A Gift from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan! The Thunder Dragon Pearl

Qian Daoliu looked at the jade box.

"What's inside?"

Yu Yuanzhen took the jade box.

He slowly opened its lid.

Blue-violet lightning rose from inside the jade box.

A pearl the size of a fist floated within.

The pearl was deep blue all over.

Inside it, a tiny dragon silhouette swam ceaselessly.

The surrounding energy of heaven and earth was drawn toward it, gradually gathering at the Waterside Pavilion.

Yu Yuanzhen raised the jade box with both hands.

"This is the Thunder Dragon Pearl."

"When the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was first founded, its first clan leader obtained it from Thunder Canyon."

"The pearl retains a portion of true dragon origin."

"The clan has kept it deep within the Thunder Pool, nurturing it for hundreds of years."

Qian Renxue looked at the Thunder Dragon Pearl.

She could sense the immense power it contained.

That power carried an extremely strong lightning attribute.

If ordinary Soul Masters touched it directly, the lightning would scorch their meridians.

Qian Daoliu raised his palm.

The Thunder Dragon Pearl flew out of the jade box on its own.

Blue-violet lightning flowed along his fingers.

Golden divine power kept all the lightning outside his palm.

The tiny dragon silhouette within the pearl raised its head.

It tried to break through the divine power sealing it in.

Qian Daoliu closed his fingers.

The golden light tightened with them.

The dragon silhouette sank back into the pearl.

Yu Yuanzhen lowered his head.

"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has submitted."

"This Thunder Dragon Pearl should rightfully be offered to the Great Enshrined."

Qian Daoliu looked at him.

"You're willing to part with it?"

"No matter how precious our clan's supreme treasure is, the clan must be able to protect it."

Yu Yuanzhen said:

"No one on the continent today is better suited to keep it than you, Great Enshrined."

"I also wish to use this pearl to demonstrate the clan's loyalty."

Qian Daoliu put away the Thunder Dragon Pearl.

"I accept it."

Yu Yuanzhen inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

Offering up the Thunder Dragon Pearl was equivalent to surrendering one of the most important parts of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's legacy.

But as long as Qian Daoliu was willing to accept it, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan could continue to exist.

"The clan's disciples have all been registered anew."

"There are six Soul Masters above rank eighty."

"There are twenty-three Soul Masters above rank seventy."

"All are available for deployment by Spirit Hall."

Qian Daoliu nodded slightly.

"You will continue to lead the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

"The sect's existing territory will remain unchanged."

"When Spirit Hall needs you, I will send someone with orders."

Yu Yuanzhen cupped his fists.

"As you command."

He hesitated for a moment before speaking again.

"Great Enshrined."

"Yu Xiaogang has entered the Thunder Pool."

"He cleans the thunderstone every day and has not left the sect."

Liu Erlong's hand paused around her jade chopsticks.

She quickly regained her composure.

Qian Daoliu looked at Yu Yuanzhen.

"Handle him according to the sect's rules."

"Yes."

Yu Yuanzhen stayed no longer.

He left the rear courtyard with the two elders.

His blue figure soon disappeared at the end of the covered walkway.

Qian Renxue withdrew her gaze.

"How do you plan to use the Thunder Dragon Pearl, Grandpa?"

"It isn't much use to me."

Qian Daoliu took out the pearl.

Blue-violet light illuminated the Waterside Pavilion.

"The true dragon origin inside the pearl can temper the body."

"After you absorb your eighth Soul Ring, use it to strengthen your meridians."

Qian Renxue was slightly taken aback.

"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan offered this to you, Grandpa."

"Once it's in my hands, I decide what to do with it."

Qian Daoliu put away the Thunder Dragon Pearl.

A smile entered Qian Renxue's eyes.

She picked up a piece of stewed meat and placed it in her grandfather's bowl.

"You treat me best, Grandpa."

Liu Erlong watched the two of them.

She picked up the teapot and poured Qian Daoliu a cup of hot tea.

"How far are you from rank eighty now, Young Mistress?"

"Seven ranks."

Qian Renxue raised a hand to touch the angel runes between her brows.

"I can now keep the Divine Slaughter's Domain within a hundred zhang."

"My Angel True Body has stabilized completely, too."

"Next, I'll devote myself fully to cultivating Soul Power."

Qian Daoliu looked at her.

"Break through to rank eighty within a year."

"I can do it."

Qian Renxue answered with complete seriousness.

She already possessed a hundred-thousand-year seventh Soul Ring.

Her physical strength and reserves of Soul Power far surpassed those of ordinary Soul Saints.

Once she broke through to rank eighty, she could absorb another Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Qian Daoliu raised a hand and ruffled her long golden hair.

"Eat first."

"All right."

Qian Renxue lowered her head and finished the meat porridge in her bowl.

After breakfast ended.

The three left the Waterside Pavilion.

Qian Renxue went to the Worship Hall to cultivate.

Liu Erlong began handling the affairs of merging Blue Tyrant Academy into Spirit Hall.

Qian Daoliu remained in the rear courtyard, preparing Qian Renxue's eighth Soul Ring.

A year later.

The Worship Hall.

Immense Soul Power spread out from the cultivation chamber.

Golden divine light streamed through the doors and windows, illuminating the entire rear hall.

A Six-Winged Angel phantom hovered above the roof.

Its three pairs of wings slowly unfurled.

Qian Renxue sat cross-legged in the center of the cultivation chamber.

Seven Soul Rings revolved around her body.

The outermost crimson Soul Ring radiated a weighty pressure.

Golden Soul Power circulated through her meridians.

With every completed circuit, her aura grew a little stronger.

The final barrier gradually loosened.

Qian Renxue opened her eyes.

A pillar of golden light rose from within her.

Her Soul Power broke past the boundary of rank seventy-nine.

Rank eighty!

The entire cultivation chamber shook with it.

The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul behind her grew more solid.

Its three pairs of wings scattered great swaths of golden motes.

The pale red Divine Slaughter's Domain spread out beneath her feet.

The domain covered only the inside of the cultivation chamber, without the slightest trace leaking out.

Qian Daoliu stood outside the door.

Sensing the change in Soul Power, he raised a hand and opened the stone door.

Qian Renxue withdrew her Martial Soul.

She rose from her meditation cushion and hurried over to her grandfather.

"Grandpa."

"I've broken through to rank eighty."

Qian Daoliu examined the Soul Power within her.

Her meridians were stable.

Her Soul Power foundation had not been affected either.

"Ten days earlier than I expected."

Qian Renxue hugged his arm.

"You ought to praise me, Grandpa."

"Well done."

"Just well done?"

Qian Daoliu raised a hand and tapped her forehead.

"Stabilize your Soul Power first."

Qian Renxue covered her forehead.

"I've already been stabilizing it for half a month."

"When are we going to get my Soul Ring?"

"Today."

Qian Renxue's eyes lit up.

"You've already found a suitable Soul Beast, Grandpa?"

"The Star Dou Great Forest."

Qian Daoliu said:

"The Sky Azure Bull Python."

The smile gradually faded from Qian Renxue's face.

The Sky Azure Bull Python was the overlord of the Star Dou Great Forest's core region.

Rumor had it that it had the head of a bull and the body of a snake.

Its cultivation had already exceeded a hundred thousand years.

Even an ordinary Titled Douluo might not emerge unscathed after entering the Lake of Life.

Qian Renxue gripped the Angel Holy Sword at her waist.

"Is it suitable for me?"

"The Sky Azure Bull Python possesses thunder, strength, and water attributes."

"Its soul ring can strengthen your body and supplement the control abilities that the Angel Martial Soul lacks."

Qian Daoliu looked at her.

"However, you must deliver the final blow yourself."

"I understand."

Qian Renxue nodded.

"Grandpa will suppress it."

"I'll kill it."

Liu Erlong approached from the other end of the corridor.

She wore a wine-red gown.

A year had left no changes on her face.

Instead, her features were even more radiant than before.

"I'm coming too."

Qian Daoliu glanced at her.

"There are other hundred-thousand-year soul beasts near the Lake of Life."

"Stay close to Xiao Xue."

Liu Erlong came to Qian Renxue's side.

"All right."

Qian Renxue took out a golden hair ribbon.

She tied her loose hair behind her head.

She also changed out of her white gown into a fitted gold-and-white battle skirt.

The skirt armor tapered downward along her slender waist.

A pair of tall white boots encased her calves.

She drew the Angel Holy Sword.

The golden sword edge reflected her calm eyes.

"Grandpa."

"I'm ready."

Qian Daoliu raised his right hand.

A golden spatial passage unfolded before the three of them.

At the other end of the passage lay a dense forest.

Qian Renxue sheathed her sword.

She linked her arm through her grandfather's and stepped into the passage.

Star Dou Great Forest.

The core region.

Golden light dissipated among the ancient trees.

Qian Daoliu landed on a thick branch.

Qian Renxue and Liu Erlong stood on either side of him.

Several li ahead lay the Lake of Life.

No ordinary soul beasts roamed along the lakeshore.

The natural energy in the air was far denser than at the forest's outskirts.

Qian Renxue released her grandfather's arm.

She extended her spiritual perception forward.

An immense presence lurked deep beneath the lake.

Before it even appeared, its crushing pressure had already enveloped the surrounding forest.

"It's noticed us."

Qian Renxue gripped her sword hilt.

Great waves suddenly surged across the Lake of Life.

The center of the lake bulged upward.

An enormous bull's head slowly emerged from the water.

Two curved horns pointed skyward.

Azure scales covered its head and neck.

Below them stretched an incomparably massive snake's body.

Blue-green lightning flowed ceaselessly along its scales.

The Sky Azure Bull Python raised its head.

Its gaze settled on Qian Daoliu.

The trees along the lakeshore bent backward in unison.

"Human."

"Leave this place."

Qian Daoliu stepped off the branch.

His body hovered above the Lake of Life.

"I've come for your soul ring."

The Sky Azure Bull Python opened its enormous mouth.

The lake water rose high into the air.

"This is no place for you to set foot."

Qian Daoliu raised his right hand.

A golden divine ring spread beneath his feet.

The water that had just risen fell back down.

Golden light completely sealed the space around the Sky Azure Bull Python.

Its massive serpentine body tried to sink to the lakebed.

Golden divine chains appeared from the void.

The divine chains wrapped around its horns and body, forcibly dragging it out of the Lake of Life.

Boom!

Its azure serpentine body slammed onto the lakeshore.

The ground caved in.

The blast of air snapped swathes of ancient trees.

The lightning covering the Sky Azure Bull Python erupted in full.

Hundreds of bolts of blue-green thunder blasted toward Qian Daoliu.

Qian Daoliu stood in midair.

Golden divine power condensed into a wall of light.

The thunder struck it, dissolving into tiny motes of light one after another.

Qian Renxue leaped down from the branch.

She landed at the edge of the lakeshore.

The Angel Holy Sword slid from its sheath.

Seven soul rings rose from beneath her feet in succession.

"Seventh Soul Skill."

"Angel True Body."

The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul merged into her body.

Three pairs of golden wings unfurled from Qian Renxue's back.

Her crimson seventh soul ring released a vast radiance.

Her aura rapidly surged.

Her pale-red Divine Slaughter's Domain spread immediately afterward.

Slaughter aura mingled with the angel's sacred aura.

The domain enveloped the Sky Azure Bull Python's head.

Qian Renxue raised the Angel Holy Sword.

All her golden soul power poured into the blade's edge.

The Sky Azure Bull Python looked at her.

Its massive tail suddenly swept across the lakeshore.

Qian Daoliu raised his hand and pressed downward.

The golden divine chains tightened in unison.

The tail stopped ten zhang in front of Qian Renxue.

The soul power within the Sky Azure Bull Python was sealed by divine power.

It could only struggle with its physical strength.

The lakeshore continued to crumble beneath its enormous body.

Qian Renxue did not strike immediately.

She studied the azure scales on the Sky Azure Bull Python's head.

A hundred-thousand-year soul beast's defenses far surpassed those of ordinary soul beasts.

Between the bull's brows lay a darker armored scale.

That was not its weak point.

Its true weak point lay behind that armored scale.

A ray of divine light descended from Qian Daoliu's fingertip.

The armored scale between the Sky Azure Bull Python's brows split open.

The golden light pierced the armored scale without injuring its head.

"Now."

The three pairs of wings behind Qian Renxue unfurled in unison.

Her body became a streak of golden light.

The Angel Holy Sword thrust forward.

Its tip passed precisely through the crack in the armored scale.

Squelch!

The golden sword edge pierced the Sky Azure Bull Python's head.

The Sky Azure Bull Python's body abruptly reared up.

The divine chains were pulled taut.

Qian Renxue gripped the sword hilt with both hands.

She continued pouring the soul power within her into the blade.

"Angel Sacred Flame."

Golden flames traveled along the blade's edge into its head.

The life aura within the Sky Azure Bull Python rapidly dissipated.

Its enormous serpentine body crashed back to the ground.

Waves surged across the lake once more.

A moment later.

The Sky Azure Bull Python stopped struggling.

Qian Renxue pulled out the Angel Holy Sword.

Golden flames cleansed the blood from the blade's edge.

She spread her wings and landed beside her grandfather again.

A crimson soul ring condensed above the Sky Azure Bull Python's corpse.

The hundred thousand year soul ring slowly rose.

Red radiance bathed the entire lakeshore.

Qian Daoliu withdrew the divine chains.

"Go."

Qian Renxue put away the Angel Holy Sword.

She approached the Sky Azure Bull Python's corpse and sat down cross-legged.

Drawn by her soul power, the crimson soul ring moved above her head.

Qian Daoliu landed behind her.

He placed a palm on her shoulder.

"Do not resist the soul ring's power."

"Guide it into your meridians."

Qian Renxue closed her eyes.

"All right."

The Crimson Soul Ring slowly descended.

Vast soul power surged into her body.

Her gold-and-white battle skirt fluttered in the soul power.

Her hair, tied behind her head, lifted in the rushing air.

The Sky Azure Bull Python's lingering will charged into her Sea of Consciousness.

The instant it touched Qian Renxue's spiritual origin, a beam of golden divine light descended from outside.

Qian Daoliu's divine sense stood guard outside her Sea of Consciousness.

The Sky Azure Bull Python's lingering will shattered on the spot.

Qian Renxue began refining the Soul Ring with all her strength.

Golden soul power washed through her meridians again and again.

The eighth Crimson Soul Ring gradually aligned with the previous seven Soul Rings.

The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul behind her grew even taller.

Streaks of azure-blue markings appeared on its golden wings.

The energy of heaven and earth around the Lake of Life flowed continuously into her body.

Time slowly passed.

Qian Renxue opened her eyes.

A gleam of golden light flashed in her eyes.

Eight Soul Rings rose at once.

Two yellow.

Two purple.

Two black.

Two red.

The outermost Eighth Soul Ring radiated the oppressive aura unique to a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

She rose from the ground.

Her Angel True Body manifested on its own.

Three pairs of wings spread fully.

Azure-blue lightning flowed along the edges of her wings.

Qian Renxue raised her right hand.

The Eighth Soul Ring slowly rotated.

Drawn by her soul power, the water above the Lake of Life condensed into a giant azure python.

Thunder coursed continuously through the water.

She withdrew her soul power.

The giant azure python turned back into lake water and fell.

Qian Daoliu examined the meridians within her body.

The Soul Ring had completely stabilized.

Her rank eighty-three soul power circulated steadily within her body.

"The absorption of the Eighth Soul Ring is complete."

Qian Renxue looked at the two Crimson Soul Rings beside her.

A bright smile shone in her eyes.

"Grandpa."

"My Eighth Soul Ring is a hundred-thousand-year one, too."