Wu Changkong didn't ask where they were going.
He glanced at Qing Linyun with some surprise. This junior brother was different from the one he had seen a few days ago.
That aura... it's hard to describe.
In truth, Wu Changkong had never been able to see through Qing Linyun, but at this moment, Wu Changkong was certain that Qing Linyun's aura seemed to have improved again. This was an intuition.
Wu Changkong picked up his teacup and took a sip. A thought stirred within him.
He understood. That kid Qing Linyun had probably broken through again.
Wu Changkong didn't ask any further questions. He simply nodded, his voice indifferent.
Go ahead. Be careful.
Qing Linyun stood up, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and turned to leave. A flash of silver light appeared before his eyes. Qing Linyun's figure vanished from the office into thin air.
When they reappeared, they were already deep beneath the Heaven-Supporting Pillar, in a simple white cultivation room. The door closed silently behind them.
The concentration of Soul Power here is frighteningly high. Taking a breath here feels like swallowing a mouthful of Soul Spirit essence.
Qing Linyun weighed the options in his mind. The best cultivation paradise in the entire Douluo Continent was the Golden Tree at Shrek. But in terms of Soul Power concentration, this room was no less than the Golden Tree, and might even be stronger.
This was his private training room, which he had spent a fortune to build. He looked around.
The entire white interior, including the floor, walls, and ceiling, was covered with densely packed Soul Guidance Array.
The patterns are intricate, one ring upon another, layer upon layer, dazzling the eyes. A faint light flows within those patterns, making the whole room seem to be bathed in a soft glow.
Powering these magic arrays are pieces of Soul Bone that are hundreds or even thousands of years old. They are embedded in the grooves around the walls, densely packed, numbering at least a hundred.
Qing Linyun walked to the center of the formation and glanced down at the array eyes. Each array eye was inlaid with a piece of Soul Bone of extremely high quality and in perfect condition. The bone color was warm and the luster was restrained. Any one of them was over ten thousand years old. He clicked his tongue.
How much does this cost?
'Never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore.'
In the center of the training room, three people were already standing. Ye Lingling, dressed in a smart black suit, stood with her arms crossed against the wall. Na Nali leaned to the other side, Dark Bell hanging at her waist, a smile on her lips. Leng Yulai stood in the middle, her face not looking too good, her arms tightly crossed. When the three women saw him enter, their eyes all fell on him.
Ye Lingling spoke first, raising an eyebrow.
"Boss, you're finally back!"
She looked him up and down, a half-smile playing on her lips.
"I heard you've taken on another apprentice at school?"
Na Nali chimed in, her voice slow and slightly teasing.
"Not only my apprentice, but also a young female classmate, is having a falling out with our boss."
Leng Yulai's face darkened further. She gritted her teeth and took a step forward.
"Boss, shouldn't you give us an explanation?"
Qing Linyun was both amused and exasperated. These three were waiting for him to settle accounts with them. He raised his hand.
"Let's get down to business first. Battle Armor."
The Three-Word Battle Armor, the two-character upgrade to the three-character upgrade. The two-character upgrade is called Wuji ). The three-character upgrade is called Wuji Heaven.
Ye Lingling took out a set of armor from her Storage Soul Tool. The armor was dark gold all over, and the patterns were more than twice as fine as before. Just by placing it there, a sense of oppression could be felt.
"Boss."
Ye Lingling handed over the armor, her fingers gently tracing the pattern on the breastplate, her voice tinged with pride.
"The complete three-character set boasts a stable 130% increase, with meticulous engraving achieving 135%. Give it a try."
Qing Linyun took it. He didn't put it on as he used to. The Three-Word Battle Armor was no longer just a matter of "wearing".
The Battle Armor directly affects the Martial Soul. He closed his eyes and with a thought, he...
The dark gold armor melted in his palm, flowing like water into his skin. There was no friction, no foreign sensation. It merged with his Martial Soul, his bloodline, and his Soul Power.
" Wuji Heaven."
He murmured the name. The next second, a dark golden light exploded from his body.
Armor emerged from beneath his panel, automatically splicing, fastening, and taking shape. The helmet landed on his head, the shoulder armor pressed down on his shoulders, the breastplate clung tightly to his chest, the gauntlets wrapped around his forearms, and the leg armor and boots were all put back in place in an instant.
The three women stared wide-eyed.
Ye Lingling, who makes Battle Armor, knows best what this means. Three-Word Battle Armor can already be stored in the body and summoned at will. In the future, if the boss wants Battle Armor, there's no need to even take off and put on clothes; just call out the name, and the armor will appear.
Na Nali's smile vanished. She was a level 99 Quasi-God, with a very sharp eye.
The man before her, dressed in the Wuji Heaven Armor, exuded such a powerful aura that even she, a Quasi-God, felt a tightness in her chest. She instinctively gripped the Dark Bell at her waist.
Leng Yulai even took a half step back. She was also a level 99 Demigod.
"This..."
She swallowed.
"Boss, what level are you now?"
Qing Linyun flexed his wrists, listening to the cracking sounds from his joints. He mentally assessed the situation.
Level 80 Soul Douluo.
The Three-Word Battle Armor, Wuji Heaven, boasts a 135% boost. Golden Dragon King Bloodline, having broken through the first twelve of the eighteen seals, and its physical attributes are comparable to those of Limit Douluo.
"If we really calculate, at full power, he's no less than a level 99 Limit Douluo."
The three women gasped.
Qing Linyun added slowly.
"If I add my underhanded tricks to that, the Death Arena cooldown will be just ready. Even Quasi-God can be defeated."
There was a two-second silence in the training room. Na Nali was the first to react. She clapped her hands, her eyes crinkling with laughter, her eyes shining brightly.
"Oh my goodness! Our boss is going to fly to the moon!"
She took two steps forward, stretched out her finger, and lightly traced a line on the dark gold armor on Qing Linyun's chest.
"Boss, you're so amazing now, how do you plan to thank us sisters?"
Ye Lingling also came over and hugged his arm from the other side, her voice soft and sticky, her breath spraying on his ear.
"This Battle Armor took the three of us countless nights to make. Aren't you going to show your appreciation?"
Leng Yulai stood there, her face flushed, stubbornly refusing to admit it.
"I... I didn't want any thanks."
As she spoke, her feet unconsciously moved closer, and her eyes couldn't help but glance at him.
Qing Linyun was surrounded by three women. He laughed heartily, put one arm around each of them, and casually patted Ye Lingling's bottom.
"Snap."
Ye Lingling exclaimed "Ah!" and her face flushed red as she snuggled into his arms.
"Boss!"
"Thanks."
Qing Linyun smiled like a cat that had just stolen some cream.
You can thank me however you like.
He looked down at the three of them; each one was prettier than the last, and each one blushed more than the last.
"This training room has a bed in the inner room. Come on, boss, let me show you how to train."
Na Nali's eyes lit up, and she leaned closer.
What should we practice?
Qing Linyun wrapped his arm around the person's waist and strode into the inner room of the cultivation chamber.
"How will you three serve me well?"
Ye Lingling buried her face in his chest, gently scolding him, her voice so soft it could melt your heart.
"That's terrible."
Leng Yulai struggled twice but couldn't break free. Her face was already red to the roots of her neck, and she was still muttering something.
"You... you let go of me, I can walk by myself."
Na Nali was laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight when Qing Linyun pulled her into his arms with his other hand. The three women were now all in his arms, their laughter and playful scolding mingling together.
The door to the training room clicked shut from the inside.
Qing Linyun seems to have forgotten that his Eighth Soul Ring hasn't been formed yet. But there should be more important matters to attend to right now than forming Soul Ring.
"Ugh... Ah... Be gentle..."