Changes Over Two and a Half Years

To be honest, in the world of the Douluo Continent, the existence of the Dragon Tomb is still too excessive.

As part of the original "Divine Dragon Domain" of the Divine Realm, it is also the burial place of countless Ancient Dragon Clan. The number of God-Level True Dragon alone is estimated to be more than all the gods in the current Douluo God Realm combined.

That was a fragment of a world that once nurtured countless powerful Dragon Clan. Even after death, the energy contained in the remnant souls of those fallen Dragon Clan was enough to drive any human Soul Master mad.

Not to mention that the remains of the old Dragon God and the remnants of the souls of those Dragon King at the God King level also lie there.

That place is an inexhaustible treasure trove for any Soul Master with the Dragon Clan Martial Soul, and for Qi Ji, the reincarnation of the Dragon God Crown Prince, it is an ultimate opportunity tailor-made for him.

Therefore, for Qi Ji, it was imperative to make the trip no matter what.

That place was extremely important for his cultivation and growth. It could be said that before becoming a god, there was no place more worthwhile for him to venture into than the Dragon Tomb.

His cultivation level is currently stuck at level 50, and he urgently needs a high-quality second Soul Spirit to break through the current bottleneck. Any one of the remnant souls at the Dragon King level in the Dragon Tomb is far stronger than the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit outside.

The only problem is that the area is currently controlled by the Tang Sect, and Qi Ji cannot bypass the Tang Sect to enter on his own.

But this matter will likely be resolved soon—after all, on the surface, the Dragon Tomb is far less famous than the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and no one has ever truly reached the core of the Dragon Tomb. The Tang Sect is unlikely to break ties with the Federation over a mere "training secret realm."

With Quasi-God level powerhouse like Chen Xinjie leading the way, and the Federation providing cover, the Tang Sect shouldn't be so reluctant to even grant this small request.

Qi Ji stood up, dusted off his robes, and left the cultivation room where he had been in seclusion for a long time.

Sunlight streamed in through the window at the end of the corridor, falling on his face and causing him to squint.

Counting the days, he hadn't seen the sun for almost a few days, and his eyes were still a little unaccustomed to the sudden exposure to bright light.

He stood there for a few seconds before walking outside.

Incidentally, after the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament, all the original members of Class Zero were taken away by Qi Ji.

Of course, Qi Ji couldn't possibly do something as unruly as "stealing the peaches."

His plan was this: he had Class Zero transfer to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy under the guise of "exchange students," which meant they were actually taken away by Qi Ji.

However, in name, they are still students who graduated from the Eastsea Academy, and their graduation certificates are still stamped with the official seal of the Eastsea Academy.

In other words, from now on, Eastsea Academy will no longer need to allocate resources to train the children in Class Zero, as Qi Ji will take over the entire responsibility.

Eastsea Academy was naturally delighted with this—after all, Class Zero was indeed resource-intensive, with those few children consuming more cultivation materials each year than the entire grade combined. Now that someone was taking over, they couldn't be happier.

As long as they can use this as a gimmick for recruitment, it will be enough to keep them happy for years. Eastsea Academy has made a huge profit from this deal.

Although Qi Ji thought Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi's potential was indeed average and they weren't exactly groundbreaking geniuses, they were still top figures in their respective regions, and it was ultimately a good thing to win them over to the Federation.

As for Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie, whom Qi Ji truly valued, they gradually began to show their potential.

First is Xu Xiaoyan.

After Qi Ji took her to places with rich astrological attributes to cultivate and gave her a lot of rare and precious herbs, Xu Xiaoyan's Martial Soul finally underwent a qualitative transformation—evolving from the Starwheel Ice Staff into a pure Star Staff.

The "strongest controller under the starry sky" from the original work has finally made its grand debut.

Qi Ji's team is not lacking in damage output. Either Tang Wuling or Gu Yuena can easily overwhelm opponents of the same level. Therefore, Xu Xiaoyan's unparalleled control ability becomes a great reinforcement.

Xu Xiaoyan a little about the original work knows how disgusting Xu Xiaoyan's Soul Skill are.

This can be seen from the ending of the Legend of the Dragon King, where Tang Wulin confesses that he really didn't want to fight Xu Xiaoyan.

Xie Xie did not undergo such a sudden transformation as Xu Xiaoyan; at least his Martial Soul had not yet evolved into the Space-Time Sacred Dragon.

However, Qi Ji wasn't in a hurry, because compared to Xu Xiaoyan's kind of qualitative leap at the last minute, Xie Xie was far behind to begin with.

Qi Ji has always been a patient person, and he has never put pressure on Xie Xie —usually, Xie Xie pressure on himself.

After all, with Xu Xiaoyan displaying such extraordinary talent, Xie Xie found himself being left behind.

Although saying this might be unfair to Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, Qi Ji had never explicitly said that he thought highly of them, and Xie Xie was also aware of this.

He didn't complain or feel jealous; he just focused intently on his cultivation.

Xie Xie often felt that he had let Qi Ji down—he was clearly the first person Qi Ji had high hopes for, but even now he might not be able to beat Zhang Yangzi, who was fighting alone.

This disparity fueled his determination, leading Xie Xie to become exceptionally diligent in his cultivation. He spent all his time cultivating, except for eating and sleeping, and even his days off were spent on the training ground.

Through this almost self-torturing effort, his level actually became the highest among the original Class Zero students, reaching a full level of thirty-six.

Qi Ji felt that Xie Xie was like a carp that had been accumulating strength for a long time, waiting to leap over the dragon gate—once he successfully broke through, he would experience a qualitative leap.

Perhaps, when we go to the Dragon Tomb, we can Xie Xie along, giving him the opportunity to complete the Second Awakening of his Martial Soul there and truly transform into the Space-Time Sacred Dragon.

After all, that place has a natural resonance with Soul Master of the Dragon Clan Martial Soul, and it might become an opportunity for Xie Xie to break through.

Furthermore, Wu Changkong's rate of progress after resolving his inner conflict is nothing short of terrifying.

In just two and a half years, he broke through from level 69 Soul Emperor to level 82 Soul Douluo.

This speed would be astonishing to anyone—is it because Wu Changkong is inherently exceptionally talented, or because he has been accumulating knowledge and experience for so long that it's finally coming to fruition?

Perhaps it's both; that's the answer.

Finally... Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena maintained their original cultivation speed over the past two and a half years.

Tang Wuling is already level 47, and Gu Yuena seems to be intentionally maintaining the same speed as Tang Wuling, which is why Qi Ji feels a lot of pressure.

Regardless of who's using a bigger cheat, my level is really going to be caught up!