Ma Hongjun Wanted a New Master? The 290,000-Year Golden Hawksbill Turtle, "Golden Emperor"!
A stream of Xuanming Heavy Water condensed into a pitch-black ice spear in Lu Wudao's palm.
Then, bearing crushing weight, it mercilessly pierced the central core of the Evil Orca King's skull!
Squelch!
A pillar of blood shot skyward. The Evil Orca King's enormous body convulsed violently several times, and the light in its pupils faded completely.
Hum-!
As its life came to an end, a scarlet ring of light slowly rose from the Evil Orca King's corpse.
A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!
[Douluo section · Yu Xiaogang]:
"He's mad... truly mad!
That's a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!
Even Titled Douluos dream of such a treasure, yet a Quasi-Soul Douluo with only seven rings actually hopes to absorb one?!"
[Douluo section · Tang San]:
"Teacher, there are absolute age barriers when Soul Masters absorb Soul Rings.
A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring is already the limit for the seventh ring. How could an eighth ring possibly withstand the violent power and Soul Shock of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring?
His body will definitely explode, killing him!"
Tang San had absolute faith in Yu Xiaogang's theories. The instant his teacher launched an attack, he followed without the slightest hesitation.
[Douluo section · Bibi Dong]:
"Even I... only dared risk absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring after becoming a Titled Douluo, relying on the foundation of my Twin Martial Souls.
This young man is only in his twenties and has yet to become a Titled Douluo. If he dares forcefully merge with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, he will certainly die.
[Douluo section · Ning Fengzhi]:
"Do the people of the Xuanwu Empire not even understand basic Martial Soul Theory?
Why isn't this Elder Ye Shaozhe stopping him?"
Doubts stirred in Ning Fengzhi's heart.
Could the people of the Xuanwu Empire have some effective method for absorbing Soul Rings?
But however strong Lu Wudao's body and spiritual power were, surely they could not be strong enough to absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as his eighth ring?
In the Douluo Continent's bullet comments, almost everyone pronounced Lu Wudao arrogant and bent on seeking his own death.
Yet, under the gaze of those watching the Sky Screen's images.
Lu Wudao did not so much as glance at those bullet comments.
His expression calm, Lu Wudao sat cross-legged atop the Evil Orca King's head.
Behind him, the turtle and snake of the Divine Beast Xuanwu roared together.
Lu Wudao used his Soul Power to draw the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring onto the Divine Beast Xuanwu.
Boom!
The Evil Orca King's lingering resentment erupted instantly, forming an enormous blood-red whale phantom that frantically battered Lu Wudao's mind and Sea of Consciousness!
"Human insect!
Die!
I'll take you to the grave with me!"
Within Lu Wudao's Sea of Consciousness, the Evil Orca King's resentment roared madly.
Yet Lu Wudao merely gave a cold smile.
Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, a golden Divine Beast Xuanwu, so enormous that it blotted out his entire spiritual world, slowly opened its eyes.
The pressure of a divine beast, supreme above all!
Before the pure bloodline pressure of the divine-grade Xuanwu Martial Soul, the Evil Spirit Orca's resentment did not last even three seconds.
It instantly crumbled into the purest spiritual origin, which Lu Wudao effortlessly refined!
Meanwhile, the violent power of a hundred thousand years surged wildly through Lu Wudao's extraordinary meridians.
Had he been an ordinary Soul Douluo, his meridians would already have burst apart inch by inch.
But within Lu Wudao's body, his bones, tempered since childhood by consuming countless amounts of whale rubber and heavenly materials and earthly treasures, shone with a faint golden-jade luster, as tough as grade-nine soul guidance adamantine.
With Xuanming Qi circulating as well, the violent power was swiftly tamed and absorbed as soon as it entered his sea of Qi, becoming a vast reserve of Soul Power!
Hum-!
In just half an incense stick's time, Lu Wudao successfully completed the absorption!
Lu Wudao slowly opened his eyes, two red gleams flashing through them.
His eighth Soul Ring had been absorbed!
Lu Wudao rose to his full height atop the whale's corpse, Soul Power surging around him.
In an instant, he broke through the Level 80 barrier, then surged onward like a force splitting bamboo, shooting straight to the peak of Level 84!
Beneath his feet, eight full Soul Rings unfurled in sequence:
Yellow!
Purple!
Purple!
Black!
Black!
Black!
Black!
Red!
That final Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring radiated dazzling crimson light beneath the sun, stinging the eyes of everyone watching through the Sky Screen.
An Eight-Ring Soul Douluo with a hundred-thousand-year eighth ring!
Was this right?
Across the Douluo Continent, every Soul Master watching this scene could not help questioning everything they knew.
In the Sky Screen Livestream, the Douluo Continent section's bullet comments remained completely blank for several breaths, as though everyone's brain had crashed at that moment.
[Douluo section · Yu Xiaogang]:
"Yellow... purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red?!
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
How could his second ring be a thousand-year ring?!
How could his eighth ring be a hundred-thousand-year ring?!
My Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul...
My theories...
How could they be wrong?!"
[Douluo section · Tang San]:
"Teacher...
His physical strength...
Just what level has it reached?
Why could he overcome the spiritual backlash of a hundred-thousand-year ring?"
[Douluo section · Bibi Dong]:
"He already has a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring before becoming a Titled Douluo...
Is this the foundation granted by the Divine Beast Xuanwu's bloodline?"
Within Spirit City, disbelief covered Bibi Dong's face.
A prince not yet thirty already possessed combat strength and a configuration that surpassed the vast majority of the Douluo Continent's powerhouses.
Then how many more monsters like this... were hidden throughout the Xuanwu Empire?!
The Xuanwu Continent was not even as large as the Douluo Continent, and presumably could not have that many more resources.
How could it support so many prodigies and powerhouses?
[Douluo section · Ma Hongjun]:
"Bright Phoenix?
This is my first time seeing a Titled Douluo with a Phoenix Martial Soul!
If possible, could I..."
Within Shrek Academy in Heaven Dou City.
Ma Hongjun hurriedly shut his mouth and wiped away his cold sweat.
"Damn, I almost forgot this livestream sends bullet comments through spiritual power, posting whatever you think."
"If Teacher sees that I want to take this Phoenix Douluo as my master, won't he beat me to death?"
Ma Hongjun summoned his own Fire Phoenix Martial Soul and compared it with the Bright Phoenix on the Sky Screen.
He reached a decision.
I'll find a way to get to the Xuanwu Continent and ask that Phoenix Douluo for guidance.
Not only can I cultivate faster, I can also find someone to back me.
Otherwise, with the Xuanwu Continent this strong, the Douluo Continent definitely won't stand a chance. Then my Shrek Academy won't have to worry about being wiped out either!
At that thought, Ma Hongjun suddenly chuckled, pleased with his own wisdom.
"Your Highness is mighty!"
Ye Shaozhe stroked his beard and laughed heartily, his eyes filled with gratification:
"A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring for your eighth ring.
When your Soul Power reaches Level 90 and you absorb your ninth Soul Ring, you might even have a chance of receiving the Golden Emperor's sacrifice!"
Lu Wudao flexed his wrist, felt the strength surging like rivers and seas within him, and released a long, satisfied breath:
"That felt good!
Not only did my Soul Power break through to Level 84, this big fish also dropped a hundred-thousand-year Torso Bone, just what I needed to fill the gap in my defensive Soul Bones!"
With that, Lu Wudao looked at Ye Shaozhe and said with a wry smile:
"Uncle Ye, I wouldn't dare hope for the Golden Emperor's sacrifice. Never mind the other young talents in the empire whose gifts surpass mine.
My own older brother and sister alone are enough to outshine me!"
The "Golden Emperor" Ye Shaozhe mentioned was a 290,000-year Golden Hawksbill Turtle about to face its three-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation!
According to the unspoken rules, if the Golden Hawksbill Turtle felt it could not survive its heavenly tribulation, it would choose a suitable Soul Master and offer itself in sacrifice!
"Still, the Douluo Continent is so vast, it must have plenty of Soul Beast resources.
When the time comes, I could ask Father to assign one or two powerhouses to hunt a Ferocious Beast for me!"
After speaking, Lu Wudao also extracted the whale rubber from the Evil Orca King's body.
"Now this is a real treasure."
Lu Wudao chuckled and placed it in his storage ring.
Then he turned toward Sea God Island, his gaze sharp:
"Uncle Ye, has the route ahead been cleared?"
Ye Shaozhe nodded slightly and looked toward the dark clouds faintly visible at the far end of the horizon:
"Reporting to Your Highness, the Sea Soul Beasts within a thousand li were frightened out of their wits by that soul guidance saturation bombardment just now. Every one of them has dived and scattered.
The route is completely clear."
"Good!"
Lu Wudao leaped up and landed steadily back on the Sea-Breaker's deck, issuing his orders in a ringing voice:
"Send orders to the Third Fleet: maintain full speed ahead and clear the way for the main continent!"
"Sea God Island lies three thousand li ahead. Advance at full speed on this general's orders!"
"Yes, sir!"
The deep, resonant blasts of the Soul Guidance Foghorn rang through the clouds.
Deep beneath the sea, within the range of his divine sense, Lu Changqing clearly witnessed Lu Wudao slaying the Evil Orca King and absorbing its Soul Ring.
He could not help nodding slightly:
"Lu Wudao, this child is quite good."
Then he took another step.
Rumble!
The earth veins deep within the Ocean shook violently once more.
Four feet shattered the deep-sea rock strata, stirring hundred-zhang waves that swept across the horizon.
And not far away lay the Deep Sea Demon Whale's waters.