Destruction.
Reconstruction.
Destruction.
Reconstruction.
A profound and agonizing cycle played out within Tang Shuo's body.
Every inch of flesh and every bone in his body was repeatedly tempered through this ultimate destruction and rebirth, receiving unprecedented enhancement.
Time passed second by second.
The inky-black venom in the black iron bathtub visibly faded in color.
Finally.
When the last trace of poison seeped through his pores and was completely refined by the Sun True Fire.
Tang Shuo's legs had been tempered into a deep, ink-jade color.
Myriad-Poison Fiend Legs.
Minor mastery!
And at that very moment.
Boom—!!!
The majestic phantom of Eastern Sovereign Taiyi behind Tang Shuo suddenly erupted with dazzling golden light more than ten times stronger than before!
A visible pillar of golden light shot into the sky from behind the dormitory, tearing through the clouds and piercing the heavens!
A vast, overwhelming aura swept in all directions like a tsunami, instantly enveloping the entire Heaven Dou Royal Academy!
The Education Committee, Chief Office.
Three white-haired elders had been sitting around drinking tea when their expressions abruptly changed, and they all rose to their feet.
"This direction... is the student dormitory area?"
"Wh-what a terrifying martial spirit aura! I have only felt such pressure in His Majesty's presence!"
"No! This is more ancient and more sacred than His Majesty's pressure! Wh-what level of martial spirit is this?"
One of the elders hurried to the window. As he looked at the golden pillar of light that pierced heaven and earth, his clouded eyes were filled with shock.
"One seen only once in a hundred years? No... that's not right!"
"This is a god-level martial spirit that might not appear even once in a thousand years!"
Meanwhile, in the dormitory's rear courtyard.
The golden light faded, and the divine phantom vanished.
Tang Shuo's Soul Power bottleneck broke open at that moment.
Level twenty-five.
Level twenty-six!
It slowly came to a stop only after reaching the peak of level twenty-six.
On the other side, however, Ye Lingling, who had been treating him, was not in good condition.
She was merely a level thirty-two Soul Elder. Maintaining the Nine-Heart Begonia for high-intensity healing over such a long period had completely drained both her Soul Power and physical strength.
At that moment, fragrant sweat covered her entire body, soaking through her clothes and outlining her graceful curves.
Her pretty face was as pale as paper, devoid of the slightest trace of color.
The powerful shockwave unleashed when Tang Shuo broke through became the final straw that broke the camel's back.
"Ah..."
Ye Lingling let out a soft cry. Her delicate body went limp, and she was thrown straight to the ground.
She gasped heavily, her chest heaving violently. She no longer had the strength even to stand.
Splash!
Water sloshed.
Tang Shuo stepped out of the bathtub, casually grabbed a robe from nearby and put it on, then quickly walked over to Ye Lingling.
He crouched down and only sighed in relief after confirming that Ye Lingling had merely collapsed from exhaustion and was otherwise unharmed.
Then, without further thought, he reached out and scooped the limp Ye Lingling into his arms.
She was astonishingly soft and warm in his embrace.
The unique fragrance of a young woman filled his nose, mixed with a hint of sweat. Yet it was not unpleasant in the slightest; rather, it smelled quite nice.
Holding her, Tang Shuo turned and returned to the dormitory room.
He gently laid Ye Lingling down on his clean bed.
As he looked at her exhausted, pale sleeping face, Tang Shuo's gaze softened somewhat.
"Thank you for your hard work, Sister Lingling."
He spoke softly.
"I'll remember this favor."
"From now on, whenever you need me, Tang Shuo, I will never refuse."
At the same time.
Heaven Dou Palace, the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace.
Inside the study, a handsome young man dressed in luxurious crown prince's robes stood by the window.
He was Xue Qinghe, the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Of course.
This was also the disguise of Qian Renxue, the daughter of Spirit Hall's Pope.
She gazed toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the distance. Though the golden pillar of light had already vanished, the lingering pressure still made her heart tremble.
"What an overbearing martial spirit aura..."
A peculiar gleam flashed through Qian Renxue's golden eyes.
"I thought that aside from that old poison freak, there was no one else in Heaven Dou City worth noticing."
"Who would have thought the academy had such a person hidden within it?"
She spoke toward an empty corner of the study.
"Snake Lance."
A slender figure quietly emerged like a ghost and dropped to one knee.
Titled Douluo, Snake Lance.
"Your Highness."
"Investigate the source of that terrifying light at Heaven Dou Royal Academy as quickly as possible!"
"I want all information on that person."
"Everything he has done since entering the academy, everyone he has come into contact with, and... all of his preferences."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Qian Renxue turned around.
"Remember, I want absolute detail. Do not overlook any clue, no matter how small."
"Someone like him must be brought under my command."
Snake Lance Douluo's figure once again melted into the shadows and quietly departed.
The study returned to silence.
Spirit Hall.
Pope Bibi Dong sat upon her throne.
Suddenly, she paused.
Her beautiful eyes pierced through the cathedral's dome as she looked toward distant Heaven Dou City.
There, an aura that made even her heart tremble had flashed past.
"What a powerful martial spirit."
Bibi Dong murmured, her voice carrying a rare hint of astonishment.
"Merely its aura can suppress an entire region of heaven and earth."
At the same moment.
Deep in the distant ocean, on an isolated island.
Sea God Island.
High Priest Bo Saixi stood barefoot by the shore, allowing the waves to gently caress her ankles.
Without warning, a pitch-black rift tore open in the sky. Chaotic energy spilled from it, only to be smoothed over in an instant by the golden light soaring into the heavens.
Bo Saixi raised her head, her incomparably beautiful face filled with shock.
This power...
It tore through space and stirred chaos.
It even transcended the God Realm.
"Just who... was it?"
Star Dou Great Forest.
"Ha!"
Tang San shouted as Blue Silver Grass, like sturdy chains, tightly bound the giant Man Faced Demon Spider struggling before him.
He had already reached level thirty.
This was the third Spirit Ring he had chosen for himself.
The Man Faced Demon Spider let out a shrill screech. Its eight spider legs flailed wildly, trying to sever the restraints around its body.
Tang San's face was pale as he pushed his Soul Power to its limit.
At last, the Man Faced Demon Spider's struggles gradually weakened. It collapsed to the ground, its life force extinguished.
A purple Thousand-Year Spirit Ring slowly rose.
Tang San sighed in relief, sat down cross-legged, and began absorbing it.
The process was agonizing and lengthy.
But when he opened his eyes again, a bone-shattering pain erupted from his back.
"Ah—!"
Eight deep-purple spider legs violently burst through the flesh of his back and extended outward.
External Soul Bone, Eight Spider Lances.
"Little San!"
Dai Mubai and Oscar hurried forward.
"Are you all right?"
Tang San shook his head, enduring the intense pain as he stood and felt the surging power within his body.
"I'm fine."
Oscar stared at the savage, overbearing Eight Spider Lances and could not help but exclaim in amazement.
"Third Brother, your strength... has absolutely exploded!"
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