97th-Level Soul Power

Boom!

Two hundred-thousand-year soul rings entered his body at once. It felt as though Qiangu Aoshi had been struck by a massive hammer. He let out a muffled groan, and his face turned deathly pale.

His physique was indeed formidable, but absorbing two hundred-thousand-year soul rings simultaneously still brought tearing pain to his body.

He frantically circulated the Mysterious Heaven Skill, guiding the energy of the two soul rings through his meridians before merging it into his own Soul Power.

Qiangu Aoshi absorbed the energy from the two soul rings as though racing against time.

He gave the soul ring energy no chance to accumulate and burst his body apart.

His efforts were not in vain. He successfully suppressed the two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, and the absorption process gradually fell into order.

One hour, three hours, five hours, ten hours...

The hours passed one by one, and soon, a full twenty-four hours had gone by.

A powerful aura erupted from Qiangu Aoshi's body, startling all six worshippers guarding the surroundings.

The moment he entered the rank of Titled Douluo, he had actually become a level 95 Super Douluo.

Qian Jun and Jiang Mo grinned from ear to ear, even happier than if they had raised their own Soul Power by a level.

The two brothers smugly glanced at the other worshippers. Their complacent expressions made Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, Lion, Light Feather, and the others itch to punch them in the face.

Yet they had to admit that if they had an heir as outstanding as Qiangu Aoshi, their tails would be sticking up in the sky as well.

Come to think of it, these worshippers were truly pitiful. Most of them had no descendants left, or at least no direct descendants.

No wonder they could not break through to level 99 Soul Power. On Douluo Continent, where the God of Love had fallen, if you did not fall in love, you would never receive the favor of fate.

Not only did you have to fall in love, you had to love intensely. You had to suffer through a tragic, heart-wrenching romance until you were covered in wounds, and fate would naturally favor you.

Look at Tang Hao. He got involved in a human-beast relationship with the Blue Silver Emperor and became the youngest Titled Douluo on the continent.

Then look at Tang San. He got involved in a human-beast relationship with Xiao Wu and would later become the dual god of Asura God and Sea God.

By the era of the Peerless Tang Sect, Tang San had even sent his daughter down first to fall in love with Huo Yuhao in order to scheme for the fate surrounding him.

According to Douluo's underlying logic of human-beast romances, the one who truly ought to have fallen in love with Huo Yuhao was the Emperor Auspicious Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

One was a human child favored by fate, while the other was a soul beast child favored by fate. That was what a union of two powerhouses should have been.

Tang Wutong had simply stolen someone else's love, inserting herself into the romance between two children favored by fate and gaining countless benefits from it.

Still, the underlying logic of Douluo's human-beast romances remained intact. Tang Wutong was not a pure-blooded human.

Her father, Tang San, possessed half human blood and half Blue Silver Emperor blood. Her mother, Xiao Wu, possessed one hundred percent Soft-Boned Enchanting Rabbit blood.

Strictly speaking, Tang Wutong had only one-quarter human blood. The other three-quarters belonged to a soul beast.

"Phew—"

Qiangu Aoshi let out a long breath, opened his eyes, and awoke.

Meeting the gazes of the six worshippers around him, he broke into a grin.

"Thank you, uncles, First Dad, Second Dad. Now I'm a Titled Douluo too."

Jiang Mo stepped forward and patted Qiangu Aoshi on the shoulder.

"Good lad. The moment you broke through to Titled Douluo, you reached level 95 Soul Power. Absorbing those two hundred-thousand-year soul rings was truly not in vain."

"You also have two hundred-thousand-year soul bones. Absorb them as well. A soul ring and soul bone from the same soul beast can only unleash their greatest power when they are on the same person."

Qiangu Aoshi did not refuse.

"Then I'll have to trouble you uncles, First Dad, and Second Dad to protect me for a while longer."

Qian Jun nodded with a smile.

"Absorb the soul bones without worry. You need not concern yourself with guarding matters."

Qiangu Aoshi picked up the left and right arm bones dropped by the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape and began absorbing them.

His body was soon enveloped in one earthy yellow glow and one deep azure glow.

The energy contained within two hundred-thousand-year soul bones was equally extraordinary.

Not only was his body further tempered, but his Soul Power also began to surge once more.

His Soul Power, already at level 95, rose steadily as it charged toward level 96.

Another day passed, and when Qiangu Aoshi awakened again—

He had already broken through to level 97 Soul Power.

The expressions on Qian Jun and Jiang Mo's faces became complicated. They were happy, yet somewhat unwilling to accept it.

When fathers were caught up to by their sons, no one could accept such a thing wholeheartedly.

Their hearts had practically sprouted wings. They wanted to hurry back to the Worship Hall, refine the two immortal herbs Qiangu Aoshi had given them, seize the opportunity, and break through to level 98 Soul Power.

After waking, Qiangu Aoshi saw Qian Jun and Jiang Mo's expressions and understood what they were thinking.

"First Dad, Second Dad, and all my uncles, I've successfully absorbed the soul rings and soul bones. If you're in a hurry, you can return to Spirit Hall first."

"I still need to help Zhu Zhuqing find a suitable fourth soul ring."

Qian Jun and Jiang Mo exchanged glances, then looked toward Golden Crocodile Douluo. Golden Crocodile nodded as well.

"Fine. Aoshi is already a level 97 Super Douluo. In the Star Dou Great Forest, there are no soul beasts capable of harming him."

"Let the young people have some freedom. We old men should not be light bulbs."

Golden Crocodile and the others were under pressure too. They wanted to return and refine the immortal herbs, raising their strength as soon as possible.

Qiangu Aoshi was already at level 97 Soul Power. Before long, he might reach level 98, or even level 99.

If these old fellows did not work harder, they would be surpassed by the younger generation.

Golden Crocodile and the others then departed first.

Qiangu Aoshi dealt with the corpses of the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, then turned back for one final glance at Life Lake.

He did not linger any longer in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest.

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, he found Zhu Zhuqing, who had been waiting in Spirit Hunting Town outside the forest.

The two first celebrated Qiangu Aoshi becoming a level 97 Super Douluo. They sang, danced, and clung to each other for an entire night.

Only then did they venture deep into the Star Dou Great Forest once more. After searching for two consecutive days, they finally found a seven-thousand-year Ghost Tiger in the mixed region.

After Zhu Zhuqing killed the Ghost Tiger and absorbed its soul ring, she gained the skill Netherworld Shadow Clone, and her Soul Power rose in one leap to level 42.

A twelve-year-old level 42 Soul Ancestor was unmatched even on Douluo Continent.

Zhu Zhuqing trembled with excitement.

Her decision back then had indeed not been wrong.

After returning to Spirit Hall, Qiangu Aoshi did not idle around. He still had quite a few immortal herbs in his possession. Aside from first-rate immortal herbs, there were also second-rate ones, all of which could be used to win people over and increase Spirit Hall's overall strength.

Qiangu Aoshi sought out Lingyuan Douluo first. In truth, he knew all the Douluo of the Elder Hall as well.

Back then, Qiangu Aoshi had even asked Lingyuan Douluo to soften Whale Rubber for him, so when something good came along, she was the first person he thought of.