Qian Xunji Wanted to Hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast
Upon arriving at the Pope's Hall, Qian Xunji continued to ask Bibi Dong what she had experienced during this time, his expression turning extremely surprised. Even the worshippers listened to the entire process with shocked expressions.
Especially when Bibi Dong said that Qian Xunling had ascended the Nine Heaven Mysterious Steps and was stopped by the Great Enshrined, everyone almost gaped in disbelief. That was something even Qian Daoliu hadn't accomplished.
Bibi Dong smiled, clearly enjoying describing Qian Xunling's affairs to others, as if it were a secret between her and Qian Xunling. At that moment, Qian Xunling chuckled, "They're all here. It seems I don't need to go looking for them one by one."
"Uncle-Master." Upon hearing Qian Xunling's voice, Bibi Dong became even more delighted and immediately ran towards Qian Xunling. Seeing his disciple's state, Qian Xunji looked at Qian Xunling with a gloomy expression and slowly followed.
Golden Crocodile Douluo was the first to approach Qian Xunling and praised, "Xunling, your talent is truly astounding! If the Great Enshrined of Sea God Island hadn't stopped you, you would have reached the peak of the Nine Heaven Mysterious Steps."
"Reaching the summit won't do any good. I'm already practically a successor to the Sea God Trial; if he wanted to test me, he would have done so already." Qian Xunling pondered for a moment, then smiled slightly. "But it's not entirely useless; the Sea God's Light there is quite impressive."
"The successor of the Sea God?" The worshippers looked at Qian Xunling with even greater surprise, but Golden Crocodile immediately realized something was wrong and asked, "Why didn't the Lord Sea God subject you to God Trial, Xunling? Who else has more talent than you?"
"I don't want to explain this, so please don't ask anymore," Qian Xunling replied, then looked at Qian Xunji and rolled her eyes, saying, "Don't look at me like I stole your disciple. If you're not happy, let's have a one-on-one fight."
"You dare say you didn't try to steal my disciple?" Qian Xunji retorted, glancing at Bibi Dong before continuing, "My newly accepted disciple, who hadn't even been in the sect for two days, was taken away by you for a year and a half. Their bond with you is even stronger than with me, their teacher."
"Teacher..." Noticing Qian Xunji's jealousy, Bibi Dong raised her head as if to say something, but seemed unable to utter a word. What the teacher said seemed to be true.
She realized she really liked her martial uncle now, so she lowered her head shyly.
Seeing Bibi Dong's expression, Qian Xunling didn't say anything and turned to Qian Xunji, saying, "So, how about a fight?"
Qian Xunji shrank back in fright, his face flushed with anger. He was already no match for Qian Xunling, and now that Qian Xunling's Soul Power Level was even higher than his, he was definitely no match for her.
Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other elders exchanged smiles, then Golden Crocodile asked, "Xunling, what brings you to us?"
Seeing that Golden Crocodile and the other worshippers were smoothing things over, Qian Xunling stopped pressuring Qian Xunji and instead looked at Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, and the other six worshippers.
The Golden Crocodile Soul Power of Level 98, while the Third Offering Azure Luan, and the Fourth Elder, Lion, both had Soul Power of Level 97. The remaining Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Elders were all Level 96. This lineup of strength was enough to wipe out all sects except the Clear Sky Sect. However, Qian Xunling still felt somewhat dissatisfied. In addition, they had been by her side since childhood, and their relationship with her was better than that with Qian Daoliu.
So Qian Xunling smiled and looked intently at the Golden Crocodile, saying, "It's nothing much, it's just that I've luckily mastered a method that can enhance your combat power and even increase your Soul Power."
"Oh, so that's what it is... Wait a minute!"
"What did you say about Xunling!"
The six old men all stared wide-eyed at Qian Xunling.
If it were anyone else, they wouldn't believe it, not even Qian Daoliu, but Qian Xunling's words are different.
After all, they could only describe Qian Xunling 'Qian Xunling growth as astounding; even the most bizarre things happening to her didn't seem out of place.
Furthermore, they have already confirmed that absorbing Whale Rubber can increase the age of absorbed Soul Ring, so their level of trust in Qian Xunling can be said to be at its maximum.
Golden Crocodile said, "Xunling, you must be joking. We old guys know our own strength very well. Unless we encounter some rare treasure, we're afraid we'll never be able to improve our Soul Power Level again in this lifetime."
The other worshippers nodded in agreement, especially Azure Luan and Lion. Azure Luan said, "Lion and I are afraid we'll never be able to break through to Level 98 in this lifetime. We've already accepted our fate."
"For the two of you, it's true that you can't break through, but you can still improve your combat power," Qian Xunling replied.
"Huh?" Azure Luan looked at Qian Xunling awkwardly and asked, "Is there absolutely no hope?"
"No." Qian Xunling waved her hand. During her year of seclusion, Qian Xunling successfully condensed a Soul Core. As a result, Qian Xunling learned that even with Soul Core, an ordinary Titled Douluo could not advance to Level 98 or even Level 99. A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring was still needed as a foundation.
The Soul Core is essentially a powerful power system for the Soul Master. To advance in realm, a strong Soul Power framework is needed as a foundation, which is a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Otherwise, no matter how strong the power system is, if the foundation is too weak, it is impossible to break through to Level 98.
It's truly heartbreaking.
However, if Soul Master with Soul Core is several times stronger than Soul Master without Soul Core, that would be a good thing for them as well.
"What method is it, Xunling?" Guang Ling asked, lifting his boyish face.
Qian Xunling replied, "I call it the Soul Core. You can use your Soul Power to sense the changes within my body."
After speaking, Qian Xunling removed her Soul Power protection, allowing their Soul Power to penetrate her. They were puzzled but full of curiosity, so they all poured their Soul Power into Qian Xunling's body and immediately saw the rotating object in Qian Xunling's dantian— the Soul Core.
"Xunling, what's that rotating thing in your lower abdomen?" Golden Crocodile immediately asked, his tone tinged with concern.
Qian Xunji also saw the Soul Core and looked at Qian Xunling with a solemn expression. Although he was resentful of his younger brother, he still did not want anything to happen to Qian Xunling.
Qian Xunling replied, "It's called Soul Core. Didn't you all feel the rapid flow of Soul Power within my body? And this Soul Power of mine is solid."
Qian Xunling's Soul Power was different from ordinary people, so the six elders didn't actually sense anything different. Qian Xunling rolled her eyes at them and then said directly, "Forget it, all you need to know is that if you condense a Soul Core like me, you can at least reach Level 97. If you condense two, Uncle Golden Crocodile, you will definitely become Limit Douluo."
"That powerful?" Golden Crocodile Douluo asked in surprise. Qian Xunling was speechless at their reaction and asked, "Uncle Golden Crocodile, don't you believe me?"
"Of course I believe you, of course I believe you," Guang Ling said repeatedly, then asked excitedly, "Can condensing Soul Core allow you to break through to Level 98, Xunling?"
"No." Qian Xunling shook her head. Guangling, Guang Ling, and Azure Luan looked at Qian Xunling, Lion. Guang Ling asked again, "Why?"
"To be honest, to break through to Level 98, you need a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring." Qian Xunling looked at Golden Crocodile and said, "Uncle Golden Crocodile probably already figured that out."
Golden Crocodile clicked his tongue, looked at his brothers, and nodded somewhat embarrassedly, saying, "Xunling is right."
"So that's how it is. Actually, Lion and I had noticed it long ago, but we always thought we weren't working hard enough," said Azure Luan, his and Lion's expressions somewhat dejected.
But then, Qian Xunji exclaimed, "What! There's such a thing!?"
"Hmm?" Qian Xunling looked at Qian Xunji speechlessly. Qian Xunji, on the other hand, had a solemn expression and looked at the many elders, saying, "I'm almost Titled Douluo, so it seems my ninth Soul Ring must be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
"I will definitely help you find Xunji." Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded. Although the other elders looked disappointed, they all smiled at each other when they saw Qian Xunji's enthusiasm.
"Let me tell you the steps to condense Soul Core first. You can condense your first Soul Core first." Qian Xunling explained the steps to condense Soul Core to them.