Fusion with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud

Although they could not understand Gu En's Martial Soul, its pure beauty of power and crushing combat techniques were enough to conquer anyone.

Gu En put away his bone spear and walked off the arena coldly.

"The power is still somewhat scattered. The guidance of physical strength through Multitasking Control isn't perfect enough."

He silently reviewed the battle in his mind.

Time flew by, and a month quietly passed amid sweat and iron-blooded struggle.

At the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, the name "Bone Spear" had become a nightmare in the Soul Ancestor-level matches.

Upon that arena spanning several dozen meters, countless self-proclaimed geniuses and vicious wandering Soul Masters had fallen beneath that pale bone spear.

Through his skilled use of "Multitasking Control," Gu En perfectly integrated the Bone Dragon's spatial-rending attribute into his spear techniques.

Even without using any soul skills, the spatial edge emitted from the spear tip was enough to break through most Soul Ancestors' defenses.

Twenty-eight matches, all victories.

When Gu En received the Gold Spirit Badge symbolizing glory from the staff, his expression remained as calm as water.

That month of real combat had thoroughly condensed the soul power that had surged because of the immortal herbs, allowing him to wield it as easily as his own limbs.

"..."

Outside the Great Soul Arena, Gu En trained even more diligently.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, rear mountain sword field.

"Buzz—!"

A sword intent sharp enough to pierce the heavens surged upward. Sword Douluo Chen Xin stood with his hands behind his back. He had not even summoned his Martial Soul; merely relying on his level ninety-seven Sword Heart, he turned the area within a hundred meters into a mire of spiritual pressure.

Gu En sat cross-legged at the center of the sword field, veins bulging on his forehead as sweat poured down like rain.

He was tempering himself.

He used Chen Xin's sword intent, capable of cleaving apart souls, to repeatedly scour his sea of consciousness.

Whenever he felt his mind was about to collapse, he would frantically operate Multitasking Control, turning his spiritual power into thousands of fine threads and struggling for survival through the gaps in the sword intent.

"Good. We'll stop here for today."

Chen Xin withdrew his sword intent, his eyes full of admiration.

"En'er, your spiritual resilience is no weaker than that of an ordinary Spirit Sage. The soul shock from a twenty-thousand-year soul ring truly is only the beginning for you now."

Gu En let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes. A purple-gold divine gleam flashed through them before vanishing, a sign that Autumn Dew Sight had been fully absorbed.

"Uncle Ning."

Gu En looked toward Ning Fengzhi, who had appeared at the edge of the sword field at some unknown time.

Ning Fengzhi's expression was somewhat complicated, filled with both pride and a trace of solemnity.

He held an object wrapped in specially made silk and slowly approached.

Ning Fengzhi gently lifted the silk.

In an instant, a profound, vast aura, like that of an endless ocean, spread through the air.

It was a transparent triangular shroud, clear blue throughout. Something resembling liquid flowed slowly within it, with faint starlight flickering inside, exuding a sacred divinity that could not be violated.

The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud!

"So this is the Sea God's token..."

Gu En murmured inwardly, then reached out and touched its icy surface with his fingertips.

"En'er, this object is strange. No one in the imperial family has managed to activate it in all these years. If you wish to try, you must be careful."

Ning Fengzhi cautioned him.

"I understand, Uncle Ning."

Gu En held the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and looked toward the setting sun in the distance, unprecedented ambition gleaming in his eyes.

Deep within the sect's secret chamber, the dim blue light cast Gu En's handsome face in the image of a deity from the deep sea.

Gu En quietly watched the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud floating before him, countless thoughts running through his mind.

As a transmigrator, he understood this item's value all too well.

Not only was it a top-tier divine artifact for support, it was also the sole key to opening the inheritance of the first-class god, the Sea God.

"The Sea God's divine position..."

Gu En calculated silently.

He possessed twin Martial Souls. The Bone Dragon Martial Soul had already evolved into the Spatial Sacred Bone Dragon, while the Blood Dragon Martial Soul was even more unfathomable. His future path would never be limited to merely becoming the Sea God.

"The Sea God's divine position may be more suitable for Rong Rong. Though the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is powerful, support-system Soul Masters ultimately have difficulty protecting themselves. If she can inherit the Sea God's position, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will remain secure for generations."

However, even aside from the divine position, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's four innate abilities—Vast Sea Body Shield, Vast Sea Cosmic Anchor, Vast Sea Raging Waves, and Cosmic Demonbreaker—were all excellent means of survival and control for him at present.

Especially its invisibility and spiritual immobilization effects. Combined with his spatial teleportation, they formed the perfect assassin combination.

"No matter who gets it in the future, it has to serve me first."

Gu En took a deep breath and held two fingers together like a blade, lightly cutting his fingertip.

A drop of essence blood containing faint dark gold and blood-red hues steadily fell onto the clear blue triangular shroud.

"Buzz—!"

In an instant, the previously calm Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud began to tremble violently.

Unlike Tang San in the original work, that drop of essence blood was not easily absorbed. Instead, it triggered a terrifying energy storm.

The Blood Dragon Martial Soul within Gu En's body seemed to sense some sort of provocation. It let out a resonant dragon roar, and its violent blood-red aura actually tried to devour that deep blue energy in reverse.

Meanwhile, the Bone Dragon Martial Soul continuously reinforced the surrounding space to prevent the energy from leaking out.

"Suppress it!"

Gu En shouted in a low voice, activating Multitasking Control to its fullest. While guiding the Blood Dragon Martial Soul to calm its agitation, he opened his sea of consciousness and actively received that vast, ocean-like spiritual impact.

Boom!

Gu En felt his mind rumble as though he had been cast into the deep sea at the bottom of a bottomless abyss.

Endless pressure descended from every direction. It was the oppressive might of divinity.

Yet after the dual tempering of Autumn Dew Sight and Sword Douluo's sword intent, Gu En's spiritual resilience had already reached a terrifying level.

He clung desperately to clarity of mind, allowing that blue energy to scour his spiritual sea.

As time passed, the blue energy began to grow docile, gradually transforming into streams of pure spiritual nourishment that merged into Gu En's purple-gold eyes.

Gu En felt his spiritual sea expanding wildly.

If it had once been a lake, it was now evolving toward a true boundless ocean.

At that moment, his perception underwent a qualitative transformation.

Even with his eyes closed, he could clearly sense the ripples left in the air by birds flying beyond the secret chamber, and could even perceive the sound of roots growing a hundred meters underground.

"Crack."

With a soft sound, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud transformed into a streak of blue light and entered Gu En's brow directly, leaving a faint blue trident mark upon his smooth forehead before fading away.

Gu En opened his eyes. A deep blue glint passed through their depths before being covered by purple-gold.

"My spiritual power... has actually crossed the Spirit Sage threshold in one leap and reached a level comparable to a Spirit Douluo!"