qian Ni said nothing and simply changed his body-tempering location.

He set his sights on the seabed beneath Raging Waves Dead End.

During the fourth year, Qian Ni began using deep-sea pressure to temper his body.

At first, he merely installed a giant body-tempering resonance tuning fork on the ocean floor.

Gradually, after adapting to it, he abandoned the tuning fork and instead borrowed the strength of Demon Soul Great White Sharks to venture deeper.

Qian Ni drained his own Soul Power to zero, bound himself to a Demon Soul Great White Shark, and rapidly moved between the seabed and the surface.

He used the difference in water pressure between the seabed and the surface to destructively temper his body.

Only someone like him, who possessed Ultimate Power and could repair his body, could do something like this.

If it were anyone else, their ashes would have already been scattered into the sea.

He claimed he was lying low to grow stronger, aiming for a Ten-Thousand-Year first ring, but he was growing stronger at the cost of his life!

To show off an initial Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring before leaving Sea God Island, Qian Ni was treating himself like Godzilla!

Godzilla Minus One, at that!

The fifth year...

The sixth year...

On Qian Ni's twelfth birthday, along the southern coastline of Sea God Island.

Bo Saixi and the seven Sacred Pillar Guardians had gathered together. Xiao Bai was also in the shallow waters, with half her head above the surface, glaring at Qian Ni with a pair of hostile dead-fish eyes.

She would never forget the can of herring that had been poured into her mouth one sunny afternoon.

Several dying Sea Soul Beasts lay on the beach before Qian Ni.

A nine-thousand-year Evil Spirit Orca, an unknown ten-thousand-year swordfish, a thirty-thousand-year crab, and a forty-thousand-year lobster.

This was his final assessment before leaving the island.

His Soul Power had now reached level 32.

After six uninterrupted years of body tempering and endless Whale Rubber indulgence, his physical strength was enough to rival a Title Douluo's. Even Ultimate Power's transformation and strengthening of his body had gradually slowed.

Bo Saixi had actually stopped opposing his plan to absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year first Soul Ring long ago.

Over these six years, she had seen every one of Qian Ni's nearly crazed body-tempering methods. Every time, she had remained by his side.

If a will forged through such tempering still could not resist the Soul Shock of a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, then no other Soul Master on Douluo Continent could possibly absorb one either.

Of course, Hundred-Thousand-Year sacrifices were another matter. As long as one could accept a furry companion and win over a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, anyone could potentially possess a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

"Then I'll begin."

Six years later, Qian Ni had grown into a handsome young man.

His silver hair curled slightly, and his sword-like brows framed starry eyes. His gentle features gave him a distinctive charm.

If his ambitions lay in that direction, he would probably have long since unlocked the achievement of becoming a gigolo.

Neither Bo Saixi nor the Sacred Pillar Guardians spoke. They simply watched Qian Ni act in silence.

It was as though they were conducting a ceremony to witness history.

On the beach, the nine-thousand-year Evil Spirit Orca was barely clinging to life. Qian Ni did not hesitate. With Lightning Pellet in hand, he ended its suffering in a single slash.

A purple Soul Ring condensed and slowly descended onto Qian Ni.

Yet in the next instant, he gave a slight shake and shattered the Soul Ring, deliberately ending the absorption.

To him, a nine-thousand-year Soul Ring was merely a tool to prove that his physical strength met the standard.

In the shallow waters, Xiao Bai felt greatly relieved upon seeing the Evil Spirit Orca die so suddenly.

Qian Ni turned back and smiled at them before walking toward the ten-thousand-year swordfish Soul Beast.

Bo Saixi sighed inwardly.

She knew Qian Ni was only doing this to put her at ease.

He had always been a gentle child. When everyone on Sea God Island treated him well, he would in turn consider their feelings.

Because respect was mutual.

Of course, persecution still had to be carried out. Sea Dragon had kept a certain curse bottled up in his heart for six years without daring to say it.

Bo Saixi had once heard Sea Witch ask Qian Ni, "Every day, you either temper your body or meditate, or meditate while tempering your body. Don't you feel lonely?

"You're still just a child."

Qian Ni answered without the slightest hesitation.

"Before coming to Sea God Island, I traded five years of meditation for Innate Full Soul Power.

"Since ancient times, the strong have been lonely. If you want excitement and a carefree life, then don't become strong."

When the black Ten-Thousand-Year swordfish Soul Ring descended onto him, a Soul Shock struck alongside the surging Soul Power flooding into his body.

Qian Ni smiled disdainfully. Ultimate Power circulated through him, and killing intent far colder and deeper than it had been six years ago surged toward the heavens.

In an instant, it completely crushed the remnant soul within the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. His Ten-Thousand-Year first ring was achieved.

The second and third rings followed without any suspense.

Bo Saixi finally relaxed the breath she had been holding.

Though she knew he would succeed, Bo Saixi still felt nervous when she saw the black Soul Rings revolving around Qian Ni.

The Sacred Pillar Guardians exchanged glances, their eyes full of smiles.

To them, Qian Ni was one of their own juniors. The more terrifying he became, the more gratified they felt.

After gathering all three Soul Rings, Qian Ni instead closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the ground, and pressed his palms together as though conducting a mysterious prayer ritual.

He did not even look at his three Ten-Thousand-Year soul skills before directly resetting them all with one click.

System, soul skill replacement!

My turn! Draw card!