Preparing for Spirit Ascension, East China Sea Spirit Pagoda

The Clear Sky Hammer was indeed far stronger than Blue Silver Grass. With Tang Wulin's current physical condition, if she struck someone with the Clear Sky Hammer, even a three-ring strength-type Soul Zun might not be able to take it.

Tang Wulin's First Soul Skill was also an enhancement-type Soul Skill. It was a variant of the Golden-Backed Earth Dragon's innate ability, Steel Might, called Golden Might. It could strengthen her physical attributes and amplify her soul power, while covering the surface of her body and Martial Soul with a layer of golden light that provided defense and rebounding force.

This Soul Skill could truly be called a top-tier skill. It enhanced attack, defense, and strength across the board, and even had special effects.

Lin Ye even had Tang Wulin give him a test swing. As a result, due to his carelessness, her full-power hammer strike forced him back several steps.

One had to know that he had just broken through Level 60. He only lacked a Soul Ring to become a Soul Di!

Moreover, his Martial Soul, the Heavenly Star Stove, was a defensive Martial Soul. Even without using it, the protection from his own soul power was not something a First-Ring Soul Master could shake.

This showed just how extraordinary the weight of Tang Wulin's mutated Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul was, and how perfectly it matched her inborn divine strength.

"Not bad, not bad. Little Wulin, with your Martial Soul and your strength, you're practically a bulldozer among those at the same level. One hammer blow will knock anyone flat. Go cultivate. The Meditation Rooms at the Spirit Pagoda are quite decent. Tang Li and I still have some things to do."

"Mm!"

Watching Tang Wulin withdraw her Martial Soul and sit down to cultivate with boundless enthusiasm, Lin Ye grew even more dissatisfied with the foolish boys in his own family.

After sighing helplessly, Lin Ye said to Tang Li:

"Little Tang Li, the opportunity I promised you to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform has been arranged. Your school happens to be on break tomorrow, so we can head to Donghai City tonight. Once I finish fusing my Soul Spirit, I'll take you to the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform to have some fun."

The moment Tang Li heard that he could go to the Spirit Ascension Platform, his interest was immediately piqued!

A Century-old Spirit could only provide two Soul Rings. Based on Tang Li's estimate of his cultivation speed, he would be able to break through to three rings before graduating from Primary Academy. At that point, if he wanted to continue improving his cultivation, he could only absorb a second Soul Spirit.

However, Lin Ye had also told him that high-quality Soul Spirits were not easy to obtain. Money was only one part of it; the rest depended on luck. He was not confident that he could get Tang Li a thousand-year Soul Spirit comparable to Evil Eye.

After all, Soul Spirits at the thousand-year level could only be bought from high-level Spirit Pagoda branches like the one in Donghai City. A small place like Aolai City had, at most, Century-old Spirits.

Therefore, Tang Li's best option was to raise the cultivation of his first Soul Spirit, Evil Eye, to the thousand-year level before breaking through to three rings. That way, it could provide him with a third Soul Ring.

"Thank you, Uncle Lin!"

"It wouldn't have been easy for me to get a chance to enter the intermediate Spirit Pagoda either, but your Martial Soul proved too exceptional. It ended up affecting my Heavenly Star Stove in turn, and I broke through the bottleneck that had trapped me for years in one go.

"With the merit I'd accumulated in the Spirit Pagoda over the years, plus the reward for this increase in cultivation, the higher-ups directly approved a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit for me. The money I saved was just enough to get two tickets into the intermediate Spirit Pagoda."

Lin Ye shared the news with Tang Li animatedly. The joy brought by his increase in cultivation had clearly improved his mood considerably.

"Alright, I won't disturb your cultivation any longer. I'll come get you when it's time."

With that, Lin Ye hurried out of the Meditation Room. He was about to head to Donghai City to fuse a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, so his spiritual power needed to remain at its peak in case anything unexpected happened.

After all, not just anyone could obtain a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. The ideal Soul Ring configuration of black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings for the fifth and sixth rings had always been something only the talented members of great families and powerful factions could acquire. People like Lin Ye and Tang Li could only depend on luck...

Thinking of this, Tang Li also sighed. Fortunately, he had connections here on Douluo Continent—namely, the Plane Will itself. Only with the Qi Luck it had bestowed upon him had he been able to enjoy such good fortune.

At the same time, one reason Lin Ye was taking him to the Spirit Ascension Platform to elevate his Soul Spirit was that Tang Li's current spiritual power and physical body both met the requirements.

Soul Spirit fusion corresponded to a Soul Master's spiritual strength, while Soul Rings depended on a Soul Master's physical strength. Over the past year, Tang Li had also benefited from Tang Wulin and Na'er's good fortune.

With both factors combined, Tang Li's body could withstand an ultimate Soul Spirit of around four thousand years. Coupled with the special nature of the Demon-Sealing Pot, Tang Li felt that his upper limit might be far higher than that.

"I'm looking forward to it."

Tang Li glanced at Tang Wulin, who was meditating, his eyes filled with deep excitement. Then he took a deep breath, calmed the turbulent thoughts in his heart, and began meditating and cultivating once more.

Cultivation time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, the sun had already turned dusky, and the lingering orange-red rays of sunset fell upon the Spirit Pagoda. With the help of a Spirit Master arranged by Lin Ye, Tang Ziran waited for Tang Wulin in the lobby.

Before long, that Spirit Master woke Tang Wulin in the Meditation Room and led her to the first-floor lobby to find Tang Ziran.

Tang Ziran then took Tang Wulin home. On the way, Tang Wulin became curious about why Tang Li had not returned with her, so she asked:

"Dad, where's Little Li? When I woke up, it seemed like he wasn't in the Meditation Room! Did he go home first?"

"Little Li didn't tell you? He went to Donghai City. He said he had something important to do and would be back in a few days."

Tang Ziran drove the Soul Guidance Car he had made himself toward home, casually telling Tang Wulin about Tang Li.

The moment Tang Wulin heard that Tang Li had gone to Donghai City, she immediately felt terrible...

She still remembered Tang Ziran saying that if Little Li refused to behave, he would send him to school in Donghai City! Upon hearing that Tang Li had gone to Donghai City, Tang Wulin's first thought was that her younger brother had been sent away!

Had the teacher told Tang Ziran about Little Li not paying attention in class and reading extracurricular books? But she had clearly covered for him!

"Dad, don't send Little Li to Donghai City, okay? Little Li has really been very well-behaved! I'll keep a close eye on him!"

Tang Wulin: (ʘ̥∧ʘ̥)

Tang Ziran: ⊙_⊙

"That isn't it. Dad didn't send him away. Little Li went to the East China Sea Spirit Pagoda with your Uncle Lin because he had something to do..."

Donghai City Soul Guidance Train Station.

Lin Ye had just led Tang Li out of the station when they saw the "Pillar of Heaven" standing at the center of Donghai City!

The East China Sea Spirit Pagoda was one of the Spirit Pagoda's eighteen major branch pagodas. These eighteen high-level Spirit Pagodas were far beyond comparison with the Aolai City branch; these large Spirit Pagoda branches were known as the Eighteen Pillars of Heaven!

As Donghai City's landmark building, Tang Li could clearly see the majestic grandeur of this Spirit Pagoda from far away amid the nighttime cityscape of towering buildings.

They boarded a Soul Guidance bus to the left, and before long, they arrived in front of the Spirit Pagoda. Once they climbed the steps, Tang Li could see it even more clearly—

This Spirit Pagoda had several hundred floors and stood over four hundred meters tall. Its overall appearance was simply an enlarged and elongated version of the Spirit Pagoda in Aolai City.

Its octagonal base covered an enormous area, narrowing inward every ten floors as it rose, all the way to the pointed spire at the top.

Even from its exterior alone, one could feel its incomparably magnificent aura.